September TTC Boy Chit Chat and Such Thread

[TTC5]

Hi ladies, so for the first time I took my temp vaginally and it was heaps higher than orally, is this normal? x

[TTC5]

Well I had my midwife appt and all looks good. I'm measuring a bit big so she's interested to see what the baby measures and if they'll move my due date. She asked how sure I was of my dates and I said positive to 48hrs. Now I'm extra curious :)

Oh and u/s in 1 hr!

YAY YAY YAY YAY SOOOO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!! =D

[TTC5]

Lola look what I find.



I think this means that is very important to lay with hips up as long as possible so you keep all that sperm from flow back and more can swim up so we have a bigger chance for a bfp.

Interesting!!

[TTC5]

Yeppers, I'm officially 1dpo today. I am pretty sure I ovulated yesterday, even though I did nothing but opks this month. I can feel it, though. We did dtd last night as well. So, I've got O-3, O-1, and O as my "pattern" this month, but good thing is, that was my pattern for the other months we managed to conceive. I decided to just try the flood with sperm thing. I mean, if he is only getting 2m in each time with a 48 hour cutoff, then 2m went in on O-1 day and hopefully 1m or so went in last night. I don't know, so NOT hopeful. I decided my best strategy for not having a monthly mental breakdown is to assume it won't happen for a year or so, but we must keep trying. Thankfully, I've been working my behonkus off, so been distracted.

Flava, thinking about you, too? How are you feeling?

I have everything x'd for you! x

[TTC5]

i got a smiley this morning at 9am and we dtd last night at 9pm....should we dtd today?

I would wait till tonight if you are dtd again :)

[Tink18]

oh too add to my O'ing,even know I am getting smileys today, I really felt the cramping and dull ache yesterday and the day before....I think i O'd yesterday. Not sure why i am getting a smiley today though...this has been a weird month for me!

LOLA im so pumped for you!

TTC, I dont know about vaginally. But FX for you!!

[TTC5]

thank you everyone for your imput! i decided to go for it at 1 am this morning so i could lay down all night after. im not too confident about this sway in many ways,if for some reason i get a bfp then im sure it'll be a girl but im not that confident in a positive this month,it was all just a bit strange:think: its such a shame because my 1st attempt 2 months back i was so confident that we'd done as much as we could right and it did work till i got a chemical:tissue: well,hope all you who are in the 2ww are in a better frame of mind than me,:HH:

FX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tink18]

I would wait till tonight if you are dtd again :)

I think we will dtd AROUND 9 AGAIN tonight...be 12 hours from my smiley. FXXXX

[TTC5]

Well, he just snaps and goes crazy. At home and at School, attacking other kids and teachers, his brother and sister who are older than him. He uses things as weapons to hurt kids and he enjoys it. We also found out he's been hurting our animals and damaging our rental property. He has now been taking into care by DOCS. We can't have him in our home full time any more, he's just too dangerous. Threatening to kill us, and he runs away too. HE needs one on one care and daily counselling. I couldn't imagine him hurting our baby when it's born out of anger or jealousy. It's sad we had to do that but we couldn't sacrifice 5 peoples happiness and safety for him. No one would help so we took him to the ER and they had him admitted to the mental health unit.

Oh so 16 weeks is still considered a little early huh, damn I might have to wait until 18 weeks!

Sounds like he is where he needs to be right now xxx

[TTC5]

I think we will dtd AROUND 9 AGAIN tonight...be 12 hours from my smiley. FXXXX

Sounds good to me!

[TTC5]

I really did not think of testing at all. I have no test...was thinking we are over and that's it...maybe wait for af or so.

You have better patience than me heheheh!!

[3Pink1Blue]

Omg omg omg omg IT'S BOY!!!!!!!

[Tink18]

aHhghhhhhhhhhhhh omg! holy shit! i have the chills! omg congrats! i bet you are beyond happy! yayyyyyyyyyy

[TTC5]

OMG OMG CONGRATULATIONS WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!

[Hobbermittens]

3PNB~ I am SOOOOOO happy for you!!!!!!! That is AWESOME!!!! CONGRATS on your BOY!!!!!!:running::DS::celebrate:

[Flava]

Omg omg omg omg IT'S BOY!!!!!!!

Oh yeah I told you yeyyyy! Very happy for you!!! (and purple was right !!!!)
Just logged on to stalk you LOL what an awesome news!!!
Now call your BIL !:rofl:

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[zanacal]

:bluecheer: That's AMAZING! So, so many congratulations - I'm thrilled for you! :bluecheer:

[TTC5]

Off to stalk your sway now hehehe do you have it written up yet? x

[begonia]

I thought about that too - having a private scan and not telling anyone. I probably would have if we had somewhere to get one around here.

I hope that you are able to make peace with waiting. It's such a hard thing. I do know I had no GD when I waited and bad GD when we found out... But at the same time it's maddening not knowing. ((hugs))

Thanks for empathizing Skrimpy ... it is maddening, absolutely a great word for it. I think if I hear boy I'll be glad I found out, if I hear girl, I don't think I'll have GD like I did last time. I think in a weird way I got all of that out with DD2. At this point I just want to know. I feel like I waste a lot of emotion throughout my day on something that could easily be resolved, KWIM? If I had at least gotten a hint from my NT scan I think I'd be more able to deal, but I got nothing! Little rascal!

[begonia]

AMAZING NEWS!!!!!!!!!

THRILLED to bits for your family :) Hopefully DD will accept the news ... ideally she'll just be thrilled she's 3 for 3 on guessing her siblings, LOL!

Now I have to find out mine, LOL!

[skrimpy]

Omg omg omg omg IT'S BOY!!!!!!!

OMG Jen I am so happy for you I am crying!!!!!!!!! Congrats on your little man!!!!

[begonia]

I think we will dtd AROUND 9 AGAIN tonight...be 12 hours from my smiley. FXXXX

Perfect IMO! FX!

[skrimpy]

Hi ladies, so for the first time I took my temp vaginally and it was heaps higher than orally, is this normal? x

Pretty sure this is normal.

[begonia]

5, no clue as I don't temp, sorry! Jen's sway is posted, by the way!

Kris, just read about your nephew... HUGS. I agree with others, you certainly did the right thing. Here's hoping he can get the help he needs and make some positive changes.

Jen I am with Skrimpy now ... happy tears are just flowing! It's just wonderful news. Now get shopping :)

[princesssarah34]

Omg omg omg omg IT'S BOY!!!!!!!

Been stalking you today! YAY!!! CONGRATS!!!:cheerteam:

[TTC5]

Pretty sure this is normal.

Cool! Going to give it a go cos they say temps are more stable this way?

[TTC5]

5, no clue as I don't temp, sorry! Jen's sway is posted, by the way!

Kris, just read about your nephew... HUGS. I agree with others, you certainly did the right thing. Here's hoping he can get the help he needs and make some positive changes.

Jen I am with Skrimpy now ... happy tears are just flowing! It's just wonderful news. Now get shopping :)

Off to check although I have prob already read it haha

[TTC5]

AMAZING NEWS!!!!!!!!!

THRILLED to bits for your family :) Hopefully DD will accept the news ... ideally she'll just be thrilled she's 3 for 3 on guessing her siblings, LOL!

Now I have to find out mine, LOL!

And I can't wait to hear what you have too!! :)

[Flava]

begonia- I was the same HUGE GD when I had GD the first time and almost nothing the next time!
And oh yeah Jens DD was right! We should send her our pics see what she says:rofl:

[TTC5]

Think I have a darn YI :( I remember when I first started swaying earlier this year that 2 weeks in to diet and supps I got a YI and same thing happening this time too?! Must be a sign of things changing inside..

[Flava]

ttc5 -I think must be from the change!

[TTC5]

Yep I agree!!

Soooo Jen I bet you are just soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited!!!!!!!! And DH what did he say bet he screamed with joy heheh

[Flava]

Yep I agree!!

Soooo Jen I bet you are just soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited!!!!!!!! And DH what did he say bet he screamed with joy heheh

omg yeah I want to hear the whole story!!!! What happened in the u/s room!!!:p

[iluvmyman]

Re: my boy diet weight gain (I did update my sway with this too) I did the boy diet 9 months. BUT ... when I was "girl" diet I was still eating 2500 calories a day at least, but loads of it, literally half of it, was sugar... candy, etc. And I ran 40-60 miles a week so I just burned everything off. When I started the boy diet I dropped the exercise to 10 miles a week, plus 3x a week weight training, and kept my intake around 2200-2500 but it was all good, nutrient rich foods. I gained about 5 lbs (I think due to the loss of so much cardio) and then the last 3-4 weeks before our attempt I really amped up my food intake to gain another 2. Since the BFP I've gained about 7lbs.

So B, what your saying is that you have to actually work out not to gain weight??? Yeah, I don't like it. There has to be another way! :)

[begonia]

begonia- I was the same HUGE GD when I had GD the first time and almost nothing the next time!
And oh yeah Jens DD was right! We should send her our pics see what she says:rofl:

Oh that is good to hear Flava, that it really can happen that way ... because I feel like I will be OK! Which is good because:

I made an appointment for Monday :oops::worry:

I'm definitely NOT going to have them tell me in the room though, I'll have it written down and open it later. I'm having some minor guilt about not telling DH about it ... but I really want him to have a surprise! I just can't take the not knowing myself... I'm sure it is a girl at this point and I think part of me just wants to rip that band-aid off. I love the IDEA of a surprise but I HATE the mental torture; I just want to enjoy this last pregnancy and I think I'll be better able to do that w/o the big WHAT IS IT hanging over my head. It is ZERO fun for me. But I want it for DH and this is the only way I can see us both getting what we want out of it! I just won't be able to tell anyone IRL, and I am confident I can do that. So ... here's hoping I have as much fun as Jen did today!

[iluvmyman]

She's been in the 80th to 90th percentile at her other checks but we haven't had her four month appt yet. Usually mine are big the first 6 months then slim down some!

I had a japanese Dr once who said with a thick accent "breast fed baby, always bigger first 6 months" You had to be there, it cracks me up but is true. She's tall though so might stay that way.

[begonia]

omg yeah I want to hear the whole story!!!! What happened in the u/s room!!!:p

Me too me too! And I can't wait to hear how you tell the girls and how they react! So much detail we need but we will wait patiently ... sort of ;)

[iluvmyman]

Awww Jen too cute....take least I didn't miss that :)

Lola, Tink, and Jane......and maybe me will all be in the 2WW together!!!!

Has anyone ever been nausous while Oing? I just woke feeling yucky. I took all my normal supps and even some garlic capsules and did not yak, I have been eating like normal....just feel kind of off. Oh, and I don't have a temp.....hmmm

Yes, that's the 1 sign I found out I had. I used to get nervous I was pregnant when I was younger cuz I would get nauseas close to AF. Turns out I was O. Very weird and took me till I was 35 and swaying to figure that out. :)

[3Pink1Blue]

Here's some pics

[iluvmyman]

Omg omg omg omg IT'S BOY!!!!!!!

SUCCCEEEESSSSSS!!!!!! Jen, That's frickin FANTASTIC. Did you cry? YAY!!!!!!!!! I got the chills too!

[Flava]

begonia I have a feeling you are having a boy. And do not feel guilty about not telling to DH because he don't want to know!!
You should feel guilty if you tell him!
OMG now I can't wait again to hear and see pics!! What time is it???

iluv- I just love japanese accent! And I love that they have this respect and honor going on ...like that ppl a lot.

[babydes56]

OMG Jen that's FANTASTIC news!!! It's late in the UK but i had to log in to find out. One down, Begonia & i next.....You lucky lady, you dont have to stress with the what if's anymore. I'm sure you still in shock, you'll have to celebrate tonight. We'll catch up when you've settled

[babydes56]

Oh that is good to hear Flava, that it really can happen that way ... because I feel like I will be OK! Which is good because:

I made an appointment for Monday :oops::worry:

I'm definitely NOT going to have them tell me in the room though, I'll have it written down and open it later. I'm having some minor guilt about not telling DH about it ... but I really want him to have a surprise! I just can't take the not knowing myself... I'm sure it is a girl at this point and I think part of me just wants to rip that band-aid off. I love the IDEA of a surprise but I HATE the mental torture; I just want to enjoy this last pregnancy and I think I'll be better able to do that w/o the big WHAT IS IT hanging over my head. It is ZERO fun for me. But I want it for DH and this is the only way I can see us both getting what we want out of it! I just won't be able to tell anyone IRL, and I am confident I can do that. So ... here's hoping I have as much fun as Jen did today!

