BACK to Prison I love it.

My dad just had a look and a stance and that was enough to scare (so I was told by one who is still my friend).

and their toys

rianna08 wrote: I'd love a girl first, DH isnt too bothered but said if we do have a girl he will be investing in a shot gun .

Lol my DH said he will have his rifles lined up if we have a girl

chelle wrote: I'd love twins, especially two little twin girls. Or one of each. Or if I only get one at a time I'd like a girl first. DH's uncles are twins so not sure if that ups our chances or not, or if it needs to be more direct than that.

Twins are dependant on the women's genes.  To concieve twins you need to pop out two eggs and have them both fertilised or one fertilised egg needs to split into two.  So it's all up to you, although just because you don't have twins in the family on your side doesn't mean you won't concieve twins (just ask Emma).  Also, I learnt reading another thread that you DH can pass the twin gene onto your children since it runs in his family, but it doesn't up your chances of having twins.

Using fertility drugs and IVF up your chances of having twins and I recently read that being older (over 35), being heavier, having high levels of folic acid and eating yams may increase your chances of having twins naturally.  Then again it may just be a loud of bullocks put out by the yam industry to promote the often forgotten little vege.

surfergirl wrote: Either, I think a boy...but a girl would be good too. I was totally all boy, but my neice is so cute that I sort of changed my mind...but still I think a boy - cos they are so rough and tumble (although I'm a rough and tumble girl...)

PMSL.  I have a little girl who looks like a wee princess sometimes and is as sweet as honey but she's also very active, vivacious and capable. 

From about 1 year old she started throwing herself down slides at the playground and instead of sitting on her rocking horse like any normal child she'd ride it standing in the seat like a circus performer, at 18 mo she started climbing little rock climbing walls they have at playgrounds for school age kids.  Today she decided to ride down the stairs on a chair.  She's forever climbing my furniture.  She loves wrestling and gets a real hoot out of hiding from us and jumping out to scare us - just to give you a few examples. 

She's also tough as nails and on the infrequent occasions when she cries we know she's really hurt herself and even then she usually gets up and brushes herself off pretty quickly.  In contrast I can quickly call to mind a couple of boys her age who are complete wusses.

I think that it's partly personality and partly parenting that determines how "rough and tumble" your kids will be and it has absolutely nothing to do with gender.

tishy wrote: MrsMojo wrote: Unfortunately twins don't run in my family, I'll be 30 when we TTC which is still fairly young (or so I repeat to myself several times a day) Ah but the further 'over the hill' you get the greater the chance you have of twins runs and hides

Throws laptop at Tishy

tishy wrote: Emmecat wrote: DP wants a girl. Preferably one with curly red hair I can't think of much cuter than that to be honest

Nor me!! lol

I've got long curly red hair and DP *LOVES* it.......both parents had red hair and so do most of my neices and nephews. And they are cracker looking kids...if I do say so myself.  Chances are high that with his blond hair and my red hair we are gonna get some lovely blue eyed, red haired bubbas. Can't wait...aaawwww

LOL Tishy.  DH wants twins too and I wouldn't mind either for the same reason - quickest way to get more children, and the more kids I have the less likely it is that I'll have to return to work.

Unfortunately twins don't run in my family, I'll be 30 when we TTC which is still fairly young (or so I repeat to myself several times a day) and I'm not on any fertility meds so the chances of me concieving twins are slim to none.

Emmecat wrote: DP wants a girl. Preferably one with curly red hair.

I love little red head girls, they nearly always have perfect skin and gorgeous eyes to match too.

I'm brunette, DH is blonde and my dad's a ginga (plus DH gets ginger facial hair) so we could have anything really.  Michaela had really dark hair like me when she was born but now it's light like DH's

DP wants a girl. Preferably one with curly red hair.   I don't mind lol. Can see myself with a boy first actually...then a girl.

I want another boy next time.

I have many issues with my woman bits and the chances of it being pasted on a really high so I son't want to do that.

But I can tell Murphy will be there and I will probably get a girl.

I want another girl next.  Obviously I'll be happy with whatever but I love having sisters close in age to me and loved it growing up too.  It'd also be pretty useful to be able to use all the clothes again.  I'd like to have a boy as my 3rd child and two older girls to fuss over him and mother him.  I haven't though past #3.