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[quote=Anonymous]I'm going to tell you that it's okay that you feel this way. To get over these feelings you can't just repress them, you have to work through them. I have the complete opposite scenario in that I have a girl and then a boy. I struggled greatly with not wanting a son and how to raise a son in this world. I didn't know anything about sons. I went on antidepressants (Wellbutrin)  when he was about 9 months old and the last few months have been so much better. Once I started the antidepressants, I felt like my mind was able to clear itself easier. I didn't have this endless stream of anxiety. My youngest is 15 months now and I can see that it was mostly hormonal the way I was feeling. I loved my oldest so much that I wanted a carbon copy of her, but #2 is his own person and completely different. Your daughters will be completely different than how you were as a daughter. You're not replicating your natal family's situation in your own family.

Be kind to yourself. We're all imperfect. Don't ever tell your daughter you wished she was a boy. My parents had 2 girls and it would have hurt to think my parents wanted a son.[/quote]

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