September 2013 babies!!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Omg I'm reading studie on folic acid and there have been some that indicate a increase of twins by almost 50 percent omfg I had I feeling there have been two since I got preg I really hope I'm wrong! I don't think I can o five kids lol DH is no help at all! That study scares me! Hats. Huge increase!

[Thorz300]

Omg I'm reading studie on folic acid and there have been some that indicate a increase of twins by almost 50 percent omfg I had I feeling there have been two since I got preg I really hope I'm wrong! I don't think I can o five kids lol DH is no help at all! That study scares me! Hats. Huge increase!
I've taken folic acid before all 3 pregnancies, no twins yet! I hope and pray I only have 1 in here, I'm with you, I couldn't handle twins!

[Thorz300]

Yum yum yum my new cravings, fresh pineapple to eat, and the only thing I drink is blueberry tea!!! I've never had it before until the other day! Now I crave it day in and day out!
I know some teas aren't good for pregnancies does anyone know about blueberry? I'm assuming its fine.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Mmmm I found a new love today raspberry iced tea! Is the blueberry tea black tea based? What do the ingredient say?

I really hope there is not two.... I know this is my fourth baby but I am def showing and I am showing very different then the boys.... It can't be bloat cause it's still the same in the morning.... 8 more sleeps till my NT

[Elements]

Mmmm I found a new love today raspberry iced tea! Is the blueberry tea black tea based? What do the ingredient say?

I really hope there is not two.... I know this is my fourth baby but I am def showing and I am showing very different then the boys.... It can't be bloat cause it's still the same in the morning.... 8 more sleeps till my NT


Iv started to show aswell, i have my NT in 2 sleeps. im excited and nervous. Im like you, ive felt like there is 2 babies in there aswell. I hope not. I really really hope not. I never took folic acid with my girls, but i had been taking a big doseof it for this preg. eek. scary.

[fish2012]

Fish, I understand about the wanting baby to come early. I'm due the 6th and DS1 was 8 days late and DS2 was 14 days late (by scan dates anyway, my dates made them less late). It means another year paying for preschool but luckily we get the 15 hours free - do you not get this? I tried to think on the positive side in that they'll be one of the biggest when they do start school!

As for telling your LOs, I still don't know how we'll do it, but may find heartbeat on the doppler and ask them what they think it is, then tell them.

ah that would be cute have you got one at home...i would be too obessive ;-0

[fish2012]

ah ha i'm the mad one praying for twin girls! there's 15months between my boys so they are nearly twins so figure that would be perfect ;-0

i clearly wouldn't manage very well with twins thou!

[Mum to three girls]

I'm terrified of twins! DD3 is one in a few weeks so baby number 4 and she will be close in age but I wouldn't cope with three under two as well as the big girls. I think twins would just about finish me off. I'll see my ob in two weeks so I'll find out then.

[Northern_Shutterbug]

ah that would be cute have you got one at home...i would be too obessive ;-0

Yep. Found HB at 9+5 and listen in most days but not too worried if I forget. It's reassuring though.

[Thorz300]

Mmmm I found a new love today raspberry iced tea! Is the blueberry tea black tea based? What do the ingredient say?

I really hope there is not two.... I know this is my fourth baby but I am def showing and I am showing very different then the boys.... It can't be bloat cause it's still the same in the morning.... 8 more sleeps till my NT

No it's strictly herbal, hibiscus and a bunch of blueberry is all that it has, I think, I'm not near it now to read the back of the box.

[Wanting-a-girl]

K I am reading that hibiscus has been deemed safe after first trimester so when u can check the ingredients

The only tea I drink when preg is vanilla roobois it's yummy too!

[Thorz300]

Ugh, I just read the same thing.....I guess I'll be waiting to drink it until after the 1st trimester. I'll probably talk to my dr about it on the 28th too! I'm bummed that I have to stop drinking it.

[Wanting-a-girl]

[I]I don't think I would drink it at all I found another article saying preterm labour :(

[Elements]

oh thats scary. I drink green tea and chamomile tea.

Scan day tomorrow!!!!!!!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Herbal Teas and Pregnancy: Is it safe to drink herbal teas during pregnancy? : Pregnancy (http://www.justmommies.com/pregnancy/dos-and-donts/herbal-teas-and-pregnancy-it-safe-to-drink-herbal-teas-during-pregnancy)


This says chamomile should be avoided I don't know why I will try a pond search it


Can't wait to see your baby pic! Hope theres a nub!

[Wanting-a-girl]

I found so ethng that says chamomile should be avoided for the same reason that aspirin should nab avoided in preg

[Northern_Shutterbug]

I've been drinking 1-2 cups of peppermint tea a day. Couldn't find any certain information, so kept drinking it as an alternative.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Ya I stick to the roobois I love it and it's safe :)

But the thing is everything is unsafe these days lol they find a reason to say that about everything I'm sure many woman drank hibiscus and chamomile during pregnancy and were perfectly fine...

[Thorz300]

I keep finding articles that say its safe and others that ay not at all and some that say after 1st trimester. I'm just going to stop drinking it for now, and wait until I can talk to my doc. I'm for sure gonna hold off during my first trimester as everything I read said it could cause spontaneous abortion. I highly doubt I could drink enough for that but to be on the safe side I'm not gonna drink it for now and will wait until I can talk to my dr in 10 days!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Good idea :) better safe than sorry!

Are you seeing an ob already? I don't see mine till 27 weeks! I see my gp till then :s

[Wanting-a-girl]

Just curious... How has everyone's fatigue been? I havnt had any! With my other pregnancies I was always catching extra sleep....

[Elements]

I found so ethng that says chamomile should be avoided for the same reason that aspirin should nab avoided in preg


Really? what the reason? I drank it throughout my last preg cos i didnt know if green tea was safe and it helped calm me before bed so i could sleep better!

[Elements]

there is just to many rules! some things are totally valid - but other things just seem totally over the top!

[fish2012]

Elements good luck can't wait to 'meet' your lill one!

[Mum to three girls]

Just curious... How has everyone's fatigue been? I havnt had any! With my other pregnancies I was always catching extra sleep....

I'm exhausted! Not very sick but napping when the baby does. Though it doesn't help that she's been up at night as well. I'm going to miss my wee naps on my thurs/fri work days.

[Northern_Shutterbug]

How much weight has everyone put on? I'm almost 12 weeks and put on just shy of 5lb :tissue: am absolutely gutted. Thankfully not put any weight on in the last 2-3 weeks, but I just know I'm going to be huge in this pregnancy.

On a plus note, only 46 days until the gender scan!

[Thorz300]

I'm exhausted still and have no energy to do anything other than the bare minimum but my ms is a lot better, I still feel nauseated throughout the day, but it's tolerable. I do get to see my OB starting with my very first appt which is in 9 days. I haven't gained any weight technically because I lost a bunch of weight with my earlier ms. Now I think I've gained that back and am at my starting weight. I'm only 8 weeks though so I need to be careful not to balloon up!

[Northern_Shutterbug]

Don't know if I'm the first, but here goes.

My 11+4 week flab, sorry, bump ;)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8488045753_6d223675d7_z.jpg

[Wanting-a-girl]

Your tiny northern I will post one of mine later.... Mine looks like twins lmao.... I have lost over 10 lbs because of morning sickness every other preg I would be up 10 pounds... For some reason I gain way too much weight when I'm preg...

46 days! That makes it sound so close! This pregnancy is zooming by now! Can't believe first trimester is almost done! .. My morning sickness has subsided (knock on wood) still feel sick but havnt thrown up in a few days :) although walki through the seafood section in the grocery store in torture lol

[Northern_Shutterbug]

That picture does make me look thin - it doesn't show me front on!

[Wanting-a-girl]

There is def a cute bump going on tho :)

[luvalittleman]

Hey guys. Well I had my NT and CVS on Monday and it all went well and there was definately only 1 baby in there despite taking 2400 FA prior.
US technician said she was pretty sure it was another girl (seriously...what are the odds??) Anyway, she didn't look very long for a nub but I went through my DVD and found a nub to post. It's over at ultrasound predictions titled "Nub and Skull theory enthusiasts....". Take a peek if your want and tell me what you think, and please, please be honest. I am already convinced it's a girl so don't want anyone getting my hopes up to be nice. Will find out this evening anyway from CVS results.

[Wanting-a-girl]

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looks like 2 or three lol cant wait for monday!!!!!

[Thorz300]

Cute, I can't wait to have a real bump for now I just have fullness because I'm only 8 weeks! I was showing by 10 weeks last pregnancy, so we'll see. I don't feel like I'm gonna pop out as quickly this time for some reason! Love all the baby bump pics ladies!

[Thorz300]

So I know there have been a ton of posts about all the tricks and old wives tales to guess the gender of the baby, but I have to say, there is one I believe/hope is right (although in my head I know it can't be) but even when I was 13 and not thinking of kids it said the same thing that I would have BBBG, it's the pencil needle thread one, where you stick a needle in the erasure of a sharpened pencil, and then thread the needle, hold it over your wrist and they'd it will go in circles and then start swinging horizontal (girl) or vertically (boy) and do a circle in between each gender. It also includes miscarriages. My 2 closest girlfriends and I have been doing it since we were about 13 it has been 100% right on everyone I know. Like I said i started doing this years ago and it has always said BBBG everytime I've done it, or had someone else do it on me over the years more than 100 times and it has never changed. My mom had 6 kids and 1 miscarriage and it was right for her too!! Crazy! A handful of the other "tests" point to girl to but I'm trying to take them with a grain of salt and plan on a boy!!

[Wanting-a-girl]

The pencil lied to me with ds3 told me I was having a girl and my friend was having boy and it was opposite this time it says BBBG so we shall see lol

[Thorz300]

Weird that it changed, mine has been the same for 20 years lol! I know it's for fun! But I hope it's right for both of us this time!

[Elements]

12 week scan in 3 hours!!!!

[Thorz300]

12 week scan in 3 hours!!!!
Try to get a nub shot and post it!!! Good luck!
How exciting!

