EDD MARCH/APRIL 2015

[Aoii1711]

Odd that's the same with me I'm not throwing up but just nauseous. I sometimes wish I could throw up so I would feel better. I try to eat to make myself feel better but then I'm gaining weight fast. I'm hoping after this first trimester I can get on a better eating habit and back into the gym. I had lost about 20 lbs right before I got pg and was actually feeling great about myself so it's kind of hard to start gaining it back so quickly. Although I'm 10 weeks and have gained 5lbs so far. I'm hoping to only gain around 25 lbs this pregnancy. With my first I gained 40, my second around 30 lbs so hopefully with this one I can keep it under control! My coworkers who don't know I'm pg probably think I'm crazy cause I'm eating so much compared to a couple months ago when I was on a great diet!


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[odd]

You and I are exactly alike lol...I also lost 20+ pounds and out on 5 back real quick. I'm also 10 weeks along lol..I'm really hoping that I can get gack to eating healthy as well.

Here's hoping to healthy and happy pregnancy once this trimester is over.

[Sunflower3]

I'm miserable. Most days I feel nauseous all day but the afternoon and evening are worse. I dint know why. I'm in bed no later than 8 pm too. So awful. I try to wag to feel better and sometimes it makes me feel worse but if I don't eat I'm nauseous and hungry. I'm 9 weeks tomorrow. After my losses I'm telling NO ONE. Only DH and you ladies know.

[stephk]

It just so happens that we have this year. We have another holiday coming up in September to Greece for 10 days (escaping my birthday) and then DS turns 2 so it will become way more expensive. Probably won't be a real holiday until I'm well into maternity leave, apart from visiting family. I am very good at doing all the research to find good deals :)

[stephk]

Aw sunflower hope you feel better soon hon, hopefully it's all a good sign. I am feeling worse this time than I did last time for sure!

[dreamingofpink14]

Hi ladies! Excited to join this thread - due March 10 and swayed pink. I'm almost 10 weeks. Have had a strong feeling the past couple days that this one will be a boy too.. waiting for a call from my doctor to schedule the 12-14 week ultrasound. Hoping to be able to tell more from that one! Here's a pic from the 7 week ultrasound - any thoughts? Hope everyone is feeling ok - this pregnancy is definitely more difficult than with my son. Night nausea is the worst!

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[unwirklich]

Eeee... I'm fairly sure I finally found a heartbeat, not for very long, but it was 156-158 for about a minute, which is definitely not my heart or an artery. My heart is usually 80-90, artery 120-130, but it didn't sound like the youtube videos, actually it sounded more like the twin videos where it's almost like a squeaky horse. Wish I'd had my camera on hand to get a video, I'm not sure if it was it or not, but I've never gotten a sustained reading of above 150 before, this pregnancy or with my losses trying, so I dunno what else it could be.

[bethwade]

Team green is going to make me crazy so I've been looking at the ramzi method and comparing my ultrasounds...I know that there is a decent chance my first two ultrasounds were flipped (I didn't know to ask with the boys) BUT if they happen to NOT be flipped then this may be my lucky baby... ???

Top left is ds1, top right is ds2, bottom left is this baby, bottom right shows examples of gender using ramzis. All are vaginal us at 6-7wks.

I go for another ultrasound on Monday and am going to see if they will tell me what side the placenta is attached this pregnancy...

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[odd]

Cute babies bethwade. No idea what I'm looking at though:-)

Hope all u ladies had a great weekend. Mine was super!! We had a housewarming party at a friend's where I saw all my girlfriends and was soo tempted to share my pregnancy news but I was real good about being tightlipped. Determined to wait til 2nd trimester.

And this fine sunday evening, my hubby decided to give me a break by taking kiddo away so u can enjoy a couple hours to myself. I spent it watching reality crap and crying for no reason. .ugh

[bethwade]

Cute babies bethwade. No idea what I'm looking at though:-)

Hope all u ladies had a great weekend. Mine was super!! We had a housewarming party at a friend's where I saw all my girlfriends and was soo tempted to share my pregnancy news but I was real good about being tightlipped. Determined to wait til 2nd trimester.

And this fine sunday evening, my hubby decided to give me a break by taking kiddo away so u can enjoy a couple hours to myself. I spent it watching reality crap and crying for no reason. .ugh

Went today and baby is attached to the FRONT. So yeah, I'm feeling like we have ds3 on the way now. 😳 his profile/scull looks very similar to both boys so I'm feeling pretty deflated today :(

So glad you had some quality time Sunday, even if it was kinda sappy 💜

[kitkat18]

Hey all
Its so quiet here!! Beth congrats on your scan, really try not to get down ( like I can talk) I too have been obsessing over every little symptom and so sure its another boy just a way to protect ourselves I guess!!
Odd glad you had some r and r !!
Just got back from a girls trip to Sydney so much fun.
Only 5 weeks and just started getting mild nausea and a sour taste in my month, REALLY sore boobs and tired. When did morning sickness hit for you all?
Hope everyone is okay xxxx
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[stephk]

Beth I really don't think gender and location of implantation are linked. It just doesn't make sense. Not to me anyway. As Kitkat says we are likely protecting ourselves subconsciously. I feel like I'm having a boy but it's probably just a subconscious protection thing. I even have a couple of names for him.

Odd and Kitkat glad you enjoyed some time out!

I started feeling rough in week 5 but then week 6 was the worst. Since then I have felt sick and dizzy lots but maybe I'm more used to it. It's slightly different to last time.

On my way to my scan now yippee!!

[Boysway]

It's great to see so many ladies in here. Congratulations again to those I have already congratulated and congratulations to those who I haven't. I hope pregnancy is treating you all well. I know it's easy for me to say since I'm not in your position but, be kind to yourselves when it comes to gender. Just remember what it took to get you here. Wishing you all the very best for fantastic outcomes :D

[stephk]

Had the scan and all is well - heart beating 154bpm, measuring at 8w2 to 8w3 which is consistent with ovulation date :)

[kitkat18]

Thanks boysway !! How are you doing? Stephk yah!! For happy and healthy heartbeat ....
Sorry you are so dizzy and nauseous this time round my second pregnancy was soooo different to my first I was really dizzy and all day sickness from week 4 so far this is more like my first but waiting to see if that changes at six weeks!!
How are you coping with work?
Silly question but is dating scan based on day you DTD or ovulation? Xxx
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[stephk]

I think its based on ovulation, the measurement is consistent with when I believe I ovulated.

Sometimes at work I am finding it very difficult to function!! Thank goodness I have to leave at 5pm every day to pick up DS from nursery!! Not feeling too bad at this moment though to be fair. There is a latent sick feeling but the room isnt moving which is a bonus lol.

Cant say I am particularly motivated to be doing any work......

kitkat I am sure the symptoms will kick you up the ar5e very soon!!

boysway - thank you for visiting us and your wise words, please keep in touch, how are you and your DH?

[Aoii1711]

I am almost 11 weeks and as soon as I think I'm feeling better it hits me again. Lately it is just that I am soooo tired and can not function at work. I hope it's almost over.

Kitkat, I was feeling great up until the day I was 6 weeks! Then it hit me hard!

I am counting down the days until my nt scan on Sept 4th. I will be almost 14 weeks and I hope there will be gender clues but who knows. If not my gender scan is on September 19th!!! Can't wait!


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[Boysway]

Kitkat and steph, things aren't any different unfortunately. I'm just feeling very much over everything right now. It doesn't feel like there is a 'light at the end of the tunnel' at the moment, I'll get over it. Thanks for asking :)

[crazycatcouple]

Aoii, sounds like we are in the same boat! I am just now 11 weeks and keep thinking I've made it out of the worst - and then I'll have a really awful evening and be reminded I'm not out of the woods yet! I also felt great up until the day I was 6 weeks :-) Our NT scan is a week from today, but we'll only be 12 weeks. The gender scan will be Sept 16th, I think :-)

Boysway, I'm so sorry to hear that you're still having difficulties! I hope you can stay positive, but I know it's tough :-(

The past few days have been horrid for me. Sunday, I came down with a mild fever. I thought it was mild at least, until I googled it and it says that your should go to the ER for a fever over 100.4 when pregnant as an elevated temp over that for a period of time can cause miscarriage or increased risk for birth defects such as cleft palate, heart defects, and neural tube defects, such as spina bifida. Great. I called the OB after hours line and she said to treat with Tylenol every 6 hours to keep it down, but that if I couldn't to go into the ER. Ugh... Tylenol seemed to do absolutely nothing for me. At about midnight, my fever hit 101.7, the chills started, and I felt like I had been hit by a bus. I got in a luke warm tub to try and get it lower. I sat there for almost 3 hours as it slowly lowered. I was pretty much freaking out because it wasn't lowering very quickly, yet DH didn't seem worried at all and was more perturbed that I had woken him and asked him to run a bath for me. Nice, right? Then when I mentioned to him while I was sitting in the tub that we might need to go into the ER and that we'd have to call and wake up his parents to get one of them to come over here so we didn't have to wake up our daughter, he said that I should just go by myself. Seriously? Here I was pregnant, shaking with chills from this fever, feeling like absolute garbage, scared we were killing or harming our child, and yet he would rather me drive myself to the damn hospital in the middle of the night rather than wake up his parents, who I know would have come over in an instant! I love my hubby of course, and for the past day while I was sick, he had done everything I asked of him, from making me soup, to taking care of Lyra, to running me the bath, but he's not very compassionate and never once sat down on the bed with me and gave me a hug or comforted me. He's very squeamish and hates germs, so he pretty much just stays away when I'm sick. I found that all I wanted was my mother, lol. Anyway, after almost 3 hours in the tub, my fever finally broke. I ended up dry heaving a ton on the way back to bed, putting me in tears, but after that I was finally able to sleep a few hours, but very restlessly and then went into my regular doctor first thing in the morning. They of course couldn't really pinpoint what it was, but put me on amoxicillin just in case. So far, the fever has not come back and after an entire day in bed yesterday, today, I am finally back to feeling more decently like myself. I have of course checked for the baby's heartbeat frequently since then and have been somewhat reassured that I've been able to find it, although that doesn't mean that it didn't cause some sort of defect, which is so incredibly scary to me. But of course, there's nothing I can do about it now. I just hope that those 2 or 3 hours with the elevated temp didn't do any permanent damage! At the time though, I just didn't know that driving and waiting in the hospital waiting room for almost as long was a better route than the cool bath, and I'm crossing my fingers we made the right decision. Oh, and although the OB nurse said not to use ibprofin, my regular doctor said that you can in the first and second trimester if the tylenol doesn't work to lower a fever. Luckily the fever did not come back so I didn't have to go that route, but still, it was interesting to hear. I just get so frustrated sometimes with night nurses. We took our daughter the ER one night on a night nurse's recommendation because we couldn't get her fever down with alternating advil and tylenol, and all the hospital did was give them both to her at the same time, which did the trick. Of course we ended up paying over $1200 for those bills, when I could have done the exact same thing myself for her at home! I just wish they would tell you that stuff rather than making you go through the ordeal of the ER and all those damn bills! Of course, at the same time, when a nurse tells you to go to the ER, generally speaking, you listen. And my OB nurse pretty much didn't give me any other things to try other than going to the ER if Tylenol every 6 hours didn't do the trick. Really? She didn't even mention the bath, but my mom did when I called her. And the fact that advil could be used if needed would have been nice to know too. I just kept thinking, what is the hospital going to be able to do that I can't? They might put cool compresses on me, but a cool bath at home is essentially the same. They might give me advil in a worst case scenario, but I had that at home as well. Ugh, sorry for the rant, but it just frustrate me that they are so quick to shuffle people off to the ER. The ER is scary and expensive, not to mention full of germs and disease! Oh well, it is what it is now. I do think we made the right choice in that I don't think they could have lowered it any faster than I had, given that I would have had to drive there, wait around to get checked in, etc. From experience, I know it's not as quick as you might think :-( Again, sorry for my rant!! I guess I'm just looking for some compassion and sympathy since I don't get any from DH :-( Thanks for listening ladies!

