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dannikins

January 8th, 2012, 06:32 PM

well , i woke up today thinking, "im having another boy".
i have kind of been hopeful up untill now, but not anymore.
my intuition was right with all of the others so i have no reason to doubt it now....

i have been super emotional and sensitive this week, which hasnt helped.
i have lost count of how many times i have just burst into tears, over stupid things.
since he lost he job last month, hubby is going through his own midlife crisis type of thing right now, and is so engulfed in his own crap , that im not getting any kind of support from him right now.
im trying to hold him together and everything else all at once, and i have just ran out of rope....

and my scan is in 3 days.....
im thinking my team green is just a waste of time, since i was doing team green to prevent feeling like this.
i guess it depends on how i am emotionally on thursday, if i still feel like this, i might just go ahead and find out for sure.

applesoup

January 8th, 2012, 10:58 PM

Belle, I looked @ your ultrasound picts. I think they both look girly...but not sure how much things can change in a week? Hoping you get your girl!!

applesoup

January 8th, 2012, 11:05 PM

Dannikins, sorry to hear about the tough times with DH + hormones. GD doesn't make anything easier.

were you really planning on staying "team green" the whole pregnancy? (Sorry, I'm forgetting everything with this pregnancy!) I could never do that...as much as I WISH I could do that. For me, I feel like I've already lost the hope. So, there's really no point in holding out as long as I can...to keep the hope alive. I'd rather just "get it over with."

How horrible, right? I get a chance to go see my sweet, hopefully healthy baby, and I just want to "get it over with" so I can cry & move on. I'm planning when I can find out based on whether I have to see anyone the rest of the week & if I have time to cry. Seriously. What I'd give to have the joy of hearing "It's a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!" Just once.

indigoviolet

January 10th, 2012, 05:25 PM

How horrible, right? I get a chance to go see my sweet, hopefully healthy baby, and I just want to "get it over with" so I can cry & move on. I'm planning when I can find out based on whether I have to see anyone the rest of the week & if I have time to cry. Seriously. What I'd give to have the joy of hearing "It's a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!" Just once.
I'm starting to feel the same, just find out and start getting my head around it.
don't even imagine hearing the sonographer say that, gives my heart a stab when I read it thinking 'that won't be me'.
my goodness we all just want it so much. Praying we get it :pray:

indigoviolet

January 10th, 2012, 05:32 PM

(((hugs))) dannikins, it is all so much harder with all these pg hormones. Is there someone who can give you support while your dh is struggling? Really really hope your intuition is wrong this time :pray:

Belle

January 11th, 2012, 05:54 AM

Oh Dannikins I hope your alright honey, sorry your going through all that now at this crucial time. Please keep positive it only gets better. You'll be surprised how everything will fall into place and minor obstacles keep occurring to keep us on our toes. Good luck on your ultrasound XO

dannikins

January 12th, 2012, 01:56 AM

i had my scan today.
everything looks perfect.

and IM STILL TEAM GREEN...:)

bub was being very lazy and slept through the entire thing, so we had trouble getting shots , and i even had to lay on my side to get clear pics of the heart etc.

we couldnt get a decent potty shot, but the tech said there are no obvious boy bits, so we still have a shot at pink.
im so relieved its all over, and that it wasnt ruined with boy bits like last time.

here is a 4D video of bubs today.
http://s481.photobucket.com/albums/rr171/dannikins_photos/?action=view&current=KEMPDANNI-LEE20120112112037373.mp4

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr171/dannikins_photos/KEMPDANNI-LEE20120112110742659.jpg

applesoup

January 12th, 2012, 03:10 PM

Dannikins, glad to hear the scan went well! Although, I'm confused. The scanner talked to you about there not being any "boy bits" but you're still team green? Meaning: did you ask her if there were any obvious boy parts or did she just offer that even though you didn't want to know??

You're so brave!! It would DRIVE ME CRAZY.

Today I have my 16 week (I'm a few days further) appointment. Unfortunately, it's not scheduled with my CNM who promised me the 18 week scan. It's with an OBGYN that I wasn't even sure I wanted to go back & see because she's... Okay, it's me. I don't like her a lot. So, we'll see if she lets me have my 18 week ultrasound. If not. I might cry. Right there in the office. OR, I might email the CNM afterwards. OR I might just pay and go get a private scan. Who knows.

indigoviolet

January 12th, 2012, 03:24 PM

Congrats Dannikins! such great news about baby being healthy, you must be so happy. Also good about no obvious boy bits! fx!!

Indira

January 12th, 2012, 05:09 PM

Dannikins so good to hear your baby is healthy and that there were no boy parts to be seen!

dannikins

January 12th, 2012, 05:25 PM

Dannikins, glad to hear the scan went well! Although, I'm confused. The scanner talked to you about there not being any "boy bits" but you're still team green? Meaning: did you ask her if there were any obvious boy parts or did she just offer that even though you didn't want to know??

You're so brave!! It would DRIVE ME CRAZY.

he asked me how many children i already had, then asked me if i had a good mix.
i said i have 4 boys, so im kind of expecting another boy.
he than asked if i wanted him to have a peek, and i said if you get a good shot.

he couldnt get a clear view, (bub was asleep the entire time,and was kind of facing my tail bone, back and down , sort of thing) but said boy bits are usually pretty obvious by now, and he cant see any 'obvious' boy bits.
so there is still a chance for pink.
so because we couldnt get a clear potty shot, im still team green.

'no obvious boy bits', is much better than, 'really obvious, in your face, boy bits', like i had last time....lol

applesoup

January 13th, 2012, 02:41 AM

'no obvious boy bits', is much better than, 'really obvious, in your face, boy bits', like i had last time....lol

Agreed!! So, you kinda wanted to know, but only if he was sure...but you're fine being team green? Amazed at your peace with it!

Actually, I had my 16 week appointment today. I was nervous because I was meeting with a different DR than the one who promised me the early scan. This DR offered to look for bits today, but didn't seem confident. Kinda kicking myself now, but I told her not to look since it is a little too early. Last thing I need is to be told "girl" and have it be a "boy" in 2 weeks! So, now I get to schedule my appointment for the last week in January, 18 weeks. I'm excited I get to do it early.

Unfortunately, through a series of events, I have to announce to my mom tomorrow. I was going to do it via e-mail, but DH thinks that's too "impersonal." I just don't want to listen to it...or have to respond to it...etc. Oh well. At least we're holding it back from everyone else. Going to announce after we know the gender & just going to say, "I'm pregnant...and by the way it's a ___boy___."

Belle

January 14th, 2012, 05:46 PM

dannikins

January 15th, 2012, 07:00 PM

ok, i am now officially half way..:)
here sis a belly pic taken this morning, exactly 20 weeks.

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr171/dannikins_photos/20weeks.jpg

applesoup

January 16th, 2012, 01:57 AM

Yay! Belly shots! I took one a few days ago...now to find my camera...and figure out how to load it...

Indira

January 16th, 2012, 04:47 AM

Fantastic news about all going well in your ultrasound Dannikins your so strong not to persist on finding out gender.
Applesoup not long for our ultrasounds next week, I'm so anxious and mine isn't even the big one yet.
Anyone else having scans?

When do you have your scan?
I have an appt. and probably a scan on Friday:nails: I have been very good at not thinking to much about gender the past 4 weeks, but now I´m getting nervous I will see a big straight boy nub! Getting doubts about going team green, I really prefer to find out at birth when it´s a boy, but at this point I would so love to hear it´s a girl in 4-5 weeks!
I hope all our babies are healthy!

Belle

January 17th, 2012, 01:17 AM

Oh Indira I'm such a wreck already I'm having my 13.5 week scan on Thursday I'm so worried I see an obvious nub and if I don't see a nub Im also worried about down syndrome ( I had a scare with ds2 I can't go through that again) Thank god it all worked out well. I'm such a paranoid freak right now my husband can't handle me. How are you feeling? Your only a day after? I cannot go team green if they paid me, I have to know this time so I don't go into shock. Sorry probably sounds worse then it is. Fx for our healthy and pink babies
Applesoup have you told the rest of your family your pregnancy news yet? I still haven't told mine but when I do I'm just going to say I know what it is so they can shut up about their comments and I'm not telling anybody, even if I don't know yet. What day is your scan?

applesoup

January 17th, 2012, 03:45 PM

Belle, I couldn't go green if they paid me & offered cleaning my house for a year...well, maybe if they offered the later! :wink:

We haven't announced to our families yet. After the rumor went around (started by my dad who apparently was just kidding...and ended up with my mom...they're divorced), I felt guilty about lying to her & came clean. So I told her...and of course, the first thing she could talk about was how maybe I shouldn't find out the gender on and on... So much for the honesty route, now everyone's trying to solve my GD...which can really only be satisfied with a girl!

I also told my little sister. She announced she was preggo. She's the person I'm closest to in both families. And I felt like she should know before my mom, so I told her. She was really supportive and kind about the whole thing.

After I find out on Monday, we're going to e-mail out a picture. I want a picture with the boys playing telephone (with the tin can + string) with my belly. DH liked the other idea (especially since we just moved) which is: "We decided to expand our house by 2 feet this summer" with a picture of the boys feet & some baby shoes. It's all worked out & decided, that's the important thing.

Told the boys to keep it a secret. So, my 4 year old announced it to his preschool teachers today & then told them "it's a secret." Grrrrrrrrrrrrreat. Not that I mind them knowing, but now I DEFINITELY can't let him be around our family until we announce.

Having a semi-okay-friend watch the boys on Monday. She didn't sound excited about it. I just don't have anyone else to ask...feeling guilty like I need to actually ask my mom to babysit. Which would be a bigger hassle & frustration that it sounds. :sigh:

applesoup

January 17th, 2012, 03:49 PM

Belle, if I told my family that we knew the gender...but didn't announce...they'd harass me more! They'd analyze every time DH slipped on referring to the baby as a he/she, etc. I didn't go that route (or the, we're not going to announce route) because I felt like our families wouldn't respect it & would analyze everything more.

Will your family respect that statement and leave it alone?

applesoup

January 17th, 2012, 03:49 PM

Indira, let us know how your scan goes! Will they look for a nub at your DRs office? Will you get a picture? Have you announced to your family yet? How'd they take react & respond?

applesoup

January 17th, 2012, 07:56 PM

My belly photo @ 16 weeks (last week). The 4 is for "4 months"...I'm going to take the same picture every month, wearing the same thing, & then put it together at the end. Saw this on pinterest.com and loved it!

Guess I'm looking small for my 4th kid! Although, I feel huge!

1166

indigoviolet

January 18th, 2012, 04:56 PM

I want a picture with the boys playing telephone (with the tin can + string) with my belly. DH liked the other idea (especially since we just moved) which is: "We decided to expand our house by 2 feet this summer" with a picture of the boys feet & some baby shoes. It's all worked out & decided, that's the important thing.

I LOVE this idea, so cute!

indigoviolet

January 18th, 2012, 05:00 PM

but said boy bits are usually pretty obvious by now, and he cant see any 'obvious' boy bits.
so there is still a chance for pink.

I just read this, sounds really hopeful! getting excited for you!!
:pray:

Indira

January 18th, 2012, 05:50 PM

Wow applesoup, you look GREAT! Not at all like someone who had 3 kids and is having her 4rd. I now completely understand about your announcing issues..we flew to my italian inlaw family and announced, it was shocking to be honest.
Most people didn´t even say ´congratulations!´ Reactions went from ´Oh wow´ to ´Oh, is it another boy?´
Hello, I´m standing in front of you with hardly a bump, how would I know and is that really your first thought?
And I got a couple ´Oh are you happy about it?´ presuming it was an accident! What the heck?! And all the jokes to DH ´good luck eheh´ ´at least now you´re done, right?´. I feel so much sympathy now for all 3-4-5 and more mums, I never expected this. In the beginning I made a big point about explaining it wasn´t a surprise pregnancy, now I just smile and don´t care if they think that. To be honest some of these people have 2-3 siblings themselves and just 1 or 2 kids and I know their reactions are coming from jealousy.
Fortunately, my own friends and sister have been really excited and happy about this pregnancy :)

I won´t ask the dr. about the nub, but will look at it myself. I got a picture last time, so I think I will get one now too. I will show you girls, but won´t post on the ultrasound forum if it has an obvious boy nub.

Ah and I would like to contact that person that will pay me and clean my house for a year for going team green :bigsmile:

Indira

January 18th, 2012, 06:05 PM

Belle, I´m all with you about freaking out about the scan and down syndrome. I kind off panicked about this last week. With my previous pregnancies I never did any test because we would just have the baby if it had down syndrome.
Now I thought about it a bit and looked at the statistics to reassure myself, eeeks that was scary! At 36 changes are a lot different from when I was 29 and 32. Now I really have no clue what we would do if the baby had down syndrome, I wish I still had that peace of mind I had with the other pregnancies. I´m living in another country now, so I don´t know if they will measure the neck part (sorry too lazy to look up the right term). Fortunately I have been very busy this week so time flew by, now I´m looking forward as well to see my little one.
Oh and I have been miserable between Monday/Tuesday, I had a headache and then vomited a couple of times, I hope this is not starting at the end of the first trimester for me! This happened 2 weeks ago as well, I don´t know if it is some kind of migraine or a pregnancy symptom.
When you had morning sickness, did you have a headache as well, anyone?

Belle and Applesoup, I hope we will see three nice flat nubs in a row...
Although Applesoup, you can get a potty shot perhaps, right? :luck::luck::luck:

applesoup

January 18th, 2012, 06:23 PM

Although Applesoup, you can get a potty shot perhaps, right? :luck::luck::luck:

Monday is 18 weeks for me, so we're looking for potty shots! Praying the baby isn't shy. I'm really starting to freak out about it.

Indira, sorry to hear about the family's responses to baby #3! I felt like everyone was REALLY excited about #1 & not at all about #2 or #3...and the only way they'll be excited about #4 is if it's a girl. Ya know? I don't know why everyone has to make such dumb comments about it. Is it really their place to "explain" how it happens...as if we don't know?? Frankly, unless I'm living in their basement eating out of their cabinets, it's NONE of their business how many kids I have. I think the "you're done now" comment would've ticked me off the most!!

