I totally agree with you! Everyone was thinking pink pink pink... and I did not cry... just was hard getting used to the idea. Now we are all excited to have a new man in our family soon... still seeing pink stuff gets me excited. I just hope to have lots of grandkids to spoil so I can buy both pink and blue!

Have read that before on another forum and i think its lovely. I do think people should be grateful so get a healthy child, some dont realise how lucky they are

I know exactly how you feel, I'd always imagined I would have a little girl and I was gutted when I found out I was having a boy. I felt guilty because I was having a baby and he's healthy... but I couldn't help feeling dissapointed.

However, since then I have got used to the idea and am now really looking forward to my little boy being born.

I hope you can get used to the idea too. Good luck hun *hugs*

I totally understand this. I was much closer with my mother and sister than with my brothers and dad. I have ALWAYS wanted a girl. That was one of my first thoughts. Oh no, I just know it will be a boy. Mostly because everyone keeps insisting it is a girl, and I have felt from the start that I am having a boy. So I put myself into that mindset from the start.
Now, after several weeks, I have no clue what it is, but I will be happy either way. I have talked a boy up to myself so much, that I might actually feel a little sad if it isn't. It is hard not to have an opinion, but at the end of the day, as long as my baby is healthy, I could care less. I am soooo excited to be a proud mommy, regardless of what I am having. The good thing is, now that I have a mental picture of a son in my head, I am truly excited for both!
I have to admit, I actually read a few posts somewhere else online about this that just broke my heart for these poor children. Hearing mothers saying they didn't want their babies because they were "the wrong sex". It comes off sooooo horribly. It is a touchy subject, I guess, but I agree, people need to be more realistic and happy with whatever they have, as there are so many who cannot have children at all!

I secretly wanted a girl..... but about 10 mins after finding out he is a boy, I've been SOOO happy!!! I wanted to dress her up, pierce her ears, put bows in her hair, and now I can't do that. BUT...... I'm so happy having a boy. I'm not your typical girl (I burp, fart, drink... well, i DID drink) with all the guys, I couldn't imagine having a little angel as my first born!!!

Totally agree with this x x x

It's kind of comforting to know I'm not the only one who thought they would be disappointed if they had a gender they hadn't anticipated wanting. I almost felt guilty for feeling and thinking such thoughts. I have always wanted a girl and the thought of having a boy made me very weary as every time I'd walk by the girl's department, I'd gush over the frilly dresses. When the nurse told me I was having a boy, I felt a scintilla of disappointment up until she went on and on about how healthy and perfect he was. And since my main fear was having a baby that wouldn't be so lucky, I can't even remember what I was so disappointed about. Now I am excited for the future and in bringing this little boy into the world.

That article is very touching and it really makes you take a good hard look at just how lucky people are who do have healthy children. It doesn't make those who don't any less unfortunate, but it is more challenging and I do give a lot of credit to those who are molding their life around such circumstances as it must be quite a change.

What's wrong with bookworms?!

Seriously, like Amylw1 (sp?) I was wondering whether there might be a medical reason for it, which might have contributed to your sad mc's.

If I had been having a boy, I would have been totally gutted, because it would have meant that I hadn't beaten my OH's family genetics, and I would never have a daughter. I don't mind having a son, but I desperately want a daughter and I was convinced that I was going to have two boys, and that would be it. Thankfully, Imogen is a girl, and I don't really mind which gender my second child (if I'm that lucky) is. I wanted to find out, so that if she was a boy, my first thought at delivery wasn't disappointment. I know I would have gotten over it and been overjoyed with a healthy baby whatever sex he or she was, but I wanted to make sure that happened before the birth not just after. I don't think there's anything wrong with being disappointed, we were all disappointed my baby brother was a boy, and he knows that, but he's not any less loved for it, and he knows that too.

Of course, now I'll be in delivery and it'll turn out that Imogen is actually Edward, just to serve me right.

Thanks for posting this article. It's very touching.