[stephk]

Boysway I am so sorry to hear, I really hope things improve for you guys soon.

Crazycat - wow what an ordeal I do hope all is now well? Your DH sounds a lot like mine. Sorry you went through all that hon and had to pay all that!

[kitkat18]

Boysway im so sorry honey!! Please come and chat with us if you need too about anything , its been such a long journey for you hoping you get your wee boy sometime in the future xxx
Crazy cat OMG you poor thing!!! Glad it all worked out okay but what an ordeal
Steph and aida thanks guys im sure I will start feeling awful soon dreading it but reassuring at the same time!!
Mum how are you??
Everyone else?
Xx

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[Georgia_Peach]

Crazycat- I think everything with baby will be just fine. But man what a scare that must have been! Sometimes i complain about how slow our wait times are here with health care.. but at least we don't have to pay! My god 1200 for advil... crazy!! I hope you are feeling better soon though. The bath thing sounds like a great idea to lower fever for sure. I prob would have done same thing.

As for me. I announced the pregnancy via social media and got the reaction i pretty much expected. People are happy but almost everyone made a "are you hoping for a girl!?" Comment. Kinda irritating. I recently saw a t-shirt that says :"we're hoping its a dinosaur". Lol im thinking of getting it to get people to back off. Lol

[Sunflower3]

Crazycat - that's one big scare. I hope you feel 100% better soon!
Robin I like the idea of hoping for a dinosaur. I'm sure it will shut people shut quickly!!

I had a scan today. Baby is doing great. Heart rate 171 and measuring 2 days ahead. I was so nervous after my losses my heart was pounding practically out of my chest.
Baby is sooo adorable. I'm in love!!!http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/13/3u7age4u.jpg

[odd]

Crazycat...hope you r feeling better. Am sure baby's perfect

Sunflower. .awww what a cutie. How far along are u?

[Mrs_Incredible]

Crazycat - that's one big scare. I hope you feel 100% better soon!
Robin I like the idea of hoping for a dinosaur. I'm sure it will shut people shut quickly!!

I had a scan today. Baby is doing great. Heart rate 171 and measuring 2 days ahead. I was so nervous after my losses my heart was pounding practically out of my chest.
Baby is sooo adorable. I'm in love!!!http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/13/3u7age4u.jpg


FANTASTIC NEWS!!! So happy for you xxxx

[kitkat18]

Yah!!!! Sunflower sooo cute!!!
So glad all is happy and healthy.
Hope you can relax a little.
Robin people are darn rude, I don't think they mean it!! Your tshirt idea cracked me up xx
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[stephk]

sunflower - SO CUTE congrats!!!

robin - a lot of people who know are asking if I hope its a girl and it doest help that my DH keeps saying I want a girl. I have asked him not to because if its a boy I really dont want people feeling sorry or negative or anything. I love this baby regardless. Love the t shirt idea :)

[Sunflower3]

Crazycat...hope you r feeling better. Am sure baby's perfect

Sunflower. .awww what a cutie. How far along are u?

Baby measured 9w5d and I'm 9w3d. So pleased all looks good!

[crazycatcouple]

Thank you ladies for your support and kind words :-) I am feeling back to my normal pregnant self, although the nausea seems to be a little worse. I think it may have just been because I wasn't eating as well the past few days, so trying to get back on track now. The amox seemed to do the trick though and no more fever!

Sunflower, congrats on such a cute baby :-)

Robin, I love the dinosaur t-shirt idea! I love wearing clothes that tell people I'm pregnant because I feel like people are so much nicer to pregnant women, lol. Getting excited for our first scan less than a week away! I think we'll likely announce publicly at that time since we'll have a pic to share. We'll just just over 12 weeks, so I think that should be okay. I might possibly wait another week just to be sure, but I have a feeling once I have a pic, I'll want to share with the world! Everyone I have told so far asks if we're hoping for a boy. I always reply with "sure, in a perfect world, a little bot would be nice, but we'll be happy with whatever we get, as a little girl would be a blessing as well!"

How is everyone feeling? Anyone feel like they're past the first trimester yuckies or are we all still trudging through? I'm really hoping there's not too much left of it!

[Georgia_Peach]

I thought i was over it and then on Monday i got sick again. Arghh. Ill be 12 weeks sat.. and have another ultrasound next Monday. Im hoping to get nub shots.. but have no idea What to ask the technician to take a pic of?!
Im just hoping that the second trimester brings no more nausea and throwing up!

[stephk]

Crazycat - glad you are back to your pregnant self, sorry about the nausea tho. I'm 8w4 so still well in with nausea!

On the subject of t shirts I have a brill one from last time with me bump on it. It says mind the bump and mr bump grows with your bump. I wore it a lot in the gym and to yoga last time :)

[Aoii1711]

Has anyone heard of or will be trying the intelligender boy/girl at home gender test? I guess it can be done at 10 weeks. It doesn't have great reviews but they say it's 87-89%accurate.. It sounds fun to try, just don't know if I want to do it just because of the reviews.


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[lyngostar]

I've heard of it but would be scared to try it in case it said girl and it was wrong. I don't think I could take the disappointment after thinking I was getting my girl.

[SamS_TTCPink]

I tried intelligender with DS5 and it said girl.

[Aoii1711]

Thanks mum! I think I will save my money!


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[stephk]

I hadn't heard of it but wouldn't want to take the risk.

[kitkat18]

Likewise heard its totally unreliable !!
Okay nausea kicked in today..so made it to 5 weeks 4 days went straight out and brought seabands.
Who has a scan coming up?
Xx
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[stephk]

what are seabands?

[kitkat18]

Anti nausea bands that you wear on your wrist that have a acupuncture point , you can buy them at the pharmacy. Who knows if they really work, but you feel like you are doing something!! X
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[stephk]

lol well good luck, i havent heard of those!

[crazycatcouple]

Oh, that must have been disappointing Mumofsix! I've also heard that test is fairly unreliable, and for those of us who have such strong hopes, I think it's not worth the risk.

Yes, seabands are pretty cool. You can also find them on Amazon :-) I can't guarantee they work, but I wear them too, lol.

I have a scan coming up on Tuesday :-) We'll be 12+1 and it's our NT scan. hoping to get a nub shot, but I know it's likely it may not happen. We shall see. I'll just be happy for our first look at the baby and hopefully all will be well and healthy!

[lyngostar]

I used seabands with ds1 but didn't think they helped. This time I'm just trying to eat little and often. It doesn't always work. Lol.

[Aoii1711]

I've never used seabands but I highly considered it this time. I will be 11 weeks Saturday and yesterday and do far today I am feeling pretty good!!!! 😃 I hope I'm out of the sickness and it doesn't come back!!! Hope everyone else starts feeling better soon!!


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[ELP]

I hate this early part where you want to be excited but don't want to get attached yet….I feel like if I tell too many people or buy anything or get too excited I will jinx myself and loose the baby. It's just a waiting game now. Waiting for my first u/s in 2 weeks and then I will feel heaps better…..

PoP!! I was so excited when I saw your ticker!!!!!! Massive congratulations!! and to all the other recently pregnant ladies xxxxx
Pop, I do hope that its your little man nestling away in there for you, hopefully he sits nice and tight for you and gives you the smoothest 8 months ever, such exciting news!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hugs2:

[Girl Dreaming 55]

Just had my early scan 8 weeks today which is a couple of days ahead of where I thought but that's good! Heart beating well unsure of bpm as forgot to ask. Just really pleased to see one in there! Really excited and having a pizza to celebrate! EDD 26th March 2015! Yeay!

[stephk]

Fab news girl dreaming :)

[kitkat18]

Super news girl dreaming!!
Aoii great you starting to feel better. Crazy cat hope you see a nub! I'm starting to wonder if I should read up on nub theory that way I can better prepare myself at scan? Anyone else ignorant of nub theory? Xx
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[Aoii1711]

I'll be at the end of 13 weeks for my NT scan. I'm hoping I can see some gender clues. I swore I knew ds2 was a boy then! I am praying I don't see anything this time!


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[stephk]

Massive ignoramus here!

[kitkat18]

I am too!! I'm not sure if I want to know either? ignorance is bliss and this is my last pregnancy for sure my DH said that the minute I told him I was pregnant hehe x
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[stephk]

Haha well he better have the snip to be sure then ;)

I also think ignorance is bliss, we will drive ourselves round the bend otherwise, it's really not that long to wait.

[kitkat18]

He won't Steph!! But my word he is super strict about birth control!
I would not object to an oops baby! Are you finding out Steph? Xx
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[Sunflower3]

Great news girl dreaming!
I'm feeling the same about not finding out. This is definitely my last baby so I'm really thinking about a delivery room surprise. Nit sure I can hold out but really want to try!!

[stephk]

I love the idea of a surprise but I dont know whether I have the self control to wait. My DH wants us to find out so that I can get used to the idea of having a boy. Well he told me he isnt coming to the scans so it will be up to me hahaha. Kind of thinking ignorance is bliss but at the same time I really dont know...

[Aoii1711]

I wish I could have the will power to have a surprise.. But I just don't! I have to know ASAP! I actually can't wait until I find out, so I can just relax and enjoy this last pregnancy. I know I will be so happy and surprised if it is my baby girl. But I also know I will need to come to the realization of being a boy mom and take in that I will never get to experience raising a daughter! I LOVE my boys and I would not be sad to have another boy. What I will be sad about is not ever being able to have a daughter. Although I still have the feeling this is my daughter I've been praying for! 5 more weeks!!!




