September 2013 babies!!

[Longingforgirl]

Wanting, you have such a cute bump! I have the same blooming bath, just another colour (yellow). The boys think it's "just" a sunflower. And so soft, they love it :happy:
What is that in the picture beneath the blooming bath?

I'm trying to get some pictures uploaded as well... have to make some first, lol :wink:

I also remember that waiting time very very well.. well it was not that long ago, lol. I was counting hours and even minutes in the end, lol. Hope it goes by quickly for you!! And I hope you will be getting back with good news as well :happy:

[Longingforgirl]

my iphone camera is not really the best...
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[Wanting-a-girl]

It doesn't let me see :(

[Longingforgirl]

so weird... I'll try again

[Longingforgirl]

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[Longingforgirl]

maybe one by one...
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[Wanting-a-girl]

Awww love baby bumps

[Longingforgirl]

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[Longingforgirl]

Ah, I could delete my last post finally. It really was a mess :drama:

[Mel1983]

I've been told I'm having a girl! And I suffer from headaches nearly part of every day
Another symptom I have too is really sore boobs and big didn't have this till the end with my boys

[Wanting-a-girl]

I love the little red outfits

[fish2012]

Longing can't see your pics ;-(.

Toxoplasmosis result is good but baby still has cysts on the brain booooo scan on 7th to check them out and hopefully they may have gone! Trying not to get hopes up too much ;-s

Feel so sorry for northern cant believe amnio came back clear such uncertainty is horrible ;-(

[Wanting-a-girl]

The cysts are quite common and go away on their own a lot of the time :) I know it's stressful and telling you to take it easy means nothing cause I know how I would feel... Just try and take some time for yourself and try to relax! Can't wait for your scan!

[Tree]

Longing can't see your pics ;-(.

Toxoplasmosis result is good but baby still has cysts on the brain booooo scan on 7th to check them out and hopefully they may have gone! Trying not to get hopes up too much ;-s

Feel so sorry for northern cant believe amnio came back clear such uncertainty is horrible ;-(

Oh my goodness, so what was wrong with her baby!? Please please don't say that this termination was not completely necessary!! It was my absolute fear when I questioned whether she should do so... Oh my goodness my heart is pounding and breaking all at once!

Fish did they say the cysts have reduced at all? I feel optimistic for you that your little girl will be just fine!

[Wanting-a-girl]

I don't think she has gotten autopsy results yet but I would not have relyed on an u/s to make such an impacting decision :( I pray for her sake that there is something wrong with the baby that would call for this kind of action

[WantingPink]

Thorz I really like your cakes!! I love doing cakes also. I do cookies and cakes for my boys and my family (and an occasional close friend). This is the cake I made for DS1 birthday a couple of weeks ago. He LOVES karate and wanted a karate cake. I was at a loss as to what to do!! This isn't very creative but he loved it which is all that matters. The second cake is one I did last weekend for a friends Mom. She is very religious so we decided on a bible cake with a scripture.

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[fish2012]

Tree haven't had a scan that checked the brain since they found the cysts next one is next Tuesday. Northerns amnio results showed no genetic issue it was anticipated they would Show a reason for Evelyn's abnormalities but it came back clear which I guess raises doubts ;-(

Mum23 I have heard this too but my consultant and specialist have not said that so I'd don't know if there are different types but bloods clear and no other issues shown so there is a possibility could be okay - dont want to get hopes up too much in case!

[Mrs_P]

Northern if you are reading this i just wanted to say my heart goes out to you and your family, your little girl was so beautiful.

I'm sorry the doctors seem to have let you down again, especially after them being wrong and telling you the pregnancy was not viable in the first place. I remember all the pain you went through then when they told you the pregnancy would not progress, to now think they have been wrong again doesn't even bear thinking about.

Loosing a baby is a pain no mother should ever have to experience, i nearly lost one of my precious boys two years ago and it still haunts me. I can't even begin to imagine what you are going through.

Please know you and your family are in my thoughts x

[WantingPink]

Thorz I also had to copy your photo for my FB announcement. I thought it turned out cute... an announcement and gender announcement in one. Thorz did you post yours yet since there could be a chance it is a girl? I can't wait until your scan... I have a feeling you might hear girl!!

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[Mrs_P]

Fish just wanted to say i am thinking of and following your updates hunny. So glad the test results came back ok. I have being doing loads of reading on line and it seems cysts are really common and often resolves themselves; i have my fingers crossed this is the case for your precious little lady x

[fish2012]

Thanks hun trying not to get hopes up too much ;-s praying it'll be okay! Fx xx

[Wanting-a-girl]

Fish will you have results of your scan the same day? Here in Canada I would prob have to wait a few days :s

[WantingPink]

My heart breaks for Northern. The amnio she had wasn't to determine if there was a problem... it was to determine if the baby had a genetic issue. It would be important to know if there was a chromosomal abnormality since they want more children.

The results of her ultrasound showed a more than double increase in fluid in the ventricles in the baby's brain as well as fluid in the abdomen and heart abnormalities. All of these combined means this baby wouldn't have a good outcome. A small amount of brain swelling can be overcome but when the swelling is basically 250% what normal should be then it is almost certain the baby would have brain damage due to the swelling during development. Hopefully during the autopsy they will find the reason for these abnormalities (most likely an infection of some kind) however they may never know they reason this happened.

I think she made the best decision for herself and her family with the information that she had. I feel so bad for her that she is doubting herself however, given the amnio results and what doctors are telling her I think that is normal to a certain extent. She had two separate ultrasounds that showed the same abnormalities. I can't imagine the pain she is in and I am so thankful every day that I haven't had to be in that position.

[Thorz300]

Mrs P, very cute announcement! I can't take credit for it, I found the idea online somewhere!

Wantingpink, awesome cakes, that karate one looks HUGE could probably feed two army's of little boys! You're very talented!

This is the project I'm working on today, for my dining room.....

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I'm making 3 of them and my hip and foot still hurt a lot so it might take a while to complete this task but I'll update with my pic when they are finally done! I'm just so excited to get thing put together in this house, I only have 3 things hanging on the wall TOTAL in my entire house and we have been here for a year and a half. I'm scared to hang things because I'm a perfectionist and if they aren't perfectly centered or level it drives me nuts! I'm not good at getting things level or centered so I just haven't done it. My walls are so bare, I just have to force myself to do it.

[4Giffins]

I too had terrible headaches with my DD1! Not with DD2 our this pregnancy, but hopefully that is a good sign for you D!

Love all your cute outfits WAG! I'm so ready to have some boy clothes in my house!!

The bellies are looking lovely, mine still hasn't popped yet...I took awhile to show with my girls too and never got very big but I still thought being my 3rd I'd have a big ol belly by now! Lol... Oh well ill take it, at least I can feel him now so I know he is there! :) Here is my 19 week pic...

[fish2012]

Hey wag specialist will do scan she'll tell us what she can then but as northerns found thou I don't know if it will be cut and dry or an answer maybe just more wait and see ;-(

[fish2012]

Wanting I totally agree with you she made a very brave but very right choice Evelyn was very sick, what I meant was if you don't have an answer it raises questions the death of our twin makes me worry every second for the health of this baby ;-(. You question everything when they can't give a reason I didn't know they would do an autopsy hopefully that will provide an answer and some peace

[4Giffins]

Ugh posting from my phone and my pic is sideways! Sorry ill try and fix it when I get back to work since I'm obviously not having any luck atm! Lol

[Wanting-a-girl]

Your so tiny 4 griffins! Wow!

I love boy clothes! I could have used a little pinkness in my life but I. Gonna survive lol

Waiting games :( gotta love them.... I hope its good news non the less

[Thorz300]

All these cute bellies, I can't wait to get mine! I'm like you 4giffins, I just don't look pg yet! For me it's frustrating because I'm chunking up but not popping out, I looked sooooo pg by this time with all my other 3. Right now people who don't know yet might think I've been eating donuts and pizza everyday (I sort of have been for the last few days lol)

[bindumolleti]

11002Hi ladies iam new to this blog i would like to join....Iam due on Sep 19th and today i had Anomaly scan and below iam posting the pic of it if anyone could guess the gender it would be very nice ..as iam very curious to know the gender of my baby..And the heart beat is 141bpm

[Wanting-a-girl]

Welcome :)

No gender clues tho :( and heart rate doesn't mean anything

[bindumolleti]

Oh by seeing at Sonography can we predict gender??

[bindumolleti]

Any other ways to predict gender at 20weeks

[Wanting-a-girl]

You would need a potty shot between the legs to see... We're they not able to tell at your ultrasound?

[bindumolleti]

No india they dont

[Longingforgirl]

Longing can't see your pics ;-(.

Toxoplasmosis result is good but baby still has cysts on the brain booooo scan on 7th to check them out and hopefully they may have gone! Trying not to get hopes up too much ;-s

Feel so sorry for northern cant believe amnio came back clear such uncertainty is horrible ;-(

So weird you still cannot see them. Everyone else can? :think:

Oh waiting until the 7th still seems sooo long! I am so crossing my fingers for you scan!! I have heard of sooo many cysts that just disappear during the pregnancy, it seems almost normal. I really hope it will be just the same for your precious little girl! This pregnancy must be scaring the hell out of you :sad: It has really been enough already... :sad:

I really hope Northern is going to get an answer soon on why her little baby was in such a bad condition. And I really hope she will feel at peace with how and why and what they have decided to do. She seems to be struggling a lot right now, which is so normal of course. This is such a horrible thing to have to go through :sad:

4Giffins, oh, you are still so tiny really! I feel so huge already. When I begin to think about all the way I still have to go, I have no idea how this is going to end, lol!

I am so exhausted now, going to bed. Noah is still up, he was helping me with the cake. I am going to take a picture tomorrow, he made a pirate and sat it into the boat, lol.
Good night... or have a great rest of the day everybody!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Awww that's too bad! Do you have any pics from an ultrasound between 12-14 weeks for nub guesses?

