TTC Blue Crew Grads

[girlmom]

wash. promise and tink i soo wish i was in your shoes right now. heck 28-30 weeks would be a dream come true right now. thats my goal. 2 weeks away. today i woke up still pregnant, so thats good. i asked to be sewn shut but im too far along and i asked for extra steroids but they said it wouldn't do any good. im just laying in bed trying not to dialte. thank you so much ladies. the prayers/well wishes are a comfort and help me get through the long days.

[LolaInLove]

Well girlmom, we are praying for him to stay put for as long as he can! XOXO

[begonia]

KUP girlmom; I'm praying for you and that little fella! Are you in the hospital now? If not when do you get checked by a doc again?

ELP how's the newest babe doing? Hope all is well :)

[jude17]

Girlmom, do you have incompetent cervix? I had this at 20 weeks with my first son. Doctors expected him to be born within 2 days. I did everything they said and didn't move out of that bed only for quick shower/toilet stops. I lasted 4 months in hospital and then had my son. A few scares along the way, it wasn't a smooth ride but we hung in there. Doctors said we were a miracle to get so far along. I remember trying to get to 27 weeks and then they said that most babies would probably be 100% ok. Its so hard when they say make it another 1 or 2 weeks as even an hour seems like an eternity. Good luck to you, you are still pregnant so that sounds great to me, like you and your little guy will do what I did and have a happy outcome.

[Princess of Pink]

Keeping everything crossed for you girlmom. My 2nd DD was born at 31 weeks and she was perfectly healthy and only on a ventilator for 36hrs and had to stay for 4 weeks. I hope you can keep him in for a few more weeks into that safe timeframe. I know a lady who was 6cm dilated for a month....so hopefully you will be as lucky!!!

[girlmom]

i am at the hospital and bored out of my mind. i got my phone and dd's ds. (im getting really good at mario!) the food sucks, im about ready to kill for some pizza hut. they don't like to check me much because they don't want to agitate my cervix, so i don't think they will check me again for awhile unless i ask them to or im feeling contractions. i did ask about incompetent cervix but they said its almost impossiable to have that since i had 4 full term healthy babies. 1 loss at 22 weeks due to infection they think and then another healthy full term baby. so far just signs of preterm labor for some unknown reason.

7 more days would make me feel sooo much better. i feel very discouraged. maybe you ladies will be honest with me. what are the odds i go to 36 weeks with a positive fetel fibronectin and being dialted to 3cm and 100% effaced, no mucus plug and slight contractions??? probably not very good huh? doctor want me to go to 28 weeks but again i don't feel very confident about that. but 7 days... i'll try my hardest that will be easier then 2 weeks.

[Princess of Pink]

Are you on medication to stop contractions? If you are and you remain in bed without your water breaking and stay at a 3 or maybe get no further than a 5-6 I think you have a good chance!

[girlmom]

thank you so much pop, i hope you are right. im taking meds to stop contractions, unfortunalty they are starting to raise my blood pressure so we have to be careful about how much i have. i had steroids and i had magnesium for awhile. and ibprophin.. did you have any idea this can stop labor? i had no idea, but i could only have it 3 days or it could do something to the amionic fluid they said. im getting a little concerned as my mucus plug fell out yesterday and i have like so cervix left so now im getting worried about infections getting up in there. its just one thing after another and i know i shouldn't worry but i want to be prepared too.

[TTC5]

Praying for you girlmom. My brother was born at 24 weeks and is now a healthy regular normal 14 year old boy :) xx

[girlmom]

ttc5= really!!! serious? omg i can't tell you how wonderful that is to hear. a 24 weeker who is normal and fine and a sweet little boy? i know it won't always be true but i feel better i have made it 4 or 5 days stuck at 3cm. dh reminded me 7 more days will make a world of difference. tomorrow im 26 weeks so i hope he wont have too many health issues if he is born early.

[Tink18]

girlmom just dont.move at all for the next few weeks! keep that baby in my thoughts are with you!!!! hugs!

[Myloves]

Praying for you and your baby boy, :awe:!

[TTC5]

ttc5= really!!! serious? omg i can't tell you how wonderful that is to hear. a 24 weeker who is normal and fine and a sweet little boy? i know it won't always be true but i feel better i have made it 4 or 5 days stuck at 3cm. dh reminded me 7 more days will make a world of difference. tomorrow im 26 weeks so i hope he wont have too many health issues if he is born early.

Yes he is 100% normal! He weighed less than 500gms and was also born with multiple problems so the odds were stacked against him!!!

[TTC5]

Actually no I lie, he does wear reading glasses but what a small price to pay hey!!

[Flava]

girlmom-hope you and baby is ok. I read that baby can stay inside for weeks and weeks after the plug is gone and with no infections . FX!

[girlmom]

i do have weight on my side. the hospital here goes by weight. they won't even try to save them if they are below 500 grams. ( not sure what that is in pounds) according to my last u/s my baby weighs 860 grams. which is about 2lbs. so they will attempt to save hime which makes me feel so much better. i lost his sister 2 years ago on easter sunday and they woudln't save her. i can't bury another baby, im not strong enough. but im going to think positive like you ladies said and i know everyday is good. i mean its been a week since they admitted me and so far im still pregnant.

ttc5= i'll take reading glasses!!

[begonia]

popping in to check on you girlmom! still pregnant, YAY!!!!! stay put, baby boy! does he have a name yet?

[girlmom]

i really wanted logan or hunter but dh nixed them... we decided on Michael i think. but yes baby Michael is grounded he's not going anywhere ( i hope)

[jude17]

That's a great weight girlmom. Are you now nearly 27 weeks? I think baby Michael sounds like a fighter and you have both done so well to get to one week in hospital. Bed rest in hospital is so hard but every day is a blessing for you and your little man. The doctors said to me that at 27 weeks they weren't so worried about delivering a baby and 28 weeks they had great odds. Actually I worked with a girl at work who was born at 27 weeks and she had no problems not even reading glasses so you definitely can have a great outcome.

[girlmom]

yes the doctors want me to go to 28 weeks. but i hit 26 weeks today. good news is i feel no contractions, im taking all my meds, drinking lots of water, which is making me have to get up alot and make bathroom trips but i guess thats good. bad news is i had a positive fetel fibronectin, im dialted to 3cm, and my mucus plug is gone. so i hope i get at least 1 more week. but again thank you all so much for thinking about me and baby michael. it really does help to know so many people care.

[3Pink1Blue]

Girlmom - holy cow girl, aren't you having some excitement? A friend of mine had her dd at 25 wks and 439g, she spent a few months in the nicu but is now a perfectly healthy 2 year old. FX little Michael stays put for a while!

Tink - omg almost 30wks!! Zane will be here before you know it!

I noticed something crazy this morning, I registered with this site 1 year to the day before Charlie was born! What are the odds of that?

[Hobbermittens]

Hang in there girlmom, and stay put baby Michael! Hope your stay in the hospital in uneventful for a long time!

[Tink18]

girl mom...very odd advice but may be helpful..what about adult diapers so you are not getting up a peeing a lot?? again random but anything to help him stay in. Or maybe a bed pan. I am happy to see you are stil pregnant and 26 weeks! Hope you keep it up!

[WashingtonPromise]

Oh girlmom, I am soooo glad to hear you are still pregnant. We know someone that had a baby very early (I can not remember the # of wks), but she was right at 1 pd and is perfectly normal except for glasses :) Every day does count.

[WashingtonPromise]

Well, I have some exciting news. My Midwife called and said they were getting a new 3D 4D ultrasound machine and needed someone to practice on.....guess who got to be the guinea pig?!?!? It was so fun and weird all at the same time. Just so weird to actually see a baby and not a blurry picture. The baby is still a boy and now DH knows because it was hard to hide it in the u/s......now I can go shopping!!! I will try and post pics if my computer will let me. The DR is no longer worried about my due date and just he will let it play out.

[LolaInLove]

Girlmom, you can do it! Try to be calm and tell that little man to stay put. (Seriously!) Give him the calm, stay-where-you-are and grow vibes. It can't hurt. I am praying for you.....he is going to be just fine. I know people with little ones born at 25 and 26 weeks and they were ok after a stint in the NICU. xoxox

[TTC5]

WP oh how awesome!!!!! :D

girlmom - any news? xx

[girlmom]

no news is good news over here. im still pregnant yea! i want to take a bunch of midol cause i feel like i have awful pms. and now that i have like no cervix left all this disgusting snot is leaking out of me... i had forgotten how sexy pregnancy is.

[Hobbermittens]

WP, how cool! The 3D u/s are awesome. Hope to see some pics from you soon. :) I had a picture of my DS from one of those scans, and when he was born, he looked exactly the same--it was so weird to have really "seen" him before he was born!

Girlmom, glad Michael is still in there! Every day he stays in he is getting stronger! :)

[TTC5]

Is your plug coming away girlmom? Fantastic he is in for an extra day. FX for a few more!!!

[begonia]

Praying for you and baby Michael girlmom, glad to see an update and that he's still inside :)

MFC when do you get your placenta checked again? I was thinking about you today. FX all is well for you and your baby boy as well.

WP how exciting! And how funny that DH saw and knows now. Was he thrilled? Are you going to tell the kids now too? At least you can go ahead and get your cowboy nursery ready :)

[TTC5]

So nice to see you around lately Begonia ;)

[girlmom]

plug fell out about 3 days ago. it took it about 2 days to get all the way out. bits and pieces at a time. now im just constantly leaking this mucus. i asked the doctor about it and he said my body will just naturally make the mucus usually the cervix keeps it up inside of you but since you don't have a cervix anymore there is nothing holding it in there. so i guess i just leak this crap until i deliver and pray i don't get an infection. but they are giving me antibiotics through my i.v..

[begonia]

Thank you TTC5 :)

Whoo hoo for one more day girlmom! One day at a time ... who knows you might beat all the odds and keep him in til a good ol' 30+ weeks!

