I know very few families with 2 girls

[Anonymous]

I was just thinking about this today. I don’t know many families with 2 girls in the Kindergarten and under age range. Most of the families I know with 2 girls have at least one older kid age 7 and up, or they have twins, or they have a big family, 4+ kids. I know lots of families with one girl/one boy - and weirdly, usually the girl is older - and lots of families with 2 boys. Even in my DS’s 3 year old preschool class, his class has 11 boys and 5 girls! My DS’s clothing size (4T/5T) seems to be always sold out or not available, and it has been that way since he was born. It seems really weird. Is anyone else noticing this phenomenon in the DC area?

[Anonymous]

I know lots of families with 2 girls, almost all of them only 2-3 years apart. So, no.

[Anonymous]

No. That just happens to be your bubble. I know a lot.

[Anonymous]

The Obamas

[Anonymous]

No, in fact I know more families with 2 girls than 2 boys.

Girls actually outnumber boys at my DS' daycare and there are several two-girl families there.

The parents at his school (and in DC in general) tend to be older and older parents are statistically more likely to have girls, actually. Look it up.

[Anonymous]

Nope. Your own personal observation, not "phenomenon in the DC area."

[Anonymous]

PP here. DS' class has 3 boys and 8 girls. His teacher says it is usually that way.

[Anonymous]

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/201104/why-are-older-parents-more-likely-have-daughters

PP here. Older parents are more likely to have daughters, DC is full of older parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/201104/why-are-older-parents-more-likely-have-daughters

PP here. Older parents are more likely to have daughters, DC is full of older parents.

OP here and that’s interesting, I was a “younger parent” (for the DC area at any rate), 29 when I had my first and now pregnant again at 32, will turn 33 before birth, and am having another boy. But I also remember reading at some point that IVF produces more boys than girls, and if you’re an older parent you’re probably more likely to need IVF too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Obamas

and Bushes

[Anonymous]

OP, this is going to blow your mind - I'm an "older parent" - kids at 36 and 39 - and I have TWO GIRLS!! What will also blow your mind is that even at those advanced ages, I got pregnant 2 months after ditching birth control, so no IVF necessary.

[Anonymous]

DD is 5 and her "year" is mostly boys. This was true in preschool which was in DC not VA, and is also true now that we live in VA. It's really apparent at church -- she's sometimes the only girl in Sunday school -- but all five kindergarten classes at her school have more boys than girls. Her class is 2/3 boys. Of the dozen or so moms in my Mamistad group, only one has two girls; most have boys only, or both girls and boys.

Shrug, it happens. I'm sure there must be other neighborhoods that have mostly girls.

[Anonymous]

I have two girls K and younger. My neighbor has two girls 1st and younger. My friend has two girls 2nd and younger. My maid has two girls 2 and under. I could go on and on.

[Anonymous]

I have two girls but they are 4.5 years apart, not by choice, but because both were adopted and that's just the time it took in between #1 and #2.

[Anonymous]

We have two girls, 2 and 4yo. My brother has two boys.

Can think of more families with all girls or all boys than families with one of each.