Are you really going to find out on Mon? How many weeks will you be? I'm soooo nervous for my scan on the 3rd, i feel sick when i think about it. I've prepared myself for girl & to be honest i've been ok with it lately. Cant wait for Mon now, yay it's all exciting. I bet you'll hear boy too

[iluvmyman]

Well, he just snaps and goes crazy. At home and at School, attacking other kids and teachers, his brother and sister who are older than him. He uses things as weapons to hurt kids and he enjoys it. We also found out he's been hurting our animals and damaging our rental property. He has now been taking into care by DOCS. We can't have him in our home full time any more, he's just too dangerous. Threatening to kill us, and he runs away too. HE needs one on one care and daily counselling. I couldn't imagine him hurting our baby when it's born out of anger or jealousy. It's sad we had to do that but we couldn't sacrifice 5 peoples happiness and safety for him. No one would help so we took him to the ER and they had him admitted to the mental health unit.

Oh so 16 weeks is still considered a little early huh, damn I might have to wait until 18 weeks!

There is this lady Dianne Craft http://stores.diannecraft.org/Categories.bok?category=Audio+CD%27s and she has some great hollistic approaches that can go along side of medication to help w/ exactly what you are talking about. The CD Biology of Behavior might help you out. She deals w/ ADHD as well as kids w/ "blocked learning gates" we are working with DD2 on her blocked writing gate and her stuff is great.

[Flava]

Here's some pics

Oh Lord what a beautiful baby!!! Super cute!

And he is looking up! I love to guess nub and look at baby pic and Im not bad at guessing. I see sooo many time that the baby boys look face up strait just like Jens baby on this pic.
Don't know why is just something I notice a lot.
(not saying that baby girls not , but mostly the boys do this)

[3Pink1Blue]

Just saw only 1 pic posted, here's the money shot :bigsmile:

[Flava]

Just saw only 1 pic posted, here's the money shot :bigsmile:

Oh yeah no hiding that big boy! Not shy at all LOL
What about names??

[nuthinbutpink]

That's a boy! Congratulations!

[LolaInLove]

HELL YEA!!!! Congrats, Jen!!!! I am so excited and happy for you all!!!!!

[iluvmyman]

Oh that is good to hear Flava, that it really can happen that way ... because I feel like I will be OK! Which is good because:

I made an appointment for Monday :oops::worry:

I'm definitely NOT going to have them tell me in the room though, I'll have it written down and open it later. I'm having some minor guilt about not telling DH about it ... but I really want him to have a surprise! I just can't take the not knowing myself... I'm sure it is a girl at this point and I think part of me just wants to rip that band-aid off. I love the IDEA of a surprise but I HATE the mental torture; I just want to enjoy this last pregnancy and I think I'll be better able to do that w/o the big WHAT IS IT hanging over my head. It is ZERO fun for me. But I want it for DH and this is the only way I can see us both getting what we want out of it! I just won't be able to tell anyone IRL, and I am confident I can do that. So ... here's hoping I have as much fun as Jen did today!

I giggled, this is great but I'm that little red devil on your shoulder. :) seems like kinda the best of both worlds. Just don't emotionally give the whole gig away when you see DH.

That was funny Flava, sounds like a great idea to send the pics

[iluvmyman]

Awwww! He's perfect!

[TTC5]

Woo hooo Jen!!

[iluvmyman]

Just saw only 1 pic posted, here's the money shot :bigsmile:

Just like a man! That's awesome!!

[Flava]

g2g have dinner have fun all!

[Zivic-Bubac]

Congratulations Jen!!!! :) I was stalking this thread to make sure you are having a boy :p
Pic is great, no doubt threre eh? ;)

[skrimpy]

Thanks for empathizing Skrimpy ... it is maddening, absolutely a great word for it. I think if I hear boy I'll be glad I found out, if I hear girl, I don't think I'll have GD like I did last time. I think in a weird way I got all of that out with DD2. At this point I just want to know. I feel like I waste a lot of emotion throughout my day on something that could easily be resolved, KWIM? If I had at least gotten a hint from my NT scan I think I'd be more able to deal, but I got nothing! Little rascal!

It is really hard emotionally. Heck, we're nowhere near trying for our next one and it's already on my mind from time to time, lol.

I think that if it would give you peace of mind to know that's a good thing to do. Have you brought it up with DH to find out and just not tell him? Or is he totally against that? I know my DH MUST know but offered to not tell me if I don't want to find out when we get pg again.

[skrimpy]

Cool! Going to give it a go cos they say temps are more stable this way?

I think they are supposed to be more stable and more accurate. I know you're not supposed to change around mid-cycle - pick either oral or vaginal and stick with it. But I do think vaginal is supposed to be slightly more accurate.

[iluvmyman]

Here is 1 of the 13 week 1 Day shots. The Cord was in between his legs when we tried for a crotch shot so it might be on these pics too. Don't worry about looking for a nub, I don't think we can tell.

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[TTC5]

I am guessing boy ILUV!

[skrimpy]

I made an appointment for Monday :oops::worry:

I'm definitely NOT going to have them tell me in the room though, I'll have it written down and open it later. I'm having some minor guilt about not telling DH about it ... but I really want him to have a surprise! I just can't take the not knowing myself... I'm sure it is a girl at this point and I think part of me just wants to rip that band-aid off. I love the IDEA of a surprise but I HATE the mental torture; I just want to enjoy this last pregnancy and I think I'll be better able to do that w/o the big WHAT IS IT hanging over my head. It is ZERO fun for me. But I want it for DH and this is the only way I can see us both getting what we want out of it! I just won't be able to tell anyone IRL, and I am confident I can do that. So ... here's hoping I have as much fun as Jen did today!

I think this is a good idea. Then you will know. You will also be able to take your envelope and open it on your own so you can have your reaction in peace. Our tech put it in an envelope for us and I opened it privately which was very helpful to me. We were actually already 99.9% sure because we needed an Rh genotype on the baby and that also detects gender, but I wanted the money shot. Next time I will ask the doctor to mail the genotyping results rather than phoning them in, as well.

I will be thinking of you all day Monday!

[skrimpy]

I had a japanese Dr once who said with a thick accent "breast fed baby, always bigger first 6 months" You had to be there, it cracks me up but is true. She's tall though so might stay that way.

Lol I love the matter-of-fact doctors with an accent. My doula had a thick accent too and I just loved her statements :p

[skrimpy]

Woohoo Jen he is alllll boy. How exciting to know your son is on the way!

[skrimpy]

iluv I am no good with nubs but that is one cute little bean you have in there!

[iluvmyman]

I think this 1st pic looks a little scary. :) The 2nd looks like a hand is reaching out to touch him, spooky.

[iluvmyman]

I am guessing boy ILUV!

He had had the cord between the legs so don't worry about it, I don't think you can tell. I'll edit to let people know.

People are welcome to guess for fun though. And if you say girl I'll be OK. My friend said the skull looks boy but we'll have to wait and see.

[Tink18]

wow 3pink that is quite a money shot!

[DebH]

Omg omg omg omg IT'S BOY!!!!!!!

Congratulations!!! I have been waiting to see how it went!
I am very happy for you!

[begonia]

Oh wow, Jen, that is a BOY!!! LOL! Fantastic! Can't wait to hear the full scoop when you have time :)

Iluv what darling pics! There's a lot of busy going on in the 1st one so I can't tell where the nub is, like you said ... but I like TTC5's guess! And LOL about the doc with the accent! Oh and yes ... I think working out is a key to not gaining as much weight .. sorry, LOL!

Thank you both for posting pics ... they really are fun to see! I'll share mine on Monday for sure :cool:

Skrimpy thanks again for your posts re: finding out; I really do think I need peace, and just knowing will give me peace. Tonight tucking my girls in I felt incredibly good about potentially tucking in a 3rd girl. And I'm going to bring some sweet baby pics of each of them with me that morning, so that if I open that envelope and need reassurance all I'll have to do is see their darling baby faces to remember EXACTLY why I wanted another baby in the 1st place. Because I adore them to BITS! Re: DH, if he knew I knew, he'd want to know. The fact is if I told him how it's driving me nuts he'd say great, let's just find out. But I don't want him to sacrifice his one shot at something that he's always wanted just for me. He totally would though. :HH: But that's also why I'm not telling a soul IRL, because I don't want anyone to know before he does. Other than me obviously ... and all of you :wink:

Yes, Babydes, I really did make an appt for Monday, LOL! It's in the morning after I drop DD2 off for school so depending on when I get up the guts to open the envelope I'll post the results here. And then we'll all be looking forward to yours on 10/3!

Flava I hope you're right and there's a boy in here! If only Jen's DD could give me a hint :cool:

WP I meant to tell you on your question re: nausea that I have had it around O, but only since swaying boy. I think it is hormonal somehow. The 1st time I had it I was confused bc it felt so much like early pg nausea, and we weren't trying to get pg, but then I read online that it can be a symptom of O. The other thing I've had my whole life but never made a connection until swaying is the fact that I get really, extra hungry the week before I O. I hope you are having so much fun camping! Can't wait til you get back and see the fun news from Jen!

[Hobbermittens]

Wow, what a perfect boy picture, 3PNB! He was showing off for the camera!

Iluv, what a cute little one!

Begonia, I think it is great to find out, IF you can keep a secret! Can you keep a secret from your DH???

[TTC5]

ILUV now i am not too sure after looking at the most recent pic, that one looks girl LOL!

[begonia]

Begonia, I think it is great to find out, IF you can keep a secret! Can you keep a secret from your DH???

He still doesn't know our 1st one isn't his! :rofl:

Kidding of course. But yes, I'm 100% sure I can keep a secret and play it cool in the months to come discussing it, but the fact is, he doesn't really talk about it much. MAYBE 1 time a week, if that, he'll say something about "what girl name do you like" or something to that effect. Honestly he has enough else going on that I think the wait for him is all about the big day, and not at all the daily turmoil I feel!

It will also help that I'll be able to come on here and talk about it, whatever "it" is! If I had to keep it ALL to myself, with NO outlet??! That might be too hard. Of course ... if I wasn't on here all the time I think I'd probably think about it a lot less in general. Or maybe not. I see friends everyday and at LEAST one of them has something to say about the baby and what it might be.

Hobber what's the latest on your attempt? How are you feeling about those hot springs sperms?!?

[Tink18]

awww what sweet.puctures iluv. baby looks great! im really happy for you.

[Kris217]

Wow, Flava, I never heard about "flowback" before! Thanks for posting! How are you feeling?

Cute belly pic, 3PNB! Can't wait to find out what you have in there! FX for blue!

TTC5, how is your sister? I hope she is doing better.

Kris, I am sorry about your nephew. Also, is your partner also having a baby, or did I read some of these posts wrong?

Lola, are you in the 2WW now? How many times did you DTD this cycle? I hope you caught that egg! Did you read the info I posted on your other thread, about the sperm counts?

Begonia! That belly is TINY! I am way fatter than that and look WAAAYYY more pregnant than you, and I am not even pregnant yet! Totally unfair!

Tink and Jane, hope things worked out for you with your attempts! Go Blue!

She's been trying for a year now, that's why I gave it a shot....in case it never works for her. This is her last attempt though, after that we'll go IVF.

[Kris217]

Omg omg omg omg IT'S BOY!!!!!!!

Woohoo that's awesome news!!!!

[iluvmyman]

Holy Cow, B you made me laugh so hard. That was brilliant!

[My Fabulous Children]

JEN!!! OMG, COngrats on your little man. This is such fabulous news .

I am SO happy for you :bigsmile::xy::celebrate::celebrate::celebrate:

[My Fabulous Children]

Heyy.. well AF is pretty much gone but waiting another cycle to get the pill right out of my system. Do you think I would be "boy safe" to try in October so 2 cycles since off the pill or be best to wait another cycle?

Honestly I have no idea , sorry. Why you have to wait? Does the pill sways pink?

[My Fabulous Children]

thank you everyone for your imput! i decided to go for it at 1 am this morning so i could lay down all night after. im not too confident about this sway in many ways,if for some reason i get a bfp then im sure it'll be a girl but im not that confident in a positive this month,it was all just a bit strange:think: its such a shame because my 1st attempt 2 months back i was so confident that we'd done as much as we could right and it did work till i got a chemical:tissue: well,hope all you who are in the 2ww are in a better frame of mind than me,:HH:

Good luck hun!

