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twointow83
March 28th, 2016, 12:28 PM
My pinterest is like 90% recipes and the few baby things I do have I have to keep in a private folder. I have been thinking about making us our own t-shirts (DH, the boys and I) to save a few bucks. I'm thinking about the obvious for the boys.. the whole big brother, big brother again thing but revealing baby's gender... like "Big brother to my brother/sister due Oct 9" or something like that. My boys will destroy them in now time so if I can save money AND get exactly what I want- BONUS!! As for DH and I... I am torn on DH's. Part of me wants the "Oop's we did it again" but this wasn't an oops so probably not. So, he'll prob get something similar to what I am thinking about doing for myself. It's a little snarky maybe but we are planning to wear them were there will be dozens of ppl asking the exact same questions so I was thinking of making a shirt that says "Yes, I'm pregnant. Yes, it was planned. Yes, this will be our last. We're having a __boy/girl__. We are Due Oct 9th." What do you think? Too attitudinal? I'm just thinking, this way most of the obvious questions are answered and I only have to field the less obvious ones.

BunnyGirl19
March 28th, 2016, 12:30 PM
I'm not sure about Clomid. Had I not read that it sways on here I would have said none. I took it to get DS1 and DS2 (who was also a failed IG sway). I got DD with no meds and one month if LE diet a couple months before we were planning to start trying. I got DS3 with no meds and no swaying (he was a drunken wedding night oops). This pregnancy was also med free after 6 months of LE diet and at least one is a girl. The majority I know who took Clomid had boys. Same with Femara. I don't know any of the research behind why they are supposed to sway pink though.

I love to sew and embroider. I just don't have much time for it. I have a bunch of ideas I want to do for the twins, but have a hard time imagining any of it will get done. I also have big dreams of making a few maternity tops, but haven't even bought the pattern yet. We're having some work done on the house right now so my sewing room is in chaos and unusable anyway. I can cut out fabric downstairs on the dining room table or floor, but that's it unless I go to DH's store and use the machines there. I usually have a bunch of other errands to run on my child-free day though, so that doesn't work either. Hopefully I can get something figured out.

Quinn31
March 28th, 2016, 12:35 PM
I'm not sure about Clomid. Had I not read that it sways on here I would have said none. I took it to get DS1 and DS2 (who was also a failed IG sway). I got DD with no meds and one month if LE diet a couple months before we were planning to start trying. I got DS3 with no meds and no swaying (he was a drunken wedding night oops). This pregnancy was also med free after 6 months of LE diet and at least one is a girl. The majority I know who took Clomid had boys. Same with Femara. I don't know any of the research behind why they are supposed to sway pink though.

I love to sew and embroider. I just don't have much time for it. I have a bunch of ideas I want to do for the twins, but have a hard time imagining any of it will get done. I also have big dreams of making a few maternity tops, but haven't even bought the pattern yet. We're having some work done on the house right now so my sewing room is in chaos and unusable anyway. I can cut out fabric downstairs on the dining room table or floor, but that's it unless I go to DH's store and use the machines there. I usually have a bunch of other errands to run on my child-free day though, so that doesn't work either. Hopefully I can get something figured out.

I'm glad to hear you know people who have had boys. I was on 150mg clomid this time and it's making me nervous about having another girl. I had a girl on clomid in 2013.

twointow83
March 28th, 2016, 12:42 PM
I feel ya. I feel like I'm positive it's a girl but then part of me thinks that maybe it's because I swayed. Idk. I can never tell if I'm convincing myself this pregnancy is so much different or if it really isn't. Lol. The Ramzi results didn't help with me getting my hopes up.

Does anyone know how much Clomid increases your chances for girl? It was my one and only cycle on it.


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Yes, clomid sways girl. According to Atomic it's pretty much grade A sway material. I was also on my first cycle back on it but don't know if it sways more the longer you are on it or not.

You know what is weird? Since day one I have pretty much accepted that this baby is a boy. But lately I catch myself thinking "she" or "her" instead of "he" or "him". Like you, I think it's because (once upon a time) we tried so hard for a girl and that deep down I am still hoping. So for the first time this pregnancy I'm worried about disappointment. Don't get me wrong, a healthy bundle in blue is still wanted and loved just as a pink bundle is, so it's not like I'll be bawling my eyes out over a test result that says boy... but even the thought of so much as thinking "darn :/ " bothers me because, as much as I am dying to know, gender is unimportant in the big picture... we just want a healthy little bundle. I hope you get your girl! How much longer till you find out?

BunnyGirl19
March 28th, 2016, 01:00 PM
I'm glad to hear you know people who have had boys. I was on 150mg clomid this time and it's making me nervous about having another girl. I had a girl on clomid in 2013.

I belonged to a small Clomid group on Facebook and out of 18 women only me and one other woman had girls and it was when we took nothing. Most of the women had PCOS though, and that sways boy. I took Clomid because there was a theory that I might be releasing immature eggs due to my clotting disorder. The other woman only had one ovary. I've never paid attention to what the sex ratios were in other Clomid groups to see if there was a trend more toward one or the other.

crd5ed
March 28th, 2016, 01:04 PM
I'm not sure. I gave them my conception date too but my doctor still only goes off last period..it's a rule. So weird. So when is your first appointment and scan then? And when will you get harmony results back?

I already had my first appt. my next appt. is the 7th and she said we'd talk about an ultrasound then. I'll have to ask her about a dating ultrasound and if she normally does them. My harmony results should be in any day now...I am waiting to announce my pregnancy until then bc this pregnancy has been so different it makes me a little nervous. :worry:

twointow83
March 28th, 2016, 01:07 PM
I already had my first appt. my next appt. is the 7th and she said we'd talk about an ultrasound then. I'll have to ask her about a dating ultrasound and if she normally does them. My harmony results should be in any day now...I am waiting to announce my pregnancy until then bc this pregnancy has been so different it makes me a little nervous. :worry:

How long have you had to wait for results so far? My appt for testing is next week and I'm trying to figure out how long I'll be waiting for results. I am figuring a couple weeks, but don't really know.

crd5ed
March 28th, 2016, 01:20 PM
I've been waiting for a little over a week now. They said up to two weeks but I was hoping it would be sooner bc I wanted to do a reveal on Easter but they weren't back yet so we waited for the Facebook reveal. Our close family and friends already know bc I've been so sick but we haven't told more than that yet. I'm starting to have a bit of a belly pop out now, especially after eating, so I won't be able to hide it much longer, or I can just let people think I'm getting chubby, ha-ha, that could make for some entertaining conversation. ;)

twointow83
March 28th, 2016, 01:26 PM
I've been waiting for a little over a week now. They said up to two weeks but I was hoping it would be sooner bc I wanted to do a reveal on Easter but they weren't back yet so we waited for the Facebook reveal. Our close family and friends already know bc I've been so sick but we haven't told more than that yet. I'm starting to have a bit of a belly pop out now, especially after eating, so I won't be able to hide it much longer, or I can just let people think I'm getting chubby, ha-ha, that could make for some entertaining conversation. ;)

Hahaha, lol. I'm the same way. I bloat right after eating, which is weird considering I eat next to nothing. I've been monitoring my calorie intake and with a lot of work and some not-so-great high calorie choices I avg just over 1,000 calories a day. I'm just not hungry AT ALL most of the time and when I do eat I get full quickly. Makes me wonder if I'll be able to eat at all once baby is big enough to be putting pressure on my stomach. I've always had trouble eating late in the third tri... judging by right now I may not be able to eat at all this time. I may have to go full liquids, but whatever happens it's worth it :)

Laurenk1424
March 28th, 2016, 02:41 PM
Two- I won't find out gender until May 13th! Haha long wait. I would be ecstatic to have a boy as well, healthy baby is my main goal, but my heart has longed for a girl as long as I can remember. I never pictured my life without having a little girl in it. I was on Clomid for that one cycle but we also were dtd every 3 days so that kinda discourages me from thinking it could be a girl. Who knows.


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twointow83
March 28th, 2016, 02:49 PM
Two- I won't find out gender until May 13th! Haha long wait. I would be ecstatic to have a boy as well, healthy baby is my main goal, but my heart has longed for a girl as long as I can remember. I never pictured my life without having a little girl in it. I was on Clomid for that one cycle but we also were dtd every 3 days so that kinda discourages me from thinking it could be a girl. Who knows.


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U have better odds than me lol. We weren't swaying and had 4 attempts in my fertile window.

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Laurenk1424
March 28th, 2016, 02:54 PM
Do you think that every 3 days still gives me okay odds? I'm so scared it gave me two attempts in fertile window and that freaks me out.


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twointow83
March 28th, 2016, 02:56 PM
I think so but I am no expert.

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LoveRR
March 28th, 2016, 03:55 PM
I joined a gym before I found out I was pregnant . Do any of u exercise ?

Laurenk1424
March 28th, 2016, 03:56 PM
I joined a gym before I found out I was pregnant . Do any of u exercise ?

I exercise atleast 3 days a week doing an hour of cardio and 15-20 of strength training with weights. As long as you were exercising before pregnancy you are fine to continue (unless your dr says otherwise.)


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lala22
March 28th, 2016, 04:06 PM
I'm a pretty active person in general and we hike a lot. I also do yoga and work out at home as much as I can find the time for. I do pretty strenuous hikes before I get big and after that stick to lower key activities. However, I do have to stop going to heated yoga classes- I just don't do well in them while pregnant. Lauren is right, whatever you did before you can keep doing now as long as it feels good.

crd5ed
March 28th, 2016, 06:26 PM
Hahaha, lol. I'm the same way. I bloat right after eating, which is weird considering I eat next to nothing. I've been monitoring my calorie intake and with a lot of work and some not-so-great high calorie choices I avg just over 1,000 calories a day. I'm just not hungry AT ALL most of the time and when I do eat I get full quickly. Makes me wonder if I'll be able to eat at all once baby is big enough to be putting pressure on my stomach. I've always had trouble eating late in the third tri... judging by right now I may not be able to eat at all this time. I may have to go full liquids, but whatever happens it's worth it :)

Yes!! This is me too, I bet I don't consume more than 1200 cal a day which would explain why my weight is still down. I'm hardly ever hungry I only eat to keep the nausea at bay and I get full after only a little portion, not at all close to what I used to eat amount wise. It's just been so weird so while I did sway girl I'm just praying for a healthy little baby at this point! My calorie choices have been pretty poor, only what doesn't make my stomach turn so that has been cereal, pop tarts, muffins and smoothies. Any spices seem to make me sorry I ate anything at all. I got really sick last week after having a taco so that has curbed me from eating normal dinners with the family for awhile longer. :/

I completely agree that anything and everything is totally worth it!! When I see newborns I instantly sigh and get excited for what is to come. :)

Quinn31
March 28th, 2016, 08:06 PM
Can anyone explain the personality part of swaying? I just read that obsessive/anxious people tend to have boys. That is me to the T and I have two girls. Is it just bad luck? (Not that my girls are bad luck, they are phenomenal)


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lala22
March 28th, 2016, 08:26 PM
Can anyone explain the personality part of swaying? I just read that obsessive/anxious people tend to have boys. That is me to the T and I have two girls. Is it just bad luck? (Not that my girls are bad luck, they are phenomenal)


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Have never once heard of this! I can be pretty high strung just in that I'm go go go and I like control but I am also capable of being laid back and I have one of each so maybe! Ha!

Blue Bear
March 30th, 2016, 02:15 PM
Just had lunch with one of my best friends and told her I had the blood work done and will know gender soon. It's hard not to be annoyed when people say, "I think you are having a ...." And then just keep saying that - even though they don't have any idea... Of course it is always of the gender that you already have - people just assume that if you have 1 of one gender you will only have that gender. Of course I didn't tell anyone about this site...really no one's business if there is a reason for all of the wheatgrass I had. LOL! Anyone else dealing with others' opinions/guesses at the moment? Anyone else waiting for harmony tests?

twointow83
March 30th, 2016, 02:18 PM
Just had lunch with one of my best friends and told her I had the blood work done and will know gender soon. It's hard not to be annoyed when people say, "I think you are having a ...." And then just keep saying that - even though they don't have any idea... Of course it is always of the gender that you already have - people just assume that if you have 1 of one gender you will only have that gender. Of course I didn't tell anyone about this site...really no one's business if there is a reason for all of the wheatgrass I had. LOL! Anyone else dealing with others' opinions/guesses at the moment? Anyone else waiting for harmony tests?
I'm waiting to get the test next week, then I'll be waiting on results. Hopefully both our results come sooner than later.

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Blue Bear
March 30th, 2016, 02:19 PM
Also, we are considering keeping it a secret from family/friends - just seems fun to make everyone wonder. It seems to bug a lot of people when we say we may not tell!! Of course I'll let you ladies know! :)

twointow83
March 30th, 2016, 02:25 PM
Also, we are considering keeping it a secret from family/friends - just seems fun to make everyone wonder. It seems to bug a lot of people when we say we may not tell!! Of course I'll let you ladies know! :)
I thought of doing that too but A: getting old using nicknames B: I'd slip. I just know I would. I'd say he or she, him or her. I'd put money on slipping up lol.

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Quinn31
March 30th, 2016, 03:09 PM
I'm having Progenity done next Monday at 10.5 weeks and we're keeping it a secret from everyone!! After two girls I'm soooo praying for a boy.


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lala22
March 30th, 2016, 04:06 PM
I'm pretty sure we're keeping it a secret. Well actually I know we are only I'm sure I'll slip up at some point too. What really irks me is when I tell me we're keeping it a surprise they act like I'm doing them some injustice- like it really affects them . Lol. And I KNOW I'll have people trying to get me to slip up and that pisses me off in advance. Let us have some fun- this is our last one- sheesh!

BunnyGirl19
March 30th, 2016, 06:19 PM
Looks like we're having one of each. Twin A is aboy and Twin B is a girl.

Laurenk1424
March 30th, 2016, 06:20 PM
Congrats bunny! That's exciting news!!


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twointow83
March 30th, 2016, 06:21 PM
Looks like we're having one of each. Twin A is aboy and Twin B is a girl.
Congrats! Best of both worlds.

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Kmomofthree
March 30th, 2016, 10:03 PM
Congrats Bunny!

Bella29
March 30th, 2016, 10:42 PM
Bunny girl, how do you feel about that? Were you hoping for two girls?


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crd5ed
March 30th, 2016, 10:45 PM
I'm so mad. I found out yesterday my doctor's office filled out the form for Harmony incorrectly so they canceled the order and I have to go back for blood work again so they can re-submit it. To make it more frustrating my doctor knew this early last week and never contacted me until I left a message for her inquiring about my results yesterday. So another 2 weeks of waiting for me. I'm so sad and frustrated. I was waiting to share our news until we had these results so we could be sure all was well with the baby. Now I'm not sure I'll last another 2 weeks or that I won't show too much bc this bump is definitely expanding!! I know its not a really big deal but now I'm questioning my doctor's ability to be my primary care provider throughout this pregnancy. She has one of the biggest patient loads of one of our large healthcare system's here, my wait is at least 30 min. every time I see her and she always seems to get confused or write things incorrectly every time I have an appt. I'm thinking of switching to the nurse midwife in her office who has a much smaller patient load (and I wanted a midwife for this birth anyway). :P

Bella29
March 30th, 2016, 10:48 PM
Trust your instincts crd. Midwifery care is gold standard anyway. You don't need a dr unless something is abnormal. I'm sorry that she screwed up your test. How disappointing.