[fish2012]

Elements how did your scan go? X

[Wanting-a-girl]

Can't wait to see your NT pics!

[Elements]

Back from my scan. What a big day it was! I didn't get a nub shot i dont think. She was a student doing it. But Im going to go upload them in the ultra sound forum bit anyway just in case. I think I saw a girly nub though.

[Thorz300]

Excited to see the pic of your scan!

[Elements]

they are up

[Northern_Shutterbug]

Had a look at the scans and the first 4d one looked boy, the second girl (very pretty defined face!) but no idea on the third, I'm leaning boy though.

I hope it's what you want!

[Wanting-a-girl]

I can't tell with the 3/d cause everything always looks lumpy to me.... When is your next scan?

[Wanting-a-girl]

So so far we have one opposite in our due date group :( I'm sure I will be joining that stat soon

[Thorz300]

Sorry I can't make a guess on the scans, but cute baby! Glad it went well

[Thorz300]

So so far we have one opposite in our due date group :( I'm sure I will be joining that stat soon

I'm sure ill be there too!

[Wanting-a-girl]

:( one of us have to have a girl after three boys each lol no way we will both have boys

[Northern_Shutterbug]

I'm sure this is a boy too. 44 days til we find out!

[Thorz300]

36 days until my NT SCAN I'm due on sept 30 so I'm a little later than the rest of the group, I'm barely even in it lol

[Thorz300]

:( one of us have to have a girl after three boys each lol no way we will both have boys
I'm never that lucky, so that means you'll hear pink!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Don't say that lol cause I'm not one to have good luck either hopefully we all just get what we want! I'm sure we all did great sways! I know I did as well as I could... But did slack a bit at the end

[Thorz300]

Don't say that lol cause I'm not one to have good luck either hopefully we all just get what we want! I'm sure we all did great sways! I know I did as well as I could... But did slack a bit at the end
Well I didn't do that great of a sway because my bmi got too low and it was delaying O. I still took supps, used refresh, skipped breakfast, and ate 0 meat, but I didn't count calories, and snacked more than I should have. I also decided that I just wanted a baby more than a good sway, as the sway was stalling my BFP. So I will probably get boy. However I am pretty religious and every time I pray about it, I feel really good and at peace! Not sure if that mean girl, or if that means, he is reassuring me that HE KNOWS WHAT'S BEST! Either way I'll be happy and ok. I'll just need a little bit to mourn the loss of my dream of having a mother daughter relationship.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Well I did the diet really well the first month... I never eat breakfast so that was easy it was the snacking that was hard to quit... I also had to quit red meat I continued to eat chicken cause I feel sick without eating meat... The second month I really slacked with snacking :(

[Thorz300]

Well I'll cross my fingers for both of us!

[fish2012]

So so far we have one opposite in our due date group :( I'm sure I will be joining that stat soon

who knows already? how is that possiable???????????????????

have a missed an obsessive trick!?

[Thorz300]

who knows already? how is that possiable???????????????????

have a missed an obsessive trick!?

Luvalittleman got her CVS results back, it's 100% a girl

[Northern_Shutterbug]

Well, I didn't do the diet at all, so definitely not going to get my girls.

[Northern_Shutterbug]

The gender scanning place has emailed and said they're more than happy to discreetly do the gender bits, but put it on the DVD for us, and then write it down for us to look later.

I'm a bit torn about where we should read it though. I thought it would be nice if we did it in the restaurant we met and where I went into labour with DS2, but if its boy I am most likely to cry, and don't want to do that in a restaurant full of people!

We might have to go for a wander round the city walls before going to the restaurant and do it there. Hopefully it won't be raining!

[Wanting-a-girl]

So I went to the endodontist yesterday and she wouldnt take any X-rays cause I'm not over 12 weeks but from the X-ray I had taken two weeks ago it looks like I have to lose my front tooth :( I'm having to do all these crazy things that I don't want to do during pregnancy! I am just finishing a script for clyndamicin which I hate taking meds while preg so it makes me nervous... I guess I'm gonna need freezing to get my tooth pulled out I'm going to need X-rays and I'm gonna have to get a tooth implant skrewed into my jaw :(.... Has any one had x rays during pregnancy? It scares me :(

[fish2012]

ah okay thanks thorz don't even know what CVS is or those beta numbers you have all bit less low tech her ;-s

gosh read your post and was about to start whooping ;-( sorry to hear your news luvalillman i'm obviously behind the curve!

[fish2012]

northern what dates your gender scan thinking i can save time on working out my own daily count down by adding or minusing from yours ;-0

[Salsa]

So I went to the endodontist yesterday and she wouldnt take any X-rays cause I'm not over 12 weeks but from the X-ray I had taken two weeks ago it looks like I have to lose my front tooth :( I'm having to do all these crazy things that I don't want to do during pregnancy! I am just finishing a script for clyndamicin which I hate taking meds while preg so it makes me nervous... I guess I'm gonna need freezing to get my tooth pulled out I'm going to need X-rays and I'm gonna have to get a tooth implant skrewed into my jaw :(.... Has any one had x rays during pregnancy? It scares me :(

I used to work in Radiology, maybe you can ask to wear a lead gown when they take the xrays. That way your bump will be protected from the scatter and it will be safe. Its very low dose, dental xrays (you get far more radiation on a short 3hr plane flight-and how many pregnant women fly??)
I would believe all the procedures you need are safe, but I just hope they dont hurt too much for you!! :worry:
Certainly not what you need whilst pregnant!! Poor thing, I'll be thinking of you! x

[Salsa]

reading about everyone's 12 week scans are getting me very excited (and anxious) about mine next friday!! It cant come soon enough!! Basically all my family and friends know, Im showing far too much to have kept it a secret much past 7weeks! So I just have a little voice in the back of my head nagging me and a worried feeling in my stomach. Just want to make sure its all ok as soooooooo many people know already. Had a scan at my OB on monday, so baby is growing spot on, just want to be cleared for downs etc etc....Nub pic is not a priority for me at the moment, I just want to know its healthy. No doubt I will be scrutinising all the images with a fine tooth comb afterwards for the "perfect nub (and maybe skull) shot! lol im a lost cause!!

[Northern_Shutterbug]

Fish, my gender scan is on the 6th April and its 43 days away. I'll be 18 + 1 weeks then.

[Thorz300]

One week from today I get to see my baby or the first time! I'll be 9 weeks 3 days! I'm excited! I think this will seem more real once I see my little gummy bear.

[Wanting-a-girl]

4 more sleeps till I see my baby/babies.... (just one please!) I've never been so nervous for a 12 week scan!

[Northern_Shutterbug]

I've got 8 days and its dragging!

[fish2012]

5 more sleeps to my scan I've never charted/been aware of my cycle so my bfps were about 6/7 weeks before agh the last 11 weeks have lasted forever!

Northern that's cool OMG 35 days till mine i'll be 16 weeks! so hope we both hear pink news xx

[Northern_Shutterbug]

I doubt it very much to be honest, I've got a gut feeling its a boy and I didn't sway at all.

[fish2012]

Hello ladies guess no one much is going to join us now so thought it might be nice to have a due date roll call!

I'll start pm me/ post your dates if you'd like adding

Fish2012 - due 09/09 - swayed pink
Wanting a girl - due 08/09 - swayed pink
Mum2boys - due 18/09 - swayed pink
Thorz - due 30/09 - swayed pink
Northern shutterbug - due 06/09 - light pink
Shining star - due 16/09 - hoping for pink
Wantingagirl 08/09 - swayed pink
Longing for a girl 04/09 - light pink
girlsway - 01/09 - swayed pink
southern butterfly - 08/09 - light pink
mel1983 - 27/09 - light pink
mumto three - 30/09 - hoping for blue
Elements - 04/09 - swayed blue
4giffins - 24/09 - swayed blue
salsa - 09/09- swayed pink
divakotka - 03/09 - hoping pink

[Mum2boys]

Hi I'm due 18th of Sept and swayed girl, may I join you ladies?

[Northern_Shutterbug]

Didn't sway and due 6th Sept

[Longingforgirl]

Hi, I would really like to somehow join you, even though I have missed out on so much already. I really hope I can catch up.
For the list..
I got pregnant after swaying, lol. I swayed for a few months until August or September and got pregnant in December.. so, didn't sway and due Sep 4.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Of course you are welcome to join :)

[Wanting-a-girl]

3 more days till nt scan... It's amazing how days can drag on!

[Thorz300]

Welcome to the new ladies!!

I'm due Sept 30 so I'm barely in this group lol!! I did a VERY lazy pink sway!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Due sept 8 and swayed for 8 weeks for a girl

[shiningstar]

I'd like to join the group too! I am due September 16th with a surprise pregnancy. I have two beautiful boys and I'm hoping for a girl this time. :) Good luck, everyone!!

[fish2012]

Hey new ladies welcome fab to see you all xx

[fish2012]

Hello ladies guess no one much is going to join us now so thought it might be nice to have a due date roll call!

I'll start pm me/ post your dates if you'd like adding

Fish2012 - due 09/09 - swayed pink
Wanting a girl - due 08/09 - swayed pink
Mum2boys - due 18/09 - swayed pink
Thorz - due 30/09 - swayed pink
Northern shutterbug - due 06/09 - light pink
Shining star - due 16/09 - hoping for pink
Wantingagirl 08/09 - swayed pink
Longing for a girl 04/09 - light pink

Any more for anymore looking like we're hoping for a big pink party ;-)

[fish2012]

Hello ladies guess no one much is going to join us now so thought it might be nice to have a due date roll call!

I'll start pm me/ post your dates if you'd like adding

Fish2012 - due 09/09 - swayed pink
Wanting a girl - due 08/09 - swayed pink
Mum2boys - due 18/09 - swayed pink
Thorz - due 30/09 - swayed pink
Northern shutterbug - due 06/09 - light pink
Shining star - due 16/09 - hoping for pink
Wantingagirl 08/09 - swayed pink
Longing for a girl 04/09 - light pink

Hey ladies looks like we're hoping for a big pink party ;-)

Any more to add? X

[fish2012]

Hello ladies guess no one much is going to join us now so thought it might be nice to have a due date roll call!