[My Fabulous Children]

I really did not think of testing at all. I have no test...was thinking we are over and that's it...maybe wait for af or so.

I hope AF stays away, GOOD LUCK!!!

[My Fabulous Children]

jane we dtd last night...9pm! fx for us! i barely slept last night for some reason.

3pink cant wait to hear!

Good luck ladies, hope you get your BFP's very soon!!!

[My Fabulous Children]

Aaaagh so excited Jen!

Had my doc appt today too; got my 1st glucose screen out of the way so here is hoping it comes back a-ok.

Kris, my DD2 I found out 16 wks.... But I think it really depends, just like at any number of weeks really, on how much the baby cooperates! Let us know what you decide!

My doc offered I could come for my scan at 18 and then just a reg appt at 20, and whole it was tempting I went ahead and did 20, since we aren't finding out.... No real rush. But I'm soooooo curious! I really might break down and schedule a private one next week. And not tell anyone. I just am going to spend some time trying to figure out how I will really feel if I hear girl....

Hope everything comes back OK! We are all here waiting for you gender scan date!!!! :bigsmile:

[My Fabulous Children]

Oh that is good to hear Flava, that it really can happen that way ... because I feel like I will be OK! Which is good because:

I made an appointment for Monday :oops::worry:

I'm definitely NOT going to have them tell me in the room though, I'll have it written down and open it later. I'm having some minor guilt about not telling DH about it ... but I really want him to have a surprise! I just can't take the not knowing myself... I'm sure it is a girl at this point and I think part of me just wants to rip that band-aid off. I love the IDEA of a surprise but I HATE the mental torture; I just want to enjoy this last pregnancy and I think I'll be better able to do that w/o the big WHAT IS IT hanging over my head. It is ZERO fun for me. But I want it for DH and this is the only way I can see us both getting what we want out of it! I just won't be able to tell anyone IRL, and I am confident I can do that. So ... here's hoping I have as much fun as Jen did today!

OH MONDAY!! Good luck hun ..I have a good feeling that you're having a boy ..I don't know why, but I really do. I hope I'm right.

[My Fabulous Children]

OMG Jen that's FANTASTIC news!!! It's late in the UK but i had to log in to find out. One down, Begonia & i next.....You lucky lady, you dont have to stress with the what if's anymore. I'm sure you still in shock, you'll have to celebrate tonight. We'll catch up when you've settled

Hey Babydes, How are you? I've been wondering about you, I hope you're doing well. How far along you are in your pregnancy?

[My Fabulous Children]

Are you really going to find out on Mon? How many weeks will you be? I'm soooo nervous for my scan on the 3rd, i feel sick when i think about it. I've prepared myself for girl & to be honest i've been ok with it lately. Cant wait for Mon now, yay it's all exciting. I bet you'll hear boy too

I hope you hear BLUE on the 3rd ..can't wait to hear. Good luck.

[My Fabulous Children]

Just saw only 1 pic posted, here's the money shot :bigsmile:

ALL boy!! He's super cute already! :awe:

[My Fabulous Children]

iluv, Cute baby ..I'm guessing it could go either way, but I really hope it's a boy!

[My Fabulous Children]

Lola, Thinking of you dear :awe:

[My Fabulous Children]

I want to make TWO attempts O-2 and on O, but I have no idea when I will ovulate, messy cycle plus I'm on clmoid this cycle, but usually CD19-20 And I get three days of + OPKs...WHat should I do? I'm very confused ..Any advice please? I think I just have to wait and see.

[SpicyTunaSushi]

Congrats to 3PNB! So happy for you!

[TTC5]

Honestly I have no idea , sorry. Why you have to wait? Does the pill sways pink?

I think it may be more inclined to sway pink than blue. In the past I have been on the pill and had girls, and my sister did the same, so did my Mum lol..

[TTC5]

I want to make TWO attempts O-2 and on O, but I have no idea when I will ovulate, messy cycle plus I'm on clmoid this cycle, but usually CD19-20 And I get three days of + OPKs...WHat should I do? I'm very confused ..Any advice please? I think I just have to wait and see.

So hard when you have an unpredictable O hey! I would go for CD 19 and CD 17...

[skrimpy]

I want to make TWO attempts O-2 and on O, but I have no idea when I will ovulate, messy cycle plus I'm on clmoid this cycle, but usually CD19-20 And I get three days of + OPKs...WHat should I do? I'm very confused ..Any advice please? I think I just have to wait and see.

Do you usually have CM? What day is that highest? I would plan on maybe 12 hours after your first and third +OPK, and on CD 19 definitely. It's harder to plan timing with a messy cycle!

[skrimpy]

Skrimpy thanks again for your posts re: finding out; I really do think I need peace, and just knowing will give me peace. Tonight tucking my girls in I felt incredibly good about potentially tucking in a 3rd girl. And I'm going to bring some sweet baby pics of each of them with me that morning, so that if I open that envelope and need reassurance all I'll have to do is see their darling baby faces to remember EXACTLY why I wanted another baby in the 1st place. Because I adore them to BITS! Re: DH, if he knew I knew, he'd want to know. The fact is if I told him how it's driving me nuts he'd say great, let's just find out. But I don't want him to sacrifice his one shot at something that he's always wanted just for me. He totally would though. :HH: But that's also why I'm not telling a soul IRL, because I don't want anyone to know before he does. Other than me obviously ... and all of you :wink:


Oh I think the picture idea is wonderful!! It is so true that it's the babies that are sweet and lovely - regardless of their gender. :heart:

I'm so excited for you to find out and glad to know you'll have that peace of mind. What time did you set the scan for?

[begonia]

OH MONDAY!! Good luck hun ..I have a good feeling that you're having a boy ..I don't know why, but I really do. I hope I'm right.

Awww, thank you MFC! I hope you're right too! I'm central time US so will probably post around lunchtime. The great thing is we have a nice full weekend, and my appt is right after I take DD2 to preschool on Monday so it'll be here before I know it!

[begonia]

I want to make TWO attempts O-2 and on O, but I have no idea when I will ovulate, messy cycle plus I'm on clmoid this cycle, but usually CD19-20 And I get three days of + OPKs...WHat should I do? I'm very confused ..Any advice please? I think I just have to wait and see.

MFC the wonky cycles make timing so hard!!! Mine weren't super crazy, but my O did move around between 13 and 14 regularly, and the cycle I attempted OF COURSE ended up being 13 when I planned my timing around it being 14. So I ended up with an 0-1 and an 0. With 3 days of OPK's though that helps! I read somewhere that usually means you O the day of the last OPK, so I would say DTD the 1st day you get an OPK, and the day of your last one.

[begonia]

I think it may be more inclined to sway pink than blue. In the past I have been on the pill and had girls, and my sister did the same, so did my Mum lol..

Me too! One DD while on BCP's, one DD the cycle directly after coming off of them. It might be coincidence but it is enough that I didn't want to chance it either.

[begonia]

Do you usually have CM? What day is that highest? I would plan on maybe 12 hours after your first and third +OPK, and on CD 19 definitely. It's harder to plan timing with a messy cycle!

ITA! This is what I think I was trying to say but it seems much more clear from Skrimpy :)

[3Pink1Blue]

Hey Ladies catching up a bit.

I just noticed I was so excited I said It's boy instead of it's A boy lol Here's the story and few things I left out over the last few days. I had completely convinced myself I'd hear girl, I had no hope I'd ever hear boy so I was anxious all morning knowing as soon as I went to the u/s even the slightest hope was gone and I'd be left with the reality of 4 girls and I was pretty ok with that actually. Well we went to the midwife appt where my mw kept referring to the baby as he. From there we went over to the mall for some lunch and a trip to Build-A-Bear before my mom took the kids. Well right when my mom was rounding up the girls to take dd1 to choir dd1 had a change of heart and said she wanted to come. Well since my mom was there we all headed back over to the hospital where we got a tiny room, we wedged ourselves in and waited for the show to begin. The u/s tech asked right off if we wanted to know and we said yes. She started to measure and then tried to get a peek, no luck. Measure, try to get a peek, measure, try to get a peek, measure try to get a peek. It went on for a while, I thought I would have a heart attack. Finally the little goober gave her a good view, she looked at me and I said "it's a boy?!" and she said yes. I started to cry for a second, the only thing I could say was "I didn't get fat for no reason" my mom busted up laughing. I looked at the screen and she was measuring again, I whipped out my phone and sent a quick text, an e-mail to princessap and posted here. Yes that's right I posted while still on the table :rofl: I asked her about the size of the baby since I'd measured a bit big, she showed me the estimations and he's dead on to my O date. Dr came in and by now he was all for showing himself off, every time they tried to look at the legs boom penis, show us feet boom penis. He was determined to let us know he was most definitely a HE. On the other hand he (man I love saying that :bigsmile:) was not willing to give us a decent profile, the dr and the tech tried repeatedly and we got the one face shot I posted but not a full body shot. We went to Kohl's and we bought a few outfits based on fact not hope, I can't tell you how amazing it was to buy things for our actual son! The girls were now running around looking at everything blue and cute, they have luckily warmed up super fast. Jon flew in from Texas that morning so it was now 4ish and he'd been up since 2, after only a few hours sleep he was as happy as he could muster. Everyone is going over to my in-laws today so we can tell them all at once without having to assemble them ourselves. I can't wait to see the looks on their faces in that evil way lol

B- I totally get your feelings on finding out. I had gd something awful after dd3, I really think swaying gives you an "at least I tried" feeling. I honestly don't think men analyze like we do, they just don't sit there wondering if everything means something. So excited you're finding out MONDAY!!! Ah my chance to stalk you!!

TTC5- I gave up temping, way to frustrating. Boo for YI, nasty little bastards!

Flava - actually he's looking down, which explains the abuse to my hipbones and cervix lol

Iluv - I'm no good at guesses but that is a great looking baby ya got there! So glad it's doing well!

[Flava]

I think this 1st pic looks a little scary. :) The 2nd looks like a hand is reaching out to touch him, spooky.

I think that's the nub on the first pic? You should post it on the u/s thread. Very cute baby!!

[Flava]

jen - can't wait for the BIL story LOL

So nice that your DD1 was there too! what about baby names?

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend!

[cemas]

Congrats 3pnb.....u did it! Felt so good reading it.

[boyjoy]

Jen, I was lurking for a while to read this great news. Big congrats on your lil boy. Hope 4th is charm thing also works for me next time :) Congrats you and your family.
And hi to all!! I am doing good so far, except gestational diabet torture. Poking my fingers several time a day and limit the food thanks God 6 weeks to go :) Best wishes to all...

[3Pink1Blue]

flava- dh thinks bil will say nothing. I think that'll probably happen too, but watching him deflate will be all sorts of fun lol We haven't really discussed names yet, I didn't want to love a boy name and then hear girl so we literally agreed not to mention anything till we knew but then dh was too tired to have any real discussions yesterday so I'm sure we'll be all over it today :)

Cemas- thanks!

Boyjoy - By IG standards my sway was a disaster. No ions, ate forbidden foods, ph was way too low, I didn't temp or track my minerals, I only took a few sups and no drinks. I really think it was the high everything diet, the extra calories, the Vit D and the massive amounts of natural cm I had that got me here. Well I can't forget the relaxed attitude of this site, I really think not trying to get everything up to IG standards did my body wonders! FX for #4!

[begonia]

Popping on between birthday parties to see if Jen gave us some details and BINGO! Yay :) What a great story, LOL about your comment on not getting fat for no reason! So happy you were all in there together; what a wonderful family memory!

Boyjoy nice to see you, sorry to hear about the gest diab! I had my test Friday and am waiting on results Monday. I can't believe you're 33 weeks now! And my FX that 4th time is the charm for you as well!!

Skrimpy my appointment is at 10:30 central so I'll probably have an update for everyone sometime before noon. It'll just depend on how long it takes me to have the guts to look at the results, since I'm not going to have them just tell me ... although I guess like Jen I could end up SEEING it myself, but even that I won't trust until I see it written.

Off to continue the bday party circuit!

[TTC5]

Hey Ladies catching up a bit.