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twointow83
March 30th, 2016, 10:49 PM
I'm so mad. I found out yesterday my doctor's office filled out the form for Harmony incorrectly so they canceled the order and I have to go back for blood work again so they can re-submit it. To make it more frustrating my doctor knew this early last week and never contacted me until I left a message for her inquiring about my results yesterday. So another 2 weeks of waiting for me. I'm so sad and frustrated. I was waiting to share our news until we had these results so we could be sure all was well with the baby. Now I'm not sure I'll last another 2 weeks or that I won't show too much bc this bump is definitely expanding!! I know its not a really big deal but now I'm questioning my doctor's ability to be my primary care provider throughout this pregnancy. She has one of the biggest patient loads of one of our large healthcare system's here, my wait is at least 30 min. every time I see her and she always seems to get confused or write things incorrectly every time I have an appt. I'm thinking of switching to the nurse midwife in her office who has a much smaller patient load (and I wanted a midwife for this birth anyway). :P
I'm sorry :( If it makes you feel better it looks like I won't be getting the harmony test. Just a basic first trimester screening :( So it looks like we have another 6+ weeks of waiting to find out :(

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crd5ed
March 30th, 2016, 10:51 PM
I *think* I'm going to find out and not tell anyone. We'll see if I can do so successfully without slipping or letting on I know! Ha! I think it fun to keep it a secret and if I didn't have so much boy clothing to unload I'd refrain from finding out too but I'm a planner and a purger. I don't like to keep anything we don't need and less is more to me! ;)

BunnyGirl, I hope you're feeling ok about the genders, I *think* you were hoping for two girls? How did DH and the rest of the kids feel? I think it will be so much fun to have twins. I knew a boy/girl set of twins in high school who were so close with each other. They had such a wonderful relationship. :)

crd5ed
March 30th, 2016, 10:58 PM
I'm old (36!) Twointow so our insurance covers everything but $100 for ours because of my "advanced maternal age". I honestly didn't feel like it was necessary until I was given the statistics of birth defects that increase with age, then I got nervous. :/ We would welcome any baby regardless of any anomalies but I would like to know if something is terminal. I had a friend whose little boy had anencephaly, he lived 48 minutes after being born. Ever since her experience I truly take nothing for granted.

twointow83
March 30th, 2016, 11:02 PM
I'm old (36!) Twointow so our insurance covers everything but $100 for ours because of my "advanced maternal age". I honestly didn't feel like it was necessary until I was given the statistics of birth defects that increase with age, then I got nervous. :/ We would welcome any baby regardless of any anomalies but I would like to know if something is terminal. I had a friend whose little boy had anencephaly, he lived 48 minutes after being born. Ever since her experience I truly take nothing for granted.
Yeah, I am 32. I lost our DD to a chromosomal abnormalities but DH and I's bloodwork came back normal so now they are saying I am high risk but not high enough risk to warrant the Harmony.

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BunnyGirl19
March 30th, 2016, 11:03 PM
We were hoping for two girls to even things up in the house, but just one being a girl was all I needed. I'm not disappointed aside from being minorly bummed about not dressing them in matching outfits, but they can still coordinate. DH is glad one is a girl so I won't have a meltdown. I feel a bit relieved that I don't have to pick a second girl name though. DH and I don't agree at all and none of the compromise names seemed to fit. We have an easier time agreeing on boy names so I think we have them both named now. I'll probably look at boy names a bit more, but I like what's picked already.

crd5ed
March 30th, 2016, 11:41 PM
Yeah, I am 32. I lost our DD to a chromosomal abnormalities but DH and I's bloodwork came back normal so now they are saying I am high risk but not high enough risk to warrant the Harmony.

I'm so sorry, Twointow, I think your history of miscarriages would qualify you as high enough risk to cover the tests. I dislike the stipulations that insurance companies get to place on lives when we know our bodies and medical history best.

Quinn31
March 31st, 2016, 05:39 AM
Crd5ed that would make me furious!!!! I had a midwife for my second delivery and it was sooo much better. I'm only 34 but Progenity apparently wants to make it available to anyone so the most I'll have to pay is $100. That's worth it to me.

My morning sickness came back this morning as I tried to work out. I'm 10 weeks! I've never had it this long and I had girls.


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Blue Bear
March 31st, 2016, 08:02 AM
Crd5ed that would make me furious!!!! I had a midwife for my second delivery and it was sooo much better. I'm only 34 but Progenity apparently wants to make it available to anyone so the most I'll have to pay is $100. That's worth it to me.

My morning sickness came back this morning as I tried to work out. I'm 10 weeks! I've never had it this long and I had girls.


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Yeah my insurance won't cover mine so my doctor had said the cost was $138 which I thought was good compared to the $1200 first trimester screening. Let's hope he is right! When I called harmony the guy who answered said that seemed right. Quinn... I am in the same boat! Maybe threw up once with my daughter and was nauseous but not this bad. It did last until week 17 with her though until symptoms were gone. Last night I had tried to cut back on Zofran and was puking at 11. Thought I was better but I guess I still need the medication a bit longer. I'm at 12.5 weeks.

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Bella29
March 31st, 2016, 08:32 AM
I'm 11+4 today and my ms is def better, but I am scared to reduce my doxylamine dosage. If anything I'm taking more now than I was two weeks ago when I had to have IV fluids for dehydration. It hasn't been a pretty 6 weeks, that's for sure. I can't wait to feel better soon. I hope you all start feeling better too. I've had two girls and one of them, I was sick with till 20 weeks, the other till less than 12. My little boy who was my third I can't remember but I think it was a little bit more than 12 but not as many as 20, so I am not sure that I can make any real inferences about gender based on how sick I get, as it has been so different with each one. We aren't finding out this time again, but I do find myself kinda wishing we were at times cos I have so many clothes for both boys and girls that I just want to sort out!


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Quinn31
March 31st, 2016, 09:16 AM
Yeah I don't know if there's a real correlation between ms and sex of the baby. It is very weird to me to feel this nauseous for so long. With my girls I really lucked out I guess. Still hoping it could mean boy! My dh sperm count was twice as high than it was with dd so hoping we were in overall better health.


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Bella29
March 31st, 2016, 09:19 AM
Fingers crossed Quinn. I yearned so much for my boy. I don't love him any more than the girls, but I desperately wanted to raise a son. He is a delight. I would love another little boy this time, but it's done now and I am trying to let go. I will have my fingers crossed for everyone in here that they get their gender of choice.


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BunnyGirl19
March 31st, 2016, 12:22 PM
18 weeks
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twointow83
March 31st, 2016, 12:29 PM
18 weeks
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Awww! You look so cute!!

I'm hoping for a good sized baby bump at 18 weeks too for the surprise for my grandma!

You have me wanting to see more baby bumps!! Anyone willing to share? I'm not really "showing" persay I just look extra fat lol. Let me see if I can attach a pic or 2 ....

Morning, no bloat
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Evening, with bloat
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160331/0ddc4c08a012ef1fd3519c430ddbf25a.jpg

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Blue Bear
March 31st, 2016, 02:39 PM
Bunnygirl - love your pic because for some reason that's how I saw you in my mind - I think even with the pink hair!!! Nurse just called with Harmony test - my heart was beating sooo fast...!!! I didn't think the anticipation would be this much! She said that everything was fine with the tests but that she forgot to check the box for sex! LOL!!! So now another 48 hours or so....!!!

twointow83
March 31st, 2016, 02:47 PM
Oh no! So glad everything is ok!! Sucks you have more waiting to do though!!

twointow83
March 31st, 2016, 03:26 PM
Blue bear- Do you have a baby bump at all you wouldn't mind showing off. I don't know why but I love to look at baby bumps :)

Blue Bear
March 31st, 2016, 03:28 PM
I'll have my hubby take a pic when he gets home - I feel like I'm just fat from the HE diet at this point! LOL!

BunnyGirl19
March 31st, 2016, 03:40 PM
Bunnygirl - love your pic because for some reason that's how I saw you in my mind - I think even with the pink hair!!! Nurse just called with Harmony test - my heart was beating sooo fast...!!! I didn't think the anticipation would be this much! She said that everything was fine with the tests but that she forgot to check the box for sex! LOL!!! So now another 48 hours or so....!!!

That's funny! My favorite color is pink so a lot of my clothing is pink. I don't work anymore so I decided to have fun with my hair while it's not considered freakish to have crayon colors.

I'm trying to decide if I should have more testing done. The girl showed an echogenic focus on her heart yesterday, which is a soft marker for Down Syndrome. She had no other markers, the NIPT said things were fine, as did my quad screen. My doctor said with everything combined the risk is around 1 in 3000. Without the blood work and NT scan factored in the chances of having it are 1.9%. It was over 1 in 10,000 without the soft marker. I was offered an amnio, but declined at this gestation since the complication rates associated in di/di twins are much higher than in singletons. I'm contemplating doing it after I pass viability just to have a definite yes/no, but I feel like chances are tiny she has it. My doctor didn't feel it was anything likely or that we should be worried over. I get ultrasounds every two weeks to monitor growth and placenta from here on out so we'll be able to see if it resolves or not or if there are any other markers. I just don't like the idea of leaving the possibility out there without looking further. I wish this were an easier decision!

twointow83
March 31st, 2016, 03:41 PM
I'll have my hubby take a pic when he gets home - I feel like I'm just fat from the HE diet at this point! LOL!

Yay! Can't wait!!

I just feel fat at this point too (12 weeks), yet I'm losing weight. I've now lost about 14 pounds and I am VERY close to my weight before I got preg with the DD we lost (I gained weight with her) but look bigger than I did before I got preg (this round)..... but my pants still fit... it is REALLY weird lol. They are *starting* to get a bit snug but I haven't had to start using a rubber band or anything.

Blue Bear
March 31st, 2016, 03:43 PM
Wow that is a tough decision bunnygirl. I'm with you - if there is any risk I'd probably just skip it but it's be hard not to know.

twointow83
March 31st, 2016, 04:02 PM
That's funny! My favorite color is pink so a lot of my clothing is pink. I don't work anymore so I decided to have fun with my hair while it's not considered freakish to have crayon colors.

I'm trying to decide if I should have more testing done. The girl showed an echogenic focus on her heart yesterday, which is a soft marker for Down Syndrome. She had no other markers, the NIPT said things were fine, as did my quad screen. My doctor said with everything combined the risk is around 1 in 3000. Without the blood work and NT scan factored in the chances of having it are 1.9%. It was over 1 in 10,000 without the soft marker. I was offered an amnio, but declined at this gestation since the complication rates associated in di/di twins are much higher than in singletons. I'm contemplating doing it after I pass viability just to have a definite yes/no, but I feel like chances are tiny she has it. My doctor didn't feel it was anything likely or that we should be worried over. I get ultrasounds every two weeks to monitor growth and placenta from here on out so we'll be able to see if it resolves or not or if there are any other markers. I just don't like the idea of leaving the possibility out there without looking further. I wish this were an easier decision!

I'm sorry you have to worry about that, but I can understand your desire to know. I'm bummed that we'll be getting a less sensitive test because I don't like being caught off guard. We'd never terminate (unless continuing would end my life and the baby's too) BUT if there is something to know we need to know it so we can be prepared, informed, etc. Heck, if it weren't for the risks I'd skip the bloodwork and go straight to getting an amnio (can't get much more definitive than that) but unfortunately, as you said, there are risks. The genetic couselor I've been speaking with (who told me I wouldn't be getting Harmony after all) said we'd discuss it at my appt and decide what's best then so I am hoping there is still a glimmer of hope of getting the more sensitive test (with or without gender info) because I don't like the stats on the basic first tri screening (only 85% accuracy with a 5% false + rate, as opposed to harmony which is 99.9% accurate with only a 0.01% false positive rate... I think that's what I read... either way it's a lot better). With a history of having a child with a chromosomal abnormality, a family history of a child with down's and such I think I should qualify but I guess she doesn't agree :/ So, anyway, my point is that I "get" the desire to know as much as you can know.

Blue Bear
March 31st, 2016, 07:26 PM
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twointow83
March 31st, 2016, 07:27 PM
30558 Almost 13 weeks bump.

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dpike00
March 31st, 2016, 09:54 PM
Also, we are considering keeping it a secret from family/friends - just seems fun to make everyone wonder. It seems to bug a lot of people when we say we may not tell!! Of course I'll let you ladies know! :)

Yes!!! I didn't want to find out at first but now curious. I'm thinking if it is the same gender (we have 2 boys) I'm telling everyone that we didn't find out (if we end of finding out). If it's a girl I will want to tell-i think.

lala22
March 31st, 2016, 11:09 PM
12 weeks 1 day! Pants are snug but capable of buttoning if I feel like being uncomfortable. Tight fitting shirts make me look chubby. Haha

No clue why it's coming up sideways. It's all good in my photoshop:/ You get the idea.

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crd5ed
March 31st, 2016, 11:11 PM
Blue Bear, that's pretty much exactly what I look like. I only look a wee bit pregnant at night when I have a slight bump from the food I've been eating for the day. I'll have to try to take a picture tomorrow. :)

crd5ed
March 31st, 2016, 11:14 PM
lala22, are you still thinking it's another girl? I couldn't remember but I'm in the same spot, I can still button my pants but I look chubby in slim shirts. I feel like I am spreading sideways not out but my weight is still down. My ms is getting a little better though, I gagged a whole lot less today that I have been and could actually eat a little bit of dinner tonight. :)

crd5ed
March 31st, 2016, 11:35 PM
So, I made the leap today and switched to the midwife (the only one in our city of 130,000+ who has rights to practice in one hospital) in my doctor's office. Long story but my family practice doctor pushed me over the edge today. After my doctor sent me an email telling me that I needed to redo the lab work for my Harmony test I drove across town and dropped my kids off at my MIL's and went to her office today (which has a lab) only to find out she is on vacation and hadn't filled out a new Harmony form for me even though she told me the form was waiting for me at the lab (her words written in an email that I showed to them). After talking with the lab tech and her CNA I found out that my doctor (and her CNA) know very little about the Harmony form or the process even though she has ordered the test many times. I can't do the lab work until she fills out a new form and after talking with Harmony I know that while she is trying to blame them for her mistake it really was her not them and I'm disappointed she doesn't really understand/know the form or what is required to be placed on it and that she isn't accepting responsibility for her mistake.

So I walked across her office and made an appt. and transferred to the nurse midwife and I'm thrilled with my decision because it's what I wanted all along anyway, I had just let my doctor try to convince me that she was inline with what midwives do. I found out from the midwife receptionist that she (the midwife) attends all of her patients births personally (my dr. does not, it's whoever is on-call) and she immediately scheduled me for an ultrasound and asked me why my doctor hadn't scheduled one yet especially since date of conception makes me earlier than LMP. Anyhow, sorry for the long story but I'm glad I made the switch though I am pretty bummed that who knows how long it will be before I have Harmony results now. :(

crd5ed
March 31st, 2016, 11:40 PM
That's funny! My favorite color is pink so a lot of my clothing is pink. I don't work anymore so I decided to have fun with my hair while it's not considered freakish to have crayon colors.