I'll start pm me/ post your dates if you'd like adding

Fish2012 - due 09/09 - swayed pink
Wanting a girl - due 08/09 - swayed pink
Mum2boys - due 18/09 - swayed pink
Thorz - due 30/09 - swayed pink
Northern shutterbug - due 06/09 - light pink
Shining star - due 16/09 - hoping for pink
Wantingagirl 08/09 - swayed pink
Longing for a girl 04/09 - light pink

Looks like we're hoping for a big pink party in sept!

Any more? X

[fish2012]

Hello ladies guess no one much is going to join us now so thought it might be nice to have a due date roll call!

I'll start pm me/ post your dates if you'd like adding

Fish2012 - due 09/09 - swayed pink
Wanting a girl - due 08/09 - swayed pink
Mum2boys - due 18/09 - swayed pink
Thorz - due 30/09 - swayed pink
Northern shutterbug - due 06/09 - light pink
Shining star - due 16/09 - hoping for pink
Wantingagirl 08/09 - swayed pink
Longing for a girl 04/09 - light pink

Praying for a September pink party!

[fish2012]

Hello ladies guess no one much is going to join us now so thought it might be nice to have a due date roll call!

I'll start pm me/ post your dates if you'd like adding

Fish2012 - due 09/09 - swayed pink
Wanting a girl - due 08/09 - swayed pink
Mum2boys - due 18/09 - swayed pink
Thorz - due 30/09 - swayed pink
Northern shutterbug - due 06/09 - light pink
Shining star - due 16/09 - hoping for pink
Wantingagirl 08/09 - swayed pink
Longing for a girl 04/09 - light pink

Sorry if this posts more than once agh I phone

[fish2012]

Could someone re quote the due date post for me to bump up phone won't do it ;-)

[Girlsway]

I am due 1.9. Hoping for pink!

[Southern Butterfly]

Looks like we're hoping for a big pink party in sept!

Any more? X

I don't post much here but you can add me! I'm due Sept 8. I did a light pink sway but am happy either way.

[Mel1983]

I'm due 27th sept and swayed pink a little, praying its a girl, but as long as little bean is healthy that's all that matters. I have 2 boys already .

[Wanting-a-girl]

Wow lots of new comers! Awesome

[Mum to three girls]

Praying for a September pink party!

I am due the 30th of September and am hoping for blue. You ladies can have ALL my pink dust.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Just curious what is everyone craving these days.... I have a thing for icecream... I hate I cream lol.... I'm getting some meat cravings too the past couple days I think I have low iron from all te morning sickness

[Mum2boys]

I'm craving cheese, think it's because of the low protein diet before I was pregnant can't stomach meat though :-/ this is the first pregnancy I have ever had morning sickness fingers crossed it may mean my girl :)

[fish2012]

Sorry for multiple posts silly I phone!

[fish2012]

Hello ladies guess no one much is going to join us now so thought it might be nice to have a due date roll call!

I'll start pm me/ post your dates if you'd like adding

Fish2012 - due 09/09 - swayed pink
Wanting a girl - due 08/09 - swayed pink
Mum2boys - due 18/09 - swayed pink
Thorz - due 30/09 - swayed pink
Northern shutterbug - due 06/09 - light pink
Shining star - due 16/09 - hoping for pink
Wantingagirl 08/09 - swayed pink
Longing for a girl 04/09 - light pink
girlsway - 01/09 - swayed pink
southern butterfly - 08/09 - light pink
mel1983 - 27/09 - light pink
mumto three - 30/09 - hoping for blue

mum to three you must be in line for a ton of blue dust hun ;-0

so glad we've outed a few lurkers lovely to 'meet' you ladies

[fish2012]

most days craving protien donno if that's the LE idet for 8 months ;-0

today anything as long as it's food, took me a while to get onto meat - i'm there now!

[Wanting-a-girl]

I barley ate in two whole months cause I had so many aversions and such bad morning sickness and this is also my first run in with morning sickness so hope it means something :) I lost over 10 pounds tho... Morning sickness is starting o lift tho :) so happy eating :) .... I still am gagging at pretty much any smell tho and the thought of eggs makes me sick....

[Violet_]

Sounds very promising that this is the first time you have experienced morning sickness Wanting-a-girl.

[fish2012]

violet did you have MS this time too?

i have it for the first time but trying not to read too much into it as MIL had MS only with third preggie a ds after a ds and dd ;-0

[Northern_Shutterbug]

I'm craving more savoury things this pregnancy, where it was sweet stuff with the boys. I'm not hopeful though :(

[Elements]

Omg, You lot talk to much! I cant possibly read it all and catch up - anyway im due 4 Sept, with a blue sway. Guess im the only one wanting blue!!!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Sounds very promising that this is the first time you have experienced morning sickness Wanting-a-girl.

I hope so cause its not just a little morning sickness I was very violently Ill for whole first trimester.... I still feel sick all day now I just havnt thrown up in 5 days :) I'm very happy to b feeling better

[Wanting-a-girl]

And with my sons I craved vinager to the point I drank it daily... But now I'm reading I was possibly low on calcium cause vinager helps your body absorb it apparently which I find weird cause I drank so much milk with ds1

[Southern Butterfly]

Wow lots of new comers! Awesome

I actually posted some in the beginning of this thread but have been away for a while:oops:

Hope to post more and get to know you ladies better!

[Southern Butterfly]

As for cravings I'm pretty much craving mostly heavy meals if that makes sense. I have no desire for anything "snacky" that isn't cooked and sweets make me sick.

My m/s has let up a lot over the last week but then yesterday and today its been back, ugh!

[fish2012]

Hey southern butterfly welcome back sweet make me wanna puke too and too many carbs!

[fish2012]

Hello ladies guess no one much is going to join us now so thought it might be nice to have a due date roll call!

I'll start pm me/ post your dates if you'd like adding

Fish2012 - due 09/09 - swayed pink
Wanting a girl - due 08/09 - swayed pink
Mum2boys - due 18/09 - swayed pink
Thorz - due 30/09 - swayed pink
Northern shutterbug - due 06/09 - light pink
Shining star - due 16/09 - hoping for pink
Wantingagirl 08/09 - swayed pink
Longing for a girl 04/09 - light pink
girlsway - 01/09 - swayed pink
southern butterfly - 08/09 - light pink
mel1983 - 27/09 - light pink
mumto three - 30/09 - hoping for blue
Elements - 04/09 - swayed blue

Hey elements two of you team blue at the moment!

[Mum to three girls]

Luvalittleman belongs here too! She had her nuchal last week so must be due early sep? She swayed blue but had girl confirmed on CVS but is being very philosophical about it.

[Longingforgirl]

Oh those cravings.. I am still craving sour things, I need to have my grapefruit every morning :happy: I don't really remember what I was craving with my sons, but I feel like this pregnancy is no different from the other ones. And now since after my scan, I somehow "know" I am having another boy. I didn't get a picture of the nub, but I saw it, the nub pointing up. I realized this last night when I couldn't sleep and since then, I am feeling very low. I found my travel guide of California and trying to imagine a great vacation in two years when we are finally going HT. But somehow, it is not working yet :sad:
So not much hope for me.

Please tell me about that CVS test though. How does that work, and why doesen't everyone on here just do the test then to find out? Instead of waiting for another ultrasound... I know I would do it, lol. Is it very expensive? But accurate, right? I haven't heard of anything like that yet. At least it is offered nowhere around here.

[fish2012]

hey longing for a girl i was just wondering exact same myself!

here's an nhs llink about it Chorionic villus sampling - NHS Choices (http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Chorionic-Villus-sampling/Pages/Introduction.aspx)

so it's too late for me and the nhs wouldn't do it as I don't have any of the risk catagories don't know how your healthcare works whether you could ask for it ? but we're probably both a bit far along now from what it says on the guidelines x

[Wanting-a-girl]

The past few days have been horrible with my crazy recurring dreams... The pas two days I just dreamt of a cep ting a boy nub... All my others were of a girl nub turning boy.... 2 more days till my NT.... I am going to bring my iPad to record it cause then I won't just have pics to obsess about for 6 weeks but a whole darn video lol... DH can't come to the u/s so it's more for him..... I guess.. Lol .... Not...

[Longingforgirl]

fish, thanks! Yes we probably have to wait now. They don't offer anything like that here. Do the doctors recommend those tests?

wanting a girl, oh no, your mind is playing tricks on you! This waiting is real torture, especially always the last few days before the next scan. Are you at least having a fun, busy weekend so you don't have to think about it constantly? I am crossing my fingers for you. LOVE the idea of bringing the ipad!!! :agree:

[4Giffins]

mum to three you must be in line for a ton of blue dust hun ;-0

so glad we've outed a few lurkers lovely to 'meet' you ladies

Il take some blue dust too!! I'm due Sept 24th and swayed blue for 4 months!

[Northern_Shutterbug]

Is anyone else already feeling like everything is squashed up when you sit down? It feels like my tummy is pushing my ribs up when I sit down.

[fish2012]

northern - yes OMG i'm only 11 weeks ;-)

[fish2012]

Hello ladies guess no one much is going to join us now so thought it might be nice to have a due date roll call!

I'll start pm me/ post your dates if you'd like adding

Fish2012 - due 09/09 - swayed pink
Wanting a girl - due 08/09 - swayed pink
Mum2boys - due 18/09 - swayed pink
Thorz - due 30/09 - swayed pink
Northern shutterbug - due 06/09 - light pink
Shining star - due 16/09 - hoping for pink
Wantingagirl 08/09 - swayed pink
Longing for a girl 04/09 - light pink
girlsway - 01/09 - swayed pink
southern butterfly - 08/09 - light pink
mel1983 - 27/09 - light pink
mumto three - 30/09 - hoping for blue
Elements - 04/09 - swayed blue
4giffins - 24/09 - swayed blue

welcome to 4giffins still hoping for 11 pinkies to 3 blues ;-0s

[Wanting-a-girl]

fish, thanks! Yes we probably have to wait now. They don't offer anything like that here. Do the doctors recommend those tests?

wanting a girl, oh no, your mind is playing tricks on you! This waiting is real torture, especially always the last few days before the next scan. Are you at least having a fun, busy weekend so you don't have to think about it constantly? I am crossing my fingers for you. LOVE the idea of bringing the ipad!!! :agree:


Unfortunately just a lazy weekend at home for me lol which def makes the wait worse so much free time to think.... I'm so happy I booked my apt for the the morning so I won't be anticipating it all day on Monday... Got loads of blood work on Monday too lol

[Southern Butterfly]

Is anyone else already feeling like everything is squashed up when you sit down? It feels like my tummy is pushing my ribs up when I sit down.

