Gut feelings

[suregena]

I always assumed my first would be a boy (and I actually wanted it that way! I could imagine my son and not daughter at that point in our life) and felt I *knew* he was there when I was pregnant. My husband's mother is a mother of three boys, and she is NOT secretive of having always wanted a girl... and in old British fashion, she is pretty bitter about it. Her and my father in law (who has since passed away...) would say things like, "... and HOPEFULLY it's a girl" or constantly referring to him as "she."

We KNEW it was a boy. We just knew it. So we found out officially at 20 weeks MAINLY to tell them so they'd snap out of the girl thing! But that didn't work completely, because even when I was 9 months pregnant, my father in law would say things like, "It's a girl, isn't it?" Bless him... his memory was getting a bit choppy by then and we had to remind him constantly it was a boy and what his name was. (He passed away when my son was 4 months old.)


I can now completely picture a little girl in our life... but who knows who wants to come in next? I sort of dread, though, the reaction of my mother in law if we ever did get pregnant with a girl. Oy vey... and if we ever do, she better not suddenly have a "favorite" because I fear she would.

She says often with sadness that my husband was going to be "Genevieve" and she was disappointed when he was born.
She has said that in front of him! :/

Anyway, nothing has changed, though... because since my son was born, she says things like, "And hopefully NEXT TIME it's a girl."

I almost don't want to give into her demands! But, ha.

[sunnylife]

I am making myself a little crazy about my baby's gender at 11 weeks 5 days (due Jan. 2nd 2013). I am driving myself and my husband insane. I have always wanted a daughter, as I did not and do not have the best relationship with my own mother. On the other hand, my family believes that it's a boy and I am beginning to as well. My husband says girl but he's definitely biased because he just wants a girl who "looks like me". Idk...I cannot wait until I can find out.

[nestof3]

If this baby does get confirmed girl, my gut was right all three times. #1 I KNEW was a boy although we didn't find out. #2 I wanted a girl, but I know in my heart it was a boy. This time I just knew it was a girl but tried to talk myself out of it to save myself from GD..

[toomanyboys]

well....i never really had any gut feeling with any of my 4 kids...jus prayed that my first was a DS, no real gender preferance with DS2 but was smaller bump looked different to my DS1 but symptomless so ame as DS1, with DS3 thought it started like a different pg a bit more nausea than with DS1 and DS2...no real gut feeling but wishing hard now it was a girl but complete denial when i found out couldn't believe i was devastated GD really bad....and the only reason with DD i refused to have any feelings or hopes in case i got dissaointed but pregnancy quite different to my boys....more nausea, more emotional, more shouty and short tempered and bad skin hair.....and US at 12 weeks no hint of any gender making me a bit more hopefull that it could maybe be a girl....on cloud 9 when i did find out for sure at a private scan....this baby all my pre pregnancy conditions are favouring girl....everytime i BD with Dh i prayed it will be a girl....swayed a couple of months but thigns didnt work out timing and my dry conditions didn't seem to favour any kind of conception...however when i did fall pg i was dry right formt he start....i know that clomid which took prior to this cycle of my PG favoured girl too.....and had my first pychic reading at 8 weeks and was told girl without a doubt.....then also all my symptoms totally opposite to my DS's alot of MS, skin really bad and pretty much feeling miserable in this pregnancy. had 4 pychics telling me it is either a gilr or has a feminine vibe to it...told a sister in law and hr first reaction was a girl....but i am going mostly by my symptoms and gut feeling this time it could be a girl..not showing at all yet bigger hips and waist but no real bump. but then it could be really really strong wishful thinking....just that fact that my age, myprepregnancy consitions and my symptoms all point to a girl.....am hoping i will not be proven otherwise...

[CherryBlossom]

With my first son. Both my partner and I were certain we were having a girl! The whole pregnancy. Just girl girl girl.
Come d date and he came out a boy. As happy as I was I was also shocked as I was so sure he would be a she.

My second son. The moment I poas I knew he was a he. Deep down I thought oh a girl would be nice. I knew he was a he.
Not sure if that was me telling myself a he so I wouldn't be disappointed. Not sure.

One of my close friends has no idea what she's having. But her partner does. No idea how they both did it lol. I would have cracked either way haha

[ILindGurl]

I had NO idea with baby #1. I would go back and forth with gender the whole pregnancy. I did predict boy for our baby pool bec of how I carried with all belly in front. But during my looong delivery I was certain it was a girl torturing me, LOL. It was a boy.

Baby #2 in the early pregnancy I had slight nausea so I thought hmmm maybe a girl? But starting the third month I had a strong feeling it was a boy. It was a boy (we found out at 20 week ultrasound).

This pregnancy - I'm only in the 6th week - I have no idea...

[Surprise5th]

My first 2 I was correct on. For my next 2 I really thought they were girls, and they were both boys. I especially thought my last son was a girl, all of my dreams/thoughts revolved around a girl. We didn't find out with any of our first four until they were born, so it was quite a shock, and I did go through GD with him. We are now almost 17 weeks pregnant with our surprise baby, and I really feel it is a girl. We had a 12 week ultrasound done and the technician said she didn't think it was a girl because there was a "doo-dad." I had a little melt-down with my hubby, and then went home and did some research. It seems that most 12-week old baby's have doo-dads, female or male. I have my next ultrasound in 2 weeks so I will find out for sure at that point. Until then I am going to keep thinking "girly" thoughts. Fingers crossed!

[Rosie85]

I really feel as if this one is a girl but I swayed and am worried that may be clouding my intuition. I knew with my first two the day before my scans, I walked up to my husband both times and said this is a boy and the next day I was always right.

[Winngrin]

If I allow myself to think about it (which I try not to) I feel this is my DD. With all 3 of my boys I knew they were boys. With DS2 and DS3 I wwas hoping for a girl, and it was fun to talk about, but I didnt FEEL it. With DS3, when I started to feel him kick, I found myself always referring to him as a him or he. With this baby, I find myself thinking of them as she or her. And I FEEL it. But I am so scared that this is just due to the swaying, and knowing this is my last baby. So I go back and forth and drive myself crazy. Part of me is resigned to the fact that I will have 4 boys. And sometimes I see other mothers with 3 boys and then a girl and think that could be me. But mostly I look at other people having girls and think "they're taking up all the girls!!!!!". Is that weird?

[Rosie85]

I am in the same position Winn. I feel that this is a girl but it's hard to not think that it could be my third boy. I see tons and tons of women with two boys and a girl and I think hey that could be me! I also see tons of women with 3 or 4 boys and think hey that is going to be me. A girl is more of a hope and a boy is more of a reality. I think my sway has me feeling girl but then again I don't know maybe I feel it's a girl because it really is?