I'm trying to decide if I should have more testing done. The girl showed an echogenic focus on her heart yesterday, which is a soft marker for Down Syndrome. She had no other markers, the NIPT said things were fine, as did my quad screen. My doctor said with everything combined the risk is around 1 in 3000. Without the blood work and NT scan factored in the chances of having it are 1.9%. It was over 1 in 10,000 without the soft marker. I was offered an amnio, but declined at this gestation since the complication rates associated in di/di twins are much higher than in singletons. I'm contemplating doing it after I pass viability just to have a definite yes/no, but I feel like chances are tiny she has it. My doctor didn't feel it was anything likely or that we should be worried over. I get ultrasounds every two weeks to monitor growth and placenta from here on out so we'll be able to see if it resolves or not or if there are any other markers. I just don't like the idea of leaving the possibility out there without looking further. I wish this were an easier decision!

BunnyGirl, I don't know if this helps but I know quite a few people who had a few soft markers for Down's and their babies were perfectly fine. I know I would feel like you do and I would decline the amnio too bc of the complications/risks that come with it. I say trust your instincts which seem to be that she is fine and see what ultrasounds reveal. I'll be thinking of you!!

lala22
April 1st, 2016, 12:52 AM
lala22, are you still thinking it's another girl? I couldn't remember but I'm in the same spot, I can still button my pants but I look chubby in slim shirts. I feel like I am spreading sideways not out but my weight is still down. My ms is getting a little better though, I gagged a whole lot less today that I have been and could actually eat a little bit of dinner tonight. :)

No I'm actually pretty sure it's a boy...only because this pregnancy has been just like my boy pregnancy and not my girl pregnancy. Give me another week and I won't be buttoning anything. Lol. I think I've gained 2 or 3 lbs. My ms seems to be almost gone. Some things still randomly repulse me but that's it. I had a talk with my midwife today and she's recommending I go on a gestational diabetes diet because my last baby was 10 lbs. I don't know how I feel about trying to eat a certain way while I'm having tons of cravings:/

twointow83
April 1st, 2016, 12:56 AM
12 weeks 1 day! Pants are snug but capable of buttoning if I feel like being uncomfortable. Tight fitting shirts make me look chubby. Haha

No clue why it's coming up sideways. It's all good in my photoshop:/ You get the idea.


:aww: :HH: You all are so lucky! You all are so thin so your bumps look like real bumps!!!

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BunnyGirl19
April 1st, 2016, 12:57 AM
BunnyGirl, I don't know if this helps but I know quite a few people who had a few soft markers for Down's and their babies were perfectly fine. I know I would feel like you do and I would decline the amnio too bc of the complications/risks that come with it. I say trust your instincts which seem to be that she is fine and see what ultrasounds reveal. I'll be thinking of you!!

I've had an amnio around 34 weeks with all my pregnancies (except my last because I delivered at 30), so I'm not overly worried about the procedure itself. I just happened to read a study showing women pregnant with di/di twins had just under a 7% chance of miscarrying within 3 weeks of the procedure due to infections, which is much higher than the 1 in 300 odds of a singleton. I don't know if other studies had the same findings. I did read that redheads were more like to have an echogenic focus, but there were no numbers to back that up so it's probably an OWT. DH isn't worried that anything is wrong with the baby and I can't say I really feel worried either. It's more a matter of not having a definite answer that's going to drive me crazy. We ultimately decided to skip extra testing unless something else pops up to signal a concern.

BunnyGirl19
April 1st, 2016, 01:03 AM
:aww: :HH: You all are so lucky! You all are so thin so your bumps look like real bumps!!!

I'm loving seeing everyone's bumps :D

I don't feel thin at all. I've gained 30 pounds already. It doesn't seem pissible though, because I'm still eating less than normal and I'd struggled with HG for at least 6 weeks. The babies must be lead bricks because the only places I've changed size/measurements is my belly and my bra cup size since my breasts have firmed back up from their deflated state.

BunnyGirl19
April 1st, 2016, 01:08 AM
Has anyone settled on names yet? The twins are going to be Dalton and Ophelia.

twointow83
April 1st, 2016, 01:13 AM
No I'm actually pretty sure it's a boy...only because this pregnancy has been just like my boy pregnancy and not my girl pregnancy. Give me another week and I won't be buttoning anything. Lol. I think I've gained 2 or 3 lbs. My ms seems to be almost gone. Some things still randomly repulse me but that's it. I had a talk with my midwife today and she's recommending I go on a gestational diabetes diet because my last baby was 10 lbs. I don't know how I feel about trying to eat a certain way while I'm having tons of cravings:/

Eek! I thought my youngest was a whopper at 9p 3oz! DH was a 10 pounder and I told him if we have a 10 pounder I'm coming after him lol. I don't think I could fit a 10 pound baby. My youngest was born via cesarean and they STILL had to use a vacuum to get him out because he was wedged in so tight that they could not get their hands in to get him out lol. A gest diabetes diet is strict but doable. Maybe if necessary allow yourself a treat you're craving here and there, that way you won't feel SO deprived but you'll still be mostly on par with your doc's orders. We need some carbs when preg, while complex is preferred it's not like baby is gonna gain a ton more weight because you ate a cupcake or something once a week. Also, small amounts WITH a protein won't raise your sugar as much so you won't get the shoot up and then crash in your blood sugar levels :) So, eat a bite or two of something you're craving with dinner(a meat perhaps) or something. Not ideal when cravings seem to be endless but it's a thought.

lala22
April 1st, 2016, 11:05 AM
Has anyone settled on names yet? The twins are going to be Dalton and Ophelia.

Hilarious! Ophelia was our top choice up until a couple weeks ago!

lala22
April 1st, 2016, 11:07 AM
Eek! I thought my youngest was a whopper at 9p 3oz! DH was a 10 pounder and I told him if we have a 10 pounder I'm coming after him lol. I don't think I could fit a 10 pound baby. My youngest was born via cesarean and they STILL had to use a vacuum to get him out because he was wedged in so tight that they could not get their hands in to get him out lol. A gest diabetes diet is strict but doable. Maybe if necessary allow yourself a treat you're craving here and there, that way you won't feel SO deprived but you'll still be mostly on par with your doc's orders. We need some carbs when preg, while complex is preferred it's not like baby is gonna gain a ton more weight because you ate a cupcake or something once a week. Also, small amounts WITH a protein won't raise your sugar as much so you won't get the shoot up and then crash in your blood sugar levels :) So, eat a bite or two of something you're craving with dinner(a meat perhaps) or something. Not ideal when cravings seem to be endless but it's a thought.

That's helpful two, thanks! Yeah it was a pretty easy delivery- his shoulder did get a bit stuck but no vacuum or episiotomy and I didn't tear. I could do a 10 lber again but I think the fear is one that's bigger. Lol

BunnyGirl19
April 1st, 2016, 11:27 AM
Hilarious! Ophelia was our top choice up until a couple weeks ago!

DH isn't a fan, but I told him he's stuck with it. Her nickname will be Pippie.

lala22
April 1st, 2016, 01:07 PM
DH isn't a fan, but I told him he's stuck with it. Her nickname will be Pippie.

Ou r nickname wad going to be Effie:)

BunnyGirl19
April 1st, 2016, 05:42 PM
DH thinks the name will be made fun of badly. Like Ophelia = Pedophelia or I Feel Ya. We're pronouncing it as Oh-fee-lee-uh but have already had family get it wrong as Uh-fay-luh. LOL

Laurenk1424
April 1st, 2016, 05:53 PM
I like the name Ophelia!
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BunnyGirl19
April 1st, 2016, 06:35 PM
I've noticed women seem to love the name and men hate it. LOL

crd5ed
April 1st, 2016, 10:44 PM
I've noticed women seem to love the name and men hate it. LOL

My DH (English major) loves the name, he's a fan of Hamlet. ;)

lala22
April 2nd, 2016, 12:25 AM
My husband didn't like it when I picked it for our first so we went with Diella. This time around I was sure it would be our top pick and he liked it this time but I'm pretty tall and if she is (if it is a she) he was worried about her being Ophey ( "Oafy").

girliedreamz
April 2nd, 2016, 02:13 PM
Been so busy at work, I haven't been around... so many post sot catch up on. Fun!

We did our reveal to close family on Easter. Here was our pic. Everyone is super excited. I still have been too chicken to post on FB. lol! Probably sometime this week. But I'm totally going baby shopping later today. I've been waiting over 16 years (yes, you read that right! ha!) to venture into the "pink" section... today's the day!

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So sorry about your family reactions, Bunny! Ugh! I totally get where you're coming from on the parenting front. My middle son (6) was almost 5 before he potty trained. Super smart kid, just very stubborn and didn't want to do it. He finally gave up diapers a few weeks before starting kindergarten...and was practically trained over night. Total contrast to my oldest who I felt I "needed" to potty train at 2 (i.e. family pressure), and it took foreeeeeever to get him to do it. Yeah, he was so not ready. My youngest (3) is autistic and hardly speaks at all...just a couple of words some days and lots of odd sounds. So I totally feel you ladies who have kids with speech issues.



Does anyone know how much Clomid increases your chances for girl? It was my one and only cycle on it.
I don't know about percentages. But this was my one and only cycle on Femara, and I got my girl according to the genetic test. I *think* if you have PCOS, you have more of a chance of a boy, just because of the PCOS, not the Clomid. Clomid on its own I *think* sways girl. We did just 1 attempt too, so I'm totally surprised we even got pregnant.



Do any of u exercise ?

Now that I'm finally starting to have a bit more energy, I've been walking a lot. I'm looking into a prenatal yoga class near me too. I'd have to take time off work for it, but it might be worth it if I can catch up on the weekends.



Looks like we're having one of each. Twin A is a boy and Twin B is a girl.
Congrats! So much fun. This is actually kinda what I was hoping for—the best of both worlds!—but I guess I don't make twins.

All of your bumps are so cute! And I love your hair, Bunny!

BunnyGirl19
April 2nd, 2016, 03:09 PM
I've always wanted boy/girl twins, but then since we had 3 boys and 1 girl I was feeling OCD-ish about needing to have twin girls to have an even number of each gender. Silly, I know. I've started shopping for them and now I'm obsessing over trying to find them as many coordinating outfits as possible. DH thinks I'm crazy. LOL

lala22
April 2nd, 2016, 09:16 PM
I think it's safe to say I officially feel better. I have random moments of nausea but nothing like before..thank goodness. How does everyone else feel? I also feel like I just need food non stop.

I have my nt scan on Monday and am super hopeful I'll get a good nub shot we can all debate over :)

twointow83
April 2nd, 2016, 10:41 PM
I think it's safe to say I officially feel better. I have random moments of nausea but nothing like before..thank goodness. How does everyone else feel? I also feel like I just need food non stop.

I have my nt scan on Monday and am super hopeful I'll get a good nub shot we can all debate over :)
Feeling better too. Even able to eat meat occasionally as of yesterday. And I am finally beginning to get my appitite back. Not 100% but definite improvement. I have my NT scan on Tuesday (USA) and I too am hoping for a good nub shot. It'd be nice to get a shot that leaves no question but we shall see.

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Blue Bear
April 3rd, 2016, 12:00 AM
I'm feeling much better...down to two Zofran a day. Still dry heaving a bit today from the smell of the oven. Seems to just come and go now rather than always feeling yucky. Still worse at night for me and feel pretty normal in the mornings. Getting there! Fun to be with a lot of you in this ms stuff. Trimester 2 for me today if you consider 13 weeks the start... Nurse didn't get second harmony results Friday yet so should be finding out Monday!

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lala22
April 3rd, 2016, 12:00 AM
Feeling better too. Even able to eat meat occasionally as of yesterday. And I am finally beginning to get my appitite back. Not 100% but definite improvement. I have my NT scan on Tuesday (USA) and I too am hoping for a good nub shot. It'd be nice to get a shot that leaves no question but we shall see.

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My last nt scan clearly showed boy...there was truly no doubting it so fingers crossed it happens again! I'll look forward to yours on Tuesday!

twointow83
April 3rd, 2016, 12:30 AM
I'm looking forward to your as well :)

Bella29
April 3rd, 2016, 07:42 AM
I'm starting to have days where I feel better too. Hurrah for us all. It's not all the time that I feel better, but it is better than never. I'm 12 weeks tomorrow, and have my nt on Friday. Looking forward to getting my results. I saw a friend today who has a little Doppler and had a listen for bubs. Didn't get a good long listen as bubs was evasive, but was clearly a baby. Hr 110 which of course sent my mind off spinning as my girls were both high hr and my boy was low, but I know it really means nothing, but it did make me hope that we might be expecting another little boy.


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lala22
April 3rd, 2016, 05:08 PM
I'm starting to have days where I feel better too. Hurrah for us all. It's not all the time that I feel better, but it is better than never. I'm 12 weeks tomorrow, and have my nt on Friday. Looking forward to getting my results. I saw a friend today who has a little Doppler and had a listen for bubs. Didn't get a good long listen as bubs was evasive, but was clearly a baby. Hr 110 which of course sent my mind off spinning as my girls were both high hr and my boy was low, but I know it really means nothing, but it did make me hope that we might be expecting another little boy.


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Wow 110! All of my kids were in the 150 to 160 range so no distinguishing. So hopefully tomorrow is my day!

twointow83
April 3rd, 2016, 07:40 PM
Anyone else feeling like they played in an itching powder sand box? I'm dang near digging holes in my legs as they are the worst area :(

girliedreamz
April 3rd, 2016, 08:04 PM
I'm finally feeling a bit better too. Still sickest at night as well, so dinner is the worst time for me still. But I can usually eat breakfast with no issues. Yay! Still no meat for me, but I did actually have a couple of vegetates yesterday. Of course, I felt totally sick right after, but they stayed down. Progress!

LoveRR
April 4th, 2016, 12:09 AM
I had no morning sickness with my other 2 boys and none with this one. Do u think this is a boy or a girl ? I don't have my drs appointment until I'm 81/2 weeks is that normal to wait that long?

twointow83
April 4th, 2016, 12:12 AM
I had no morning sickness with my other 2 boys and none with this one. Do u think this is a boy or a girl ? I don't have my drs appointment until I'm 81/2 weeks is that normal to wait that long?
I almost never have m/s early on so it may still show. My OBs office does first appt between 6 & 10 weeks so it sounds normal to me.

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lala22
April 4th, 2016, 12:42 AM
Anyone else feeling like they played in an itching powder sand box? I'm dang near digging holes in my legs as they are the worst area :(

I get pretty itchy during pregnancy on and off too:/

lala22
April 4th, 2016, 12:44 AM
I had no morning sickness with my other 2 boys and none with this one. Do u think this is a boy or a girl ? I don't have my drs appointment until I'm 81/2 weeks is that normal to wait that long?

I had no morning sickness at all with my daughter. Maybe this is it for you. 8 1/2 weeks for your first appt is totally normally. My midwives won't see me until between 8 and 10 weeks.

twointow83
April 4th, 2016, 12:31 PM
I'm finally feeling a bit better too. Still sickest at night as well, so dinner is the worst time for me still. But I can usually eat breakfast with no issues. Yay! Still no meat for me, but I did actually have a couple of vegetates yesterday. Of course, I felt totally sick right after, but they stayed down. Progress!

