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Anyone had 4 boys followed by 1 girl or 5 girls with 0 boys?

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nappyaddict · 13/03/2009 22:16

Just out of curiosity really as I don't know anyone with this combo. I know quite a few families with 4 boys or 4 girls or the 4 eldest are girls and then 1 boy but not anyone with 5 girls or 4 boys followed by 1 girl.

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nappyaddict · 13/03/2009 23:13

Meant to say I know families with just 4 or 5 boys. Incase anyone was wondering why I was only asking if anyone had just 5 girls and not 5 boys.

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NotAnOtter · 13/03/2009 23:16

my first boyfriend was the youngest of ten

his mum had 5 girls




then



5 boys!

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idobelieveinfairies · 14/03/2009 17:13

My mum had 5 girls only no boys.

I had a girl, then 6 boys and a girl (kind of were boy/girl twins) does that count??

Needs to re-read post..will think.

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idobelieveinfairies · 14/03/2009 17:16

nope-don't know anyone with 4 boys then girl...only 3 boys then a girl

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ConnorTraceptive · 14/03/2009 17:18

My nan had 11 boys and then two girls. Was possibley to tired to notice by then though

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arionater · 14/03/2009 17:51

I'm one of five girls (no boys) - and weirdly my mother's brother had five boys (no girls). My mother wanted a sixth, and was convinced that she would have continued to be girls. She also knew a family who had three girls and decided to have one more shot at a boy. They got . . . . triplet girls! Quite funny.

Anyway, I don't think it's a problem. I've always found it a bit easier to get on with men than women, but that's probably more to do with my character than my family, and I have plenty of close female friends too. Personally I'd like to end up with a bit more of a mixture, but I think the difference between a small family and a big one is much more significant that the difference made by the brother/sister ratio.

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NotAnOtter · 14/03/2009 21:16

am one of four girls

have had five boys and a girl but not in that order

arionater you are very right

5 boys is not my family

it is 5 people!!

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FiveGoMadInDorset · 14/03/2009 21:25

My Aunt has 1 girl then 8 boys her mother had 1 boy then 6 girls. There is a family in Ireland that my friend knows who had a boy who sadly died they then went on to have 6 girls I think and then a boy.

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NotAnOtter · 14/03/2009 21:26

fivegomadindorset - are your family catholics?

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misdee · 14/03/2009 21:28

i know someone with 9 girls then a boy

and someone with 7 girls.

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FiveGoMadInDorset · 14/03/2009 21:29

Oh God yes - My father has 7 children (2 marriages) but had 3 boys followed by 4 girls

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lockets · 14/03/2009 21:29

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