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[Georgia_Peach]

Im feeling the same aoii. Im really hoping to see a nub on monday at my 12 week u/s. I cannot wait any longer!

[Two of a Kind]

I find it hard to keep up with the thread lol

But congratulations on all the beautiful scans & lovely heartbeats! So sorry to all those who are still stick! Worst part of pregnancy for me!

We will be having an elective gender scan at 14+ weeks ( super excited) !

Have been pondering my sway a lot a lately & would love to hear what your really confident with ( in terms of things that make you feel great about your sway)
- Favourite elements of my sway-
- Tandem Breastfeeding Ds1 & Ds2
- was very very sick during my sway & ovulation, high temps, fever chills, was very surprised to get a Bfp as we were not trying at all! Only did the deed once on our 14 year anniversary ( have been a couple since I was 14 yrs old)
- conceived straight away after an early miscarriage
- diet, stopped breakfast for many months, limited snacks, meats & general le diet.
- no exercise, very different to when we conceived our boys :)
- aci jel :)

Trying to focus on the positives :) , would love to hear your positive sway points x

[kitkat18]

Good idea two of a kind!!

Things I am most happy I stuck too !!
No breakfast, no snacking, fasting for at least 16 hours till I ate , keeping everything below limits (well most of the time)
Being on diet for 8 months
Zyrtec day of DTD
Staying off GD for 2 weeks before my attempt
Giving up MFP so not obsessing over limits
Losing weight in 2ww before BFP and losing overall 5.5kg, lowest conception weight.
No big O!!
Lots to drink night of conception...
Heaps of things im nervous about too!!! But as I keep telling myself I came a long way from doing 'shettles' when I first joined up in Jan!!
Been putting it off but going to post my sway now, it wasn't great but I did the best I could and im proud of myself!
Xx


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[kitkat18]

Too cute you have been together since you were 14 :awwwh:
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[Two of a Kind]

Thanks x
Sounds great kitkat!! Really sounds like you changed things up! :) Looking forward to finding out the gender, as i feel I did my best :)

[kitkat18]

Thanks two of a kind!! You too!! At the end of the day that's what I am clinging too xx just spent ages posting my sway for it not to load!! Xx
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[Two of a Kind]

Ahh so annoying :) I should have added more detail into my sway ( will edit it soon, can't wait to add a Update Girl!! ;) ( well hopefully) lol

[kitkat18]

Okay loaded my sway!! Finally!! How is everyone? im still eating like I am on the le diet, if I eat normally I feel like a pig craycray!!
Xx
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[stephk]

Haha it takes a while to adjust to eating "normally". I still have some of the same meals because I like them and I do eatore vegetarian things than before starting LE but I'm eating a bit more meat and fish and normal stuff. I had breakfast cereal last night for the first time in at least a year!!

Good points about sway:
-was 12kg less than when I got PG last time (but I had lost the weight months before so was at a stable weight)
- LE diet was pretty different to my usual - especially the 16 hour fast and no snacking
- I did not slack when it came to exercise. At my DHs request I had cut down to 5 days a week a few weeks before I conceived
- one attempt and very crap BD so no big O for me!!!
- masses of booze the weekend we conceived

[kitkat18]

Looks great Steph!! I do enjoy not worrying everytime I put something in my mouth hehe xx
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[Two of a Kind]

Great points Stephk! Hope you have your little girl x

[stephk]

The funny thing is at the moment I feel very strongly that I'm having a boy and really don't mind. Until DH or one of my friends suggests it and then in my head I'm annoyed lol!! I'm in trouble lol. I really won't mind either way once the baby is in my arms. There was always still a massive chance of having a boy.

Forgot to mention another good point of the sway - my DH cycles to work in good weather so had been cycling 5 days a week for 90 mins a day for a few months. He had these cycling shorts that kept things pretty warm, I was worried there would be no sperm at all lol!!!

[lyagirl]

Hi everyone :)


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[kitkat18]

Yah lyagirl!!! So happy for you what's your due date?x
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[lyagirl]

30th April roughly although my last period was 29th may! So I don't really know. I got pos opk on 5th August. What do u think?

I've got a doc appt later on anyway to discuss it as I'd like to know where I am!


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[kitkat18]

Gosh im useless!! I just put my conception dates into a due date calc!! Yah!! So glad you are here xx
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[lyagirl]

Yeah that's what I did lol x


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[bluebonnet22]

I'm cautiously joining you guys! Very excited! EDD April 26, 2015!

[stephk]

Lyagirl and bluebonnet!!! FANTASTIC to see you here!! Massive congrats and welcome :)

[Georgia_Peach]

Welcome bluebonnet and lyagirl!

[crazycatcouple]

Welcome and congrats lyagirl and bluebonnet! Exciting stuff :-)

[hotdogz&boyz]

Welcome new comers!! Congrats on your BFPs! The group is growing nicely now.

I'm 10 weeks today! Yay! I can't wait til our scan in 2.5 weeks. I wanna see how big baby has gotten. I gotta blame something for these 11lbs ;)

At the moment, I feel pretty strongly baby is a boy. And I'm good with it. I change my mind a lot though. Our sway was not strong at all, mostly concentrating on factors out of my control. But we had one attempt, at my lowest conception weight, skipping breakfast, and eating much less than normal. I wasn't sleeping (lost a close friend) and nursing my daughter still. I also take aspirin regularly, so for what that is worth. And first cycle after a chemical. Decent enough. We were mostly trying to "even the field." I felt if I did nothing, it would 100% be a boy. So I wanted more of a team green experience.

[Georgia_Peach]

Just had my 12.3 week ultrasound and saw between the legs and didnt see boy parts but the tech said that means nothing. Argh she wasn't helpful at all and took what i think to be not the greatest pics. Baby had hands up by face.. so cute!. But got to see baby and she/he was doing flips in there! Heart beat w as 159.. and all looks good. I hope people guess on nub theory bc its driving me nuts!


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[crazycatcouple]

As far as our sway, I think it was so-so. We started the HE diet back in October thinking we were going to have our first attempt in Dec. But then we bought a house in Dec instead, lol. And then we got really sick in Jan, so waited until Feb for our first attempt. Tried then and in March, then decided to wait a couple months, as we had some pretty major stuff happening in our lives. Needless to say, by that time I had gained about 15 lbs and was starting to feel crappy about myself, so I stopped the HE diet for the most part when we got our BFP from the June cycle. But, I was still up in weight, and was focused on eating mostly protein, was working out pretty heavily except the week of our actual attempt because we were on vacation at the beach. We had 4 good attempts with lots of O's right after we got our positive OPK, and had been really good about taking all our supps and such. Overall, even though I wasn't doing the HE diet hardcore, I was still feeling quite masculine, lol. I even remember finding I had started growing a faint mustache! So something in all that was definitely giving me more testosterone! And my trainer has always told me I'm built more like a man than a woman (exactly what you want to hear, right?) meaning that I have a lot of testosterone and can gain/lose weighty easily, so I'm hoping that works in our favor this time. I've always assumed I would be the mother of boys, and when we had our daughter, I was actually shocked that our sway had worked and that I would be a girl mom! Ultimately if that's what I end up - only a girl mom, I'll be okay with it, but it just feels "off" to me, as I always imagined I'd have a brood of boys. I grew up with 3 full brothers and 3 half brothers so that's all I've ever known! However I will say that once having Lyra, I now get what all the fuss is about daughters :-)

[crazycatcouple]

What a cute pic Robin! Congrats on a healthy little one :-) I wish I could give you some thoughts on nub, but I'm not very well versed in it and can't really even see one in that pic. But someone with more experience may see something I'm missing!

[Georgia_Peach]

I know! Its so confusing. I put it under the ultrasound. Forum in hopes someone can help. Lol. I know i cant tell! :(

[stephk]

Cute pic robin! I have no idea about any of those theories so you did the right thing posting it in the ultrasound forum

[Aoii1711]

Congrats on all the new BFP!

I am 11 weeks and just now getting sore breasts! Sickness is getting a little better but I have been having major sinus/headaches that will not go away!! Any ideas on how to help with that? I do the Netti pot and Tylenol but it doesn't help!


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[kitkat18]

Yipeeeeee blue bonnet sooooo happy you made it into this due date group!!!!
Robin gorgeous bub, techs sometimes have zero people skills, I would do a separate post if you haven't already asking for nub guesses they are some experts here!
Hotdogs looks great! I so agree I feel good that I tried to tip the balance a wee bit!
Aoii sorry your sinuses are playing up not much advice from me hope you feel better.
Crazy cat your sway looks great too! I hope we all get girls and you and pop get boys!! Xxx
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[Princess of Pink]

Welcome new BFP's!!! I have been so sick for the past week with some horrible flu thing, I think I am dying lol. Morning sickness has hit too which is so yucky. But I can't stop eating which is a new one for me. Normally I lose weight in early pregnancy due to food aversions. Craving meat/carb combo's and living on gonger ale and morning sickness tablets. Got sore boobies and am exhausted!

Hi ELP....and thank you so much hon xxxx

[crazycatcouple]

Ugh Princess of Pink - sounds like you are in the throws it :-( Hope you feel better soon!! And I know cravings don't necessarily mean anything, but meat/carb combos are what I've been craving too and am also hoping blue, so maybe it's a good sign for both of us!

[Two of a Kind]

Congratulations on all the new bfp!! Xx

I honestly think everyone's sways looks great! Fingers crossed for everyone :)

Gorgeous bub, wish I knew more about nubs, will have to read up more on the subject :)

[lyagirl]

Is everyone going to try to find out the sex or leave it as a surprise? I'm torn as to what to do :/


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[kitkat18]

Hi lyagirl,
Gosh that's all I can think about!!!
Love to hear others thoughts....
I am all ready driving myself up the wall analyzing every symptom when I know deep down they mean nothing!!
I LOVED having a surprise with DS1 but I did not really have a preference. I found out at 20 weeks with DS2 and had awful GD I was sure I would get a pigeon pair. I believe I have made peace with having a third boy but this is it!! No more chances after this!!
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[lyagirl]

That's what I'm battling, I don't want GD for 20 weeks and think once that baby's in my arms I won't care. But the organised part of me wants to know so I know if I'm selling boys stuff and buying girls or not. I'd love to find out at 20 weeks and have the preferred answer lol. But like u I kind of think (hope) I've made peace with the fact it could be another boy


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[kitkat18]

I really hope I can hold out for team green xx
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[bethwade]

We are staying team green, or team "gray" is what I'm calling it and will decorate the nursery in gray/white and then add in gender colors once the baby arrives.

