We maintain a website, choose-sex-of-baby.com, and to help keep track of what people are interested in and looking for on this topic, we keep visiting forums and sites to look at the latest posts and comments. This time we were specifically hunting for the reasons why anyone wishes to conceive a baby boy. Here is what we found (but don't read too much into the comments because they are probably "off the cuff"):

To start with the "craziest"":

1. I'm 19 years old and I am 20 weeks pregnant with a boy. I always wanted a son, a male, even prayed for a boy, a son. I could never handle a girl. There's no way on earth they are easier, especially if she's related to me! Girls are crazy and possibly evil so I'm glad to be having a boy, worst thing that happens with a boy is he's a bit stupid!!!"

2. "Our girl is now 14 months, and we're due with our second child. We're hoping for a son, just so we can have one of each, love a boy to keep things equal and balanced but my husband is still lacking that father-son relationship."

3. "I always wanted to conceive a boy first, just for that 'Big Brother' appeal. I had 3 older brothers growing up, and it was nice knowing there was always someone who would protect me and be watching."

4. "My husband also, I feel, wanted to have a boy to carry on his name, since he is the only one to carry on his family name. His father died when he was very small, and he has only girl cousins from his father's side."

5." I wish to know how to conceive a boy, so I can see how it is to raise both, and it will give more excitement, to see how they are different"

5." I always wanted 2 kids, a boy and then a girl. Because I am the oldest in my family and never had a big brother growing up. I want my daughter to have that."

And this statement, which was rather sad and touching:

6. If I can choose the sex of my baby, I really want a baby boy. I have always wanted a girl, but this changed recently, when I thought about all the troubles I have put my parents through, and I wouldn't want my daughter to turn out like me, and I would be frightened to death that she would. If I was told that I was going to have a baby girl, I would love her just as much as a baby boy, and wouldn't be disappointed one bit, I would just be a little frightened that she would turn out like her mommy.

I have been in a lot of trouble (with guys) these past couple years, and I wouldn't want my girl to be doing the things I did/do."

7. I'd want a boy because I've always been a tom boy

We were quite surprised about the reasons why people would like to choose the sex of their baby, and had sort of guessed that couples may want to conceive a baby boy only either to "even out the family" or to "continue the family name".

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