[Thorz300]

Welcome!! Sorry you need a potty shot to tell what the gender is! We're you hoping for a boy or girl?

[bindumolleti]

No...

[bindumolleti]

Any guess from this shot??11003

[Longingforgirl]

Oh, didn't see you there bindumolleti. Is there any way you can go back to have another scan and asking for a shot between the legs? That really is the only way to tell gender. Are you hoping for blue or pink? Maybe you want to tell us a bit about you :happy:

[bindumolleti]

Hii already iam in Pink group this time iam hoping for Blue...here they don't give shots bet legs

[4Giffins]

All these cute bellies, I can't wait to get mine! I'm like you 4giffins, I just don't look pg yet! For me it's frustrating because I'm chunking up but not popping out, I looked sooooo pg by this time with all my other 3. Right now people who don't know yet might think I've been eating donuts and pizza everyday (I sort of have been for the last few days lol)

I can totally relate Thorz! It is nice that I can just wear bigger lose fitting shirts and button my normal pants with a rubber band but I really just feel fat! Lol and like you said ppl that wouldnt know Im prego would just think I am getting a little think in the middle section! At least this is normal for me and the exact same to my other pregnancies but I really thought I would be bigger for #3!

[bindumolleti]

Any way to use skull theory...how accurate is that ..if so pls look into my 1st post and let me know

[bindumolleti]

Is gender prediction kit from 'Gendermaker' is accurate?? can i use that

[WantingPink]

Is gender prediction kit from 'Gendermaker' is accurate?? can i use that

All of those tests are just for fun. They won't tell you 100% what you are having. Most of them are based off of urine pH which can change with what you eat. The cabbage test, drano, etc. are all just for fun. I am looked into all of them as I really really wanted to know the gender of my baby early. The only way to know is genetic testing or an ultrasound. Too bad they don't tell you the gender in India. Is there a reason why they don't tell you gender at your anatomy scan?

[Wanting-a-girl]

Just wondering cause I have been nesting... Is anyone washing baby clothes and stuff like that yet?

[4Giffins]

Just wondering cause I have been nesting... Is anyone washing baby clothes and stuff like that yet?

I dont have any to wash lol..but Im totally itching to clear out all of my girl clothes and get things orginized and done in the nursery! I have so much to do that its just overwhelming at the moment so I wouldnt say nesting quite yet..maybe just getting my nesting list ready!

[DLTAG89]

My goodness, i fall asleep for an hour and it takes me that long to catch up on all the posts lol

Hopefully these headaches will pay off on fri as i'm really suffering with them

Welcome and congratulations bindumolleti, its a shame they dont tell you at yours scans what your having in india. It will be a nice suprise when he or she is born though :)

Ill have to pop a pic of my bump up. With DS1 i didnt show until i was about 32 weeks but this time i feel huge already and i've really popped out in the past week and i love it :pregnant:

[Southern Butterfly]

Welcome Bindu! What part of India are you from? I stayed in Mumbai and Goa for a month in 2006. It is a very beautiful country and such a lovely welcoming culture!

WAG and Longing you both have some really cute stuff! Glad to know I'm not the only one doing all the shopping in the group :P

4Griffins, You are also so tiny! Where is that baby hiding???

I was at the mall today when it happened... I realized I'm waddling:suprise:

[bindumolleti]

In India its ban

[bindumolleti]

Hiii i stay in Mumbai...

[fish2012]

longing can now see your pics dead cute! (think it was iphone ;-S)

i'm not buying anything as don't feel like i'm that sure yet but amassing a few items in my amazon basket including a yellow bloom bath the pink seemed a lill much ;-0

[Longingforgirl]

Just wondering cause I have been nesting... Is anyone washing baby clothes and stuff like that yet?

No, not yet. I think I will be waiting with that until July or so. Have you washed anything yet?

I feel like nesting too, but I feel like it's almost impossible. We really need to move, there's just no space. Or we have to rearrange everything. Right now, the boys have their own rooms, and they are so stuffed up. Our bedroom as well. I don't know where to put anything :worry: A year ago we moved and went from a big house to a rather small apartment (3 bedrooms). We had way too much stuff for such a small apartment.

Bindu, is there a reason why they won't tell you the gender in India?

[fish2012]

hey longing I think it's because there are less girls being born than you should expect and its feared to be due to selective abortions (around 800 girls born for every 1000 boys) in India like china boys are prefered generally seems to be the other way round here or maybe i'm just sensative as a mum of boys ;-0

BBC News - Where are India's millions of missing girls? (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13264301)

[Longingforgirl]

Oh, so they can still have an abortion at this stage of the pregnancy? It's really late :sad: Here, you can only do that until 12 weeks, so they won't tell you the gender before. Even though we don't have such strong preferations like in India or China.

[Longingforgirl]

i'm not buying anything as don't feel like i'm that sure yet but amassing a few items in my amazon basket including a yellow bloom bath the pink seemed a lill much ;-0

I felt the same way, lol. I love the yellow one :happy:

[fish2012]

Oh, so they can still have an abortion at this stage of the pregnancy? It's really late :sad: Here, you can only do that until 12 weeks, so they won't tell you the gender before. Even though we don't have such strong preferations like in India or China.

oh really in the UK its 24 wks as long as you can convince two drs it would cause you mental suffering to contniue the preganacy - in some areas in the uk with mixed background communities they won't tell you the gender until after 24 wks for this reason - very sad ;-(

[Wanting-a-girl]

Selective abortions are th reason you cant have early gender u/s In Canada too... Because they were seeing less girls born to certain cultures/races... So sad :(
They are trying to pass some bill that gender can't be told til after the legal abortion time frame...

I have washed some stuff cause it was sitting upon the basement...
We are having a spider issue... Spiders are my biggest fear not to mention.. You want to see me scream like a little girl lol that's how... Anyways I'm in Ontario where I was under the impression there were no widow spiders but they seem to be nesting in my basement and garage :( so with that I wanted to get all my baby stuff clean and in my upstairs closet... Does anyone here deal with widows? I think I'm dealing with the brown ones they are disgusting!

I loved the white blooming bath! But didn't get it cause I don't do very well with white lol...

I have my crib together only cause it was ds3 that he never used and I never took down, so it's just conveniently there :) I hear you about cramped lol my two older ones have their own rooms and then ds3 sleeps with me... I know I'm bad but after his accident and surgeries I don't want him away from me... So I guess baby will also mpbe in our room! I can't put him with ds1 cause no trust there at all and then ds2 can't share a room either cause of his behavior problems... We need a bigger house and DH is stubborn he won't buy an older affordable house so we have to suffer... ;(

[DLTAG89]

We have been having a spider problem too. Me and DH actually resorted in an arguement yesterday who was going to kill the one DH found in the loft. I'm terrified of the things and there seems to so many of them at the min :tissue:

I think i've been nesting too, i've been cleaning things that i dont usually and sorted mine and DH bedroom out yesterday and said to DH it my side of the room has to stay clean ready for the moses basket going there. We havnt bought any clothes yet (waiting till fri to start buying) but i cant wait to start getting everything ready.

[fish2012]

I loved the white blooming bath! But didn't get it cause I don't do very well with white lol...
;(

me too but newborn poo and white .......not sensiable ;-0

having boys nothing is white may have to change view now...hopefully fx!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Ye my house has been abnormally clean lately lmao... Ive been vacuuming and washing floors everyday :s definitely not how I usually am....

[Thorz300]

Ugh ds3 woke up at 6 am!!!im so tired now! His normal wake up time is 830 so we are both tired and a bit cranky this morning. I have an OB appt in a few hours and don't want to go. It's not a scan, and I'm fearing the scale! SOOOOOOO TIRED right now,but it's gonna bea beautiful day here, 82 today! So I better cheer up!

[Wanting-a-girl]

O I hear ya thorz ds3 woke up at 5 today cause of DH alarm clock going off all morning ;( I usually wake at 730 to get kids to school

[Thorz300]

My ds1 is in afternoon kindergarten so I don't send anyone off to school until 1pm so this is my last few months of sleeping in, because next year he will be in 1st grade and I'll have to wake up early to get him ready for many many many years to come. I am NOT even close to being a morning person!

[fish2012]

oh my gosh didn't relaise you guys started school so late how lovely ;-0 mine will go at 4 and half ;-S boooo

[Thorz300]

They start at age 5 here.

[fish2012]

O I hear ya thorz ds3 woke up at 5 today cause of DH alarm clock going off all morning ;( I usually wake at 730 to get kids to school

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my dh gets up at 5.15 and was waking ds1......works a treat ;-0

[DLTAG89]

I'm dreading the school run too and so not ready for it. DS1 starts school on the 5th of sept (ish) and the baby is due on the 22nd so i have about 3 weeks to get used to doing the school run before baby is born.

Fish are you in the uk? My DS1 will be 4 and a half when he starts too.

[fish2012]

yes we are my ds1 starts school sept 2014 and then ds2 2015 ;-(

they seem so young! and i don't know how i'll manage the school run with work and stuff mind you i'm leaving so early i'm not sure i'll end up going back :-0

[fish2012]

i really want this lill one to be aug as otherwise she won't start unit 2018 and they won't all be at the same school at the same time ;-(

[fish2012]

They start at age 5 here.

its 4 here and full days too ;-(

[Mel1983]

Wish I was nesting like you all, I am so lazy this pregnancy got no energy to do anything. Hopefully I'll feel like doing something soon

[Wanting-a-girl]

Mine start school when they are4 if they are born before January ... Full day kindergarten here as well it sucks getting up early :( and when you have 2 going to school mornings are so rush rush

[fish2012]

Wish I was nesting like you all, I am so lazy this pregnancy got no energy to do anything. Hopefully I'll feel like doing something soon

thats me too have just be keeping quiet ;-0 house a mess, no food cooked, i have been worried maybe i'm a bit depressed so releived its not just me!

