Odds of having boys, girls, mixed gender family- old statistics thread by lindi

[inshaallahxx]

I was a teen parent and had a boy. My second boy was a surprise too.

[Becca.lms]

But with so many people gender selecting, using IVF, swaying, etc, can any numbers be accurate? Because going to the Super market and seeing a family of two girls, two boys, a boy and a girl, who's to say they didn't sway for that?

[atomic sagebrush]

agreed and these numbers are dating from before HT methods to sway gender. That really hasn't been around very long. The studies that are done on gender ratio and families are generally done with older data (which can be problematic in and of itself)

I met a lady recently who had two daughters and was pg with twin boys and I was just DYING to ask her!

[a&jmummy]

My friend has two girls and has just given birth to twin boys!! JEALOUS doesn't cover it ...
So I asked her " how did you do it ?" She say " I'll ask hubby " Yeah ok nah not getting to that debate again!! People are still convinced that the man determines the gender .
They look at me like a loon when I try and explain! Pfff I give up

[NCBeachyGrl]

[QUOTE=atomic sagebrush;4255]4-Children Families
All Boys 9.1% Actual (6.3% Predicted)
Mixed 85.4% A (87.4% P)
All Girls 5.5% Actual (6.3% Predicted)

Four boys are more common than four girls by a whopping 4%!!

[QUOTE]

So, my odds of having a DD are higher this time, but that 9% is really daunting!

[atomic sagebrush]

NC, those numbers don't mean that YOU personally have any better or worse odds of having a boy or a girl, it's that across the population as a whole, it's 4% more common. That's all. You personally may have had an 80% chance at a girl...those numbers are really impossible to extrapolate to individuals.

[jmomof3girls]

I must say.... I know plenty of people that have only 2 boys or 2 girls but I'm the only one I know that has 3 of 1 gender! I sure do get plenty of comments from people at the store saying "wow all girls" I love it. Also, just thought I'd add my grandmother had 3 girls then a boy and her mother had 4 girls then a boy. Family thing maybe? Lol who knows?

[atomic sagebrush]

The data does not support the idea that gender runs in families - at least not in a genetically heritable way. Now, families do often tend to have similar lifestyles...

[jmomof3girls]

That's good to know!

[1+2+3boys]

Amazing! So I am statistically more likely to get a girl next time. Still too scared to try naturally at this stage!