With me, all I did was *announce* that we were preggo with #3. (No gender comments, hopes, references) & everyone BARELY said "congratulations" (& if they did it was forced) & went straight to gender. I get it & I don't. Obvious another baby will have a gender and change the dynamic of the family. At the same time, can't they just be happy it's a baby?

We find out Monday & will announce next week. If it's a girl I'll probably announce on Tuesday. If it's a boy...I might wait until the weekend.

Starting to brace myself for the pain of disappointment and the realization that I'll probably never have a girl. And apparently God wants it that way. :SS: I'm trying to see the blessing in it...but I can't find one. Really starting to think that boy #4 is going to put me over the edge & make me lose it altogether. Stupid hormones don't help. Stupid gender comments won't help.

I've started knitting a little boy infant hat. Although, I don't know how to knit & had to start all over last night!:p

Indira

January 19th, 2012, 04:12 AM

Belle, I only realized this morning your scan is today, good luck!!

Belle

January 19th, 2012, 07:57 AM

Oh girls, today was an experience. First of all Im glad all looked healthy. The tech was not helpful at all she almost refused to give me a nub shot but I almost cried and refused to leave, so she gave me two without my baby's head (stupid b%^&*) she did that on purpose. I also wanted a potty shot which I know can still be similar at this stage and boy do I regret that shot just look at it. I added in a picture of the skull incase anyone is familiar with that theory. Please take a look and give me your honest opinions I've just posted them on the ultrasound board.

Indira good luck with you tomorrow... I'll be thinking of you and hoping for a better experience for you then mine.

Indira

January 19th, 2012, 01:02 PM

Belle I´m sorry the tech was such a ******.
For having an unhelpful tech you good some pretty good and clear pictures though!
I posted on the ultrasound board, she looks very girly!!

I won´t be asking specifically for a nub shot or a potty shot tomorrow, too scared! I will just look at whatever is there to see.

applesoup

January 19th, 2012, 03:19 PM

Belle, sorry to hear about your bad experience! I don't understand why some medical staff are so rude! (It's their job!)

Looked at your pictures on the ultrasound board. I don't think it gets any more girly than that!! You must be so excited! :cheer:

dannikins

January 19th, 2012, 08:52 PM

belle it looks very girly to me...:) how exciting.....!!!

dannikins

January 19th, 2012, 08:53 PM

good luck to everyone else with your scans, fingers crossed for lots of pink bits...:)

Belle

January 20th, 2012, 01:56 AM

Girls to be honest I was excited to see the nub but when I saw the potty shot BOY just came to my head. Doesn't it look like balls and a penis? So I'm back to square one. Everyone has guessed girl so I'm hoping your all right but you can't help but feel like it can't be if ykwim.
Indira thinking of you today honey, we have to think positive.
Applesoup stop knitting that blue beanie Monday is your day. Praying for all of us to get a clean run on pink, well whoever wants the pink that is.
Dannikins and applesoup you both look really good, very neat bellies.

applesoup

January 20th, 2012, 02:50 AM

Indira, how'd your scan go?

Indira

January 20th, 2012, 03:04 PM

Belle I don´t get skull shape theory but I think your baby´s face looks girly too!

Applesoup stop knitting that blue beanie Monday is your day. :bigsmile: I agree, you have to start a new one on Monday anyway!

Thanks for thinking about me girls.

So basically I didn´t see the nub. She didn´t measure NT, the scan was like 3 seconds! The baby was lying upside down so I needed that time to understand where his head and where his feet were, didn´t see any nub and whoops, she already pulled the scan thing out! I did get a picture but I can´t post it now, I´m in a hotel for schooling tomorrow, when I get home on Sunday I will scan it and show you.
The picture isn´t very clear and I think there´s no nub. The baby has a curved spine and you don´t really see the profile either.
At first I was very disappointed that I didn´t get a nice picture with a profile and that the scan was so quick that I didn´t even feel connected with the baby, you know that happy feeling when you see your baby.
Afterwards however I enjoyed watching the picture and got feminine vibes looking at it (I know it is risky to allow myself to feel this). And I was happy knowing I´m still on team green and that it still might be a girl. Seeing a straight boy nub was my biggest fear and that didn´t happen.
Then I realised if I don´t see a nub in this picture then that´s probably because it isn´t flat but sticking up and the leg is covering it!
After looking 2000 times at this pic (God I´m going insane!) my conclusion is (besides that the dad must be an alien) that the baby is directed with his back towards the ´camera´ so few changes we can see a nub. There is a small white thing in the lower area that better not be the nub, ´cause it´s pointing up 120 degrees but it´s in a weird place.

Oh and now I know this dr. won´t do any prenatal risk test, I´m fine with that, but I have to find where I can get a good 20-22 week scan.

Now I have to go nubsess and compare..

applesoup

January 20th, 2012, 03:46 PM

:bigsmile: I agree, you have to start a new one on Monday anyway!

:fingers:

Sorry to hear that she didn't let you see the baby longer. I don't know why they always rush those first few scans? The trans-vaginal ultrasound is really awkward too. You'd think they'd spent 10 seconds turning the ultrasound screen towards you & say "see? here's your baby!" At least you got a picture! Sorry there's no nub, but maybe that's a good thing? After all, you'd spend the next 7 weeks obsessing if everyone's right or not! Let us know when you post the picture!

I can't believe there's only 3 days until my ultrasound. We're stuck on boy names. So stuck that DH (who said he'd spend time thinking about it) suggested a name that was written on the storage room wall in our basement. :rolleyes: The kicker, it had 60% of the same letters as 2 of our sons names! grrrrrrrrrrrrr. DH told me he's "bored" of boy names. NO KIDDING! :shrug:

Indira

January 20th, 2012, 04:16 PM

I can't believe there's only 3 days until my ultrasound. We're stuck on boy names. So stuck that DH (who said he'd spend time thinking about it) suggested a name that was written on the storage room wall in our basement. :rolleyes: The kicker, it had 60% of the same letters as 2 of our sons names! grrrrrrrrrrrrr. DH told me he's "bored" of boy names. NO KIDDING! :shrug:

Sorry I´m laughing but that is so funny!
I hope your weekend will fly by.
I can´t wait to hear your news Monday :fingers:

Indira

January 20th, 2012, 04:25 PM

O yes no nub is a good thing.
And I´m having indeed a wonderful evening nubsessing :) I´m only page 7 of the ultrasound gender board so a lot more to go. And now I think the white thing on my picture isn´t the nub but the coccyx, that´s good news.

Belle

January 20th, 2012, 09:40 PM

Indira so happy to hear from you glad it's over and all went well and you couldn't see an obvious nub, that's a good thing. This nubsessing is going to eat us all alive! why didn't she take nt measurements thoroughly? Mine I think went for 15 minutes or so.
Applesoup you can't find a boy name because there is no need.

Indira

January 22nd, 2012, 09:44 AM

I posted the picture in the ultrasound board!
Yeah the nubsessing is going to kill me! But a lot of fun too. Belle they didn´t do measurements because it´s not a standard procedure here, I didn´t knew that. It´s the first time I´m having a baby in this country.
Applesoup at what time is your scan tomorrow? I actually start feeling nervous when I think about it, 3 boys´ mums have very good rates on here for their 4 th :fingers:

applesoup

January 22nd, 2012, 02:53 PM

Hi Indira, looked at your scan. Ultrasounds can look wonky really quick--especially when the tech isn't trying to get a good picture. Baby looks normal, but I didn't see a nub. Sorry! (Or, maybe that's a good thing?)

My scan is really late tomorrow. It's supposed to start at 7:30 ET (I actually live in MT, but thought it'd be easier to convert for ya'll.) I actually have to check into the hospital, wear a bracelet, & wait on their perpetually late staff to get me in. They've never gotten me in on time. So...by the time I have my scan, pick up my kids, get home, put them in bed & look at it...and cry about it...it may be 11 ET before I get to post about it. We'll see.

Thanks for your good thoughts. I just. I'm at the point where I just. I don't want to think about what's next. If it's a boy, what then? Honestly, part of me wants my husband to go get a vasectomy & just be done. I'll just be so hurt & devastated to hear boy that I'll just be done. Do any of you feel like you could hit that point? But if I'm done, then what then? I spend my life eternally wishing & sad that I don't have a daughter? UGGGGGGGGGGH.

I hope you guys are right. I can't convince myself it's a girl, yet I'm still going to be really upset to have them TELL me it's a boy.

Indira

January 22nd, 2012, 05:08 PM

Thanks for having a look, yes, no nub is good!

I converted it and I will be thinking of you at that time.
I completely understand what you mean with how you´re feeling. I don´t know how to respond to that, I don´t want to diminish your feelings about wanting a daughter. I´ve read from some all boy moms saying that the longing for a daughter does get less with time, at a certain point other things happen and become more important as our kids grow up. I will try to see the advantages of having an all boy family and I know I could be proud about it in the end. To prepare for the possible disappointment I´m really working hard at focusing at and enjoying all the positive things about my boys, DS2 in his caracter is totally how I imagined a daughter to be. I actually got the child that I was hoping for, except for wearing dresses. How I hope you can forget about all this tomorrow :fingers::fingers::fingers:

dannikins

January 22nd, 2012, 06:03 PM

goodluck apple!!!!!
we will be stalking the thread waiting for your PINK update.....:)

applesoup

January 23rd, 2012, 02:20 AM

Thanks, girls! Not sure how I'm going to sleep tonight...or not totally lose it all day tomorrow...or if I'm really going to be able to wait to read the card that she writes it down on. Part of me just wants to see it with my own eyes--especially since I'm so good at reading ultrasounds. I'd be devastated if they told me girl & it came out boy... So many worries. Is it really realistic to find peace with this whole thing if I never get my desired gender?

Indira, I think you're right. The more kids we have & the older they get, there will reach a point when it'll just make more sense to focus on what I do have. But won't the pain be there still? It's hard not to be slapped with the opportunities I don't get...especially when adorable girl scouts show up on my front door selling cookies...like they did today...

dannikins

January 23rd, 2012, 02:57 AM

it is totally realistic to find peace with it!
i know a few ladies in the same situation.
they say that once the boys grow up, and i gain all these daughter in laws, it will all change.
and apparently the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship is always a good one when the mother in law never had daughters.

this also happens to be correct for me, my hubby was an only child, and his mother wanted a daughter her whole life.
she never got one obviously, but she treats me as her own, and we get along really well.

Belle

January 23rd, 2012, 05:14 AM

Applesoup I'm glad I didn't miss out on wishing you the very best of luck and were all here thinking of you. I'm a day ahead of you I'll have to check back on Tuesday FX XO

Indira

January 23rd, 2012, 06:04 AM

they say that once the boys grow up, and i gain all these daughter in laws, it will all change.
and apparently the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship is always a good one when the mother in law never had daughters.

I love reading this. I am a bit worried that I won´t be closed to my son´s families and daughter in laws, but that´s based on my own relationship with my MIL that is okay but not that great, but DH is one of a pigeon pair.
Me and DH always get a bit of a feeling that MIL has a preference over her own daughter and those grandchildren (another pigeon pair ofcourse). Not that I´m jealous of the PP, I´m glad we don´t have a PP in the end, the ones I know don´t bond as much as same gender siblings.
So dannikins what you wrote really gives me hope!

Belle

January 23rd, 2012, 05:01 PM

Indira I just saw your baby and it's so cute and I'm glad all looks normal. I don't know much on the skull theory but comparing it yours doesn't look masculine

Indira

January 23rd, 2012, 05:42 PM

Thanks Belle, I hadn´t thought about looking at the skull yet, I will now :)

applesoup

January 23rd, 2012, 06:39 PM

Well. Waiting for the banana bread in the oven. Wake kids up. Drive forever to babysitter's house. Drink a ton of liquid. Drive forever back to hospital. Check in, sign tons of paper work, sit nervously. Wait for ultrasound tech who's first question will be, "Do you want to know the gender??" & "How many boys do you have at home?" Lay down. Pray I don't lose it & baby shows itself clearly. Last thing I need is a shy baby!

I'm so nervous, it's starting to affect my GI tract. I can't help but think about the first time I had an ultrasound. I was so excited just to find out who'd be joining our lives & who was inside of me. We asked everyone their guesses on gender. We called everyone immediately after finding out. It was an exciting day. No worries. No dreading. No tears.

the funny thing? I wasn't excited to hear "boy" that time. I was "ok" with boy, but my first thought was, "I'll have a girl next time." I was really shocked that the thought crossed my mind. Now? "next time" has turned into thinking "never." I just need to knock any thought of girl out of my head before this ultrasound. I need to know it's a boy before I walk in there. Then, maybe, I won't cry in the room.

If you pray, please pray I'll have strength. Thankfulness. And immediate love & bonding with my baby.

Praying for pink wouldn't hurt either. :XX:

dannikins

January 23rd, 2012, 09:35 PM

crossing everything for you ...:)
and im sure you will love your little one to bits and pieces, no matter whats between the legs.

applesoup

January 23rd, 2012, 11:37 PM

By the grace of God, it's a GIRL!!!!:XX::awe:

SO shocked. SO excited!! I'll post a picture in the ultrasound forum just to make sure you all agree!

dannikins

January 24th, 2012, 02:13 AM

huge congrats, :)
see, we all told you, you were worrying for nothing!
now you can go out and buy all that pink stuff you have been eyeing off...:)

Belle

January 24th, 2012, 02:37 AM

Applesoup I've posted on the other board but just wanted to congratulate you again I'm so happy for you how is your husband feeling? Have you told the kids and other people sorry I love details take care hon and go shopping xo

applesoup

January 24th, 2012, 02:43 AM

Thanks girls! I'm really hope my pink wears off on you girls too! :HH:

DH is in denial...cautious denial. He didn't know what to look for & I had to explain it to him when we got home. I'm not sure I'll believe it either until the baby comes out as a SHE!

We're a little anxious since the ultrasound showed a cord around the neck. I know this happens a lot, I'm just not sure how tight it is...how many times around...and how much jumping around the baby will do. The baby wasn't moving very much in the ultrasound either...it's still a little early...but has me worried. Measured perfectly on schedule. 18 wks 0 days.