[Wanting-a-girl]

O fish you have the right to mope around! Youve had a rough go :( I would be a mess in your position

[Southern Butterfly]

thats me too have just be keeping quiet ;-0 house a mess, no food cooked, i have been worried maybe i'm a bit depressed so releived its not just me!

Count me in the "no energy" club too. I actually had a lot of energy for most of this pregnancy (despite my worst M/S ever) but then in the last few weeks my energy has just been completely zapped. I can't stand feeling so lazy, it drives me crazy not having the energy to do all the things I want/need to be doing. I've kind of come to the conclusion that maybe it's my body's way of putting me on early bedrest lol.

As I type this I'm sitting on the couch cuddled with DS3, both of us still in our pajamas at nearly noon!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Yes souther you have to keep him in as long as possible... Do they put u on bedrest before you start showing pre term labour signs? One of you little guys were born at 35 weeks did he get to come home with you right away... That must be the hardest part leaving them ther :(

[Southern Butterfly]

Yes souther you have to keep him in as long as possible... Do they put u on bedrest before you start showing pre term labour signs? One of you little guys were born at 35 weeks did he get to come home with you right away... That must be the hardest part leaving them ther :(

Thanks WAG. I would love to know what it feels like to bring a baby home with me but all of them have had to stay in the NICU. Surprisingly my 35 weeker was the sickest at birth. He wasn't breathing and it was by far my scariest delivery.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Wow really :( hopefully you make it til 37 weeks... My first was born at 36 weeks but there were no issues he had trouble keeping warm for a couple hours

How big were all your boys?

I want this guy out Early nor earlier than 37 weeks but def not 40 weeks he will be gigantic! My first one 36 weeks 6 14 ds2 41 weeks and 8 9 and ds3 39 weeks and 8 10... So I imagine if I went to 40 he would be 10 pounds :s

[Mel1983]

That's good cos that's exactly what I'm like! Can't be bothered to do anything! What's the point cleaning when the kids make a mess strait away! I've never been this lazy I just sit down with the kids. Plus I've gone off everything especially meat so don't really wanna cook either, my poor family!! Plus very moody !,

[Wanting-a-girl]

Lol I'm def very moody and DH doesn't like my new evolved back bone cause I can get really nasty lol...
Normally I do have the attitude of why clean when it's pointless my priority was clean clothes, dishes, and clean bathroom cause boys are flipping disgusting beyond beleif!... Now I'm non stop cleaning :( don't enjoy it I just can't stop...

So it's 25 degrees and I took ds 2 and 3 to the park omg I am really rethinking e totally huge pregnantness in the summer with a toddler! Wow the heat kils you! It jus drained me

[DLTAG89]

Fish i know what you mean, they still seem so young and small for full time school. DS1 is starting in 6 months and he still cries if he doesnt get a green cup, so i think school is really going to hit him hard. He is very sensitive so hope he goes on ok.

Has anyone used evening primrose oil in previous pregnancys?? Just reading up on it now and it seems to have worked for a lot of people so considering starting it around 37 weeks.

[fish2012]

No considered it last time but will deff go for it this time if I get that far ;-s

[Thorz300]

We are lovin this nice weather!! We've been out playing in the backyard all day! 11020

[Wanting-a-girl]

I'm starting primrose at 36 or 37 weeks I was going to try it last time but it is 40 bucks a jar so I cheape out I'm thinking of taking it vaginally as it will work better on the cervix that way.. I will be starting the red raspberry leaf tea at 35 weeks it doesn't start labour but strengthen uterus and I tank it for my super fast labours

[Wanting-a-girl]

Thorz you live in a beautiful area! Living on the water must be nice!

[fish2012]

Oh Thorz that looks like heaven

I used raspberry leaf capsules both times think it does help xx

[Wanting-a-girl]

Ooo I never even thought of getting capsuls

[DLTAG89]

Thorz where you live is lovely, weather looks great too. I cant wait for it to warm up a little here so i can enjoy some picnics with the boys.

I used raspberry leaf tea with DS2 from about 35 weeks and will defo be using it again, also going to give evening primrose a go. All this with the pernieal massage ill be a busy girl from 35 weeks :D

Wanting have you tried amazon for the evening primrose oil? I had a look tonight and it seems to be cheaper than the online chemists.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Is it safe to buy online? I get all paranoid about things like that... Amazon is pretty trusted tho
I'm gonna take a look :) thanks

[fish2012]

Wag oh yeah then you get a bigger dose Ive bought it of amazon

If I make it to July I'll be doing raspberry leaf, evening primrose, pineapple, massage, running, curry and plenty dtd! ;-s

[Wanting-a-girl]

Wow you can get it for like 8 bucks! O,g that's insane!

[DLTAG89]

I've bought all my pregnancy vitamins from amazon and they have been fine. Its usually the first place i look when something is too expensive in the shop but glad its cheaper for you wanting :D

[Salsa]

My goodness! Its been a busy day on here! Firstly, welcome Bindu. Looks like you and me will be waiting until the birth to find out the gender of our babies! We chose not to find out - although its killing me lol

THorz - how on earth do you get your DS to wake at 830?? Both my boys are early risers, about 5am, but my DD wakes at 7am
It makes for a long day, although they all still have a sleep at 1-3:30pm so I have a little a break in the middle of the day!

Yesterday we met with an architect who is helping up with our design of our new extension to our house! Very exciting - hoping it all comes under budget! But I keep adding things so I know its blowing out lol
Renos will start when this baby is about a month old, in Oct, will be crazy busy and annoying for a few months, but will be totally worth it in the end. We are adding a second story with 3 more big bedrooms, another bathroom, activity room and 2 balconies. It will make the house a 8 bedroom 3.5 bathroom home! Room for more kids! haha just kidding, NO MORE KIDS 4 is enough! New kitchen, new master bedroom and ensuite, new timber floors, new roof - basically it will look like a whole new house! Im very excited and its certainly taking my mind off obsessing over the gender of bubs. Im throwing myself into planning etc

Im trying to find the time to nest - I so desperately have the urge to. Just finding it difficult with the 3 little monkeys around and getting to and fro their hobbies etc... Slowly getting there but find it frustrating how I cant do lots at once!

[Salsa]

ok, I must be having a weak moment to show you all my BUMP! This was taken 2 weeks ago so Im BIGGER now! lol

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Excuse the pj's! It was taken right before bed!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Wow u have a nice bump! :D very similar to mine

[Thorz300]

My goodness! Its been a busy day on here! Firstly, welcome Bindu. Looks like you and me will be waiting until the birth to find out the gender of our babies! We chose not to find out - although its killing me lol

THorz - how on earth do you get your DS to wake at 830?? Both my boys are early risers, about 5am, but my DD wakes at 7am
It makes for a long day, although they all still have a sleep at 1-3:30pm so I have a little a break in the middle of the day!

Yesterday we met with an architect who is helping up with our design of our new extension to our house! Very exciting - hoping it all comes under budget! But I keep adding things so I know its blowing out lol
Renos will start when this baby is about a month old, in Oct, will be crazy busy and annoying for a few months, but will be totally worth it in the end. We are adding a second story with 3 more big bedrooms, another bathroom, activity room and 2 balconies. It will make the house a 8 bedroom 3.5 bathroom home! Room for more kids! haha just kidding, NO MORE KIDS 4 is enough! New kitchen, new master bedroom and ensuite, new timber floors, new roof - basically it will look like a whole new house! Im very excited and its certainly taking my mind off obsessing over the gender of bubs. Im throwing myself into planning etc

Im trying to find the time to nest - I so desperately have the urge to. Just finding it difficult with the 3 little monkeys around and getting to and fro their hobbies etc... Slowly getting there but find it frustrating how I cant do lots at once!
Lol I'm really lucky when it comes to my boys sleeping habits! Ds3 is 2 and wakes up at 830 then takes a nap from 1pm-5pm then goes down for the night at 730pm my older boys wake up around 8-830am and go to bed at 730-800pm. I do all my projects and my productive stuff during ds3's 4hour nap.

Your house sounds like it will be awesome! How exciting, I love house projects. I can't wait for the day we can build our own house.

[Thorz300]

ok, I must be having a weak moment to show you all my BUMP! This was taken 2 weeks ago so Im BIGGER now! lol

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Excuse the pj's! It was taken right before bed!

I'm jealous of your bump, so cute, I want one!!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Lol ds3 just recently started waking at 830ish he was sleeping consistently til 10 or 11 sometimes noon

[Thorz300]

Lol ds3 just recently started waking at 830ish he was sleeping consistently til 10 or 11 sometimes noon

Oh my!!!

[Salsa]

Lol ds3 just recently started waking at 830ish he was sleeping consistently til 10 or 11 sometimes noon

What?? Noon?? What time would he go down at night?
My kids are in bed by 630, asleep by 7pm

[Wanting-a-girl]

They all go to bed at 930... If hey went to bed that early they would be up at 5 and I can't handle tat wake up time

[Salsa]

Wow, no matter what time I put the boys to bed they are up at 5.They have like a built in alarm clock or something! lol
I dont mind it really, Its a great time of the morning and we just cuddle and take it easy. I'll be up breastfeeding at that time again soon! Cant wait, love the first few weeks of over night breastfeeding. Its such a special time, nice and quiet when the other kids arent all full of energy and jumping around the place!

[Southern Butterfly]

WAG- My babies are big too, if they were full term they would easily be 9 or 10 lbs. DS1 was 4lbs10oz (31 weeks), DS2 was 6lbs (35 weeks) and DS3 was 5lbs6oz (33 weeks).

Thorz- I'm jealous of your warm weather! Wish that heat wave would move on down south lol. We had some really great summer weather last week but now it's back to the 60's. I also think it's lovely you live on the water. One of the homes we're considering (if we decide to buy instead of build) is right on a lake and I am in love with it!