Me too! I can't believe how big I am already. At almost 12 weeks I'm the same size I was at 20 weeks with my last 3 pregnancies! There had better be just one baby in there... will find out in a week or 2 when I have my first u/s.

[fish2012]

Southern butterfly I'm pleased there's three if us we can't all be carrying twins right ;-s

I'm blaming it on transition from 8 months LE to eat everything!

3 more sleeps till I see my dd ;-) or imagine two ds! My luck!!! Last time I was preggie my husband workmate said she was praying I'd have twins!!

Seriously can't wait to see this bubba might skip the nub shot and save the heartache ..... Thou I think i might be a typical boy mum can't resist scratching the itch as it were ;-)

[Elements]

Ill brag then and let you know that at 12 1/2 weeks im still in my skinny jeans. First pregnancy that has happened!! Although.. there is quite the muffin top happening.

I got told off by the hubby cos I've lost 1.5kilos since being pregnant, not my fault. im not sure what im doing wrong.

[Mel1983]

Sorry for tmi , for the last say week I've been having diarrhea cramps in the morning. Last night I had them after eating supper and this morning I had them as soon as I got up. It's horrible! Been feeling queasy too only at morning and night. I have 2 boys already. Anybody else had this? I don't think it's a very common symptom. I'm 10 weeks now,

[Thorz300]

Sorry for tmi , for the last say week I've been having diarrhea cramps in the morning. Last night I had them after eating supper and this morning I had them as soon as I got up. It's horrible! Been feeling queasy too only at morning and night. I have 2 boys already. Anybody else had this? I don't think it's a very common symptom. I'm 10 weeks now,

I've never had this, but I've heard of others wo have. Hopefully it ends soon it doesn't sound fun!

[Thorz300]

Well I still have morning sickness, but not so bad that I can't eat. The problem is all food sounds awful to me, I just don't want to eat. The sickness gets worse if I don't eat though and I get really grouchy with my poor boys, so I have to force myself to eat. My blood sugar drops extremely fast and I get light headed and dizzy so I carry starburst favorite red jelly beans with me everywhere I go! I have my first dr appt on Thursday I'm excited to see my baby gummy bear, I wish DH could come with me but sadly he won't be able to go to ANY of my appts because of work!

[Longingforgirl]

Ill brag then and let you know that at 12 1/2 weeks im still in my skinny jeans. First pregnancy that has happened!! Although.. there is quite the muffin top happening.

I got told off by the hubby cos I've lost 1.5kilos since being pregnant, not my fault. im not sure what im doing wrong.

Wow, I am jealous :happy: I just found out I have already gained 4 kilos. I decided to do some "pregnancy workout", I found a DVD on amazon. Will start tomorrow and hope it'll work. I also want to be fit when the baby comes :happy:

[Longingforgirl]

Sorry for tmi , for the last say week I've been having diarrhea cramps in the morning. Last night I had them after eating supper and this morning I had them as soon as I got up. It's horrible! Been feeling queasy too only at morning and night. I have 2 boys already. Anybody else had this? I don't think it's a very common symptom. I'm 10 weeks now,

I didn't have that either, but I am crossing my fingers for you that it stops soon.

[fish2012]

ugh i have a bump already ;-9

begining to feel better now, i've started hitting the exercise now i don't feel so rough!

fx we should all be feeling better over the next few weeks!

[Mel1983]

I'm really big too! It's not too bad in the morning but I do have a small bump morning, can't really do trousers up comfortably! And at night I honestly look about 7 months pregnant! I'm still going to a exercise class I do and haven't told anyone there I'm pregnant but they must laugh deep down as I'm the only one gaining weight in the class! My 12 week scan is on the 11th of march, can't wait to stop hiding my big belly! I have 2 boys already so hopefully it's just down to my skin being stretchier! I just hope I slow down growing! Anybody got any symptom spotting signs which they think could mean they're carrying girl. My only difference with this pregnancy is my nails and hair growth have slowed down, nails are really weak too, obviously my other weird symptom which I prob read further up, and sore boobs which I never had with boys.

[Mum2boys]

This pregnancy is very different to my first two nearly identical pregnancies. This is the first time I have had morning sickness. I am a lot bigger with this one but maybe because as pp said just stretchier now. I am very spotty like I'm a teenager again and so tired all the time but this could be because I'm running after two busy little boys. I am trying really hard not to read too much into this pregnancy being different because my MIL had 6 boys and had two very different pregnancies out of the six and still got boys. I have my NT scan on the 18th of March I'll be 13+4 so hoping I will get a good idea of the gender of this little one :)

[Mum to three girls]

[QUOTE=Longingforgirl;360753]Wow, I am jealous :happy: I just found out I have already gained 4 kilos. I decided to do some "pregnancy workout", I found a DVD on amazon. Will start tomorrow and hope it'll work. I also want to be fit when the baby comes :happy:[/QUOT

I'm nine weeks and just had my first gp appointment (I'll see my lovely ob from now on). I've put on 2 kg which isn't horrendous but I'm going to try not to let things get out of control this pregnancy as I tend to stack it on! It always comes off but I hate those few months afterwards of only fitting maternity clothes. I think it's because I normally run a lot but give it up when preggers cos I'm initially too sick/tired and then I'm just too big.

One week till I have my first ob appointment and see the baby! I still have so few symptoms I can't wait to check that it's actually happening! Thorz, my DH missed my scans with my first but now he's working independently he can shuffle his weeks around. Because I'm 39 now things like the nuchal are a bit scary so I need him there for moral support.

Good luck for those having scans this week. We don't have any twins yet? I'm pretty sure I'm not cos I don't really think my bump is big enough.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Omg I am having my nt tommorrow and I am starting to freak out lol I have had a gut feeling there is two since I got preg and I am flipping huge! I also don't know if I want a nub shot cause I was looking through confirmed boy nubs today and so many of them looked so girly

[Southern Butterfly]

I too am jealous of you ladies who have put on so little weight! Here I am from today at 12 weeks exactly9209

[Southern Butterfly]

And here I was at almost 8 weeks already sporting a little "bump"
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[Southern Butterfly]

Omg I am having my nt tommorrow and I am starting to freak out lol I have had a gut feeling there is two since I got preg and I am flipping huge! I also don't know if I want a nub shot cause I was looking through confirmed boy nubs today and so many of them looked so girly

Good luck! Are you hoping for twins? I too am worried about the possiblility of 2 but HOPING there is only one!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Good luck! Are you hoping for twins? I too am worried about the possiblility of 2 but HOPING there is only one!

No I just want one.... Two babies wouldn't suit our life very well of course I will adjust if I have to but I am just hoping for one.... People keep telling me I'm crazy blah blah blah but I can't shake the feeling that there is two till I see it with my own eyes

[Wanting-a-girl]

I am very large and I have pics of ds3 and I barley had a bump at this point! And I gained almost 10 lbs by time I was 12 weeks... With this preg I'm gigantic and I have lost weight havnt gotten over my start weight yet so its concerning lol

[Longingforgirl]

Omg I am having my nt tommorrow and I am starting to freak out lol I have had a gut feeling there is two since I got preg and I am flipping huge! I also don't know if I want a nub shot cause I was looking through confirmed boy nubs today and so many of them looked so girly

I still think that you're so huge because everything is just getting strechier. I am huge too, but carrying only one. Still weird that you have that strong feeling of having two babies in there. Crossing my fingers for you for today!:luck:

[Mum to three girls]

Southern Butterfly you're tiny! Good luck at your scan Wanting-a-girl. Hoping there's only one. DH just looked at me in alarm cos I'm massive at night time but I'm not too big in the morning so hopefully it's just one baby, a tired 4th baby tummy and evening bloat. I don't think I could cope with twins.

[Salsa]

Hello ladies guess no one much is going to join us now so thought it might be nice to have a due date roll call!

I'll start pm me/ post your dates if you'd like adding

Fish2012 - due 09/09 - swayed pink
Wanting a girl - due 08/09 - swayed pink
Mum2boys - due 18/09 - swayed pink
Thorz - due 30/09 - swayed pink
Northern shutterbug - due 06/09 - light pink
Shining star - due 16/09 - hoping for pink
Wantingagirl 08/09 - swayed pink
Longing for a girl 04/09 - light pink
girlsway - 01/09 - swayed pink
southern butterfly - 08/09 - light pink
mel1983 - 27/09 - light pink
mumto three - 30/09 - hoping for blue
Elements - 04/09 - swayed blue
4giffins - 24/09 - swayed blue

Hi! I am due the 09/09 - Swayed pink!!

[Thorz300]

Omg I am having my nt tommorrow and I am starting to freak out lol I have had a gut feeling there is two since I got preg and I am flipping huge! I also don't know if I want a nub shot cause I was looking through confirmed boy nubs today and so many of them looked so girly
Goog luck can't wait to here an update and see pics. What time is your appt today?

[Northern_Shutterbug]

Oh no, was really naughty today! Had a double sausage and egg McMuffin! It was LOVELY!!

