I’m currently battling the ‘oh you’re having a second boy? Boy mum! You’ll be tired!’ Joy 🤦🏻♀️
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My second is going to be another boy too, and I’m battling the same! Plus frustrating reactions from some family members about their disappointment it’s not a girl. This will be my mother in law’s fourth grandson, and in a group chat where my husband said “it’s a wee boy☺️,” she responded, “Are you f*cking kidding me?????” I kid you not.

oh my gosh no! That’s a wild reaction! How rude 😮 Sorry you had that! I’d have wanted to say some very rude things in response 😅
People have just assumed we’d be disappointed which is so mad - we’ve even had people ask if we’re gonna try for a girl next - like, this baby hasn’t even been born and you’re assuming we’re not happy with him?! So done with it. Humans!

I’m still so angry - I never responded to that comment. I think she partly thought she was being funny. But I will never forget how bad this response made me feel. Maybe someday I’ll tell her.😅
Omg I have felt that assumption in people too! As if a family can’t be complete with only boys. So a woman should keep putting her body through this intense physical experience until she has a girl? What if the third’s also a boy? Drives me mad too! Glad it’s not just me xx