Salsa- Looking cute! Glad you decided to share your bump :)

My belly button has just popped out lol. DS3 is quite fascinated by it:sigh:

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[Mum to three girls]

Wow, no matter what time I put the boys to bed they are up at 5.They have like a built in alarm clock or something! lol
I dont mind it really, Its a great time of the morning and we just cuddle and take it easy. I'll be up breastfeeding at that time again soon! Cant wait, love the first few weeks of over night breastfeeding. Its such a special time, nice and quiet when the other kids arent all full of energy and jumping around the place!

My three are down by seven as well but up between five and six. We're used to it and I'd rather have a few hours of peace in the evening than have them up late!

Loving the bump pics.

[Salsa]

Same here mum to three I love a few hours down time in the evening with DH, we eat our dinner in peace and able to always have a good chat. DH goes to work early so he's up at 5am when I am up with the boys and gets to see them b4 he heads to work. It works for us, still having said that DH has just told me he's booked us for a Wkend away without kids-he got it all organized on his own organizing with my mum so she can take care of the kids. I can't wait!!!! So I certainly won't be getting up at 5am then! Although knowing me I'll wake then anyway! Lol I think DH is sick of me grumping about! Hoping I'll be. Bit more relaxed after a few spa treatments and kid free time

[DLTAG89]

Oh salsa sounds lovely, hope you get spoilt rotten. We have a holiday coming up in june and i'm really looking forward to a few days away from normality.

My boys are pretty good with sleeping too. They go down at 7pm ish and are up at about 7am. Any earlier and i'm like a zombie though and they get sent back to bed (not that they sleep). DS2 also has about a 2 hour nap at 1pm but thats getting shorter and shorter each week so i think by the time the baby is born he will have dropped it.

Love the bump pics too :pregnant:

Scan tomorrow and i cannot wait. Its at 3pm so i have all day to wait and its really going to drag. 30 and a half hours to go and couting :D

[Salsa]

Good luck DLTAG! I'll be stalking!! x x

[fish2012]

Oh dal tag how exciting! Is it 20wks? Fx for you xx

[DLTAG89]

Thank you both, yeah ill be 19+6 tomorrrow. I cant wait, been trying to keep myself busy today so it goes quicker :D

[shiningstar]

Hi everyone! It's been awhile since I've posted. It's been one week since I found out I'm having another little boy. I was proud of myself at first because I was doing SO good. I was planning and getting excited. Then the sadness came. :( My anxiety has been through the roof. Anything I can do for that when pregnant? I have all the same feelings coming back that I had when I found out I was pregnant (suprise pregnancy), except this time it's 10X worse. I was in such a good place before I conceived this baby. I didn't really care about gender. I was just happily living life with my two boys.

The sadness & anxiety seem to come in waves. It's really weird. Like yesterday I was feeling happy and hopeful- even lucky to be having this healthy baby boy. (Which I should be because I am blessed!) Then I took a nap and woke up with intense anxiety. I still haven't told many people we are having another boy. I told some family but that's it. It's sad but I've been avoiding my neighbors like the plague. lol! I'm trying to figure out the perfect way to announce on facebook. I tried to get a pic of my boys holding the ultrasound pic last night, but that went terribly wrong. They wouldn't both look at the camera and my oldest had a fake smile. I was going to put the caption "My 3 Sons". Anyone have any creative ideas I can steal? lol! I am desperate to announce it in a fun, creative way. For some reason I think that will make it easier.

Sorry to be such a downer.. I just didn't know where else to turn. Dh doesn't really understand what I'm going through. Sometimes I don't even! lol! When I really think about the reasons I want a girl they are so superficial. I firmly believe I can have close, meaningful relationships with my boys that will last the rest of my life. I'm trying to focus on that and be proud of my family dynamic. It's easier said than done though. I feel like a monster because I've been so moody with my whole family, especially my 8 year old. I really need to stop acting this way. I did have a super sweet moment with my 2 year old this morning that filled my heart with joy. He's not much of a cuddler usually but he laid on my chest for a good 10 minutes. It felt soooo good. I had both my little boys close to me. <3

Thanks for listening to me go on and on. It feels good to vent. How is everyone else doing that didn't get their DG? I would love to talk!

[shiningstar]

Good luck DLTAG! I'll be rooting for you!!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Aww :( sorry your feeling down :( I have really bad anxiety where I get panic attacks out of no here and obvious I can't really take anything for it but when I was put on my morning sickness meds they really really chilled me out really good its diclectin which is just vitamin b6 so maybe call your dr and see If you can take a b vitamin

[Wanting-a-girl]

Good luck with your scan today! How many more hours :D

[Southern Butterfly]

Good luck DLTA! I will be stalking too :)

Shining- Glad to see you back. I'm sorry you're still struggling but it sounds like you are doing a wonderful job focusing on the positives. As I said in another post, I had the worst GD after I found out about DS3 but you sounds like you are lightyears ahead of where I was only a week after finding out last time. You should be proud of yourself for moving forward the way you are. It took me much longer to do that when I was in your position.

I feel so incredibly fortunate to have been spared the weight and anxiety of GD this time around. I'm not sure how much of it is a concious choice and how much is just due to how much I learned on my dark journey during my last pregnancy. Although I have been nothing but excited about this new little guy, I do still remember GD all too well and hope I can still offer some support the way others supported me in the past. I remember when I finally came to the realization that GD isn't a life sentence, unless you let it be. That was one of my "aha" moments.

[DLTAG89]

Shining i know how you feel as i felt the same when i found out DS2 was a boy (he was going to be our last as this one is a suprise baby). I never saw myself having boys and now i have 2 of them. I've always wanted a little girl as i want the mother daughter relationship i never had with my mum but your never guaranteed those things and i could end up with a relationship with my daughter like i had with my mum. I guess what i'm trying to say is its ok to feel sad and sometimes i really dont think men understand that the 1 thing you want in the world is the 1 thing you cant have. Big hugs.

Thanks everyone, only 23 hours now till my scan, eeek cant wait :D

[Thorz300]

Shinning im so sorry! I totally understand my GD was absolutely the worst with DS3 I think it's so bad with the 3rd for a couple of reasons, 1st because lots of people have two of the same gender in a row, but 3 becomes a pattern and you are forced to realize that you might not ever be able to have a girl. And it also stung hard for me because I knew that meant I would have to try 1 more time (I wanted to be done at 3) but that because my 3rd was a boy my 4th probably would be too. So with the 3rd I really had to work out my GD demons. But now with my 4th most likely being a boy, it still stings a bit when I dwell on the loss of the dream, but I'm truly ok because I already worked it out after Ds3. I hope that makes since. Take all the time you need, it will get better i promise!

[fish2012]

Shining star poor you I know how hard it is I thought I was doing quiet well getting over loosing our twin but this weeks just been crap I can't motivate myself to do anything, I cry when I see twins I'm obsessing about having another baby (I only ever wanted 2!) these things take time hun we have another twenty weeks to try and move on for our dreams an enjoy what we have been blessed with I know I've been lucky with this being a dd but sadly once we knew it was twins the dreamed changed I know I should be happy a i have got what I originally wanted but now I just want my baby back and my dream of twin girls to be alive.

Loosing a dream is hard especially if this is last time take care were here for you xx

[Mommyof3boys]

Hi everyone! It's been awhile since I've posted. It's been one week since I found out I'm having another little boy. I was proud of myself at first because I was doing SO good. I was planning and getting excited. Then the sadness came. :( My anxiety has been through the roof. Anything I can do for that when pregnant? I have all the same feelings coming back that I had when I found out I was pregnant (suprise pregnancy), except this time it's 10X worse. I was in such a good place before I conceived this baby. I didn't really care about gender. I was just happily living life with my two boys.

The sadness & anxiety seem to come in waves. It's really weird. Like yesterday I was feeling happy and hopeful- even lucky to be having this healthy baby boy. (Which I should be because I am blessed!) Then I took a nap and woke up with intense anxiety. I still haven't told many people we are having another boy. I told some family but that's it. It's sad but I've been avoiding my neighbors like the plague. lol! I'm trying to figure out the perfect way to announce on facebook. I tried to get a pic of my boys holding the ultrasound pic last night, but that went terribly wrong. They wouldn't both look at the camera and my oldest had a fake smile. I was going to put the caption "My 3 Sons". Anyone have any creative ideas I can steal? lol! I am desperate to announce it in a fun, creative way. For some reason I think that will make it easier.

Sorry to be such a downer.. I just didn't know where else to turn. Dh doesn't really understand what I'm going through. Sometimes I don't even! lol! When I really think about the reasons I want a girl they are so superficial. I firmly believe I can have close, meaningful relationships with my boys that will last the rest of my life. I'm trying to focus on that and be proud of my family dynamic. It's easier said than done though. I feel like a monster because I've been so moody with my whole family, especially my 8 year old. I really need to stop acting this way. I did have a super sweet moment with my 2 year old this morning that filled my heart with joy. He's not much of a cuddler usually but he laid on my chest for a good 10 minutes. It felt soooo good. I had both my little boys close to me. <3

Thanks for listening to me go on and on. It feels good to vent. How is everyone else doing that didn't get their DG? I would love to talk!

I know how you feel, we are having our 4th boy. I took a picture of my boys' swim trunks hanging on the line with a diaper and posted the pic on my Facebook with the caption "our summer plans" to announce this pregnancy. You could take a picture with 3 pairs of swim trunks or baseball gloves or something like that with a similar caption.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Love that idea! I wish I did something nice like that... But ds1 couldn't keep it I'm and told my mom before I wanted to

[Girlsway]

Good luck DLTAG tomorrow, I will be checking for the update.

