How do you feel about the gender of your baby?

*** Please only vote if you're currently or recently pregnant! This poll is to compare results from a past poll and I am looking for recent figures ***

Following on from a poll we ran years ago, there has been a trend noted overseas where people are experiencing more gender disappointment wanting a girl over a boy. I've been contacted by a newspaper to investigate if the same thing has been happening here in Australia, so I would love to hear your thoughts on why you think this might be, if it was true for you and any methods you're using/used or investigating for swaying.

All comments and votes are completely anonymous, will be very interesting to compare, as the old poll definitely showed that those who were disappointed in the gender of their baby had a preference for girls over boys.

There's no poll applicable to me..

A surprise, have a feeling it's a boy but am happy with either so as long as he or she is healthy :)

hehe mine is also still a surprise atm. but voted that we don't mind either way :)

there isn't an option for me either, I am having a girl and I really would have preferred a girl!

Happy to have either!

I wanted to duplicate the other poll, but will add in options for those having a surprise who want a particular gender.

No option relates to my 2012 baby. Had a girl, preffered a girl. That was mostly because I already had a girl and wanted the same gender. If I had had a boy first I would have been more keen on another boy lol.

How about:
I am having/had a boy and really wanted a boy
I am having/had a girl and really wanted a girl

It is a bit different to "happy with either gender" as it is about wanting one gender in particular without the disappointment. I know that you are looking for disappointment specifically but if I were pregnant, I might not be able to find an answer in the above poll that is appropriate for my situation with the above choices.

ETA: I was a little slow here, missed the above responses while I was typing ;)

Yeah, I had a girl and wanted a girl. Not sure if the poll had the correct listing? It repeats itself with the options?

This poll wont apply to everyone, trying to get a comparison of preference where there is disappointment with boys vs girls.

How recently recent do you want? Is 5 months too long ago?

I'm trying to copy a duplicate of the older poll for consistency and don't want to make it too long and complicated... also if you found out you had a girl and wanted a girl then there would be no disappointment? I'll add it in anyway, the journalist can sort it all out I am sure.

I think the last 12 months should be fine Kim.

I ticked "having a boy but would have liked a girl" - for me the emphasis was on "would have liked" because with two boys already, it "would" have been nice to have a little girl. But having said that, I'm not experiencing gender disappointment. Far from it. A girl would have been nice, but another boy is a gift. Honestly, I'm just VERY happy (a) to be having another baby and (b) that bub is healthy.

I had my second boy 7 months ago and I was very happy to be having another son.

I had my second boy 12mths ago and was quite upset. I love my little boys, don't get me wrong but would have really loved a little girl.

I am having a girl - I already have a 3yo boy. While I am totally delighted to be having a little girl, after struggling to conceive and using IVF/ICSI for both babies I can honestly say that I would have been delighted with either, as even having children and being a Mum wasn't guaranteed for me - it certainly put the gender preference issue into perspective for me.

For me I was terrified of having another girl. After DD4 died and we decided to TTC again I thought it wouldn't bother me but it did. I'm so glad I'm having a boy, it will be easier for me to cope with the newborn stage (I think) given he won't be so much like Sophie (wearing her clothes etc).

For me I was happy to have either sex, although I was shocked to find out I was having a boy (I thought girl due to cravings etc)

DD was more upset as she wanted a sister and was adamant that if a boy it had to go back, but now she is happy with her little brothers impending arrival.

I had my second daughter in Dec 2011 and her gender was a surprise (as was her older sister's) and I was thrilled! I know I would have been slightly disappointed if we'd had a boy. I'd love another girl when we try for a third child too!

When at the start of this pregnancy I was carrying twins, I really wanted one of each. Having lost one of them, I genuinely don't mind if our remaining baby is a boy or a girl, and am looking forward to the surprise. Even if it were possible to find out the gender of the one we lost, I don't think I'd want to, in case I felt like I loved or wanted it less if it were the same gender as the one we'll be taking home.

I was fortunate for both pregnancies to get the sex i really wanted.

Surprise here, this time around, but will be happy with either!

Baby number 3 was a girl. Thank goodness. If it had been a boy i would have loved him but perhaps not have coped with 3 boys. Our gentle girl is just what was needed. Balances the full on monkeys :)

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I wanted to have a boy first to appease DH's family....they kept harping on about the family name and that unless someone *hint hint* has a Boy it will be lost forever :rolleyes:
And I got one so now the pressure is off! :lol:

Being that this is my last baby I was kinda sorta hoping for a girl BUT I have to admit another Boy would be very convenient - same toys etc ;)

I voted wanted a girl, got a girl. For my first pregnancy I had more of a leaning towards a girl. The second I really didn't care. This time I got the perfect third girl I was wanting.

I voted for really wanting a boy and getting a boy. We actually found out the sex at the 20w scan and didn't tell anyone that we knew... I really needed to know what I was having. I think it stemmed from DH having 2 girls from a previous relationship and wanting to give him something different. He wasn't concerned in the slightest, but I really wanted us to have a boy.

After desperately wanting a second girl and getting a boy, I was very surprised to find myself desperately wanting my last pregnancy to be a boy, so that he would have a little mate. I'd always seen myself the mother of girls, and yet here I was, wanting the opposite lol.
Same as DSs pregnancy I decided not to find out the sex at the morphology scan as I didn't want to have a moments disappointment towards my baby. I know other people say that knowing makes them prepared and more able to come around to the idea, but that didn't feel right for me. However, during the scan I saw for myself what gender baby was. I kept it to myself for the longest time. I gave her her name and that made her more real to me.

Some people told me I should be grateful for a healthy baby. She was my seventh pregnancy. I'm all too aware of the miracle that is a healthy baby. In the end I'm not disappointed. Not like I thought I might be. But I was very fearful of my own possible feelings.

I answered, although I'm not in your target group really. First time around I wanted a boy, was terrified of having a girl, and had a girl (which, it turns out, isn't so bad ;)).
This time, I would have been fine having either, but I was very happy to find ut we are expecting another girl. I preferred a girl. Although not enough that I would have been disappointed not to have one.

If you had of asked me this a year ago
I would have said I hope it's a boy. But after two miscarriages the truth is all I want is a baby.

I was so scared of having a girl, but was so rapt when she was born I want another and think I will be a little sad if this one is a boy.



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This is very interesting.


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I was happy to have either - I guess I kind of wanted a girl a little more than a boy (only because everyone I know who has had a baby in the last couple of years has had boys!), but I wouldn't have been disappointed had she been a boy. I'm grateful for the ability to have a child.

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I would have liked to have a little girl with this pregnancy as its my last and was a bit worried about gender disappointment if I were to find out its a boy but we found out I'm having a second little boy and am thrilled! No gender disappointment at all! Main thing is that I was able to naturally conceive this little boy and have a healthy baby! :)


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