Who else has a kid with gender desire?

[xokatietatie]

All three of my sons desperately want this baby to be a girl. There's no convincing them that this could be another brother. It kills me. I worry about how heartbroken they'll all be if they don't get their sister.

[The Anchor]

I don't think this counts...but DD keeps telling me she never wanted a brother LOL.

[RKT Mama]

When I was pregnant with DS2, DS1 was demanding a little brother. I remember being worried it would be a girl and he would be upset. He was thrilled to get a brother, ironically they don't get on at all.

With DS3 he came with me for a scan and was very disappointed that he would be a boy but they get on way better and DS2 and DS3 are great buddies. Despite horrid GD, I now know that DS3 was great for both his big brothers.

I am currently pregnant with number 4 but they don't know it yet. DS1 is asking for another sibling ( probably because his best friends mum is pregnant) and the pressure is on for a girl ( which we think it is) but at 10, DS1 gets the concept that we can't choose where the younger 2 kids who are 6yrs and 4 yrs don't seem to understand that.

I think kids pick up a lot on what they see and hear from those around them and accept that without questioning. I know that my kids have picked up on my GD even though I would never say it to them, I really hope that means that if this is a girl, they won't feel she is any better or more special than they are

[HopefulMonster]

My LO wants a sister, my DH wants a girl, my mum & grandma both want a girl, I want a girl... I feel like so many people will be disappointed if it's a boy that I'm really dreading actually ttc now!! It would be much easier tbh if it was just me, so I didn't have to deal with everyone else's disappointment as well as my own if we don't hear pink.

[*ruby*]

DS1 really wants a girl so we can "be the same as his best friends family". He keeps asking me if we should find out or not. DS2 couldn't care less he just loves babies and is looking forward to not being the youngest anymore.

[zibibbogirl]

My DS2 has wanted a sister since he could talk. He used to ask for one in his letters to Santa. When DS3 was born DS2 was happy but asked if he could still have a sister later. I think he wanted a sister more than I wanted a DD at times. My DS1 never cared for either gender, just wanted little siblings to boss around regardless LOL.

[peonymama]

YES!!!! One of my sons really wants a sister. He says that he already has a brother and he needs a sister now. I told him it could be a boy (if IVF failed and we tried naturally), and he asked if we could still name the boy the girl name he likes.

His twin brother is not as into babies but says he wants a sister too just to go along with his brother.

[1+2+3boys]

My DP has 6 sons, three of them ours. One mishap in his early 20s then his two sons with his ex wife and our three boys. When his 10 year old son was first introduced to the twins he asked sadly "why can our family only have boys?" DP asked if he would like a Sister and he said yes. Now if he asks the 8 or 10 year old they staunchly say "No! We are a boys only family." They love the twins, I think kids get get to love what they have once it comes along