Yeah :/ What is it with meat and some of us??

I got excited thinking I can eat meat again... turns out I can only eat chicken and only if it's grilled, baked, etc. (i.e. no grease- not fried). On the plus side, thanks to my difficulties eating I am back to my pre-preg weight from before the DD we lost. I gained weight during the short time I was preg with her and wasn't able to shake it, but now I am 12 almost 13 weeks and sitting at my pre-preg weight lol. Go figure. If this keeps up then by the time baby is born (and I lose the weight from baby, placenta, etc.) I'll weigh less than I have since high school. I'm already pretty close to that point as is lol.

twointow83
April 4th, 2016, 12:33 PM
My last nt scan clearly showed boy...there was truly no doubting it so fingers crossed it happens again! I'll look forward to yours on Tuesday!

Good luck today! Fx!!! I'd say I'll be stalking but I have to work... booo! So I'll check on my lunch and when I get off work.

Blue Bear
April 4th, 2016, 12:49 PM
Hi ladies - just wanted to let you know that we found out girl today. I cried a little but I think just for the fact that I'll never have a son now. My husband doesn't want to try for another and have a 3rd girl. Best of luck to those finding out gender soon. I really thought this was a boy. We did pretty much everything to a T from the plan. But I guess God wanted my DD to have a sister!

lala22
April 4th, 2016, 01:02 PM
Good luck today! Fx!!! I'd say I'll be stalking but I have to work... booo! So I'll check on my lunch and when I get off work.

I will undoubtedly be posting my scan immediately upon my return! :-)

lala22
April 4th, 2016, 01:03 PM
Hi ladies - just wanted to let you know that we found out girl today. I cried a little but I think just for the fact that I'll never have a son now. My husband doesn't want to try for another and have a 3rd girl. Best of luck to those finding out gender soon. I really thought this was a boy. We did pretty much everything to a T from the plan. But I guess God wanted my DD to have a sister!

I get it. I would be devastated too. But if it makes you feel better at all, I hear sisters are truly the best. I know mine are:-)

Quinn31
April 4th, 2016, 01:23 PM
Hi ladies - just wanted to let you know that we found out girl today. I cried a little but I think just for the fact that I'll never have a son now. My husband doesn't want to try for another and have a 3rd girl. Best of luck to those finding out gender soon. I really thought this was a boy. We did pretty much everything to a T from the plan. But I guess God wanted my DD to have a sister!

I'm sooo sorry you didn't hear boy. I had that same reaction when I heard girl the second time. I'm absolutely petrified this is girl #3. My dh was completely adamant about not trying for #3 after we heard girl the second time but a year later, he was into the idea. Hopefully that will happen for you. I can tell you, my girls love each other so much. It's really cute to watch and we've saved money on toys and clothes.

Quinn31
April 4th, 2016, 01:24 PM
How far along were you ladies when you had your early genetic screening like panorama or Progenity? I'm 10w4d and they were going to do it but want me to wait until after 11 weeks. I'm debating whether to do it on Friday at 11w1d or wait until Monday for 11w4d.


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lala22
April 4th, 2016, 05:57 PM
Alrighty here they are- clear as day!

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BunnyGirl19
April 4th, 2016, 07:24 PM
Looks girly.

crd5ed
April 4th, 2016, 08:45 PM
I'm horrible at reading ultrasounds but I *thought* that the second picture on your ultrasound showed a scrotum/penis? No? I have my first scan on Wednesday so what should I be looking for as far as nub shots go? And feel free to educate me if the second picture does not show male genitals!

lala22
April 4th, 2016, 09:16 PM
I'm horrible at reading ultrasounds but I *thought* that the second picture on your ultrasound showed a scrotum/penis? No? I have my first scan on Wednesday so what should I be looking for as far as nub shots go? And feel free to educate me if the second picture does not show male genitals!

Lol. While I hate to input my opinion because I wanted honest reads from the ladies that middle photo is more of a potty shot and can't be relied on for genital ready at 12 weeks. It is however a hilarious photo. The nub for girls is flat and more forked and boys are at an angle. My little one showed parts over and over again. But the best shot is the profile shot so the baby is flat and hopefully the leg doesn't cover anything. I'll upload my last pregnancy ultrasound for you to compare as they are both very good clear and obvious.

Bella29
April 4th, 2016, 09:22 PM
Looks girl to me lala! Were you swaying pink?


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lala22
April 4th, 2016, 09:45 PM
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lala22
April 4th, 2016, 09:46 PM
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crd- this was my last pregnancy- he was a boy.

Bella29
April 4th, 2016, 09:47 PM
Your current one def looks flat. How many weeks are you lala? I have found that can make a big difference for nub theory.


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lala22
April 4th, 2016, 09:52 PM
Your current one def looks flat. How many weeks are you lala? I have found that can make a big difference for nun theory.


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I'm 12 weeks 4 days

lala22
April 4th, 2016, 09:53 PM
Looks girl to me lala! Were you swaying pink?


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No, we weren't swaying at all- this was a total oops so I was ok either way but was kind of hoping girl.

Bella29
April 4th, 2016, 09:55 PM
12+4 is a good date for nub guessing :). I think def a girl then. How lovely! Will you get it confirmed? I am thinking of just getting a nub shot and then not confirming cos I want to be team green, but I won't be able to help myself but to stare at the nub shots anyway.


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lala22
April 4th, 2016, 10:01 PM
12+4 is a good date for nub guessing :). I think def a girl then. How lovely! Will you get it confirmed? I am thinking of just getting a nub shot and then not confirming cos I want to be team green, but I won't be able to help myself but to stare at the nub shots anyway.


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Thanks! We'll confirm it at the 18 week anatomy scan but other than that no. I feel really confident after seeing her little nub over and over for 20 mins that it's a girl. Plus the tech said she would say she's pretty certain it's a girl too. Though it's a good thing I was ok with knowing because she just blurted it out from the getgo. Lol

lala22
April 4th, 2016, 10:02 PM
Thanks! We'll confirm it at the 18 week anatomy scan but other than that no. I feel really confident after seeing her little nub over and over for 20 mins that it's a girl. Plus the tech said she would say she's pretty certain it's a girl too. Though it's a good thing I was ok with knowing because she just blurted it out from the getgo. Lol

When do you get your first scan?

Bella29
April 4th, 2016, 10:33 PM
We go on Friday for nt scan. I'll be 12+4or 5 I can't remember. So a good time for a nub shot.


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lala22
April 4th, 2016, 10:39 PM
We go on Friday for nt scan. I'll be 12+4or 5 I can't remember. So a good time for a nub shot.


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Yay- so soon! Looking forward to everyone's scans.

Kmomofthree
April 4th, 2016, 11:21 PM
Definitely looks girly Lala :-)

lala22
April 4th, 2016, 11:42 PM
Definitely looks girly Lala :-)

Yeah to me too. There wasn't one angle where you couldn't see a flat forked nub- very different than my boy. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised- I'm always wrong. Lol. First one I thought for sure boy then 2nd was sure it was a girl and this time while I had a fleeting moment the first 2 weeks that it was a girl I was then positive it was another boy. SO it turns out, I don't even need an ultrasound- it's just the opposite of what I think it is. Lol

LoveRR
April 5th, 2016, 12:49 AM
It's a blessing to grow up with sisters!!! It's ok it was meant to be .

twointow83
April 5th, 2016, 10:29 AM
Yeah to me too. There wasn't one angle where you couldn't see a flat forked nub- very different than my boy. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised- I'm always wrong. Lol. First one I thought for sure boy then 2nd was sure it was a girl and this time while I had a fleeting moment the first 2 weeks that it was a girl I was then positive it was another boy. SO it turns out, I don't even need an ultrasound- it's just the opposite of what I think it is. Lol
Can someone explain this "flat forked nub" thing to me.... the nub looks triangular to me. I hesitate a guess as obviously I am no expert but my boys never had triangular nubs. I always heard 3 white lines means girl. Would really like to know what I am looking for as my scan is in a few hours (about 3.5).

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lala22
April 5th, 2016, 11:14 AM
Can someone explain this "flat forked nub" thing to me.... the nub looks triangular to me. I hesitate a guess as obviously I am no expert but my boys never had triangular nubs. I always heard 3 white lines means girl. Would really like to know what I am looking for as my scan is in a few hours (about 3.5).

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Can you see the difference between my boy and girl? One is clearly at an angle and one is flat and has a fork at the end of it. The 3 lines are usually later with a potty shot.

lala22
April 5th, 2016, 11:15 AM
Can you see the difference between my boy and girl? One is clearly at an angle and one is flat and has a fork at the end of it. The 3 lines are usually later with a potty shot.

Just make sure you get a nice flat profile shot and if you can't see it at the time of this can bring it back here and I should be able to help you out

Quinn31
April 5th, 2016, 02:40 PM
I had my Progenity test done today! Hopefully dh will get the results back next week. He's supposed to keep the gender a secret from me but I wonder if I'll be able to tell anyway.

Now we have to narrow down our names! I don't want him to have to go through boy names if we're having another girl so we're going through a whole book and making a list of both this week.


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dpike00
April 5th, 2016, 04:47 PM
Ok girls, April 24th is my gender scan, I'll be around 21 weeks. At first we said we were not finding out because I have 2 boys and scared I'll be upset if I hear another boy. Since then I've posted my 12.5 week scan on 3 different websites and everyone guesses girl. I have 3 full body profile shots- 1 was far away but when I took a picture of it and got closer u can see it does look a bit girly. I don't think u can anything in the other 2 scans. Hubby doesn't care either way. So would you find out or not??? I would love to know if it is a girl but would rather wAit if a boy. Hard to do!!!

I'm leaning towards finding out and if we don't want to tell then we won't. I need to buy new baby gear so gender buying would be fun. Plus some friends have girl clothes they could give me......

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lala22
April 5th, 2016, 05:10 PM
Ok girls, April 24th is my gender scan, I'll be around 21 weeks. At first we said we were not finding out because I have 2 boys and scared I'll be upset if I hear another boy. Since then I've posted my 12.5 week scan on 3 different websites and everyone guesses girl. I have 3 full body profile shots- 1 was far away but when I took a picture of it and got closer u can see it does look a bit girly. I don't think u can anything in the other 2 scans. Hubby doesn't care either way. So would you find out or not??? I would love to know if it is a girl but would rather wAit if a boy. Hard to do!!!

I'm leaning towards finding out and if we don't want to tell then we won't. I need to buy new baby gear so gender buying would be fun. Plus some friends have girl clothes they could give me......

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Post your scans here:-) I couldn't wait to find out so I'm biased. Haha.

BunnyGirl19
April 5th, 2016, 05:36 PM
Yes, post the pics!

twointow83
April 5th, 2016, 07:18 PM
No nub shot :( Baby was uncooperative & had his/her legs crossed and is apperantly not a fan of the profile angle. We were lucky to get a profile shot but only chest and face.

But.... we got the harmony after all!!! The genetic counselor said she worked some kind of formula yesterday. Just from age we have a 1 in like 280 chance of an abnormality. BUT when she factored in my known chromosomal abnormality loss she said it brought our odds up to about the same as a 35 year old. Not good news really, except that it meant we got the Harmony test. NT scan was good with 2.5 mm measurement (3.0+ is where they get concerned and consider further testing). Also, not only are we getting the harmony test but we are getting the expanded harmony test which tests for trisomy 22, 15, 4, 1 and a couple others I can't recall due to our trisomy 22 loss. The expanded portion is more dicey and could produce false positives or false negatives at a higher rate than the basic harmony, but we felt like we want to know everything there is to know. Now we wait 10-14 days for results.

I'll post pics when I get home. Hard to take pics of the u/s pics in a moving vehicle.

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crd5ed
April 5th, 2016, 07:25 PM
Ok girls, April 24th is my gender scan, I'll be around 21 weeks. At first we said we were not finding out because I have 2 boys and scared I'll be upset if I hear another boy. Since then I've posted my 12.5 week scan on 3 different websites and everyone guesses girl. I have 3 full body profile shots- 1 was far away but when I took a picture of it and got closer u can see it does look a bit girly. I don't think u can anything in the other 2 scans. Hubby doesn't care either way. So would you find out or not??? I would love to know if it is a girl but would rather wAit if a boy. Hard to do!!!

I'm leaning towards finding out and if we don't want to tell then we won't. I need to buy new baby gear so gender buying would be fun. Plus some friends have girl clothes they could give me......

Any thoughts?


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My feelings are the same. I have 2 boys and would love to know if it's a girl but would rather wait until the birth if its a boy, impossible thing to ask right?? Ha! I *think* I'm going to find out for myself but not tell anyone, DH doesn't want to know so I'm not telling him if I know. He refuses to come to any ultrasounds where the gender may possibly be revealed he feels so strongly about it, lol. I am only finding out bc I want to unload some of our boy clothing if its a girl which seems shallow I know but I don't want to do it with a newborn and I know I'll never get to it later if I don't do it now. If it's another boy then I'm all set but will still by some new things bc each baby deserves their own special things too I think (middle child, second born girl talking). ;)

crd5ed
April 5th, 2016, 07:38 PM
Lol. While I hate to input my opinion because I wanted honest reads from the ladies that middle photo is more of a potty shot and can't be relied on for genital ready at 12 weeks. It is however a hilarious photo. The nub for girls is flat and more forked and boys are at an angle. My little one showed parts over and over again. But the best shot is the profile shot so the baby is flat and hopefully the leg doesn't cover anything. I'll upload my last pregnancy ultrasound for you to compare as they are both very good clear and obvious.

Now that things have been explained to me (lol) I think girl too but also bc of the time span that you became pregnant again after your last baby. That seems to sway girl I have noticed, maybe bc nutrients/minerals are lower in the mother's body? My OB/GYN told me that it takes a minimum of 18 months for a mother's body to replenish/recover from a full term pregnancy.

Either way, I'm thinking girl for you!! :)

twointow83
April 5th, 2016, 08:06 PM
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crd5ed
April 5th, 2016, 08:12 PM
Aw, I am loving these sweet pics of ultrasounds!! I won't even venture a guess at gender nubs Twointow bc I am clueless about them, lol. :)

I heard our baby's heartbeat for the 1st time today (I'm 12 weeks and 5 days today). It was bouncing around the 160's (which means nothing, I know!! ;) ) but it was so sweet to hear since I haven't heard one yet, my stomach is still pretty much flat especially when I lay down so it was nice to know there is a little bean with a beating heart in there. :) I go for my 1st ultrasound tomorrow. I'm so excited!!