Our boys were really excited--especially my oldest. I don't think our gender preference rubbed off...I think he just did the math and decided we needed another girl. (I agree!)

applesoup

January 24th, 2012, 02:44 AM

We'll tell our families this week...probably tomorrow. I need to go buy some PINK shoes & take a picture with the boys' feet.

Indira

January 24th, 2012, 04:09 AM

:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:

YAY!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you !!! Congratulations! I love seeing 3 boys moms get their girl, because it´s what you deserve! I was actually tearing up when I saw your pink GIRL, I can so immagine how you must feel now knowing it is a girl and how you would have felt if it had been a boy.
Enjoy!
I think your baby will be okay with the cord, I´ve read that one of every fourth baby has that when they are in the uterus, it´s only at birth I think that it can become dangerous.
I love the idea of the pink shoes with your boy´s shoes:awe:

indigoviolet

January 24th, 2012, 10:07 AM

Huge congratulations Apple, so super happy for you, you must be over the moon!
enjoy buying pink! So glad you didn't have to go through all that GD and your dream came true, enjoy every minute :HH:

indigoviolet

January 24th, 2012, 10:09 AM

Reading all your posts has now got me worried about my scan next week, eeek, can't believe I am here again. So nervous to see a nub. Really trying to get my head around this being a boy (feels totally boy) but of course there is this teeny bit of hope. I knew at ds2's scan that he was a boy from his nub so I'm pretty sure I will know this time next week.

littlemisswilko

January 24th, 2012, 02:56 PM

congratulations Applesoup! so happy for you!

applesoup

January 24th, 2012, 04:32 PM

Reading all your posts has now got me worried about my scan next week, eeek, can't believe I am here again.

Lots of HUGS, Indigo. And apparently I have some pink dust to pass on to all of you. :HH: I really hope that we're the board where EVERYONE hears pink!

applesoup

January 24th, 2012, 04:39 PM

Thanks for your congrats, ladies. I really can't believe it. Went to the store & bought PINK shoes today for our announcement. We'll announce via e-mail picture to our families tonight. Eek! Part of me wanted to wait until the end to announce it's a girl, but I'm just ready to move past all of my GD bitterness.

All I can think about is the umbilical cord around her neck. I need to e-mail my DR.

So...Indigo is going to get a scan (when's your scan?). Belle, Indira, & Dannikins have already had your scans, right? Anyone else?

applesoup

January 24th, 2012, 06:48 PM

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littlemisswilko

January 25th, 2012, 01:49 PM

ohhh i absolutely love that applesoup! such a great idea!!!! :)

Indira

January 25th, 2012, 05:13 PM

Aaah I love the pic applesoup!
Must be a great feeling to finally be able to spread pink dust :)

Great that your scan is coming up Indigo, so we have another one to get excited about and obsess over :)
When is your scan? Did you post your sway?

Littlemisswilko will you have a scan at 13 weeks?

Sunset

January 25th, 2012, 05:49 PM

applesoup, love the picture!! what a great idea! :)

Indira

January 25th, 2012, 06:09 PM

:awe: what a very beautiful baby girl you have Sunset!

DoulaMama

January 25th, 2012, 06:12 PM

Applesoup- I've attended a birth with cord wrapped 3x around neck. Not a single issue:) my own kids have been born with nuchal cord...half of the births I attend have nuchal cord. It's a normal variation of birth. If cord was such an issue...we would have never populated the Earth like we have. Our babies and bodies are smart:) Its way better to have cord around neck, away from the cervix, instead of a long cord squished under baby's head. Plus, cord around neck at birth is no more dangerous than no cord around neck.

dannikins

January 25th, 2012, 08:17 PM

my sister was born with the cord around her 3 times too.
it was around the neck twice, then under her armpit, and down between her legs.
lucky she had an extra long cord, because she was majorly tangled up in that thing....

Belle

January 26th, 2012, 05:33 AM

Applesoup I love the announcement youll have to tell us about your family and friends reaction
Indigo violet good luck on your ultrasound this week

Sunset

January 26th, 2012, 06:42 AM

:awe: what a very beautiful baby girl you have Sunset!

aww thank you :HH:

littlemisswilko

January 26th, 2012, 01:58 PM

indira - i will have a 12 week dating scan! just waiting for the appointment letter to come through! im thinking about have a sexing scan too at 16 weeks! OMG thats only like 5 weeks away!!!!!!

Indira

January 26th, 2012, 05:30 PM

indira - i will have a 12 week dating scan! just waiting for the appointment letter to come through! im thinking about have a sexing scan too at 16 weeks! OMG thats only like 5 weeks away!!!!!!
Great! Exciting! I love we´re all sharing these scan experiences :), hoping to see two more flat forked nubs soon.
Did you sway hard?
I think today is my first morning-sickness-free day, it was back full force at 12 weeks, now I can overeat like a boy´s mum again :)

applesoup

January 26th, 2012, 08:04 PM

Applesoup I love the announcement youll have to tell us about your family and friends reaction

On the whole, we had really great reactions, especially from my family. My sister (who I was so frustrated with a few weeks ago) just had flowers delivered to me! I'm so confused...apparently, she likes me now? :shrug:

Anyway, I kinda expected everyone's reactions to be good--just because it's a girl. BUT, I know by now who'd be excited for me even if it was a boy. Ya know?

It's been horribly awkward announcing it to his family. Both of his sisters...long story short? They've each had trouble getting pregnant. Sister #1 wasn't excited last time because she couldn't get preggo & only responded back, "congrats" this time. Not sure if I'm reading too much into it? Sister #2 is having a hard time getting preggo & hasn't acknowledged our announcement AT ALL. Which, is awkward since DH works with her & the rest of his family every day. I understand her pain...

It's not that I expect people who can't get pregnant to be happy for me...I understand their pain and bitterness. (The same pain & bitterness I had every time someone had a girl or their DG, you know?) It just makes ME feel guilty for being pregnant & now for FINALLY have the little girl that I've prayed for...for YEARS! I wish I could just enjoy it without feeling partially reserved or like I can't talk about it for fear of hurting someone else, you know?

Anyway... You all have announced, right? Did your announcements go well? Will there by any family politics if you do/don't get your DG?

Belle

January 27th, 2012, 07:49 AM

Applesoup Fantastic about your sister giving you flowers. His sister could still say congratulations at least to be nice regardless of whether u can have kids or not. I still use to give my congrats to mums having there girls.
I havent told my family yet I'm still not that big I just look abit bloated like I'm due for my period I've been meaning to tell them but I get anxious for some reason most likely the boy comments so I chicken out. I'm trying to prolong it for a couple of weeks and then I can say I know what it is and im not telling anyone though I'm not finding out until 20 weeks

applesoup

January 27th, 2012, 01:36 PM

Belle, sorry to hear about your hesitation in announcing too! It was really weird for us to announce even after we knew the gender! Haven't made it public on FB yet. I WILL say that I REALLY enjoyed my pregnancy this time around (early on), just because I didn't have to deal with all the comments from family....friends...family friends...etc. Plus, having kids old enough to be in school put a new twist on things this time. I also found it pretty easy to hide with a just slightly large fleece jacket that didn't look weird for me to wear inside or outside. Plus it was fun having a secret from our "know it all" families! :)

applesoup

January 27th, 2012, 01:37 PM

Belle, I'm with you...I announced with much excitement & love for those having their desired gender or a little girl--even though it was really hard for me to buy those things. It's not that I'm fishing for a congrats from his sister, I'd just like to be ALLOWED to be excited. I wrote a blog about a year ago where I shared my pain about not having a daughter & all the hurtful comments people say to us. So, I thought she'd at least feel better knowing that I'd suffered too...just in a different way? I don't know... anyway...

indigoviolet

January 27th, 2012, 01:55 PM

thanks for asking ladies, have my scan Monday around midday. At first I'm desperately hoping that the baby is healthy and secondly starting to get worried about nubs....my BF had her scan at the same place and they were able to tell her without doubt she was having a boy. Please don't let them say that to me :pray:

Love the pic applesoup, such a lovely idea!

indigoviolet

January 27th, 2012, 01:58 PM

Indira- great news about the sickness starting to stop, what a relief, I just CANNOT wait!!

Apple- shame your sis inlaws can't be happy for you. I know it is hard saying congrats if you are in a bad place but you just have to swallow it and be polite! I'm sure they will come round. try not to let it spoil your happiness, you deserve every minute!

littlemisswilko

January 27th, 2012, 03:23 PM

Great! Exciting! I love we´re all sharing these scan experiences :), hoping to see two more flat forked nubs soon.
Did you sway hard?
I think today is my first morning-sickness-free day, it was back full force at 12 weeks, now I can overeat like a boy´s mum again :)

i never manage to sway the cycle i fell pg. was swaying with supps diet etc a few months before but decided to have a few months off off xmas ready to start again in the new year but fell pg the following month oppppsie!!!

Waiting4Daisy

January 28th, 2012, 05:18 PM

OMG hun (applesoup) I remember you from IG, massive congrats on your wee pink bundle, I hope I am in your shoes one day! xxx

Sunset

January 28th, 2012, 05:34 PM

applesoup ~ I was in the same situation when we announced we were pregnant with DC3. Dh's brother and his wife have struggled with infertility for a little over 2 years and when dh announced the news we didn't even get a 'congrats'.. just a simple 'oh okay'.. it was so akward you could have thought i announced that someone died :S

dannikins

January 29th, 2012, 06:24 PM

i never manage to sway the cycle i fell pg. was swaying with supps diet etc a few months before but decided to have a few months off off xmas ready to start again in the new year but fell pg the following month oppppsie!!!

this was a whoopsie too...
i had just spent 2 months reading and researching , preparing my sway, i had ordered all my supplies and supps etc.
was planning on starting it all in october, but got my surprise BFP end of september....

applesoup

January 30th, 2012, 06:07 PM

Indigo, how'd your scan go?

dannikins

January 30th, 2012, 06:30 PM

i was just about to ask the same thing,..:)

Kell

January 31st, 2012, 11:00 AM

Hi guys, I totally forgot about this thread, I'm blaming the baby brain!
Hope your all well and babies are all growing nicely!
We had the 12 week scan a few weeks back now our little pip is doing great!
I've got my 20 week scan booked for beginning of march but I'm waaaaaay to impatient to wait that long to know the sex so we are having a private scan next weekend :)

Sickness has finally subsided mostly not just dealing with the inbetween stage of not quite looking pregnant more just fat! Fun!!

That's about it for me really

applesoup

January 31st, 2012, 03:13 PM

Kell, glad to hear that everything's on track. I private scan...so you'll be...15.5 weeks? They'll tell you that early? Very cool!

littlemisswilko

January 31st, 2012, 03:18 PM

Kells tickers is a bit slow. I think shes 15weeks +1/2 days. you can get a sexing scan from 16 weeks

indigoviolet

January 31st, 2012, 04:05 PM

LMW you are right her ticker is slow but I think you can get a gender scan 15+ weeks as I was looking at the 'confirmed boy scans' on IG and several had got their gender confirmations at 15+ weeks and pics were pretty clear.
I'm going to wait til 16 weeks just to make sure

indigoviolet

January 31st, 2012, 04:12 PM

Thanks for asking girls, sorry not to get back on this thread. It went well thanks, a really nice experience actually with a lovely sonographer. I asked about gender and she said it was hospital policy to not tell anyone at this stage even if it were obvious....I strongly felt 'boy' during the scan and thought I saw a boyish nub but because it doesn't show in any of the pics I still have hope! Of course I was totally relieved and thrilled baby was healthy and well, phew!
I have posted some pics on the ultrasound forum if any of you want a guess! Definitely not staying team green!!
So have started telling people today that I am pg, it is fun and so far everyone has been really positive thank goodness.
My DH had a plan for if people are asking if we are hoping for a girl etc and that is for me to say that Dh really wants a boy! so if we get a boy they know that it is something at least one of us really wanted! I'm telling people that it feels boy and I'm thrilled (!)
so nice to be able to be honest on here, love you ladies :HH:

dannikins

January 31st, 2012, 05:52 PM

fingers crossed it is a pink one!

i hated having to put on that big fake "im so happy im having another boy" face.
its so draining!
everyone looks at you with pitty when they find out, and usually the first thing they ask is, 'will you have another one after this?'

thats one of the reasons im staying team green this time.
i dont know the gender, so i dont have to fake anything for anyones sake.
im preparing myself for blue anyway, but at least i can enjoy my pregnancy with out all that crap hanging over my head.

Kell

January 31st, 2012, 06:02 PM

The girls are right I'm just over 15 weeks I've not been on a computer yet to change my ticker!
I'll be 16+6 when we go for the scan so all should be very obvious by then!

Everyone knows how I feel about wanting a girl, maybe I should be but I'm not shy about telling people I'd love to have a girl, of course a healthy baby is what matters regardless of gender and I say that to. I just say we are both hoping to have a girl one day, and most people accept that and move on!

Belle

February 1st, 2012, 06:27 AM

Indigo violet I just saw your ultrasound photo and are gorgeous and if that's a nub I see that definitely looks girl to me fx

indigoviolet

February 1st, 2012, 09:02 AM

Dannikins- totally know what you mean about pretending and how boring and exhausting it is. Good reason to stay team green. :pray: you get your girl. Glad you are enjoying this pg, definitely the right decision for you.

Belle, thanks for the guess. will you be finding out?

Belle

February 2nd, 2012, 07:19 PM

Yes I will be definitely finding out. I went into shock with my ds2 so I don't want that again. My 20 week ultrasound is for the 1st week of march but I have an appt with my obs Friday 10th of feb and I'll be nearly 17 weeks so I'm hoping that he'll be nice enough to quickly put me on his own machine in his room to see the potty shot.

Indira

February 3rd, 2012, 05:32 AM

Exciting Belle, that´s in a week! Hope your obs will be that nice to show you the 3 little lines :)

I believe I´m starting to feel the baby move, very vaguely, not movements like at 20 weeks, but sometimes I do feel something. Can´t wait to feel his/her clear movements, then being on team green will become easier.

