From my mother’s POV – i.e., not including my half sister, conceived & born before my parents met:
Boy
Girl
Girl
Boy
Girl
Boy
Girl
Yes, my mother spent the sixties pregnant.
My dad’s family:
3 Boys, Dad being the oldest.
Dad’s brother: 6 Girls
Dad : 2 Girl’s, me being the youngest.
My mom’s family:
6 of each, (not sure about the order).
Mom: 2 Boys, then 2 Girls me being the youngest.
My family:
Girl
Girl
Girl
My mom’s family:
Girl
Boy
Girl
Boy
Girl
Boy
Boy
Dad’s family:
Boy
Boy
Girl
Girl
Husband’s family:
Girl
Boy
Girl
Sister’s family
Boy
Boy
Boy
Interestingly, my grandparents on my dad’s side have six granddaughters and no grandsons. My uncle had one girl, my aunt had two girls, and I have two sisters.
Mom’s Family (I might have the second boy and first girl mixed up but the rest are right)
Boy
Boy
Girl
Girl
Boy
Girl (my mom)
Dad’s Family
Boy - Dad
Boy
Girl
Boy
Boy
Girl
Girl
My Family
Boy - Me
Girl
Boy
Boy
I’m the oldest of three males. My mom is the middle of three daughters, and my dad has/had two sisters and a brother.
3 girls in my family
I had 3 boys
1 sister had twin girls
1 sister had 3 girls
My family:
Girl (me)
Boy
My Dad’s family
Girl
Boy
Boy
Boy
My Mum’s family
Girl
Girl
Boy
Boy
Girl
My cousins are mostly boys (12:3). Any girls amongst them are the oldest children, and none of my female cousins have any sisters. On my father’s side, that means two other families identical to mine and one with two boys. On my mother’s side, there’s one family with a girl followed by two boys and two families of three boys each.
The next generation is completely different. All six of the children of my various cousins are girls (so far). That’s three girls to one cousin (though he had two different partners for them), and one girl each to three other cousins.
Working in a school I have noticed that many of our families keep having the same as the first one. We have many families with 3 boys or 3 girls as they keep trying for ‘one of the other’. One Mum is on her fourth boy… It seems that if the first two are the same sex that is what you’ll be getting next too!
As for family, my cousins on Dad’s side are 4 girls and 3 boys who, between them, have 1 boy and 3 girls.
My cousins on Mum’s side are 4 girls and 2 boys who, between them, have 12 boys and 1 girl.
Our first is due in 8 weeks and we don’t know yet…
My mom:
Girl
Girl
Girl
Boy
Girl
My Dad:
Girl
Boy
Me:
Boy
Girl (Me)
My Husband:
Boy
Boy
My brother’s kids:
Boy
Boy
Boy
Boy
My kids:
Boy
Boy
Results so far, from a sample of 89 “records” (excluding only children):
First Second Count Percent
b b 29 32.58%
b g 14 15.73%
g b 19 21.35%
g g 27 30.34%
Interesting…
Grim
Results so far , from a sample of 89 “records” (excluding only children):
First Second Count Percent
b b 29 32.58%
b g 14 15.73%
g b 19 21.35%
g g 27 30.34%
Interesting…
Grim
Boy
Boy
Girl
Boy
Girl
Girl (Me)
Girl
My generation: GBGBG
Siblings children (in age order):
Sister 1: GGGB
Brother 1: GBGB
Me: Cats & Dogs
Brother 2: GG
Sister 2: BBB
Nieces seem to be having all girls so far.
Mother’s family:
Female
Unknown (aborted)
Unknown (aborted)
Unknown (aborted)
Female
Father’s family:
N/A (adopted)
Immediate family:
Male
Female
Male (me!)
Female
My family:
Girl
Girl
Boy (me)
My family:
Girl (me)
Boy
Mum’s family:
Girl
Girl
Girl
Girl
(Interestingly enough, my mother had one of each, one maternal aunt had 2 girls, the other maternal aunt had 2 boys)
Dad’s family:
Boy
Boy
Boy
Girl
(Out of my father’s siblings - my father had one of each, the 3rd brother had 2 boys, then 2 girls, then 1 boy then 1 girl, and the sister had 2 girls.)
Thanks to all those who have contributed so far - we’re up to 108 records now:
First Second Count Percent
b b 37 34.26%
b g 16 14.81%
g b 21 19.44%
g g 34 31.48%
So it seems that most likely outcome for us (one daughter and another on the way) is to have another girl… as my wife thought…
The pattern including the third child (for the 78 records where one exists) is also interesting:
First Second Third Count Percent
b b b 14 17.95%
b b g 11 14.10%
b g b 3 3.85%
b g g 9 11.54%
g b b 9 11.54%
g b g 6 7.69%
g g b 10 12.82%
g g g 16 20.51%
Again, keeping the gender the same is the most likely outcome, although less so - going to four kiddlies evens things out much more, with no real outstanding result.
Keep providing data, we’re no where near significant yet!!
Grim
My family:
G (has one biological child only)
B (now has GG)
G (me -I am due any day now with my 1st child)
Mom’s family
G (had no children)
G (my mom)
B (GB - Girl now has BB, boy has no children)
Dad’s family
B (his children - BGB. 1st boy now has BBBB, girl has GGG, 2nd boy has GG)
B (my dad)
B (adopted children)
G (one child only)
G (no children)
Lots of repeats here. . .
My Immediate Family:
Girl
Girl
Girl
Girl <-Me
My Mom’s Family
Girl
Girl <-Mom
Boy
Girl
My Dad’s Family
Boy <-Dad
Boy
My Uncle’s Family
Boy
Boy
Girl x 2 (twins)
The rest of the aunts/uncles either didn’t have children or only had one.
Here are some results from my friend’s families
Girl
Boy
Girl
Girl
Boy
Boy
Girl
Boy
Boy
Girl
Girl
(they’re Catholic…IIRC another one’s on the way)
Girl
Girl
Girl
Boy
Girl
my family
girl
girl
mother’s family
girl
boy
father’s family
girl
boy
girl
girl
boy
girl
close friends of mine
boy
boy
boy
boy
boy
boy
girl
girl
girl
girl
cousins and aunt/uncles
boy
boy
boy
boy
girl
girl
boy
girl
boy
boy
boy
boy
boy
boy
girl
boy
girl