Quinn31
April 5th, 2016, 08:26 PM
My feelings are the same. I have 2 boys and would love to know if it's a girl but would rather wait until the birth if its a boy, impossible thing to ask right?? Ha! I *think* I'm going to find out for myself but not tell anyone, DH doesn't want to know so I'm not telling him if I know. He refuses to come to any ultrasounds where the gender may possibly be revealed he feels so strongly about it, lol. I am only finding out bc I want to unload some of our boy clothing if its a girl which seems shallow I know but I don't want to do it with a newborn and I know I'll never get to it later if I don't do it now. If it's another boy then I'm all set but will still by some new things bc each baby deserves their own special things too I think (middle child, second born girl talking). ;)

My dh is finding out but I'm not. He's the one that cares about gender. I would love a boy to have one of each but he wants one more than anything. I'm hoping to make it to birth not knowing.

twointow83
April 5th, 2016, 08:30 PM
Aw, I am loving these sweet pics of ultrasounds!! I won't even venture a guess at gender nubs Twointow bc I am clueless about them, lol. :)

I heard our baby's heartbeat for the 1st time today (I'm 12 weeks and 5 days today). It was bouncing around the 160's (which means nothing, I know!! ;) ) but it was so sweet to hear since I haven't heard one yet, my stomach is still pretty much flat especially when I lay down so it was nice to know there is a little bean with a beating heart in there. :) I go for my 1st ultrasound tomorrow. I'm so excited!!

Such a wonderful sound :awe: GL at your ultrasound!! Definitely share pics!! Please??

twointow83
April 5th, 2016, 08:31 PM
DH and I could never pull off what some of you are attempting(one knows/will know, but not the other). We can "read" each other far too well lol. GL to you all!

crd5ed
April 5th, 2016, 08:34 PM
My dh is finding out but I'm not. He's the one that cares about gender. I would love a boy to have one of each but he wants one more than anything. I'm hoping to make it to birth not knowing.

I wish hoping was all it took for us to get what we desire!! I'm hoping you and DH hear boy Quinn31. I think it's hard for some men to not get their boys probably just like us women really want our girls. Someone the other day told me, I wanted to have another baby (she has 2 girls) but the thought of having 3 girls made me not. I didn't know how to take that, lol. I may (most likely if I want to really prepare myself here) end up raising 3 boys and I think I'm ok with it. I know boys at this point and they will all have each other. Would I love a girl? Sure but she may be left out with her brothers too. Either way, I think there's never anything that is for sure easy or guaranteed to be what's best. And when I see a little newborn baby I don't give a hoot about gender I just want to hold and snuggle that baby (and smell them!! lol). :)

lala22
April 5th, 2016, 09:44 PM
I wish hoping was all it took for us to get what we desire!! I'm hoping you and DH hear boy Quinn31. I think it's hard for some men to not get their boys probably just like us women really want our girls. Someone the other day told me, I wanted to have another baby (she has 2 girls) but the thought of having 3 girls made me not. I didn't know how to take that, lol. I may (most likely if I want to really prepare myself here) end up raising 3 boys and I think I'm ok with it. I know boys at this point and they will all have each other. Would I love a girl? Sure but she may be left out with her brothers too. Either way, I think there's never anything that is for sure easy or guaranteed to be what's best. And when I see a little newborn baby I don't give a hoot about gender I just want to hold and snuggle that baby (and smell them!! lol). :)

Now that I know (with about 98% certainty) that this is a girl I definitely feel more connected and excited for that new baby smell too:-)

Quinn31
April 5th, 2016, 10:03 PM
I wish hoping was all it took for us to get what we desire!! I'm hoping you and DH hear boy Quinn31. I think it's hard for some men to not get their boys probably just like us women really want our girls. Someone the other day told me, I wanted to have another baby (she has 2 girls) but the thought of having 3 girls made me not. I didn't know how to take that, lol. I may (most likely if I want to really prepare myself here) end up raising 3 boys and I think I'm ok with it. I know boys at this point and they will all have each other. Would I love a girl? Sure but she may be left out with her brothers too. Either way, I think there's never anything that is for sure easy or guaranteed to be what's best. And when I see a little newborn baby I don't give a hoot about gender I just want to hold and snuggle that baby (and smell them!! lol). :)

Thanks! Hope you hear girl. You're right though, 3 of the same sex could be a lot of fun. I'm comfortable with girls. I just have to get over the stress of dh and his boy desire. I always wanted a girl so I get it though.

Twointow- my dh is obsessed with surprises. He always shows up early when he's coming home from business trips or does other small silly surprises. I think he'll be fine but I might nag it out of him!

twointow83
April 6th, 2016, 01:50 AM
Could anyone else feel the top of their fundus at 13 weeks. I can clearly feel the shape of my uterus and the top of it when I lay flat... even weirder it's nearly to my belly button. Baby measured a bit over a week ahead but near the belly button is 16 week territory according to google. This being my 6th pregnancy may account for that but it's an odd discovery considering I am still wearing my pre-preg pants.

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Bella29
April 6th, 2016, 09:15 AM
Fifth pregnancy here two and I can't feel mine yet at 12+2. I haven't felt around for it for a few days, but when I did it was hard to palate at all. But I do have a certain amount of belly fat in the way atm 🙄😱 lol. Oh well.


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lala22
April 6th, 2016, 11:21 AM
I haven't tried at all and honestly never have so I don't even know what I'm looking for. Last midwife appt my uterus measure on track and was definitely below my belly button. I would say at least for the beginning though, those of us that have had a few pregnancies would be ahead of those that haven't. Your uterus stretches at a more rapid rate. Your doc said baby measured about a week ahead?

twointow83
April 6th, 2016, 11:58 AM
Fifth pregnancy here two and I can't feel mine yet at 12+2. I haven't felt around for it for a few days, but when I did it was hard to palate at all. But I do have a certain amount of belly fat in the way atm 🙄😱 lol. Oh well.


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Oh I do too, lol. I'm at my lowest weight in a year and a few pounds away from my lowest since high school and I am still very much a plus sized woman and about 30 pounds over my doctor's recommendation for my ideal weight.

DH and I are on pelvic rest but well we let things go too far and I climaxed and my lower abdomen suddenly got very, very tight so I layed there and felt and could easily feel the outline. After the uterine contractions settled I could/can still feel it... not AS defined but still palpable and still just below my belly button.

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twointow83
April 6th, 2016, 12:13 PM
I haven't tried at all and honestly never have so I don't even know what I'm looking for. Last midwife appt my uterus measure on track and was definitely below my belly button. I would say at least for the beginning though, those of us that have had a few pregnancies would be ahead of those that haven't. Your uterus stretches at a more rapid rate. Your doc said baby measured about a week ahead?

It's not hard to find, particularly after climax as it will be very firm. If it's high enough your abdomen will feel very tight after and be easier to locate. I had noticed my lower abdomen felt firmer before I realized the fundal height bit now that I know where to feel it's easy to feel for the height. It's like a firm mass amisted far less firm surroundings. If you are very fit, with very toned tummy muscles you *may* have an issue locating it even if it's higher though.

My ultrasound yesterday had baby measuring 14 weeks 2 days. I am just 13 weeks today. I always measure ahead hundal height-wise later in preg by about a week but I don't recall baby ever measuring more than a couple days ahead this early! Makes me wonder how big this baby will be!! DS1 was 8-7 and DS2 was 9-3.... God help me if this baby is even bigger lol. They might have to get the jaws of life to get baby out this time if so as DS2 was so tight in there they had to use a vacuum to get him out via cesarean!!

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netti02
April 6th, 2016, 12:26 PM
Lol two 😂 im used to having big babies too. Ive noticed my fundal height seemed to measure ahead aswell yet baby is on track as per dates.

I do notice after 'fun times' it gets very firm but ive also had braxton hicks for a number of weeks now which also gives me this firm feeling and can be quite uncomfortable.

Im sure this baby will be around the 9 pound plus mark. Ive had x2 8 and a half and x2 9 and a half babies. Ds2 is hoping to keep his record as heaviest and he was 9 pound 6 😂😂 so me too

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twointow83
April 6th, 2016, 12:29 PM
Lol two 😂 im used to having big babies too. Ive noticed my fundal height seemed to measure ahead aswell yet baby is on track as per dates.

I do notice after 'fun times' it gets very firm but ive also had braxton hicks for a number of weeks now which also gives me this firm feeling and can be quite uncomfortable.

Im sure this baby will be around the 9 pound plus mark. Ive had x2 8 and a half and x2 9 and a half babies. Ds2 is hoping to keep his record as heaviest and he was 9 pound 6 😂😂 so me too

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It really is uncomfortable lol! That's what got me poking and proding lol. I was like "what the heck????"

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dpike00
April 6th, 2016, 12:45 PM
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Here are my 12-13 weeks scans. I think im leaning towards finding out-unless everyone guesses boy!! Then we can decide if we want to tell or not. We definitely couldn't do the one partner knows and other not-I'd totally mess up. But I'm thinking I don't have to share with friends if I don't want to.


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lala22
April 6th, 2016, 12:48 PM
Hmm I'll have to check it out now. I am on the thinner side but certainly mu tummy muscles are not toned now- I have a full baby belly. Two, why are you on pelvic rest?

Ladies, any girls names you've loved and won't be using? I'm stuck. We like different, unique names but that have a romantic or "old school" feel to them. My daughter is Diella and my son is Hendrix. If this had been a boy he was going to be Rockford Jax and I thought for sure Ophelia for a girl but that's out now. Any ideas?!

lala22
April 6th, 2016, 12:49 PM
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Here are my 12-13 weeks scans. I think im leaning towards finding out-unless everyone guesses boy!! Then we can decide if we want to tell or not. We definitely couldn't do the one partner knows and other not-I'd totally mess up. But I'm thinking I don't have to share with friends if I don't want to.


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Oy boy, these are kind of hard. There is for sure a nub in either or both the first and third photos. Let me ponder them. Curious what people on ultrasound board will think. The experts usually hang around there.

netti02
April 6th, 2016, 01:35 PM
Lala as im expecitng boy no5 and very unlikely to ever use my girl names (though i would love twin girls 😁)

My choices would be

Evelyne Joyce Anne &
Adelyne Rose Anne or for short Evie & Adele 😁

Not sure about those pics dpike fx for you

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Quinn31
April 6th, 2016, 02:09 PM
Hmm I'll have to check it out now. I am on the thinner side but certainly mu tummy muscles are not toned now- I have a full baby belly. Two, why are you on pelvic rest?

Ladies, any girls names you've loved and won't be using? I'm stuck. We like different, unique names but that have a romantic or "old school" feel to them. My daughter is Diella and my son is Hendrix. If this had been a boy he was going to be Rockford Jax and I thought for sure Ophelia for a girl but that's out now. Any ideas?!

I love Hazel, Elle, or Indie. I also like Evangeline and Francesca.

Dh only likes Hazel or Indie. Our oldest dd has a Z in her name so I'm not sure I'd like that.

twointow83
April 6th, 2016, 02:45 PM
Hmm I'll have to check it out now. I am on the thinner side but certainly mu tummy muscles are not toned now- I have a full baby belly. Two, why are you on pelvic rest?

Ladies, any girls names you've loved and won't be using? I'm stuck. We like different, unique names but that have a romantic or "old school" feel to them. My daughter is Diella and my son is Hendrix. If this had been a boy he was going to be Rockford Jax and I thought for sure Ophelia for a girl but that's out now. Any ideas?!
Sorry no name help. Our names have been picked out for awhile and we r married to them.

We r on pelvic rest because early on we DTD and I started spotting. Tried again a couple days later (non penetrative ) and had horrible cramps after climax all day long. Talked to OB about it and he felt it wasn't worth the risk and put us on pelvic rest until further notice.

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lala22
April 6th, 2016, 03:28 PM
Sorry no name help. Our names have been picked out for awhile and we r married to them.

We r on pelvic rest because early on we DTD and I started spotting. Tried again a couple days later (non penetrative ) and had horrible cramps after climax all day long. Talked to OB about it and he felt it wasn't worth the risk and put us on pelvic rest until further notice.

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Yeah totally not worth the risk . Bummer! Take care of yourself :)

girliedreamz
April 6th, 2016, 04:16 PM
Hi ladies - just wanted to let you know that we found out girl today. I cried a little but I think just for the fact that I'll never have a son now. My husband doesn't want to try for another and have a 3rd girl. Best of luck to those finding out gender soon. I really thought this was a boy. We did pretty much everything to a T from the plan. But I guess God wanted my DD to have a sister!
I'm so sorry, Bluebear! That's super difficult, I know. I had big time GD with my third son (swayed hard girl), so I totally know how that feels. Hugs!



How far along were you ladies when you had your early genetic screening like panorama or Progenity? I'm 10w4d and they were going to do it but want me to wait until after 11 weeks. I'm debating whether to do it on Friday at 11w1d or wait until Monday for 11w4d.
I had my panorama done at 9w1d. But we were almost totally sure of dates (literally only dtd 1 time that cycle. lol!) so it wasn't huge risk we were off.


We r on pelvic rest because early on we DTD and I started spotting. Tried again a couple days later (non penetrative ) and had horrible cramps after climax all day long. Talked to OB about it and he felt it wasn't worth the risk and put us on pelvic rest until further notice.
Oh no! Hope you're doing okay. :/

Loving all these shots!

twointow83
April 6th, 2016, 04:41 PM
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Here are my 12-13 weeks scans. I think im leaning towards finding out-unless everyone guesses boy!! Then we can decide if we want to tell or not. We definitely couldn't do the one partner knows and other not-I'd totally mess up. But I'm thinking I don't have to share with friends if I don't want to.


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:awe: pretty baby. I'm no good with gender guess stuff tho...

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lala22
April 6th, 2016, 05:41 PM
You guys! I can't stop craving twizzlers! This is not on my gestational diabetes diet I'm sure. Lol

crd5ed
April 6th, 2016, 05:43 PM
So another uncooperative baby and a not so great sonographer too (more on that later). Here are pics of the babe, I have no clue if any of these give a hint of gender nub. [emoji16]http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160406/f70198a36daeddd9abc48b023061d6f8.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160406/042bcb278ef313cd6ebf4c1170e786ef.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160406/70c073ddaf9ccd60a51c90d0d10ad6cd.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160406/6df31cc305d86d37df89c1e04e6c521f.jpg


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twointow83
April 6th, 2016, 05:44 PM
You guys! I can't stop craving twizzlers! This is not on my gestational diabetes diet I'm sure. Lol
Lol, they make sugar free twizzlers. Maybe try those.

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twointow83
April 6th, 2016, 05:47 PM
So another uncooperative baby and a not so great sonographer too (more on that later). Here are pics of the babe, I have no clue if any of these give a hint of gender nub. [emoji16]http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160406/f70198a36daeddd9abc48b023061d6f8.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160406/042bcb278ef313cd6ebf4c1170e786ef.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160406/70c073ddaf9ccd60a51c90d0d10ad6cd.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160406/6df31cc305d86d37df89c1e04e6c521f.jpg


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Boo that sucks :( Remind me, are you getting bloodwork or do you have to wait until another u/s for a chance at knowing the gender?

Lol, they make sugar free twizzlers. Maybe try those.

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crd5ed
April 6th, 2016, 05:57 PM
Well, it would have helped if I had loaded the pics in the proper orientation, sorry about that, in my excitement to post them (I just figured out how to use this site on my phone) I didn't take them properly.

Anyhow, so we did the ultrasound, the sonographer asked me what gender my other kids were I told her boy, she immediately said "Well you know this is a boy too then. The odds are against you that you will have a girl." So I asked her how many kids she has, turns out she has 3, all boys. She said that since I did my Harmony blood work yesterday she wasn't going to bother with any 1st trimester screening during the ultrasound because it would be a waste of her time. She was a dandy I tell ya.