Salsa and Southern I love your bumps they are very neat and you are
still looking very slim. I am back at work full time (boo) and I sit all day which means weight is just piling up. Two more months and I am off again. Really can't wait this time, a busy full time job with two small children and one on the way don't go well together. I am constantly tired, well the fact my 3 year old stopped sleeping well and now he suffers from night terrors doesn't help the situation. Sorry ladies for a rant, I guess I just need to go to bed now and hope for a better night.

[fish2012]

Girl sway poor you I work 3 days and finding it too much ;-( 3rd preggie seems to hit hard! Xx

[Mum to three girls]

Good luck DLTA! I will be stalking too :)

Shining- Glad to see you back. I'm sorry you're still struggling but it sounds like you are doing a wonderful job focusing on the positives. As I said in another post, I had the worst GD after I found out about DS3 but you sounds like you are lightyears ahead of where I was only a week after finding out last time. You should be proud of yourself for moving forward the way you are. It took me much longer to do that when I was in your position.

I feel so incredibly fortunate to have been spared the weight and anxiety of GD this time around. I'm not sure how much of it is a concious choice and how much is just due to how much I learned on my dark journey during my last pregnancy. Although I have been nothing but excited about this new little guy, I do still remember GD all too well and hope I can still offer some support the way others supported me in the past. I remember when I finally came to the realization that GD isn't a life sentence, unless you let it be. That was one of my "aha" moments.

I agree with this. I'm lucky to be having a boy after three girls but there's definitely something curative after the third baby of the same gender. For me it was because we all adore her now that she's here and can't imagine not having her. Whilst TTCing this baby we were both able to relax knowing that even if she was a 4th girl there would be no lingering disappointment once we'd met her.

[WantingPink]

Good luck DLTAG!! Will be looking for your update. My fingers are crossed for you!!

[fish2012]

Dltag good luck will be stalking so exciting to stalk someone in a time zone I understand ;-)

Sending pink dust from this birthday girls ;-)

[Girlsway]

DLTAG what time is your scan? And good luck again!

[Thorz300]

DLTAG good luck, I'm going to be out most the morning so I won't be able to check in for awhile! I hope all went well!


Oh man, I got my first Charlie horse in my calf this morning!! I'd forgotten about those during pregnancy....no fun!

[DLTAG89]

Ohh only 2 hours to go till my scan now, super excited :D. Ill pop back when i get home and update.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Yay I will be stalking! I would send you pink dust but I clearly don't have any lol

[DLTAG89]

:celebrate: Fish and Dreamofpink. Happy birthday to you both, hope you are having a lovely day and being spoilt rotten :celebrate:

[Southern Butterfly]

Happy Birthday Fish and Dream! Enjoy your special day :)

[Girlsway]

Happy bday Fish and Dreamofpink!

Good news on the blood test results, it came back with history of previous infection which means I was immune when exposed to the virus. They said its nothing to worry about :-)

[Wanting-a-girl]

Omg girlsway what a relief! Love hearing some good news around here!

Happy birthday fish and dreamofpink :D

[Wanting-a-girl]

Very actively stalking!

[fish2012]

Daltag info please! Xxx

[fish2012]

Oh girl sway so pleased that's fab news xx

[WantingPink]

DLTAG waiting for an update!!

Girlsway so glad you got some good news on your test results!!

[fish2012]

Dltag constantly hitting refresh all okay hun? Xxx

[Wanting-a-girl]

Geez still no update :( suspense is killing me

[DLTAG89]

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[True Blue]

Happy bday Fish and Dreamofpink!

Good news on the blood test results, it came back with history of previous infection which means I was immune when exposed to the virus. They said its nothing to worry about :-)

Girlsway great news, I laughed with the huge relief when I got my results :) very happy for you.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Yay congrats!

[True Blue]

Yay DLTAG thrilled silly for you, congrats :cheerteam:

[DLTAG89]

Great news girlsway, big hugs. Its about time we had some good news :D

So made up we are having a little girl. I'm beaming, never thought i would hear the words "your having a girl". I dont think its sunk in yet but i'm so so happy :XX:

[4Giffins]

Huge congrats DLTAG!!! Its a funny thing to actually get what you thought you never would! It still hasnt sunk in for me that we will be having a boy! Girls are so much fun..go buy some pink and then share with us what you've bought! :)

[Southern Butterfly]

Congratulations DLTAG!!!:DD::celebrate: So happy for you!

[Thorz300]

Hooray!!! DLTAG that is so very exciting!!! I bet you are on cloud 9!!! Besides my scan in two weeks (bummer, even the ladies in the October group are getting their scans before me lol) do we have anyone left for the 20 week or gender scans???

[Thorz300]

So I'm finally starting to get a proper bump and not just look fat. I had to push my shirt in so you could see it, because it is a baggy shirt that hides the bump a bit. Maybe my bump finally popped out because I ate like a pig at a friends going away party this afternoon, I don't know, but I'm glad to finally start feeling pregnant! (sorry I should have made my boys beds first lol)
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[Thorz300]

Happy Birthday to our Birthday Ladies, I hope you have a spectacular day!!!

[Girlsway]

Congrats DLTAG, what a great news! I loved the announcement too, very creative. I am glad this day was successful for both of us.

Fish and Dream how did you celebrate today, I hope your little ones are giving you a bit of a break!

[WantingPink]

Congrats DLTAG on hearing pink! I know what you mean by thinking you would never hear that you are having a girl. I was in shock and had a hard time believing it for a few weeks. Have fun shopping!!

[fish2012]

Dltag so pleased for you hi hip hooray!

Thanks ladies have had a nice day just got home from running guides and having a lill glass of sparklie and n M&S dine in for two for those of you in uk ;-) lovely long weekend and start my pregnancy yoga tomorrow yeahy! Starting to feel more positive this this lill lady

[Dreamofpink]

Thank you ladies for the lovely birthday wishes! I know I don't belong on this thread but I follow it avidly.

Sorry to those of you pink swayers who recently heard blue at your scans. It must be such a double-edged sword in that you have a healthy beautiful baby to celebrate, but the reality doesn't tally up with your dream of a girl. I admire you greatly and am trying to glean any nuggets of wisdom in case I hear blue too. Many congratulations to you all though on your babies!

Dltag, you must be thrilled that your dream has come true! Congratulations!

Fish, glad you had a lovely birthday. I spent all morning getting our house ready for a viewing - it's on the market - then spent the afternoon with dh, boys & my parents on the seafront, playing in the amusement arcades and eating candy floss. I love living near the sea but we don't take advantage of it enough. Dh went to work so me & my parents had a Chinese takeaway for tea. It's so freeing not having to count calories and think le anymore!
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[Salsa]

Congrats Daltag!! Wonderful news! Happy birthday to our birthday girls!
Thorz what a cute little bump! Love the boys bed!

Daltag, you make me want to go find out my gender once and for all!! I was going good there for a couple of wks-throwing myself into house plans and Reno ideas to take my mind off this bubs unknown gender! What I'm thinking of doing is going into work and getting the girls to scan me and put the result in an envelope-that way I have it at home. But I never have to open it if I don't really want to! DH will prob make me just to shit me up!! Haha I totally have a love/hate relationship with not knowing the gender!! It's torture but at the same time I know I'll be disappointed in myself if I found out before bubs arrives. There is something magical about finding out at the delivery, but I fear my GD would be terrible if I found out boy at birth.... Hmmmmm what to do what to do....

[Salsa]

Omg!!! Not Shit me up! I meant shut me up!! Silly auto correct! Sorry ladies

[DLTAG89]

Thanks for all the lovely messages girls. All the family know and are so so happy. This little girl will be the first girl to be born in over 80 years on my DH's side so the family are just beaming. My headache theory wasnt all that crazy after all too :D

I'm really panicing about names though, there isnt a single girls name i've found that i like really. DH picked DS2's name and i wasnt keen on it at the time (Ashton) and i thought it would grow on my but it hasnt so i really dont want to do the same thing again.

Oh sorry salsa, i have so much respect for people who wait though. I really cant cope not knowing, i have a huge fear of the unknown so pregnancy is a bit of a minefield for me so finding out just make things that little bit easier for me. I think finding out of the birth would make GD easier as you fall in love the second you see that little bubs but finding out early you can prepare yourself. Would it not be too tempting to find out if you had it written down at home?

[Salsa]

I dont know daltag, i chop and change with my theories!! Some days I think just that - GD wont be bad at the birth coz i get to hold him in my arms, but then what if it is really bad? my DS2 birth GD was pretty bad, and this is my last baby so dont want things to cloud the excitement of my last delivery....
But then other days i think we've waited for all 3 babies until delivery we should do the same.
But i know my anxiety about this cant be good for the pregnancy!

[Mel1983]

I dont know daltag, i chop and change with my theories!! Some days I think just that - GD wont be bad at the birth coz i get to hold him in my arms, but then what if it is really bad? my DS2 birth GD was pretty bad, and this is my last baby so dont want things to cloud the excitement of my last delivery....
But then other days i think we've waited for all 3 babies until delivery we should do the same.
But i know my anxiety about this cant be good for the pregnancy!

Congratulations dltag! Lovely news for u! Do u mind if I ask what were the differences between this pregnancy and ur boys?
I have gender confirmation at 17.5 weeks a girl! 3 bright lines we all saw! Do u think I should be believing it or do u think that's a bit too early for confirmation?

[Wanting-a-girl]

I wanted to be team green this time but in the event that I was going to be upset I didn't think it was fair to him at birth to not be happy... So I had to find out :) luckily no gender dissapointment for me but I don't know how I would have felt at birt getting my hopes up for 9 whole months

[Wanting-a-girl]

Mel I think u can believe if :D

[fish2012]

Mel believe it go on ;-)

So I say to dh I think maybe I feel like I'd like to try for a sister for bump.... Ugh wait for fall out he says yes I knew you would.....and so it begins why can I never say all done ;-s

How are others feeling about future bubbas? Xx

[Wanting-a-girl]

I'm done! After autism has plagued my life this was my last chance for a girl and a normal baby... Ds1 is normal but is it too much to ask for another?

