Gender disappointment…

Yes! Totally normal! My partner and I were initially hoping for a girl but we now have a beautiful boy that we love more than life itself. I think once it starts feeling your baby move inside of you, it won’t even matter anymore because suddenly they are their own little being that once started from something so small. I found I was thinking too much about the role of a man in today’s society, then sort of felt very silly afterwards for putting these expectation on something that wasn’t even in the world yet!

That’s awesome tho ! You can have a mamas boy !

Omg I literally had the exact same experience last week! I felt so bad for even having those feelings

@camille exactly! And it’s not that I’m not thankful for a healthy baby or anything and Ik it’s something so silly to be upset over but I just can’t help it

It’s totally normal! I wanted my first to be a girl, but I ended up with my baby boy. He was and is still the sweetest thing. I now have one boy, two girls, and expecting another boy in October. He’s an amazing big brother to them all ❤️

Hey Jylee I gave birth last year Oct. I was in exact same shoes last year. I really wanted a boy (ftm) but got to know it’s a girl. I was disappointed and sad becz I had all these scenarios in my mind of having a boy. But I can tell you my little girl is the best thing that’s happened to me, she’s the light of my life and I’m so happy to have her. It’ll pass, good luck 😊💕

I have 2 boys and really wanted a girl and I got another boy and I was disappointed but eventually we will get over that disappointment it is a lil sad though cause I was actually putting girl stuff all in my carts online

I was such a complete girlie girl my entire life that I didn't even think I could have a boy. When I found out through hired Olympic horseback riders at my gender reveal that my first baby was a boy I was so insanely disappointed. I went through a few weeks of horrible disappointment. Flash forward 3 years later I now have 2 boys and am pregnant with a girl. And guess what. I wanted this little girl to be a boy. That's how incredible being a boy mom is. You will never experience love from any other male in your entire life like you will this little boy. It will fill voids you never even knew you had. I wish I could have 4 boys even. I'm excited for my girl now but I'm having trouble picturing myself with a girl now. Boys love their mama's more than anything in the world forever and ever you will always be his number one. There's nothing like it.

I was kinda the opposite I was scared to death to have a boy cause all the kids in the family are girls and I'm so used to girls but I couldn't be happy with my baby girl I'm so excited for her

Went through the same back in December but I’m almost 28 weeks now, have a bump and feel him moving and I can no longer imagine him being anything other than a boy. Those feelings will pass I promise. Regardless of gender, you will love your child so much, just because he or she is yours, this unique combination of you snd your partner.

Yes. My husband and I were really rooting for a boy, but found out it was a girl. Finding out was really less exciting than I expected it to be if it was a boy. Especially since my husband and I struggled with infertility for over 2 years. I'm still excited to see what the future holds with my future baby girl and now gives me another reason to try again for a boy after my first. 😉

I find out next month at 20 weeks, I initially wanted a boy along with my hubby and 3 children. But now I'm neutral.

When I was pregnant with my son (he’s 10 now). We found out he was a boy at 14 weeks and I was disappointed and felt really bad about it my whole pregnancy. But let me tell you the second you see that baby boy that will all go away. I couldn’t imagine life without him. I’ve read it’s normal.

I hoped for a girl with my first and when I found out he was a boy I was disappointed. It’s okay to be disappointed. Making a baby is a lot of work! The further I got into pregnancy, the more attached I became to my baby in the womb. When he was born I fell in love. My son is 20 months old now and he is my best little buddy. I am obsessed with him😊 I’m now waiting one more month to find out the gender of this second baby (I’m 14 weeks) and I know if it’s another boy I’ll be a little sad again but I am very attached already so I know either way I’ll fall in love with this baby too. I think that before we meet our babies we don’t even know what’s coming or how much we’ll love them. But then after they come and we bond and we learn about them, they steal our hearts🤍

I’m feeling that same disappointment right now. My husband and I really wanted to raise a strong, brave, little girl, and we just found out we’re having a boy. Sort of feels like grieving the life we were hoping to have, and I’m hoping with time we’ll come around. There will be so many things about this child that we can’t predict, control, or won’t be how we pictured, and I need to remind myself that this is just the first of those many things but will love them just the same.