What would you want...
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Topic: What would you want...
Posted By: mummymegs
Subject: What would you want...
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 12:50pm
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a boy or a girl? I know that we have yet to get the BFP but at least we can dream and be picky at this stage. Once the BFP rolls round we will be happy with just a healthy bubs.
I would love a girl. I just think they are so cute to dress up. Also once they grow up they are more likely to remain close to the family. |
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 12:53pm
| Girl! Wew both wanted a girl and thats what we got! If we had another we both want another girl! |
Posted By: mummymegs
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 12:54pm
yay...for girls
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 12:55pm
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I don't mind, just as long as the baby is healthy (how corny does that sound)
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Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:05pm
I am torn - I always said I wanted a boy first and that's what my DH definitely wants but everytime I visualise me with a baby it's a girl!  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:07pm
DF would like a boy then a girl...if only it was that simple huh!! I really don't mind, I'd just like the baby  I think boys would be easier though...I know what I was like as a teenage girl and the thought of parenting that scares me sh*tless. LOL. Also, I've never been a "girly girl" as such...no dolls or dress ups here, always a bit of a tomboy...
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:09pm
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boy boy boy boy boy :) DH would be amazing with a boy and i have a family name that i really realy wanna pass down. in saying that, if i get a girl i will be happy cos you can dress them pretty. lol. right now i would just like to get a BFP ------------- 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:13pm
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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. -------------  
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Posted By: almostthere
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:18pm
Well, i really want a little girl but HD is adamant we should have a boy first! I was like: Gee, like we can control that!! 
'TO be honest i dont mind as long as everything goes well health wise.. ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2128f6"> 
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:26pm
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I'm not really worried! I did want another boy till I found a girls name I've fallen in love with (already had a couple of boys ones) so now I want both LOL Though I did have preference for a boy first - we didn't find out what he was till he was born, but guessed he was a boy and what do you know! -------------  
 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:26pm
| We would both love a girl next time, one of each would be awesome. |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:31pm
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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 was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:34pm
| minik8e - I was never a girly girl either,..I played with carebers but never dolls or my little pony/barbie etc,...but I so am with Isla,...shes always in pink,..I love old fashioned cord skirts and dresses on her,....would have thought they were hideous before I had her,...and I love playing dolls with her, we have tea parties and play with her dolls house etc! Lol! |
Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:35pm
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I am having my second boy soon but would love to have a girl third time around - just need to convince DH! ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:37pm
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DP wants a girl. Preferably one with curly red hair. -------------   http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:38pm
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If I was ever blessed with another baby I'd love another boy. I just adore my little man, how robust and adventurous and playful he is. I know girls rock too (being one myself, I believe I can comment lol!) but there is just something really special about having a little man.
Funny I feel this way, cos before we found out what gender he was when I was pregnant, I sooooooooo wanted a little girl. It actually took me ages to come to terms with having a boy in my tummy. |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 1:53pm
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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 -------------
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Emmecat wrote:Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 2:06pm
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We have already decided on a girls name, but I would really love a boy! I just feel more like a boy person lol. Saying that I absolutely adore my little 2 year old neice!! And of course would be happy with a little girl, I just always thought I'd have a boy first ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 2:07pm
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I always wanted a boy first as I am the oldest and thought that it would be great having a big brother. But we would have been happy if Jack had been a girl. I want 3 children and would ove it if at least 1 was a girl but am happy to be the sole female in the house if we have boys. ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 2:11pm
OMG, i am the opposite. I was a little redhead with curly hair and I hated it and feel sorry for redheads, particularly boys. I like having red hair now but when I was little I would always get teased. That is one thing I am hoping for - that we DON'T have a red headed baby. Apparently the red hair needs to be on both sides and DH doesn't have any history of it so fingers crossed! |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 2:12pm
I can't think of much cuter than that to be honest 
Would love to have twin girls again next time. Because we'll have already 'been there, done that' and twins are the quickest way to get 4 kids
*can't believe I'm talking about next time already* |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 2:40pm
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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. -------------
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Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 2:45pm
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I asked DH the other day IF we have a sibling for B, how he would feel if it was a boy (he has a 16.5yo son as well as B) He said he would be fine, then asked how would I feel. I told him the truth, I think I could handle being a mum to boys. Like many of you I'm not a girly girl, and despite being the eldest of 3 girls, the thought of having a girl is both scary and exciting at the same time
We're still in talks at the moment re whether we TTC No 2. ------------- 
Blair 15/10/2007 Daniel 30/07/2009 |
Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 4:01pm
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I was determined our first was a girl from day one... we both wanted a girl ( of course would have been just as happy if it wasnt) but it was so that was all good lol I was ecstatic!!!