Where is MFC? I feel like I haven't seen her post in awhile. Just hoping all is well with her too.

[Tink18]

Girl mom glad to see you are still pregnant! I am keeping my fingers crossed!

[Zivic-Bubac]

Funny you should say that!!!!!!!
Introducing...........................baby........ ..............Dave!!!!! and against all my protests he has become a firm Dave:bigsmile:

18th March, Uk mothers day:) 15.51pm 7lb 12 oz, mum and baby over the moon!! Just got to grab him, he's telling me off again!!!ELP honey, I can't believe I've missed it!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! He is wonderful, I wish I have one just like that!!!! :awe:

Lots and lots of kissiz to you and gorgeous baby Dave! :kiss:

[nuthinbutpink]

Thankyou Flava:hug2:

Quick labor story:
Woke Sunday morning with some sharp pains, which seemed to grow as I got up and walked around! Rang hospital and MIL for a lift to hospital. MIL arrived, 11am, everything had completely stopped!! Very embarassing! Then my brother arrived randomly who lives just past the hospital so MIL was allowed home:) Decided to go to my bro's for a cup of tea as my head was spinning at home, and luckily over the next hours things got steady again:agree: He dropped me in about 1pm, met the midwife lovely lady, started G&A at about 2pm with the chart hits in the background and bouncing on the birth ball lol!! All went to plan but still wouldn't wish it on an enemy!!!! And he came out with grade 2 mec in his bag so we had to stay in overnight for obs where his heart dipped a bit but picked back up again so that we was allowed home at about 12 noon today:) Spent the afternoon in bed with all the kids lol, with the curtains shut and door locked!!!

I, too, missed this! HUGE congrats! Welcome Baby Dave!

[3Pink1Blue]

Girlmom - little guy still safely tucked away?

ZB- glad to hear from you, how are you Hun? MS still kicking your ass?

It's my birthday today so I'm hanging out getting spoiled by the fam but I had to check in :)

[Hobbermittens]

Happy birthday 3P1B! My DD1's birthday is tomorrow!

[TTC5]

Happy Birthday 3p1b!

[3Pink1Blue]

Thanks ladies!

Happy birthday to your dd Hobber!

Girlmom check in sweetie, we'll start to worry!

[girlmom]

well its good news/bad news. im going home today but my doctors are not very happy. i know i need to stay but the girls have developed this nasty habit called eating. dh took like 2 weeks off work to take care of the girls. well now we need special approval from insurance and his bosses and stuff like that or we don't get a paycheck. so dh has to go to work until we can figure out everything.
good news i can see my girls again, all my meds are available in pill form, and i live 5 mins from the local hospital. ( i can't give birth here until 35 weeks because they don't have a nicu) but im super close to medical care in case something does happen. plus i really think my stress level will drop once im home and in my own bed ( i've been 2 weeks in a plastic take apart labor and delivery bed) and getting to see my kids again. thank goodness its spring break so the big kids can help me out with the younger ones. i have to go back to my ob on wednesday and if there is any change at all im coming right back here and we'll have to figure out something about money. i know this probably isn't the best plan but i have nobody who wants to take on 5 girls for god only knows for how long. i'll update wednesday, wish me luck girls

[Zivic-Bubac]

Happy birthday 3P1B!!!! :)

I'm still feeling sick, esp. in the evening, but is getting easier, thank God. It was about time :rolleyes:

Recently I've gotten this crazy idea to try for #4 :p DH doesn't know yet about my brilliant idea :p
I'm thinking to start again when this baby turns 1. I'll be 41 :worry: Too old? Probably.

What do you guys think, have I lost it?

[TTC5]

Girlmom really hope you will be ok at home! I have a friend currently hospitalised with pre term labour she is only 21 weeks :(

[Zivic-Bubac]

Best of luck Girlmom, I hope you and you're baby stay together as long as possible :luck:

[girlmom]

ttc5 prayers for your friend, 21 weeks is way too early and super scary. we lost dd5 at 22 weeks. she was born alive but she only weighed 15ounces and was so tiny. she lived about 2 hours. maybe thats why im so freaked out now, i can't bury another child. good news is im home and omg it felt soooo good to sleep in my own bed. with my own pillows! all 5 of them. i kicked dh out so i could stretch out and have my pillows! ( he was snoring too) plus i missed my girls so much. i just hug and kiss my baby girl, why does it feel so good to hug a baby? it just makes everything better!

[Hobbermittens]

Girlmom, I hope everything goes well at home. Hopefully the stress level will go down. But make sure you REST!!

[begonia]

Hope all is going well at home girlmom!

And for your friend, too, TTC5.

Hobbs what did you decide about the amnio? Is the appt next week?

FX all the beans are healthy and momma's are well!

[Hobbermittens]

Hobbs what did you decide about the amnio? Is the appt next week?


My appointment is the 18th. I still haven't decided if I am going yet. :worry: My anatomy scan in may 7 so I could just wait to see if that picks anything up... not sure.

[TTC5]

ttc5 prayers for your friend, 21 weeks is way too early and super scary. we lost dd5 at 22 weeks. she was born alive but she only weighed 15ounces and was so tiny. she lived about 2 hours. maybe thats why im so freaked out now, i can't bury another child. good news is im home and omg it felt soooo good to sleep in my own bed. with my own pillows! all 5 of them. i kicked dh out so i could stretch out and have my pillows! ( he was snoring too) plus i missed my girls so much. i just hug and kiss my baby girl, why does it feel so good to hug a baby? it just makes everything better!


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[TTC5]

My friend is in hospital and will be for some time now, they have stitched her cervix and given some injections to relax everything to stop the contractions.

AFM: Hospital app tomorrow and only 2 days off 15 weeks!!!!

[Hobbermittens]

Happy birthday 3P1B!!!! :)

I'm still feeling sick, esp. in the evening, but is getting easier, thank God. It was about time :rolleyes:

Recently I've gotten this crazy idea to try for #4 :p DH doesn't know yet about my brilliant idea :p
I'm thinking to start again when this baby turns 1. I'll be 41 :worry: Too old? Probably.

What do you guys think, have I lost it?

Talk to Atomic! Isn't she 41? She's doing it!

[begonia]

Awww Hobbs it's such a tough call. Maybe just wait til the scan? If your NT scan showed all looking well you've got great odds at this point. But if something pops up at the anatomy scan you can always book it then. In a way it was so nice to go for an elective gender scan BEFORE the anatomy scan, that way I wasn't nervous about BOTH things ... health and gender, at the 20 week.

TTC5 almost 15 weeks!!! From a rocky start it is so nice to see this little one coasting into that 2nd trimester and looking good ... and looking like a boy :bigsmile:

ZB loads of women have babes (healthy ones) in their early 40's. If you feel up for it, go for it. My neighbor had one at 42 last year. Her 4th :) And they are planning to have a 5th! But I get it. Heck I'm 33 (nearly 34) and will be 36 IF we have have a 4th ... and I just don't know if I want to do that ... feels like my odds of a healthy nugget AND odds of a boy are both going down as every year passes. So I get it. The reality is odds are still in our favor of healthy babies though!

[Hobbermittens]

Awww Hobbs it's such a tough call. Maybe just wait til the scan? If your NT scan showed all looking well you've got great odds at this point. But if something pops up at the anatomy scan you can always book it then. In a way it was so nice to go for an elective gender scan BEFORE the anatomy scan, that way I wasn't nervous about BOTH things ... health and gender, at the 20 week.

Yeah, I am hoping to NOT find out gender. The problem is that I have looked at so many u/s pics since the last pregnancy, I can identify the hamburger and the turtle pretty well (in older babies--not good at nubs really). I am afraid I might just SEE it, you know? I will tell the tech to warn me if she is in the "area", so hopefully that will be enough. I am still pretty sure the baby is a girl, but right now I am so consumed with health worries, I haven't had any GD. I really just want the baby to be healthy and normal!

[WashingtonPromise]

Hi ladies sorry it has been a few days. I have been thinking about you guys though, especially girlmom.

I got my gestional diabetes test results back and they were a little high, 141 and they want it about 130. Well I am just blow away because I eat very healthy and am right on with my weight. Well I had to do a fasting sugar test where you don't eat or drink anything after 12 midnight and have your blood taken. Well, it came back at 73 which she said is too low!!! And should be more like 100 after the fast....uggh. So, she said I just need to eat more snacks throughout the day. They think I go so long inbetween meals that when I eat my bloodsugar spikes. I just don't get it. I have to go back next week and do another sugar fast blood test.

So, that's me.

When are we to expect another update from girlmom?

Hobber: I am sure you will make the right choice on finding out gender. There is always pros and cons. You just have to figure out was is important/right for you. I am glad we know because I can wash only boy clothes and prepare for him. But at the same time it would have been amazing to have such a great surprise in the delivery room. Had it been a girl.....there is so much cute girl clothes out there right now and healthy really is all that matters.

TTC5: You are not finding out gender right?

[Hobbermittens]

WP, weird about your blood sugar test! I hope you next test comes back clear!

[begonia]

Hobber whenever DH and I had the u/s where he found out girl (he still doesn't know I had the early one on my own to find out) we told the tech we just wanted pictures, we didn't want him to tell us in the scan ... so whenever he went there he just told us to close our eyes. I'm sure if you tell your tech you don't want to know they can help you avoid seeing anything.

Crazy about the blood sugar WP! Glad you don't have gest diab though! Now that DH knows did y'all pick a name? It was Gabriel or Gideon right?

Girlmom hope all is well!

[Hobbermittens]

That's a good idea, begonia.

Right now GD has really taken a back seat to health worries. :worry: I know I should stop googling. I keep finding scary amnio stories where things go wrong. I just can't decide what to do--I really wish there was another way to find out if the baby was healthy without being invasive! I am so torn. DO I do the amnio and risk the baby, or skip it and risk having a baby with issues? Ugh. I am a mess over this!

