I'm craving vinegar and protein like no tomorrow!

[Ipadmad]

I just know it's a boy isn't it?

Please tell me I don't have to be craving orange juice and fruit to be carrying a girl?

To be honest, I'm eating more fruit than normal (I ate none when I was carrying either of my boys as it turned my stomach), but it's the vinegar and cheese I'm craving like no tomorrow (exactly like I was when carrying DS1).

I'll find out tomorrow anyway, but I'm pretty much convinced it's another blue!

[Wanting-a-girl]

Omg god lol I literally carried around bottles of vinager with me when I was preg with my first two lol people were very disturbed lol

[mummypink]

Don't count yourself out! I craved cheese on toast and things with ds1, fruit and sweet stuff with ds2 and this time it has changed throughout the pregnancy from not really wanting anything to eat to really wanting savoury and then really wanting sweet stuff and I'm expecting another boy.

I don't think it really means anything hun, fingers crossed for your scan tomorrow. x

[Ipadmad]

Oh, you've given me some hope!
Mind you, I think that if I'm expecting boy, I won't be disappointed at the scan.
I'm soooo nervous!
Mummypink - how did you react when you heard blue for third time?

[mummypink]

On the day of the scan I surprised myself at how ok I was, I think it was such a relief to see a healthy baby in there that the gender didn't really sink in at first. The next few days were tough though, I hadn't expected them to be but I really felt like I was grieving for the little girl that I'd dreamt about. It took some time to get my head around a third boy and the comments from people really didn't help. It's amazing how many people thought it was ok to say 'oh no another boy?!', 'what are you going to do with 3 boys' and 'are you going to try again?' in a really apologetic voice even though I had never given away my desire for a girl it was just an assumption everyone made. Even my mil made some hurtful comments too.

I can honestly say though that I have got my head around it and I'm really looking forward to meeting my new little man. It wasn't ever that I felt sad or ungrateful about having him, it was more sadness at the thought of never having a daughter.

I really hope you hear girl tomorrow so you don't have to go through any of that, but be assured if it is another boy that it will all be ok. xxx

[atomic sagebrush]

this is completely, totally, 1 zillion percent untrue. I have seen dozens of people obsess over stuff like this and there was never anything to it.

I craved vinegary stuff, patricluarly mustard which I don't normally like, with my DD all the time and I never did in any other pg. I also didn't want fruit, it kinda grossed me out (I bought a huge bag of grapefruit which I normally love when I'm pg and it just moldered because I couldn't eat it) I still have like 17 bottles of half-eaten flavored mustard in the fridge from when I was pg.

[Ipadmad]

Thank you mummypink. Your last line has brought tears to my eyes. Because you're so true. Sometimes I get so caught up in the possibility of having a daughter and let myself daydream a little, that I forget that if I have another son growing in me, who gives me a fraction of the giggles, love and fun that my two boys do, I am a very lucky mummy. I have to keep that in mind. It will all be OK, indeed having three of them will be better than OK, it will be fab and I am so lucky to have them. Thank you.

It's funny - I had the whole "oh you've got my respect, if you do have three boys" from another mum the other day, as though in some ways, 3 boys is the booby, or the runner up prize, a harder task. But then the mum did say "but then your boys are so lovely, so I can see why you'd want another" ... she saved herself in the last sentence ;)

Atomic - thank you also, reassuring. It's funny the psychological roller coaster in the lead up to a gender scan. It's like a bit of excitement, then as the day gets closer, I've been convincing myself it isn't a girl, it will be another boy, I guess a bit of self-preservation really. But I do think, 99% it's a boy. Everything indicates that in terms of old-wives tales and I've had a mirror pregnancy, so far to my first in particular. I will be very shocked if it's a girl. But then, I guess that's probably the best way to be going in there tomorrow.

No one other than DH and I know we're having a scan tomorrow either. So it gives us 4 weeks to grow to love the idea (I'm already half the way there, just I just need to let go of the dream of having a daughter, if that's the way the cookie crumbles tomorrow!)

Thank you both for posting.

I shall update you tomorrow! Thanks for posting.

[Ipadmad]

Tis blue. Feel a bit heartbroken and guilty at the moment, but I know I'll be ok in time.

[mummypink]

Big hugs, take your time to get your head around it. Have a good cry and let it all out, it does get easier, and I know that you'll move past the horrible feelings of sadness and guilt and very soon be so excited to meet your new little man.

Our boys must truly want to be here, and you know I think there is something extra special about having 3 boys. xxxxx

[mummypink]

Check the pictures out on this thread too, they put a big smile on my face! :)

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/ttc-girl/27656-why-ill-ok-if-all-i-ever-have-boys.html

[Ipadmad]

The sonographer was lovely, she put the picture on 4d for a few minutes (even though we hadn't paid for it).
I'm so pleased I've got 4 weeks until the 20 week scan, when very one knows we are finding out gender. Feels like I've got a bit of time on my side.
Our sons will be chuffed, they both wanted a boy!
It's so weird, all these emotions, the sadness, guilt, excitement, loss of hope. I know I'll be chuffed as anything to meet our little man. You're so right, it's just the loss of a dream really. But I wouldn't change our little bean for the world.
My husband is being lovely.
Those pictures at fab :)

[Wanting-a-girl]

Congrats on ur little man! My third boy literally stole my heart! He my BFF :D love him. To pieces we have the most amazing bond :)

[Ipadmad]

Thank you wanting. It's so nice to be able to voice my feelings here and to hear others who've gone through it and come ou the other side so positive.

It all feels so raw at the moment. Hubby has just left for work, so I know I'll be thinking it all over this afternoon. I've got to go and get a present for my nieces birthday this afternoon, which wasn't great timing on my part! Should be more organised.

I've got to sort my head out though, this is definitely it for us. I know I'll be happy as larry when he arrives. I just need to learn to accept ill never have a daughter and that is hard, but I know will get easier with time.