https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:35:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-gender-really-5050#post-1181718 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:58:30 +0000 Lindsay05 1181718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hard to say? Hubby is one of 3 boys and we have a girl and his brother has a girl. Looking further back though our families are both fairly split. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-gender-really-5050#post-1181717 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:58:23 +0000 regberadaisy 1181717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In DH's generation every single one of his cousins are all boys except ONE girl. Now all those cousins have ALL had girls. Except the one girl cousin (first child was a girl!) is now expecting a boy.</p> <p>The boy chromosome comes from the male, so who knows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-gender-really-5050#post-1181648 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:39:08 +0000 Vegmama 1181648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The 50/50 number is totally over the entire population. I think it's genetics, and timing. I know some debate the Shettle's Method, but whatever you call it, there is scientific evidence that male &amp; female sperm behave a bit differently. Soooo, I think it's the genetics you bring to the table, and the timing of BDing.</p> <p>ETA: We have NO pattern in our family. After thinking about it, we're literally split boy/girl, 50/50 ... many generations back. It's odd. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-gender-really-5050#post-1180940 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 07:45:31 +0000 looch 1180940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it is over a large population. It might be something like 48/52, but that's close enough in my book. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-gender-really-5050#post-1180933 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 07:42:51 +0000 kml636 1180933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think like others said, some men must make more X or Y sperm. If it was truly 50/50 then why would some men have something like 4 or 5 of one gender? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-gender-really-5050#post-1180809 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 05:26:46 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1180809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read in a book about the science of being pregnant that if a man is one of all boys, then there is some genetic predisposition for him to have all boys as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-gender-really-5050#post-1180757 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 00:33:31 +0000 lamariniere 1180757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's definitely statistical. I think it's interesting to see waves/trends of all one gender though. For example, DH is one of 3 boys, we have 1 boy and DH's brother has 2. We were over the moon to find out that out second is a girl. </p> <p>Also, I belong to an expectant mothers group here and, at one of the early meetings I was the only woman (out of 8) expecting a girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-gender-really-5050#post-1179922 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:23:08 +0000 lovehoneybee 1179922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dunno, but there hasn't been a girl born into SO's family in 76 years. E was the family's last shot for this generation to get a girl (unless we decide have a second) but he was the 10th boy in a row. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-gender-really-5050#post-1179871 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:58:34 +0000 Mae 1179871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I've heard that some men naturally produce more x or y sperm. Which is why you sometimes see families with a ton of only one gender. I think that the 50/50 thing is over all for the population. Not for any specific guy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-gender-really-5050#post-1179864 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:56:41 +0000 artsyfartsy 1179864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know the appropriate term here is "sex" not gender but I didn't know how to word it other than "Is sex 50/50?" And that sounds weird.</p> <p>I know the chances of having a boy or a girl are basically 50/50, but sometimes I can't help wondering if sometimes genetics are at play. </p> <p>I'm expecting a little boy (so excited!!!!) in February. DH is the baby of six grandchildren by his paternal grandmother. This will be her 7th great grandchild and also 7th great grandson. ALL boys. She also had 3 boys (one being DH's father) and 5 of the 6 grandchildren are boys, just DH's sister being the odd one out. And she's definitely an odd one out sometimes. His granny was noticeably disappointed that this baby wasn't a girl (Ugh. We can get into that later).</p> <p>It just seems like its genetic. Is it really up to chance that there are SO many boys in this family? </p>