[Salsa]

Oh wow Fish! Go you! I was like that on my third, I definitely knew I wasn't finished. Infact I felt sad back then knowing that next time I'm going to struggle with the thought of this being my last baby. But this time round, I'm happy about this being my last. It's been a

[Salsa]

Oops slip of the finger posted my post too soon!! Now I'm happy this will be my last. It's been a challenging pregnancy compared to my others. Shocking ms for 17wks. Lots of sickness including gastro, tonsillitis and several bouts of the flu. I'm finding it hard to lift,carry, bath etc my other 3 that all need to get in and out of high chairs, car seats, prams and cots. I'm also finding a lot of anxiety about things I never really worried about b4. I'll just be happy and relieved once I have this baby and all turns out healthy. I know I'm going to heamorrage again and am anxious about that.
However, in saying that, now I'm really feeling this baby move on a daily basis, which brings a lot of joy to the pregnancy I'm starting to relax a bit and enjoy it. I just loved my first 3 pregnancies so much I never wanted to stop. So I'm relieved in a way I feel ready to be done after this baby because we def aren't having any more!

[Mel1983]

Mel believe it go on ;-)

So I say to dh I think maybe I feel like I'd like to try for a sister for bump.... Ugh wait for fall out he says yes I knew you would.....and so it begins why can I never say all done ;-s

How are others feeling about future bubbas? Xx

I just have this feeling if I get too excited that I'll go 4 my 20 week scan and baby will be a boy! Want this so badly!

[fish2012]

I just have this feeling if I get too excited that I'll go 4 my 20 week scan and baby will be a boy! Want this so badly!

I do not what you mean but I'm going for embracing happiness wherever you can at moment!

[fish2012]

Salsa I wanted to feel that way about this pregnancy and thought I would and think I would have had I not had the forth and lost her ;-s

Maybe I'll feel differently once/if she's here!

[fish2012]

Salsa what will be your gap oldest to baby?

[Mrs_P]

Fish i will never forget my midwife telling me everyone woman knows when they are done, if your not sure, then your not done.

I went into this thinking i could handle a 5th if this was a boy but i think it was more a way to deal with the gd than anything else. Boy or girl (and i'm hoping they are right its a girl) i'm done either way as long as this one makes it to term safely anyway!

You have lost a dream which will affect your feelings but if you still feel that way and your hubby is behind you then there is nothing to say you can't have a fourth, bigger families are great, i love mine more than i ever thought possible!

[Southern Butterfly]

I'm sure we're done after this one and it's the first time I've really felt ready for this to be my last. DH really didn't want more after the first 2, heck he would have been happy with 1 child lol. He adores having all 3 and soon to be 4but he never envisioned a big family for us. I've always wanted 4 kids and so reguardless of gender I've gotten my dream of 4 which I honestly never thought would happen. I'm enjoying this pregnancy more than any of the others because I am very much at peace and able to relax. I want to savor every moment but also am incredibly excited to move on and enjoy raising our family. We have so many memories to make and I just can't wait to see what the future holds!

[Mum to three girls]

We are absolutely finished! I didn't feel "done" after DD3 but I do now. I'll never know whether DH would have been keen on a 4th if DD3 had been a boy though. Gender desire isn't something he'll admit to but I know he has it.

Congrats DLTAG!

I have my 19 week scan on the 10th. Hope everything's ok.

Fish, when are you having another scan?

[Girlsway]

Oops slip of the finger posted my post too soon!! Now I'm happy this will be my last. It's been a challenging pregnancy compared to my others. Shocking ms for 17wks. Lots of sickness including gastro, tonsillitis and several bouts of the flu. I'm finding it hard to lift,carry, bath etc my other 3 that all need to get in and out of high chairs, car seats, prams and cots. I'm also finding a lot of anxiety about things I never really worried about b4. I'll just be happy and relieved once I have this baby and all turns out healthy. I know I'm going to heamorrage again and am anxious about that.
However, in saying that, now I'm really feeling this baby move on a daily basis, which brings a lot of joy to the pregnancy I'm starting to relax a bit and enjoy it. I just loved my first 3 pregnancies so much I never wanted to stop. So I'm relieved in a way I feel ready to be done after this baby because we def aren't having any more!

Salsa I feel totally like you, we are done. I find it difficult with two small children around. DH has less patience than me and he wouldn't be able to cope with 4. All my 3 pregnancies were full of obstacles and i am glad there are only 4 months left now. If these months and the birth go smoothly and the baby is healthy I will be happiest and the luckiest mum on earth!

[fish2012]

Oh girls way that's exactly how I felt pre knowing it was twins ;-) although my dh has tonns of patience he works long hours so doesn't help so much. Maybe I'll feel like that again once I have the terrible twosome and a newborn ;-) I've never seen myself as a big family person and in the uk 2+ is big!

Mum23 of to specialist in London on Tuesday, Monday is a bank hol here so hoping to have nice family day and no obsess about it!

I think our angel twin has a name; Miriam! I think we have a name for our fx survivor too but I don't dare jinx her yet so won't share that one for the moment!

[Salsa]

Salsa what will be your gap oldest to baby?

Fish - it will be just on 5 yrs. My olderest will turn 5 about 3 weeks before this bubs comes along.
Then the next oldest will be 3 by then, and then my current "baby" will be a month off turning 2.
This will be my biggest age gap between kids though, being on the le diet it took me 8 months to conceive, so we were wanting them closer this time but its still a small enough gap of 23 months.
My other age gaps are 21 months and 16 months.
Its a busy household here lol

[fish2012]

Yeah it took us 8 months this time too i am worried about the bigger age gap I have 16 months between boys and IF we tried again would want similar so I could get 4th in before ds1 was 5 could just about do it! When this one hopefully comes ds1 will be 3 and 8 months and ds2 2 and 3 months so got 7 months to conceive ;-)

Salsa sounds like a perfect li family so hope you've got a pinky in there - perfect family set up I do worry about trying to get dd and sister ending up with another lovely boy and her even more outnumbered ;-)

[Salsa]

I know Fish-that is one of my concerns, but I keep telling my DD that if its another boy we will be the princesses of the house and the boys will all look after us! We'll get to do special girly things like go shopping and go for coffee together when she gets a bit older. Then she said to me "and mum Daddy will have to buy us lots of diamonds too!" I swear I never told her to say that but have to agree that would be nice! Lol
Anyway, with my last baby ds2 she was adamant she wanted a boy and along he came, this time she is pretty set on wanting a girl!

Well I've made a BIG decision. My friend is working on Wed who will discreetly scan me, put the picture in an envelope and give it to me to open at home.... I'm doing it! I'm finding out what I'm having!! FINALLY!! I'm sure you're all sick of me complaining about it-I knows DH certainly is!! Haha so I'm doing it!

DH is away until late wed night so we will open it together either when he gets home or thurs! We aren't telling anyone though, not even family will know. It's just between DH and myself-and of course all you ladies!! Lol I tell you all much more than I do with my family or friends so it will be wonderful to share the news with you ladies. Either way it goes, I'll want to share it!

[Mum to three girls]

Salsa that is so exciting! I can't believe you've held out until now.

[fish2012]

Oh salsa yeahy! We haven't shared with any one in rl yet either ;-) I have one friend who I might tell soonish as she has lovely girly clothes!!!

When it was twins I was relieved all the weight of the relationship I am hoping for with my dd didn't all rest on one person iykwim I guess that's less of a worry for you as you have your princess for you already if you see what I mean?!?

Can't wait to hear your news x

[Salsa]

Yes I know what u mean Fish. I do feel very selfish and guilty sometimes being so desperate for another girl when I already have one and many of you ladies are dreaming for the chance at getting one girl. So I do have to remind myself that I do already have that dream. My dream is to give her a sister and even up the household. Time will tell, 3 sleeps until I know!

[DLTAG89]

I've just managed to catch up after a few busy days. DH's cousin is staying over for the weekend so its been a little mad.

Salsa so exciting, i dont know how you have managed to wait so long. Cant wait to find out what you are having.

We are done with kids now. no more or us as 3 is a good number. I was so broody after DS2 and thought i would never talk DH into having a 3rd but i did. The second i saw that positive test all broodyness went out the window and was replaced by panic. Ill now have my little girl and my 2 boys and i can honestly say my family will be complete. We are so sure DH is going for the snip when this baby is born x

[fish2012]

Oh salsa didn't mean your desire for a dd wasn't as valid Hun just less stressful for your dds if there are two to carry the weight of expectation!

Daltag that's how we felt too till wk 16 ;-(. Maybe we will again newborn is not my favourite stage!

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes I know what u mean Fish. I do feel very selfish and guilty sometimes being so desperate for another girl when I already have one and many of you ladies are dreaming for the chance at getting one girl. So I do have to remind myself that I do already have that dream. My dream is to give her a sister and even up the household. Time will tell, 3 sleeps until I know!

Please don't ever feel that way Salsa, I think gender desire can be just as severe even if you already have a daughter. I know many people feel very strongly that their daughter needs a sister and so it is like you want it not only for yourself, but for her as well.

GD is not about boy vs. girl, it is about getting the family that you dreamed of. :heart: for some that may be 6 boys, for others it may be one girl.

No one ever needs to feel funny about wanting a second or third or 10th of the same gender! :) Girls are awesome and it makes sense that you would want another. I was thrilled to ahve a second son because I thought it was great for my eldest to ahve a brother. There are people on here swaying for sisters for their daughters and brothers for their sons (and brothers for sisters and sisters for brothers too of course.)

[Salsa]

Thank you Atomic. That makes me feel a lot better. I grew up with just a sister and we have a wonderful bond. I'd love my DD to have that. I thought that was just the best. But now having had 2 boys I know how amazing and special have a mix family is and feel very blessed I get to give all my children the chance to experience what it's like to have brothers and sisters. Something I never had, I never missed, but can now see how wonderful it is! 2 more sleeps and we'll know!