It's going to drive me crazy but I think we are going to do it! Although I finally wrote up my sway and now I'm even more nervous about it being a boy. My sons are saying they think it's a boy...ugh! I think I'm destined to be surrounded by penises the rest of my life lol




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[bethwade]

That's what I'm battling, I don't want GD for 20 weeks and think once that baby's in my arms I won't care. But the organised part of me wants to know so I know if I'm selling boys stuff and buying girls or not. I'd love to find out at 20 weeks and have the preferred answer lol. But like u I kind of think (hope) I've made peace with the fact it could be another boy


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Lyagirl this is EXACTLY how I am feeling <3


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[bethwade]

Kitkat I'm in the symptom analyzing stage too :-/ I was reading over my pregnancy diaries from both my boys and realized I've been craving waffles with every pregnancy, and I even made a comment early on with ds2 that if cravings mean anything that #2 is a boy...annnnnd he was. So I'm really nervous and really trying to just mentally pretend we have been told it's a boy already.


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[bethwade]

Oh and here is my latest scan at 11wks 1 day, looks almost identical to ds2 at that same gestation!
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[orchidea75]

Hello ladies,
I have been a member for a long time but very rarely post. I got my BFP yesterday at only 11dpo and confirmed on the digi too. I am due on May the 1st.

Congratulations to everyone :)

[crazycatcouple]

Welcome and congrats orchidea!

We are definitely finding out, and asap too! We found a place that will do the gender ultrasound at 14 weeks, so only a couple more to go!! For me, I am a planner, not to mention I feel like I need to know the sex and start thinking of names to really connect with the baby. Plus, if it is a girl, I'll need the time to get my head wrapped around the idea. I don't think I'll be devastated, just disappointed that I won't ever have my boy :-( For whatever reason though, I can't help but still stay so positive - I really think it's our little guy :-) If not, I'll deal, but I'm trying to stay positive!

[stephk]

Welcome orchidea and congrats!

Beth - great pic, I'm really not sure if you can read into it at this stage but I'm not an expert either. Fab that all is well with the babsie.

Crazycat - if you are a planner hopefully this would have swayed blue for you :)

Still haven't decided whether to find out, the opportunity is a long way off anyway :)

[Luckyduck23]

Can I join? I got my bfp June 27th unexpectedly at 12dpo, had just started a boy sway but not sure if it was good enough! I'm 11w2d today and have barely any symptoms, no ms (I did have it for 2 weeks from week 5-7 but only at night and no vomiting or gagging), I was super irritable from weeks 5-9 but have evened out since, my bbs only get sore at night if at all, my hair is greasy as all get out, and that's about it! No strong cravings yet (but if I think of if, I have to have it! And is usually savor instead of sweet), no aversions, don't have super strong sense of smell, no bleeding gums.. All very different than my pregnancy with dd! Hopefully that's a good sign? Ramzi has me convinced its a girl even though I only had an abominal us @ 8w2d and it was a dr not a tech performing (had a trip to er due to flaring UC, common in pregnancy but I had been in remission for a few years) and he couldn't even tell me which way was left from right up from down lol at that time hb was 172. I hope we all get what were dreaming of!(:

[odd]

How many threads are there for march/april?? I don't think I ever posted in this one.
Hello everyone. .I am 11 wks along and my ultrasound is scheduled for next wk at 12 wk 4 days
This pregnancy has been completely opposite of my first which doesn't mean much so I miss having easy breezy beautiful pregnancy lol

[crazycatcouple]

Okay, so we just had our first scan for the NT testing :-) I'm about to write a whole lot, so sorry in advance for the long post, lol (also cross-posted). First things first, baby was healthy and everything seemed to be good, measurement-wise for the NT part of it, so that's of course the best and most important news :-)

When we sat down with the tech, I told her that I understand this is for the NT testing and that that's the most important thing, but that if she could get a nub shot, I;d really appreciate it. Her response was "I won't". Really? I asked her why not and she said because she doesn't like to guess unless she's 100% positive and that it's too early to be sure. I told her that I can understand that, but that I DO like to guess. I mean, I wasn't asking her for her damn opinion. I just wanted a pic of it so that I could have fun guessing! So yeah, the whole apt started off pretty rough. She tried to make it up to me after that by asking questions and being sweet as pie, but I was still a bit irritated at her, and irritated that I was irritated at the first viewing of my little one!

Anyhoo, as she was getting her measurements, my spirits lifted dramatically because I kept seeing the nub and it was definitely looking very clearly boy to me, but I didn't say anything and was just hoping she'd take a shot of it on accident. But either way I felt happy because it definitely looked boy. Then, as she was going through, she even commented on it and took a pic, saying, well, if that doesn't end up being boy, I'll be shocked because it's definitely looks that way. She then softened up a bit and started getting angles of the nub so we could look and I was agreeing with her. She even did a potty shot where we saw a turtle, but both of us agreed that shot wasn't as make or break, as girl parts can still look similar from that angle. BUt still, in the end she was practically telling me that we definitely have a boy! Hubby and I are just so excited right now!!

We obviously won't celebrate just yet, but it has give me so much hope :-) During the ultrasound, the baby was actually measuring 12w6d today, even though I thought I was only 12w1d, so they decided to move my due date up. They said they normally don't when it's within a week, but because I knew my cycle so well and knew it was longer this time and that I ovulated a little later than normal, plus the fact that our daughter came naturally almost 3 weeks early, they decided to move it up. So now I am officially not in this group with a 2/25/15 due date (but I plan to keep hanging anyway!!)! We found a place that will do gender determination as early as 14 weeks. We're going to make an apt for 2 weeks from this Friday. We'll actually be 15w2d with this new calculation, but I really want it to be accurate, and the main deadline is the following Monday, as I'm going to Vegas for a work thing where I will likely get a lot of free baby stuff, so I wanted to be able to tell them if it's a boy or girl :-) I dunno.. I'm looking at the calendar now and am tempted to make the apt earlier. Even a week from this Friday we would be 14w2d... I will have to think about that as it's very tempting!!

So yeah... I'm feeling pretty good right now, lol. I will post a couple pics below with decent nub shots. Would love for you ladies to give me your thoughts! Will be posting on the other board as well. Seriously on cloud 9 right now!!

[stephk]

Welcome lucky duck and congrats :)

[crazycatcouple]

Nub shots. Please let me know what you think!

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[Georgia_Peach]

Crazy cat... I hear you! Those techs are brutal. Like be nice! Im not very good at guessing nubs but i would post your u/s pics under the ultrasound forum anf ask. I did that yesterday and got great responses! Baby looks cute though. Congrats!

[Georgia_Peach]

Oh and i think thats deff a boy nub. Fyi! :)

[Georgia_Peach]

And i too have my gender ultrasound on fri sept 5! Lol

[crazycatcouple]

Thanks Robin :-) I put it in the Ultrasound forum and already 3 people said boy!! I'm seriously in tears right now, lol. Damned hormones! I honestly thought I had convinced myself I would be perfectly fine with a girl, but of my, I think it mattered way more to me than I wanted to admit. Still have to be careful, as nubs are not 100%, but I am feeling pretty good right now :-)

[crazycatcouple]

Nice! It will be a big day for both of us :-)

[Georgia_Peach]

I totally feel the same. Everyone has commented girl for me and i am in shock. I hope they are right!! I watched an american doll commercial this morning and started to tear up about the fact that i could have a daughter. Lol.. hormones!

[crazycatcouple]

Oh, I hope they are right too!! I just wish everyone could have their GD!! I love this site though, and everything atomic posts is like gold, lol. I did the IG sway when we tried for Lyra, and although it did work for us, I was never involved with their community much because I never felt welcomed. Here has been so much different, and I feel lucky that atomic decided to start this site before this attempt for us :-) Especially since the IG sway for blue sounds like it would have been miserable!!

[Luckyduck23]

Crazycat that's so a boy nub if I've ever seen one! How exciting!!

I have to make a trip to fl this weekend from la and I'm hoping to get in for a scan sometime next week.. Definitely asking for a nub shot and hopefully they're on board.. The dr at the er told me the most fun I could have would be to wait until the baby's born when I mentioned ramzi (likely bc he didn't know what he was looking at bc he couldn't answer basic questions, but hey I was there for UC, not the baby & he was nice enough to do the scan when I requested it!) but it's like.. Did I ask your opinion on what YOU think I should do in regards to my baby? If I want to test every last gender theory out there so be it! Lol, speaking of I did the baking soda pee test and it was immediately foamy, and MILS baking soda has apparently been in the back of the fridge for some years bc it expired 2 years ago! I know that prob means nothing but I can wish right :P

[MamaLuv]

Hey ladies...How's everyone been feeling? I'm 8 weeks and I'm soooooo sick! This morning sickness has been AWFUL!!!!! :(

[stephk]

I know I keep saying I'm not an u/s expert (cos I'm not!) but wow crazycat even I can see a willy there!!!

[Georgia_Peach]

Mamaluv i feel for you. Mine started at 6 weeks and is finally starting to die down at almost 13 weeks. I was even taking prescription pills for the sickness and it barely helped. I just recommend small frequent meals.. which is easier said then done bc the thought of eating food made me wanna barf.. and then i would.lol. :(

[crazycatcouple]

Haha, Stephk, I love it!

Mamaluv, I agree, small meals with carbs and protein together seemed to help me. Peanut butter on toast with honey was my life saver in the beginning! Also, ask your doctor about Diclegis. It's the only prescription specifically for MS, and it really has seemed to be working well for me. Seabands are another one a lot of women have had luck with, and ginger of course. Good luck! It will get better with time.

[Aoii1711]

Crazycat, that looks like a boy nub to me too. I swore at my 12 week nt scan with ds2 it was a boy and the lady made me think I was crazy. Good luck! I really hope I don't see any boy parts at my 13 week 4 day nt scan!!


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[Princess of Pink]

Looks like a boy to me too!

I am so over feeling sick and still have so far to go until it should hopefully stop lol. I wouldn't mind if I didn't have to work full-time in a rather high stress job. So hard to sit in an international teleconference when you really need to vomit and keep gagging lol.

[Two of a Kind]

Whoo hoo!! Crazy cat that's a little boy for sure!! Xx congratulations !!!!

