Has anyone else experienced “gender disappointment”?

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Hi guys! I am pregnant with my 3rd and final baby, I have 2 girls 12 and 5, I was very much hoping for a boy this time around but found out it’s very much a girl today 🥳🥰 I am still super excited and love my little bean but I definitely had a moment where I cried a bit because I will never get my boy and am having my tubes tied. My 2nd daughter has a rare genetic condition called prader-willi syndrome so I met with a specialist today and this baby is totally healthy which I am over joyed about 🧡🧡

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Ti

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you have every right to feel however you wanna feel, don’t let anyone else put you down or tell you otherwise. i absolutely get it!

Ed

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Yes totally. This is our first and we found out we are having a boy and I definitely had gender disappointment. Feel your feelings. I had to really sit with my feelings and now I am feeling better about it. Just glad our baby is healthy!!

Bo

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Honestly yes. My kids are 15 months apart and because of how close they were I really wanted another girl. My sister and I didn’t have a close relationship (5 year age gap) so I wanted that for my daughter. I had a boy. I’m overjoyed. He is the best baby I could ask for. But honestly another reason I wanted a girl was because I knew then we would try one more time for a boy and now we are considering not having anymore because we have one of each. Still debating on a 3rd but my husband and my timeline don’t line up for it so I don’t see it happening

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Congratulations on a healthy baby girl. Yes, gender disappointment is real and it’s totally okay! I wanted to stop after two kids, but only if one was a girl and one was a boy. We found out this is our second girl and I really felt disappointed. My husband felt the same way as I did. It was hard to be excited until I realized my daughter would have a best friend for life. I guess we’ll try for a third haha. Congrats again!! 💕

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You have a right to feel disappointment. I have 2 daughters ages 3 & 1 my husband and I really want a boy this time and we talk about how disappointing it would be if we get pregnant with a girl because we both want a boy this time around.