[TTC5]

WP - after yesterdays scan (see my recent pic in gender determination thread) I think it is a girl so no I am not sure I will now :(

[Hobbermittens]

TTC5, I don't think your boy lost his wee-wee. I think he is still a boy!!

[TTC5]

I am sure I saw girl nub though yesterday? :(

[Foxy]

No you didn't :)

[My Fabulous Children]

Hi Ladies,

I've been away for a while, and I miss everyone here :HH: Thanks Begoina for asking about me.

I've been feeling so sad and slightly depressed. I wish I could just relax and enjoy my pregnancy but I can't stop worrying and just be happy and excited for another baby boy :(

Things are not looking good for me girls ... I just had a follow up ultrasound yesterday to see if my placenta had moved up from my cervix but unfortunately it hasn't. Thanks GOD I haven't had any bleeding thus far but I hear its more likely to happen any day soon. The doctor told me that my placenta is covering my cervix and she told me the MRI showed MAYBE Placenta accrete , but they are not sure... I told her when I had an MRI they didn't tell me that. They just told me that my placenta is low. I was shocked to hear her saying that.

ANYWAYS I had a trans vaginal ultrasound she told me the same thing .. MAYBE AND MAYBE :( She said the edge of the placenta attach to the uterus, but just a little ..so again she said I'm NOT SURE it's so hard to tell, but I have to go back in four weeks for another ultrasound and will have another MRI in six weeks.

All doctors keep telling me if I do end up with placenta accrete we'll need to prepare of the possible uterus removal. I'm really really praying & hoping the placenta goes up so the usual csect can be done w/o complications. I cried when I heard this I'm just so sad, scared. To be honest I don't know anything about all these. New stuff to Google. I know its not a good idea :(

I worry worry and worry all the time, I've been extra crazy with this pregnancy!!

Sorry for the long post. Just need to vent and update everyone :(

I hope everyone is doing good, and I will catch up later.

[Hobbermittens]

MFC, even if they have to remove the uterus, they can wait until birth, right? ANd your baby boy will be okay? That is still scary, and I am sorry you are having to go through this! :( I really hope everything turns out okay and you can have a regular C-section and keep your uterus!

[TTC5]

Your in my prayers MFC.

[My Fabulous Children]

Here's HE at 23 weeks :awe: I'm so in LOVE with him :awe:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7138/6903199640_17874aaeff.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5312/6903200626_e09fc86258.jpg

[My Fabulous Children]

MFC, even if they have to remove the uterus, they can wait until birth, right? ANd your baby boy will be okay? That is still scary, and I am sorry you are having to go through this! :( I really hope everything turns out okay and you can have a regular C-section and keep your uterus!

Thanks Hobber I hope so!

It is very scary and risky for both mom and baby druing the c section.

[My Fabulous Children]

Your in my prayers MFC.

Thank you so much I REALLY need it :(

[girlmom]

prayers are with you mfc. hopefully everything will be ok until your due date. as for me im still pregnant. another week down! i did see the ob. she said i was a "good 3" not sure what that means exactly but this is the 3rd doctor to tell me 3cm so im still going with 3cm and therefor no change. still on all sorts of meds, weekly stress tests on me and baby and now they want to check my cervix weekly. at the first sign on change my rear is back in the hospital. my doctors stil think it will be soon but im determined to prove them wrong and at least make it to 35 weeks. doc originally gave me a goal of 28 weeks im so close!

[My Fabulous Children]

fab- hope the placenta will move up .Don't be so scared you just need to take it easy. You will have a c/s anyway , right?

You know I wanted a VBAC so badly with my ds1, but couldn't find a doctor to do a VBAC so I ended up having a c-section #2

This time I was really hoping to attempt a VBA2C. I even found a doctor to do it, but in my case now I just CAN'T. I just want a Csect w/o complications.

How's the pregnancy going with you?

[My Fabulous Children]

mfc- I'm a doula and have seen this once(it's very rare). My client had an anterior placenta with placement over the scar. She had no bleeding with it and it was slightly covering the cervix. Her midwife was awesome and positive about it being fine(in 2000 deliveries- many vbac's- she had NEVER seen an accreta). Her placenta did not move until 39 weeks!! It shifted one inch. And then by 40 weeks it moved a teeny bit more- enough for her VBAC attempt. She laboured for 20 hours, pushed for 3 and had her baby:) Her placenta plopped into a bowl beneath her about 10 mins after the birth:) No issues whatsoever.

You should know that anterior placentas move slower up the uterine wall than posterior ones plus they tend to move much more near the end of the pregnancy. To be freaking you out this early...it's not good for you:( They shouldn't even be looking for accreta as it tends to not show up even with an MRI unless it's very bad(which is VERY rare). They should monitor movement but not until your uterus is filled with baby-beyond 35w. Try not to worry so much. Many women gave anterior placentas over top of scars and they don't have a single problem.
The one thing to try is visualization of the placenta- imagine it moving up the uterus:) Plus there's a homeopathic for it as well- I'll see if I can find the name. Do not take vitamin e- it's causes sticky placenta.
Big hugs to you~ I'm sure that your placenta will move and everything will be fine:) xo

THANK YOU so much DM, this just made me feel so much better.

[My Fabulous Children]

Girlmom - little guy still safely tucked away?

ZB- glad to hear from you, how are you Hun? MS still kicking your ass?

It's my birthday today so I'm hanging out getting spoiled by the fam but I had to check in :)

Happy Belated Birthday 3p1b!

[Myloves]

He's beautiful, MyFabChildren :HH:

[My Fabulous Children]

Today is my DD1 birthday. She turns 7!! :celebrate:

[My Fabulous Children]

prayers are with you mfc. hopefully everything will be ok until your due date. as for me im still pregnant. another week down! i did see the ob. she said i was a "good 3" not sure what that means exactly but this is the 3rd doctor to tell me 3cm so im still going with 3cm and therefor no change. still on all sorts of meds, weekly stress tests on me and baby and now they want to check my cervix weekly. at the first sign on change my rear is back in the hospital. my doctors stil think it will be soon but im determined to prove them wrong and at least make it to 35 weeks. doc originally gave me a goal of 28 weeks im so close!

Thank you girlmom :) and I am so glad to hear you're still pregnant and doing great xxx

[My Fabulous Children]

He's beautiful, MyFabChildren :HH:

Thanks Myloves :)

[TTC5]

MFC he is adorable!!!!!

[Flava]

You know I wanted a VBAC so badly with my ds1, but couldn't find a doctor to do a VBAC so I ended up having a c-section #2

This time I was really hoping to attempt a VBA2C. I even found a doctor to do it, but in my case now I just CAN'T. I just want a Csect w/o complications.

How's the pregnancy going with you?

Im so sorry things are not changing for you.But maybe it will? Still early only 23 weeks so there is lots of time to move up! I hope they don't have to remove nothing but if it comes to that at least you are done you got the kids you always wanted!
Maybe you can just have a regular c/s .

For me I just don't want to be pregnant feel like I don't want more kids .I don't know why I feel so strong this way but just to think of starting all over and have 5 kids are killing me. I feel i was so stupid to try again. Being sick don't help either...

[Hobbermittens]

Today is my DD1 birthday. She turns 7!! :celebrate:

MFC, my DD1 turned8 on the first--our kids are almost exactly a year apart!

Your baby boy is adorable!!

[Hobbermittens]

Flava, did the spotting stop?

[My Fabulous Children]

Im so sorry things are not changing for you.But maybe it will? Still early only 23 weeks so there is lots of time to move up! I hope they don't have to remove nothing but if it comes to that at least you are done you got the kids you always wanted!
Maybe you can just have a regular c/s .

For me I just don't want to be pregnant feel like I don't want more kids .I don't know why I feel so strong this way but just to think of starting all over and have 5 kids are killing me. I feel i was so stupid to try again. Being sick don't help either...

I really hope and pray things change for the better ... I am not losing hope just yet! :pray: :sad:

It will be very hard for me if they have to remove my uterus I'm too young for this ... for right now we are done having kids, but my husband and I are only in our mid 20's. I know my husband would probably want more children in the future, he's already talked about that.

I am very thankful of what I have, but it's just so hard for me. I am only 24 years old and it makes me so sad. I know a lot of women who have had three c-sections or more and they have no problem at all. I've read too much online about it. Placenta Accreta is very rare (1 in 2500 births) but the numbers are increasing due to the rise in c/secs... I need to stop reading about it because it's very scary and I need to stop thinking about it. It's not even confirmed yet, but maybe :worry:

I'm sorry you're sick, Hope you feel better soon. You did all this for your little boy think about it that way :) Did you see a doctor yet?

[My Fabulous Children]

MFC he is adorable!!!!!

Thanks 5' :HH:

[My Fabulous Children]

MFC, my DD1 turned8 on the first--our kids are almost exactly a year apart!

Your baby boy is adorable!!

Thanks Hobber! Yep almost exactly a year apart, How cool ;)

[My Fabulous Children]

Flava, did the spotting stop?

Oh no, Flava- Are you spotting?

[Myloves]

:celebrate:Happy birthday to your DD1, MFC! :celebrate:

[Zivic-Bubac]

For me I just don't want to be pregnant feel like I don't want more kids .I don't know why I feel so strong this way but just to think of starting all over and have 5 kids are killing me. I feel i was so stupid to try again. Being sick don't help either...
I can understand your feelings :hugs: I would NEVER tried for #3 if I knew for sure I was going to have another girl. I'm overwhelmed with 2 kids already (let alone 4!) and I'm NOT looking forward to sleepless nights and constant nursing and pink all over again.

This sound terrible, but the only light at the end of my tunnel is a thought of hard core swaying in the future, and hopefully and finally a baby boy.