Morning sickness is truly horrible :(

[bethwade]

Oh wow crazy cat that looks a LOT like my ds1 at 12.5 wks! This was his nub shot!! Congrats!!
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[kitkat18]

Yipeeeee!!! Crazy cat sooo happy for you, sorry your tech was a bit useless but at least she warmed up at the end!!! Roll on more DG!!!
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[kitkat18]

Welcome lucky duck and orchieda!!!
Bethwade cutttee baby but too curled up to see anything and im no nub expert!! Good for team green though!! We have to stick together if we gunna make it.
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[bethwade]

Welcome lucky duck and orchieda!!!
Bethwade cutttee baby but too curled up to see anything and im no nub expert!! Good for team green though!! We have to stick together if we gunna make it.
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Agreed!! We didn't get a good nub shot and I didn't ask for one...I'm just trying to keep telling myself it's a boy, which is easy right now bc my boys are telling me it's a boy too lol. Team green for sure!!! I'm already looking at gray bedding for the nursery ;)


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[Luckyduck23]

Mamaluv, were you sick early on with any of your boys? With dd I was so sick I was barely functional from about week 7-13 but I'm not feeling it at all this time around..hmm(:

[Luckyduck23]

Also I have a question for the team green ladies, have any of y'all ever dealt with ppd? I thought I would have it with my dd bc I spent those last 19 weeks so sad she was not my boy, but of course the second she was in my arms I loved her more than I ever could have imagined! No ppd. So I knew id want another and it would be my last (yep, this is my last chance for our boy, DH has 3 girls altogether with our 1!) so I really thought id want to go green and started researching how it went for other women.. For a lot it seemed it didn't go so well. I had those 19 weeks to know it was a girl and accept that, but these other women tried to convince themselves it was not their dg but of course still had that hope and when the baby was born quite a few said it felt like a death in the family. That hope for the certain gender to them was so strong(no matter how much they tried to quell it) that when their babies came out opposites it was like this entire fantasy life of what it would be like with their dg had died and they suffered severe ppd bc of it. This terrified me and now I'm definitely finding out, I've never dealt with ppd and it's something the scares the crap out of me. So if y'all have dealt with it before do you agree or disagree that somethig like that would make it worse? Or do you think if you're going to have ppd from gender disappointment it doesn't really matter how it happens bc it's going to be there anyway? Are there different levels of ppd (mild, severe, etc)?

[orchidea75]

How is everyone feeling? I had terrible nausea and sickness with my LO which started at around 5 weeks and lasted until birth! I was put on Ciclyzine 50mg tablets from week 9. I got a BFP on Monday at only 3 weeks and 3 days and the nausea started the same afternoon. I am already back on the tablets as I need to look after my LO who will be 7 months next week and my older 3 boys!

[MamaLuv]

Luckyduck23 I was sick only the first trimester with the first one (which they say is typical for the first time around), with the second one it was really mild and off and on during the nine months, with the third I was only sick a week. This time around I've had gagging sensations since three weeks and HORRIBLE morning sickness since 6 weeks and it won't let up! It usually lasts all day! :-( I can't find any magic foods because nothing makes it go away. It's so awful! :(

[orchidea75]

Also I have a question for the team green ladies, have any of y'all ever dealt with ppd? I thought I would have it with my dd bc I spent those last 19 weeks so sad she was not my boy, but of course the second she was in my arms I loved her more than I ever could have imagined!

I had extreme GD when I was pregnant with boy #4. I convinced myself that I would have a girl after ttc for 3 years and dealing with infertility with my 2nd husband. But at an early gender scan, at 15 weeks I was told boy. I was so disappointed that the tech made a comment about it and didn't make it outside the clinic before bursting out crying. I hated the remain time of pregnancy and I wished I wasn't. Off course my LO is utterly adorable and fell in love with him the second he was born.
This pregnancy is a total shock. I did sway and never thought it would happen so quickly. I know it's another boy but I will remain team green until birth because I don't want to deal with stupid people comments and I want to enjoy my last pregnancy without worrying about gender.

[Luckyduck23]

Orchid, that's exactly how it went with dd for me. I didn't say a word after the tech said girl and as soon, and I mean literally the second I walked out of that room I fell to the floor and lost it right there. Poor DH, lord only knows how that made him feel but he was amazing through it all.. I spent the rest of my pregnancy feeling guilty, depressed, and wishing I never wanted to get pregnant in the first place.. And this was my first baby. I still feel guilty about it, and was so glad to see her face and immediately feel that love. It just really got to me reading about all these women who felt like they didn't have that immediate love because the disappointment had never had a chance to hit beforehand and to have it all flood out immediately after the birth? I think that would take the cake in the guilt department for me and I'm not sure I could handle carrying that around with me. Of course I couldn't imagine not being in love with my healthy baby the second I met him or her, but what if? I'm sure those other women thought the same? I think maybe I just have a sort of phobia of ppd..I mean if we all lived our lives on "what ifs" we'd never have any fun would we?(:

[crazycatcouple]

Wow, orchidea, morning sickness at 3 weeks! I feel for you!! Do the tablets seem to be working? I will keep my fingers crossed for you this time it lets up sooner!!

Luckyduck, I totally get where you're coming from, and I think it's smart to think about how to best combat ppd. It's a very serious thing and more common that people realize. Of course, it's never by choice, but again, just the fact that you're aware of it and how your GD could possibly tie to, I think is a step in beating/preventing it. For me, I too chose to find out, just in case. It's not that I think I wouldn't fall in love, but at the same time, I've heard plenty of stories of women who didn't connect immediately, even with no GD, so why push the boundaries. For me, I am a planner, and when I have a plan in place, I'm good. When something doesn't go as planned, I simply have to make a new plan. For me though, I think I'd need time to get used to the new plan, and I'm not sure all the hormones of birth and stress of breastfeeding, etc, would help in that manner. Again, that's just me. I know some of the women are doing team green because that's what they know is best for them. Everyone is different, so just go with your gut!

[orchidea75]

Wow, orchidea, morning sickness at 3 weeks! I feel for you!! Do the tablets seem to be working? I will keep my fingers crossed for you this time it lets up sooner!!


I know it sucks! I just can't believe it that I am already suffering with it! The tablets do help, without I couldn't function and with 4 other kids it's just not an option to do without.

LuckyDuck what you were feeling, I felt it too. I look at my son now and feel so guilty towards him. I know in my heart that this baby is another boy. If it's a girl at birth it will be a wonderful surprise and if it's another boy and as cute as my LO then I'll still be happy just sad to let go of my dream and never have a girl. It won't be about the baby though but just the sadness that I was never meant to have a daughter. I hope this makes sense. I rather spend the next 36 weeks not knowing that knowing for sure that my dream will remain just that. Big hugs to you, sending you all my boys dust.

[orchidea75]

BTW ladies, does anyone know if there is an April/May group on Facebook? I set one up last year when I was pg with my 4th, it's still going strong after all this time.

[bethwade]

Perfect timing on this for anyone who is thinking about team green! http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5637953?1408385006&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000037


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[Luckyduck23]

Orchid, it's those exact thoughts that made me ponder going team green in the first place!
And Beth that article is great! Funny too(: and it really makes me wanna go team green even more.. Hmm..
Crazycat, that's the part that scares me most, wondering about ppd. But then part of me wants th experience of team green bc I know this is our last baby! I just don't know!

I think what I might do is wait until around January to find out, when I'm back in Louisiana with hubs. This trip I'm about to take this weekend is actually going to be an extended 4 month stay with family so DH can get settled into his new position at work and I can take care of some finances and responsibilities that I just kind of left up in the air when I moved to la from fl.. Wasn't expecting to be pregnant and need to prioritize so quickly! So I think I'll get my 12-13 week scan a scheduled and *hopefully* get a nice nub & skull shot, but then wait to find out the gender until I get back and DH and I can find out together about a month or two before my due date.. Which I'm sure will drive my family nuts(; but if I get a good enough nub shot maybe DH will agree to stay green all the way! I'm so back and forth on it, I feel like I NEED to know but at the same time I DONT WANT to know, if that makes sense lol

[Two of a Kind]

Love the idea of a fb group, I find it hard to keep up on this thread lol :)

Boo to the MS it's just a horrible feeling.
We will be finding out the gender, I feel I will need to prepare my daughter if its not the little sister she is wishing for :) & I want to start unpacking my girl things or start packing up my boys :)

[kitkat18]

Hey ladies thanks Beth that link made my day!!! I have been uming and aahing but really think I must go team green, its my last and I really want to enjoy this pregnancy! I feel I really turned a corner in the last few days I have given myself a kick up the arse and I am no longer obsessing about gender!! I am just going to focus on cute maternity clothes, thinking about decorating nursery shopping ( my boys are 6 and 4) so all my baby stuff is a bit knackered!! Well for now I am looking not buying until after 12 weeks!! It is what he or she is and me thinking about it ain't gonna change it!!!!
I think fb group is a good idea I love the ladies in this group and would love to see when we all have our babies and as they grow up but I would also like to keep this thread going as it really gave me inspiration on the le diet to see pregnancy chit chat and sharing DG news xxxxx
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[stephk]

I'm so busy at work I can't write anything!!! But I read all this whilst waiting to use the microwave - Beth thanks for a fab article and great points made by all on team green!!! I still don't know what to do but plenty of time to decide :)

[orchidea75]

Love the idea of a fb group, I find it hard to keep up on this thread lol :)

I'll set it up today and post a link for anyone who would like to join. I find it easier too in a group. The group will be set up as private so unless one is a member can't see posts or comment.

[bluebonnet22]

Thanks for the warm welcome ladies! I'm so excited to join such a great group. Sorry I've been quiet the past few days - DS is off school so I've taken a week off of work to be home with him full time and I feel like I have no time to myself. I normally get on here after he goes to bed, but I've been so exhausted I've been falling asleep on the couch around 8:30 PM since my BFP. So far that's my only symptom - total exhaustion! I had HORRIBLE ms with DS from 6 weeks to 15 weeks so I'm just waiting for that to kick in. EEK.

Congrats to the ladies with awesome nub shots (crazycat and robin and anyone else?)? Looks like lots of ladies will be getting their DG!! So exciting!!!

We will be finding out ASAP (perhaps even paying OOP for the blood test). I did have PPD and I know that GD will make it worse. I love being a Mom now and DS and I are best friends, but I didn't bond very well with him the first 6 weeks and I WANTED a boy and was thrilled when I found out he was a boy at 16 weeks. I know this little one is probably another boy and I will be over the moon in love with him at some point, I will just need time to get used to it. So far I'm only making lists of boy names and possibly going to buy a couple of cute boy outfits and things like that and not even allow myself to consider pink things and hoping that helps. I can't handle the comments from friends and family so when I announce my pregnancy around 10 weeks I will tell them we have had the blood test (even if we don't actually get it, lol) and it's DS2 so I don't get comments. It's probably DS2 anyways! :) I feel like if I tell them it's a boy right away they can't say "do you hope it's a girl" or "were you trying for a girl". UGH. I hate comments like that!

[bluebonnet22]

I'll set it up today and post a link for anyone who would like to join. I find it easier too in a group. The group will be set up as private so unless one is a member can't see posts or comment.

I would join as well! I forget how privacy settings work - can you also set it so no one can see we are a member of the group? I'm sure many of us are still hiding pregnancies from family and freidns for awhile.