I was clucky for a boy a few months back and went mad and bought some really cute lil boys outfits and put them away but now we are wanting a another girl DP is determined to have another girl lol. I think the thought of having a son scares him to death! So we are thinking of girls names to say the least ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow">  Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 4:19pm
Ah but the further 'over the hill' you get the greater the chance you have of twins 
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Posted By: almostthere
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 4:36pm
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OT i know but Tishy: Your childrens names are so unsual! How d you pronounce them? sorry, very nosy ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2128f6">
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Posted By: Margs B
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 4:43pm
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Well I was wondering what this thread is all about so I had to check it out.
I'm not to fussed if we have a boy or a girl. However I have more stuff for a girl then I have for a boy...
We are not wanting to find out what we are having should our IVF be work. |
Posted By: surfergirl
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 4:52pm
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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...)
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 5:23pm
Nor me!! lol I've got long curly red hair and DP *LOVES* it... ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 5:24pm
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Tishy- PS I *LOVE* your daughters names! I lived in Ireland for a few years so needless to say we have our names all picked out...all Irish ones too! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 6:57pm
I wanted twin boys then a girl, until DH put his foot down and only wants 2 kids
Now I want a girl, then twin boys
DH will be demanding a paternity test if ours are not red heads, I was born red head and my hair is starting to go from blonde to red now I am older. DH couldnt be anymore red if he tried. I love red heads!!! -------------   
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 7:09pm
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I want a girl next as i have my 2 boys that i wanted....well actually i wanted a girl first but after having Bay i soooo wanted another boy 2nd and thats what iv got so now we are willing and praying for a girl..well i am as DH keeps harping on about having another boy!
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 7:51pm
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Throws laptop at Tishy -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 7:59pm
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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. -------------
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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 8:10pm
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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. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">  
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 8:13pm
Sorry, couldn't resist. I'm only about 18months behind you so shouldn't really make too many jokes.
almostthere - they're pronounced Eimear (ee-mer) and Aoife (ee-fa). Both very common in Ireland, Aoife is constantly in the top 10. |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 8:36pm
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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. -------------
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 9:10pm
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lol Mel. Yep my DH is the sam,. only wants 2 children (makes me wonder if its a SA thing??). I always wanted 3. But we will see how we go. Gotta get one first.
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  . Either way, as long as its healthy Im happy with anything at the moment ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 9:25pm
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Well i wanted a girl first, but got a boy best thing ever I love havign little men. Second DH wanted a girl I knew Mike yas goign to be a boy. This time I really wanted another boy to be honest, but now I know she is a girl I am more then happy buying pink stuff.. Like Beck's I am worried about traits being handed down we don't have a history of girly bit problem's, but we do have a string of woman with depression/anxiety issues. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 9:25pm
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LOL, Rianna my DH said the same!!!!! Between her very afrikaans Oupa and her dear daddy, no boy would stand a chance of getting near her. -------------
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 9:40pm
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Lol my DH said he will have his rifles lined up if we have a girl ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 9:51pm
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lol Becks! Oh men ------------- Our Angel July 08 Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 9:56pm
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and their toys ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 9:59pm
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I would love a boy next. From what I have seen of my nephews they are cuddlier and less stroppy
And my DH already has his line for prospective boyfriends worked out. It goes something like 'I'm not scared to go BACK to prison' LOL ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 June 2008 at 10:02pm
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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). ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 8:51am
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Lol Esther you crack me up!
I really want a girl, like REALLY want a girl! DH wants a boy though, reckons girls are to much hard work! |
Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 11:30am
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Awww I would love a red head little girl as well - helps that I was one once (lttle girl that is - still have the red hair).
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 11:32am
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I really wanted a girl but am so in love with the boy I have. I definitely want a girl second time round so that I won't be tempted to have another baby to get a girl (and then end up with 3 boys ) but anyway, I'll be happy with whatever.
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Posted By: surfergirl
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 12:26pm
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MrsMojo - I'm glad there are some girls who fill both criteria - rough and tumble AND cute!
But after that yam post - I'm having roast yams for breakfast, lunch and dinner...bring on the boy/girl twins!
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Posted By: mummymegs
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 12:50pm
| I have non-identical twins in my family and hope that I get them the second time round. DH only wants 2...so that would be my sneaky twist to have 3. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 4:00pm
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LMAO Sterryn, that is hilarious!
Our girls are doomed, Willie looks like the poster boy for the Black Power so any boys they bring home better be brave! I'm busy PMSL at all these people who want twins tho, you lot are insane! And Tishy, you are even MORE insane! I love mine to bits but I wouldn't go thru another twin pregnancy, or twin newborns (or twin toddlers for that matter!) for all the tea in China! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: NikkiB
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 8:15pm
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We'd love a girl next ------------- A very lucky mummy to two gorgeous boys: RB 3/10/2008 JB 29/12/2009 |