[TTC5]

Doesn;t sound terrible at all Z

[Flava]

No more spotting . The thing is I don't care even if it's a boy! So maybe I sound the most terrible here but I just don't want any more kids at all .:(

[Zivic-Bubac]

So maybe I sound the most terrible here but I just don't want any more kids at all .:(Glad the spotting stopped! :)
Hey, I'm the most terrible person here! :rofl:

[Flava]

Glad the spotting stopped! :)
Hey, I'm the most terrible person here! :rofl:

No it's me ! Really I feel like ppl are judging me already.I want to feel different I really do I just can't help how I feel right now!

[Flava]

I wish ELP would post some more pic from the golden boy maybe it would make us feel better huh??

[TTC5]

No I am most horrible lol

[Flava]

No I am most horrible lol

Why would you say that?? You are such an angel.
You can't wait for the baby and I don't want it http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/raccoon/cry-alone-raccoon-emoticon.gif (http://emoticoner.com)

[TTC5]

Why would you say that?? You are such an angel.
You can't wait for the baby and I don't want it http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/raccoon/cry-alone-raccoon-emoticon.gif (http://emoticoner.com)

Cos I am so nubsessed right now... I should be thinking of the baby's health :(

[ELP]

I wish ELP would post some more pic from the golden boy maybe it would make us feel better huh??Been meaning to post some for a while but needed more hands lol!!! I've tried to re-size them and crop out all the mess in the background lol, so please excuse if tiny???
No3 pic is my eldest's favourite picture atm lol! And No4 pic was taken just now :HH: Hoping to catch up in more length soon, but I have DH off of work again atm, flamin bank holidays grr!!!!!!

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[ELP]

I'm very, very biased but ain't he cute!!!!:bigsmile::rofl:

[ELP]

And nobody on here is a bad mum!! Just nervous, excited and hormonal all in one, just wait til you meet those babies whatever gender, they will be little miracles that you created, perfect xxxxx

[Bumblebee]

ELP I love love love!! thanks so much for sharing photos of your kids :awe:

[Hobbermittens]

ELP! He is gorgeous! I love the one of him at the bottom--he looks so big already! And the one with the girls in the bed where he is doing the "rock and roll" sign with his fingers--too cute!! Oops, sorry, my daughter just corrected me, he is actually doing "I love you" in sign language. :) :heart:

[ELP]

ELP! He is gorgeous! I love the one of him at the bottom--he looks so big already! And the one with the girls in the bed where he is doing the "rock and roll" sign with his fingers--too cute!! Oops, sorry, my daughter just corrected me, he is actually doing "I love you" in sign language. :) :heart:

I did not know that!!!! Thats why mt eldest likes this picture lol, she thinks he looks like a rocker:bigsmile: I'll have to see if she knows that it means 'I love you'!!!

He looks a bit like E.T. in the 1st pic doesn't he:bigsmile:

[Hobbermittens]

I can understand your feelings :hugs: I would NEVER tried for #3 if I knew for sure I was going to have another girl. I'm overwhelmed with 2 kids already (let alone 4!) and I'm NOT looking forward to sleepless nights and constant nursing and pink all over again.

This sound terrible, but the only light at the end of my tunnel is a thought of hard core swaying in the future, and hopefully and finally a baby boy.

I completely understand how you feel. I felt that way exactly after I found out #3 was a girl. I was a wreck! But honestly, now that she is 2, she is really a funny, lovable kid. She has her moments (she is a little "spirited"), but overall, I really do adore her, and I can't imagine her not being here. :)

[Hobbermittens]

No it's me ! Really I feel like ppl are judging me already.I want to feel different I really do I just can't help how I feel right now!

You will start felling better soon, Flava. I promise. I was feeling the same way at the beginning, wondering why I had bothered. I got over it around 11 weeks when I saw the u/s and the baby seemed "real". I bet you will feel better after you see the baby for the first time. :heart:

[Flava]

ELP-he is so cute ! I love all the pics !!!!

[Flava]

hobber -idk...I don't even want to see any u/s pics or go to my appt. next week nothing at all! omg....

[Flava]

I was just thinking what's up with capricorn? Is she having a boy or girl? She never post here anymore.

[My Fabulous Children]

No it's me ! Really I feel like ppl are judging me already.I want to feel different I really do I just can't help how I feel right now!

Tell me about this ...People didn't even say congratulations to me :( and shocked when they hear it's a boy. They're not happy for me at all :( I can cearly see that! They say that I have the perfect family ..They don't know how hard I swayed for both of my boys, NOT easy at all.. Some people get what they want with out trying.

Some say this is your last baby right, of course I say we are done now, but we are still young and you never know what the future may bring.

It's nobody's business how many children we have.

[My Fabulous Children]

ELP, Your baby boy is just too cute ...Thanks for sharing!

[TTC5]

hobber -idk...I don't even want to see any u/s pics or go to my appt. next week nothing at all! omg....

Hey Flava... I am concerned that perhaps you are suffering a little bit of natal depression? I suffer depression myself so if you ever want to chat inbox me on Facebook. Love you lots, chin up you mean a lot to us ladies here!!!

[TTC5]

Tell me about this ...People didn't even say congratulations to me :( and shocked when they hear it's a boy. They're not happy for me at all :( I can cearly see that! They say that I have the perfect family ..They don't know how hard I swayed for both of my boys, NOT easy at all.. Some people get what they want with out trying.

Some say this is your last baby right, of course I say we are done now, but we are still young and you never know what the future may bring.

It's nobody's business how many children we have.

I hear you.

At my OB app last week the obstetrician looks at me and says "You know.. there is this thing.... called... CONTRACEPTION"

:(

[TTC5]

I was just thinking what's up with capricorn? Is she having a boy or girl? She never post here anymore.

Yes, not sure?

[TTC5]

Oh ELP he is just devine and your family is so beautiful!!

[My Fabulous Children]

ELP, Foxy, WP, TTC5, how you ladies deal with rude comments about having more than 4 kids? You all know i'm expecting #4 and People Just can't keep their mouths shut.

[TTC5]

I have learnt to just laugh them off. If I don't have a smart remark back ;)
Funny thing is, when I first got there we were talking about my pelvic problems and he said to me "No you can't have coils otherwise you wouldn't be pregnant" told him to look in my files and he did and his jaw dropped! "I've never seen this happen before" he says!!! lol

So kind of contradicting to tell me about contraception, don't you think? LOL

[Flava]

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[begonia]

I can understand your feelings :hugs: I would NEVER tried for #3 if I knew for sure I was going to have another girl. I'm overwhelmed with 2 kids already (let alone 4!) and I'm NOT looking forward to sleepless nights and constant nursing and pink all over again.

This sound terrible, but the only light at the end of my tunnel is a thought of hard core swaying in the future, and hopefully and finally a baby boy.

ZB I get this 1000%. I had to keep reminding myself that I wanted 3 kids regardless of gender, because once I found out it was girl #3 I really, really regretted getting pg again. And one of the things that helped me during my pg was knowing DH was OK with us going for a 4th. We even talked about it again this weekend; he's completely up for more kids. But here's the thing ... I don't know what I would change about my sway. Do you know what you'd do differently? I mean, I am SURE my sway "worked" because my body changed so much, but clearly even though I did it "right" it didn't work for me. So why try again? I honestly think for us to be able to have a 4th at this point I have GOT to get OK with a girl, and I don't think I'll sway again.

[begonia]

ELP what a doll!!!! Thanks for posting pix!

Flava FWIW when I got my BFP I wasn't happy at all. Even at the 1st u/s I left feeling in my gut that this was a bad idea. Finding out it was DD3 was just confirmation for me. It was such a hard pregnancy emotionally. I hope yours gets easier hun :hugs: If not vent here; you know there is no judging.

MFC big ol hugs to you love!!!! Praying for you and your little man!

How's girlmom???

Flava I wonder about CapAquarius too. I hope she and her babe are a-ok.

Hobber I find it interesting (and great!) that your GD with DD2 evaporated as she got older. I think part of the reason I am ok now is DD3 is a baby... just a sweet little one; babies are pretty gender neutral KWIM? I worry as she gets older and more girly, like 2, that I will have more GD.

I still can't believe I have 3 DD. All I ever wanted was boys and not a single one. Crazy how life works; I mean if 50% of people have 1 of each, and then 25% have boys, 25% have girls ... I had a 75% chance of being either PP or BB. And yet I fell in the 25% I least wanted. Oh well. They are healthy and I am 110% sure I wouldn't love a son more, or be more loved by my kids if they were boys, and I have to keep focusing on that.

[begonia]

Such a shame people aren't more kind re: more kids MFC! I know here it is completely acceptable to have 3 but 4 is pretty rare, so I am sure if we go for #4 we'll get oodles of comments too. Most I assume would focus on how we must be trying for a boy... and how can I really get too mad about what would be true.

In your shoes I would likely just answer that you feel blessed to welcome a 4th person into your family. Or not reply at all. After all, not saying anything usually makes people really uncomfortable and it's fun to watch them squirm when they realize their comment was rude.

[WashingtonPromise]

ELP: He is sooo cute. Your pics just make me say, ahhhhh, to be able to sleep without leg cramps and a little fella playing in my belly. I am not ready to have him, but getting very sleep deprived.

MFC: I get more old ladies telling me how wonderful my children are than people with rude comments, but I don't handle them well. I always think of something sassy to say after the fact. Most of the time I just say, yep, we enjoy and love all of our children. I think alot of people think you must me opn goverment assists if you have a lot of children and that is just not true. I wish I had a good answer, but there will always be people that don't agree with things you do. I just love my children and teach them not to judge others as they sometimes do us.

I hope everyone had a great Easter. I have to catch up on laundry and dishes, I'll do more personals later :)

[TTC5]

My friend just lost her baby boy, born 22 weeks gestation :(
Has really hit home for DH and I that our baby's health is way more important than gender...

[begonia]

Oh 5 I am so, so sorry to hear it. Hope they have a good support system.

Re: the comments about lots of kids, I read one mom say her comeback to "you must have your hands full" is "Not as full as my heart!" I thought that was sweet :) Though I don't get comments about the size of our crew, just the gender.

