Reply To: Are sons more desirable than daughters?

Vochindik: Wrong. Shehechiyanu and Hatov V’hameitiv are Brachos that are dependent on a level of Simchah, something which certainly changes with the times. In Chazal’s times, the level of Simchah for having a daughter was much less, which had Halachic Nafka Minas. Nowadays, the level of Simchah is the same (according to many Poskim), which also has Halachic Nafka Minas.