Strange increase in male births - what could cause that?
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There's a huge dominance of boy babies over girls among my partner's family and friends: 14 boys to 3 girls over one generation. It began as a slight theme but is now getting really crazy - ALL of the most recent 6 babies (to 5 different women over 3 years) have been boys. Why could this be?!
By contrast, my friends and family back in the UK have 3 boys to 5 girls.
I've seen things like this. Friends of ours had the first 2 girls to be born into his family in like 100 years!
I guess its something to do with genetics & the male sperm being stronger, or more of them??
In our family it's the opposite - all girls. My parents have 8 grandchildren - 7 girls (mine 4 and my sister's 3) and 1 boy (my brother's). Not exactly sure what causes it, but there certainly seems to be a family predisposition towards one or the other.
its funny cos I was 1 of 3 girls, my aunty has 4 girls, we were girl dominated...
Since then i've had 3 boys, my partner has 2 boys, my sister had a boy then a girl lol we're evening it out. Oh and my uncle had a girl then a boy who's Ashtons age
On my side of the family girls dominate. I am 1 of 7 grand-daughters to my mother's parents.... no boys.
On my DH's side he is one of 4 boys and his mother has 2 brothers... only 2 girl in 3 generations.
My side of the family (girl dominance) all the families kept chooks and ate lots of eggs (a girl making food if you believe that kind of thing)... also my side of the family the men were all heavily into sport. Elite sportsmen traditionally have girls... think about it.
DH's family all hate eggs and none of them play sport... boy dominant.
My own family: DH doesn't like eggs but we are fit. 1 girl, 2 boys.
My sisters family: Like eggs, fit: 2 girls, 1 boy.
interesting article from the MCL section I found The Disappearing Male though I have to admit that anecdotally it does seem to me there are more boys around.
Well for coincidences... There is a group of us here who've had bub's in the last 2 years. Out of 8 of us, there is one girl, lol. Almost all the boys will be in the same year at school! 2 or 3 will go, then the rest will go the next year.
Ok Bath...going with the fitness theory, DH was roof tiling (so pretty fit!) when the girls were concieved, but was welding (more sitting on your bum) when DS was concieved... I was also less fit when DS was concieved, but not sure if that helps, lol.
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