[WashingtonPromise]

TTC5: I am so sorry. That is so sad. You are right sometimes we get too caught up in the gender. I am always so thankful for healthy children. I will keep your friend in my prayers.

I will have to remember that one Begonia.

[girlmom]

im so sorry ttc5. thats when gender disappointed disappeared for me. we lost our daughter at 22 weeks. it was a kick in the face as i had been so upset she wasn't a boy. honestly after that gender isn't even importnant anymore.

im holding strong at 3cm still. i might be stupid but i think im ok. really i may remain a 3 for the rest of the pregnancy and maybe its just the fact this is my 10th pregnancy that has made me dialate so early. for some reason im not freaked out anymore and i can see myself remaining pregnant until 40 weeks.

[TTC5]

Hey girlmom yep have heard those who have had babies before can be a few cm dialated anyway.

[Tink18]

Yay girl mom almost 28 weeks! go you!!

[WashingtonPromise]

I am so glad to hear good news girlmom!!! With such a wonderful attitude you very well will make it full term.


I have another one of those fatsting blood sugar tests on Thursday morning....blah.

[begonia]

Fantastic news girlmom!!! I had a good feeling about your situation; I really do think all will be OK for you and that little man.

WP, boooo to the tests! Hope you pass!

[LolaInLove]

Girlmom, I am SO glad you are holding steady now. I hope all continues to go that way and think it's good that you feel in your heart that you can make it to 40 weeks. What you think about will come about!

TTC5, that is heartbreaking.....I am so sorry to hear that. You are completely right about health being more important than gender.

MFC, I would think of a couple of good comeback lines and have them in your back pocket. I have said this in a couple of threads before, but I feel much better about situations where I gave the commenter a good kick in the mouth with a comeback. Serves them right, and they deserve to be taught to keep their mouths shut with comments about other people they don't know (and even more so if they DO know you). I am so not a mean person, but I feel like that kind of confidence carries forward in all sorts of things....sticking up for your lovely family of 4 is something you should do. If someone said, "Oh my you will have your hands full!"....I would probably retort will "Oh will I? Thanks for letting me know since you know my children and me so well. You must have your hands full being the Grand Commentator of Society. It seems like you are doing a swell job of telling strangers how their lives are going to be. Keep up the good work."

Seems harsh, but it bugs me to read posts over and over about ladies here getting comments about having 4 kids or all boys or all girls or whatever. I say stick up for yourself and don't be afraid to tell that person to shove off. Hopefully they won't make the same mistake of saying idiotic things to another sweet mama and ruining her day too.

ZB and Begonia, hope you gals are doing ok. Miss you all....can't wait to see more baby pics in the next few months!!!!

[LolaInLove]

WP, good luck with your test! I have massive leg cramping when pg also, I HATED it!

[Hobbermittens]

Hobber I find it interesting (and great!) that your GD with DD2 evaporated as she got older. I think part of the reason I am ok now is DD3 is a baby... just a sweet little one; babies are pretty gender neutral KWIM? I worry as she gets older and more girly, like 2, that I will have more GD.

I still can't believe I have 3 DD. All I ever wanted was boys and not a single one. Crazy how life works; I mean if 50% of people have 1 of each, and then 25% have boys, 25% have girls ... I had a 75% chance of being either PP or BB. And yet I fell in the 25% I least wanted. Oh well. They are healthy and I am 110% sure I wouldn't love a son more, or be more loved by my kids if they were boys, and I have to keep focusing on that.

Yeah, honestly, I love her more and more the older she gets, and the more her personality comes out. She is a handful, but she is so funny and cute, I can't help but adore her. I hope it is the same for you and your DD!

I always wanted boys, too. I never thought I would have girls. I don't know why it works out that way.

[Foxy]

TTC5 - How heartbreaking :(

Girlmom - That is wonderful news! Stay put little man!

[Hobbermittens]

girlmom--glad to hear your news! Hope that baby stays put!

[begonia]

Yeah, honestly, I love her more and more the older she gets, and the more her personality comes out. She is a handful, but she is so funny and cute, I can't help but adore her. I hope it is the same for you and your DD!

I always wanted boys, too. I never thought I would have girls. I don't know why it works out that way.

Thanks Hobbs :) My DD2 sounds much like yours ... total animal, but hilarious. LOVE her. I'm sure I'll adore this one too. I think I'm just always going to have this part of me that feels like I'm missing out a bit by not having a DS. I just have to get better about not letting that part of me rob the rest of me of the joy I have in my 3 precious daughters. And for the most part I don't but I definitely have my moments where I still get pouty about it... I had another person IRL announce she's having DS after 2DD and it just brought back way too many emotions, KWIM? But overall I am doing SO much better than I thought I would with all of this. I'd probably be doing even better if DD3 could sleep for more than an hour at a time :)

Flava how you feeling these days? Thinking about you. :hugs:

[3Pink1Blue]

Girlmom - so glad you're home, everything feels so much better in your own space. I too love hugging a little one when times are tough, after my last m/c I cuddled dd3 and cried and cried. She made it all so much better.
Woohoo for 28 wks!! So glad there's no change, I'm hoping you'll hit your dd and maybe even go a little late proving those dr's super wrong lol JK fx for 35 wks!

ZB - so glad you're feeling better, that 24hr m/s is a real bitch.

B - so glad to see you back and so happy! I so hope your gd doesn't return as she gets older, I doubt it will though. The older dd3 got the cuter and funnier she got so I loved her more then more.

WP - damn those pesky blood sugars, fx you can get things straightened out.

MFC - stupid placenta still making trouble, sending healthy vibes your way! Love the pics! Thanks for the birthday wishes and happy belated birthday to DD!
We got a little grief about having 4 until people heard that we were having a boy, now they ant to know if we are going to try for another boy even though no one knows we swayed. Some times people just suck.

Flava - you are so not a bad person, pregnancy can be a real roller coaster.

Elp - omg he's so cute!

5 - oh your poor friend, big hug to you as I'm sure it's hitting you too.

Wow ladies that was a huge catch up, better stay up to date lol I can't believe Charlie is 2 months old already, 2 months with a baby constantly on the boob and waking up all night. Oh I love him though but believe me he won't have a younger sibling lol Sorry to whine it's been a rough day.

[TTC5]

Thanks 3p1b - yes it has really upset me :(

[TTC5]

I have my big scan on 11th May ladies!

[begonia]

3P1B: "sometimes people just suck." So true :) Happy to see you here and thanks for the encouragement re: DD3! I gotta say she is a FUSSBUCKET lately! And won't sleep for more than 45 minutes straight ... and I confess I sometimes look at her and think "this would be SO much more worth it if you were a boy." :oops: It's weird because overall I'd say my GD has improved tremendously in that I am happy with my girls, I think if I'd had all boys I would have ended up wishing for a DD, but I definitely still have gender desire. I wish that would go away.

[begonia]

So are you going to find out 5 or wait?!?! FIND OUT. All those nub votes?!?! Sure seems like you're going to hear BOY :)

[3Pink1Blue]

B - dd3 had severe reflux, she would cry nonstop for hours at a time. I thought the same thing though, better if she was a boy. Terrible what pops into your brain sometimes. This time I'm wishing he was one of my girls, they were great sleepers. He's still waking up 3-4 times a night even though we are co-sleeping and often will only nap on the boob. If he does fall asleep he's a pretty light sleeper so I usually wake him trying to move him. Ugh this little guy has made things difficult almost from the beginning.
I feel the same way, if I had 3 boys I would have swayed for a girl. Damn that GD, you just can't win lol

[begonia]

Thanks for empathizing re: the DD3 thoughts. I think our sways influenced more than gender because it sounds like your DS1 and my DD3 have the same sleep issues! Seriously, it is just like you described. She'll nap after nursing, if I hold her, for hours. But try to lay her down even after letting her get into a good, solid sleep??!? Scream fest. BAH.

I never coslept with the others but am with her because she won't sleep any other way. It's ridiculous. Crazy baby.

[TTC5]

Begonia, not sure yet... funny enough I am still not convinced I will hear boy though!

[3Pink1Blue]

B - I co-slept with all of them till they slept through the night. My first two slept through the night within 2 weeks and if they woke it was only once. We got dd3's reflux under control at 10 wks and she immediately slept through the night. I'm still co-sleeping with Charlie so I actually get some sleep. We tried moving him so his crib and I averaged 4 hours a night and all of those in a rocking chair.

5 - I'm still amazed I heard boy lol I was positive he was a she, I hoped not but was sure I'd hear girl again.

[begonia]

WOW! That's great success with the sleeping thru the night at 2 weeks! I'm just happy with anything earlier than one year :)

[3Pink1Blue]

Dd1 slept through the first time at 5 days old, I thought my boobs were going to explode lol

[begonia]

I don't know how it happened but she slept last night from 10-5! She nursed and then went back to sleep til 8. I'll take that :) But DD2 slept thru once at 8 weeks. Once. And then not again til 10 months :rofl: So I'm glad I got one night of good sleep (though DD1 got up at 5:30 this am!!!) but I'm not getting my hopes up that we turned a corner here. FX it happens again tonight though :bigsmile:

[3Pink1Blue]

Omg 10-5, that's awesome!!

[WashingtonPromise]

I love to co-sleep, too. It is a must when you nurse.

I did my fasting glucose test this morning and it was 61.....wayyyy low they thought it would be around 100). I felt so drizzy. My midwife made me eat some banana bread and bacon before I left because my numbers were so low. I guess I do not have GD and no longer have to worry about high blood sugar. What a waste of time and gas money. Oh well, I am just happy that everything is back to normal.

It seems like my ticker just had 90 days left.....time is going by eay too fast.

[begonia]

Mmmm, WP... banana bread and bacon sounds like a great TTC boy snack, now that you mention it :) Glad things are normalizing!

[3Pink1Blue]

WP - so glad you don't have gd! 68 days left!!!

[TTC5]

I'm 16 weeks today yayyy!

[3Pink1Blue]

Woohoo!!