But I got to see baby, it's laying on its side and wouldn't budge. My placenta is anterior, which is new for me, I've never had that but after reading that may be the reason for no belly yet and I may not feel the baby move until closer to 20 weeks and the heartbeat can be harder to detect later in the pregnancy. At least that's what I gathered off Google. If anyone else has had anterior please feel free to weigh in, I'd love to hear others perspectives! :)

lala22
April 6th, 2016, 05:58 PM
So another uncooperative baby and a not so great sonographer too (more on that later). Here are pics of the babe, I have no clue if any of these give a hint of gender nub. [emoji16]http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160406/f70198a36daeddd9abc48b023061d6f8.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160406/042bcb278ef313cd6ebf4c1170e786ef.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160406/70c073ddaf9ccd60a51c90d0d10ad6cd.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160406/6df31cc305d86d37df89c1e04e6c521f.jpg


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None of those are profile shots. My sonographer had a stick up her butt and told me gender without asking if I wanted to know..luckily I didn't care. What was wrong with yours?

lala22
April 6th, 2016, 06:01 PM
Lol, they make sugar free twizzlers. Maybe try those.

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Dang I don't eat sugar alternatives though so looks like I'm either suffering or cheating. Lol. I'm wondering if since this is likely a girl I'd that will help keep weight down. Aren't girls usually smaller on average than boys?

twointow83
April 6th, 2016, 06:14 PM
Dang I don't eat sugar alternatives though so looks like I'm either suffering or cheating. Lol. I'm wondering if since this is likely a girl I'd that will help keep weight down. Aren't girls usually smaller on average than boys?
I don't know all the ppl I know have had babies close to the same size despite gender. Sorry, wish I was more help :/

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lala22
April 6th, 2016, 06:17 PM
I don't know all the ppl I know have had babies close to the same size despite gender. Sorry, wish I was more help :/

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Nooooooo. Lol. I want my twizzlers!

twointow83
April 6th, 2016, 06:21 PM
Well, it would have helped if I had loaded the pics in the proper orientation, sorry about that, in my excitement to post them (I just figured out how to use this site on my phone) I didn't take them properly.

Anyhow, so we did the ultrasound, the sonographer asked me what gender my other kids were I told her boy, she immediately said "Well you know this is a boy too then. The odds are against you that you will have a girl." So I asked her how many kids she has, turns out she has 3, all boys. She said that since I did my Harmony blood work yesterday she wasn't going to bother with any 1st trimester screening during the ultrasound because it would be a waste of her time. She was a dandy I tell ya.

But I got to see baby, it's laying on its side and wouldn't budge. My placenta is anterior, which is new for me, I've never had that but after reading that may be the reason for no belly yet and I may not feel the baby move until closer to 20 weeks and the heartbeat can be harder to detect later in the pregnancy. At least that's what I gathered off Google. If anyone else has had anterior please feel free to weigh in, I'd love to hear others perspectives! :)

Sucky u/s tech! Sorry about that. Nobody has ever told me placenta location. I know this baby is practically laying on my cervix though (which explains the pressure I have been feeling) but beyond that I am clueless. As far as movement, I have always felt it early'ish. So based on what you've read I guess mine are always posterior.

Looks like we'll be getting results around the same time. FX you get your dream gender and a clean bill of health for baby.

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twointow83
April 6th, 2016, 06:23 PM
Nooooooo. Lol. I want my twizzlers!
You could be craving far worse than twizzlers ;) try to use moderation but don't feel you need to deprive yourself. What is going to hurt your sugar more? One here and there? Or a whole bag when you give in and go hog wild?

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Traci25
April 6th, 2016, 06:31 PM
My dd was 7lb 11 oz and I gained 28 lbs by boys were 10lbs and I gained 55 lbs!! Eating healthy!! Errrr! She was my first so I don't know if that makes a difference

lala22
April 6th, 2016, 06:36 PM
My dd was 7lb 11 oz and I gained 28 lbs by boys were 10lbs and I gained 55 lbs!! Eating healthy!! Errrr! She was my first so I don't know if that makes a difference

Hmm..so my daughter was my first and she was 7 lb then my boy was second and 10lbs but I gained the same amount of weight with both by the end..my tummy however stretched a ton more with my boy and my belly button is ruined forever. Lol. I'm really curious if this girl will be similar to my first or closer to my 2nd. I guess I won't know..as long as she isn't bigger than my boy we'll be OK I suppose though a solid 8 or 9 lbs sounds nice. Haha

crd5ed
April 6th, 2016, 06:39 PM
Dang I don't eat sugar alternatives though so looks like I'm either suffering or cheating. Lol. I'm wondering if since this is likely a girl I'd that will help keep weight down. Aren't girls usually smaller on average than boys?

I say eat the real thing, just in moderation and with protein so your blood sugar doesn't spike. ;)

lala22
April 6th, 2016, 07:29 PM
I say eat the real thing, just in moderation and with protein so your blood sugar doesn't spike. ;)

That's right! I keep forgetting if I eat the cheats with protein it helps.

Laurenk1424
April 6th, 2016, 08:02 PM
Okay so this prob sounds silly but for my blog I'm doing ALL the gender prediction tests. I'm saying HOW to do them, my results and then once we find the sex I will say wether or not they rang true for me. I would LOVE to know of any test you have heard of that maybe I haven't. So far we have done drano, baking soda, ring test, red cabbage test and Chinese/Mayan calander.

So far every single one had been strong girl answer right away. I either have a tricky little boy in there or the tales ring true for me. I use only FMU.

ANYWAY, Let me know if you have any fun ones for me to add to my blog :)


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lala22
April 6th, 2016, 09:56 PM
Oy boy, these are kind of hard. There is for sure a nub in either or both the first and third photos. Let me ponder them. Curious what people on ultrasound board will think. The experts usually hang around there.

ANy news on what the experts have said. I'm leaning boy but I know that's not what you want to hear and I'm unsure enough that maybe I should scratch my guess altogether.

BunnyGirl19
April 7th, 2016, 12:10 AM
I was thinking the nub in pic #1 looked more girly.

tfahn
April 7th, 2016, 08:38 AM
But I got to see baby, it's laying on its side and wouldn't budge. My placenta is anterior, which is new for me, I've never had that but after reading that may be the reason for no belly yet and I may not feel the baby move until closer to 20 weeks and the heartbeat can be harder to detect later in the pregnancy. At least that's what I gathered off Google. If anyone else has had anterior please feel free to weigh in, I'd love to hear others perspectives! :)


Not part of this group, but occasionally pop in too see how the gender sways are going and had hoped to join the sept/oct/nov group but no luck so far, maybe I will luck out and need a Dec Group.

Anyway DD#1 had an anterior placenta. It was probably between 17-20 weeks until I could feel her moving. They never had a hard time finding her heart rate except around 10/11 weeks which is kinda early but had an ultrasound the next day and everything was fine. I never really felt her much at all throughout the whole pregnancy like other women talk about (I'm also overweight so that didn;t help) which was really worrisome since I really couldn't get all the moves per day that they wanted you to count. Not sure if is related to the anterior placenta or not but a friend of mine who gave birth 1 day after me had an anterior placenta also and we both had breech babies that didn't turn and have to have c-sections (They didn't catch that I was breech until 39 weeks so it was too late to try all the tricks to get her to turn). Could have been just a weird coincidence but that was my experience. Hope everything goes well for you.

Bella29
April 7th, 2016, 09:58 AM
Dang I don't eat sugar alternatives though so looks like I'm either suffering or cheating. Lol. I'm wondering if since this is likely a girl I'd that will help keep weight down. Aren't girls usually smaller on average than boys?

My boy was smaller by a pound than my middle girl and a pound and a half smaller than my first born girl. In general boys are bigger and future pregnancies are bigger than first. But I break all the stereotypes :)


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Bella29
April 7th, 2016, 10:04 AM
Nt test for me tomorrow. Totally excited. I'm gonna take our eldest two to the scan and leave the baby with someone, because he will be a pain in the arse and not worth having there. He can't stand anyone else touching me if he isn't closer to me. Bless his cotton socks. Can't wait. Gonna ask for a nub shot and hope for the best. Haven't talked about it with Hubby cos I don't want him to talk me out of asking ;). But I won't be taking it as gospel anyway so there will be an element of surprise for me.


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lala22
April 7th, 2016, 12:35 PM
Gl Bella- keep us posted!

twointow83
April 7th, 2016, 12:36 PM
Nt test for me tomorrow. Totally excited. I'm gonna take our eldest two to the scan and leave the baby with someone, because he will be a pain in the arse and not worth having there. He can't stand anyone else touching me if he isn't closer to me. Bless his cotton socks. Can't wait. Gonna ask for a nub shot and hope for the best. Haven't talked about it with Hubby cos I don't want him to talk me out of asking ;). But I won't be taking it as gospel anyway so there will be an element of surprise for me.


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dpike00
April 7th, 2016, 01:20 PM
ANy news on what the experts have said. I'm leaning boy but I know that's not what you want to hear and I'm unsure enough that maybe I should scratch my guess altogether.

I put all three photos on the ultrasound section here and I had 7 girl guesses, one from atomic. I also posted it on nub experts and got all girl guesses there.

From the first pic I was guessing boy or thought that the line might be another body part or cord. But I had no clue about the nub theory.

lala22
April 7th, 2016, 03:13 PM
I put all three photos on the ultrasound section here and I had 7 girl guesses, one from atomic. I also posted it on nub experts and got all girl guesses there.

From the first pic I was guessing boy or thought that the line might be another body part or cord. But I had no clue about the nub theory.

Yay! That's so exciting. Atomic knows her stuff. I'm definitely not an expert. I know how to read some easier ones but yours was pretty tough for me. Will you get some verification soon or do you have to wait for another ultrasound?

Laurenk1424
April 7th, 2016, 03:15 PM
When is the best time for a nub shot? I am tempted to go get another $50 ultrasound soon so I can get one for guesses hahaha also it would be nice to bring my ds so he could see the baby :)


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girliedreamz
April 7th, 2016, 04:37 PM
Good luck, Bella!

I'm anterior this time also. No idea if I ever was in the past, but I don't recall anyone mentioning it. We've had a SUPER hard time hearing heartbeat because of it. Scares me every time I go in and they take forever to find it. Dopler worked on Monday to hear it, but yesterday at the midwife, they had to use the ultrasound to find it again. Go figure. She also told me that I may be as far along as 22 weeks before I feel kicks. She showed me on the ultrasound that the baby was kicking, but I couldn't feel a thing.

crd5ed
April 7th, 2016, 07:11 PM
I'm in funk and hoping to come out of it soon. I have a little cold that isn't too bad, just enough to make me feel miserable, lack any energy that I thought I was getting back and make me even more tired (I didn't think that was possible at this point!). I even sound whiny, lol, sorry about that. After my ultrasound the other day I am really trying to prepare myself to hear boy again. I just don't want to get my hopes up any at all. We close on our new house on Tuesday, I haven't packed a thing and have no motivation to do so. I'm excited about the house, just not the painting and kitchen renovation that we need to do. And I hate moving so I'm procrastinating packing I guess. If I decide to let them tell me the gender I should know by next week too.

Twointow, are you nervous about finding out? I get a sick feeling in my stomach when I think about it. If its a girl I want to know but I'd rather not if its a boy, an impossible thing to ask, ha! Either way I'm totally keeping it from DH and I think I can do it bc this pregnancy has been so rough (I STILL have lots of nausea at night at 13 weeks, ugh) and I'm just emotionally drained right now so I don't think I will have a problem controlling my reaction.

Girliedreamz, I read that this is usually the case. It kind of bums me out because this is my last pregnancy and i LOVE to feel baby kicking. Of course, the delay in locating the heartbeat won't do anything for my stress level either!! I hope you feel her kick soon and that the heartbeats gets easier to find. I also hope she stays head down for you and you don't get all back labor! I read that is also a big downside with anterior placentas. I am trying to stay drug-free this time around ( I made it 32 hours last time) but back labor isn't going to help me out any and neither would a breech baby, ha! Hoping it goes smoothly for both of us! The only tiniest piece of finding out it was anterior is that an OWT (and some statistics) seem to say that it happens more with girls than boys. Now before anyone responds to this, I KNOW I can't put any stock in that and that it is just as likely to be a boy but it's nice to hear those OWT's from time to time. :)

tfahn
April 7th, 2016, 07:46 PM
Funny me and my friend both had girls when we had the anterior placenta. Didn't realize that was an OWT.

dpike00
April 7th, 2016, 08:27 PM
Cred5ed- fingers crossed you hear girl next week and feel better. I had 2 major colds with pink eye in the first trimester and it stunk. Good luck on the move, painting and Reno. That's a lot for a pregnant girl!!


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dpike00
April 7th, 2016, 08:31 PM
Yay! That's so exciting. Atomic knows her stuff. I'm definitely not an expert. I know how to read some easier ones but yours was pretty tough for me. Will you get some verification soon or do you have to wait for another ultrasound?

April 25 th we go for our gender ultrasound. I have to go to a diff. Doctor for this and my dr told me just to be sure I make a sound decision on finding out or not because if I don't want to know then they won't mark it on the sheet so she can't accidentally spill the beans.

I feel like the sonogram tech gave me bad picture just so I couldn't speculate so I'm not putting much stock in my early sonograms. I'm thinking we are going to go ahead and find out.

Quinn31
April 7th, 2016, 08:32 PM
I'm in funk and hoping to come out of it soon. I have a little cold that isn't too bad, just enough to make me feel miserable, lack any energy that I thought I was getting back and make me even more tired (I didn't think that was possible at this point!). I even sound whiny, lol, sorry about that. After my ultrasound the other day I am really trying to prepare myself to hear boy again. I just don't want to get my hopes up any at all. We close on our new house on Tuesday, I haven't packed a thing and have no motivation to do so. I'm excited about the house, just not the painting and kitchen renovation that we need to do. And I hate moving so I'm procrastinating packing I guess. If I decide to let them tell me the gender I should know by next week too.

Twointow, are you nervous about finding out? I get a sick feeling in my stomach when I think about it. If its a girl I want to know but I'd rather not if its a boy, an impossible thing to ask, ha! Either way I'm totally keeping it from DH and I think I can do it bc this pregnancy has been so rough (I STILL have lots of nausea at night at 13 weeks, ugh) and I'm just emotionally drained right now so I don't think I will have a problem controlling my reaction.

Girliedreamz, I read that this is usually the case. It kind of bums me out because this is my last pregnancy and i LOVE to feel baby kicking. Of course, the delay in locating the heartbeat won't do anything for my stress level either!! I hope you feel her kick soon and that the heartbeats gets easier to find. I also hope she stays head down for you and you don't get all back labor! I read that is also a big downside with anterior placentas. I am trying to stay drug-free this time around ( I made it 32 hours last time) but back labor isn't going to help me out any and neither would a breech baby, ha! Hoping it goes smoothly for both of us! The only tiniest piece of finding out it was anterior is that an OWT (and some statistics) seem to say that it happens more with girls than boys. Now before anyone responds to this, I KNOW I can't put any stock in that and that it is just as likely to be a boy but it's nice to hear those OWT's from time to time. :)

I've been feeling sick over the gender of the baby. I just can't imagine how my dh will deal with another girl. I think he'll be depressed. He should get the results next week and I'm really hoping I don't notice a change in his personality.

lala22
April 7th, 2016, 09:00 PM
I've been feeling sick over the gender of the baby. I just can't imagine how my dh will deal with another girl. I think he'll be depressed. He should get the results next week and I'm really hoping I don't notice a change in his personality.

oy that's rough!