[Thorz300]

Oh no, was really naughty today! Had a double sausage and egg McMuffin! It was LOVELY!!
I had a bad weekend with food, we went to a restaurant and I swear I ate a weeks worth of calories in one meal. Then the next day DH made brownies, and I had more than my share. I think I
gained 5 lbs over the weekend :(

[Wanting-a-girl]

My appt is at 11! It's 8 right now just getting 2 of the 3 kidlets off to school... Today I'm feeling more confident about there only being one lol and hopefully last night was my last nub dream lol

[Butterfly Spirit]

My appt is at 11! It's 8 right now just getting 2 of the 3 kidlets off to school... Today I'm feeling more confident about there only being one lol and hopefully last night was my last nub dream lol

oooOOOooo is this your scan? :)
YAY!!!!

[Thorz300]

My appt is at 11! It's 8 right now just getting 2 of the 3 kidlets off to school... Today I'm feeling more confident about there only being one lol and hopefully last night was my last nub dream lol
So exciting!! I can't wait to hear about it and see the pic!

[Wanting-a-girl]

oooOOOooo is this your scan? :)
YAY!!!!

YES IT IS! Nervous! Lol

[Southern Butterfly]

I had a bad weekend with food, we went to a restaurant and I swear I ate a weeks worth of calories in one meal. Then the next day DH made brownies, and I had more than my share. I think I
gained 5 lbs over the weekend :(

Hey you're preggo so enjoy the food! At least that's what I'm doing now that my m/s has let up:bigsmile:

[Wanting-a-girl]

I have eaten more in the last 5 days then I have eaten in over two months combined! I still feel sick but I'm not throwing up

[Longingforgirl]

Hey you're preggo so enjoy the food! At least that's what I'm doing now that my m/s has let up:bigsmile:

That's what I'm doing as well. Especially during the whole mornings, i am constantly starving, only to find myself feeling too full to eat lunch at noon, lol.

Wanting, crossing my fingers for you!! This is so exciting, can't wait to see pictures. Have you decided if you want a nub shot? I looked at the boy nubs as well and it's really hard to tell sometimes.

[Wanting-a-girl]

I do know the prob is I know I will prob see it regardless right? Im also gonna try and remember to record it.... I am just worried to have a perfect looking girl nub that ends up being a boy cause I could imagine that stingy a bit... I would rather just know its a boy you know what I mean.... Less than an hour!

[Longingforgirl]

Recording it is a really good idea! I have those nub shots in my mind now, but I have no idea if what I remember is right or not. I am going back and forth and I think before I will know the gender for sure, I will be all tied up in a mental institution, lol!!!

Wishing you lots of luck. Hope they don't make you wait too long. They made me wait two and a half hours... I thought I was going crazy in the waiting room! Lol. crossing my fingers for you!

[Thorz300]

Any news yet wanting a girl?

[Wanting-a-girl]

Okay I will upload pic in a minute so just one baby! :D and the tech was a bitch! When I asked about nub she did the whole you can't know till 18 weeks it impossible... I did however get a nub shot! And the video is poor quality so I'm not gonna upload it

[Wanting-a-girl]

O and baby is measuring 13 weeks! Omfg!

[Thorz300]

Sorry about the tech! I hate the mean ones, you would think that they would understand by now what a special time this is for us and how incredibly nerve-wracking it is too!

[Wanting-a-girl]

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[Longingforgirl]

I am glad it is only one baby. I am so bad at those nub shots I think. I would say girl, but I honestly have no idea. What is that bright line down there in all those pictures? That is not the nub, is it? If so, it looks very girly. But I am so confused regarding those nub shots.
I am sorry you had such a bad tech. I had one of those too, giving me the same speech.. why do they have to bitch about it?

Looking forward to other answers. I hope this is your girl!!!

Are you sure about the dates btw? Maybe you really are already 13 weeks?

[Wanting-a-girl]

One of the other pics have a bit of it there but not the whole thing it's straight and parallel to me... Time will tell I guess I stopped recording it cause it was distracting me so when the nub was on the screen It wasn't recorded... But it was never angled up so I don't know I Guess I'm gonna go crazy for six weeks lol.... I tracked o by CM so I thought I was accurate but I also told the dr the wrong lmp to move my date up lol cause I figured I o'ed early so it's measuring like 10 days ahead

[Southern Butterfly]

Great pic! Glad you have just one healthy babe :-)

Are you going to post it in the u/s forum for nub guesses?

[Wanting-a-girl]

Great pic! Glad you have just one healthy babe :-)

Are you going to post it in the u/s forum for nub guesses?


I did I think I titled it a NuB guess... My brains on overload lol so that all I came up with for a title lol

[Thorz300]

Oh that looks girly to me YAY!

[Wanting-a-girl]

I hope so! This is why I didnt want a nub shot cause now if it is a boy it's gonna feel more dissapointing... You know what I mean.... I'm not gonna pay to find out earlier cause that's just a waste of 110 bucks

[Thorz300]

I hope so! This is why I didnt want a nub shot cause now if it is a boy it's gonna feel more dissapointing... You know what I mean.... I'm not gonna pay to find out earlier cause that's just a waste of 110 bucks
I totally understand! I don't want to get your hopes up, so even though it looks parallel to me, try to take that wih a grain of salt, because if it is a boy, I it will hurt you more because of false nub hopes! It makes me second guess even wanting a nub shot!

[Wanting-a-girl]

It was just luck that I got one in the first place since she had no idea what nubs are sooo and this was the last pic she took lol so pure luck... It will be hard to not get my hopes up cause its pretty near perfect nub shot in my opinion... Time will tell... Time is going to def drag on now lol

[Thorz300]

This is the hard part.....the nubsessing time. Do you know when your next scan is yet? Some do a 16 week and some at 20. Ugh because I'm not due until the last day of our sept group, I'm living through all of you ladies, I'm only a measly 9 weeks!

[Wanting-a-girl]

well my dr appt is tommorrow my NT scan papers say that there is a 16 week scN WITH it which confuses me cause there never was before... if not the i will be waiting till 18 or 19 weeks....

[Longingforgirl]

What comes next is really the hard part. Not keeping your hopes up... oh so hard..!! The first day after my last scan, I was so sure I saw a girly nub shot. But I didn't have a picture and then now I don't trust my memory and I think I was looking at the wrong part.
I am still trying to imagine that this is a boy, and it is kind of working because I am now pretty sure that I saw a boyish nub shot after all. And I didn't sway at all, I was on such a boy diet...

I really hope that this IS your girl! And I hope you will get your next scan at 16 weeks. 18 or 19 is so late. My OB told me he will not know the gender until 18 or 19 weeks either. Next scan is with 16 weeks though and I hope we will see more by then. I just feel like I will need all the time to prepare for a boy. I still cannot imagine raising "another" boy. My two boys were such a struggle, torture for more than 2 years really and I am so afraid that this is going to happen again.

Well, I am sorry, this part clearly belongs into the Gender Disappointment Section.

I just wanted to say I am crossing my fingers for you!!!

[Wanting-a-girl]

yes the waiting is the hardest part :(

i really hope you get your girl you should be able to see at 16 weeks no prob... i found out with ds3 at 17 weeks

regardless i thnk we will all survive even if you dont get our DG... I refuse to look at girl stuff and girl names that is my way of protecting myself i think

[fish2012]

Hello ladies guess no one much is going to join us now so thought it might be nice to have a due date roll call!

I'll start pm me/ post your dates if you'd like adding

Fish2012 - due 09/09 - swayed pink
Wanting a girl - due 08/09 - swayed pink
Mum2boys - due 18/09 - swayed pink
Thorz - due 30/09 - swayed pink
Northern shutterbug - due 06/09 - light pink
Shining star - due 16/09 - hoping for pink
Wantingagirl 08/09 - swayed pink
Longing for a girl 04/09 - light pink
girlsway - 01/09 - swayed pink
southern butterfly - 08/09 - light pink
mel1983 - 27/09 - light pink
mumto three - 30/09 - hoping for blue
Elements - 04/09 - swayed blue
4giffins - 24/09 - swayed blue
salsa - 09/09- swayed pink

hey salsa havn't seen for a while hey!

[fish2012]

hey wanting a girl so pleased to see your lovely bubba!

I'm wasting £80 on a gender scan at 16weeks in the uk we get 12 and 20 weeks and I can't bear the idea of spending four weeks dreaming of a girl when i could know it's not!!!

two more sleeps to my scan now! i'll be 12+3 so dunno how good the nub will be - think in some ways it might be better not to add to the pain ;-)

[Wanting-a-girl]

i wouldnt have gotten the nub if it was my choice.... cause now it will be all i think about.... now im not to sure if my recurring nub dreams will end lol.... cant wait to see pics of your baby :) 2 days feel like forever lol i had so many different worries going into mine cause it was my firs scan like if there were two... if it was even alive... i swear i have not bonded with the baby this preg yet cause i have been so nervous of missed misscarriage and now that i have seen a healthy baby i can finally bring myself to realization that i am having a new baby in less than 6 months ... i really hope its a girl .... when i was younger i said all the time i only wanted boys when i grow up lol i feel as if i brought this apon myself lol.... so weird for me to think like that lol i had three older brothers and no sisters lol and it was hell for me ha ha

[fish2012]

i wouldnt have gotten the nub if it was my choice.... cause now it will be all i think about.... now im not to sure if my recurring nub dreams will end lol.... cant wait to see pics of your baby :) 2 days feel like forever lol i had so many different worries going into mine cause it was my firs scan like if there were two... if it was even alive... i swear i have not bonded with the baby this preg yet cause i have been so nervous of missed misscarriage and now that i have seen a healthy baby i can finally bring myself to realization that i am having a new baby in less than 6 months ... i really hope its a girl .... when i was younger i said all the time i only wanted boys when i grow up lol i feel as if i brought this apon myself lol.... so weird for me to think like that lol i had three older brothers and no sisters lol and it was hell for me ha ha

a close friend of mine has 2 ds's pretty much same age as mine she miscarrided her third preggy about 3 months ago at 11 weeks, and i know it's not related but this time i just want shift the nagging doubt that the baby will be okay the last two times i wasn't worried at all, also wonder if it's twins - think i'm just fat thou LOL. So not feeling as excited about this 12 week as last two, last two times i didn't know you could 'tell gender' at this point and i think that made it a happier place!

