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5787844 tn?1376078984

Having my 2nd boy...found out today..

Gender disappointment blows. I have answered so many women's questions on here regarding this. Telling them its normal, dont feel guilty,you'll warm up to it...
Yet I seem to be unable to take my own advice...
I have an 8yr old girl,4yr old boy. I wanted a girl.
My girl is from a previous relationship and while my husband treats her like his own and loves her...I wanted us to have a girl.... together. I had just a sister growing up, I wanted my daughter to have that experience  too. Shes growing up so fast. I already had to put a training bra on her because she has little bee sting booblets that poke through her shirt.lol

I cried. I friggin cried like a spoiled child who didn't get their way! I feel so awful,and selfish and just so ungrateful. I feel like 3 kids is all we can afford within my healthy child bearing years. What if it's my last one? What if I never get to buy dresses and pink again? :(
My husband is sooo happy and I just feel like such a piece of crap! I should be happy too.

People in their attempts to make me feel better keep annoying the crap out of me. Yes, I know Im blessed. No, im not sad BECAUSE its a boy... its complicated. People keep being jerks. ..."i told you so..." etc etc. I just wanna pig out on chocolate and pretend I didn't find out. :(

Help me out here ladies....
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5787844 tn?1376078984
I know, it really feels better just knowing Im not alone!
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Haha... I have to laugh because I've been there. When I found out my first was a girl I cried and I swear my husband was on the verge of putting me in a mental institution. I felt so sad like our first should've been a boy and protector of our next child like my husband was in his family. And I hated all the I told you so, just tell them pound sand b*tch... and don't feel selfish, after a few weeks it will start to go away and when baby arrives and you see his sweet face it won't matter!
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boy don't I get it. I have a 12 yo son and boyfriend has a 10 yo daughter from previous relationships. I want a girl he wants a boy so im waiting until baby isin my arms! dont want to be depressed.
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5787844 tn?1376078984
I'm starting to now. I just had to let it all out!
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Like the saying goes u get wat ur givin I suppose(ddon't mean that in a mean way) I had two girls them a boy and this time rnd I wanted another girl so I cld have the baby boy for ever and wanted a girl cause I loved dressing up my girls and making the pretty but it sunk in that after this one I have two of each and I wldnt want it be other way... Hope u feel better about it soon :)
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5787844 tn?1376078984
Thats how I'm trying to look at it now. More girl time for us!
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At least the boys will be little buddies and you can enjoy a different stage in your relationship with your daughter as she gets bigger! Why not have a girls only day and go get your nails done together.
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*right *has *especially. .. dang typos lol
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and it didn't help that the Chinese gender prediction and baking soda test both said it was a girl I was totally pissed when I found out i was wrong lol even though I did take the intelligender test and it said boy but I was in disbelief lol I didn't even have a boy name picked out I was so sure it was a girl
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I know exactly how u feel. This is my fourth and most likely last pregnancy and my hubby and I both had our hearts set on a girl. I have girl boy girl already and I guessed the gender for each one righr. I was sure it was a girl n I sooo wanted to give my daughter a baby sis. She's had an older sis fromy hubby but she's almost 6 yrs older than my daughter and it's just not the same. My daughter had nothing in common with her, she's 15 n my daughter is 9. It took me a while to warm up and I still get disappointed here n there..this specially when shopping for baby clothes and I see adorable little dresses but it is what it is of course I'm going to love him regardless I know exactly how you feel..gender disappointment sux lol
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I Just found out I am having my 3rd boy and this will probably be our last child I have cried as well God gives us what we can handle lol
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Me n my hubby already have a 3 year old girl. N before we found out what we was having we swore up n down that it was going to be a boy! But end up being another girl... I was a little disappointed at first Bcus it would've been nice to have a boy this time since we already have our girl. Bcus I want to stop at two kids... I actually had my doctor check twice to make sure it was a girl... Lol but now I'm totally cool with it n excited. N everybody keep asking us are we gonna go for a boy... But I just don't, just our luck it will be another girl... Lol so its natural to be disappointed in the beginning especially when u had ur heart set on it.:-)
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5787844 tn?1376078984
Oh and I hit my husband with the towel they gave me to wipe the goo off. Hahaha
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5787844 tn?1376078984
I know that it'll change the day he's born.

When you're pregnant all you really know about your baby is the gender IF that...when its born you have the whole package. It changes everything
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I have 4 girls and really want a boy. But we will be waiting until he or she gets here to find out. Its hard to be disapointed when they put the baby in your arms.
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Honestly, i was very disappointed to find out we were having our third boy. I bet the ultrasound lady got a kick outta me.telling my husband i f-ing hated him during my scan. Its been six weeks since we found out and it started sinking in about a few days after. But i was upset about not having a little girl to dress up and be all girly with. I didn't talk to anyone after we found out. Hubby was happy tho, couldn't stop smiling about another boy. I'm happier now cause at least with another boy, i already know where i stand and how to do everything. But it was rough the first few days. Guess I'm just destined to be a mom to all boys. I wouldn't change it for the world.
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I found out I'm carrying a boy. I have 4 sons and two little sons in Heaven. So this is my 7th son. My husband has daughters from before, but they lived w their mom and he didn't have a big hand in raising them. So I was disappointed at first because I wanted to give him a daughter who would be daddy's little girl. But personally, I grew up in a large family of all girls. My sons are absolutely amazing and I couldn't be happier that I'm that woman w all those boys! People apologize to me cause I'm never going to have a little girl but I'm honestly OK w it! And hey... with all these sons, I'm bound to have granddaughters someday :)
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5787844 tn?1376078984
Its sinking in. Im happy just in a different way now lol
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I did the same. This is my first baby but my husband has two girls from a previous. I wanted to give him a son sooo badly and to have something together that he didnt share with anyone else but no im having a girl. I couldnt even hide my dissapoinment to the u/s tech and i cried like a baby when i got home. Im fine, more than fine about it now but it took a few days!! Hope u feel better soon xxxx
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5787844 tn?1376078984
I feel like my husband has been pretty straight faced thia whole pregnancy except today...makes me wanna punch him
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5787844 tn?1376078984
Ill be fine it was just like... I had this dream of a little girl. Letting go of that is hard
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I'm having my second boy and I felt the same way. I'm 28 weeks now and now looking forward to two boys. I understand how you feel and i was pissed because everyone in my family has a girl but me and on top of that my husband's stepsister just had a girl in August after having a boy 2 year's ago!  But then again my husband's other step brother can't seem to get a boy and only has girls...as wrong as this sounds that makes me feel better because he's in my boat lol. We will try again but I'm already preparing myself that i may never have a little girl
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If I was you I would make hubby go to the shop and get you a big bag of chocolate and a tub of ben and jerrys and watch a film and just have a relax and thbk maybe they was wrong and you have a secret girl in there :) hope your ok tho x
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