[ELP]

We're co-sleeping here too:) Davey will have his last feed about 10pm, then fall asleep in the basket for a nice little stretch, then sneaks in the bed under mum's armpit in the middle of the night, heaven knows what time?:) I think he's gonna grow up a lover of italian food as I just can't shift the onion/garlic odour from under my arms atm lol:oops:

5! Can you believe 16 weeks!! That is absolutely flying by!!!

[ELP]

I hope Girlmom is ok???

[Flava]

I'm 16 weeks today yayyy!

Time for private scan LOL

[begonia]

FLava are y'all going to find out or are you team green this time? Can't believe you're 8 weeks already!

[3Pink1Blue]

Elp- Charlie scoots into my armpit during the night too lol

Flava - yes do tell, green team or finding out?

Girlmom - how's it going hun?

Little man slept for 7 consecutive hours last night! I've already managed to feed 3 of the 4 kids (dd3 is still asleep), pack their lunches and eat breakfast myself. It's shaping up to be a very efficient day!

[auroara78]

TTC5, I sooooo believe you are going to hear boy...that was the most boyish nub I've seen on here....I would find out for sure if I had that much confidence in my nub shot

Begonia & 3pinks--> DS2 had unbelievable colic because of a milk protein allergy and he was a nightmare until 8 weeks old, when his issue was diagnosed. He was cranky, miserable, sick after eating but coudln't get enough of the boob, it was a diaster. And of course the bad thought kept popping in my head: "If only this was girl instead, she wouldn't be this fussy, cranky, etc etc." Which is ridiclous to think since his allergy had nothing to do with his gender and just an issue he had. Once we got him fixed up, he was a much better baby, but still I 'd look at him and go.....why couldn't you have been a girl? How terrible, huh? I never had that issue with DS1, though I had longed for a girl with him too, once he was born, I just fully accepted him and thought I could try again. With DS2, I thought constantly about trying again but worried if it was another boy? Then I'd be out of chances to have a daughter....

I'm glad you got some sleep, begonia, and hopefully DD3 will sleep good for you soon. Once we got DS2's mlik allergy problem under control, he started to sleep better, though DS1 slept thru the nite at 6 weeks. DS1 has always been amazing about being well-behaved, except when it comes to a few things. I think what also impacted my feeling about DS2 was the fact that DS1 was such a crazy good baby, the easiest baby ever, that not only was DS2 the wrong gender, he's always been a handful from day 1, and that also made it harder to deal with him....

Wow, sorry for crashing the thread and writing and essay :rofl:

I just love you guys too much on the blue crew to not hop in once in a while!

[Flava]

I don't know what I gonna do . And Im not already 8 weeks Im only 8 weeks!!! so slow...

[Tink18]

Any update from girl mom! yay ttc such a great milestone! Got a bump yet!? I will be 32 weeks Sunday!! Wahoooo

[TTC5]

Time for private scan LOL

LOL I know but where I love there is nowhere that do private gender scans :(

[3Pink1Blue]

Auroara - crash anytime! Oh the things we think/go through when we have a difficult baby.

Tink - 32 weeks, we need a new belly pic!!

5 - so we have to wait till 20wks?!

B - Charlie actually slept 7+ consecutive hours last night. Like you not holding my breath but it was fantastic!

[TTC5]

Yep 3p1b 11 May is my next scan! Ages away lol

[Tink18]

Ava and I will be doing our 32 weeks pic tomorrow! Look for it! ahah! Omg So close but still so far away!!

[begonia]

Jen that's awesome!!! Hope he keeps it up! My monkey only went 5 hours but still.... sooooo much better.

Auroara come on over anytime :kiss: Keeping FX for you... when is your scan? Next week?

[WashingtonPromise]

TTC5: Are you going to find out gender or just tease us?

Jen: Congrats 7 hours is so nice. I have been having leg cramps and getting no sleep. That and the dog that thinks she owns the bed. I kick her out and DH lets her back in....lol.

Begonia: 5 hrs is great, too.

Tink: I agree belly pic!!!

Not much new. Everyone keeps giving me advice on how to go into labor but I still have 10 wks.......I am not ready for the baby yet. Plus older ladies telling me that they know first had that sex and induce labor is just too much info.

[begonia]

LOL to the old lady advice WP! I got that advice (sex to induce) from a PASTOR! Talk about make-me-blush!

And it didn't work anyway :rofl:

[Mochagirl]

Yep 3p1b 11 May is my next scan! Ages away lol

That's a lucky day, TTC! It's my twin boys' birthday! There'll be LOTS of boy vibes coming directly to you from my corner of Canada that day!

[TTC5]

That's a lucky day, TTC! It's my twin boys' birthday! There'll be LOTS of boy vibes coming directly to you from my corner of Canada that day!

It is also DH's brothers birthday ;)

I am thinking we will find out, the curiosity will get the better of us both I can see it now!

[Tink18]

Wp where is your belly pic?!! how are you feeling? we are soo close!

[Princess of Pink]

5 I can't believe you are 16 weeks already! Seems like just yesterday I said I thought you were preggers when you were constipated. Must feel awesome being pregnant with a boy finally!!

[TTC5]

LOL not sure on the boy part but I am loving this pregnancy, so much easier than the girls not being riddled with sickness!!

[Flava]

Im jealous :p

[begonia]

FX yours is a blue bean too Flava. I know we would all love to see that happen for you! You too PoP!

[WashingtonPromise]

TTC5 : May 11 is less than a month!!! Time will fly by, especially since you feel so good.

Flava: Are you going to have a private scan?

A lady at our church annouced her pregnancy recently. She has 5 boys, I am praying her dreams come true and she has her girl.

[Flava]

Im not sure about private scan or not .Im only 8 weeks everything is so far away. Had spotting twice so we are not even sure this baby is a sticky yet or not. I lost one at 15 weeks so we never know.
I don't know not thinking that far yet I still don't like to be pregnant at all and just feel bad I guess .

[girlmom]

i made it to 28 weeks and still going strong! since 25 weeks doctors have been saying anyday now, get ready. but i have proven them wrong by holding out 3 more weeks. having alot of cramping today and the last few days but i got readmitted and was given more magnesium.
so far baby michael is still cooking! i am getting insulin,which sucks. my glucose test was 10 points too high but the steroids are sending my blood sugars through the roof. hopefully they will settle down soon. getting checked again wednesday so i will update then.
can i just say. i love muscle relaxers!!! wow i didn't feel a thing after they gave me those.

[LolaInLove]

i made it to 28 weeks and still going strong! since 25 weeks doctors have been saying anyday now, get ready. but i have proven them wrong by holding out 3 more weeks. having alot of cramping today and the last few days but i got readmitted and was given more magnesium.
so far baby michael is still cooking! i am getting insulin,which sucks. my glucose test was 10 points too high but the steroids are sending my blood sugars through the roof. hopefully they will settle down soon. getting checked again wednesday so i will update then.
can i just say. i love muscle relaxers!!! wow i didn't feel a thing after they gave me those.

YAYYYY! Go Michael, and go YOU too!!!!

[girlmom]

thank you i just feel gross right now. im living in a maxi pad because i have no cervix left to hold up anything and im leaking cm and anything else. my breasts are leaking so i also have breast pads on. lots of pressure, lots of cramping. back aches. im just hanging out at a "loose and stretchy 3". i know i want to keep him in as long as i can but the thought of sitting here like this for another 12 weeks is making me crazy.

[WashingtonPromise]

Girlmom: you will pull through it. I know your leaky but at least he is getting stronger and my not have any time in the NICU thanks to all you are going through.

Flava: Okay when is your first appt of any kind :)

Tink: You are right I need to take a belly pic and then see if I can post it.

This has been a great pregnancy but it is starting to wear on me. Lack of sleep is the worst. I am having leg cramps and getting up to go potty in the middle of the night and then having trouble getting back to sleep. Mostly because if I am not moving the baby is very active and then I can't get to sleep. Ugh, just one of those days that bedtime is just not going to come soon enough.

[LolaInLove]

thank you i just feel gross right now. im living in a maxi pad because i have no cervix left to hold up anything and im leaking cm and anything else. my breasts are leaking so i also have breast pads on. lots of pressure, lots of cramping. back aches. im just hanging out at a "loose and stretchy 3". i know i want to keep him in as long as i can but the thought of sitting here like this for another 12 weeks is making me crazy.

Oh girlmom, I know it's rough, but WP is right on, each minute makes him grow stronger. You are a super mom as far as I am concerned, in every way!

[Hobbermittens]

Wow Tink, you look great!

WP, I am already having trouble sleeping--I really dread the end of pregnancy, it is so hard!

Girlmom--I am so glad you have made it so far!! Keep that baby in there!!

[Flava]

WP- I already had a first appt. had to feel out bunch of paperwork, they took blood , talked some and that's it. Pretty boring.

[WashingtonPromise]

Flava: when is your next appt? Will they do a scan?

Hobber: I hope you get to that energetic stage before you hit the end of your pregnancy. I was tired at the beginning, but then I felt pretty good until recently.

Tink: Very cute belly pic. You aren't huge just a big baby boy in there.

I have a ton of things to do like plant herbs and other outdoor things and I just am too tired. I keep counting on a high energy day and they are not coming. One of the children are having their birthday party this weekend and I am not ready :( I just need to suck it up and get moving I guess.

[Flava]

Yeah I have next appt. and a scan no clue when. I write it up somewhere I guess I better find it lol

[WashingtonPromise]

I had the weirdest dream.... I had the baby but it was a girl and had a deformation that made it look like a "boy part". And DH named the baby without consulting me, while I was out of it. He named her "Fiona Lou". It felt so really I just kept saying, "but I have all my cowboy things out." I woke up so confused.....thank goodness it was just a dream.

[begonia]

LOL WP! I love the name Fiona FWIW.