[divakotka]

Hi Ladies,

I just came over to GD a couple of days ago and I honestly don't know a lot about "board courtesy" on here, specifically about how you guys feel about new members on a birth month board. I'd love join in if you'll have me though. I live in the US with my hubby and two boys but I am actually from Luxembourg (Europe). I noticed this board is more "international" than other sites, which I love. I also like the fact that there are more women here who understand what it's like to wish for a different gender after having one or two (or many more) of the same.

Oh and I am due Sept 3rd but bub is measuring a few days ahead as all my babies seem to. DS2 was actually born at 42 weeks weighing in at 9lbs6oz (whereas DS1 was born at 36+3 due to pre-e).

Anyway, I am wishing you all healthy and happy pregnancies!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Welcome :)

[divakotka]

Hey there! So I've seen a few of your posts and it looks like we are in a similar boat, even as far as our somewhat controversial nub shots go. This is my last baby.... :worry:
But I was wondering if this pregnancy has *felt* different to you in any way. As opposed to my first two pregnancies with the boys, I have been feeling more tired, more nauseous, more aversions, bbs grew a lot (they stayed the same with the boys) and feel bumpy and painful, skin is worse than it's ever been in my life, and I am craving cheese like it's going out of style. Before, I could go months without milk, yogurt, or cheese, and not even miss it.
I'm not putting too much stock in these things because I know it's totally possibly to have a very different pregnancy and still carry another boy.
I was curious about your experience though. :happy:

[Wanting-a-girl]

So this pregnancy is hell compared to three of my boys combined lol I was never sick with the boys not once! My boobs only grew with my first and that's cause I was 16 and this time I grew out of my bra already! I hugged my toilet for two months I'm starting to feel better now... But I was throwing up in stores and everything lol.... I never had aversions with the boys and I have aversions to so many things lol I have just started to actually eat meals again the past few days... The actual study about nub theory talks about angle it doesn't talk about things on the end clearly mine is straight and pretty parallel so we will see... I will have to take a look at yours... Also I'm craving icecream and I hate icecream lol... With my boys I craved vinager

[Thorz300]

Ugh my poor boys! I'm such a mean grumpy mom!! I get really grouchy this pregnancy, especially if my blood sugar gets low! My morning sickness was a little worse today, so I couldn't eat which means my blood sugar plummeted and mean mommy came out, my poor poor poor guys! I'm glad they sill love me!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Aww don't be too hard on yourself it happens to all of us... I've been really moody too

[WantingPink]

Thorz I really do feel your pain on the moody/grumpy. With my two boys I never felt "hormonal" or that I had a short temper. I felt like myself. However, this PG I have been such a raging hormonal psycho!! I will go from calm to screaming at my kids in 2 seconds and afterward I feel really bad and I wonder "who in the hell am I right now?" I haven't been crying I just go straight to anger and stay there. It isn't fun for anyone:(

[Wanting-a-girl]

Yup me too ^ with the boys I was more emotional and pouty lol which is so unlike me and this time I'm a raging bitch... My friend said when she was preg with her girl she was the same lol so we shall see :)

[Thorz300]

Thanks ladies! I'm glad I'm not the only one, but I still feel awful for my little guys! It is a plus to hear it might mean girl. I didn't have a short fuse at all when pg with the boys, but I was a little weepy, I would cry at sappy commercials. No tears or weeps this time, I just go from 0 to grouchy in 1 second!

[fish2012]

oh my gosh i am hidious so grumpy tired neusous i hoped it would lift on sunday magically but 12+2 and have felt worse today and yesterday than i have for a while ;-0

one sleep till i see the trouble maker!!!

[fish2012]

Hello ladies guess no one much is going to join us now so thought it might be nice to have a due date roll call!

I'll start pm me/ post your dates if you'd like adding

Fish2012 - due 09/09 - swayed pink
Wanting a girl - due 08/09 - swayed pink
Mum2boys - due 18/09 - swayed pink
Thorz - due 30/09 - swayed pink
Northern shutterbug - due 06/09 - light pink
Shining star - due 16/09 - hoping for pink
Wantingagirl 08/09 - swayed pink
Longing for a girl 04/09 - light pink
girlsway - 01/09 - swayed pink
southern butterfly - 08/09 - light pink
mel1983 - 27/09 - light pink
mumto three - 30/09 - hoping for blue
Elements - 04/09 - swayed blue
4giffins - 24/09 - swayed blue
salsa - 09/09- swayed pink
divakotka - 03/09 - hoping pink

hi divakotka welcome! did you sway?

[Mel1983]

hi divakotka welcome! did you sway?

That's funny I'm like that too, feel slightly on the edge of shouting all the time! And sometimes I do and I laugh afterwards as I really can't stop myself it just comes out!! My partner has been getting on my nerves too! I felt amazing with my boys me and hubby were so close then, I'm afraid it hasn't happened this time. Just hoping I'll be better at 12 weeks. I'm so big and bloated too. I think I am the size I was at 5 months with boys. Plus really tired don't often make it past 9pm as I'm usually feeling sick by then! The joys of pregnancy x

[Butterfly Spirit]

oh my gosh i am hidious so grumpy tired neusous i hoped it would lift on sunday magically but 12+2 and have felt worse today and yesterday than i have for a while ;-0

one sleep till i see the trouble maker!!!

YAY so in 24 hours you get to see your trouble maker? HOW EXCITING! I shall be stalking! ;)

[Northern_Shutterbug]

After being relatively good with the snacking for over a week, I've now gone and been awful this afternoon! I had crusty bread and pickled jalapeños in front of me! I just had to add some cheese and have a small sandwich! Then another, with more jalapeños!!! Eek! I REALLY want another but have FIL coming for dinner in an hour.

Think I'll be adding a fair few of the hot little packets of gorgeousness to my pizza! I've always loved them but in pregnancy they're AMAZING!!! It's no wonder my kids like spicy food ;)

[WantingPink]

So I just booked a gender scan for 15 weeks!! I had to beg DH. I think it helped that my B-day is this Saturday and he kept asking me what I wanted and all I kept saying is a gender scan. I when I called and made an appointment the only time that would work is this Saturday March 2nd which is on my birthday. I am so excited and a little scared!! My DH has no idea where I am coming from but I know that you ladies do:)

[Butterfly Spirit]

So I just booked a gender scan for 15 weeks!! I had to beg DH. I think it helped that my B-day is this Saturday and he kept asking me what I wanted and all I kept saying is a gender scan. I when I called and made an appointment the only time that would work is this Saturday March 2nd which is on my birthday. I am so excited and a little scared!! My DH has no idea where I am coming from but I know that you ladies do:)

How exciting and wonderful! Your DH sounds just like mine!!!! I sure had to beg because we never found out so flipping early before.. we went between week 22 and 23! LOL
I recommend checking online for all the places that do gender scans, and check for their sites and coupons! You can get deals! We got one. And also... if you can I HIGHLY recommend getting the CD. My DD was most adorable at that (whole body fits on the screen stage) and I cherished those pictures, I wish I could have gotten the CD! I found out at 14 wk 4 days and had it confirmed 15 wks 3 days!

[fish2012]

Hi ladies just back from scan OMG twins!

Don't think I've got a good nub shot was in too much shock really ;-)

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[Thorz300]

OMG OMG! Congrats! That's crazy did you have any clue you had 2 in there?

[Thorz300]

The last pic has possible girl nub, it's hard to tell, they are side ways!
I'm so happy for you!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Wow 2! Congrats and I think the nub looks girly

[WantingPink]

Fish that is so amazing... twins!! Twin girls would be great. I do think that you had at least one nub that looked girly!! Could they tell you if they were identical. I hope you are doing well... I think I would have passed out!! Huge congrats!!

So can I ask if you took clomid?? Do twins run in your family??

Very excited for you and can't wait until your gender scan!!

[divakotka]

hi divakotka welcome! did you sway?

No, we didn't sway. I thought about it but then I felt overwhelmed and just wanted to conceive in a relatively short amount of time.

[divakotka]

Wow, twins! Congratulations! I also think that last shot looked like a girl nub. So exciting!

[fish2012]

Fish that is so amazing... twins!! Twin girls would be great. I do think that you had at least one nub that looked girly!! Could they tell you if they were identical. I hope you are doing well... I think I would have passed out!! Huge congrats!!

So can I ask if you took clomid?? Do twins run in your family??

Very excited for you and can't wait until your gender scan!!

hey OMG so shocked not recovered yet!
Yes i took clomid as i wasn't o-ing consistnatly
i did get a lok at the nub on twin 1 and it looked girly to my poorly trained eye - tryinmg not to get hopes up

they think they are non identical the placenta was very close together but there was a sort of line down it which sonographer said meant she thought 2 placentas next to each other. cutewise a bit disapointed healthwise it's much better for them and gives a better chance in my mind that oone (or more) is a girl!

[fish2012]

OMG OMG! Congrats! That's crazy did you have any clue you had 2 in there?

only due to sickness which i was hoping was girl related and size of bump which i assumed to be fat related!

[2lovelyboys]

Congratulations to all you lovely ladies, wishing you a H&H 9 months!

Fish2012 congratulations on your twins, nub looked girlie to me

[atomic sagebrush]

I also think that one of the pics you posted looked girly :pray: :pray: :cheer: :cheer:

[WantingPink]

hey OMG so shocked not recovered yet!
Yes i took clomid as i wasn't o-ing consistnatly
i did get a lok at the nub on twin 1 and it looked girly to my poorly trained eye - tryinmg not to get hopes up

they think they are non identical the placenta was very close together but there was a sort of line down it which sonographer said meant she thought 2 placentas next to each other. cutewise a bit disapointed healthwise it's much better for them and gives a better chance in my mind that oone (or more) is a girl!

Well there is a good chance you have at least one girl there!! I am sure you are still in shock... I would have a hard time wrapping my head around the whole thing. Having a baby is so amazing and twins seems like a miracle!! When are you going to do your gender scan?

[Northern_Shutterbug]

TWINS!!! Oh my goodness!!!!!!

Congratulations!

