I didn't find out with DD (not through lack of trying) and have done with this one - can't say what it's like after birth (soon!) but I do feel like I've bonded a bit better during pregnancy with this one - I often talk to him in terms of "my boy" or "little man" rather than just using Penguin as his nickname. Just feels a lot more personal saying "he" instead of "it" iykwim?

Mind you, that could also be a factor of his being a planned and very much wanted pregnancy whereas DD was a whoopsie and completely unexpected - even though I can't imagine life without her now, it wasn't so in the early days.