Preparing for being told it’s a boy when you hoped for a girl.....

D • 30, UK 🇬🇧 Mama to a 34 week preemie 💙

Some of you may have read my previous posts- I did the sneak peek at home test at 9w and got a boy result (would have done the clinic test, but I’m from the UK and we don’t have them here). I have some reservations about the result being correct as I feel it may possibly be male contamination, but part of me feels it’s probably correct and I’m just in denial 🤷🏼‍♀️

Since day 1 myself and my husband have had a gut feeling it’s a girl (and still do!), baby even has a girly nub from my 12 week scan! But I don’t know if I’m just grasping at straws....

So anyway- on Monday we’re having a private gender scan and I’m so anxious about it. Deep down I know they’re probably going to say boy, and I want to be prepared for this and not be upset or disappointed. What can I do to prepare myself and get more excited about a boy result? I really want to feel happy about it but I don’t know how. Any advice?

I already feel mega guilty for even feeling a bit sad about the possibility of not having the girl I so desperately thought I was having 😢