I just noticed I was so excited I said It's boy instead of it's A boy lol Here's the story and few things I left out over the last few days. I had completely convinced myself I'd hear girl, I had no hope I'd ever hear boy so I was anxious all morning knowing as soon as I went to the u/s even the slightest hope was gone and I'd be left with the reality of 4 girls and I was pretty ok with that actually. Well we went to the midwife appt where my mw kept referring to the baby as he. From there we went over to the mall for some lunch and a trip to Build-A-Bear before my mom took the kids. Well right when my mom was rounding up the girls to take dd1 to choir dd1 had a change of heart and said she wanted to come. Well since my mom was there we all headed back over to the hospital where we got a tiny room, we wedged ourselves in and waited for the show to begin. The u/s tech asked right off if we wanted to know and we said yes. She started to measure and then tried to get a peek, no luck. Measure, try to get a peek, measure, try to get a peek, measure try to get a peek. It went on for a while, I thought I would have a heart attack. Finally the little goober gave her a good view, she looked at me and I said "it's a boy?!" and she said yes. I started to cry for a second, the only thing I could say was "I didn't get fat for no reason" my mom busted up laughing. I looked at the screen and she was measuring again, I whipped out my phone and sent a quick text, an e-mail to princessap and posted here. Yes that's right I posted while still on the table :rofl: I asked her about the size of the baby since I'd measured a bit big, she showed me the estimations and he's dead on to my O date. Dr came in and by now he was all for showing himself off, every time they tried to look at the legs boom penis, show us feet boom penis. He was determined to let us know he was most definitely a HE. On the other hand he (man I love saying that :bigsmile:) was not willing to give us a decent profile, the dr and the tech tried repeatedly and we got the one face shot I posted but not a full body shot. We went to Kohl's and we bought a few outfits based on fact not hope, I can't tell you how amazing it was to buy things for our actual son! The girls were now running around looking at everything blue and cute, they have luckily warmed up super fast. Jon flew in from Texas that morning so it was now 4ish and he'd been up since 2, after only a few hours sleep he was as happy as he could muster. Everyone is going over to my in-laws today so we can tell them all at once without having to assemble them ourselves. I can't wait to see the looks on their faces in that evil way lol

B- I totally get your feelings on finding out. I had gd something awful after dd3, I really think swaying gives you an "at least I tried" feeling. I honestly don't think men analyze like we do, they just don't sit there wondering if everything means something. So excited you're finding out MONDAY!!! Ah my chance to stalk you!!

TTC5- I gave up temping, way to frustrating. Boo for YI, nasty little bastards!

Flava - actually he's looking down, which explains the abuse to my hipbones and cervix lol

Iluv - I'm no good at guesses but that is a great looking baby ya got there! So glad it's doing well!

OMG Jen I'm crying after reading this!!!!! Soooo happy for you!!!

[TTC5]

flava- dh thinks bil will say nothing. I think that'll probably happen too, but watching him deflate will be all sorts of fun lol We haven't really discussed names yet, I didn't want to love a boy name and then hear girl so we literally agreed not to mention anything till we knew but then dh was too tired to have any real discussions yesterday so I'm sure we'll be all over it today :)

Cemas- thanks!

Boyjoy - By IG standards my sway was a disaster. No ions, ate forbidden foods, ph was way too low, I didn't temp or track my minerals, I only took a few sups and no drinks. I really think it was the high everything diet, the extra calories, the Vit D and the massive amounts of natural cm I had that got me here. Well I can't forget the relaxed attitude of this site, I really think not trying to get everything up to IG standards did my body wonders! FX for #4!

Jen what was your diet like? Did you check your pH and what was it? I must say a few months of being here I am much more relaxed than when I was on IG!!

[TTC5]

Oh sorry to bug you again (but you have now given me sooo much hope!) did you use pre seed or egg white?

[TTC5]

Jen, I was lurking for a while to read this great news. Big congrats on your lil boy. Hope 4th is charm thing also works for me next time :) Congrats you and your family.
And hi to all!! I am doing good so far, except gestational diabet torture. Poking my fingers several time a day and limit the food thanks God 6 weeks to go :) Best wishes to all...

6 weeks woweee sooo close now! you guys having a suprise? xx

[TTC5]

ASF - ok this is going to sound crazy but I can not get it out of my mind!! I am going to have a few cycles off birth control before trying, so prob won't attempt until Dec. Only because, for me and everyone in my family and most people I know who were on the pill, had girls after coming off it. Anyway.. if I try Dec I would be due September now what has me sooo paranoid is that Cherie22 predicted September either being due/findout/fall preg and that it would be a girl :(

WWYD .... would you skip Dec and try in January OR do you think she is full of #*&%??

Help put my mind at ease :(

[Hobbermittens]

TTC5, I have a thread going on here somewhere about psychics. Cherie22 told me girl as well for August, but then Jenny Renny told me Boy, getting pregnant in Oct. So who knows? I found that once I started telling psychics I was hoping for a boy, miraculously they predicted boy! I am too old to be skipping a bunch of months, so I hope we get pg in Oct and then the psychic that told me boy will be right!

3PNB, what a great story! I am still so excited for you! I hope I am as lucky!

Begonia, you're next! I will be stalking you on Monday. I admire your patience, having them write it down for you. You might be able to see it on the screen, though, if you have a baby showing his goods like 3PNB does!

[Flava]

Jen- your sway was great! this is what you had to do to get a boy! Forget about IG ! I did that too and got my girls so hope this is the right thing to do the HE diet!

B- Im so stalking here tomorrow!!! I really hope you post some pics too!

[Flava]

ttc5- Im with hobber here this damn psychics making us crazy for sure! I also told me give birth or find out or bfp in august with girl and there is no way I want to do anything whit aug. now because of it! So yeah they screw with our head.


ummm I buyed test today and if no af tomorrow I will test...not sure how I feel about it.

[TTC5]

I can't wait for you to test Flava!!!!

[skrimpy]

Oh Jen I loved your story!! I am glad you posted from the table :p. And so glad you went shopping after. It'll be interesting go hear how things go with the inlaw family.

Begonia, I will be checking in around lunchtime on Monday! Scans are so much fun.

I'm envious of you girls who can tell at the scan. Even with as many scan videos and pics as I've poured over I have always had to have the tech tell me, lol!

[Hobbermittens]

Hey Flava! Can't wait for you to test tomorrow! I can't believe that time is already here! Good thing if you are pregnant, you won't be due in August, and you didn't get pregnant in August, so who cares what the psychics say??:wink:

[TTC5]

So should i avoid falling preg in Dec and being due in September? ..... :S

[skrimpy]

ttc5- Im with hobber here this damn psychics making us crazy for sure! I also told me give birth or find out or bfp in august with girl and there is no way I want to do anything whit aug. now because of it! So yeah they screw with our head.


ummm I buyed test today and if no af tomorrow I will test...not sure how I feel about it.

Good luck testing tomorrow if AF doesn't show!! Hope there will be peace with whatever the result ((hugs))

[skrimpy]

So should i avoid falling preg in Dec and being due in September? ..... :S

What's wrong with Sept, 5? I think if you fall PG in Dec that will have been a good time off the pill and back on the diet/supps

[3Pink1Blue]

TTC5- crying? Awe thanks :kiss: I ate lots of meat, fruit, veg and I avoided all processed foods. To be specific I ate big breakfasts with eggs and bacon, lots of snacks and meat and potatoes for dinner. I could never get my pH above 5-5.5 so I gave up. I honestly think I'd have had a nervous breakdown and DH would have called it all off if I'd stayed on IG. No pre-seed or egg white, fish oil and green tea gave me tons of cm so we just went with that :)
fwiw my nephew was conceived in Christmas and born in September, I say ignore the psychic and chow down lol

Flava- Thanks, I think my sway was great too! I am a little biased since it worked or maybe I just got lucky, either way who cares lol FX for tomorrow!

Skrimpy- thanks, it was a pretty great day :)

Well we told the in-laws, bil's gf left the room while my bil shrunk. My other bil and sil weren't there even though they were supposed to be so I called sil and she was like "oh cool, well congrats" and my bil being a jerk to DH on facebook which means he's upset by it. My mil asked if it is another girl when dh said it was a boy she said "oh good", fil of course wants us to name him after someone in their family. He'll be none to pleased to learn we plan to use my dad's name (Robert) for the middle name but dh doesn't care. All in all it was pretty uneventful actually, I've gotten more reactions from you guys lol

[TTC5]

What's wrong with Sept, 5? I think if you fall PG in Dec that will have been a good time off the pill and back on the diet/supps

Personally, trying in Dec would be great because DH's bday is in September (and how nice a present would a baby be or a BOY!) But Cherie22 predicted I would have a girl and she see's SEPTEMBER... this was back in June /July she told me this! Take no notice you think? I should, but you know the paranoia LOL

[TTC5]

LOL at the inlaws and their jealousy, I am so happy for you hehehehe as bad as that sounds lol! :P

Jen, so eggs and bacon at brekkie hey? I might try that on the days I do not work ;)

Would you have eggs daily?

Also, did you drink lemon water?

I take green tea tablets do you think they work the same as drinking the tea?

How long were you eating this way for again, sorry I can not remember and sorry for racking your brain but you are my inspiration and HOPE :)

[3Pink1Blue]

Yep whole eggs and bacon every day. With my first sway I did the lemon water and the bsd. When I quit the drinks I got horrible heartburn that took months to go away, it hung out even past the m/c so this time around I stuck to the green tea. I put a little honey and some lemon juice in it and yum! I did the ig diet till Feb and then embraced Atomics eat it all theory, so I did it for a solid 3 months before I got my bfp. Seriously ask all the questions you want, I'm glad to help :)

[TTC5]

I will prob start URAL but only the month of attempt. I drink lemon water at least 2litre a day and I actually like it lol

And what about gelatine, did you drink that?

[3Pink1Blue]

I liked the lemon water but the heartburn lingered for months. As far as the gelatin I mixed it with juice to make it jello for a few months (Jan- April) but then I quit. I did not do it the month prior to conception.

[iluvmyman]

Oh I think the picture idea is wonderful!! It is so true that it's the babies that are sweet and lovely - regardless of their gender. :heart:

I'm so excited for you to find out and glad to know you'll have that peace of mind. What time did you set the scan for?

Looking at my daughter's baby books make me so much better too. They were so cute!!! I think that's really smart and I might steal your idea and bring some to my big U/S too. Smart lady!

[iluvmyman]

Jen, I was lurking for a while to read this great news. Big congrats on your lil boy. Hope 4th is charm thing also works for me next time :) Congrats you and your family.
And hi to all!! I am doing good so far, except gestational diabet torture. Poking my fingers several time a day and limit the food thanks God 6 weeks to go :) Best wishes to all...
Wow, you are getting so close! Congrats!

[TTC5]

I liked the lemon water but the heartburn lingered for months. As far as the gelatin I mixed it with juice to make it jello for a few months (Jan- April) but then I quit. I did not do it the month prior to conception.

Was it because of the taste that you stopped? I wonder how important it really is especially because you stopped and look! You got a boy still?!

[iluvmyman]

ttc5- Im with hobber here this damn psychics making us crazy for sure! I also told me give birth or find out or bfp in august with girl and there is no way I want to do anything whit aug. now because of it! So yeah they screw with our head.


ummm I buyed test today and if no af tomorrow I will test...not sure how I feel about it.

I don't believe in psychics and I wouldn't think twice about it.

I haven't read ahead yet if you answered this but are you scared if it's negative then that's it? I'm not sure how exactly you are feeling but I've been where you are and it was really tough for me and we ended up in counseling about it the 2nd time he told me no more. Please pm me or let it all out to the group Flava.

[iluvmyman]

TTC5- crying? Awe thanks :kiss: I ate lots of meat, fruit, veg and I avoided all processed foods. To be specific I ate big breakfasts with eggs and bacon, lots of snacks and meat and potatoes for dinner. I could never get my pH above 5-5.5 so I gave up. I honestly think I'd have had a nervous breakdown and DH would have called it all off if I'd stayed on IG. No pre-seed or egg white, fish oil and green tea gave me tons of cm so we just went with that :)
fwiw my nephew was conceived in Christmas and born in September, I say ignore the psychic and chow down lol

Flava- Thanks, I think my sway was great too! I am a little biased since it worked or maybe I just got lucky, either way who cares lol FX for tomorrow!

Skrimpy- thanks, it was a pretty great day :)

Well we told the in-laws, bil's gf left the room while my bil shrunk. My other bil and sil weren't there even though they were supposed to be so I called sil and she was like "oh cool, well congrats" and my bil being a jerk to DH on facebook which means he's upset by it. My mil asked if it is another girl when dh said it was a boy she said "oh good", fil of course wants us to name him after someone in their family. He'll be none to pleased to learn we plan to use my dad's name (Robert) for the middle name but dh doesn't care. All in all it was pretty uneventful actually, I've gotten more reactions from you guys lol

Augh! My little laptop deleted my reply. Let's try again.