Dannikins how do you handle scans being on team green? Do you tell the tech immediately you don´t want do know the gender, so does he/she tell you to look away or don´t you look at all?
I have an apt with my dr in two weeks and she always does a quick scan.
I would love to have a better look this time since at 13 weeks my baby looked very weird and the scan was so quick, if I see a cute little baby now I will feel so much better, but I´m afraid I will see a willy as soon as I look at the screen :)

Kell

February 3rd, 2012, 01:24 PM

Belle hope the doctor does a quick scan for you!
I've just booked our private scan for next Sunday! I'm really quite excited!

Just realised I have my first proper midwife appointment next week as well, you don't get seen so often after your first here it's annoying! I let my little sister listen to the baby's heart beat yesterday, she was amazed! Altho it kept kicking and moving about so that was a lovely noise for her lol!

Belle

February 4th, 2012, 03:25 AM

Kell Good luck for Sunday you lucky girl.
I don't know I don't like my chances of my obs giving me a quick gender scan before my proper 20 week one. I was asking my friend who is ahead of me and also seeing him and she said that machine in his room is used only if his concerned or something is wrong with us. Dh said to lie and say I'm in pain but I'm scared to just incase knowing my luck something does really happen later on.
Indira how exciting that you can feel the baby, I can't yet but I can't wait. It'll feel more real then.

indigoviolet

February 4th, 2012, 09:49 AM

kell- exciting about your m/w appt and having a scan in just over a week, eeek, so exciting!!! Do you have a gut-feeling about gender at all? did you get any clues at the 12 week scan? I'm going to book my gender scan appt soon, another 3 weeks for me to wait...all this gender desire is such a pain, why can't we just get what we want lol!

indigoviolet

February 4th, 2012, 09:52 AM

Indira

February 4th, 2012, 04:25 PM

Indira, so exciting feeling the movements! I haven't felt anything yet but they are unmistakable and so reasurring.
I know what you mean about the scan, I was convinced I'd see a little willy as soon as they started the scan. Hope you don't! Are you fine about having another boy? sometimes I think I am ok but deep down I know I'll be totally gutted...

I´m exactly as you, I will be fine with having another boy but I will be very disappointed at first that my sway didn´t work and that I will never have a daughter. I am continously reminding myself that it probably is a boy and then sometimes I loose myself in fantasies of having a girl. I have lots of rational thoughts about why 3 boys will be great too and I know I will make it work -although that may take some time- and be proud of being an all boy mom. I do feel better knowing that I did improve my changes by swaying, I really did my best. Hadn´t I found this site, we would have happily conceived a third on my regular very boy heavy diet, 95% it would have been another boy and, not knowing about swaying, I would have totally expect to finally get my girl, so my disappointment would have been a lot worse without swaying.
Having said all of that :) if it will be DS3 it probably is going to be harder than I can imagine now.

Belle, that´s too bad if your doc. won´t do a quick scan, then you will find out in the beginning of March, right? so a couple of weeks more.

Kell, how exciting your scan on Sunday! Girls, I´m so glad you have your 20 weeks/gender scans coming up so my wait until July will go by a bit quicker !

Kell

February 5th, 2012, 01:16 PM

Indigo I'm not sure if I have an instinct or if it's gd but I do think girl. The differences in this pregnancy compaired to my other two are astounding!
Didn't get and idea at 12weeks to be honest. I guess time will tell!

I know eventually I'll be fine if it is another boy, but I definatly need to know so I can have that time to get excited if I hear boy! I guess we are all in the same boat which is reassuring.

Unfortunatly I'm one of the ones that didn't quite make it to my sway date, so if this is a little princess it will be fate I guess. Fingers crossed!

dannikins

February 5th, 2012, 05:06 PM

dannikins

February 8th, 2012, 05:39 PM

where is everyone, its like a morgue in here...

Indira

February 9th, 2012, 06:21 AM

I´m here!

if you really dont want to know, tell the tech as soon as you go in, and dont look at the screen as soon as they start, my last son that was the first thing that appeared when they put the wand on my belly, so just make sure thats not the same for you before looking...
The point is, if it is a girl, I have no problem finding out :) so I have these fantasies of peeking and seeing girl´s bits.
But now I´ve got myself together again, I am decided to not find out now, so I am going to do like you said and say immediately I don´t want to find out. I´m very excited that I´m going to experience for the first time finding out at birth.
Do you have a feeling what you´re baby is? Do you manage to not think about it 10 times a time wondering if it´s a boy or girl?
I have to admit that now as time goes on, I am thinking more and more about mine being a girl. I´m trying to calm myself down and remember that it probably is a boy. I just wish he/she would start moving around a bit clearer, I think I will obsess less about it then.
Are your sons excited about the baby?

Applesoup, did you do a lot of shopping?

How are the others doing?

applesoup

February 9th, 2012, 04:44 PM

I´m very excited that I´m going to experience for the first time finding out at birth.
I... have to admit that now as time goes on, I am thinking more and more about mine being a girl.

Applesoup, did you do a lot of shopping?

Indira, you're brave! Friend-to-friend, I have to say I'm a bit worried with your last comments. What if you set yourself up for it being a girl & then it's a boy? Are you worried about being majorly depressed & missing out on his first few weeks? (Or, what if it's a girl & you miss out on a pregnancy KNOWING it's a girl?) I knew that DS3 was a boy & I STILL had a hard time after delivering him. It made me sad to hear the other nurses talking about the girls that had been born...

Sorry to be a ghost. Part of me feels like I don't "belong" here any more since I'm having a girl. At the same time, I've missed the friendship & I'm still rooting for you guys!

I've also been SUPER busy. 2 birthdays in 1 week + 1 more in another week. Had a major snow storm last week which caused some issues. DH leaving for the weekend. Got news we might actually have a contract this weekend on our old house (!!!!) but, again, DH is gone. My new house is unorganized. I run around being a chauffeur all day. And my 2 year old is poopy all day long...it's like I do a task & then change his diaper. Anyway, my days are just flying past me.

We went in last Friday for our followup ultrasound about the nuchal cord. The lady was really nice & seemed to do another "20 week" ultrasound. She confirmed girl, which was great to see again. Just when I thought she was going to do the blood flow via ultrasound to look for the cord around her neck, she stopped the ultrasound & said she was done. She told me she didn't see the cord around her neck anymore (which is great news!), but part of me wishes I'd asked her to do the blood flow. She gave me the shpeel about how babies go in & out of cords, they don't look for cords because of this, & even babies after they die in utero can go in & out of cords. She was telling me to chill out about it--which, I get, but part of me thinks she didn't look for a cord...just so I'd chill out? Ya know? I know she can't lie to me, but THAT'S my worry now. But, on the whole, I'm feeling better about it. Actually, got a MAJOR kick from her last night...higher than I thought she could be at this point. It was great to feel how strong she is.

I haven't shopped much...due to my concerns for her well-being before the ultrasound. And since the ultrasound, I've just been busy. I've found a few things here & there. It's funny how picky I am about girl stuff! I'm almost having to retrain myself to SEE girl clothes. :)

Indira

February 9th, 2012, 06:07 PM

Indira, you're brave! Friend-to-friend, I have to say I'm a bit worried with your last comments. What if you set yourself up for it being a girl & then it's a boy? Are you worried about being majorly depressed & missing out on his first few weeks? (Or, what if it's a girl & you miss out on a pregnancy KNOWING it's a girl?) I knew that DS3 was a boy & I STILL had a hard time after delivering him. It made me sad to hear the other nurses talking about the girls that had been born...

Yes I am aware of this risk. What happened is that we only had a boy´s name before that I love and no real girl names. Now I found a girl´s name that I just love, DH will love it too because it´s similar to his grandmother´s name. So now Í am visualising this girl with a name, that is not helping to stay neutral lol. I keep remembering myself that it may be a boy and it´s not that I´m totally convinced it´s a girl, it´s that I see the happy ending in my mind. I won´t go into labour having convinved myself completely that it is a girl. And I am thinking about finding out more near the end, I don´t want to find out now and be disappointed for a long time in pregnancy. For now I´m delaying and later one we´ll see.
I think I can´t tell beforehand how I will feel if it´s a boy, I may have a hard time in his first weeks. For now I feel I will be ok with a boy too, but I tend to underestimate problems.

Glad about the cord!

dannikins

February 9th, 2012, 07:39 PM

honestly indira, after the ultrasound was done and out of the way,i dont stress about the gender anymore, i still think about it, but it dosent stress me out or depress me like it did before,
and i know that no matter what is between the legs, once its born and in my arms it wont matter.

it was the few weeks before the scan that totally stressed me out, i was so convinced that i would go in there and have boy bits jump up at me, and ruin the pregnancy, but now that is done, i didnt see boy or girl bits, i can now enjoy the pregnancy, and the bonding with the baby, and also the possibility that it might be a girl, instead of knowing its another boy, if that makes sense....

Belle

February 10th, 2012, 10:07 AM

Hi girls hope your all well. Happy to hear about the cord being fine now Applesoup.
I saw my obs today and baby looked fine he would not do a gender scan for me so I managed to locate one else where that do gender scans from 16 weeks and no referral needed so I have booked myself for one on Sunday. Ill be about 17 weeks then. I'm extremely petrified and don't feel confident at all now. The other night I also had a dream I gave birth to a baby girl, dont dreams usually mean the opposite? I just don't know if I want to find out now...
Applesoup we need you more then ever send me your pink wishes please

dannikins

February 10th, 2012, 05:34 PM

i dont know about dreams meaning the opposite, i have had both gender dreams for all my pregnancies.

i had a dream a few nights ago, that i had a boy, but when i changed his nappy his willy fell off, and it was a girl....:think:

i was totally stressed out about it all a few weeks before my scan too.

applesoup

February 10th, 2012, 06:27 PM

Applesoup we need you more then ever send me your pink wishes please

You got it! :HH:

Dreams. They can be all over the place. This time, I only had 1 gender dream & it was a girl. With DS3...I kept dreaming about my little girl GROWING a penis. :shrug:

Indira

February 11th, 2012, 10:38 AM

Belle sorry you couldn´t have a peek. Do you have your gender scan tomorrow or in a week?

I have very vivid dreams all the time, but I never dream about babies. Last night I had a nightmare about a couple that was trying to get into our house, I kept running around to close doors and windows, they kept turning up, so weird.

indigoviolet

February 11th, 2012, 03:55 PM

Kell- good luck at the scan tomorrow.

sorry been away for a few days, will catch up with you all soon :HH:

Kell

February 11th, 2012, 06:18 PM

Thanks Indigo hun!

My dreams are always quite vivid a remember them for a matter of seconds and then they just disappear! Does my head in! Lol

Hope all ladies and babies are doing well :)

Indira

February 12th, 2012, 05:29 AM

Good luck Kell, I have my fingers crossed!

Belle

February 12th, 2012, 08:02 AM

Well it's a Girl for us. I went for a 17 week gender ultrasound today and it was an obvious girl and the doctor said 100 per cent sure. I still can't believe it. I have pics to post on the ultrasound board in the next couple of days. My gender dream came true. I did not tell anyone other then my 2 sisters what I'm having and plan on keeping it that way for now anyway. Applesoup your pink wishes to me worked now we can spread more around.
Good luck Kell FX

Indira

February 12th, 2012, 11:05 AM

:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer: Congratulations Belle! Enjoy!

Keep that pink dust coming applesoup, that is some powerfull stuff you have there :)

dannikins

February 12th, 2012, 05:30 PM

huge congrats on your pink bundle!!!:cheerteam:

Myloves

February 12th, 2012, 05:59 PM

Congrats on your girl, Belle! Sending all of you ladies any remaining pink dust.

Belle

February 12th, 2012, 09:25 PM

Thank you so much girls sending you all my pink dust and vibes I am officially done, Three was always it for us. I'm still in shock, I went out to the shops earlier and I just could not get myself to buy anything for her. I always imagined I would've gone mental and my husband thought I wouldve killed the credit card but I just couldn't, it really is wierd to describe.
Applesoup how are you going?
Anyone else have scans coming up?

Natasha

February 12th, 2012, 09:29 PM

Congratulations on your girl.

Indira

February 13th, 2012, 06:35 AM

I´m still so happy for you Belle. Did you tell the boys? How did they react?

Belle

February 13th, 2012, 07:09 AM

Thanks Indira, no we haven't told the boys yet my husband wants to leave it as a surprise for now and they would not keep it a secret but they both think it's a girl even though I would never hint that I wanted a girl, just maybe there own intuition.

applesoup

February 14th, 2012, 01:59 AM

Yea! Belle! Congrats!! You must be so excited! Nope, haven't bought much for her--but haven't had much time either. Every time I see my small stash of pink it feels...weird! I'm surprised that it was "obvious" it was a girl, usually it's the other way around!

Sunset

February 14th, 2012, 05:28 AM

Congrats Belle on your baby girl! :cheer: nothing better than when a gender dream comes true!

Kell

February 14th, 2012, 05:34 PM

Awww belle congratulations!!
We also are having a little girl! I cried when the lady told us! And everytime someone congratulates me! I didn't hold out buying! Took oh straight to next when we were done lol
I was in asda today and looking at the girls bit made me quite emotional!
Ours too was an obvious girl http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss103/kell_riley/44019cd7.jpg

Sorry it took so long to tell you all, we've had a somewhat eventful few days, scan was Sunday afternoon and our Labrador went into labour and had 6 beautiful puppies early Monday morning! I spent 6 hours comforting her in a big welping box and now my hips are playing up! Lol
But the puppies and new mummy are doing great!!!

Indira

February 14th, 2012, 05:58 PM

Congratulations Kell!! That´s great news! A lot of baby girls in July on here! Enjoy every bit, but it sounds like you´re doing just that.
Aw how nice about your puppies, your sons must be so excited. My Ds1 wants a dog more than anything in the world.
I think it would be great for him (in a couple of years!) but DH doesn´t want to have a dog :(

Belle

February 15th, 2012, 07:24 AM

Kell, congratulations im so happy for you I was wandering where you went to but with the new puppies that can also be exciting. Your pic looks exactly like my pic, I just love it.

dannikins

February 17th, 2012, 02:55 AM

congrats to everyone getting their pink bundles, there seem to be so many of you getting exactly that!
i hope i can join you all in the next few months, but if i have another boy, i am prepared for that too.....

i will be 25 weeks on monday.
time has actually been going pretty quick, which is great, i think all the drama around us lately has sped the pregnancy up.....

and when you think about it in weeks , 15 weeks is not far away at all!!!!

