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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 11:18am |
Very cool that they are having a daughter after three boys......but is anyone else suspicious that this has been genetically engineered?
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 11:57am |
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Yes, have to say that the thought did cross my mind.
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 12:09pm |
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Not necessarily - after 3 boys in a row, statistically the chances of conceiving a girl are higher than if they already had girls.
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 12:12pm |
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I hadn't thought that, sure they'd have the money to do that but surely there would be someone who couldn't keep their mouth closed about it and we'd know?!
Agree with minxynzl.
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 12:29pm |
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I guess it is something you will never know.
I know several who have had a child the opposite sex after having a few the same in a row...luck of the draw I reckon.
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 12:32pm |
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I am def suspicious.
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 12:36pm |
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I never really thought about it. Someone i know had 4 girls then a boy and my MIL had 3 boys then a girl. Then another girl, then another boy. lol.
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 12:42pm |
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How "statisticaly" can the chances be in anyone's favour for a girl after 3 boys?? Simple biology determines that each time you are either getting an x or y chormosome from Dad, the gender of you other children is totally irrelevant. Its always 50/50. If you did a comparison of 4 child families, each combination of boys vs girls would be roughly the same. Crikey one of my friends is from a family of nine girls!
Still nice for them to get a wee girl though huh.
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 12:45pm |
 minxynzl wrote:
Not necessarily - after 3 boys in a row, statistically the chances of conceiving a girl are higher than if they already had girls. |
How so? Surely the chance is the same?
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 12:53pm |
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Little Red - snap!
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 12:57pm |
Oh yeah, good point MMM, I just read back on your post 
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 1:23pm |
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That's interesting. Are you sure that report isn't just like another magazine speculating that they have announced it cause on E ta couple of days ago a reporter was talking to them and they said they weren't going to find out the sex of the baby until it was born and quashed all the roomers that it was girl. Then again may be they just wanted people to think that.
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 1:28pm |
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Huh just googled it. There are a lot of reports they have said they are having a girl so I'm prob wrong. So hard to know with reports these days.
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 1:28pm |
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She has always wanted a girl, so I would not be in the least bit surprised. I think I read somewhere that the whole reason they were trying for a fourth is because she wanted a girl.
And there is no reason why they couldn't keep it quiet. Nobody knew Sandra Bullock had adopted a kid, or Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban had had their second via a surrogate, until it was officially announced.
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 1:42pm |
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I know someone with 3 boys & then a girl & is pg again & she is hoping for another boy. They did not try anything to get a girl as they did not care either way.
I know someone who kept trying for a girl after 4 boys & had twin boys & then gave up.
DH has 4 boys & we keep trying hoping for a girl after our 3 boys, not that we really cared if it was a boy & have not gotten pg.
Good on them if they get a girl, they have enough money & nannies to have a tribe, lol.
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 1:47pm |
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sorry havent read replies..there are a lot of rumours they did choose the sex..and also she said if this one is a boy they will keep trying..ugh makes me mad..:( nothing wrong with boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 1:48pm |
I am suspicious I must say, they have been open in interviews previously about how they would love a little girl.
They have enough money to bypass biology so why wouldn't they. 'The heart wants what the heart wants' they say.
My df's mum longed for a daughter, that was all she wanted. She ended up with 4 boys before giving up 
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 1:49pm |
Second what you said Elf's mum - I'll take what ever I can get. As long as you have a healthy child who cares, It's the biggest blessing in the world 
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 2:05pm |
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I've got 3 boys and then just had a girl so it can happen, but who knows we'll probably never know whether it was engineered to have a girl or not.
Congrats to them though I bet she will be a stunner!!
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Posted: 15 March 2011 at 2:09pm |
ElfsMum wrote:
sorry havent read replies..there are a lot of rumours they did choose the sex..and also she said if this one is a boy they will keep trying..ugh makes me mad..:( nothing wrong with boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
I don't see anything wrong with people wanting to try for another baby if they have all the same, don't think it says they love one sex more than the other. Not every one gets one of each, not every one cares, I will always wish I had a daughter but not at the sake of my boys. But I do see how some would do all they can to achieve the result they want.
I am against having it done chemically or should I say I would never do that.
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