[orchidea75]

I would join as well! I forget how privacy settings work - can you also set it so no one can see we are a member of the group? I'm sure many of us are still hiding pregnancies from family and freidns for awhile.

I am an IT teacher and social media is one of the subjects I teach. Facebook has 3 group settings:

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I'll set it up as closed and then change it to secret.

[bluebonnet22]

Thanks orchidea! I'll probably wait until it's "secret" and have one of you ladies add me later. :)

[orchidea75]

I have set up a SECRET Facebook group. If anyone would like to join here is the link. Any problems let me know.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1521790811388053/

[Mrs_Incredible]

Hi, I've asked to join. Initials are LW. My buba will be a few mths older xx

[crazycatcouple]

I requested to join, even though they just pushed my due date up to 2/25... I hope you ladies will still let me participate :-) It was originally 3/2!

[odd]

Can your friends see if you have joined? ? We've told no one so far so being very careful as to not announce it on fb via a group i join lol

[crazycatcouple]

She made the group Secret, so I'm pretty sure no one can see anything about you and the group at all. I posted in there already and saw it in my news feed and sort of took a breath, but I'm fairly confident no one can see it or I would have had plenty of comments by now, as we also haven't announced yet :-)

[odd]

Awesome! !! Thanks :-) I'd no idea we could do that on fb lol

[orchidea75]

She made the group Secret, so I'm pretty sure no one can see anything about you and the group at all. I posted in there already and saw it in my news feed and sort of took a breath, but I'm fairly confident no one can see it or I would have had plenty of comments by now, as we also haven't announced yet :-)

A secret group means that no one can see anything unless one is a member. It will show up in your Newsfeed but you can only view that not your friends or family. I posted the difference for each group in another post, 3 down I believe. :)

[orchidea75]

Thanks orchidea! I'll probably wait until it's "secret" and have one of you ladies add me later. :)

It's secret already if you want to join. :)

[orchidea75]

Just to clarify. The Facebook group I have created it's a SECRET group. This means that only members can see comments and posts but it will show up in your newsfeed. You are the only one who can see the Newsfeed. Below is a table with the 3 different type of group setting so you can see the difference.

Because I have set the group to Secret, the only way you can join is by being added by an existing member in the group. Alternatively, send me a private message and I'll add you as a friend and into the group. Then I'll remove you no problem.

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[bluebonnet22]

Oh yay, it's definitely secret because I can't even use the link anymore :) Can you PM me your facebook name orchidea I will send you a note with my facebook name? Not sure the easiest way to do this. Definitely appreciate the privacy, I know if it was closed (rather than secret) and friends saw me joining a baby bump club they would wonder what's up!

[bethwade]

Went for a check up today and she found it on the left side of my belly...gave me a small glimmer of hope if there is any truth to ramzis 😜 heartbeat 170! :)


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[Princess of Pink]

I have my first scan today....so fingers crossed we see a heartbeat! The weeks are going by so fast it's scary really! Once I hit 12/13 weeks and the morning sickness vanishes I really want it to slow down as this is my last pregnancy and I want to really enjoy it!

[lyngostar]

I followed the link but it said I couldn't view it. :(

[kitkat18]

I couldn't get in either :( xx
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[kitkat18]

Yipeeee bethwade !! Xx
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[bethwade]

The nurse said they'd maybe do a 3d scan for me later...I'm really wanting to see baby's face (it would be 18-19 weeks) but wonder if I'll be able to tell gender with 3d (just by looking at the face I mean, not have her do potty shot)...?


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[hotdogz&boyz]

^^Ive tried that. It didn't work. Lol. I had two "team green" friends who had 3D sonograms later in pregnancy (30 weeks or there abouts) and we all (we have a private FB room too) tried to guess based on "what the face looked like." It was way harder than you would think. A baby kinda looks gender less, truth be told. My second son and my daughters 3D pics looks almost the same. And they really don't look that alike otherwise, nor did they as babies. So I don't think I would consider that a good way to tell gender.

But it's fun guessing anyway ;)

[Two of a Kind]

I can't seem to follow the fb link, maybe because I am on my phone? Will try the laptop latter x

[orchidea75]

I followed the link but it said I couldn't view it. :(

Because I have set the group to Secret, the only way you can join is by being added by an existing member in the group. Alternatively, send me a private message and I'll add you as a friend and into the group. Then I'll remove you no problem.

I'll send you a private message now.

[orchidea75]

I couldn't get in either :( xx
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I followed the link but it said I couldn't view it. :(

Because I have set the group to Secret, the only way you can join is by being added by an existing member in the group. Alternatively, send me a private message and I'll add you as a friend and into the group. Then I'll remove you no problem.

I'll send you a private message now.

[orchidea75]

^^Ive tried that. It didn't work. Lol.


I followed the link but it said I couldn't view it. :(

Because I have set the group to Secret, the only way you can join is by being added by an existing member in the group. Alternatively, send me a private message and I'll add you as a friend and into the group. Then I'll remove you no problem.

I'll send you a private message now.

[orchidea75]

I can't seem to follow the fb link, maybe because I am on my phone? Will try the laptop latter x


I followed the link but it said I couldn't view it. :(

Because I have set the group to Secret, the only way you can join is by being added by an existing member in the group. Alternatively, send me a private message and I'll add you as a friend and into the group. Then I'll remove you no problem.

I'll send you a private message now.

[Princess of Pink]

Yay....we have one nice strong heartbeat at 158bpm. So relieved. ..I can finally believe it now!!

[kitkat18]

Great news pop x
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[lyagirl]

How far are u princess? That's great news!


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[Two of a Kind]

Because I have set the group to Secret, the only way you can join is by being added by an existing member in the group. Alternatively, send me a private message and I'll add you as a friend and into the group. Then I'll remove you no problem.

I'll send you a private message now.

Fabulous I am Amy McGlade on Fb, my profile pic is a Breastfeeding one of me & DS2 :) x

[TishTashTosh]

Yes please can I join the Facebook group as well? Could someone add me?

My facebook name is Natasha Wright and my profile is; https://www.facebook.com/natasharwright

Thanks!

Natasha x

[orchidea75]

I believe I have added everyone who has asked to the Facebook group. If anyone else would like to join, you'll need to add me as I friend, I'll add you to the group then unfriend you. This is because the group it's SECRET and it won't show up unless you are a member. The link below will take you to my page, to add me as your friend.

https://www.facebook.com/orchidea75

[stephk]

Thanks so much for setting that up and adding everyone - much appreciated :)

[lyagirl]

Not sure if u got my pm

Please add me I'm Lydia irwin :)


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[Georgia_Peach]

Can you add me too?

[kitkat18]

Thanks so much orcihdea, just requested you as a friend, Kristin Perrett xx
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[girliedreamz]

I'm cautiously, possibly, maybe creeping back into this thread...

I got a bfp today!

BUT I haven't actually had af since my m/c a few weeks ago. So I'm not 100% certain it's not my hormones playing tricks on me, because it would be crazy lucky to have caught that first egg. I bought 3 more cb digitals today, so I'll be testing like a crazy lady for the next few days! I know that my hcg levels were down to 2 at my last blood test, and I was getting "not pregnant" on my digitals tests then. I tested just to make sure levels were low enough that I didn't get false positives once I started on the OPK again. But I saw +OPK twice last month, and we only dtd once. So... I dunno. Cautiously optimistic but not really believing it yet? Possibly tiptoeing into the room and hanging out near the door?

[Princess of Pink]

Massive congrats girlie...hope this is a sticky one xx

[kitkat18]

Yah!!!! Girlie!!! Been thinking of you xxxx
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[hotdogz&boyz]

I'd say if you got a negative digi first and a positive OPK, and now are getting positives...you got that egg!! Congrats :)

[bluebonnet22]

So exciting girlie!!!! Really hope this is your sticky pink one!! :)

[odd]

Congratulations girlie. .fx for a sticky bean ♡

[Two of a Kind]

Excited for you Girliedreamz ! I had a miscarriage at about 5 weeks then, I ovulated & got pregnant with our AF in between :) good luck !! X

[Mrs_Incredible]

Me too, mc at 6 weeks with a blighted ovum, only had mc bleed then got pg 2 weeks later with my longed for dd. Congratulations!! Xx

[girliedreamz]

Thanks all! But I may have jumped the gun. :(
I got a "not pregnant" on the digi this morning (after a crap night sleep due to baby boy), then I tested again after making sure I "held it" (tmi?) for at least 4 hours this afternoon and got "not pregnant" again. Sob!

Sigh. Either it's a chemical or I'm over-eager and the hcg is at an "iffy" level for testing yet. It's gonna take all I've got, but I'm planning to hold off testing again for a couple of days and see what happens.

I'm trying to be positive and say that worst case...I'll try again next moth and have to be an honorary member of this group, due in May instead of April. :)

(And I will *try* my best not to kill sis-in-law who is accidently due with a baby girl in a few months...her baby shower is next weekend...at which I will be honestly in baby-celebration heaven or drinking heavily.)

[kitkat18]

Girlie really hoping it is your BFP of not then yes please I insist you be an honorary member we have a secret Facebook group too with heaps of different due dates!!
Got everything crossed for you honey!!
Is this the same sister in law you wanted to throw overboard??
Hehe cracked me up, here's hoping you are in baby heaven !! Xxx

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[Aoii1711]

How can I get on the Facebook page


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[Luckyduck23]

Well I finally have an appt scheduled for the 11th @ 14w4d! Geez, that's so late & SO FAR away! But I'm guessing I'll get a good guess at the gender from that first scan(:

[kitkat18]

I believe I have added everyone who has asked to the Facebook group. If anyone else would like to join, you'll need to add me as I friend, I'll add you to the group then unfriend you. This is because the group it's SECRET and it won't show up unless you are a member. The link below will take you to my page, to add me as your friend.



https://www.facebook.com/orchidea75


just follow these instructions, the whole post is one page back on this thread if this doesn't work,
See you there xx

[kitkat18]

Yah!!! For an appointment lucky duck xxxx
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[Sunflower3]

Here's my NT scan from today. 12 weeks 1 day. Everything looked great. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/26/3cfdfb3e84ce278a54894d197c5c0b50.jpg


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[Princess of Pink]

What a cute little bubby!

[girliedreamz]

Oh yeah, the same sis-in-law! Sigh.

Well, 3 days and 3 negative tests later, it looks like a chemical. Bummed, but trying to re-set for next month. On to month #8 of TTC...8th time the charm?