Indira

February 17th, 2012, 06:04 AM

Dannikins I hope there´s not too much drama going on. How is your baby doing? Does he/she move a lot?
I feel movement now, still vague, but it def. is the baby. I love it!

I saw my baby today :) I had my dr. appt. and she did a quick scan. I´m very happy I got a better look, I saw a normal face this time so that was reassuring. Still team green and I am excited about it.
My feelings that it´s a girl are gone now, I saw two balls very clearly, looked like testicles to me. No willy sticking out.
I can´t believe we looked at the face for quite some time and I totally forgot to notice the skull shape!
Every evening I sit on the couch looking at scans and skull shapes online, then I have my own babies head in front of me and don´t even think about it! So now I can only obsess over the 2 balls lol.

I have my anatomical scan in 3 weeks, hope I can resist the temptation then as well.

Indigo don´t you have your gender scan coming up?

dannikins

February 17th, 2012, 06:19 PM

LMAO @ obsessing over 2 balls....
sometimes the labia can be swollen and look like balls, so your not out yet!

yes im getting heaps of movements, some days it seems to be jumping around in there all day long, others i might only notice a few when im laying down etc.
those days tend to freak me out a bit, when its super active, non stop , all day, and the really quiet the next, i know its just resting from all the activity the day before, but it still freaks me out.

Indira

February 19th, 2012, 05:43 PM

LMAO @ obsessing over 2 balls....
sometimes the labia can be swollen and look like balls, so your not out yet!

Yes, meanwhile I´ve learned that lol. Fortunately we went away for the weekend so I had a lot of distraction and stopped obsessing over this. I felt the baby a lot, and I´m getting more excited about being on team green every day, also because everybody asks and they can´t stand we´re not finding out :) Now that my bumb is visible people started asking and they ALL ask ´wouldn´t it be great if it was a girl?`

dannikins

February 21st, 2012, 04:48 PM

ok new belly shot.
25 weeks...

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr171/dannikins_photos/25weekss.jpg

indigoviolet

February 22nd, 2012, 10:19 AM

Indira- thanks for asking. Yes I have a private scan for tomorrow, am terrified!!!
In a way I'd love to stay team green as I'm in a good place with just enjoying the pg at the moment and not having to think too much about gender. I guess I will have to deal sooner or later, and want to get over any feelings of dissapointment before the birth.
wish me luck ladies!
:HH:

indigoviolet

February 22nd, 2012, 10:20 AM

people started asking and they ALL ask ´wouldn´t it be great if it was a girl?`
What do you say? I'm getting these comments all the time and need some more good 'comebacks' lol!

indigoviolet

February 22nd, 2012, 10:23 AM

Chocolate and Belle, huge congrats to you both. sorry been away from this thread for a while (been away for hols etc and still feeling sicky so not online so much). Really happy for you both,enjoy every minute!

Belle

February 22nd, 2012, 09:06 PM

Thanks Indigoviolet i know that disgusting hangover sickly feeling, thank god its past now and yours will past before you know it and wishing you all the best of luck today. Fx

Indira

February 23rd, 2012, 06:25 AM

Good luck today indigoviolet!! You´re not alone feeling sick, my migraine with vomiting is back :mad:

When they ask I usually say, ´yes a girl would be great but it´s probably a boy and if he turns out like his two brothers we´re very happy!´And that´s the truth really. Now that I´m feeling sick again, my boys are both so sweet to me, DS1 asks, ´mom can I do something for you?´Ds2 put a piece of of tape on my head as a plaster because my head hurts :HH:

applesoup

February 23rd, 2012, 04:14 PM

What do you say? I'm getting these comments all the time and need some more good 'comebacks' lol!

"Just as great if it was a boy!" Or, "What's wrong with boys?" (Depends how honest you're being about your GD.)

Good luck today!!

applesoup

February 23rd, 2012, 04:17 PM

So...to change the topic a little bit, have any of you ever had any varicose veins? This is my 4th pregnancy, but I just got a bad one...on my labia! My left leg is starting to hurt. I'm trying to put myself on "modified" bed rest...you know...sit down when I'm not: picking kids up to/from school, cleaning, doing laundry, errands...

How did you guys get pain relief from the varicose veins (especially if yours was in the feminine region)? When are varicose veins dangerous...like, with clots?

Thanks. :)

dannikins

February 23rd, 2012, 05:03 PM

i have never had varicose veins, but i have a crap load of broken capillaries, you know those spider vein things, all over my legs, i have never had them before so its odd to me.

usually they are not dangerous, my grandmother has been covered in them for 40 years. big ugly bulgy things all over her legs.
if they are accompanied by lots of bruising then they should checked out.

dannikins

February 23rd, 2012, 07:22 PM

also i just remembered reading a natural cure for varicose veins, in my natural cures book.
just went and checked and horse chestnut will get rid of them. and prevent you getting more.

natural prescriptions for varicose veins

horse chestnut -600mg
high fiber diet or fiber supps -35-50gm fiber
grapeseed extract -100mg 3 times a day
vitamin c with bioflavinoids -1000-3000mg
coenzyme Q10 -50-150mg

plenty of grapes, berries, cherries and tea.

exercise -walking , jogging, stair climbing, hiking and bike riding.
bed rest is not good for them apparently, and can make them worse.
excercise is the best way to go.
you need to increase circulation in the area.

you will have to check that the supps are ok during pregnancy, but the rest seems pretty simple...:)

applesoup

February 24th, 2012, 02:43 AM

Thanks so much, Dannikins! How can I find out which supplements are okay for pregnancy? Doesn't the medical industry take a "we don't know anything so don't take anything" stance? I'm already taking grape seed for my immunity...but not as much as it's saying too. I'll look into the other ones.

Yeah, I was confused by the suggestion of: as much bedrest as possible + exercising. Seems counteractive. The thing I have noticed (by staying off my feet today) is that they don't hurt as much when I rest...but as soon as I stand the blood flow hurts it worse. Hmmm.

dannikins

February 24th, 2012, 06:16 PM

yeah thats one of things i read, the activity helps to push everything back where it should be, but lack of it, can have the opposite affect and gravity takes over and forces it all more south.

DoulaMama

February 24th, 2012, 08:33 PM

Varicose veins- Grate a potato, place a large amount of the wet grated potato against the area. Make sure you wear a pad. Try to keep it against the area for 20 mins or so, a few times a day:) Just do this when its bothering you:) I hope it helps! xo

indigoviolet

February 29th, 2012, 04:42 PM

Indira- have you got a gender scan soon? Are you going to find out, sorry I have forgotten?

Indira

February 29th, 2012, 05:54 PM

Belle

March 4th, 2012, 02:17 PM

How is everyone feeling? Indira you have to get this downs thing out of your head, I'm sure something would have been picked up in your first scans. I have my 20 week ultrasound tomorrow so ofcourse I'm still praying for a healthy belle. Other then that I've been eating sweets and chocs like its going to run out and I'm getting comments like you should be careful of gestational diabetes Should I Or it really doesn't have anything to do with that?

atomic sagebrush

March 4th, 2012, 02:22 PM

:wave: indigo No I´m not going to find out, I have my anatomical scan on March 12, I´m looking forward to seeing the baby again and I hope the tech won´t spill the beans accidently. Really hope baby is healthy, I have this feeling the baby has Down syndrom every now and then.
Hope you are feeling better. Are you going to have another scan?

By the way, at my last dr. visit she checked my vaginal pH, isn´t that weird? They never did that in my previous pregnancies.

Applesoup hope your varicose veins aren´t getting worse. Never had them. How is that ´modified´bed rest going? I can only immagine lol, my boys have some kind of sensor even if they´re in another room they just feel when I am taking a 15 seconds break sitting down.

indira, I had that same exact feeling so many times with DS 4 and even when they put him in my arms I thought he had DS because of his appearance. There is even a crazed post about it on Ingender because he has epicanthal folds but that is because my husband is part Native American and not because of DS. I agree that they would have surely seen something on your earlier scans to be concerned about!!

indigoviolet

March 4th, 2012, 04:41 PM

applesoup

March 4th, 2012, 11:26 PM

Applesoup hope your varicose veins aren´t getting worse. Never had them. How is that ´modified´bed rest going? I can only immagine lol, my boys have some kind of sensor even if they´re in another room they just feel when I am taking a 15 seconds break sitting down.

Thanks for asking. My "main" varicose vein seems to be okay. It only bothers me every few days...usually when I've been on my feet a lot. "Modified" bed rest is...practically non-existent. We received a contract on our old house last month, so now we're trying to move out...without moving out. My new house is...dirty, unorganized, and has boxes sitting everywhere. Of course, DH & I are too tired to do anything about it!

Actually, I've gained a TON of weight this past month. Obviously due to the stress that our house contract & the difficult buyers. (They've been ridiculous...asking us to replace batteries in our smoke detectors, etc.) With all 3 of my pregnancies, I gained a TON of weight. I think DS 1 & 2 were 40lb & DS3 was 52 lb!! (Of course, he was a 9.5lb baby...and is STILL a huge kid, so I have to think he was genetically supposed to be that big.)

How can I be a cute, small preggo lady like my friends? They seriously only gain weight in their tummies. I'm 24 weeks tomorrow & I've gained a strong 10 lbs... How much, total do you guys normally gain by this point? I know that in theory, 1 lb a week from here on out means 26lbs...which I would LOVE to gain. I swear, I get such a huge sweet tooth + stress eat + being pregnant = everything sticks to me. Any thoughts?

dannikins

March 5th, 2012, 08:03 PM

i gain heaps when im pregnant too.
my first pregnancy i gained almost 70 pounds!!!!
luckily about 50 of it was gone by the time i got home from hospital, i had a lot of fluid.

so far this pregnancy im up about 18-19 pounds, but i only gained about 3-4 up untill about 20 weeks, so most of it has been the last 6-7 weeks.
but its normal to have a big gain from 18-25 weeks , thats when the baby has the biggest growth spurt.
i wouldnt worry about it, even with a sweet tooth, just make sure you drink plenty of water.
one thing i have learned , is that your body will do its own thing, no matter what you do.
like i said, i gained heaps with my first, and i was a health freak at the time, but most of the weight was fluid.

only 12 weeks to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and i havent done a thing to get ready.
i dont really need anything for the baby, but i need to get stuff organised for the others so i can have all the nursery furniture for the baby.
yesterday my dad came around and measured up the boys room for built-ins, so hopefully they will be done within a month, then i can get all the baby stuff soaked and put away.
i also need to get some bunks for the younger 2, so that i can have the cot, but thats not urgent, because the baby will be in the cradle the first few months....

dannikins

March 5th, 2012, 08:04 PM

not sure what happened there , it double posted.....

Belle

March 6th, 2012, 12:25 AM

Dannikins 12 weeks will fly by. I'm getting anxious already and I need everything.
Applesoup I'm not sure on weight gain I feel like I've been eating alot but I don't really put on weight. The doc said its my metabolism and when your pregnant it works even faster. You look really cute with just the bump in your photo. Are you sure its not just you feeling huge Like I do sometimes? Lol
My 20 week scan today went well and she is still my healthy bellybou.

Belle

March 6th, 2012, 12:25 AM

Kell

March 7th, 2012, 06:11 AM

Belle glad the scan went well! We had ours last week and they couldn't see her bits so couldn't confirm the sex, but she did say there's no dangling bits lol.
We don't have much to buy this time at all, new matress for the cot and I want a Moses basket this time so I'll get that, we have everything except clothes from ds2!

My problem is I want to decorate before she arrives, but in between college and the kids I'm not sure how I'll get it done lol! Might have to have a decorating party see if I can rope some friends in to help!

I've put on about 10lbs as well which I was quite shocked at to be honest, I have no idea how much input on with ds1 but I managed only 24lbs with ds2, but I am definatly following the old wives tales with this pregnancy, don't have a nice neat bump at all, just looking fat!

applesoup

March 8th, 2012, 03:33 PM

Here I was at...almost 22 weeks. I know I look "cute" pregnant still, I just know it all goes down hill from here... my legs, arms & FACE get huge! The worst is AFTER I give birth. Even though I give birth drug free, I allow them to give me "fluids" & petocin after I deliver. I don't know what it is about that--but it makes me BLOW UP! Just in time for pictures & visitors. I hate it.

1656

Here's me 9 months preggo with DS3...I gain 52lbs & he was 9lb 6 oz. You can definitely tell. (I should also add that I'm 5'9".) UGH:

1657

applesoup

March 8th, 2012, 03:35 PM

Where are your guys' bellies?

dannikins

March 8th, 2012, 06:51 PM

im only 5' 3", so ganing 70 pounds, was a big deal for me......he was 8 pound 9 ounces, i just ballooned up with fluid.

i will be taking another belly pic monday, i will be 28 weeks.

Indira

March 11th, 2012, 07:12 AM

Here´s mine! I´m 20 weeks and 4 days. I feel a lot bigger than I look in the picture now that I look at it. I gained 10 kilo´s already-that is 22 pounds. I just eat whatever I want, I did the same with the boys and gained a lot in the beginning with them too but now it´s worse because I was coming of the LE diet. And I was thinner to begin with now, I think I might end up at the same weight in the end or a little over.

I´m so glad to be back home! we went away for a week on a ski holiday with my parents in law, need I say more? So happy to be able to chat again with my gender dreaming friends:)

Indira

March 11th, 2012, 07:29 AM

Indira- I know what you mean about worrying about your baby's health, I have a child in my class with DS and I think the same thing but I'm sure we are both fine. It is natural to be worried.
I'm impressed you are staying team green, what was your reasoning/ thinking? I'm wondering whether I shouldn't have found out, too late now!
My next scan is 20th march at 20 weeks.

When I had this strong feeling the baby has Down syndrom I read a couple of blogs of moms of a child with Down syndrom. At first this was weird as almost all of them had this feeling during pregnancy as well. Then reading how they are handling with their child, how much they love them and seeing these cute pictures, I calmed down and felt and still feel that if it happens, I´ll be okay with it, I can do it. And now that I feel in peace with it, this feeling my baby has Down syndrom has gone away. I´m back to obsessing over gender now lol.

