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[quote=Anonymous]I have two kids, first was a boy.  When pg w/ #2 I desperately wanted a girl. So much that I insisted on finding out the gender in advance so that there would be no disappointment in the delivery room. I knew I certainly would love a boy as much as a girl but I didn't want any bit of disappointment to tarnish that moment.  I spent the weeks before the u/s talking up to myself all the wonderful things about having just boys -- that brother bond and all my 1st son would gain from it.  I got lucky and did find out #2 was (still is!) a girl but in that moment I had a twinge of disappointment that DS wouldn't have that brother-thing I'd been focusing so much on.  So, I totally get that desire for a girl.  But that moment at the u/s also made me very aware that whatever gender/gender mix you get there are wonderful things about it and things you miss out on when it goes the other way.  I love my boy and girl but with this gender mix, neither one gets to have  same-gender sibling.  As someone who is very close to my sister, I feel the absence of that for them.  Fortunately, DD now has two super-close BFFs who are both only children so they are all surrogate sisters to each other.[/quote]

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