what are the odds of this???

[jmomof3girls]

I know, that's so rare!!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Not high, too rare to even calculate.

I really do think that people who get to the point of 12 kids have made peace with GD a long time before. Some people really do want big families and while they may laugh about wanting a girl and stuff, I'm not sure it really takes on the level of panic that those of us with 2-3-4-5 of one tend to have.

[atomic sagebrush]

So is it safe to assume people with a ton of the same gender have never had a lifestyle change? I have a hard time believing this mom never went on a diet.

I wouldn't make that assumption at all, it's a combo of personality, lifestyle, diet, whatever the dad is bringing to the table, and bad luck (I am not sure that you can call 12 healthy sons bad luck, in fact many would call that spectacularly good luck)

[atomic sagebrush]

Wow! Did you read how her sister had 10 boys too! Incredible!

I'd like to show that to all the "it's 50-50" people!

[atomic sagebrush]

There are a couple parrots in zoos (humans actually have quite a lot in common with the way some birds reproduce, with monogamous couples having 1-2 offspring at a time) that did things like have 14 boys in a row, and then turned around and had 10 or 12 girls in a row!! IT's a well documented phenomenon.

[jmomof3girls]

Not high, too rare to even calculate.

I really do think that people who get to the point of 12 kids have made peace with GD a long time before. Some people really do want big families and while they may laugh about wanting a girl and stuff, I'm not sure it really takes on the level of panic that those of us with 2-3-4-5 of one tend to have.

I agree! They looked totally at peace with all those Handsome boys!!

[jmomof3girls]

There are a couple parrots in zoos (humans actually have quite a lot in common with the way some birds reproduce, with monogamous couples having 1-2 offspring at a time) that did things like have 14 boys in a row, and then turned around and had 10 or 12 girls in a row!! IT's a well documented phenomenon.

This is very true is some cases. For example, If you take a look at the dugger family (including the last baby girl that didn't make it). The first 9 kids were a mix of boys and girls. Then, they had 6 boys (including a set of boy twins) in a row, then 5 girls in a row. Also, my husband's aunt had 4 girls then 4 boys.

[atomic sagebrush]

I already mentioned this to you Jana but for others, my greatgrandma had 6 girls and then 2 boys at the end.