[SamS_TTCPink]

How cute Sunflower!! ❤️

[SamS_TTCPink]

What a bummer girliedreamz. 😞 Fingers crossed for next month! xx

[kitkat18]

Gutted girlie!! Treat yourself to something yummy, next month will be your month Xx
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[odd]

I'm sorry girlie. Pray that next month is ur month..hugz

[odd]

Sunflower...soooo cute! ! I was supposed to have my 12 week appointment yesterday but they had to postpone it til sept 4th..soooo bummed. At least I can see what my lil blob would look like ♡

[crazycatcouple]

Okay, so it's official... we're having a boy!!! When I asked her how sure she was, she said money back guarantee, 100%, so I think we're safe :-) She also did a full anatomy scan while she was at it and everything is in it's rightful place and looking good! Below are our two obvious boy part pics, lol

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[Luckyduck23]

Aw crazycat, yay!!!! I'm so happy for you!!

[odd]

That's a boy alright! !! Huge congrats

[kitkat18]

Yah!!! Congrats crazy cat boys are sooooo special xx
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[crazycatcouple]

Thanks everyone :-) Hubby and I are just feeling so fortunate right now! And now I can finally start getting down to business with this nursery stuff too, lol!

[hotdogz&boyz]

Yay crazy cat!! That is certainly not a shy guy either ;)

[Boysway]

Wonderful news crazycat. Congratulations :D

[Aoii1711]

Congrats Crazycat!! How exciting! Boys really are great!!!

How far along are you? I have my nt scan next Thursday and I'm really anxious to see if there will be any gender clues. I will be 13 weeks 5 days at the scan! If not I have to wait until the 17th..


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[crazycatcouple]

We were only 14w1d, but the woman who did our scan has been doing early gender detection for 21 years and is a pro at it, lol. I think you'd have a good chance at guessing based on nub theory at 13w5d if you can get a good shot and have a nice tech :-) I think I've heard that it's easier to confirm a boy early though, and harder to confirm a girl. Of course even if you don't, the 17th will be here before you know it!!

[Aoii1711]

I need to go to your lady then with ds2 the lady who did mine was so rude and wouldn't even get in a spot so I could have fun and try to guess. I hope I get a good tech this time! 😊


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[crazycatcouple]

Well, this woman was one where we went to her and paid out of pocket for the gender scan. The tech at our OB where they do the NT testing and all that wasn't too nice, although in the end, she softened up. Ar first when I asked her if she could get a nub shot she said she wouldn't because she doesn't like to guess unless she's 100%. I wasn't asking her ti guess! I just wanted her to take a picture so I could guess!! IN the end, she did give us some nub shots and even commented that she would be shocked if it wasn't a boy, so it worked out, but still. I was annoyed when her first reaction is to tell a woman that she won't do a nub shot. Why would that hurt her? She doesn't have to make any guesses, but it's not her baby. The mother should be able to have a nub shot if she wants! Anyhoo, I hope your tech is cool and will get you a good nub shot so we all can have fun guessing on here :-)

[lfc_sarah]

Hello everyone, we got our BFP a few days ago on holiday in Egypt. Really lovely way to end our first wedding anniversary holiday. We are both hoping for a little girl but would be happy with either deep down. We started with the LE diet and various other swaying tactics but DH has a low sperm count so we stopped swaying as hard and 6 months later, here we are.
Only 5 weeks currently and due in April :)


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[laVieEnRose]

Hi everyone! I'm back from holidays and trying to catch up!
I hope you are all well.
Congrats on the new BFP!

We had our scan today at 13 weeks5days
Baby was so cute, really wriggly and most importantly all is how it should be at this stage.
The tech said she would be able to tell the gender but I chickened out! So will stay team green. Yet I have been on the net like a crazy person looking at nub shots and try to guess! Here's my baba20657

[Aoii1711]

Congrats and welcome IFC_Sarah!!


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[Georgia_Peach]

So cute lavie.! Great shot. Im not very good at guessing nubs unfortunately. But that is a very clear pic of baby!!

[kitkat18]

Yah!!! For a H&H baby lavie. I can't open the attachment on my phone plus I can't read nubs.... FX you get a ton of girlie guesses!! Xx
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[kitkat18]

Welcome Sarah!! I remember you XX
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[Luckyduck23]

Lavie that skull def looks girly to me!!

Crazycat, idk if you talked about it before but can you make a little list of what's different between this pregnancy and your dd so far? I'm starting to think I must be having a girl bc at this point, I feel the same as I did with her which is a lot of nothing lol I def had less morning sickness aka none, but that's about it! Any different cravings or aversions, emotionalness, bb soreness, headaches, ms etc? I know it "doesn't mean anything" but it's fun to compare right(:

[Luckyduck23]

& welcome Sarah!! Congratulations on your bfp! I hope you get
Your girl, they're tons of fun!! I had wanted a boy first and have zero regrets!!(:

[lfc_sarah]

Thank you for the welcomes! Really looking forward to sharing the pregnancy journey with you all :)

Lovely scan pic Lavie! x


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[SamS_TTCPink]

Welcome lfc_sarah! 😊

[lfc_sarah]

Thank you!
How are you all?


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[kitkat18]

Hey Sarah :wave: how you feeling?? I'm 8 weeks and counting down days till 12. Some days im great others im really nauseous and dry heaving xx
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[lfc_sarah]

I'm exactly the same as that, go through phases of being tired then feeling fine too xx


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[crazycatcouple]

Luckyduck, yes, I think they are different in some of the stereotypical ways, which is funny. Of course they are similar as well. With both, my MS started right at 6 weeks, but with DD it was worse and I lost over 10lbs and couldn't keep much down. With this one, I feel like I've managed it better, but also have a better medicine too, so I'm not sure if it really would have been as bad or not. My boobs are about the same soreness, and the fatigue and having to pee is the same, but I think those are just general pregnancy symptoms. I have had a lot more headaches with this one, which I don't remember getting much with DD. The main difference I've noticed is in food cravings. From day 1 with this one, I've been craving protein (could also be because I was on the HE diet leading up to this and eating tons of protein on that). Carbs too, but only when with protein. I have been loving eggs and meat and peanut butter and the only thing I can drink is milk, and TONS of it! I can't drink anything sweet like juice or soda, and am not fond of sweets in general, except straight chocolate, but I have always been a chocoholic :-) Oh, and I am eating like a 300lb man! I am hungry all the time and can take down some serious food! With DD, once I could start eating, all I wanted was ice cream and candy, lol. I loved sweets with her! But even though I wanted sweets, I still didn't eat a ton of food. Oh, and I loved OJ and fruits in general too. So yeah, the main differences I've found has been less MS (but that could be attributed to the better drugs) and then the difference in cravings and appetite, but to me, that is a big difference!

[hotdogz&boyz]

I found that my boy pregnancies were different from my girl one in strange ways. With my boys I had horrible insomnia and my back broke out like crazy. I hated it. Lol. With my girl I didn't have either of those symptoms, but I did gain heartburn and moodiness.

Overall, my nausea, cravings, and tiredness were the same for all three (this one has been a bit worse for both nausea and tiredness, but cravings are the same).

I will be very curious to find out what this one is. I do not have insomnia or back acne. I do have heartburn and moodiness. But I kinda think maybe its a trickster. Lol. I haven't had headaches with any of the pregnancies. All three of my first pregnancies I had sore boobs pretty early on and lasting til 10+ weeks. This time they weren't sore much, but itchy and my nipples were sensitive. I tease DH that if there was a third gender, I'd guess that this time ;)

I enjoy symptom guessing. I know it's not accurate and there are those who have completely opposite symptoms and have the same gender and those who have extremely similar pregnancies and opposite genders. But it's fun anyhow!

[odd]

I'm curious too and trying hard not to get my hoped up based on symptoms

With my son, I had 0 symptoms except nipples turning dark. This pregnancy, I've been sick starting at 7 weeks. Mild nausea throughout and threw up a few times. I've also had major food aversions.

I've also got sore boobs, itchy nipples and super dry hair+ skin

I'm hoping and praying thst opposite symptoms mean something because both sides of our families have preety mich told us it's a boy and even picked out names

I was completely exhausted the first trimester but I've noticed it getting better within last week.

[kitkat18]

My pregnancies have been so different that I can't see connection to symptoms or cravings for me....
DS1 no ms, no food aversions, bit. tired, moody, ate alot of sour apples, really hungry!
DS2 moody, beyond exhausted, metallic taste, major food aversions, bad nausea from 4-12 weeks.
This pregnancy hungry and sick nausea started later fully kicked in at 7 weeks, no major food aversions, sour taste in mouth, really sore boobs and quite calm and happy not moody, bad acne.
So I give up!! I agree its fun to guess Xxx
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[stephk]

welcome lfc_sarah and congrats!!

Lavie - great pic, I am not a guesser so can't really guess based on the pic but it looks great

Regarding symptoms, I had headaches last time, I have headaches this time, was very spotty last time, I am definitely spotty this time (maybe less so but not sure), feel a lot more sick this time, get dreadful dizzy spells which I did not get last time. Boobs have gone up a cup size like last time. Cravings have been slightly different - last time I just wanted sugar - ice-cream, chocolate, cakes, I even put sugar on my porridge and I never do that. This time I craved more savoury stuff - yorkshire puddings, chips, cheese (cruelly enough, brie and camembert....). However in the last few days i have craved sugar again and made my husband buy me some haribo yesterday - I NEVER eat that!! Oh and the food aversions.....last time could not stand eggs. This time I can't stand smoked things and have been off meat a lot.

I have my NHS dating/nuchal scan tomorrow, I will only be 11w2/11w3 so theres no way we will be able to guess that early but as soon as I can post a pic, I will do. Wish it wasn't so early but I am away from 6th-16th. Really wanted it to be when I got back but the hospital wanted me to have it beforehand but they said if they can't do the nuchal scan due to being too early I will have to go back - praying I have to go back!!!!!

[stephk]

I know its mad but I might pay for another scan when I get back as I am just nervous that this scan is early still in the first trimester.

[SamS_TTCPink]

Steph, I feel the same. My scan last week had me at only 10weeks+3 based on my dates but they both measured at 11+2 so they did the NT scan. Makes me a bit nervous that it was so early?? Although once I get referred to the Fetal Medicine Unit (which I have to be cause of twins) I'm sure they'll rescan me - here's hoping anyway. 😕

[kitkat18]

I love haribo Steph!!! My DH is English.....feeling so sick today im only 8 weeks and over the all day nausea!! You said it would kick me up the arse it has!
Steph , they won't scan you before 12 weeks here that's so annoying!!! I would go and see but maybe look to book another scan...
I'm paying for my nt scan as I want a nice sonographer and had a really good experience at this scan place with the last two. FX you get another scan too mum,when will you find out genders? Xxx
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[kitkat18]

I believe I have added everyone who has asked to the Facebook group. If anyone else would like to join, you'll need to add me as I friend, I'll add you to the group then unfriend you. This is because the group it's SECRET and it won't show up unless you are a member. The link below will take you to my page, to add me as your friend.



https://www.facebook.com/orchidea75


here is the instructions ladies!! For anyone who wants to join Facebook group. I'm hanging out on both X

[stephk]

I think I felt the worst around 8/9 weeks. Still feeling rotten now, but either I'm getting used to it or it's starting to peter out a bit.