TTC5 - Not to make you feel bad in any way, but I think it's dangerous to talk to "psycics" and this is part of the reason. I'm sure she's a nice person but if you are meant to have a boy you will regardless of the date.

3PNB -Was it your family who has the BIL and his GF who are prego again but have no money? Of all the self absorbed immature bullcrap. That is so wrong. My brother and his wife have been ttc for years now and he has never said 1 unkind word or self comment (although my sisters and I feel so horrible telling him we are prego again). this makes me angry. I put up w/ so much crap that made my last pregnancy miserable and I just think people can be cruel even if they don't mean it.

My 2 cents on the name issue w/ your FIL is: I don't give a crap what your family name traditions are. This is my child and I will name him whatever my DH and I see fit. Your traditions are not my burden. Now if it's important to DH then that's a different story. I really could care less about that stuff and broke a small tradition w/ my 1st. I would name him your father's full name just to be a brat.

Hmmm, think I'm a little tired tonight. I'm a bit high strung but that's really how I fee about it. Shame on the family. It's sad that you can get more support from essential strangers then family.

[iluvmyman]

LOL at the inlaws and their jealousy, I am so happy for you hehehehe as bad as that sounds lol! :P

Jen, so eggs and bacon at brekkie hey? I might try that on the days I do not work ;)

Would you have eggs daily?

Also, did you drink lemon water?

I take green tea tablets do you think they work the same as drinking the tea?

How long were you eating this way for again, sorry I can not remember and sorry for racking your brain but you are my inspiration and HOPE :)

I had an omlet and bacon most mornings too w/ tomatoes, cheese, and avocado. Mmmm! My 2 cents again. I believe the free range organic chickens are best if you can get them and choline found in uncooked egg yolks is wonderful for pregnancy and has lots of benefits like babies brain development. I ordered this holistic pregnancy program and 1 of the meals is a bannana egg yolk smoothie.

[iluvmyman]

3PNB - what happened to pricessap. We were on similar cycles and I think she just stopped logging on?

[My Fabulous Children]

I think it may be more inclined to sway pink than blue. In the past I have been on the pill and had girls, and my sister did the same, so did my Mum lol..

I would wait ..Your cycle is not long, That's a good thing.

[My Fabulous Children]

Do you usually have CM? What day is that highest? I would plan on maybe 12 hours after your first and third +OPK, and on CD 19 definitely. It's harder to plan timing with a messy cycle!

I have very little CM or no CM at all, Usually when I get a positve OPKS I get ''some'' EWCM for 2-3 days, I will start taking guaifenesin soon.. maybe from CD 10 or 12..

CD 17 and 19 sounds good timing, but yeah I know it's really really hard, We'll see how it goes.

[My Fabulous Children]

Awww, thank you MFC! I hope you're right too! I'm central time US so will probably post around lunchtime. The great thing is we have a nice full weekend, and my appt is right after I take DD2 to preschool on Monday so it'll be here before I know it!

I'm also in the central time US!!! So you will be 17W1D ..that's exactly when I found out I'm having a boy! I really hope you hear boy and I think you are going to. FX for you. x

[My Fabulous Children]

MFC the wonky cycles make timing so hard!!! Mine weren't super crazy, but my O did move around between 13 and 14 regularly, and the cycle I attempted OF COURSE ended up being 13 when I planned my timing around it being 14. So I ended up with an 0-1 and an 0. With 3 days of OPK's though that helps! I read somewhere that usually means you O the day of the last OPK, so I would say DTD the 1st day you get an OPK, and the day of your last one.

Thanks for you advice! so DTD the 1st day of +opk and last one, hopefully this will put me in to 0-2 and on O.

[My Fabulous Children]

3pnb, Enjoy shopping for BLUE!

[My Fabulous Children]

Jen, I was lurking for a while to read this great news. Big congrats on your lil boy. Hope 4th is charm thing also works for me next time :) Congrats you and your family.
And hi to all!! I am doing good so far, except gestational diabet torture. Poking my fingers several time a day and limit the food thanks God 6 weeks to go :) Best wishes to all...

Hey hun, 6 wks to go ..Wishing you a smooth, easy delivery good luck! I can't believe I was Due in Nov, its very close :( hope I get pregnant before my due date.

[My Fabulous Children]

ttc5- Im with hobber here this damn psychics making us crazy for sure! I also told me give birth or find out or bfp in august with girl and there is no way I want to do anything whit aug. now because of it! So yeah they screw with our head.


ummm I buyed test today and if no af tomorrow I will test...not sure how I feel about it.

I ignore all the psychics I have no time to get crazy over this. The swaying itself is enough, lol.

FLAVA FX FOR YOU tomorrow I'm very excited for you!!! KUP.

[My Fabulous Children]

Personally, trying in Dec would be great because DH's bday is in September (and how nice a present would a baby be or a BOY!) But Cherie22 predicted I would have a girl and she see's SEPTEMBER... this was back in June /July she told me this! Take no notice you think? I should, but you know the paranoia LOL

I concieved my DS in Dec and gave a birth in Sept. DH's bday is also in Sept! It was very very NICE.

[My Fabulous Children]

TTC5- crying? Awe thanks :kiss: I ate lots of meat, fruit, veg and I avoided all processed foods. To be specific I ate big breakfasts with eggs and bacon, lots of snacks and meat and potatoes for dinner. I could never get my pH above 5-5.5 so I gave up. I honestly think I'd have had a nervous breakdown and DH would have called it all off if I'd stayed on IG. No pre-seed or egg white, fish oil and green tea gave me tons of cm so we just went with that :)
fwiw my nephew was conceived in Christmas and born in September, I say ignore the psychic and chow down lol

Flava- Thanks, I think my sway was great too! I am a little biased since it worked or maybe I just got lucky, either way who cares lol FX for tomorrow!

Skrimpy- thanks, it was a pretty great day :)

Well we told the in-laws, bil's gf left the room while my bil shrunk. My other bil and sil weren't there even though they were supposed to be so I called sil and she was like "oh cool, well congrats" and my bil being a jerk to DH on facebook which means he's upset by it. My mil asked if it is another girl when dh said it was a boy she said "oh good", fil of course wants us to name him after someone in their family. He'll be none to pleased to learn we plan to use my dad's name (Robert) for the middle name but dh doesn't care. All in all it was pretty uneventful actually, I've gotten more reactions from you guys lol

Haha Jealously and shocked!!!!!!!!! LOL.

[TTC5]

I would wait ..Your cycle is not long, That's a good thing.

Thanks!!

Did you sway for your son?

[TTC5]

I concieved my DS in Dec and gave a birth in Sept. DH's bday is also in Sept! It was very very NICE.

AWWWWW I would love to have the same happen!!

[TTC5]

Hey hun, 6 wks to go ..Wishing you a smooth, easy delivery good luck! I can't believe I was Due in Nov, its very close :( hope I get pregnant before my due date.

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[TTC5]

Augh! My little laptop deleted my reply. Let's try again.

TTC5 - Not to make you feel bad in any way, but I think it's dangerous to talk to "psycics" and this is part of the reason. I'm sure she's a nice person but if you are meant to have a boy you will regardless of the date.

3PNB -Was it your family who has the BIL and his GF who are prego again but have no money? Of all the self absorbed immature bullcrap. That is so wrong. My brother and his wife have been ttc for years now and he has never said 1 unkind word or self comment (although my sisters and I feel so horrible telling him we are prego again). this makes me angry. I put up w/ so much crap that made my last pregnancy miserable and I just think people can be cruel even if they don't mean it.

My 2 cents on the name issue w/ your FIL is: I don't give a crap what your family name traditions are. This is my child and I will name him whatever my DH and I see fit. Your traditions are not my burden. Now if it's important to DH then that's a different story. I really could care less about that stuff and broke a small tradition w/ my 1st. I would name him your father's full name just to be a brat.

Hmmm, think I'm a little tired tonight. I'm a bit high strung but that's really how I fee about it. Shame on the family. It's sad that you can get more support from essential strangers then family.

Thankyou xxxxxxxx

[TTC5]

I had an omlet and bacon most mornings too w/ tomatoes, cheese, and avocado. Mmmm! My 2 cents again. I believe the free range organic chickens are best if you can get them and choline found in uncooked egg yolks is wonderful for pregnancy and has lots of benefits like babies brain development. I ordered this holistic pregnancy program and 1 of the meals is a bannana egg yolk smoothie.

Ooh I love omellete now why did I not think of this myself!!

[gizmo77]

Thanks for chiming in Gizmo! I can think of loads of reasons to be happy for another girl (especially is she's healthy!!) and that's part of the reason I feel ok with finding out this time. With dd2 I did have gd but I was certain she was a boy, because the pg was so different! Lol! Like that matters ;) Anyhow as cool as I think the surprise would be I just don't like spending so much of my time thinking about it! I guarantee DH who wants the surprise thinks about it less than once a day, and me?!? It's like all the time!!! I'm tired of thinking about it is part of the reason I just want it known, lol!

When is your attempt? Soon right?

Speaking of soon if Jens scan is on time it should happen in about 5 minutes! Yay!

my attempt is in 3 weeks, midoct..im excited but everythings eems to be going "wrong" at the very last minute..diarrhea with acv all of a sudden, colds,etc...

CONGRATS 3pink!!!!! exciting!!!!!

[3Pink1Blue]

ttc5- I just got bored with the gelatin, I was sick of the cost and having to make it just everything really. We were going to take a break for a while so I decided to quit it and then at the last minute we attempted and here we are :)
ITA with iluv, I was eating 1+ avacados a day. Lunch was typically a chicken breast and half an avocado. And oh yeah scarf those omelets!

iluv- its both bil's actually, the one no money got sad and the jerky one, well he was a jerk. Problem is he and everyone but us thinks he's funny, "oh he's just teasing". Um no he's an ass.
Yeah, we don't care what they want name wise, dd2 has my mil's middle name and dd3 has dh's deceased sisters middle name (by their request). DH is a jr and we are definitely not going for a 3rd but my fil thinks the boys must be all his family. And let me tell you they are a legacy worth letting die lol
We've come to expect it. My neighbor cried and hugged me, my mil said oh good. I don't really care as long as long as we get love and support from somewhere. Honestly I'd rather get it from those we see every day then those we try to avoid kwim ?
As for Princessap, she's been having a real hard time with the fact she's not getting pregnant. After m/c her son in Oct she just wants/needs it so much. We m/c at a few days apart at almost the same gestation so we've become loss buddies and have been emailing for months now. I'm going to rat her out though, she finally got her bfp Monday, I told her she should check in but she's so scared.

MFC- I'm all about the fish oil for ewcm, of everything I tried it created buckets for me :)
I've been loving shopping for an actual blue baby, it's so much for fun then hopeful outfits :)
FX for a bfp before your edd, it's a rough day to hit if you're not pregnant.

Gizmo-Thanks! fx for your attempt, hope you're feeling better soon :)

[3Pink1Blue]

The last post was long so I'm updating here instead :bigsmile:

So weird realization this morning, for the first time since last spring I have nothing to obsess over. I have no sway, nothing to pee on, no symptoms or nubs to google. I was joking with dh, I need a new hobby lol

[3Pink1Blue]

Been going through my u/s frame by frame (yes I'm a dork) and think I found an awesome nub shot. What do you guys think?
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[Flava]

Hey girls!
I still have weird dreams and last night was dreaming about pregnancy test...they where all very positive with 2 very dark lines but the tests was all weird (of course) the top liner was coming off and so on...So I waked up took temp and it was going up not down (yeyyy) so i took a test.
First I thought it's nothing on it but then I see a line? It's faint but HD saw it too so I think it's BFP! Ok Im in shock really...:suprise:
I took 3 pics in diff. light (aha...lol) can you guys see it?? It shows better on the test ..pics not so good...(sorry it they are big)
With my other babys I got a better line like 9dpo and now Im 11 dpo and line is so light hope it's all ok!
Im a little worried...:worry:
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[3Pink1Blue]

That's a great line!! Congrats, fx for a sticky blue bean!!

[Flava]

Jen awww I love the little pic!! Don't worry about the in laws who care?? You got your boy!! And don't you dare to call him after them! LOL The gf walked out was sooooo rude!!

[Flava]

Fab- I really hope you get a bfp this time !!!

congarts to princessap !!! Hope she come back and post.

Jen- I don't see how is that pic is a nub shot? Can you explain?