[Thorz300]

Yay my mom will be here tomorrow I'm so excited! Also, DH was able to feel the baby last night for the first time! That's always a big deal for him because it doesn't really seem real for him until he can feel and interact with this little guy!

[Salsa]

Yay Thorz!!! How exciting for you! You'll have such a lovely time with your mum here for so long! Good timing with your sprain as well! Are you still wearing the boot?
So lovely when bubs kicks get strong enough that husbands can get in on the action too. My DH has just started to feel our bubs move in the last day or two now and I must admit it really adds to the excitement of it all!! 2 sleeps until I know if I have a ballerina or a footballer kicking away in there!

[Wanting-a-girl]

My baby is insane! I can see my whole stomach move all the time... He's going to be wild :s he's very active through the. Ought which my other boys would sleep at night ... I can't believe we only have 4 months left! I hope to have him two weeks early

[Salsa]

Wow WAG! Sounds like there is a party going on in your uterus! Lol I know the next 4 months will fly by, as I'm sure you're all the same as me, so busy with our other kids the days just disappear. Starting to get a few things sorted now which makes me feel a little bit more prepared.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Ya I've been starting to get stuff ready for him and ya the kids keep me busy... My last baby was a winter baby so I hibernated this time I can't do that as much as I want to... It's hard to chase ds3 around he's such a bugger lol we don't have a fence yet but are going to get one in the next couple of weeks so I'm looking forward to being able to sit and watch him play.... I get painful contractions anytime I do anything physical and it scares me :s tw more weeks til viability for me!

Def a party going on in there I've never had such and active baby... I'm scared he's going to be a bad boy ;) lol

I have one more prenatal with my GP in June I get to see my OB yay! I love him! He let me shadow him for a few weeks a couple years ago it was the best experience ever!

[Thorz300]

Yep, I'm still in the boot, I'm feeling much better though and ready to get nesting and decorating! I just finished a Pinterest project I'll post pics later.

[Wanting-a-girl]

What day is your u/s thorz? Can't wait!

[Thorz300]

Ugh not until Thursday the 16th it's forever away!!

[fish2012]

Oh my gosh I've been on declutter mission today! Very odd for me maybe nesting?!? Not really been doing baby stuff as can't feel that confident about it ;-(

[Wanting-a-girl]

That's def nesting I have been doing the same :)

Omg the 16th geez I thought it was this week for some reason

[Thorz300]

It was this Friday but my dr's office called and had to reschedule because my dr is going out of town unexpectedly this week.

[Wanting-a-girl]

That really sucks! It. It must suck to be in limbo...

[Thorz300]

Yes and no, I really want to see the baby, but honestly I'm feeling this baby is a boy, and I'm not really even entertaining the idea of a girl, so I really don't feel like I'm in limbo. I'm in a good place with my feelings of having 4 boys and am pretty excited about it!

[DLTAG89]

I bet it feels like a lifetime away thorz, i know i cant wait to find out lol :D Hope you have a lovely time with your mum and you get a chance to put your feet up. When does the boot come off?

I think the fact we are having a girl has sunk in now but i'm actually quite worried. Everything we have is blue so i'm currently getting rid and will be buying new but not until my next scan which is at 26 weeks (21st june) so we defo know for sure shes a girl. I'm really panicing about names too as we dont have any in mind.

[Wanting-a-girl]

I'm very excited about my fouth little man too and I feel complete even tho I didn't get my way...im very happy to be getting the baby I'm getting and wouldn't trade him for any girl

[DLTAG89]

Heres my 20 weeks bump, defo seems to have popped out these last few weeks :D

http://imageshack.us/a/img825/4632/sdc11531.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/825/sdc11531.jpg/)

[Mel1983]

I've been looking in baby name books out in the sun all day , can't seem to think of boys ones, but have a couple for girls, Emmi , Milli and Lia. Dh likes Emmi , what do u think. I really should have a boys but I just think if I find out at my 20 week scan its a boy I'll have 20 weeks left to pick a name

[Mum to three girls]

When is your scan Mel?

Fish, good luck for yours today.

[Salsa]

Daltag what a cute little bump!! I'm huge and at least twice the size of that haha I dreamt last night I was having this baby. Although it was really early, I was only 28wks. The doc said I needed I c section, I was freaking out coz I've had 3 natural deliveries I didn't really want to end it all on a c section (I don't want 2 passage ways ruined!-might as well just stick to the route that's already stuffed!) the doc kept telling me the baby was too big! I was so confused coz it was so early how could baby be too big already?? My last baby was
Nearly 10lb so I do have big babies but wouldn't be at 28wks!! Anyway, I ended up running away in my dream and went shopping for new TV's instead! Lol very random dream all right!
I've been decluttering too and preparing my ds1 room for ds2 to move in soon. So I can then get ds2 out of nursery and get that all set up. If its another boy it will all basically stay the same but if its a girl I've got some ideas I'd love to use! Normally I have to do all that once baby comes, but 1 more sleep until I find out this time!
Good luck fish for your scan!!!
Thorz I hope the next wk and a bit goes quickly for you

[WantingPink]

I can't believe I have spent the last two days at the paint store and 7 shades of lavender later I still can't decide what flipping color to paint the babies room. I think if I make DH look at one more paint color he will divorce me:)

[ladylaura1990]

Well ladies todays the day of my scan to determine baby bumble is all healthy and well and to see the gender hopefully. Scan is at 8.50am UK time and its now 6.46!! Iv been awake since DH went out to work nd cant get back to sleep, far to excited. DD is at my mums sleeping most likely and cant wait to tell her if shes going to be a big sister to a boy or girl. Im 99% sure its a girl even though this pregnancy feels so mich different my instincts tell me pink.
I shall update as soon as I can.

Glad to hear some good news on here lately aswell with gender sways and abnormality scans going well xx

[ladylaura1990]

Hopefully if I have done this right there should be a picture of my baby belly at 20 weeks :) please excuse the pjs it was before bed xx

[Salsa]

Good luck Ladylaura!! Cannot wait for your news!! I'll be stalking

[Mel1983]

My scan is on the 15th , hope this next week goes really quick. Good luck with scan today, very jealous! Wish I was getting ready to go now !

[Salsa]

Wow ok, so we have ladylaura having her scan NOW! Then me tomorrow, then Mel on the 15th and Thorz on the 16th. Is that it then? Anyone else after the 16th getting gender/anatomy scan? The next wk will be exciting and lots of stalking from me lol

[DLTAG89]

Good luck ladyl, looking forward to your news and cute bump too :D

salsa i have some really crazy dreams about the baby. I keep waking up thinking shes been born and panicing becuase i can find her.

I've weighed myself this morning and i'm slightly worried. I was 7.8 when i found out i was pregnant, went down to 7.0 thanks to morning sickness and this morning when i weighed myself i was 7.6. so really i've only put on 6lb. Might give my midwife a call and ask her if thats ok.

[ladylaura1990]

A mothers instinct is ALWAYS right. ITS A GIRL. another scan in 2 weeks as she was hiding her face and heart xx

[fish2012]

oh congrats hun glad she's all healthy and you get another peek how lovely!

not sure if you hoping/swaying blue or pink but i think that's lovely news i've always wanted a sister x

[ladylaura1990]

No never swayed im happy with either sex. Maybe a boy next time x

[Mum to three girls]

No never swayed im happy with either sex. Maybe a boy next time x

Sisters have a very special relationship!

[Salsa]

Congrats ladylaura!! I hope I continue the pink streak tomorrow!! How gorgeous. So happy for you x

[Salsa]

About 28hrs for me.... Although only 17hrs until my scan... Have to wait 28hrs until DH is home from business - I already feel tomorrow is going to drag!!

[Thorz300]

Congrats Lady!!

[Thorz300]

Ugh this pregnancy has made me such a grumpy mean mommy!! I feel so bad for my boys, I seem to always be yelling at them. I normally don't get after my kids like this, I'm really hoping it is the pregnancy and will go away soon!! My poor guys!

[DLTAG89]

Congratulations on your little girl ladyl :DD: Is you DD happy shes getting a little sister?

Salsa i bet you cant wait, i was going mad the last couple of days before finding out. Cant wait to hear what your having.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Thorz I'm pretty bad too.... Yu will be back to your normal self after the babe is here... Unless ur cranky when sleep deprived which I'm and very nasty with no sleep lol fingers crossed we get good babies :)

[ladylaura1990]

Thanks everyone. And I have 2 older sister so can relate to the bond, loved growing up with them altho I have 2 brother s too.
DLTA- my DD wanted a brother but shes come round to the idea already. Just to pick a name now or should I say convince my OH to allow the chosen one x

[Thorz300]

So I had a pretty intense, boarder line graphic dream about my ex last night, I feel guilty now lol! I know it was just a dream, and I can't control those, but why was he in my subconscious in the first place!?!?! Now I've gotta get the dream out of my head! Lol has this happened to anyone else during pregnancy?

Also, I justhada friend give me a hard time because my oldest is still in a 5 point harness cars seat. He is 6.5 years old, and I plan on keeping in one as long as he fits! I just feel they are much safer. I dont want to move him to a booster just because I can! I want him to be the safest possible. Im bothered she gave me a hard time, and made it sound like it was unsafe to be in it, so I looked it up, and nothing I found says its unsafe for him to still bein a 5 point harness. Sometimes people just need to keep their opinions to themselves because that's exactly all it is, her opinion, I found nothing that says he is too big or too old. His height and weight is still below the limit of the seat!!

[Girlsway]

Congrats LadyLaura, your DD will have a lifelong friend now!
Good luck Fish and Salsa now.

