rwhite
Mum to Lachie and Clem
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So this is a question for all the mummies with boys already, are they really slower to learn? All four of my nieces were walking, talking and using the potty between 18-24months but my two friends who have boys that are two have not even bothered trying to train them and their husbands said "its not my job to toilet train" (that makes me madder than anything personally) but they also do not talk well and one of them cannot even crawl, the other boys I see are walking before two but the not speaking or using the potty is an issue as are the baby clothes I was convinced I was having a girl and did see a lot of signs and I admit whenever I see a baby girl I burst into tears and wonder if this will spill out onto my LO
I do not know for certain but this stupid gender urine test I took said BOY
I want to be happy and if this was my second baby I would be over the moon because I have always wanted a girl and a boy but then again being pregnant is something to consider seriously before trying again
My friend is really miserable because she knew her first was going to be a boy and it was and she was convinced her second would be a girl and it wasn't and now she is living with two boys and is finding it so difficult >_<
I can't speak for everybody of course, but I think kids all vary. Some are lazy, some are super in to everything and just really advanced. Lachlan took a while to start crawling but when he did (at 10 months) he was off and great at it! Same with his walking, he started walking at 15 months but was brilliant at it when he started. But then I have a couple of friends I have met on here and their boys have learnt things super early. One friend's son was walking at 7 months And my other friend's son is just crazy advanced, like six months ahead of his age. He's such a smart wee thing.
Lachlan is a great talker for his age, if I do say so myself. It's amazing at this age how much they understand and while I used to worry about him when he was younger I hardly do any more. As for potty training...most kids aren't potty trained until two and a half at the earliest. Any earlier than that is, well, early. I think I was potty trained at three, and I'm a girl so there we go
Don't be worried about the Intelligender test - they are a load of shite, it's been proven time and time again. They're just for fun and who knows, the result can probably be altered by what you've had for lunch I wouldn't put any stead in it at all!
And I promise you if you are having a boy a) being upset about him won't carry over to him at all...unless of course you starve yourself and b) you will love him. You will have your shitty days (I still have mine) and you will probably still want a daughter, but when he arrives it just won't matter, he will be your little spark. When I have bad GD days it's not even to do with my son because he is perfection in my eyes, it's just me dealing with my inner turmoil about not having a daughter.