[Flava]

That's a great line!! Congrats, fx for a sticky blue bean!!

Oh you think? Thanks! I reallly hope it's a sticky because I don't want to lose more baby!

[Foxy]

Flava - That is a BFP!! Congratulations!!!

[Flava]

Thanks foxy!:o

[Flava]

Where is begonia??

[begonia]

FLAVA!!!!!! I am so SO happy for you! OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!
:bluesperm::bluesperm::bluesperm::bluesperm::blues perm:
C'mon team blue :ttcboy:

That is awesome! You know I had a dream about my BFP the night before 9dpo, and I was so freaked out about it I didn't test that morning ... so tested at 10 and that's when I got it. Mine was pretty faint too though, I really wouldn't worry. Nonetheless my FX for a sticky healthy bean for you!

No more blue diet for you :)

[begonia]

Where is begonia??

Here! Here! You know my scan isn't til tomorrow though right?

[begonia]

Fab- I really hope you get a bfp this time !!!

congarts to princessap !!! Hope she come back and post.

Jen- I don't see how is that pic is a nub shot? Can you explain?

Is princessap pregnant?!?! Did I miss it?!?! I think of her often; hope that she is, and hope that it is a healthy bean for her too.

[begonia]

Hey hun, 6 wks to go ..Wishing you a smooth, easy delivery good luck! I can't believe I was Due in Nov, its very close :( hope I get pregnant before my due date.

FX for you MFC; I think it will be easier for sure if you get pregnant. One of my BFF's IRL was due the week after me (with her 3rd too) and she lost it :( I am SO hoping she gets pg quickly and that you (and ALL our girls!) do as well.

[begonia]

The last post was long so I'm updating here instead :bigsmile:

So weird realization this morning, for the first time since last spring I have nothing to obsess over. I have no sway, nothing to pee on, no symptoms or nubs to google. I was joking with dh, I need a new hobby lol

I can honestly say part of me is concerned about what I will do when the wondering is over ... on the one hand I want all the thoughts of boy/girl to go away, but what will they be replaced with?!?!

[begonia]

Jen awww I love the little pic!! Don't worry about the in laws who care?? You got your boy!! And don't you dare to call him after them! LOL The gf walked out was sooooo rude!!

ITA! Precious pictures :) AND ... no naming after IL's, at all. They are (from what you've shared) rotten. On the flip side ... our boy name will be after DH's father (first) and my brother as middle name. I love his parents.

[3Pink1Blue]

B- yep she got her bfp monday. She didn't post it I ratted her out lol we've been emailing for months now :)
I seriously hope something fills the space in my brain soon, it's really odd right now lol

Flava- I could be wrong, I'm not good at nubs.

[Flava]

Thanks begonia! OMG no more blue diet huh?? That is good because after like 5dpo I had chocolate craving...it was weird because I don't really eat chocolate at all .(exp. the dark for the diet) so I had to go buy puding and yesterday a tiramisu lol.

Funny I thought I don't really have any symptoms!

[Flava]

Jen - is that pic from 20 weeks? because there is no more nub then.
You guys should obsess about baby stuff now!!! There are so many cute things and post bunch of pics of it because I just love looking at them!:p

[Foxy]

3PNB - Cute babe, but the nub is gone at this gestation. :) Do you have a name for your little guy?

[3Pink1Blue]

Thanks foxy and flava! I told ya I'm bad at this nub thing lol

No name yet, we will probably have a list read and name him after he's here. I'll post the list when it's semi-final :)

[begonia]

Thanks for ratting her out Jen ... I can understand her having concerns but there are so many of us who I know still hope the best for her, so I'm happy to know :)

Yes Flava makes an excellent poin! You can totally get all kinds of fun boy stuff!

Ah yes ... no nub, only penis :bigsmile:

I can't believe I'm finding out :suprise: Part of me feels guilty for not telling DH. But he doesn't want to know so .... I just know I'm going to have to lie a lot these next 5 months (especially to other people) and that makes me uncomfortable. I'm trying to categorize it like a Santa Claus lie though ... where the lie is really for someone else's fun? Right?!?

I've been thinking of responses I can have to questions that wouldn't technically be a lie. Like when people say "are you finding out?" I can say "DH wants a delivery surprise and he is going to get it!" ... and "do you think it's a boy/girl?" i can say "i don't like to try to guess." which is true. Umm, what else .... "is waiting hard?" "yes." LOL. that won't be a lie. waiting is hard, so hard I couldn't personally do it :suprise:

[Foxy]

ILUV - Cute little bub! :)

Begonia - Good luck on Monday!

[Flava]

Im the same scared like princessap! hope my little room mate is healthy and stays with me....Feel like af is coming any min!

I like to read the name list!!
begonia -wth? don't feel like that about DH! He is the one who dont want to know! And just tell the ppl you'r DH wants to wait .

[begonia]

Thank you Foxy!!! Will you be finding out? Obviously not for a bit :)

[Foxy]

Begonia - I will be finding out as soon as I can, lol. I have no patience. I found out at 14 weeks with my last one. Only 9 weeks to go! :p

[begonia]

Im the same scared like princessap! hope my little room mate is healthy and stays with me....Feel like af is coming any min!

I like to read the name list!!
begonia -wth? don't feel like that about DH! He is the one who dont want to know! And just tell the ppl you'r DH wants to wait .

Thanks Flava!

I know you had several mc's so I know it has to be hard, but we are all rooting for a sticky one! Hugs! You know you have a lot of women here who can understand where you're coming from so let it out when you need to!

[begonia]

Atta girl Foxy :). I really thought I could wait it out but turns out I am not up for it after all. If I was worried about GD again I probably would wait but I feel good this time, so really think I can handle it if I hear girl. We will find out in less than 24 hours now, crazy!!

[Flava]

aww B!:HH: I already told "it" i love you please be healthy and stay.

g2g DD4 is up . have fun all!

[Foxy]

Begonia - I'll cross everything I can for you tomorrow! :bluecheer::bluesperm::bluecheer:

[3Pink1Blue]

B- I'm so excited for her I had to share. I get her fear, the more people you tell the more you have to tell you lost. It's hard to see the end after what she went through.
See now I'm all about the no lie no answer answer lol "DH wants it to be a surprise" is a perfect answer. Save the guilt and don't lie just omit info. AHHH I'm so excited for tomorrow!!

Oh and since I did rat out Princess, if she pops in and posts pretend I didn't :wink:

[3Pink1Blue]

aww B!:HH: I already told "it" i love you please be healthy and stay.

g2g DD4 is up . have fun all!

Love it! I am no stranger to begging my fetuses to stay put :)

[begonia]

aww B!:HH: I already told "it" i love you please be healthy and stay.

g2g DD4 is up . have fun all!

That is precious, Flava. I had a tough time the first few weeks and still feel guilty about it ... I think knowing boy or girl will really help me bond more with the baby.

Thank you Foxy!

Jen, we'll cover for you for sure!! And ITA ... omitting information is not lying ;) Unless it's my kids. Then they're lying to me :rofl: I was just telling another thread I might have the person NOT tell me, but give me VERY obvious photos ... then I can post them here and you can all tell me, because then ... it's not like a professional told me, so it's not like I really TRULY found out, right?!?! It's like a nub guess ;)

[Flava]

I went to the bathroom and have some spotting:sad: I just posted my bfp and now...should have waited I guess.
Im going to lay down , not sure what is going on. So very sad :sad::tissue:

[TTC5]

Flava - spotting can be normal in early preg I have my fingers crossed for you!!!

[TTC5]

Atta girl Foxy :). I really thought I could wait it out but turns out I am not up for it after all. If I was worried about GD again I probably would wait but I feel good this time, so really think I can handle it if I hear girl. We will find out in less than 24 hours now, crazy!!

Have fun today and do a Jen and message us from the table lmao!!!!!

[TTC5]

Love it! I am no stranger to begging my fetuses to stay put :)

Same here!

[skrimpy]

I had an omlet and bacon most mornings too w/ tomatoes, cheese, and avocado. Mmmm! My 2 cents again. I believe the free range organic chickens are best if you can get them and choline found in uncooked egg yolks is wonderful for pregnancy and has lots of benefits like babies brain development. I ordered this holistic pregnancy program and 1 of the meals is a bannana egg yolk smoothie.

That sounds really yummy!

[3Pink1Blue]

B-have us tell you :rofl: you are the queen of hair splitting, I love it! Oh and I'm with ya, kids have different rules lol

ttc5- do a Jen lol

Flava- lay and relax, I'm sure everything is fine :)

Got NBP to change my name!

[Flava]

That is precious, Flava. I had a tough time the first few weeks and still feel guilty about it ... I think knowing boy or girl will really help me bond more with the baby.

You know B I had that too before and maybe I will this time too. Right now I just want the baby to stay!:pickuphappy:

[Flava]

Thanks ! I try to relax but so sad...hope it's just some spotting in place of AF or from the IP?
Have to go put kids to sleep and I lay down.
Jen- I like the new name!
good night all:hug2:

[TTC5]

Rest up Flava xxxxxx

Love the name change Jen!!!!


Begonia, how long till the big scan?!!!!!!

[Kris217]

Hey girls!
I still have weird dreams and last night was dreaming about pregnancy test...they where all very positive with 2 very dark lines but the tests was all weird (of course) the top liner was coming off and so on...So I waked up took temp and it was going up not down (yeyyy) so i took a test.
First I thought it's nothing on it but then I see a line? It's faint but HD saw it too so I think it's BFP! Ok Im in shock really...:suprise:
I took 3 pics in diff. light (aha...lol) can you guys see it?? It shows better on the test ..pics not so good...(sorry it they are big)
With my other babys I got a better line like 9dpo and now Im 11 dpo and line is so light hope it's all ok!
Im a little worried...:worry:
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Woohoo congrats Flava!!!!!

[daisyfay311]

Hey ladies, just popping in to say, CONGRATS to 3P1B and to Flava!!!!

Awesome news! Hope the bfps and the "It's a Boy!" announcements just keep on coming!

[Hobbermittens]

FLAVA!!! CONGRATS!!!! I hope the spotting is nothing. My friend had the same thin happen last pregnancy (several times) and her baby was perfectly healthy and carried to full term!

And I like the new name, 3pink1blue! :)

Begonia, can't wait to hear what you find out tomorrow!!

[TTC5]

Oh is begonias scan tomorrow? Oops I thought it was today lol

[gizmo77]

begonia, yorue finding out????? thats awesome! goodluck..i plan to do the same, find out but not tell dh

flava, hope everythings sticks!!! good luck!

[iluvmyman]

ttc5- I just got bored with the gelatin, I was sick of the cost and having to make it just everything really. We were going to take a break for a while so I decided to quit it and then at the last minute we attempted and here we are :)
ITA with iluv, I was eating 1+ avacados a day. Lunch was typically a chicken breast and half an avocado. And oh yeah scarf those omelets!

iluv- its both bil's actually, the one no money got sad and the jerky one, well he was a jerk. Problem is he and everyone but us thinks he's funny, "oh he's just teasing". Um no he's an ass.
Yeah, we don't care what they want name wise, dd2 has my mil's middle name and dd3 has dh's deceased sisters middle name (by their request). DH is a jr and we are definitely not going for a 3rd but my fil thinks the boys must be all his family. And let me tell you they are a legacy worth letting die lol
We've come to expect it. My neighbor cried and hugged me, my mil said oh good. I don't really care as long as long as we get love and support from somewhere. Honestly I'd rather get it from those we see every day then those we try to avoid kwim ?
As for Princessap, she's been having a real hard time with the fact she's not getting pregnant. After m/c her son in Oct she just wants/needs it so much. We m/c at a few days apart at almost the same gestation so we've become loss buddies and have been emailing for months now. I'm going to rat her out though, she finally got her bfp Monday, I told her she should check in but she's so scared.

MFC- I'm all about the fish oil for ewcm, of everything I tried it created buckets for me :)
I've been loving shopping for an actual blue baby, it's so much for fun then hopeful outfits :)
FX for a bfp before your edd, it's a rough day to hit if you're not pregnant.

Gizmo-Thanks! fx for your attempt, hope you're feeling better soon :)

Yay for princessap!!! M/C and loss make this so scary! I will freak out more toward the end I guess since that's when it happened for us. Hopefully not at all. My sister's friend lost her baby for no known reason 2 weeks before delivery and hasn't been able to get pregnant at all and is in her 40's. She knew about my loss as well and when my sister told her I was pregnant she stopped texting her. It's soooo hard! I hurt for her. Hopefully princessap will hop back on here.