As I'm away from 6-16th I've decided to tell my colleagues the day I return to work as I will be well noticeable by then. I'm going to walk in and say I got too involved with the holiday buffet lol

[yogi&booboo]

I believe I have added everyone who has asked to the Facebook group. If anyone else would like to join, you'll need to add me as I friend, I'll add you to the group then unfriend you. This is because the group it's SECRET and it won't show up unless you are a member. The link below will take you to my page, to add me as your friend.

https://www.facebook.com/orchidea75
Hi orchidea75,
I don't mean to ease drop but for the facebook group is it for the expectant mommys only or anyone in GD who would like to Join? If so can I also be added?
My facebook info:
/mayra.flores.1650332
Thank-you ;):p

[kitkat18]

Thanks Steph!! Probably at its worst now.... Love your announcement where you going on hols? Xx
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[stephk]

Going to halkidiki in Greece.

Just had the scan and measuring 11w1, so just too small to do the nuchal test. So I have to come back on 18th. What a shame ;)

Anyway here is a pic from today :)

[Princess of Pink]

Awww what a little cutie!!!

[kitkat18]

Ccuuuttee baby Steph have an amazing time !!! Jealous xxx p.s stoked you got that later scan too
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[MyByC]

Steph, thats a cuty over there :-)
I'm happy for you.
Go get some fun before the baby is comming :-)

What the doctor said? It's a she, right??

My doctor told me at 10 weeks and my best friend also got her baby sex at 10 weeks..wife of my brother also at 10 weeks....Of course they all confirm at 15 but they seemed pretty sure at 10 and thats how it was.

[stephk]

Wow that's early - I won't get that opportunity until 20 weeks unless I pay big bucks! They did look between the legs and said "look there are two legs" and I couldn't see anything between the legs but I guess you wouldn't see anything this early? I'm not sure but I didn't see any "bits"

[MyByC]

If you have any more pictures, just email me those. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow will see my expert doctor and will ask him to take a look for you.
He is really good.
You have 11 weeks right?

But why you need to pay money so they can tell you the baby sex before?
I dont understand why you can only go at 20 weeks and not before...I can go every week if I want...so different..

[crazycatcouple]

MyByC, where do you live? Here in the US, insurance will only pay for a scan at 12 weeks for NC and then at 20 weeks for the anatomy scan, where they will then also tell you your gender. They will do more if you're high risk, but for a normal pregnancy, that's all you get. Of course there are tons of private places that you can go to and pay. We did an early gender scan at 14 weeks with a private place and was charged $100, but she also did a full anatomy scan while she was looking, which is nice because it gave us a bit of peace of mind. The woman who did ours is from the UK and said they are a bit ahead of the US in this department and that she doesn't understand why they won't do gender here at the NC scan, as all the info is there for them to be able to if they wanted. Strange.

Stefk - I see you're in the UK, so it may be different over there, but one thing I found is that here in the US, almost all cheeses have been pasteurized, even bleu and brie, etc. The real risk is from eating unpasteurized cheese, so as ong as it has been, you can eat it, no matter the kind! Here in the US, you have to go to a pretty fancy place to get it unpasteurized as almost all grocery stores and main ****** restaurants only serve pasteurized foods. I didn't know that when I was pregnant with my daughter and gave up some of my favorite foods, but am so happy I don't have to this time :-)

Kitkat, they say your hcg levels are at their highest at 9 weeks, and some theories think that's one of the main causes for MS, so hopefully once you make it through week 9, it will get better for you! I felt that was mostly accurate. I would still have moments here and there in later weeks where it was bad, but for the most part, I felt better overall after about week 10. Good luck!!

[stephk]

ooh crazycat great point on the cheese. I will check whether the ones on sale are pasturised and you are probably right, as a safety point, they probably are.

regarding the scans, in the UK we only get one at around 12 weeks for nuchal testing and one at 20 weeks to check for abnormalities, check the heart, etc etc. The purpose of the 20 week scan isnt to find out the gender and some hospitals wont tell you but I think a lot of them do if you ask. If you want to pay privately some go as early as 14 weeks. Otherwise there is the harmony test from 10 weeks and that is £500. I am not really able to pay these prices so I can wait.

MyByC - I only paid for one photo today because I knew I would be coming back in 2 weeks. I would be really surprised if anyone could tell anything from todays photo but I suppose there are experts out there that can :) - its amazing that you can go every week by the way!!

[MyByC]

Crazycatcouple, I live in Romania and I do have an insurrance(which most people not have in here) but at a private clinic and I can go as often as I want.
I heard that even for ovulation doctors dont even want to hear in some other countries but here yes, they do and they help.
I do believe it is important to have a scan at least once/month since there are so many things we miss these days. A friend lost her baby at 12 weeks and she didnt felt anything..no blood, nothing! She went for blood analyse in hospital and meet the doctor on corridor and he said "if you are still here, let's see how baby is doing. I'm free for 5 minutes"....the baby didnt had a heartbeat since 10 weeks...if she would have stayed a few more days, probably she had a intern hemoragy and die...It was bad luck for her to misscariege but also a luck that she meat the doctor ........so I think the system outside is crazy!
Another sad story with a friend this year...she went for natural birth at 39 years old...she waited for last moment..39 weeks came, 40 weeks came...and the water broke...she called her doctor(not a private place) and he said she should go when she has contractions from 10 to 10 min.....and she listend...but when she got to hospital, the baby was dead...got strangled with 2 hours before....SOOOO SAD!
That is because the system is bad.
I do believe from 10 to 20 weeks it's a long distance and doctors dont act proper.
I would pay for a scan if it would not be included in my insurrance, to be honest.

Steph, you payed for the pictures as well? Can I ask how much?
Omg, what a system. At my boy, I could get as many as I wanted at each scan.
Thats so weird.
Not sure how to make this picture bigger. I will try to show my doctor but I dont know. And yes, here most doctors tell you at 10-11 weeks if it's a boy or girl.
I thought outside it's even more advanced but I guess not...

[SamS_TTCPink]

I love haribo Steph!!! My DH is English.....feeling so sick today im only 8 weeks and over the all day nausea!! You said it would kick me up the arse it has!
Steph , they won't scan you before 12 weeks here that's so annoying!!! I would go and see but maybe look to book another scan...
I'm paying for my nt scan as I want a nice sonographer and had a really good experience at this scan place with the last two. FX you get another scan too mum,when will you find out genders? Xxx
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We have to pay for all our scans here and they're so expensive and with our last twins I had to have soooo many as they were really high risk (being mono-mono twins). 😕 Our health system here really sux.

They probably won't tell me genders until 18weeks. It's "policy" not to. Hopefully I'll get some pics for some more guesses though. 😉

[SamS_TTCPink]

Cute baby steph. 😊

[stephk]

wow MyByC your country makes every other country look like we are backward and third world! Such amazing treatment you get there. Its true that doctors here dont care about ovulation and wont help (unless you go private and pay a lot of money that is). They dont even listen to me when I tell them that my periods were irregular before I conceived this time and I did not ovulate on day 14 or even the same cycle day each time. So I have had to lie about when my LMP was otherwise they will just go on about the dates being wrong. My doctor didnt even want to help when I said my luteal phase was between 5-9 days this time. I got PG with it so it all turned out fine but I was paying for acupuncture which probably helped. My scan photo was £4 but I only got one because I knew I would be going back. How many weeks are you now? will you be finding out at 10 weeks?

wow mum that does suck that it is mandatory for you to have them and you have to pay!! What if someone couldnt afford to pay, would they just not have them and risk something going wrong - terrible.

I woke up this morning and my boobs seem to be on fire!!! Didnt have this last time.... hope its a temporary thing.

[laVieEnRose]

Cute baby steph!
Can't wait to see more pictures when you get back!

I am just recovering from stomach bug/ food poisoning. I never been so sick in my life. It was horrendous. I'm much better but do worry about the baby. Really hope it hasn't affected his/her health. I'm supposed to provide a stool sample but I have nothing left in me! Lol. I have lost 2 kgs! Also the doc has prescribed antibiotics but I'm not sure if its necessary. Anyone else been through something similar? Xx

[Aoii1711]

LaVie, I was in bed for 3 days this weekend with the stomach flu and a horrible headache!!!! It knocked me on my butt! I feel much better now. I didn't go to the dr but I go in tomorrow for my nt scan so hopefully everything is good! I'll be 13 weeks 5 days!


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[crazycatcouple]

Wow, Romania sounds pretty awesome for having babies :-) And Mum, I can't believe you would have to pay for them out of pocket when it was such high risk! I have a good friend who had mono-mono twins and yes, it is scary and very high risk. Here in the US, insurance will cover anything the doctors deem necessary, so for high risk, it would be covered. It just that you don't get much if you have a relatively uneventful pregnancy. Of course, I think I'd rather have an uneventful pregnancy and get no scans paid for than have reason to be high risk and need them, so I suppose the system is not all bad. At least there is the option to go to a private place for more if you want, and it's not super expensive.

To you ladies with stomach bugs, I hope you feel better and are on the mend! Those are the worst, and being pregnant through one has to be even more so :-(

[stephk]

Lavie and Aoii - so sorry you have been so ill :( hope you are both feeling better and now on the mend. Hope everything is ok with the babsies x

[MyByC]

Girls, actually if you go in state hospital(not private) the conditions are miserbale and you actually have to pay the doctors to get attention(but once you put in their pocket 20-30€) then they give you all the attention you need.
And yes, you can go both types of hospitals as many times as you want.

Steph, I am not pregnant. I moved my sway to November. Hope it's my month.
Pls send me a private message with the picture you have closer or more clear. I'll show to my doctor. I dont know if he could help but will try.
Next time get some extra pics :-) anyway...even 4£ it's a lot...for them it's nothing...I dont know why they ask money...

I'm so sorry to hear you ladies feel not so good and I hope all your babies are okay in there. In fact, they are stronger then you would think :-)

[laVieEnRose]

Oh Aoii, sorry you have been so ill - sounds even worse than me! I'm feeling much better, thank god. Good luck with your scan tomorrow!
My next scan isn't till mid October. I have been feeling flutters so I'm hoping baby is fine and not affected at all.

Stephk, we have to pay £5 here for one picture! We paid for two but the tec was really sweet and gave us about 6. :-).

Thanks everyone for your best wishes x

[Aoii1711]

Just out of curiosity did this scan at 12 weeks show a boy nub? I'm just trying to be aware of what to look for tomorrow.. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/03/586700452f062ac97d33ec4723f3cc36.jpg


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