Grieflike state

I've gone for my 20 week scan and it's already revealed that it's a boy... I really wanted my first to be a girl, one reason being I grew up with an older brother from hell. My colleagues have been asking what's the gender and I just keep lying that baby's legs keep crossing and we can't see. I'm really in denial and I feel so silly going through this grief-like state when I still have a healthy baby with ten fingers and a beating heart. I feel like a terrible mother.

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Trust me this will go away once you see your baby! My husband has had gender disappointment twice. We've had a girl & he wanted a boy but we got a girl again. And then he wanted a another girl but we got a boy instead. While for me I don't mind any gender as long as my baby is healthy, that is my priority. He loves both babies to death. You'll overcome this, don't worry! Also know that you're not giving birth to your brother but to your son.

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