Did you ever have an early scan? Hubby is still convinced there's two in there and we had a scan at 6 weeks but there was only one sac and yolk, but sonographer said it could still split, but then I've only heard one heartbeat.

Second picture definitely looks girly!!

[Longingforgirl]

Wow, fish, I am so surprised, twins!!! OMG!! Such great news! It's great that they don't seem to be identical. This way you double your chances at having at least one girl :cheer::cheer: This is so amazing!!

[Thorz300]

I just had my first 'nub dream'! in my dream I was at my 12 week scan and there was a glaringly obvious boy nub staring back at me :( i'm starting to feel this may indeed be a boy. I had a serious talk with DH last night and he feels like its a boy
:( oh well I knew that was the most likely scenario! I am so sick right now I barely get out of bed. This super cold weather doesnt help any either......sorry about the negativity!





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[Northern_Shutterbug]

Only 44 hours until my 13 week scan! Starting to get really excited.

I've not had any dreams about baby yet, but had 3 rather naughty dreams where I'm DTD with men I don't know! Each one ends just before it climaxes which is really frustrating! I think I've had 2 other naughty dreams in my life, and certainly not with the boys, so hoping its girly hormones coursing through me!!

I can only keep thinking of girls names too, but keep stopping myself as I don't want to be disappointed.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Those dreams suck! I had them every night.... So I was super surprised to see a straight parallel nub on my u/s.... Can't wait to find out! I won't find out till mid April :( long time to go!

[Northern_Shutterbug]

37 days to go until our gender scan! So impatient right now!

[Girlsway]

Fish congrats on twins, how are you feeling about it?

Divakotka welcome!

It's amazing I started to feel the little one, it gives me a little nudge now and then. It's a great feeling :-) has anyone else started to feel little kicks yet?

[Salsa]

Hi ladies just back from scan OMG twins!

Don't think I've got a good nub shot was in too much shock really ;-)

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OMG!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! What wonderful and exciting news!! Wow!!!! I bet the shock is still pretty fresh!! But OMG I cannot wipe the smile off my face - fantastic!! Well done!! x x x are you going to get a gender scan done?

[Salsa]

15 hrs until my NT scan! Super excited but so nervous to know little bubs is all ok. Ive had shocking morning sickness that just isnt going away (today was a bad day, I had to pull over in the car with all the kids and throw up on the freeway!)
Frightened the kids I think!
Then to top it off Ive had 2 colds, currently got a shocking throat infection and have lost my voice! Im never normally sick, and feel Ive just spent the last 12weeks day in and day out totally under the weather.
I just need reasurring that it hasnt affected bubs in there as I never got any of these sicknesses with my other pregnancies...

[Salsa]

oh, and also freaking out as I just found out you cannot take menthol whilst pregnant, and Ive chewed through a few packets of anticol over the last few days!! So stressing over that!! Im usually the most diligant person when it comes to things you can and cant have during pregnancy. Im so angry with myself.

[Mum to three girls]

OMG Fish, twins! The last nub definitely looks girly. And aren't B/B fraternal twins the least common combination? You're bound to have at least one girl in there.

Thorz, I know someone who had GBB and *knew* her last was a girl because she'd dreamt about her and because her DH was sure and he'd been right with the other three. Well, of course, she had a third boy. I'll accept that some women do have a sense of what they're having (although with a 50% chance of being right it's not hard to be right) but once we have a preferred gender I reckon that intuition gets skewed. I had loads of dreams about DD3 being a boy and of course she's a very cute little miss.

Salsa, I'm in Aussie too. What time tomorrow is your nuchal?

[Butterfly Spirit]

Hi ladies just back from scan OMG twins!

Don't think I've got a good nub shot was in too much shock really ;-)

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And I remember how low you were after reading that "first email of the day :S" yesterday! Now you have something to brag about.... TWINS!!!!!!! And it looks like one of them might just be your DD!!!!! :running:
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[Mum to three girls]

Fish, we need a bump pic.

[Thorz300]

Ugh I am so very frustrated, I went to my appt this morning only to find out that it was just for blood and paper work and that I have to go back tomorrow for the ultrasound! I'm bugged because they should have told me that a head of time that they were two separate appts, now I have to try and find a babysitter for all 3 of my little boys in less than 24 hours. The thing I am most bummed about though is apparently they do not do a 12 week scan. I will have one done tomorrow (9w4days) and then not again until my 20 week scan! :( I wont even get the chance to nub guess! I wonder what my dr will do if I cancel my ultrasound tomorrow, and then tell her that I wont be able to reschedule for 2 weeks! There is a thought!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Omg serious that is a huge dissapointment!

With ds3 I could not wait any longer to find out what he was so I went to the hospital told a little fib to get a u/s as terrible as that is to do it really helped me ;) that is so weird that they don't do a 12 week you should ask why as it is a screening test that you are entitled to

[Thorz300]

LOL I've already thought of doing that too, but its so hard to just up and go to the hospital when I have 3 kids and they make you get checked and all this fuss, I don't have the time for the fuss they make when you are having "issues" I'm just going to try and talk to my dr. tomorrow! but in the meantime, I am super bummed!

[atomic sagebrush]

Ugh I am so very frustrated, I went to my appt this morning only to find out that it was just for blood and paper work and that I have to go back tomorrow for the ultrasound! I'm bugged because they should have told me that a head of time that they were two separate appts, now I have to try and find a babysitter for all 3 of my little boys in less than 24 hours. The thing I am most bummed about though is apparently they do not do a 12 week scan. I will have one done tomorrow (9w4days) and then not again until my 20 week scan! :( I wont even get the chance to nub guess! I wonder what my dr will do if I cancel my ultrasound tomorrow, and then tell her that I wont be able to reschedule for 2 weeks! There is a thought!

that is exactly what I would do, you have the perfect opportunity (can't get a babysitter) and I woul advise scheduling it more 13 weeks rather than 12 because gender is much more obvious at 13 weeks. GL

[fish2012]

Hi northern no I thought oh that's odd never scene a reflection I a scan before ;-) lol!

No clue total shock praying hard for two girls thou I know it's too late lol!

[fish2012]

Salsa any news? Never heard the me them thing sure you'll be fine xx

[fish2012]

Thorz if your having downs testing scan must be done before 13 I think in uk but maybe wrong thats sucks stupid people ;-(

[fish2012]

Mum2three it's mighty bump at least I have an excuse now lol!

[fish2012]

29 sleeps till gender scan I can't wait! Ugh have convinced myself at least one is a girl lol!

[fish2012]

Salsa mint dho ;-)

[WantingPink]

Ugh I am so very frustrated, I went to my appt this morning only to find out that it was just for blood and paper work and that I have to go back tomorrow for the ultrasound! I'm bugged because they should have told me that a head of time that they were two separate appts, now I have to try and find a babysitter for all 3 of my little boys in less than 24 hours. The thing I am most bummed about though is apparently they do not do a 12 week scan. I will have one done tomorrow (9w4days) and then not again until my 20 week scan! :( I wont even get the chance to nub guess! I wonder what my dr will do if I cancel my ultrasound tomorrow, and then tell her that I wont be able to reschedule for 2 weeks! There is a thought!

So are you not having an NT scan done? Are they just doing an amnio at 16 weeks or are they doing MaterniT21 like my OB did? Not sure why but I guess I thought you would have qualified for an NT scan??

I didn't get a NT scan because I had the MaterniT21 testing done. I would do what Atomic suggested, tell them that you aren't available because you thought it was being done today and then tell them your availability is somewhere in the 13 week range.

I got a 13 week scan because I told the MA that I wanted them to rule out Turners. When I had MaterniT21 done they didn't test for Turners but a week later they started. I know it seems stupid but that is the game you have to play to get what you want when you want it:)

[Northern_Shutterbug]

29 sleeps till gender scan I can't wait! Ugh have convinced myself at least one is a girl lol!

Fish, I've had mine moved to the 30th March, which is 29 days, 12 hours! Is yours the 29th or 30th?

[fish2012]

Fish, I've had mine moved to the 30th March, which is 29 days, 12 hours! Is yours the 29th or 30th?

agh northern that's sooo coool was supprised you hadn't obseivly booked earliest possiable date like me LOL

29th march! good friday ;-S gonna take the boys so they can see the twins! wasn't going to take them but now just have to make sure i don't cry if i get the all boy result!!!

[Northern_Shutterbug]

They didn't have an earlier date at our local office, but it occurred to me that Ds2's birthday was on the 30th and it would be nice for him to see his little brother/sister, so I emailed the office and asked if they could fit us in any earlier, and they only could if we went to the office about 45 mins away. So, we're making a day of it and will plan lunch out and playbarn, etc.

I am just so sure its a boy, so want to kind of get it over and done with do I can grieve and move on hopefully!

[divakotka]

Ugh I am so very frustrated, I went to my appt this morning only to find out that it was just for blood and paper work and that I have to go back tomorrow for the ultrasound! I'm bugged because they should have told me that a head of time that they were two separate appts, now I have to try and find a babysitter for all 3 of my little boys in less than 24 hours. The thing I am most bummed about though is apparently they do not do a 12 week scan. I will have one done tomorrow (9w4days) and then not again until my 20 week scan! :( I wont even get the chance to nub guess! I wonder what my dr will do if I cancel my ultrasound tomorrow, and then tell her that I wont be able to reschedule for 2 weeks! There is a thought!

I would re-schedule it to 12-13 weeks, you have a totally valid excuse too!

[divakotka]

So I thought that the more confirmed nubs I look at, the more I'd get an idea of what to expect with this baby. But I feel even more confused now and it really seems 50/50. Shouldn't it be clearer at 13 weeks? I've seen many "perfect boy nubs" turn out to be girls and vice versa. Not to mention that the stills from my video are so vastly different, it's like I have two babies in there. But I don't. :nyd:

Also, I scheduled an elective scan for when I am 16 weeks but I found out a couple of days ago that they found a small amount of tricuspid regurgitation in bub's heart. Supposedly it's normal blood flow variation *most* of the time but they still like to move up the anatomy scan to 18 weeks instead of 20 weeks. The elective scan place only does ultrasounds if you've had previous "normal" ultrasounds, so do I have to cancel that now? So confused. :(

[fish2012]

They didn't have an earlier date at our local office, but it occurred to me that Ds2's birthday was on the 30th and it would be nice for him to see his little brother/sister, so I emailed the office and asked if they could fit us in any earlier, and they only could if we went to the office about 45 mins away. So, we're making a day of it and will plan lunch out and playbarn, etc.

