https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 13:27:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-one-likes-the-mom-the-second-goes-likes-the-dad#post-36613 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:19:33 +0000 Clementine 36613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Redsmarties, yep, that's the world on the street! I'm not sure of the exact name of the theory, but I know it exists. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-one-likes-the-mom-the-second-goes-likes-the-dad#post-36552 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:15:28 +0000 skibobrown 36552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've also heard (even from my doctor) that first babies look like dad. It's true of many of our friends, and I hope that's true for us too! I want our little baby girl to have daddy's hair and eyes. (I do hope she gets my skin though for the teenage years. DH still gets horrible acne to this day, whereas I barely had a zit in my entire life.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-one-likes-the-mom-the-second-goes-likes-the-dad#post-36528 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:58:15 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 36528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Clementine - isn't that so true? All the first little ones I've met lately have looked JUST like dad, and all the second borns have looked like Mom.<br /> As far as kids favouring mom or dad, I'm oldest and best friends with my mom, while my sister has always gotten along better with my dad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-one-likes-the-mom-the-second-goes-likes-the-dad#post-36507 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:05:33 +0000 Clementine 36507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Developmentally, the theory is that at least in appearance, the first born tends to looks like the Dad because it proves (genetically) the child is indeed from that particular man. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-one-likes-the-mom-the-second-goes-likes-the-dad#post-36329 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:41:16 +0000 chopsuey 36329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hurmm. DH's pretty sure our LO will be a daddy's girl. Only time will tell! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-one-likes-the-mom-the-second-goes-likes-the-dad#post-36211 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:18:52 +0000 Andrea 36211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can see that it isn't true for my BIL and SIL. Their 1st is all about the dad (a boy). Not sure about their 2nd yet (girl). She doesn't seem to be stuck to either of them in particular so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-one-likes-the-mom-the-second-goes-likes-the-dad#post-36210 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:17:32 +0000 Stosbet 36210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have kids yet but I was very much a mommy's girl and I was first born. </p> <p>My sister was a tom boy and daddy's little girl. She was the second and youngest in my family. </p> <p>So I guess for us, it was true. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-one-likes-the-mom-the-second-goes-likes-the-dad#post-36148 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:27:47 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 36148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure if you're talking about looks or who they're most like, but my sister looks like my dad, but she's most like my mom, and I look like my mom but I am most like my dad. And my brother looks like my mom but he acts just like my mom's late brother. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-one-likes-the-mom-the-second-goes-likes-the-dad#post-36138 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:19:02 +0000 Rubies 36138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting. My older brother is my mom's best friend. So, I guess it's true for my family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-first-one-likes-the-mom-the-second-goes-likes-the-dad#post-36119 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:02 +0000 mrbee 36119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard this one on the playground today, and wasn't sure how to respond. I guess my main thought was, "I wonder if that's true!"</p> <p>Is it true for you and your kids? What about for your own family, back when you were growing up? </p>