I´m not finding out because I think I will handle hearing it´s a boy better at birth. I´ve been going back and forth about it a lot of times, because it´s so tempting to find out when it is a girl. But I have to keep in touch with reality, it is probably a boy and I think I will handle that better when the fact it´s a boy is one aspect of many others: whether he looks like DS1 or DS2, seeing the little fingers, the birth experience, seeing DS1 and DS2 holding their little brother. If I would find out now, I would have a lot of weeks to focus only on him not being a girl, just this one aspect and I think it would depress me more than it will at birth.
Having said that :) I´m absolutely dying here and peeing in my paints because I have my 20 weeks scan tomorrow morning, I hope I will resist. And that the baby is healthy. AArrggh I´m loosing it, I think I will understand just looking at the skullshape that it´s a boy. I have this mental picture of the 17 weeks scan of his face, and in my memory it wasn´t pointy at all. I hope I get to have a look at my baby and enjoy that, forgetting about this whole gender thing.

indigoviolet

March 11th, 2012, 03:21 PM

Oh gosh, good luck tomorrow with your scan Indira, looking forward to hearing how it goes.
Praying you see a healthy and happy baby :HH:

Indira

March 12th, 2012, 06:16 AM

thanks indigo!
All went well, I´m so relieved right now, the baby looks healthy!
He/she just has a white spot on the heart, it can be a soft sign for Down syndrom but it can also be an innocent thing and it was the only soft sign they saw. So I´m not worried about it anymore.
I saw the baby in 4D and got a lot of 4D pictures of the face, I´m very happy about how things went.
Still on team green, but I think the head shape def. looks boyish.

indigoviolet

March 12th, 2012, 10:24 AM

Oh that is great to hear baby healthy. Try not to worry about the white spot, although that is easier said than done. Glad you got lots of lovely pics. Can't believe you are still team green, you are strong!! So glad you are happy about how it went and had a good experience. It is so reasurring to see healthy, moving baby, a miracle really.
My scan is next tues (20th) and I know I will just have to confirm gender again.

dannikins

March 12th, 2012, 05:28 PM

great news indira.
and well done staying team green!!!
i totally hear everything you said about it being easier to deal with if you find out at the birth, thats why im team green.
disaspointment+pregnancy hormones are a bad mix, i found that out last time.

but once its born, it just dosent matter anymore:wink:

i have my 28 week check up tomorrow.
less than 12 weeks to go, and whats even scarier is that if i go early, like with my first 3, it could be here in as soon as 8 weeks!!!!!
and i have done NOTHING to get ready.....

dannikins

March 12th, 2012, 08:38 PM

here is my 28 week belly pic.

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr171/dannikins_photos/28weeks-1.jpg

Indira

March 18th, 2012, 03:41 PM

Wow lovely belly dannikins. Yes 8 weeks can go by really quickly! So you are due in the beginning of June?
I know what you mean, all of a sudden I´m 21 weeks and perhaps we should start thinking about where this baby is going to sleep and how it´s going to be transported! And we need to agree on names. I bought some fabrics to sew onesies and I have to remember to make a sling, Ds2 cried first 3 months and I used to carry him around all day attached to me.
Do you all have names already?
Indigoviolet I know you have your scan the day after tomorrow, I don´t want to get your hopes up but since the tech wasn´t completely sure I still hope you´ll have a little surprise on Tuesday :luck::luck::luck: How awesome you are a teacher, are you still working? Must be so exciting for kids to have a teacher that is pregnant.
I´m so relieved I have the scan behind me. DH worried at first about the white spot, because he didn´t consider the baby could have down´s syndrom before, I already gave it a lot of thought and not seeing all the other soft markers really took away my worries.
Had another two days of migraine, glad I´m feeling better now.

dannikins

March 18th, 2012, 05:23 PM

29 weeks today!!!!
still havent done anything,but i have list ready so i can start to work through it.
i got myself a prettypusher for the birth, those things are awesome, have you seen them?

Pretty Pushers -- Delivery Gowns and Accessories For The Modern Labor Experience (http://prettypushers.com/products.html)

so much better than a hot hospital gown, and has all the openings for monitors etc while being discreet at the same time.

i also bought an outfit for baby to come home from hospital in, which was hard when we are team green, most things are pink or blue, and since it will be mid winter when its born that made it a bit harder to find something too, but i ended up a white velour outfit with animals embroided on the front.
its got the jacket, pants and matching hat and mittens.

we havent even discussed names yet.
we will figure that out once its born, none of the others were named untill after the birth.

indigoviolet

March 19th, 2012, 03:32 PM

Indigoviolet I know you have your scan the day after tomorrow, I don´t want to get your hopes up but since the tech wasn´t completely sure I still hope you´ll have a little surprise on Tuesday :luck::luck::luck: How awesome you are a teacher, are you still working? Must be so exciting for kids to have a teacher that is pregnant.

Thanks hon:HH: Yes, it is late tomorrow and although I'm fully expecting to hear boy, there is still that slim possibility that it is a girl, it will be good to know for sure.
Yes I am still working, the kids have only just worked out I am pregnant and the girls are starting to get excited, it is sweet!

Glad your migraines have gone, how awful for you, they are such hard work, are you able to take anything for them when you are pg?

dannikins

March 19th, 2012, 08:35 PM

good luck indigo, will be stalking for your update....:)

Indira

March 20th, 2012, 05:37 AM

I´m thinking of you today indigo, good luck :luck::fingers::luck::fingers::luck::fingers::luck ::fingers::luck:

Actually I never had migraines before, it started during my sway. I think lowering testosteron caused it.
My dr. told me I can take paracetamol now, but it doesn´t really help. I know now it lasts two days and then it goes away.

I love the delivery gown dannikins! I think I´m going to get a boy and a girl take-home outfit.
I went through our newborn stuff yesterday, found two little mint green hats with a knot in the end I have, so cute.
Being busy with the boys all day I still don´t realize I´m going to have a tiny newborn again in 4 months.

indigoviolet

March 20th, 2012, 03:56 PM

Thanks ladies, well of course it is definitely a boy....kind of good to know for definite and I can start to get over it and get excited (although this might take a bit of time, I'd rather deal with it now than at the birth). The scan was lovely and he did look a little cutie and healthy too which of course is totally wonderful.

love the belly shot Dannikins!

Indira

March 20th, 2012, 05:41 PM

Indigo sorry again it´s not a girl. I´m glad you enjoyed the scan and that he´s healthy.
And thinking back of your earlier scan pics, yes, I sure can imagine he´s a cutie, he´s going to be a very beautiful baby boy!
Are you going to do some shopping for new boy outfits? Were your sons summer babies too?

dannikins

March 20th, 2012, 06:11 PM

congrats on a healthy little man!!!!!

go shopping, thats the first thing i done to try and make me feel better about things last time.
it will take a while, but you will be fine....:)

indigoviolet

March 21st, 2012, 03:57 PM

Thanks girls, yes shopping is a good call! Already been browsing on line, there are some very cute little boy things out there and that will definitely make me feel better. Both my boys have been summer babies so I already have a lot but ds3 is going to have to have something new just for him.

How are you girls doing?

Kell

March 21st, 2012, 04:03 PM

Sorry again Hun, you seem to be dealing with thinks ok from your posts?

Ive seen some lovely little boy outfits in town!

I finally seem to be developing a bump now, which is nice! Feeling tired of course, altho I'm passed out by 10 most nights and sleeping till 7/8 I really don't have any right to be tired lol!
Might see if I can get a doctors appointment to check my iron levels, I haven't seen a midwife since 16 weeks and my next appointment isn't until 28 weeks! It's crazy how long we go between visits!

dannikins

March 21st, 2012, 06:26 PM

dont you have 4 week checks over there kell?
i started my 2 week checks last week, go back again on monday, every 2 weeks untill 36 then its weekly.

applesoup

March 21st, 2012, 10:09 PM

[QUOTE=dannikins;162265]29 weeks today!!!!

i got myself a prettypusher for the birth, those things are awesome, have you seen them?

Pretty Pushers -- Delivery Gowns and Accessories For The Modern Labor Experience (http://prettypushers.com/products.html)

So cute! I've always struggled with what to wear to the hospital. (Especially since I'm a drug-free birther.) Thanks for the heads-up that someone's actually making these! I was thinking about one of those black swim suit cover-ups...the "designer" looking type from Target in the states. Interesting...

applesoup

March 21st, 2012, 10:12 PM

:bighug:, Indigo! I'm SO glad to hear that you enjoyed the scan & that he's healthy!

Belle

March 22nd, 2012, 06:19 AM

IndigoViolet I'm glad to hear everything went well on your scan and I'm sure he will be a cutie.
I've been really busy lately with building a new house. It started out as a renovation and were ending up with a new dwelling because weve decided to live there for good so we might as well make it new and it's only a little bit more money. (our renos were major) My husband and my father are doing most of the work so Im also doing alot of the running around choosing things before the baby arrives. It won't be ready by then, she'll be in a cradle in my room but hopefully by the time she needs her cot and her own room we will be done.
I haven't bought much, my sisters have been buying more for her but I did buy a new nappy bag from the US ebay, a Storksak Olivia it's so beautiful we don't have that in Australia and it also looks like a normal handbag because I got sick of my old ones I wanted something different.
Oh applesoup I love the gown, very sexy.

dannikins

March 22nd, 2012, 11:17 PM

i bought a black one...

dannikins

April 2nd, 2012, 10:49 PM

is anyone alive out there?....

its been so quiet in here....

applesoup

April 5th, 2012, 05:07 PM

I'm here! Just got done selling our old house & moving into our new house. FINALLY, I get to focus on OUR house & getting ready for the baby.

I have a TMI question for you gals... When you know you're going to have your cervix checked OR that you're going into labor soon, do you guys groom your pubic hair? Cut it short? Cut it all off together? For the past few babies, I've just trimmed the bikini lines...but realized this time that maybe I should cut it shorter? I'm just trying to gauge what's "normal" so I'm not that weird lady that needs to get with the program!

applesoup

April 5th, 2012, 05:09 PM

Oh...and my other question...do you guys have a nursing bra you LOVE? For my first 3 pregnancies I messed around with the stupid low-end bras that haven't washed well or worn well-- Especially since I wear them day & night for a year! This past summer, my sister introduced me to Victoria's Secret bras. I've never been one to drop $50 on a bra. But, OH. MY. GOODNESS. I'm never going back!

My problem? My chest has grown already & I can't find a bra that is anywhere near as soft or supportive as my Victoria's Secret bras...and they don't have a nursing line. I'd like a bra that has a cup to it (so my nursing pads don't show through).

Any suggestions?

(Also, what type of nursing pads do you guys use...disposable or washable?)

dannikins

April 5th, 2012, 06:54 PM

as far as bras go, its hard!
i wear the lycra bonds maternity ones to bed at night , they are super comfy, and dont cut in or anything.

day bras are becoming harder and harder to find anything that fits properly and is comfortable.
i need new ones too, but most of them cut in, or they are too low cut in the middle and you keep falling out of them.

i use disposable nursing pads, because im a human milk machine, i leak too much for the reusable ones.
especially while im feeding, if bub is on the left boob the right boob needs to have the pad changed mid feed, from let down and i usually have to put a towel over it, else it goes everywhere.

the johnsons ones seem to be the most absorbant, they have one of those cores filled with the tiny absorbant beads, they hold soooo much liquid, and they are really soft to wear.

as for grooming........well i havent been able to see down there in months.....lol
and since everything gets so hairy when your pregnant, im guessing it aint pretty!

i dont really worry about it for checkups etc, the drs are use to seeing all sorts of types and i doubt a bit of extra hair will freak them out.
but in saying that , when i get to about 34 weeks i usually trim it all back with the clippers, just so as its not so forest like for the birth...
plus i think its better to have it all shorter for post partum bleeding, easier to keep everything clean etc.
i usually have some razors in my hospital bag, and my first shower after the birth i tackle my legs and bikini line etc.

applesoup

April 6th, 2012, 12:56 AM

Thanks for your input, Dannikins! I'll have to look up the bra you suggested.

I wish I produced as much milk as you do--just for the sake of pumping! What a pain to leak that much during general feedings, though. I find if my nursing pad is out of place, that I'll leak through on the side I'm not nursing on. Such a pain. Have you heard about "LilyPadz Reusable Nipple Cover Nursing Pads"? I saw these in the hospital store the other day. Apparently, it's supposed to keep enough pressure on it that you won't leak. Might be a good thing for you!

I hate the nursing pads. I've used disposable--I too like Johnson's & the fit the best. Part of me hates wasting money on those things. The other part of me knows I'd lose washable ones left & right if I used them. I may look into the LilyPadz too...

Indira

April 6th, 2012, 05:43 AM

I had those reusable silicon pads, I think they´re those Lily pads, for Ds 2, now I don´t remember why it didn´t work but in the end I went back to disposables. I think they often loosened and then I leaked anyway.
I hate using nursing pads too but I need them, a lot of leaking here too. I shouldn´t use them since with both boys I got candida in my nipples (sorry I don´t know how you call this in English), so painful feeding with that.

I´m glad you adressed the shaving issue Applesoup:oops: I have to say I don´t cut or shave for dr. visits now, with my boys a week before due date I depilated my legs and bikini line. Dannikins I don´t know how you can shave during your first shower after birth without fainting!

I need a new bra too, now I´m just wearing a big size normal one that I used after breastfeeding DS2, reading about your bra´s now I remember I wore one at night too in my previous pregnancies. I know what you mean with the Victoria´s Secret bra, I had to leave mine in the wardrobe 5 months ago unfortunately. I´m just too lazy to go out now and buy bra´s, getting undressed all the way doesn´t appeal to me right now. So sorry I have no advice about good soft maternity- or feeding bra´s.

We´ve been soo lazy the last couple of days, DS1 was sick and Ds2´s kindergarten is closed so we just hang around at home all day. Then DS1 has his school vacations next week, I hope his ear will be better by then so at least we can go out. The week before I finally got some energy and made long walks in the morning and decorated our home for Easter, now I´m in pyjamas all day and we´re having pizza or french fries for dinner every evening :(

Kell

April 8th, 2012, 04:53 AM

Grr just wrote a massive reply and it wouldn't post, so the gist of it was

Growing nicely, want a water birth so birthing wear will depend on that! And I shave the whole lot off every week to two weeks lol. Use johnsons breast pads also and I leak tonnes so end up expressing while feeding!