Bella29
April 7th, 2016, 09:05 PM
Quinn, I hope you get your boy. My sister had four girls and her hubby was disappointed but in the long run I don't think he was upset. If you don't get your boy, I hope he gets Over the disappointment quickly.

3 more hrs till u/s. I'm not sure how I'm gonna keep that much fluid down tbh. Need to eat something so I can settle my stomach. I'm feeling nervous.


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crd5ed
April 7th, 2016, 09:56 PM
I've been feeling sick over the gender of the baby. I just can't imagine how my dh will deal with another girl. I think he'll be depressed. He should get the results next week and I'm really hoping I don't notice a change in his personality.

Oh Quinn, I hope everything works out for you. It's such a tough spot to be in. It's so hard because for me I feel like I've failed others if it's not a girl which is silly I know. I think we just have to focus on the fact that we tried and in the end we hopefully get healthy babies. I hope your hubbie can see that too for you.

A part of me doesn't mind hearing boy but I know DH really wants a girl as does the rest of our family and friends. I actually think another boy would be great bc no one would run the risk of being left out, I already have lots of boy clothing and I don't like how some people discount my second son as a failed girl, he certainly wasn't and I wouldn't trade him for any girl! He truly is such a light in our lives, I cannot imagine our family without him. So if I could live in a bubble without anyone else's comments, expectations or opinions I think I'd be doing just fine no matter what we have, ha!! [emoji4]

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April 7th, 2016, 09:58 PM
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twointow83
April 7th, 2016, 10:52 PM
I'm in funk and hoping to come out of it soon. I have a little cold that isn't too bad, just enough to make me feel miserable, lack any energy that I thought I was getting back and make me even more tired (I didn't think that was possible at this point!). I even sound whiny, lol, sorry about that. After my ultrasound the other day I am really trying to prepare myself to hear boy again. I just don't want to get my hopes up any at all. We close on our new house on Tuesday, I haven't packed a thing and have no motivation to do so. I'm excited about the house, just not the painting and kitchen renovation that we need to do. And I hate moving so I'm procrastinating packing I guess. If I decide to let them tell me the gender I should know by next week too.

Twointow, are you nervous about finding out? I get a sick feeling in my stomach when I think about it. If its a girl I want to know but I'd rather not if its a boy, an impossible thing to ask, ha! Either way I'm totally keeping it from DH and I think I can do it bc this pregnancy has been so rough (I STILL have lots of nausea at night at 13 weeks, ugh) and I'm just emotionally drained right now so I don't think I will have a problem controlling my reaction.

Girliedreamz, I read that this is usually the case. It kind of bums me out because this is my last pregnancy and i LOVE to feel baby kicking. Of course, the delay in locating the heartbeat won't do anything for my stress level either!! I hope you feel her kick soon and that the heartbeats gets easier to find. I also hope she stays head down for you and you don't get all back labor! I read that is also a big downside with anterior placentas. I am trying to stay drug-free this time around ( I made it 32 hours last time) but back labor isn't going to help me out any and neither would a breech baby, ha! Hoping it goes smoothly for both of us! The only tiniest piece of finding out it was anterior is that an OWT (and some statistics) seem to say that it happens more with girls than boys. Now before anyone responds to this, I KNOW I can't put any stock in that and that it is just as likely to be a boy but it's nice to hear those OWT's from time to time. :)
Not really. TBH I am expecting to hear boy. Whenever I refer to the baby I tend to say he or him. DH one other hand tends to say she and her. I know there might be a bit of disappointment just knowing it will mean we will never have our little girl, but honestly after the hell we have been through the last year the words "boy" & "girl" don't mean a fraction as much as "healthy" does. I think DH will be far more disappointed than I will if we are having a boy... though he'd never admit it.

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BunnyGirl19
April 7th, 2016, 11:13 PM
Funny me and my friend both had girls when we had the anterior placenta. Didn't realize that was an OWT.


Same. DD was anterior placenta. My girl twin has anterior placenta.

Bella29
April 8th, 2016, 12:59 AM
All of my kids have had posterior placentas. Two girls and a boy all posterior. They also all were in posterior position too, so didn't "hug" the placenta.


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Bella29
April 8th, 2016, 01:01 AM
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160408/1f591019b04805fb414a245288a66be4.jpg

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Ok so here are my nub shots.


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Bella29
April 8th, 2016, 01:03 AM
Whoops,

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LoveRR
April 8th, 2016, 02:46 AM
Have any of you ladies heard of the Ramzi theory ? Was it true for you ? If placenta is on left it's a girl and on the right it's a boy. Let me know if it's true for u !

twointow83
April 8th, 2016, 06:39 AM
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160408/1f591019b04805fb414a245288a66be4.jpg

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I see "forking". My DD was on boy side... this one is on girl side but we don't know gender yet. It's fun to speculate but not very accurate.

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Bella29
April 8th, 2016, 06:43 AM
Oh really two? I can't see it. The only thing that makes me think that it def isn't a girl 100% is that the underside tilts slightly upwards. Oh well. I don't want to know but I think I will get my head around girl a bit more now before birthday.


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twointow83
April 8th, 2016, 06:44 AM
Well... it kinda looks forked to me... no expert though.

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April 8th, 2016, 06:45 AM
Lol, me either! Damn it!


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Beautifulrainbow
April 8th, 2016, 07:31 AM
I did not know what ramzi method was until I saw your question. Thankyou for saying what it was! Wouldn't have worked in my case as with all 3 of my pregnancies it was on the back wall behind baby!

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Beautifulrainbow
April 8th, 2016, 07:31 AM
Beautiful baby either way.x

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Quinn31
April 8th, 2016, 09:08 AM
Oh Quinn, I hope everything works out for you. It's such a tough spot to be in. It's so hard because for me I feel like I've failed others if it's not a girl which is silly I know. I think we just have to focus on the fact that we tried and in the end we hopefully get healthy babies. I hope your hubbie can see that too for you.

A part of me doesn't mind hearing boy but I know DH really wants a girl as does the rest of our family and friends. I actually think another boy would be great bc no one would run the risk of being left out, I already have lots of boy clothing and I don't like how some people discount my second son as a failed girl, he certainly wasn't and I wouldn't trade him for any girl! He truly is such a light in our lives, I cannot imagine our family without him. So if I could live in a bubble without anyone else's comments, expectations or opinions I think I'd be doing just fine no matter what we have, ha!! [emoji4]

Thanks for your words!! I feel pressure from my in-laws. I took a video of them finding out and my mil made a comment about it being a boy so I feel like the video is ruined, especially if it's a girl. I wouldn't mind another of the same sex either but I would hate all the comments!! People are so rude. I don't have the best luck so I'm hoping for once, it's on my side.

Quinn31
April 8th, 2016, 09:18 AM
These were taken at 8 weeks but I think they're cute. The baby waved to us, according to the dr. It was sweet. Someone told me my placenta was on the right which excited me because with my last dd it was clearly bottom left. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160408/be7c0acc66f5da66b626fa307b7072ed.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160408/214f8dcf2e26fd3cdcd72f218513fe0f.jpg


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BunnyGirl19
April 8th, 2016, 10:42 AM
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160408/1f591019b04805fb414a245288a66be4.jpg

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Boyish.

crd5ed
April 8th, 2016, 10:45 AM
Thanks for your words!! I feel pressure from my in-laws. I took a video of them finding out and my mil made a comment about it being a boy so I feel like the video is ruined, especially if it's a girl. I wouldn't mind another of the same sex either but I would hate all the comments!! People are so rude. I don't have the best luck so I'm hoping for once, it's on my side.

I feel the same way!! I NEVER have good luck either, which is why I had Harmony testing. So many people think "something bad will never happen to me" well my luck is such that I live like "if something bad is going to happen to someone, it's going to be me!". I too am hoping for once luck will be on my side, especially after talking with my DH last night. I asked him if he will be sad if this is another boy and he said "a little". :( My in laws basically said that if this isn't a girl then it was pointless for us to have another baby. My sister gets more upset than I do that I don't have a girl, she thinks you have to have equal # of girls and boys for life to be right, sheesh. Its all too much pressure. The thing I most dread are the comments from others.
We need a bubble Quinn!! :) Then it would all be fine and we could raise our children without the pressure of expectations from others or what they think we need. Hang in there momma, it will all work out and no matter what happens we have been so blessed already. Thinking of you and all you other sweet mommas on here as we wait for our results. :hug2:

twointow83
April 8th, 2016, 12:39 PM
I've had my share of comments. I shut them down by saying I believe it's a boy and say it with a smile. *Most* take that as I'd be perfectly happy with a boy (which I would be) and they shut up. I've had a couple keep going with things like "Well, if it's a boy are you going to try again for a girl?" (which annoys the fire out of me because it is like they are saying if this is a boy then he'd be a mistake, or unwanted and that we'd need to try again to "get it right") , but mostly it shuts them up.

I'm sorry you all are having such a hard time. ((HUGS))

girliedreamz
April 8th, 2016, 01:39 PM
The comments are the worst! It's one reason dh and I didn't tell our family until after we knew the gender. I had such a rough time with GD last go round with my 3rd boy, and the comments form everyone around me really made it worse. I didn't think I could take well-meaning family speculating or asking what we wanted. Hugs to everyone who's going through that now! My fingers are crossed hard that we all get lovely healthy kids, no matter the gender, and family leaves us the heck alone!

Laurenk1424
April 8th, 2016, 02:00 PM
I read that the forking doesn't mean anything. Both boys and girls can have the forking. I read that in gender experts but who knows.
Also, I had an anterior boy with my son. I didn't feel kicking until about 20 weeks :/ and he ended up being breech.


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BunnyGirl19
April 8th, 2016, 02:02 PM
It's the comments I hate too. I had someone go so far as to say I tried to kill DS3 because I wanted a girl, that that was the reason he came at 30 weeks. They didn't say it to my face, but said it in a message to a mutual friend. Seriously, WTF is wrong with people?! It's not so much having GD, but the assumption from others that you don't want or love your kid because it wasn't your gender preference. People are acting like I should be all upset that the twins aren't both girls, even though I've always talked about wanting boy/girl twins. We are thrilled we're getting them. We had a slight preference for two girls just so we'd have an equal number of each, but it doesn't really matter. DD gets a sister and we are getting the twins I've always wanted. One of my friends was great about it though, since she had GD and had 5 girls before getting her boy. She asked if I was okay since I'd mentioned a slight preference this time for girl/girl. I actually hadn't even thought about being disappointed or not until she asked. When I did think about it, the only thing I had even a hint of possible disappointment over was not having matching outfits, which is silly, and then I realized I could coordinate their outfits and it would be just as fun. The only thing I am sad about is this being our last pregnancy. DH is planning to get snipped after they're born.

twointow83
April 8th, 2016, 02:08 PM
I think I might be losing my mind lol, or imagining things... I am just over 13 weeks (or if you go by my dr's EDD which is based off my LMP then I'd be a couple days shy of 14 weeks... not a huge difference) and I swear that I am feeling tiny little thumps. They are rare.. maybe 1-2 times a day at most, and they are weak so if I were up and about I'd probably not notice them but I feel them if I am relaxing watching TV or something. I'm not really having gas issues and it doesn't feel like gas. It feels like the tiniest little tap from the inside, and then it's over and I don't feel it again for a long, long while. Surely it's too early right??? I've always felt baby earlier than expected but 13-14 weeks? That seems REALLY early to be feeling anything. Like I said, I think I am losing my marbles lol.

lala22
April 8th, 2016, 03:49 PM
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160408/1f591019b04805fb414a245288a66be4.jpg

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That nub runs very parallel to the spine so to me it's very girly.

lala22
April 8th, 2016, 04:43 PM
I think I might be losing my mind lol, or imagining things... I am just over 13 weeks (or if you go by my dr's EDD which is based off my LMP then I'd be a couple days shy of 14 weeks... not a huge difference) and I swear that I am feeling tiny little thumps. They are rare.. maybe 1-2 times a day at most, and they are weak so if I were up and about I'd probably not notice them but I feel them if I am relaxing watching TV or something. I'm not really having gas issues and it doesn't feel like gas. It feels like the tiniest little tap from the inside, and then it's over and I don't feel it again for a long, long while. Surely it's too early right??? I've always felt baby earlier than expected but 13-14 weeks? That seems REALLY early to be feeling anything. Like I said, I think I am losing my marbles lol.

Nah. With my last he had visible (yes I videotaped it) hiccups at 13 weeks! And this time, while it isn't as noticeable I'm fairly sure I've felt some flutters that are baby and not gas. At thsi point, we know the difference:-)

lala22
April 8th, 2016, 04:47 PM
That nub runs very parallel to the spine so to me it's very girly.

The only thing pointing to boy for me is that it's quite short. How far along were you when these were taken? Exactly?

BunnyGirl19
April 8th, 2016, 05:29 PM
I voted boy because it has a little angle and looks very much like my twin A (boy) did. The tech gave me a slight girl lean, but said it was in between and early enough to rise more. It did turn out to be boy nub, although I'm used to my boys having that clear cone nub already.

crd5ed
April 8th, 2016, 07:57 PM
I'm definitely no expert but I thought boy bc of the nub (looked like a penis to me but maybe everything does after 2 boys and possibly expecting another, ha!) and depending on how far along this was taken the nub may rise?


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Bella29
April 8th, 2016, 09:28 PM
I was 12+4 yesterday. And honestly whilst watching the scan being done I though to myself "that def looks like a girl!". I wasn't until I got the still photos back, that I thought "hmmm, still looks really girly, except for that tiny rise at the bottom".

It made me realize that my instincts have def been saying boy, because I was a quite surprised to see what looks like a girl.

Is there any real nub experts someone can ask other than here or ingender?

We were team green anyway and it will be nice to have a surprise in 6 months time. I am however thinking I need to get myself more used to having another lovely girl. We have two adorable red heads( the red hair came completely out of the blue) and people always stop me to admire how lovely they are.

I guess I am feeling a little disappointed but I can count my blessings to know how lucky I am.

Thanks for the support ladies.


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purple
April 8th, 2016, 10:45 PM
Bella, there is a forum called baby nub and they seem to think they are the experts on gender guessing. You could try there. Just google it as I'm not sure if I'm allowed to link to other forums?
I think it looks girly but then I also thought my DS2 nub shot was girly at 12+4 and so did about 80-90% of other people who guessed.

It is really nice to see everyone is going well :) I can't help occasionally checking this thread even if I'm not sharing the journey anymore.

Bella29
April 8th, 2016, 11:16 PM
Thanks purple. I'll ask them. How are you doing? Your always welcome here as far as I am concerned.


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twointow83
April 8th, 2016, 11:30 PM
Thanks purple. I'll ask them. How are you doing? Your always welcome here as far as I am concerned.


