So my husband & I have always talked about 2 kids & now we have 2 boys. Both of us still have a longing to have a daughter but of course there is no guarantee that’d we have a girl. Would you go for it & try for a girl even though you never planned to have 3 kids?
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I took a human sexuality course in college and yes while you can’t necessarily guarantee you’re gonna have a girl but I was told in the class that your best chances to have a girl is to have intercourse the day right after your period and stop having intercourse at least 2-3 days before ovulation

I was reading some articles on this!! Because female sperm live longer than male sperm

I feel like it should go beyond having a girl. Do you feel like you could and want to do it for a third time? Financial? Think and discuss about everything that made you decide for the 2 child decision from the get go. There's a chance you could have a girl or another boy - if you have a third boy, is wanting a girl going to be a thing again after and you'll keep trying until you have a girl? There also is no rush at all to make a decision, but make sure you're making a sound decision when you come to one ❤️
Personally, my husband and I have always planned for two. He'd love to have two girls and I'm fine with whatever as long as they are healthy. If we end up having a boy, we both agreed either way two is what we're having. If there'd be a third lol well that'd be the universe somehow laughing at our plans.

we could definitely handle a 3rd baby (would wait until Aug 23 baby is probably a year though). It’s complicated because we would obviously love a 3rd baby regardless of gender but had we already had a boy & a girl we wouldn’t try for a 3rd, if that make sense.

We have two girls and long for a boy so we talk about this a lot. If we decide to have another it won’t be to have a boy… it would be to have another child because obviously there’s a good chance we’d have a third girl.

it makes sense to me. I'm just a huge realist 😅 my cousin has three boys due to trying it for a third to be a girl but they are done done now because three is the tops they can handle. Either way you'll obviously love whatever you have. Fingers crossed for the best outcome either way 🤞🏻🤞🏻

I’ve also read “the science” and our girls are definitely from having sex before ovulation. If we were to have another we will be trying to time it and see if it works for a boy! 🤣

yes I think we had both our boys day of ovulation!

I have two boys and always longed for a daughter but I don’t want more than two kids. No matter what sex it would be. So we decided we’re done. Good luck whatever you decide!

we’d love having another baby, it’s just never want we planned or intended!