Has anyone see littlemisswilco at all? She had her 20 week scan last week but I've not seen her about :( hope she's ok x

Indira

April 8th, 2012, 04:49 PM

Has anyone see littlemisswilco at all? She had her 20 week scan last week but I've not seen her about :( hope she's ok x No, I hope she´s ok too :HH:
I would like to have a water birth too but I´m giving birth in the hospital so have to see if the tub isn´t occupied.
I have two places I can go to, I have to find out where my changes of getting the tub are better :)
Kell did you have a water birth before?

dannikins

April 8th, 2012, 07:23 PM

our hospital dosent allow planned water births, unless you are in the bath and all of a sudden need to push.

i get really bad back labour, and usually once the contractions get close i end up stuck on the bed unable to move.

32 weeks today.
feeling freakishly small compared to my other pregnancies, maybe ill have a small baby for a change...

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr171/dannikins_photos/32weeker.jpg

Kell

April 9th, 2012, 01:48 PM

Indra nope not had a water birth before, our local hospital has a
Midwife led maternity unit and there are a few pools in there I believe but it's a first come first serve basis if you will!

Dannikins your bump is lovely! I've not taken a single picture of mine so far, this pregnancy I'm putting weight on everywhere and I feel like a blimp! Don't like it at all :(

Indira

April 9th, 2012, 04:47 PM

You look great Dannikins! Maybe a smaller baby will mean an easier birth..?
Although..my bump was nice and small twice but babies weren´t small.
My sons have big heads and this one was measuring ahead for head meaurements too :sigh:
I´m really hoping the water will help not getting torn up again.

They don´t do planned water births here neither, both places have just one tub. The nearest hospital has only two delivery rooms cause they have less births. The other is more distant, they have 4 delivery rooms and it´s an anthroposophical hospital so better changes of having a natural birth without interventions if not needed. I think maybe all lot of woman choose to go there because they want to have a natural birth so a lot of them might want a water birth. In the end it´s just luck I guess.

Kell I´m also putting on weight everywhere, I´ll have to buy new maternity jeans if my legs and behind continue to grow like this, come on spring!

dannikins

April 9th, 2012, 06:36 PM

i have been pretty lucky so far, other than the horrible back labour, my births were pretty easy, and quick.
my last was only 52 mins start to finish, and he was 9 pound 1 ounce.

im almost done getting everything ready, just have a couple more loads of stuff to soak, then i can get my bag packed.....

applesoup

April 9th, 2012, 10:46 PM

I WISH my hospital did water birth--they don't. That's the one way I would like to give birth...oh well. When you guys have used water to ease birthing contractions, how many cm were you when you enjoyed the water the most?

With DS 1, I planned & had a semi-drug-free delivery...I didn't know how to prepare for a drug-free birth (which I went on to have with DSs 2 & 3). Anyway, after suffering through my 2nd round of Pheyntenol(?), I decided to hop into the hospital's birthing tub. It was horrible. And I can't decide if it's because my pain receptors were blocked & going natural after drugs was just difficult...or if it was because the hospital's tub was very small, barely covered 1/2 my belly & was set to 99.9 degrees.

I just moved and have a nice BIG tub that fits me...belly & all! I'm eager to use it during labor, but can't decide if water is best tolerated & helpful early on or later on?

Also, how hot is too hot for a normal bath during pregnancy? Is it okay to increase the temperature during labor? Anyone know?

applesoup

April 9th, 2012, 10:46 PM

duplicate

Kell

April 10th, 2012, 07:16 AM

Apple I'm not sure about when it's best used, I had a bath in the hospital in early labour with ds1 and that was fine but not been near water in labour other than that.
I've just found this link Waterbirth at home (http://www.homebirth.org.uk/water.htm) it says not to go above 37.5 degrees while in labour, and I believe that's the same in pregnancy as well, baby can't regulate it's own temperature so a change in our body temperature can cause distress.

Wow your maternity units are only small, I think our one has around 15 delivery rooms, and the wards for aftercare are massive! We must have a high birth rate here :)

Belle

April 11th, 2012, 09:40 AM

I wear the berlei maternity bras but I'm not sure if there in Australia only. I'm abit lazy and can't be bothered washing so I also use j&j disposable bra pads and I definitely shave down there using a small mirror to see. Dannikins you look fantastic and I was thinking the same with wanting to faint in the shower after giving birth. Applesoup very exciting news moving into ur new house, mine won't be ready in time so I'll be stuck in my motherinlaws house for a few months after birth. Is anyone else getting those Braxton hicks pains yet? I've been having them just about every night for the past two weeks and my belly button has popped out in the last month. Dannikins I also want to buy those pretty labour dresses in the navy and hot pink detail but is that for during labour or later? Can it be at a private or public hospital? Sorry I sound so stupid.

Indira

April 11th, 2012, 03:05 PM

:omg: 15 delivery rooms!! Yeah that´s a bit different! When I had DS2 we were still living in Italy, the hospital I went to had only one delivery room and one big room with two beds to observe how labour is progressing. When I arrived, there were already 4 girls in labour there so I was in a normal patient room with 3 other women. I walked around a lot and felt things progressing, when I wasn´t able to walk around anymore I sat on the bed and wasn´t able to move or speak from there. Fortunately the midwife came to ask how I was doing, she checked me, I was dilated 9 cm so then they sent the girl that was labouring in the delivery room in another room so I could give birth.

Belle I get BH pains every now and then when I´ve been walking around to much or carry around heavy things.
I´m so happy your belly button popped out! lol because this midwife tale stuck in my head that boy bellies have belly buttons sticking out and girl bellies haven´t. My upper halve is sticking out.
Do you have a good relationship with your MIL? Will you move to her house when the baby is born or before? I´m sure that she will really help you out with your sons, but I admire you. I´m already a nervous wreck when I think of my inlaws coming over for 2 weeks around birth to help us out, I took them an appartement because I don´t want them around me when labour begins or when I´m back from the hospital with stitches and leeking breasts and lack of sleep. I wish I could be a better DIL, this will probably all come back at me when my sons get married lol.

dannikins

April 12th, 2012, 03:37 AM

they are for during labour, they have all the openings so that you can be monitored, and have epis etc , but still be discreet, i think they are great, especially if you are having more than just DH in the room with you.

my belly button has never popped out with any of mine, and i have 4 boys...:)
it just gets really flat.

im having BH all the time, the worst of it is DTD, dont even have to have an O , they just come during sex, kind of ruins the mood.....between BH and leg cramps.....

7 weeks to go.....:)

dannikins

April 12th, 2012, 06:17 PM

i had my photo shoot done the other day.
i dont know if this will work, but there is a sneek peek on FB.....

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=288058324605361&set=a.230664610344733.54442.230638390347355&type=1&theater

the photographer is going to thailand for a couple weeks so i wont get to see the rest untill the 2nd of may.

Indira

April 13th, 2012, 04:55 AM

dannikins you look gorgeous!

dannikins

April 17th, 2012, 08:43 PM

i have officially dropped, here is a pic from thismorning 33 weeks.
even done it bare belly so you can see it properly.
back fat and stretchmarks included.....
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr171/dannikins_photos/33weeksdroppedbb.jpg

indigoviolet

April 18th, 2012, 05:30 AM

OMG Dannikins, I love the pic from the photoshoot, you look totally amazing!! So young, can't believe this isn't your first from looking at you!

I'll try to post a belly shot soon.

Just come back from hols, so not been checking the thread for a while, I hope you are all well & happy & growing beautifully!

Belle

April 18th, 2012, 03:29 PM

Hi girls hope all is well. Dannikins not long now is everything ready? I've been busy looking for a bigger car because I can't fit a capsule, booster and child comfortably at the back. So another stress on top of my head along with my house. Indira I'm already at my mother in laws house now it's not too bad she works full time and spends time at her daughters alot and travels overseas yearly for 4-6 months(her other son lives there) our house is already demolished and building has started. She is booked to go overseas in June but now she is going to stay to see the baby and then go for four months this time. Yeh to be honest I still want her gone because no she doesn't help anyway apart from telling me what to do.

Indira

April 18th, 2012, 05:21 PM

Belle that doesn´t sound too bad, except for her telling you what to do:sigh:

I saw my dr. today and she told me she will see me every 2 weeks now :suprise:
She had a quick look and told me baby is head down :) I was sure it was breech or transversal since I feel very low movements and no kicks up high.
On Monday I met my aftercare midwife, she was very nice and told me about the nearest hospital the small one,because she also works there, I like what she told me so I think I´ll go there. She has BBG herself, thought that was a good omen.

Indigo hope you had a nice holiday.
Dannikins were your boys born early? Sounds like you won´t get to 40 weeks.
How do you handle your 4 boys while 33 weeks pregnant?? By 2 o´clock I´m so exhausted, mainly because of DS2 that has been always a very sunny, sweet child and has decided to start the terrible 2´s at 3 years and a halve :sigh:

dannikins

April 18th, 2012, 06:14 PM

Belle, yep im all sorted now, got my bag packed and ready, only thing i have to do is wash the car seat cover.
i still have other stuff to do around the house, but the baby side of things is all organised.
we had a 6 person family and a 5 seater car when i my last was born, was a total pain in the tush, especially since DH had no license at the time and i had to be taxi.
couldnt leave the house for anything with out a baby sitter, tried to get everything i needed to do, done while the eldest was at school.
we juggled like that for 6 months, then i put the car through a fence one day in the rain, hit an oily patch and lost control, so it was a good excuse to pull my finger out and get a bigger car.

Indira, the first 3 were early.
38 weeks, 37 weeks, and 35 weeks, the youngest was a week over due.
so good chance i wont get to 40.
the boys arent too bad, easter holidays were tireing though, and i have just a few days ago realised that the end of term one is begining of june, so it will be school holidays with a new born, good in a way, because i wont have to be running to and from school, but not looking forward to all the noise, and arguing etc.

atm im ready to go back to bed at about 10am...lol..we are up about 6-630.
im so tired, but plod along, i usually go to bed of a night when the kids do.

DoulaMama

April 20th, 2012, 02:48 PM

Pregnant in 2012 roll call!! If you want on the list...just reply to the thread!! Thanks!
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/pregnancy-talk/7560-due-2012-a.html

Belle

April 21st, 2012, 07:27 AM

Oh Indira I had a 3-4 year old who started being a terrible two for nearly 2 years until he started school. Dannikins you definitely look like you've dropped I think your going to have the baby early and I have a feeling it's going to be a girl.
I feel like I'm going to have mine early also all her weight on my belly is hanging low and I can't walk around anymore. I was at Safeway yesterday and I walked out to sit on the bench for 5 minutes and drink water then I went back to continue shopping and everyone keeps on telling me how tiny I am but I feel like my belly is so huge and Im always out of breath. Ugh I don't know how im going to last.
How is everyone else going?

dannikins

April 23rd, 2012, 12:08 AM

i know exactly how you feel, i cant stand for more than a few minutes at a time, the weight just drags me down, and getting comfortable to sleep is just not happening at all, always something hurting, pelvis, hips back etc, its always something.

im worried im going to end up dissapointed, the last few weeks im thinking this is a girl.
im trying to prepare myself for another boy, but i cant get the thought of it being a girl out of my head, hopefully its intuition, and not desire playing with my head.

indigoviolet

April 25th, 2012, 12:41 PM

Dannikins- I really really hope it is your intuition and this is your girl :pray: My intuition (boy) has always been right so hopefully it is for you too, FX

Indira

April 25th, 2012, 04:19 PM

Dannikins-then you might be very near to birth, exciting!
Intuition has been correct for Auroara recently so I have good hopes for you.
And although changes are 50/50 ofcourse, when you´ve had 4 boys already I would reaaaaallly think it is your turn now!
Having 5 of the same gender, waht are the changes of that?
If it´s a boy, I think some disappointment is inevitable, but you´ll have a lot of distraction. And if you restrict your intuition feeling it´s a girl now, it´s not going to make the disappointment any less.

Confession: I was in my birth country last weekend and we bought one girly newborn outfit and 3 girly onesies. Yeah I did spend a couple of hours imagining what it´s going to be like actually putting them on my baby and thinking what a shame it will be if I won´t use them. But after that I´m completely neutral again, not to desperate for a girl, it is as if just buying these was already enough for me.

Dh had a day off work today and we went and bought everything we need for the baby in one shop. Lovely feeling! From being unprepared in a couple of hours I turned into completely preparated! We bought a pram, bath, small things and a little crib that you can attach to our bed, it´s the first time we´re letting the baby sleep with us, lesson learned after DS2! He started sleeping through at 2 years.

Belle eeks your son kept that up until he started school?? My DS2 used to be such a sweet boy...
What you´re describing is exactly how I felt few weeks before DS2 was born, sounds like you´re not going to last to 40 weeks either.

Belle

April 26th, 2012, 05:42 AM

Aww girls I really do hope you get your little girls. Indira it's a good feeling buying for your maybe daughter. I use to buy for my imaginary daughter and it's been a good omen because now she's a reality. Which reminds me I'm going to book a 4d ultrasound for my bellybou, I can't wait to see her prescious face and toes and everything. I had ds1 2 weeks early and ds2 3 weeks early so maybe I'll be lucky to get to the end of June...or who knows

indigoviolet

April 30th, 2012, 04:29 PM

Indira- glad you are still feeling happy with either gender. It is wonderful to get all that stuff sorted, it is lovely having new things for a new baby, makes it feel so real and exciting!

