Hello forum,

I'm still working on my intro post but I've been reading your posts and I keep thinking, maybe I could just....swap? This mother is due the same time I'm due, wouldn't that be nice?

I think that makes me officially past the point of normal, anyone else been here? And come back again?  

Hi and welcome to the site !

Well. I have been thinking this too - I mean there are so many

nice ladies here and I know some of them want sons, as much as I want a daughter

but even if I would swap and have the dream-daughter, I think I would always also

think about my "meabt to be-son" and would have a hard time of letting go of the feeling

that he in some way too, were part of MY family KWIM?

But the thought is very appealing - I mean then we could all get our dream gendered child for

almost free LOL! No heavy procedures with high-tech and no heavy costs!

But I do think about what the children themselves would have felt as grown-ups -

would they resent us then, or would they be able to understand?

Krissymum

Hi oliando

I am just too selfish, i'd want to keep my little man and take the other mums baby girl as well.  

Of course in reality swapping babies isn't going to happen but i have been thinking that the mums wanting girls could team up with the mums wanting boys to do ivf/pgd, this would take care of the extra embies and solve some serious GD issues as well.

Anyway i'm sure your as NORMAL as all of us other NORMAL women on here, LOL! 

 I agree, impossible to give up the baby once you've seen and held it in your arms.

 But what would the kid think when they grew up? I don't know about them, but I personally would think, better I grew up with the parents who took me, than the parents who swapped me for something they liked better! =P 

 hello and welcome!

Your post reminds me of an incident with my best friend the other day -she has 2 daughters I have 3 sons.  We were pregant at the same time last  time and we were sitting sort of staring into space while our kids played and then she just said in a really droll  voice,  "man, we're idiots! we should have just swapped those two before we got so attched to them"  We both just cracked up and laughed so hard we nearly wet our pants.  She has me in her will as guardian for her daughters and I always joke that I'm going to bump her and her hubby off to get the girls!Lol.

Opel

 this is something ive joked about a few times with some girl-making friends of mine. but, all in all its just a joke.

 Ive also joked about DTD with their girl-making hubbies LOL, that i MIGHT actually consider! =p

 Welcome to the site.  I've always thought it would be nice if you could put in a request for the gender that you want.  Kind of like when you're in the drive thru at McDonald's.

You're not crazy..I have had the same thoughts!  Really it would make things work in our favors, wouldn't it?  I don't think  I could go through with it, but it was a passing thought, LOL.  I do like the suggestion from a PP about swapping DH's for another more prone to making girls!  But with my luck I'd still have a boy!

if it helps at all... I have given my mother the task of when the baby comes out if it is totally ugly or a boy to hurry and switch it! hahaha 

I dont think you are crazy...  hey it could happen... If you feel this way I am sure somone else could..right?

ps welcome

nearlyasoccerteam:

I am just too selfish, i'd want to keep my little man and take the other mums baby girl as well. 

That's me too!!!  I could never give up by baby - but I'd gladly take 'yours'! 

I like the idea of swapping hubbies around ovulation time