Had my 6 week post-baby appt today. How has it been 6 weeks?!?! Time goes crazy fast. Anyhow I got the all-clear to resume sexual activity, LOL, but I think DH is going to get 6 more weeks of winter :rofl: I really don't see how people get pg within weeks of giving birth. Uh-uh. Nothing is going in my baby maker anytime soon!

Anyhow ... it made me a little sad to think this is the last time I will be in this stage of my life :( Packed away my maternity clothes yesterday. Got weepy then too. *sigh*

[auroara78]

begonia, i totally believe one day you'll have a 4th :) I just feel it :) Don't be sad, this isn't your last babe yet!!!

Strange dream but I do like the name Fiona as well. It's pretty.

I am two days from my gender scan and felt real calm this morning but after lunch, I started to feel panicky about what I'd hear. Maybe it was something I ate? :rofl: I can just see these next two days until scan being verrrrrrry loooooong

[begonia]

Thanks Auroara :) I just posted about my big ol box of crazy surrounding having a 4th in gender desire... I really don't know if I can take it. I have a year to figure it out though :)

What time is your scan? Mine was 10am and I was a WRECK before it that am, thank goodness it wasn't like, 5pm, or I would've made myself sick! FX for you to feel great these next few days AND to hear girl :luck:

[auroara78]

Yep, I made mine at 10 am on purpose, so I wouldn't have to wait all day Friday to make myself go crazy! Because the crazy is now beginning!! :rofl:

All aboard the crazy train!

[Mochagirl]

Yep, I made mine at 10 am on purpose, so I wouldn't have to wait all day Friday to make myself go crazy! Because the crazy is now beginning!! :rofl:

All aboard the crazy train!

10AM? Good to know...I can't stalk you properly unless I know what time your scan is :bigsmile:. What time zone are you in?

[auroara78]

EST

[girlmom]

check up today.. i am a loose 4cm now, contractions showing up on the monitors. back to the hospital for me.:sad:

[Hobbermittens]

Oh no! FX everything is okay girlmom, and Michael stays put!

[TTC5]

girlmom he has a fantastic chance now you have done so well!!!!!!

[My Fabulous Children]

My friend just lost her baby boy, born 22 weeks gestation :(
Has really hit home for DH and I that our baby's health is way more important than gender...

This is so sad :( I am so very sorry for her, How's she now :(

[My Fabulous Children]

I have my big scan on 11th May ladies!

Wow 5' I can't wait :D I am sure you will hear a boy, your nub looks very boyish :luck:

[My Fabulous Children]

Wow Tink, You look so beautiful :awe: 32 weeks already!!! You're getting so close.

[My Fabulous Children]

Auroara, Good luck on Friday, I really hope you hear girl. I'm sending you my pink dust. Keep us posted :luck:

[Tink18]

THinking of you girlmom!!!!! XOXOXO

[My Fabulous Children]

check up today.. i am a loose 4cm now, contractions showing up on the monitors. back to the hospital for me.:sad:

Hi girlmom, I am so very sorry to hear this, but so happy you made it to 29 weeks and I hope your baby boy stays put for a lot longer. I will be thinking of you, Rest up and take care of yourself! xxx

[Flava]

girlmom- I hope baby stay in a lot longer! It must be hard to be in the hospital and worry who will watch the kids at home.
I was the same with DD3 i Just had absolute no one to help so i had to sing myself out of the hospital there was no other way.

[begonia]

Hang in there girlmom and baby Michael! Keep us posted; you've done great so far so FX he can keep hanging out inside a bit longer.

[WashingtonPromise]

Girlmom: So sorry to hear you are progressing. I agree with 5 you have done so great getting this much farther. Every week and day counts. Good luck.

B: Wow 6 wks already. Has the baby changed much in looks? I think you would do great with 4 children. don't give up hope. Weren't you guys thinking about adoption?

My son's birthday party is tomorrow and it is suppose to rain. Poor guy, last year we had a tornado the day before his party and had no power at his party. When you live on a farm it isn't a lot of fun having your friends over when it is rainy. Wet kids + wet animals= no fun. Well, I have to make a German choc cake and get ready fot the party. Have a great weekend everyone.

[girlmom]

i wish i could trade with you washington. i would feel fo much better if i were 31 or 32 weeks. i hope 29 weeks is good enough.

[begonia]

Girlmom you're getting close to your goal of 31 or 32 ... every day he's in is a win. You're doing great; think positive! You already made it farther than they thought you would so have faith in your body.

WP I know, I can't believe she's already 6 weeks! She hasn't changed a ton but is just HUGE. At 3 weeks I had to start putting her in 3-6 month clothes due to her length. DD2 was big at birth but plateaued and this girl just keeps growing like crazy. I want her to slow down and be little. Yes adoption is something we've talked about for years really, even before all the GD issues. I think DH and I are called to be part of that in some way, but I don't know that we're meant to adopt ourselves. Maybe we're to fund someone else's adoption? We're hoping for some clarity on it. It certainly isn't off the table. We're really just spending this year praying for clarity on our family. If I could pick an answer, to be totally honest, I'd pick that we would just be at peace with what we have and feel like this is it for us. But so far neither of us feel like our family is complete ... and instead of finding that exciting, I find it terrifying :( I don't like uncertainty or unknowns! I like planning and controlling :bigsmile:

[begonia]

Mmm, german chocolate cake .... hope the rain holds off for the party WP!

[My Fabulous Children]

Girlmom, Thinking of you dear xxx

[TTC5]

Wow 5' I can't wait :D I am sure you will hear a boy, your nub looks very boyish :luck:

I am not sure that is the nub though, don't you think it is sitting too far up to be a nub?
Shouldn't it be lower down on the body??

[Tink18]

What's going on? Its been very quiet?!

[TTC5]

Well spent morning at hospital had leaking fluids with bit of colour to it, tested neg to waters though and all looked safe on scan x Placenta is apparently right next to the cervix though.

[dloui128]

Well spent morning at hospital had leaking fluids with bit of colour to it, tested neg to waters though and all looked safe on scan x Placenta is apparently right next to the cervix though.

Oh how scary, I'm glad everything is ok though

[Hobbermittens]

TTC5, I glad it was nothing--but still scary! What did the dr recommend you do?

[WashingtonPromise]

TTC5: Wow what do they think it was, if it was not fluid? My ex-SIL went to the ER because she said her water had broke and was everywhere, it was her first child and ended up being that she wet her pants....lol. It was funny, but everyone was sooo happy it wasn't her water.

girlmom: Any update?


I had my normal OB appt today everything is fine and baby is growing like expected. They did have an emergency at the office while I was there....so sad. A lady pg with her first child had her water break while signing in for a reg appt, she is only 25 wks. They were preparing to life-flight her to another hospital with a better NICU. I said a little prayer while waiting, poor girl.

The birthday party went great and I am glad to be relaxing a bit. Next week I plan to start washing baby clothes. I normally procrastinate until I only have a couple weeks left and then I have such a hard time bending over and such. I have got to be more on top of it this time.

[Hobbermittens]

WP, you are smart to get going on the baby clothes now! I always wait too long and have the same issues. I can barely move towards the end of pregnancy! Have you decided if your fella is Gideon or Gabriel?

[TTC5]

They didn't say, only that it wasn't ruptured membranes, cervix closed and the swab was negative for amniotic fluid. It def wasn't urine though as it had a tinge of watery blood to it?

[TTC5]

Girlmom how are you and little bubba going, still hanging in there?? xx

[girlmom]

im just miserable. im still pregnant but im 30 weeks now which i know is early but i feel pretty confident he will be ok if born now. he did get alot of steroids. everything on me hurts. i know some ladies go 42+ weeks but omg if i have to be another 10 weeks like this im going to cry. im leaking fluids out of my top half and my bottom half. i have stabbing pains up and down my girl parts everytime he moves. im pumped so full of medications im loopy most of the time, but if i don't take them i start contracting. im just so done.

[Hobbermittens]

Oh girlmom, that sounds awful. Pregnancy can be such a miserable experience! I really hope Michael can stay in a little longer, but you have done great so far! Hang in there!

[TTC5]

30 weeks thats great girlmom xx

[WashingtonPromise]

Girlmom: Your doing so great!!! 30 wks is awesome. I am so happy for you that he has gotten the chance to have a few more weeks to grow. You are going through way more than most women do even if they go 42 wks (been there).

[WashingtonPromise]

Wow, it is dead around here...

TTC5: When is your next appt?

Tink: You have to keep checking in. It won't be long and we will be stalking your delivery.

Hobber: What about you? When is your next appt?

This is my big week to get all the baby clothes and things washed and put away. I am looking forward to getting the clothes off the floor and maybe even get hubby to paint within the next couple weeks. I just have to be more prepared this time. We have been fighting off an aweful stomach bug on top of all the normal busy spring things we have going on. DD3 is having a hard time getting over it.

I hope everyone is well.

[Hobbermittens]

WP, you are so good getting ready ahead of time! I can never seem to get it together. Always doing things at the last minute!

I am fine, still waiting for my u/s next week, hoping to see a healthy baby... trying not to obsess on gender. I am not finding out at the scan, and I really hope they don't accidentally show me some "parts". I really want this baby to be a surprise! That said, I am sure it is a girl, so I am trying to adjust to that as well.

Hope tink is doing well!

Did Iluv have her baby?

[begonia]

WP hope DD3 gets well soon! WTG on getting prepped.

Hobber I wish I could have waited to find out.. the idea of a surprise is so fun! I'm glad I found out though. I don't think I would have handled the birth as well... I'm sure I would have had so much hope for a boy and then been crushed. But I LOVE the idea of the surprise and hope you get yours :) And hope it is blue!!

I pm'd Iluv awhile ago; hope she's OK and enjoying her babe.