I am just so sure its a boy, so want to kind of get it over and done with do I can grieve and move on hopefully!

yeah we're planning to take the boys to the zoo after - distraction by me really in case its two ds ;-s

[Mum to three girls]

It's odd not to offer a nuchal, well it's odd for here. Mine is a real "industry", I have my bloods, go to a special USS place where they only do pregnant women, get scanned and then meet with the fetal medicine guy to discuss my overall "risk" based on age, bloods and scan. You're not necessarily going to pick up Down Syndrome at the 20 week scan if the heart etc is normal.

Even if you get an abnormal result and don't pursue it cos you wouldn't consider termination etc it's good to be aware of any potential problems earlier, I think.

[fish2012]

So I thought that the more confirmed nubs I look at, the more I'd get an idea of what to expect with this baby. But I feel even more confused now and it really seems 50/50. Shouldn't it be clearer at 13 weeks? I've seen many "perfect boy nubs" turn out to be girls and vice versa. Not to mention that the stills from my video are so vastly different, it's like I have two babies in there. But I don't. :nyd:

Also, I scheduled an elective scan for when I am 16 weeks but I found out a couple of days ago that they found a small amount of tricuspid regurgitation in bub's heart. Supposedly it's normal blood flow variation *most* of the time but they still like to move up the anatomy scan to 18 weeks instead of 20 weeks. The elective scan place only does ultrasounds if you've had previous "normal" ultrasounds, so do I have to cancel that now? So confused. :(

hey sorry to hear of worries about the health of your bubba! if you just want the 16 week scan for gender i'd go for it and pretend you didn't realsie if they say anything and you can say to them i'm having an 18wk scan for this possiable condition so need to look at that xx

[Thorz300]

So are you not having an NT scan done? Are they just doing an amnio at 16 weeks or are they doing MaterniT21 like my OB did? Not sure why but I guess I thought you would have qualified for an NT scan??

I didn't get a NT scan because I had the MaterniT21 testing done. I would do what Atomic suggested, tell them that you aren't available because you thought it was being done today and then tell them your availability is somewhere in the 13 week range.

I got a 13 week scan because I told the MA that I wanted them to rule out Turners. When I had MaterniT21 done they didn't test for Turners but a week later they started. I know it seems stupid but that is the game you have to play to get what you want when you want it:)
They offer a test that is just like the MaterniT2I but it doesn't give any gender results she said. But I do not qualify for the test under my insurance so she said it might cost $700! I'm not 35 yet, if I was 35 or older the insurance would more than likely cover it. I have never ever had this happen, with all my other pg they did it at 12 weeks. I guess I was hoping for a scan at 1st appt, 12 weeks, and 20 weeks like all my others. I think I will just call and reschedule, I have no reason to believe there is anything wrong right now, and I think it is actually more beneficial to have the scan later than sooner. I'm still bummed though!

[Thorz300]

Ugh the more I think about it, the more I am just not happy with this place. I might just start looking for a new OB. I know that my GP really wanted me to go to her, but she is a really young new dr and I told her I would just be sticking with my OB. I might give her a call and see what they have to offer. Has anyone ever switched DR's before, after going to the first appt? Has anyone ever used their family Dr instead of an OB?

[Wanting-a-girl]

I've had the same ob all four times I refused to be with any other ob... I think it's your desicion and you should put ur foot down to get what you want :) if your not happy then you shouldn't stay...

[fish2012]

thorz i don't understand your system but if you're not happy change your care now while your early on and feeling like the battle xx

[WantingPink]

Ugh the more I think about it, the more I am just not happy with this place. I might just start looking for a new OB. I know that my GP really wanted me to go to her, but she is a really young new dr and I told her I would just be sticking with my OB. I might give her a call and see what they have to offer. Has anyone ever switched DR's before, after going to the first appt? Has anyone ever used their family Dr instead of an OB?

Not sure how that works... if you use your family Dr. is that who delivers the baby? If so I would say a big fat no to that:) You should switch if you aren't comfortable. I didn't switch with DS1 when I wish I would have. I knew after a couple of appointments that I didn't like her and she was insanely incompetent and I still stuck with her. This is how I look at it... I don't really care who does my appointments. Any yahoo can measure my belly and tell me how dilated I am. What I want is someone who is going to be there for the delivery because if things go wrong you want someone who knows what they are doing. If you don't like them then switch now... no big deal to switch now.

[Thorz300]

Not sure how that works... if you use your family Dr. is that who delivers the baby? If so I would say a big fat no to that:) You should switch if you aren't comfortable. I didn't switch with DS1 when I wish I would have. I knew after a couple of appointments that I didn't like her and she was insanely incompetent and I still stuck with her. This is how I look at it... I don't really care who does my appointments. Any yahoo can measure my belly and tell me how dilated I am. What I want is someone who is going to be there for the delivery because if things go wrong you want someone who knows what they are doing. If you don't like them then switch now... no big deal to switch now.

Well that is sort of the reason I want to switch, they say that more than likely my dr wont be the one to actually deliver my baby and that they can only guarantee that it will be one of their 6 docs at the office. I don't like that, all my docs have been the ones to do the deliveries with my other 3 kiddos!

[Wanting-a-girl]

That's how it is here to... I will get whatever dr is on call to deliver I have been lucky 2 out of three times to get mine but with ds3 I went into a crazy 30 min labour an hour before my dr was on call also an hour before ,y scheduled induction lol

[Thorz300]

I don't understand the system here either and I feel lost! I want to go back home to Utah and have this baby!! LOL this is my first baby in Ohio, so I just had to go through my insurance to find an OB I LOVED my DR for all my other babies! I really want to switch dr's but I don't know where to turn and feel like I'll just keep having the same problem. I don't want to bounce around to a bunch of different docs. I actually like the dr I am seeing, I just don't like the system the clinic has. As luck would have it, my poor baby seems to be coming down with something, so I have to cancel my scan for tomorrow anyway, I may just conveniently be un available for the next 3 weeks because of sick kids!!!!

[Salsa]

OMG Fish, twins! The last nub definitely looks girly. And aren't B/B fraternal twins the least common combination? You're bound to have at least one girl in there.

Thorz, I know someone who had GBB and *knew* her last was a girl because she'd dreamt about her and because her DH was sure and he'd been right with the other three. Well, of course, she had a third boy. I'll accept that some women do have a sense of what they're having (although with a 50% chance of being right it's not hard to be right) but once we have a preferred gender I reckon that intuition gets skewed. I had loads of dreams about DD3 being a boy and of course she's a very cute little miss.

Salsa, I'm in Aussie too. What time tomorrow is your nuchal?

Hi Mum to three girls, its at 10am WA time. So anxious. I was never this anxious with my others, I dont know why Im suddenly stressing. I just feel Ive had such a bad run with sicknesses I hope the bubs is all ok and healthy in there!!

[Salsa]

Ugh I am so very frustrated, I went to my appt this morning only to find out that it was just for blood and paper work and that I have to go back tomorrow for the ultrasound! I'm bugged because they should have told me that a head of time that they were two separate appts, now I have to try and find a babysitter for all 3 of my little boys in less than 24 hours. The thing I am most bummed about though is apparently they do not do a 12 week scan. I will have one done tomorrow (9w4days) and then not again until my 20 week scan! :( I wont even get the chance to nub guess! I wonder what my dr will do if I cancel my ultrasound tomorrow, and then tell her that I wont be able to reschedule for 2 weeks! There is a thought!

How disappointing! Can you go to an independant place for your 12 week scan? Your doc should give you a referral if you ask for one. Its your right to know what is going on in your own pregnancy. And if you want to test for downs etc then you should be able to, even if your doc doesnt routinely do that. You still have time to sort it out, you have up until 13wks and 5 days to do the scan. If you do get your doc to refer you, make sure he also refers you for bloods to be taken in conjunction with the scan. They then use your maternal age, your bloodwork AND the scan NT measurment to put into a formula and it spits out a probability of risk. Hope that all makes sense. Just wanting to make sure that if he doesnt routinely do it, he knows what you need!! Good luck x x

[Salsa]

Salsa any news? Never heard the me them thing sure you'll be fine xx

Thank you, Scan is in a little over 2 hrs. Will update when I get back!! Still not sure if I'll ask for a nub shot.... Not sure I can cope with the obsessing! haha And we arent finding out at all for the whole pregnancy!!! So I think its just best to not have an image I can totally stress over for the next 6 months! haha we'll see x

[Wanting-a-girl]

Don't get one salsa! Lol I didn't want one but ended having one.... No obsessing today for me I am just taking the nub as a grain of salt so I don't set myself up for dissapointment.... I have my name picked for a boy and havnt looked at anything to do with a girl lol

[Mum to three girls]

How was your scan today Salsa?

[Salsa]

Hi girls!! Sorry for such a late reply!! As soon as I had scan I had to pick up my 2 yr old from pre kindy, then off to swimming lessons with all the kids!!
Ahhhh scan went really well. Baby is perfect and so cute... I didnt want a nub but guess what???!!!!! I got one AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! let the obsessing begin lol!

I'll put it in the ultrasound section too but what do you all think??
I think its parallel to the spine even though it looks angled up, the spine is quite curled.

What do you reckon???
12wks and 4 days...

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[Mum to three girls]

Very girly nub. I hope mine DOESN'T look like that.

[Northern_Shutterbug]

I think that looks like a girly nub and skull! I'm no expert though!

[Salsa]

Very girly nub. I hope mine DOESN'T look like that.

When do you go for yours?? I soooooo dont want to get my hopes up! I know 13 weeks is a better time to make a guess.... Im trying to play it down, but I can already feel a few pangs of excitement!:worry: