Gender Disappointment

I did NIPT and know that my baby is a boy. I’ve been hoping for a girl all my life and I couldn’t help but to feel very sad. I felt like I did not do my best to conceive a girl and disappoint myself. I can’t imagine myself with a boy. Is there anybody who has been through this same issue and is there anyway to make oneself feel better? Update: My boy is 4 months old already! It’s been a wonderful journey for us. The gender doesn’t matter anymore as he’s the most beautiful angel I’m blessed with. He’s so adorable and always bringing a smile to everyone he meets. To moms who are having gender disappointment.. it takes time to accept the fact but I assure you that it’ll be the best feeling when you finally meet your baby. 😘

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I feel you. I felt the same way when I got my NIPT results but the feeling went away as soon as it comes. As the pregnancy progress, I regret for feeling sad because of the gender. Bcos I realise there’s so many things that are more impt than gender (eg: health). Also, I felt the bond between the bb & myself strengthen with time. And now that I can feel the bb kick and even see the bb face in the 3D scan, I can’t imagine having another gender for my baby. All I want is this baby that I’m carrying. I believe it will be a temporary feeling. Don’t blame urself. The baby is a god’s gift ☺️

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