I'm glad you have such a great attitude about the in-laws and DH supports you too. We've cut some people out of our lives or greatly minimized contact too that we just really don't need or bring us down. I can't tell you how stoked I am and can't wait to hear 2 success stories maybe tomorrow from Mrs. Begonia.

[iluvmyman]

The last post was long so I'm updating here instead :bigsmile:

So weird realization this morning, for the first time since last spring I have nothing to obsess over. I have no sway, nothing to pee on, no symptoms or nubs to google. I was joking with dh, I need a new hobby lol

LOL! I have already been on babiesrus and a local store to eyeball items and create a wish list of new stuff. Like the snuza since I'll be an official stress case now for SIDS (my sister is picking me up 1 from craigslist on Tues), a video monitor and more cloth diapers. I also have been reading a ton on the best supps to take and organic products and stuff. So much more to obsess about. :) Names for your little guy too!

I can't see the nub. Augh! I'm not good at that game at all. BTW - I would've guesses boy for you based off the last belly shot you posted because he was so low in your pelvis in that shot. Although, he's kinda making himself pretty comfy so it was hard to tell your sure. All a guess really but that was my guess. Begonia is too skinny to even venture a guess.

[iluvmyman]

[QUOTE=Flava;80968]Hey girls!

OMGosh!!! I'm in shock and I got the chills. I edited my post cuz I read on about the bleeding. I will be praying for you! Plz keep us updated.

[iluvmyman]

Thanks foxy and flava! I told ya I'm bad at this nub thing lol

No name yet, we will probably have a list read and name him after he's here. I'll post the list when it's semi-final :)

Ahhh! You changed your name to 3Pink1Blue, I love it!!!!

[Hobbermittens]

LOL! I have already been on babiesrus and a local store to eyeball items and create a wish list of new stuff. Like the snuza since I'll be an official stress case now for SIDS (my sister is picking me up 1 from craigslist on Tues), a video monitor and more cloth diapers. I also have been reading a ton on the best supps to take and organic products and stuff. So much more to obsess about. :)

I have a Babesafe crib mattress cover thing that is supposed to reduce the risk of SIDS. It is just a big plastic bag, but it helped put my mind at ease. The other thing I love are the Halo Sleep Sacks.

[iluvmyman]

B- I'm so excited for her I had to share. I get her fear, the more people you tell the more you have to tell you lost. It's hard to see the end after what she went through.
See now I'm all about the no lie no answer answer lol "DH wants it to be a surprise" is a perfect answer. Save the guilt and don't lie just omit info. AHHH I'm so excited for tomorrow!!

Oh and since I did rat out Princess, if she pops in and posts pretend I didn't :wink:

I think there's no way she is going back through to try and catch up. :)

[iluvmyman]

I have a Babesafe crib mattress cover thing that is supposed to reduce the risk of SIDS. It is just a big plastic bag, but it helped put my mind at ease. The other thing I love are the Halo Sleep Sacks.

I do have several sleep sacks and their great. The Snuza I've never heard about but it's a little sensor you clip to the diaper when they are sleeping on their back and the plastic rests underneath their bellybutton. If no movement is sensed in 15 seconds it vibrates to stimulate baby and if no movement in 5 more seconds it sounds an alarm. This is better for us then the under the crib mattress ones since we won't be using a crib at first and they are portable. Expensive at $120 new but found on craigslist for $60 used but that's fine as long as it works. Since losing DS2, I know this will make me feel much better. So many neat things I just have to be very specific on purchases since this is our last baby. I really want 1 of those expensive video monitors I need to save up for.

[TTC5]

So does Grapefruit really help with EWCM? I find it is nice when you mix it with pineapple juice and some ice, LOL

[princessap]

So seeing as Jen ratted me out! I just thought I would pop on and say hi.
I got my BFP last week and am soooo nervous. i am taking progesterone and doing feequent betas to make sure all is okay.
I am not really concerned with gender just want a healthy baby.
Sorry Icannot catch up with everyone.
B-cannot wait to hear news today!

will try to pop by more often.

[skrimpy]

Keeping FX that your bean sticks Flava!

[nuthinbutpink]

Congrats, princess!

[TTC5]

So seeing as Jen ratted me out! I just thought I would pop on and say hi.
I got my BFP last week and am soooo nervous. i am taking progesterone and doing feequent betas to make sure all is okay.
I am not really concerned with gender just want a healthy baby.
Sorry Icannot catch up with everyone.
B-cannot wait to hear news today!

will try to pop by more often.

Hello, so nice to hear from you! Congrats and sending you lots of healthy sticky vibes!!! xxx KUP please!

[princessap]

Thanks NBP and TTC 5.
Appreciate the sticky vibes!!

how are you ladies doing?

[begonia]

So seeing as Jen ratted me out! I just thought I would pop on and say hi.
I got my BFP last week and am soooo nervous. i am taking progesterone and doing feequent betas to make sure all is okay.
I am not really concerned with gender just want a healthy baby.
Sorry Icannot catch up with everyone.
B-cannot wait to hear news today!

will try to pop by more often.
:hug2: Good to see you, Princess! Thrilled to hear you got your BFP and will be praying for a healthy babe for you!

Flava, hope all is well hun. :pray: for your bean to stick too.

Love the name change Jen, YAY!!!!

[begonia]

begonia, yorue finding out????? thats awesome! goodluck..i plan to do the same, find out but not tell dh


Oooo, Gizmo, this makes me feel better that I'm not the only person in this position! But yes ... I'm finding out today :oops:

[begonia]

I do have several sleep sacks and their great. The Snuza I've never heard about but it's a little sensor you clip to the diaper when they are sleeping on their back and the plastic rests underneath their bellybutton. If no movement is sensed in 15 seconds it vibrates to stimulate baby and if no movement in 5 more seconds it sounds an alarm. This is better for us then the under the crib mattress ones since we won't be using a crib at first and they are portable. Expensive at $120 new but found on craigslist for $60 used but that's fine as long as it works. Since losing DS2, I know this will make me feel much better. So many neat things I just have to be very specific on purchases since this is our last baby. I really want 1 of those expensive video monitors I need to save up for.

Love sleep sacks! And I think purchases that ease your mind are well worth the investment. I'm getting a video monitor to put in my girls bedroom (5 and 2, LOL) because in our new house they will be upstairs. I want to be able to see them easily.

TTC5 I liked grapefruit juice; it was hard for me to tell what helped and how much, but I do think it contributed! I drank it every morning.

SO my new plan for today is different ... I'm going to have them show me so there's no doubt, BUT ... I'm NOT going to get any photos that reveal it. That way if DH finds out about the scan or comes across the pictures ... I can tell him they weren't able to get a good shot :bigsmile: Still preserving his surprise, LOL!

I really don't know what to think ... if I hadn't swayed I'd be 100% expecting girl but obviously I have more hope due to swaying, so I feel like I've got a 50/50 shot. Right now I still feel like I'm going to be a-ok and have no GD with another girl though so my biggest prayer has been that IF I hear girl, I am actually happy about it. I know that boy or girl this baby is my last and I'm thrilled to be having it :pickuphappy:

[ELP]

(EXCUSE CAPS PLEASE:oops:)

B, What time iS your Scan?????!!!!!! HoW many hourS?

[ELP]

PrinceSS, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! Hoping for a H&H 9 month for you XXXX

[TTC5]

Thanks NBP and TTC 5.
Appreciate the sticky vibes!!

how are you ladies doing?

I am back on supps and diet etc and we TTC December!! =D

[TTC5]

Oooo, Gizmo, this makes me feel better that I'm not the only person in this position! But yes ... I'm finding out today :oops:

How many hours lol? It is 10.30pm and I am very tired but busting to hear your news ;)

[Flava]

Hi!Thanks for all the congrats!!!
Looks like no spotting today so that's good! I really hope it's not coming back. Post another pic on the bfp place todays test is darker yeyyy!

I don't know anything about this mattress cover and halo sacks ...all this good? How does it works?

[Flava]

Oh yeah I can't wait for begonias news! Im thinking boy for her! This she said she post around noon?

[Flava]

Ummm looks like I do in June ( hope baby stick) 2 or 4 not sure because my cycle are not the same long every month. Anyway there is no June group to hang out .:sad: No one else due in June?

[begonia]

How many hours lol? It is 10.30pm and I am very tired but busting to hear your news ;)

Awww, 5 you're so sweet to stay up! My scan is in 2 hours exactly ... so hope to be able to update then, it just depends on if they are running late, etc. I'll post in the waiting room to let you all know when I go in!

Flava all looks ok this morning? Thinking about you!

And wow, Daisy, didn't realize you were 8 weeks already!

[Flava]

g2g to store ! It help with the waiting time lol hope when I come back B is posting already!

[begonia]

g2g to store ! It help with the waiting time lol hope when I come back B is posting already!

LOL ... I have it all planned myself .. take DD2 to preschool in 15 minutes, go get breakfast, run into Target ... go to scan! Hopefully they aren't running behind. Sitting there waiting will be torture! I'll post on my phone though :)

[princessap]

Good luck begonia...looking forward to hearing your news!

[3Pink1Blue]

Iluv- I say do whatever puts you at ease.

Well I've been busted, Princessesap you know I love you and am sending all my sticky healthy blue dust your way :bigsmile:

B- I think you'd be just as hopeful if you didn't know about swaying, I stupidly hoped twice I'd hear girl not knowing I'd swayed my pink ass off. At least this time your hope has some merit. So excited for you and fx you hear blue! Omg just saw the time, now I stalk!

Flava- woohoo!!! Screw the due in June group, come hang with us ttc blue crew grads http://genderdreaming.com/forum/showthread.php?4310-TTC-Blue-Crew-Grads

[begonia]

Girl #3 for me!

DH is going to be bummed; I'm glad for him we are waiting because at delivery he wont care. But poor guy has referred to the baby as our boy name a couple of times so I know he was really hoping.

I'm ok, not shocked, and glad to know because finding another girl name will take me some time.

[Flava]

Ok Im back where is B???
Jen I don't know if I want to hang in blue grads group...did not have nice memories from last time when I was in that group with DD4. (not the same group of course but...)

My fat jeans is small!:mad::hair: have to go buy new BIGGER today! But i sure hope I can stay in that for a long time now!:drama:

[Flava]

Begonia- big big hugs to you!!!:bighug::hug2: I have 4 girls and maybe 5 soon so I know how is it. BUT I love them all and you will too!
Im sure she is very cute love to see some pics if you got any!
Congrats on you princess!:celebrate:

[3Pink1Blue]

B- congrats Hun! I will be the first to say 3 girls is a ton of fun!

Flava- we are a totally different group, all babies welcome! Fat pants small he he he you'll be busting out like me in no time :bigsmile:

[Zivic-Bubac]

Begonia - congratulations on your baby girl!!!!!! :HH:
I didn't understand the part where you say you are glad for DH bcos at delivery he won't care. He doesn't want to know the gender before delivery? If I knew the gender, I coulnd't keep my mouth shut for 2 seconds, I would tell my DH whether he likes it or not LOL! ;)

[princessap]

Congrats Begonia on girl #3. Glad to hear everything is going well!

I admire you for being able to keep the secret!

[iluvmyman]

Girl #3 for me!

DH is going to be bummed; I'm glad for him we are waiting because at delivery he wont care. But poor guy has referred to the baby as our boy name a couple of times so I know he was really hoping.

I'm ok, not shocked, and glad to know because finding another girl name will take me some time.

Oh B! I know you are glad to have a healthy baby girl but I also know that you will need to mourn not having a boy and that doesn't take away from you being happy the baby is healthy. I'm know you are probably hurting as much or more for DH not getting a boy. Love you and please vent away. Congrats on your undoubtledly beautiful little girl.

[skrimpy]

Congrats on a healthy girl Begonia, I know I am loving my sweet little baby girl :)

Can't wait to hear more about your scan.

[iluvmyman]

Halo sleep sacks came about during the SIDS Back to Sleep Campaign. They are basically zippable blankets so the babies do not have unsafe blankets in their beds that can cause suffocation. I will send over some links.

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4356892

This is the sunza
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4108493&prodFindSrc=search

These are under the mattress
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2970307

I have a mattress pad that was supposed to be breathable and help prevent SIDS but that was a long time ago and I don't see 1 on that website. I would never have let this stuff bother me before but I'm a little more cautious now.