I'm feeling really good about this baby being a boy now, I am amazed at how happy I am about it, I was really expecting a lot of GD but I am so relieved. All you girls have definitely helped me :HH:

Indira

May 2nd, 2012, 03:47 PM

I'm feeling really good about this baby being a boy now, I am amazed at how happy I am about it, I was really expecting a lot of GD but I am so relieved. All you girls have definitely helped me :HH: Love this!!

dannikins

May 2nd, 2012, 08:14 PM

well, i woke up about 4.30 yesterday morning with mild contractions, 5-7 mins apart, lasing about a minute each.
they werent super painful, but bad enough to keep me awake.

guzzled a heap of water, had a hot shower and changed positions etc, eventually, after about 4 hours they eased up, and totally stopped by the afternoon.
havent had any more today, but have been loosing bits of plug every time i go to the loo, and feeling kinda odd down there, so im guessing there was some dialation going on.
bub is also sitting lower than ever.

i have only ever had one faulse start like that before, and that was with my youngest, on his due date, he was born a week later.
just going to take it easy for the next couple of weeks, im only 10 days away from 37 weeks...:)
if we can keep it in there untill then i will be happy..:think:

Indira

May 3rd, 2012, 05:23 AM

O dannikins that must have been a bit scary! Although I´m sure the baby would be fine if it would come now, if it will stay in for another 10 days things will be easier I guess! Well you´re not going to arrive untill 41 weeks, that´s clear!
My Ds2 birth went just like that, with two false starts and loosing the plug. Are you going to see your midwife/dr.?
The good thing about your baby starting to being on the way is that we will know soon what you´re having!!

applesoup

May 3rd, 2012, 03:02 PM

Wow! I can't believe they're starting so early for you, Dannikins! Then again, I've -always- been late. Would they really stop your labor around 36 weeks? I've always wondered that... Keep us posted!

dannikins

May 3rd, 2012, 06:18 PM

no, my 3rd was born 35 weeks, and down here once you hit the 35 week mark, they dont try to stop it.
interesting to see how many preggos have their babies this week, it is the super moon on sunday....

Belle

May 3rd, 2012, 08:06 PM

Oh Dannikins how exciting I can't wait to get to that stage where we're nearly holding our gorgeous smelling soft newborns in our arms. I'm so excited for you.

dannikins

May 3rd, 2012, 10:32 PM

well our FF due in june group has their first arrival today, he was born 32 weeks, but doing great.
really makes you realise how real it all is, these babies are going to be here real soon....

Belle

May 6th, 2012, 08:57 AM

Wow 32 weeks that's a bit early. Congratulations to them hope baby and family are well.
I had a scare on Friday because I had a little blood on the toilet paper after I wiped myself so I called my obs and told me to lay down on my back drink ice water make sure no abdominal pain and baby is moving, I was so scared and the obs is so calm and said sometimes its one ofthose things that can just happen in the last trimester. I should try keep my feet up yeh right with 2 bratsumus to take care of I've never been more active. Anyway because of this scare I thought I better get my butt into gear and start organizing the house and room for a big clean up and get all the newborn things I need and cradle to start with.
How is everyone else going with preparation for your newborns?

applesoup

May 7th, 2012, 05:32 PM

Scary, Belle! I'd freak out if I saw blood too! (I don't even like to see it when I'm in labor...makes me worry!)

My house preparations aren't going very well. Due mainly to the fact that I'm basically useless, just moved a month ago, and I'm trying to get all the kids' rooms decorated before she comes. Which I need my mom (who is always too busy) & my husband (who's already busting his behind as much as possible).

I think I'm doing well on clothes--mainly because I've turned into quite the shop-a-holic! I really can't help myself...she's going to wear ALL dresses. :)

Now, I'm just trying to get myself mentally ready for another drug-free birth. I enjoy the rush from having a drug-free birth & believe in it--but, I've found that I need to thoroughly prepare myself so I'm ready to deal with the pain. In the past I've done classes, but I feel a bit ridiculous attending a birth class for my 4th baby. People looked weird at me for attending one for my 2nd baby. I've ordered some new books...if only they'd get here already! Anyone else do drug-free births? How are you preparing this time?

applesoup

May 7th, 2012, 05:33 PM

Dannikins, how are you doing?

Indira

May 8th, 2012, 04:01 PM

Dannikins how are you?

Belle, that must have been scary, how are you doing now? It´s good you´re already 29 weeks, so feeling your baby move may be reassuring.

I have a lot of energy right now so doing a lot of preparations. I´m sewing 3 boy onesies, a little dress to give birth in and maybe I´ll make a Swaddleme too. I´m trying to find a babysitter for August when the boys will be at home from school for a couple of hours to take them for a walk to a playground. I will have a drug-free birth too Applesoup, I´m listening to hypnobabies MP3´s , found a couple of free downloads for relaxation/connecting with the baby and I paid for one specifically for last part of labour. After lunch I give each son a little picnic to eat in their own room while listening to a Cd so they don´t disturb me for 15-20 minutes. But I usually fall asleep listening to these lol. I make 1 hour walks in the morning when it´s not raining, I have been very lazy on the LE diet and in the first trimester.

It seems to me that baby has finally turned, now I feel movements like I did with the boys, before it was so weird, only kicks very very low.

dannikins

May 8th, 2012, 09:20 PM

im fine..:) still here.
started some super nesting, been scrubbing and sorting the entire house.

here is the belly taken this morning, 36 weeks 2 days...:)

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr171/dannikins_photos/362week.jpg

Belle

May 9th, 2012, 05:20 AM

Dannikins you look fantastic just baby.
Applesoup you make me laugh with being a shopaholic I shopped more for mine before I found out she was in fact a she.
Indira did you say you've sewn boy onesies??? Make sure you have a couple of girly ones too yeh? and do you honestly walk an hour a day now? I struggle for a walk inside the supermarket. No walking for me. My bloods came back severely anaemic so I'm on 4 times the amount of iron tablets because I'm not that into meat right now and I have a urine infection so I'm on antibiotics for that. I'm also hoping for a drug free birth if all is well, I went drug free for the first 2 so I'm hoping for the same unless my fibroids are in the way and may need a ceaser but the obs said will see. How is everyone else going?

indigoviolet

May 10th, 2012, 03:30 PM

Belle- you poor thing, sounds exhausting to be that anaemic. I hope you start to feel better soon.

Dannikins, you look amazing!! so exciting to think the babies will be here soon, can't wait to find out what you are having!

Indira- very impressed with your sewing skills and the walking! I've got SPD again with this pg so find walking pretty painful, even the 10 mins to school in the mornings.

I'm really trying to enjoy every minute of this pg as it will (most probably) be my last, it is such a special time.

love to you all, keep looking after yourselves and your lovely bumps :HH:

indigoviolet

May 10th, 2012, 03:35 PM

Indira- thanks for the tip about the free downloads, will get them now. I use a relaxation (free online) each afternoon when ds2 is having his nap and I ALWAYS fall asleep lol!
For my last pg I had a hypnobirthing cd I had which was really good but I have lent it out and forgotten who to so it will be good to have the ones you suggested.

Lotte

May 10th, 2012, 03:43 PM

Indira

May 10th, 2012, 04:18 PM

lol Belle about the boy´s clothes, it´s not like I don´t have anything pink to put a girl in if it should be a girl :)
I´m also sewing 1 pink outfit, I knitted a pink poncho and I bought a couple of girly things.
But I´m trying to concentrate on the boy´s stuff, getting boy vibes from my bump. I´m just preparing to see a boy after birth.
In the beginning after half an hour of walk I was completely exhausted, but I´ve build it up and even if I´m tired afterwards, it gives me a lot of energy for the rest of the day.
Hope you get that anaemia fixed before birth!

Indigo for me it´s the same, trying to enjoy my last pregnancy. July/August still seems far away but I´m sure time will fly. Our babies will be out of our bumps before you know it. I hope our babies and sons will all be cooperative so we will be able to enjoy those newborn moments. Sorry to hear about your SPD :(

:wave:Lotte, no I still don´t know for sure what I have in here but I really think it´s a boy. I have a last US in a week, have to resist one last time.
And yes I´m Dutch :) but I have been living for 8 years in Italy and now I´m living in the south of Germany.
So in April when we went over for a weekend Ive bought some girly clothes at the HEMA!
When you leave the Netherlands for another country, the HEMA is what you miss the most! More than hagelslag and drop, haha.

Belle

May 10th, 2012, 11:41 PM

I have another test in 2 weeks to see how the extra tablets are working otherwise iron injections maybe.
Indigoviolet enjoy this stage and you just never know if this is your last accidents still may happen... what is SPD? sorry I'm blank. Well our close friends are going to baptize our baby that's another relief not tl think about it last minute. Do you girls christen your little ones? Have you thought of names or did you already have the one or two in mind?

indigoviolet

May 16th, 2012, 08:52 AM

Belle- I have spd, symphysis pubis disorder, where the pelvis gets a bit wobbly and it can be difficult to walk etc. Luckily it is not too bad this time round and I am managing with it well. You are right accidents do happen ;) but i am pretty sure I will be done after this one is born.
I do get my babies baptized but not for quite a few months after they are born when I have enough energy to organise it all!
I still havn't thought of a name!

Indira- i am praying too that we will be able to enjoy those newborn moments and that our older ones will be cooperative :pray:

I am thinking of getting a hammock for this one as I have heard it helps with sleep, that is another big worry of mine....

Hope you are all well, love to you all :HH:

Belle

May 18th, 2012, 08:06 AM

Indigoviolet SPD sounds painful I'm glad its abit better this time round.
Hope everyone had a nice mothers day, I had a busy one with going to ds1 sports in the morning then out for lunch for me then my mum and dads for a BBQ and squeeze in motherinlaw in the evening, I was buggered by the end of the night. I'm getting a 4d done on Sunday so I'm very excited I had booked for it weeks ago and the day is finally near I just can't wait to see her. Indigoviolet we have to help with names. I had a girl name years ago for ds1 then ds2 after that I didnt want it anymore I felt like it wasn't meant to be and oneday Isabelle came into my head and belle kept popping up everywhere and I just knew she was coming to join our family. Dannikins how are you going?

Indira

May 18th, 2012, 03:21 PM

Indigo I think a hammock is a great idea, I looked into it when Ds2 was little, he was a bad sleeper and a good cryer lol.
In the end I didn´t get one, I just wrapped him a lot and carried him around, but I think it´s a great item to have from birth on. I also saw one that later one you can transform in a swing. We bought a side crib for this baby so I won´t have to get up in the night all the time.

Belle :) Isabelle is a gorgeous name. We too had girl names for DS1 and Ds2 that we don´t like now anymore. I think we finally have a new girl name now we agree on. We had a boy name ready before I was even pregnant with this one, but now I´m not so sure anymore. And boy names are so hard to find! I´d like to have a name that is pronounced and written the same way in Italian, Dutch and German and that´s hard to find!
Enjoy seeing her on Sunday, that is very exciting indeed! I bet she will be very beautiful.
I had a scan today, normal 2D but you could still see that the face and profile were a lot more like from a newborn, he/she looked so cute! I´m sure that you´ll have a marvellous 4D scan at this stage. My dr. also measured femur bone again, so that was risky, but baby behaved -again!- and kept its legs nice and closed lol.

Indira

May 18th, 2012, 03:23 PM

Dannikins, how are you? You´re probably near birth now, I´m so curious to hear about your reveal delivery!

dannikins

May 18th, 2012, 06:56 PM

im good , still here.
had a horrible week.
first all the kids had some gastro type of bug, constantly spewing and pooing all over the place, and the weather was wet and cold, and totally wrong for all the washing i had to do.
then they just got over that, and i got a tooth abscess , had to wait 2 days to see a dr for antibiotics, and i cant see the dentist untill monday, the antibiotics are working thankfully, not half as painful as it was, but last night while chewing on an antacid for my heartburn, a tooth on the other side if my mouth broke.
so now i cant really eat much of anything on either side....
so glad i have that dentist appointment, knowing my luck lately i will probably be in labour that day and wont be able to make the appointment....lol

anyway the kids are ok now, except for my 3YO, hes still a bit funny in the belly, and throws up every night at about 6pm...its odd, and has broken out in a pupura type of rash, i had to take him for blood tests yesterday because of the rash, he had one last year too, and they couldnt figure out the cause....

anyway, its just been one of those weeks....

i have everything ready for bub, i still have to shampoo the carpets, but just waiting until matthew is over this bug first...
went and done a gig grocery shop yesterday, fully stocked all the cupboards and freezers etc, so now we are just waiting...:)

Indira

May 19th, 2012, 05:46 AM

Omg dannikins what a nightmare so near to your due date! Hope it will all settle down in day or two. Well done at filling the fridge :)

indigoviolet

May 19th, 2012, 03:28 PM

You poor thing Dannikins, hope they all feel better soon and you get some recovery time before the baby arrives.

dannikins

May 22nd, 2012, 08:20 PM

heres me 38 weeks....:)

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr171/dannikins_photos/38weeks.jpg

applesoup

May 24th, 2012, 01:39 AM

ugh, Dannikins-- Out of all the sicknesses kids pick up, it's the puke that gets me flustered. Seriously, my son is 6 & he just recently learned how to read his body & puke in a container. Hope everyone feels better & back to normal soon!

dannikins

May 24th, 2012, 11:50 PM

everyone is over the bug now, and i have even managed to get the carpets shampooed.
so now its back to waiting for this little one to arrive....

Belle

May 29th, 2012, 07:46 AM

Dannikins glad the bug is over for you and how exciting not long to go.
I went to my 4d ultrasound but she wouldn't co operate so I rescheduled and it was successful, she had the cutest chubby cheeks and perfect lips I just can't wait to hold her. I had my older son had two asthma attacks during the week so I had a busy week with him at home Thank god his better now. I've been busy rearranging the house and kids toys thanks to Ikea. How is everyone else going any news? Hope everyone is well.

applesoup

May 31st, 2012, 10:34 PM

Dannikins, glad to hear everyone's feeling better. Have you really made it to 39 weeks?

Belle, share your picts when you get them!

Went in for my 36 week appointment yesterday. 2cm, 25% effaced, and -2 station. Sooo....basically, I'm going no where quick. :) I've been really REALLY crampy since my appointment. I honestly feel like I did with DS3: like I'm going to be in labor for a month! Regular contractions, crampy, hormonal, etc. UGH--can't this just happen the week before I'm supposed to deliver?

I've been late (4,3,&2 days) with all my babies so far. Out of any pregnancy, I could see myself going early with this one...but it'd be like 1 day early, I'm sure. Still, I can't help but fantasize about going into labor early...and then quickly freak out about how much stuff I have to do!