hoping for a certain gender?

[PinkPalace]

with #1 i hoped secretly for a girl. so much that i convinced myself i was having a boy to avoid dissapointment lol... DD was born!

#2 i hoped for a boy and we decided to find out at the 19 week scan so i didnt do the same thing again lol... DS was born!

[Erin_25]

I did hope to have a girl first time around, think I just loved the idea of dressing a DD up. Was not at all dissapointed when DS was born, though had convinced myslef it would be a boy as I figured I wouldn't get what I want LOL.

This time would love a girl, but don't care. Love DS to bits & how full on he is etc, already have the clothes etc. We will be finding out this time, so that will be good.

[Willow]

I think it's very normal. I've had a preference each time but never to the point of 'gender disappointment' if it didn't work out that way.

[first_time_mummy]

lol, funny story with me and dp.

I have had this motherly instinct that its a boy, but i think thats only because most of the clothes and accessories i have bought are blue and green, nd seeing them in bubs room everyday makes me just assume itll be a boy.

My dp, really wants a girl and has a 100 buck bet going with me that its a girl.

I wouldnt be suprised if it comes out a girl, and ill be stuck with all this blue stuff, lol, but either way, im totally overjoyed, whether it boy or girl.

I think ill just stick with a boy but, in hope that i win this much earned 100 bucks :P

[koru]

Leasha I've been going through a very similar thing to you: we haven't found out the sex of our baby but if I knew we have a boy I probably wouldn't be going through the process of exploring WHY I have such a problem with the mother-daughter relationship. I'm certain much of the emotional sh**** I've had to sort through really relates to parenting in general and not mothers & daughters so I'm glad we don't know.
I'm at the point now where I'd be quite happy with either sex - still a slight leaning towards a boy but I actually feel it IS a girl now - we tend to get given what we 'need' in life My DP has admitted he'd really love to have a daughter and I can so see him with one

[NaeNae]

Yep I think its perfectly normal. I hoped with our first for a boy and cried so hard when we founf out it was a girl. Of course when she was born I couldn't have wanted anything else.

This time I think either would be nice, I think its another girl which is perfectly fine but a boy would be great too.

[Rhia]

Hey its very normal to want a particular sex
I have always wanted a little girl and so has DP. So when we found out we were to have a boy I did feel a fair bit of disappointment. The weirdest thing is, Ive felt it was a girl before I found out and even now I still have a strong girl feeling, so Im very confused!!
Im just going to have to wait for little one to be born to know for certain, but now I will be happy with either