Anyone else experience gender disappointment?

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Cross posted from second trimester board.

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It's human nature to be disappointed when things don't go as planned. I wanted 4 boys.. I have 2 girls and lost my son. Now pregnant again we are not finding out till birth so I can avoid disappointment if it's another girl. Healthy is the ultimate but gender disappointment is real and your feelings are validated.

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I completely understand we wanted a boy and are having another girl and I feel bad all the time for feeling the same way

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We decided not to find out until baby is born, having 3 girls already, I didn't want there to hurt feelings if it isn't our boy.

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I swear I just had a gut feeling from the moment I found out I was pregnant that this was our little girl. This pregnancy is so different from my boys. Never 1 day of morning sickess with the boys, I had implantation bleeding, food aversions amd the list goes on. But I also know every pregnancy is different. I am still questioning if its truly a boy because with my other 3 it was super obviois they were boys. We had perfect potty shots and there was no denying it lol. This one im turning my head and trying to find the body to match up with the part. He is also facing my spine which made things more difficult. I know I will get over it. I already feel better today than yesterday.

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You're definitely not a bad mommy. I had twins my first time and we all hoped for one of each but it wasn't in the cards (two boys). Not gonna lie I shed a few tears as well. When I got pregnant again I was really hoping it would be a girl and honestly prepared to be "disappointed" with another boy. We ended up with a little girl so our story's are a bit different but I can totally understand where youre coming from and no you're not alone or a bad mother

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Yea it’s definitely okay and actually good to feel your feelings... it’s worse to bottle them up. I was wanting a girl so bad because my husband only wants one baby so when I found out it’s a boy I cried & was sad for a few days because I knew I’d never get a chance to have a girl and have that mother daughter relationship so I totally understand the pain. But I’m sure when our babies come we will love them soooo very much and forget all about it.

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I've got 4 boys and 1 girl. I've felt this many times. It's normal. It's valid and you shouldn't feel bad for it.

Anyone else experience gender disappointment?

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