[begonia]

Oh B! I know you are glad to have a healthy baby girl but I also know that you will need to mourn not having a boy and that doesn't take away from you being happy the baby is healthy. I'm know you are probably hurting as much or more for DH not getting a boy. Love you and please vent away. Congrats on your undoubtledly beautiful little girl.

You nailed it, Iluv, really this is pretty much how I feel. I love the idea of my 3 girls having each other for the rest of their lives. Love it and am so happy for them. But oh how I hurt for DH. Particularly in about 10 years when Father/Son camping, etc is in full swing, and he's got three daughters. Or even this weekend for example, he's flying out to meet his Dad to celebrate his Uncle's 50th with a Man Weekend. I'm just sad he's not going to have a boy for stuff like that. Like, I'm crying about that. He absolutely adores his daughters and will be crazy for this one too, but I also dread all the commentary from people about him living in a house full of estrogen, etc.

So yes, I'm happy, I don't have GD the way I did with DD2 and I think a huge part of that is I didn't have my hopes up... with her, I really thought she was a boy. This one I figured it was still a good chance for a girl... in fact when I was laying there on the table today I just knew it. It took awhile bc she had her legs crossed but it was obvious once she opened up that she's a lady :) I'm glad I found out because I'm going to work with DH on picking a girl name so at least when he pats my belly and calls it by the boy name I can say "or Girl Name!" just to remind him that it's not for sure. I'm also glad I found out because I would have had these same sadnesses for him at the birth, and I still will probably for a long while ... but at least I'm prepared for it. And I will say, our 2 DD's are far from princesses so it isn't like the man is swimming in pink. I just know he will miss not ever having a son.

As for swaying well I don't think I would have changed a thing about mine. But we all know there's just an element of it beyond our control.

[Tink18]

congrats b. im sure your 3rd baby girl will be just as perfect as your first 2!

[begonia]

Begonia - congratulations on your baby girl!!!!!! :HH:
I didn't understand the part where you say you are glad for DH bcos at delivery he won't care. He doesn't want to know the gender before delivery? If I knew the gender, I coulnd't keep my mouth shut for 2 seconds, I would tell my DH whether he likes it or not LOL! ;)

I can keep it a secret for sure, especially because it's a girl. I just remember how we both felt after finding out with DD2. The car ride home was pretty quiet because what is there to say? Telling him it's a girl now would ruin his surprise AND not give him anything to get excited about. Lips are sealed for sure.

I will definitely be trying to steer him away from being too hopeful for a boy though.

Another thing I will say I'm bummed about is not being able to prove people wrong, all the ones who are like "why wait for a surprise? you know it'll be a girl since you have two already!" I'm bummed that they will all be like "Well, of course she had a girl."

[iluvmyman]

You nailed it, Iluv, really this is pretty much how I feel. I love the idea of my 3 girls having each other for the rest of their lives. Love it and am so happy for them. But oh how I hurt for DH. Particularly in about 10 years when Father/Son camping, etc is in full swing, and he's got three daughters. Or even this weekend for example, he's flying out to meet his Dad to celebrate his Uncle's 50th with a Man Weekend. I'm just sad he's not going to have a boy for stuff like that. Like, I'm crying about that. He absolutely adores his daughters and will be crazy for this one too, but I also dread all the commentary from people about him living in a house full of estrogen, etc.

So yes, I'm happy, I don't have GD the way I did with DD2 and I think a huge part of that is I didn't have my hopes up... with her, I really thought she was a boy. This one I figured it was still a good chance for a girl... in fact when I was laying there on the table today I just knew it. It took awhile bc she had her legs crossed but it was obvious once she opened up that she's a lady :) I'm glad I found out because I'm going to work with DH on picking a girl name so at least when he pats my belly and calls it by the boy name I can say "or Girl Name!" just to remind him that it's not for sure. I'm also glad I found out because I would have had these same sadnesses for him at the birth, and I still will probably for a long while ... but at least I'm prepared for it. And I will say, our 2 DD's are far from princesses so it isn't like the man is swimming in pink. I just know he will miss not ever having a son.

As for swaying well I don't think I would have changed a thing about mine. But we all know there's just an element of it beyond our control.

You are not an old lady, mamma. you could always try for 1 more. :) You made me laugh about the "Far from princesses comment" I think what you are feeling is so normal and hurting for DH shows how much you love him. It will be hard to hear him keep saying boy when you know it's a girl but you know now so you can help guide him through this w/o him knowing it. I regret a lot with my sway too, I think it comes with the territory but I'm sure you did a great job! I've probably said so many of those "estorgen" type comments in my life to people w/o even considering it. Lesson learned. :)

I just read your last post too, people just don't think before they talk do they. I'd get those tears worked up to make them feel like CRAP!

[babydes56]

B, i've posted on the blue grad thread but just wanted to say i feel you pain for you DH because i will feel the same if i'm having another girl. I also hear you about not being able to prove people wrong, some people are so insensitive & dont think before they speak. I'm glad though that you ok, i guess it will take some time to absorb & you'll have your highs & lows & eventually get over it especially when you see that lil face

[skrimpy]

B I had a super hard time with the "it just HAS to be a girl" comments when I was preg with Honor... I dreaded after she was born, but I've found that nobody really comments now. One secretary at DH's work makes comments but that's about it.


Hopefully the same will be true for you. ((hugs)) as you adjust to thinking about a new daughter and ((hugs)) as you feel this loss of the experience of a son for DH and yourself.

[zanacal]

Halo sleep sacks came about during the SIDS Back to Sleep Campaign. They are basically zippable blankets so the babies do not have unsafe blankets in their beds that can cause suffocation. I will send over some links.

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4356892

This is the sunza
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4108493&prodFindSrc=search

These are under the mattress
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2970307

I have a mattress pad that was supposed to be breathable and help prevent SIDS but that was a long time ago and I don't see 1 on that website. I would never have let this stuff bother me before but I'm a little more cautious now.

Hi iluv - I just wanted to say that I used a Snuza with DS3 and I loved it! I used it for around 4 months while he was sleeping in his hammock (there was a safety scare about the hammock which freaked me out so I ordered this for reassurance). I did have to stop using it once he was out of the hammock and in a cot and rolling himself over to sleep on his tummy because that caused a gap between his nappy and his tummy and the monitor didn't always touch him very hard iywim? Anyhow, I can definitely recommend it!

[gizmo77]

I can keep it a secret for sure, especially because it's a girl. I just remember how we both felt after finding out with DD2. The car ride home was pretty quiet because what is there to say? Telling him it's a girl now would ruin his surprise AND not give him anything to get excited about. Lips are sealed for sure.

I will definitely be trying to steer him away from being too hopeful for a boy though.

Another thing I will say I'm bummed about is not being able to prove people wrong, all the ones who are like "why wait for a surprise? you know it'll be a girl since you have two already!" I'm bummed that they will all be like "Well, of course she had a girl."

i hear ya on that. everyone just SEEMS to know how it all works dont they. "if you have 2 girls youre most likely to have a 3rd" i hate ppl like that. and i find that those are the ppl that are the MOST ignorant. i know it seems SOOO cliche to say "as long as its healthy" but if it were me (and i can get mean) i would just tell ppl how "ive heard of horror stories of lost/sick/unhealthy babies and i am just blessed to be pregnant with a healthy child and how i dont know why ppl are so focused on gender, is it an ignorance thing?"

i hate ppl like that. everyone says that to me.

anyway, begonia, you are VERY lucky to have this baby. she is going to be a hoot esply at age 1.5 ;-)

[Hobbermittens]

Girl #3 for me!

DH is going to be bummed; I'm glad for him we are waiting because at delivery he wont care. But poor guy has referred to the baby as our boy name a couple of times so I know he was really hoping.

I'm ok, not shocked, and glad to know because finding another girl name will take me some time.

Congrats on your baby girl!! Are you feeling okay? I'm sorry you didn't hear boy... and I hope it isn't too hard keeping the secret from DH.

I went through this when we had our last DD. I wanted to find out, but DH didn't, so I went to my 20 wk u/s without him. I found out we were having a girl, and I was crushed, and I was so upset when I got home that I ended up having to tell him why (he thought there was something wrong with the baby).

[purplepoet20]

Been going through my u/s frame by frame (yes I'm a dork) and think I found an awesome nub shot. What do you guys think?
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Had to sneak into the TTC boy zone to say... WOOHOO... and you found out on my birthday what a great surprise to see that dreams do come true :)

[Flava]

iluv-thanks for the post. I just wish this stuff cost less!

[Flava]

begonia - Im in the same boat DH don't have any brothers and yes my #3 was a girl also # 4 and here we are again trying for #5. And now I never ever thought Im going to have 5 kids!
And I hate the comments too...I try to hide this pregnancy as long as I can but Im sure that is not long!
I already had to buy bigger jeans today but that's is because of the fat not because of the pregnancy.

[3Pink1Blue]

B- I so get feeling bad for dh. I cried for him when I found out 3 was a girl and my poor dh is swimming in pink here.

Purple- thanks, you were right if you remember :bigsmile:

[WashingtonPromise]

Wow, you guys have been busy....do you know how long it took for me to catch up?!?!?

Congrats, Jen on your baby boy!!! I will also be cheching out your sway.

And Congrats Begonia on your baby girl!!! Sometimes God just has bigger plans than the ones we have. I am so glad she is healthy.

FlavaL Congrats....I hope you have a nice sticky bean in there. How is the spotting?

Lola: Congrats on the O. Did you get you SA results in the mail yet?

Daisy: Glad to see you dropping in....8 weeks already!!!

Tink: Did you O? You need a yicker.

We had a great time camping. I need to upload a pic of the mountains....beautiful. I am still exausted though. We only dtd one time while we were there, though. And, my diet was aweful, too. I only had a few nasty marshmellows, but the kids burnt....I mean "cooked" them for me, so I couldn't say no. There just wasn't enough time for all the HE eating. Oh, and DH got fudge at the candy shop....and it has to sit on the kitchen counter staring at me, I hope he eats it all soon. I always feel aweful after I eat sweets. Not sure if or when I Oed, yet. My temp was up this morning, but then I had tons of EWCM today, so only the next couple days will tell. I wish I had some OPKs. Anyway....back to normal life......thank God.

[iluvmyman]

Hi iluv - I just wanted to say that I used a Snuza with DS3 and I loved it! I used it for around 4 months while he was sleeping in his hammock (there was a safety scare about the hammock which freaked me out so I ordered this for reassurance). I did have to stop using it once he was out of the hammock and in a cot and rolling himself over to sleep on his tummy because that caused a gap between his nappy and his tummy and the monitor didn't always touch him very hard iywim? Anyhow, I can definitely recommend it!

Oh, Thank you so much for that! I don't know anyone that has used the Snuza. What hammock did you use? I also plan on using the Miyo (Moffi) hammock and I did kinda figure they were sort of useless after they roll over but s/b great in the beginning when I'll be the biggest stress case.

[iluvmyman]

iluv-thanks for the post. I just wish this stuff cost less!

True that Flava! It's harder to justify when this is our last.

What did DH say about the BFP? I have been praying for you and glad the bleeding has subsided. So scary!

[TTC5]

Girl #3 for me!

DH is going to be bummed; I'm glad for him we are waiting because at delivery he wont care. But poor guy has referred to the baby as our boy name a couple of times so I know he was really hoping.

I'm ok, not shocked, and glad to know because finding another girl name will take me some time.

CONGRATULATIONS on a healthy little girl B!!!!

[TTC5]

begonia - Im in the same boat DH don't have any brothers and yes my #3 was a girl also # 4 and here we are again trying for #5. And now I never ever thought Im going to have 5 kids!
And I hate the comments too...I try to hide this pregnancy as long as I can but Im sure that is not long!
I already had to buy bigger jeans today but that's is because of the fat not because of the pregnancy.

I hate the comments too! Not only about having all girls but having a big family. Last week I had a fella tell me 4 was enough and anymore was being selfish, i mean, WTF?!!!

[TTC5]

I can keep it a secret for sure, especially because it's a girl. I just remember how we both felt after finding out with DD2. The car ride home was pretty quiet because what is there to say? Telling him it's a girl now would ruin his surprise AND not give him anything to get excited about. Lips are sealed for sure.

I will definitely be trying to steer him away from being too hopeful for a boy though.

Another thing I will say I'm bummed about is not being able to prove people wrong, all the ones who are like "why wait for a surprise? you know it'll be a girl since you have two already!" I'm bummed that they will all be like "Well, of course she had a girl."

Yep! Same... and apparently I have NO hope for a boy according to most :(