[Salsa]

Thorz it is by far the safest option. Ignore what other people say. Often it is their own insecurities that make them say thoughtless things. I will be keeping my kids in the 5 point harness as long as possible. They are all still of a legal age where it's the law to be in one, but just by turning a certain age doesn't magically make it any more safe just for going into a booster! Stick to your guns, they are your precious babies. No one else's x

[Wanting-a-girl]

Friends are always so judgmental it's annoying! They always think they know best and can't help but push their opinion... I think it's safer to have him in a 5 point... Tell her to concentrate on her own children

I have had sex dreams quite a few times and all with no DH lol... I don't feel too guilty about it... Who knows what skanky trash he dream about lol

[fish2012]

Oh Thorz my friend has her 3 year old in a booster?!? Madness mine will stay in chairs until they physically won't fit anymore!

[fish2012]

Hey so news not clear cut again ;-s the cysts are now very very small! Not totally gone but v small however the gall bladder is slightly enlarged some people think that may be a marker for genetic issues but the professor at my hospital doesn't and the evidence is very limited so kinda positive, they offered us amnio which we refused and they didn't push it - we live by faith and not by sight! Praying were not burying our heads in the sand! Back for follow up in june mainly cause i told them how rubbish my local hospital were at 20 wks I think!

So feeling more positive ;-)

Going to start my healthy eating exercises regime tomorrow ;-) being a bit down has made me pile on the pounds a bit ;-s

Anyone considering a home birth here I was before all the drama of this preggie wondering about now......

[Wanting-a-girl]

My neighbour put his toddler in a infant car seat forward facing! I have seen so many infants in their infant seat forward facing it is insane! I see toddlers sitting in the front seat it's crazy people do not think I swear!

[Mel1983]

Hey fish , I'll have a planned c section this time. Did have with my second too. I would never consider home birth as I'm half hour from hospital and with my first if we hadn't been in hospital don't think he'd be here today! I had perfect pregnancy and up to 4 cm labour , next min his heart rate dropped and there wasn't enough time for epidural so they put me to sleep and got him out within 3 mins. He was pretty bad when u came out, he was pretty stuck in me so they had to use a ventouse on his forehead to gt him out during c section. So for this reason I would never recommend home birth. I know everyone different just my view. What names do u all like? Emmi, Lia , Milli or Elle ..

[Thorz300]

Well fish, I wish you could have gotten a definite clear answer, but I am very glad the cysts have gotten smaller. Will you have another scan in June? I have NEVER considered a home birth. I know a lot of people, especially on these forums, really like them and have good experiences with them. However, for me, the last place I want to be is home when I give birth. Too many stresses at home, I like to get away and be taken care of for a few days. For me it is a nice little break. Plus as Mel said, I would be way too concerned about something going wrong and not being able to get to the hospital fast enough. It takes about 20 min to get to our hospital, and if something goes wrong, that is 20 min too long. I don't judge others who chose to do home births, I just pray everything goes well for them. For me though, I have no desire to do one.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Oooo fish I'm so happy for your good news! Omg that's aweso!

I wouldn't have a home birth cause the possibility of complications even tho I've had three pretty straight forward births it doesn't mean that the fouth Time will be as well... It just scares the crap out of me!

[fish2012]

Ha ha I'd got quiet convinced about a home birth an even convinced dh whose never been keen before but after all this I'm not sure at all, I was ready to push ds2 out at home twenty minutes after my waters broke and contractions started it was the journey from hell so I suppose part of me wants to prepare for that I think I'll probably end up going for midwife lead unit where I had ds's they were so lovely and the consultants are only round the corner ;-) hoping for water birth as tears bad last time!

Thorz yes will be another scan!

Ps they said today defo a girl you could see and that's good as not had confirmation since 18 wks and was getting bit nervous

[Wanting-a-girl]

I am def going to have a emergency home birth kit ready as ds 2 was a 30 min labour

Has anyone been thinking of other thing like the VIt K and eye drops and cord clamping?

I delayed cord clamping with ds3 and it was so peaceful when he was born it was awesome! I will be doing that again for sure

[DLTAG89]

Fish glad you got good news, just wish it was all the news for you. I thought about a home birth but i tore quite badly with DS2 and i have a feeling the same thing will happen again so will only end up in hospital anyway so i'm also going to a birth centre where DS2 was born (ended up being transfered to another hospital though to be stiched up as they couldnt do it at the birth centre). Would also love a water birth as i tried for one with DS2 but he wasnt hanging around and they didnt get chance to run the bath. I have a feeling i might have an unplanned home birth as DH works 30min away (on a good day) and the hospital is a 40min drive. I'm so so worried about it :nails:

[Mum to three girls]

Fish, that sounds pretty positive re the cysts. I had a fantastic water birth with DD2, she was posterior and it really helped with the pain. DD3 was a section so hoping for a VBAC. I have mixed feelings about home birth- I completely accept the stats that say for second plus births for low risk women it's very safe but we're very medicalised through our jobs so even though I like the idea at some levels it wouldn't really be an option. Plus, like Thorz, I'm looking forward to a few days rest.

Thorz, I had a fine old shout at the big girls last night. They don't hold grudges! It was DH's fault though (lol) as I was expecting him home to help with dinner, bath etc but he'd got the dates of a meeting wrong and had to stay at work. This isn't a problem usually but normally I prepare for it with a low effort meal etc so I was left scrambling. And the big girls were tired after school and grouchy with each other and I was sick of the squabbling.

[fish2012]

We don't do the eye drop thing in uk sounds odd to me ;-) vitamin k we will do, with ds1 we left the cord for as long as possible which was nice ds2s cord was so short he only came to my belly button so they had to cut it ;-s was fine but then I had just found out he was a he ;-s

[fish2012]

Fish glad you got good news, just wish it was all the news for you. I thought about a home birth but i tore quite badly with DS2 and i have a feeling the same thing will happen again so will only end up in hospital anyway so i'm also going to a birth centre where DS2 was born (ended up being transfered to another hospital though to be stiched up as they couldnt do it at the birth centre). Would also love a water birth as i tried for one with DS2 but he wasnt hanging around and they didnt get chance to run the bath. I have a feeling i might have an unplanned home birth as DH works 30min away (on a good day) and the hospital is a 40min drive. I'm so so worried about it :nails:

Ha ha that's exactly my ds2's birth story the midwife from birth unit sewed me up said I'm I'm not sure asked dh's opinion cringe! And got someone from labour ward through as they have both at our hospital, my dh now works an hour away agh I'm aiming for aug bh!

[fish2012]

Oh my gosh mum 2 3 they keep you in! Amazing I was in for 2hours after having ds! Left home at 3pm back in time to put ds1 to bed at 6pm lol! It's half an hour to hospital!

[Girlsway]

Mel I agree with you on the hospital delivery. I heard loads of horror stories about home birth that I wouldn't dare. Supisingly I feel relaxed and at ease in the hospital knowing it's all in there just in case of an emergency.
Lia and Elle sound interesting, very feminine!

[Girlsway]

Fish congrats on good news!

[fish2012]

Oh sorry mel Elle I think x

[Mel1983]

So hard to think of names. Always had one which was Ella Mae that's been the name since me and hubby got together at 16. Since then Ella has become really popular in my area and lots of people I know have chosen it which is disappointing. It's so hard to pick another name, so that's where Elle comes from. If this little ones turns out to be a boy I'll be even more stuck I struggled to name my second son! Anybody chosen names yet?

[True Blue]

Great news Fish :) you go girl! :cheerteam:

[fish2012]

Mel what about Eva? Um suppose boy would be Daniel, think lill ladies name chosen ;-) never had a girl name before!

[Salsa]

Mel, I love all those names, Millie was always a name we loved!! If we'd had 4 girls Millie would of been one of them. I know a little Emmi a she is soooo cute.

[Mum to three girls]

Oh my gosh mum 2 3 they keep you in! Amazing I was in for 2hours after having ds! Left home at 3pm back in time to put ds1 to bed at 6pm lol! It's half an hour to hospital!

I was home the same day after DD2 but we've got private cover now and I think you get four days after a normal delivery. Which is far too long but a few days will be nice given that it'll be full on when we're back home. I'm really hoping not to have a section this time as the recovery time was a pain. DD3 was completely transverse and my labour just wasn't going anywhere. We were given the option of a trial of turning her but chose a section cos we didn't want to risk the (small) chance of a cord prolapse.

[Salsa]

Fish I'm glad things went pretty well for you. Glad cysts are v v small now. I hope come June they are gone x x

[Salsa]

Im dead set for hospital deliveries personally. It is such a personal decision, but I am medically trained, and know too much about what can go wrong in a blink of an eye. If I'd had my last at home, I wouldnt be here today. I bleed out badly and quickly - after such an easy delivery it was all panic stations afterwards to try and control my bleeding.
I have been told by the specialist it will happen again this time, so not only do I want to be in hospital - I want another induction so I dont have the panic of it happening at home if I go into labour. I too have very quick labours and wouldnt want to risk it. Fortunately I have such big babies my Doc is always wanting me to be induced early anyway. The last 2 times Ive held out to at least 40weeks, but still needed inductions (first time my waters broke at home and I spontaneously went into labour on my own) so this time I'll be happy to be induced a week or 2 early.

I had to have a little giggle about the comment about looking forward to having a break in hospital!! I CANT WAIT for my few days off!! Only 1 child to look after - that will hopefully just sleep most of the time, at least he/she wont be chewing my ear off lol
Meals brought to me.... relaxing in bed with my DH and newborn! CANT WAIT :running:
My amazing Mum has my kids whilst Im in the hospital - my DH boards in with me - which is such a nice time for us to spend together with just the baby before heading home to chaos lol Mum will bring the kids in each morning to see us which will be nice as I know I'll miss them!

[Salsa]

Ok-so I've had my scan!! I have 6 images on a disc and have it written down in a separate sealed envelope!! About 10hrs now until DH is home and we can look! Soooooo anxious, excited yet very nervous!