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Same goes for me! I also understand if it may be too painful. Pop in and post as little or as much as you want :) I love hearing from you.

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lala22
April 9th, 2016, 01:52 AM
I was 12+4 yesterday. And honestly whilst watching the scan being done I though to myself "that def looks like a girl!". I wasn't until I got the still photos back, that I thought "hmmm, still looks really girly, except for that tiny rise at the bottom".

It made me realize that my instincts have def been saying boy, because I was a quite surprised to see what looks like a girl.

Is there any real nub experts someone can ask other than here or ingender?

We were team green anyway and it will be nice to have a surprise in 6 months time. I am however thinking I need to get myself more used to having another lovely girl. We have two adorable red heads( the red hair came completely out of the blue) and people always stop me to admire how lovely they are.

I guess I am feeling a little disappointed but I can count my blessings to know how lucky I am.

Thanks for the support ladies.


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Well that's a good time to get a nub shot. I'll look at the angle one more time tomorrow on my computer. You can pay $6 and ask the gender experts too. I got consensus from here in gender and gender experts for girl and so it's kind of nice (and fun) to submit everywhere and see where it's gets you:)

Bella29
April 9th, 2016, 02:38 AM
Where do you do that Layla? Is it at a website called gender experts? I've asked to join baby nub, but they haven't sent me the confirmation email. Doh!


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crd5ed
April 9th, 2016, 11:05 AM
Bella, there is a forum called baby nub and they seem to think they are the experts on gender guessing. You could try there. Just google it as I'm not sure if I'm allowed to link to other forums?
I think it looks girly but then I also thought my DS2 nub shot was girly at 12+4 and so did about 80-90% of other people who guessed.

It is really nice to see everyone is going well :) I can't help occasionally checking this thread even if I'm not sharing the journey anymore.

Yes, Purple!! I 3rd or 4th those sentiments. You are always welcome here and I'm keeping you in my thoughts. Hope you're doing as well as can be expected. Stop by and comment anytime you are up for it. :)

lala22
April 9th, 2016, 11:51 AM
Where do you do that Layla? Is it at a website called gender experts? I've asked to join baby nub, but they haven't sent me the confirmation email. Doh!


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https://www.thegenderexperts.com/submit-scan.html

YOu can try the free one, only it takes awhile and last time I check they were full but for 5 less than 24 hours- wroth it to me:-)

lala22
April 9th, 2016, 03:16 PM
Well it's official for me- I've felt the little one. Yay! Also official is that my pants are hard to get on:( I guess this means the weight has already hit my legs and butt- oy! How is everyone else?

twointow83
April 9th, 2016, 07:54 PM
Well it's official for me- I've felt the little one. Yay! Also official is that my pants are hard to get on:( I guess this means the weight has already hit my legs and butt- oy! How is everyone else?

Yay!! Congrats!! How far along are you? Sorry, it's hard to keep track in it's not in your signature.

lala22
April 9th, 2016, 08:31 PM
Yay!! Congrats!! How far along are you? Sorry, it's hard to keep track in it's not in your signature.

I know. I can't keep track of anything. I kero asking the same questions over and over. Lol. 13+3

twointow83
April 9th, 2016, 08:40 PM
I know. I can't keep track of anything. I kero asking the same questions over and over. Lol. 13+3

Cool! Good to know I am not the only one and I'm not losing my mind ;)

lala22
April 9th, 2016, 09:06 PM
Cool! Good to know I am not the only one and I'm not losing my mind ;)

Nope! My first baby I didn't feel until 18 weeks and it was actually my husband who felt her! So who knows how long before I realized but the second time around was obvious with those hiccups. .this time I felt it while I was sort of doubled over on a stool at work probably crushing the baby. Lol

Bella29
April 9th, 2016, 09:25 PM
Ohhh, that's exciting Lala!

I thought I felt a flutter a couple of days ago. After the u/s. It felt like bubs, but can't be 100% sure just yet, but I think so.


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twointow83
April 9th, 2016, 09:41 PM
Nope! My first baby I didn't feel until 18 weeks and it was actually my husband who felt her! So who knows how long before I realized but the second time around was obvious with those hiccups. .this time I felt it while I was sort of doubled over on a stool at work probably crushing the baby. Lol
Lmbo!

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Beautifulrainbow
April 10th, 2016, 04:11 AM
I'm definitely no expert but I thought boy bc of the nub (looked like a penis to me but maybe everything does after 2 boys and possibly expecting another, ha!) and depending on how far along this was taken the nub may rise?


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Sorry I'm stalking all you lovely ladies!
This is how I feel too. I'm looking at scans to see if I can learn a thing or to but boy or girl scan all look the same to me they all look like scans of my boys . I'm not even sure if the things I'm spotting are even nubs!
Anyway good luck to all and I hope you all have happy healthy pregnancies!

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Bella29
April 10th, 2016, 05:21 AM
I heard back from the nub experts and they are predicting girl too. That's cool. I'm a little sad my boy won't ever have a brother, but little girls are the sweetest things and I'm sure that she will be totally doted upon.


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lala22
April 10th, 2016, 12:55 PM
I heard back from the nub experts and they are predicting girl too. That's cool. I'm a little sad my boy won't ever have a brother, but little girls are the sweetest things and I'm sure that she will be totally doted upon.


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Sounds like you're handling it well. I feel the same- would be kind of neat to have a brother for my son AND a sister for my daughter but I can barely handle the two I have. Lol. And we all know the truth is there are some brothers and sisters that are closer than same sex siblings so you just never know.

BunnyGirl19
April 10th, 2016, 06:08 PM
Yay! I just felt Ophelia kicking me on the outside! Dalton needs to get with the program now. LOL

twointow83
April 10th, 2016, 08:29 PM
Yay! I just felt Ophelia kicking me on the outside! Dalton needs to get with the program now. LOL
Awww! How can u tell the difference? Position?

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BunnyGirl19
April 10th, 2016, 09:02 PM
Yep. She's on my right side and he's on the left and a little lower.

Bella29
April 10th, 2016, 10:08 PM
Yay! I just felt Ophelia kicking me on the outside! Dalton needs to get with the program now. LOL

How lovely bunnygirl! I love it when they start to make themselves known.


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Bella29
April 11th, 2016, 07:11 AM
How is everyone going? I'm getting more tired rather than less atm, but I blame my toddler who I am moving into the big kid room, because he is being a pain in the arse and waking up ever 2-3 hrs and then sometimes he just wakes four or
Five times in the hour. He waits long enough that I am back to bed and nearly asleep before he does it tho, which is beastly. I'm not loving it atm. But if not that, then cosleeping with him is a pain because he wants to snuggle but he gropes me all night long. I can't wait until he settles down. This mum needs some sleep.


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twointow83
April 11th, 2016, 07:28 AM
How is everyone going? I'm getting more tired rather than less atm, but I blame my toddler who I am moving into the big kid room, because he is being a pain in the arse and waking up ever 2-3 hrs and then sometimes he just wakes four or
Five times in the hour. He waits long enough that I am back to bed and nearly asleep before he does it tho, which is beastly. I'm not loving it atm. But if not that, then cosleeping with him is a pain because he wants to snuggle but he gropes me all night long. I can't wait until he settles down. This mum needs some sleep.


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Sounds like he is either a light sleeper or comfort seeking (or both). Is he is a big boy bed? My youngest has been a comfort seeker since the day he was born- first with constant (and I am NOT exaggerating) nursing, then with needing to sleep with someone. Both my boys had their own bed but DS2 would always sleep with DS1 even when they both got so big that they barely fit on the tiny twin size matress together. So, we finally went and bought a full size matress set and to this day at ages 9 & nearly 6 they still sleep together. He sleeps well with a bed mate and poorly alone. His dr. Says it is co-dependent behaviour and they need to be separated at night but I see no harm in it. He has no monster fears or anything and I think this is because of the comfort he gets sharing the bed. A day will come when separation will be necessary but for now it works. I say all that because if one of your older kids (if u have any... I can't recall and I can't see your signature) would be okay with sharing the bed it may help.

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Bella29
April 11th, 2016, 07:32 AM
I keep asking him if he wants to sleep with his big sister, cos she is super keen to, but he just says no and runs back to me. It might be worth a try sneaking him into her bed when I go to bed tho.


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twointow83
April 11th, 2016, 07:40 AM
I keep asking him if he wants to sleep with his big sister, cos she is super keen to, but he just says no and runs back to me. It might be worth a try sneaking him into her bed when I go to bed tho.


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Yes, it can't hurt to try and it may take several attempts before you know if it's going to work esp if he is attached to sleeping with you. Another thing you could try if that doesn't work is putting a body pillow between you both with your hand on him (so he can feel you are still there) which will help with the groping and hopefully he will get used to clutching the body pillow instead of you and once that happens he may not need you to sleep. It's all trial and error but you'll find something that works. It just will take some patience.... which I know is easier said than done when sleep deprived. (((Hugs)))

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Bella29
April 11th, 2016, 07:42 AM
Oh he is now in the big kids room. Has been for about a week and a half and no matter how much persistence it requires, he isn't coming back to me. I tried everything to get him to give me space. I was sleeping in a king sized bed with his cot attached and he still ended up squeezing me across to a foot of bed and groping me all night long. He is obsessed with touching my boobs.


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twointow83
April 11th, 2016, 07:44 AM
Oh he is now in the big kids room. Has been for about a week and a half and no matter how much persistence it requires, he isn't coming back to me. I tried everything to get him to give me space. I was sleeping in a king sized bed with his cot attached and he still ended up squeezing me across to a foot of bed and groping me all night long. He is obsessed with touching my boobs.


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That sucks. Does he still nurse, or recently weaned?

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Bella29
April 11th, 2016, 07:45 AM
Recently weaned. About three weeks ago now. I'm just done. He got to 22 months so I don't feel bad. But he would have happily booked until he was four I reckon.


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twointow83
April 11th, 2016, 07:57 AM
Recently weaned. About three weeks ago now. I'm just done. He got to 22 months so I don't feel bad. But he would have happily booked until he was four I reckon.


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Try (if you haven't already) telling him each time that he is a big boy now and only babies need boobies ( or whatever he calls them). Ideally it will build him up as a big boy and he won't want to be called a baby. I've had to do that in a few areas with my youngest.... still do sometimes like getting dressed. He wants me to dress him. He has always liked the idea of being a big boy and if you ask/asked him if he was a baby he would get upset (not a lot but enough). I've found it helpful to also make sure to point out that he gets to do XYZ because he is a big boy and that a baby couldn't. For us it reinforced his desire to be a big boy when he got to do things he liked but knew he wouldn't be able to if he wanted to still be a baby. Honestly he still was and is my baby but it's all about psychology with kids and working it in a way that benefits them and still accomplishes your goals. In this case kids inherently want to grow up (usually. .. there are always some that want to stay the baby) so you use that mindset to both of your benefits :) It's a long road but he'll get there.

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Bella29
April 11th, 2016, 08:29 AM
Thanks two. Your right, sometimes it just takes persistence and trying things in different ways to get them to the place they need to be. My older kids were good at sleeping alone not long after they turned two. He is just shy of two still, so I can't be too hard on him. It's just exhausting is all. And your right they do need their mums quite a lot. He is only so little and he is def the baby. I do all the night parenting because hubby has a job where he needs to have his brain switched on, or people could die, so arm I sleep alone and attend the kids. I've thought of two other things I can try. One is asking him not to wake me up overnight and the other is getting my hubby to do a few nights when he has a run of days off.


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lala22
April 11th, 2016, 11:38 AM
Thanks two. Your right, sometimes it just takes persistence and trying things in different ways to get them to the place they need to be. My older kids were good at sleeping alone not long after they turned two. He is just shy of two still, so I can't be too hard on him. It's just exhausting is all. And your right they do need their mums quite a lot. He is only so little and he is def the baby. I do all the night parenting because hubby has a job where he needs to have his brain switched on, or people could die, so arm I sleep alone and attend the kids. I've thought of two other things I can try. One is asking him not to wake me up overnight and the other is getting my hubby to do a few nights when he has a run of days off.


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Dang Bella, my heart goes out to you. By 1 year I had to sleep train my littles because I couldn't do it anymore. That being said, they were both easy to sleep train, relatively speaking. I co-slept for 9 months with the first and only 3 months with the second. I hear it is much harder to change sleeping patterns the older they get so just try to stay consistent. I think sibling co-sleeping is awesome! Two, I can't believe the doctor is against it- I think it's very sweet and one day they won't want to anymore so enjoy the love while it lasts:-)

Bella, I can also tell you because I weaned my youngest who is 15 months 2 months after finding out I was pregnant because I needed some of my body back, that there were a few weeks of neediness attached. Maybe, hopefully, as a little more time passes he will gain some more independence. Does he have a lovey? Make his bed as inviting as possible, sounds if he likes it (for us it's white noise and or music), twinkle lights, lovey, blanky, you name it. I'm not joking my 15 month old dives into bed he's just grown to love it so much and loves all of his comforts..so maybe try to figure out what those are other than boobies. Lol.

In the meantime, come here and complain and moan and groan, we don't mind:-)

Kmomofthree
April 11th, 2016, 12:00 PM
Just checking in :-)

I've been stalking daily but not feeling very postey. I feel so blah.

My 2.5 year old sleeps alright at night but has a lovely habit of waking up 2 hours before everyone else and ends up coming to bed with us. I'm not sure how to cut it out. I'm still weaning him too. I've never nursed a child so long but he's my baby and he's so sweet I don't know how to cut him off :-( he only nurses when he comes in bed in the morning or when I put him to bed at night. At night it's only for a minute on each side, I think I'm pretty dried out. It's likely more for comfort. But I'm done also.

I have an appointment today. 10 weeks, first ultrasound so I'm looking forward to that. Also physical exam and I'm dreading that. I freaking hate papsmears soooo much. I can't imagine anyone actually likes them but I seriously get anxiety thinking about it, I don't know why :-/

I wish there was some fun gender predictor game to go off of a 10 week u/s !

LoveRR
April 11th, 2016, 12:01 PM
I have my first appt on wed, I can't wait ! What is posterior placenta and anterior placenta means in regards to gender? Anything I should look out for or pay attention ? Love reading all your wonderful stories !

LoveRR
April 11th, 2016, 12:06 PM
How so I create that cute little thing on the bottom of the post where it tells you more about yourself ?

twointow83
April 11th, 2016, 12:08 PM
How so I create that cute little thing on the bottom of the post where it tells you more about yourself ?
U on PC or tapatalk app?

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Mulberry Smurf
April 11th, 2016, 12:49 PM
Kmom at ten weeks you could get a NIPT blood test to determine gender (it's also a diagnostic test for various genetic disorders).
I read somewhere that anterior placentas tend to be more girls but I had it both times with my boys so not sure if that's true!
LOVERR it's called a signature you can change it in your profile settings I think? Xx

Laurenk1424
April 11th, 2016, 12:50 PM
Kmom at ten weeks you could get a NIPT blood test to determine gender (it's also a diagnostic test for various genetic disorders).
I read somewhere that anterior placentas tend to be more girls but I had it both times with my boys so not sure if that's true!
LOVERR it's called a signature you can change it in your profile settings I think? Xx

I had anterior with my son also.


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