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Not so far. I have one boy and I really want a girl so if my second is also a boy I might be tempted to try for a third but probably would not actually do it.

No. I think I would've had a more difficult time coming to terms with being done if she'd been a boy because I really wanted a daughter, but we wouldn't have tried for a girl.

If we had 2 boys I would probably push DH for a third for a girl.

But we have one girl and I really have no preference for #2 to be a boy or girl so I will be okay being done. Dh wants to be done with 2 no matter the gender also.

Not so far. We want 3-4. If I have 3 boys I might stop there. Can't chance 4!! Haha

Gender doesn't matter. I want at least 3, don't care what they are!

I'm not entirely sure. I don't think so, but if we have another girl this time, we might reconsider.

It did (most likely) for us. We both always wanted a daughter. Before pregnancy we wanted 2 kids and if we would have had 2 boys we would have likely discussed adopting a girl. When we found out L was a girl we started talking seriously about the idea of being one and done and it got more definite after she arrived. I don't thinl my husband would have had the same feeling that our family was complete if she would have been a boy: he would love his son and be a great dad to him but he'd still want a daughter and I likely would too.

I don't think it would affect me at all. I've always wanted a certain number of kids and I don't think gender would change that. BUT I think it would change things for DH. I think if we had all girls, he would want to keep trying for a boy.

Nope! We've been a two maybe three family since ttc DS! We have another lil boy on the way and I told Dh id like to reassess after we adjust to life w two littles, which was always the plan!

If anything experiencing a cp is what made me want 3/4 kids (albeit briefly) more than finding out the sex of our baby boys!

I would REALLY like to say that it wouldn't matter to me. I'm a big proponent of gender neutral parenting, and it goes against everything I stand for to strongly want one gender over the other. But really? I've always, always wanted a girl. We were planning on two, because I didn't want just one (DH has always been fine with one), but recently I've realized that I think one will be a better fit and make us a happier family. But honestly, if I wasn't having a girl, I'm not 100% certain I could say that. And that really bugs me. I feel hypocritical.

We always planned on two kids and that's still the plan. I had a feeling we would have two boys and I was fine with that. Now we have one daughter and I really cannot imagine NOT having a daughter, and Dh would like to have a son, but we will still stop at two no matter the sex.

we knew we wanted 3 when we only had one girl.

@Torchwood: I feel like if I had been in your shoes I would have been hoping for another girl, too, so I get what you mean completely.

As for us, we have two and one of each gender and so it obviously won't impact any future family planning decisions. I really wanted to have one of each before we had any so I probably would have been tempted to keep going until we had one of each but practicality would have gotten in the way and we would have stopped at 3 or 4 even if we'd only had one gender.

If I am being honest with myself, I guess it kind of did? I really wanted to be the mom of a boy, and our first and only is a boy.

We have a boy, and before we decided to take the leap for a second D told me if I could guarantee #2 would be a girl he would jump right on it (we both had a little bit of gender disappointment). So we're really hoping for a girl, but if #2 is a boy we definitely won't try for a third.

We have 2 girls and no desire to try for a boy. So thankful to be done!

We always said our max was 3, but if we had 3 boys would we try for a girl? I don't know. I did really really want a girl at some point, but it's a non issue now as we already have one.

No because our decision is between one or two. We have a boy and I'd love another boy if I had a choice but I'd be so excited to have a girl too. I was one of 3 girls and I swore I'd never have 3 girls. So if we had 2 girls and were considering a third the possibility of 3 girls would absolutely influence me.

gender will not but pregnancy illness has made me consider being one and done.