[Tink18]

HI ALL! I am doing good..I am seriously pregnant! 34 weeks. The baby is super low, last check my doctor could feel his head right at my cervix, which is still closed but she said was thinning. She doesn't expect me to make it to my due date, she said probably end of May. I am not even going to get my hopes up! As wonderful as that would be he will come when he is ready! I think he will torture me and I will go past my due date. Funny thing is my doctor is never one to say you wont make it to this date and so on but she said it to me and that surprised me. She was very surprised at his position at my app. We shall see, next and final Ultra sound in MAy 14th! I can NOT wait to get my hand on this little boy that has been cozying up to my rib cage!!!

[WashingtonPromise]

Glad to hear everyone is doing well...

Hobber: I wish we had not found out sometimes. Especially since it is a boy....oh what a surprise it would have been. What day is your u/s next week?

B: I am so glad you have stuck around and are enjoying you baby girl. Are you still on your post part. high?

Tink: Wow, we will be stalking you for sure. An early baby....hmmmm.

DD3 is still battling this yuck, poor thing. I can not stand for any of the children to be sick, but she is so petite....she just can not afford to loss weight. I did still get all the baby clothes washed and put away today. I still have all the burp clothes and things to do, but at least the clothes are done.

[TTC5]

I see the hospital on Friday to talk about this low placenta and these placental lakes.. I am hoping for a scan and them to tell me the gender but meh not holding hope!

Only 10 days till the big 20 week scan!!!!

[Hobbermittens]

I can't wait for your scan , TTC5!

[Flava]

Im here too...but because no one ever post i don't do it either. This would be a good place to us to hang out but maybe everyone is to busy.:(

5-good luck on Friday ! Hope it will be all ok.

[begonia]

I know Flava this thread is kinda slow! But still not dead :) 11 weeks for you, wow! Will you be having an NT scan this time? How are you feeling lately? Hope the sickness has gone away.

5 hope the placenta issues aren't causing you concern; I'm glad the hospital is on top of it. FX you get a scan and another peek. Sounds like you've SURELY got a boy in there but I can totally understand where you won't believe it ... goodness you probably won't really believe it til birth :bigsmile:

WP my hormones have evened out, darn it all! LOL! I am glad to be over much of the hormone stuff though. IRL I am a very cheerful, easygoing person and GD really wrecked me. I feel much more myself lately so that's good. Sometimes I can't decide if coming here is good for me or bad for me though... there are days I think I just need to move on. Seeing other people get their dream is AWESOME but also is such a reminder for me that I will likely never have that feeling. Totally a bittersweet thing.

How's girlmom? I want daily updates from her :)

DD2 turns three this month and she's so super excited! When I told her it was May today I thought her little heart was going to burst with joy :) We're going to the toy store today to get some ideas for what she would like as presents. That's going to be fun!

[Flava]

B- I feel like only 11 weeks! I just hope I can hide this until school is over I don't want no one in DD3 school to ask me about it.

[begonia]

Are you showing yet Flava?

[auroara78]

begonia, I hear you about how you're not sure if coming here is good/bad for you, but I would be sooo sad if you leave. You are great fun to have around and your words always resonate with me.

[Flava]

Im fat so you can't really tell nothing. But in 4 more weeks ...I just think i will be to big even if I don't look pregnant ppl will ask why, you know...

[Hobbermittens]

Begonia, I know how you feel too. Coming on here is hard for me sometimes too. I am so happy when others get their dream come true, but it stings a little. I am so certain this baby is a girl, that I know I will be in the same position you are when it is born. I know I will love the baby no matter what, but this is the last one, and no more trying for a brother for my DS. It just breaks my heart. Plus, DH has been really stressed by the kids lately, and I am wondering if bringing another into the family was really all that great an idea... and if we have another girl... well, I wonder if it would be worth all of this, you know? That sounds awful, and I know the baby will be loved. But I just worry that my DH will not be able to handle our family being one person bigger. :( It is a stress for me too, but if it were a boy, I think I would be happier about the whole thing....

[Flava]

I feel the same not to log on some days...I think I only do because Im home and it's boring ? Also like to see what's going on with others I guess...maybe less and less...Somehow looks like the ttc blue girls get pregnant and stop logging in or barely do and the ttc pink girls are always on.:think:
I also don't feel fit in anymore somehow...the ttc group was always fun , but now it's like 3 blue girls left?

[begonia]

Thank you Auroara :HH:

Hobbs I really hope you're expecting DS2. Thanks for empathizing; I know you get it and I appreciate that ... I think that's why I do have a hard time NOT coming here. At least here we can all talk about it. I do have a friend IRL who I talk about my GD with because she's got it too ... every time we hear about another friend getting pregnant we have chats about what we hope she has and why, LOL.

Flava I agree the pink ladies seem to stick around and be chattier! I get the not fitting in thing too. I felt that way a LOT once I found out it was DD3. It's really tough when you get an opposite because most people who do stop posting. The TTC thread was fun because there's so much hope involved there ... hope for BFP's, hope for getting the dream ... but then once you get a BFP and an opposite the hope and the goal is gone and it's hard to figure out where to go. That's why I don't post on the TTC thread, that's actually the hardest one for me to be on because it reminds me of how much I was looking forward to having a DS.

That said DD3 is my easiest baby, thank goodness :)

[cemas]

Hi girls,
its been really long since i have been here......you are so right B.....once ur hear pregnant with the opposite.....its so depressing. i keep having mood swings....like i love this new baby and am excited but wonder what if it was a DS....
you know i am still clinging to the hope that it might change...lol.....but whatever at this point am at peace with both.i am trying to avoid being here much and continue my peace....

[LolaInLove]

Hey mamas, I just wanted to say hi and give big virtual love to Cemas.....hope you are doing well. Miss you.

Begonia, I totally kwym about the ttc forum being hopeful and reminding you of that time in your journey here. For some reason, it kind of has the opposite effect for me- it's sort of good for me to feel like I'm in that space, even if I know I won't be logging on with bfp news anytime soon. I feel like if I relegated myself to an infertility site only, that would be the mentality that would start to consume me.

And Hobbs, don't you start getting GD for nothing!!! You are team green, right? Try not to think about it. What if you have a boy and you spent all this time feeling bad?

Anyway, I just wanted to pop in and say hi!

[girlmom]

girl mom is stuck at 5cm and 100% effaced. shes miserable and pumped so full of medications she can't see straight anymore but the babys head is sitting on top of what is left if the 5cm cervix and she's in alot of pain. but they won't let her deliver yet!

[Hobbermittens]

Almost 31 weeks girlmom! You are doing great!!

[Hobbermittens]

And Hobbs, don't you start getting GD for nothing!!! You are team green, right? Try not to think about it. What if you have a boy and you spent all this time feeling bad?


I know I would regret not enjoying the pregnancy more... but honestly, I would love to be that person--to be able to say: "I really regret not enjoying my pregnancy, and obsessing about having another DD, when I actually was carrying DS2!" To have that happen would be awesome. That is a regret I wouldn't mind having at all!!

[WashingtonPromise]

TTC5: Ahhh, maybe a sneak peak Friday!!! I hope they find things normal and baby gender.....what a great day that would be.

B: You seem like a verycheerful person. You always have such heart felt posts. I know GD is really and can get the better of anyone, but at least you have such a wonderful outlook and a sweet DD3. One of my daughters is 3, such a sweet age. This year she wanted a pink and white polka dot piggy bank for her birthday....and that is what she got.

Flava: You fit in here girl!!! I try to come one once a day, but sometimes I only get time to read before someone needs me.

Lola: I love seeing you around. Can't wait until you get to fly and get your BFP :)

Hobber: Did I miss it, what day week is your appt? Will you post pics?

Girlmom: you are still in my prayers.

Thanks guys for all the well wishes for DD3, she is sooooo much better today and now DH has it. And when he gets anything he is just dying....lol. Only 7 more wks left, this time it really has just flown by. I think with the holidays and everything being in teh middle of my pregnancy the time just passed too quick. If it keeps being this hot down in the south I may be singing a different tune in a few wks. :)

[Hobbermittens]

My scan is next Monday, the 7th. I won't get any gender pics--and I probably won't post any other ones either, because I don't want people guessing from the skull. I am just sure the baby is a girl anyway, but I know I will feel more GD if I get confirmation, or any girl guesses. I really hope the baby is healthy!!

Sorry your family has the flu, WP!

[Flava]

WP-did you made the room yet? DD4 moved in with DD2 &3 now. (they have the biggest room in the house almost 300 sf ) so now we have a empty room for baby. First we fix it up for FIL for his visit. I just hope after that I want to do a baby room because for now i still don't ...
I also log on every morning that's when I have time. But looks like most of the posting goes on afternoon or night.

[Flava]

I would love to see the pics but it's not working?

[WashingtonPromise]

Hobber: I understand why you wouldn't post pics, but my little guy's skull looked girlie to me at 20wks. A healthy baby is all we can really ask for. Good Luck on Monday, I am sure you will love to see the baby wiggling around.

Flava: Nope, I have not started the nursery, yet. I just have not had any time. I do need to put that on my "to do list". I am going to try and finish washing things this week. Don't worry, you may not feel like doing anything baby until after you u/s.

Well, DH is better, but now I have it. As long as I don't eat anything, I feel fine. Blah, just sooooo ready to be over this.

[WashingtonPromise]

Tink I can not open or see your pics either.

[Hobbermittens]

Oh no, WP--hope you feel better!!

Tink, can't see the pictures, but I would love too! A dragon theme sounds awesome, and after all, it is the year of the Dragon, so you are having a dragon baby! :)

[Princess of Pink]

I feel the same not to log on some days...I think I only do because Im home and it's boring ? Also like to see what's going on with others I guess...maybe less and less...Somehow looks like the ttc blue girls get pregnant and stop logging in or barely do and the ttc pink girls are always on.:think:
I also don't feel fit in anymore somehow...the ttc group was always fun , but now it's like 3 blue girls left?

I'll be back every day when I get a BFP flava! I am just really busy at work lately or I would be on here all the time!!

[Princess of Pink]

OMG Tink I LOOOOOVE the room!! Your bump is so cute and compact.

[TTC5]

Love it Tink!!!!