Rcpsfate
March 10th, 2018, 07:18 PM
Yiiiiiiiiikes someone help me reset my brain and expectations please! I have been symptom spotting like a crazy madwoman and I’ve basically convinced myself this bean is a girl. I have 2 lovely boys and I’m now almost 10 weeks along with our third. This pregnancy is VASTLY different from my last two. With my boys, I was nauseous in the morning but not that badly where I couldn’t function and it got better as the day went on. With this one, I’m fine in the morning and then super super sick from about 2pm until I go to bed and it’s very hard to do anything at all. Boys: I was constantly craving meat, chicken wings, nachos, and bbq anything (chips mostly). This pregnancy: I have been literally unable to have any meat cross my lips for weeks now. I only want veggies, fruit, and sweets like cake and cookies. I will be massive at the end of this one...oh cake? Sure I’ll have ALL OF IT. With boys: I was so fricking HOT all the time. This time I’m freezing it’s like I have a chill I can’t get rid of. I need to take extremely hot showers at least once a day to feel warm.
I mean. The list goes on. My skin is better than it was with my boys, my hair is crappier than it was with them, my legs and feet are swollen already by the end of the day when I never got swollen with the boys even at the end of the pregnancies. I have totally convinced myself it’s a girl. I’ve even accidentally referred to the baby as a “she” a few times. I need to not be like this because I don’t want to be upset if it’s a boy. I started this whole swaying journey saying I wanted another baby but it would be nice to have a girl. I would be happy with either but now all of a sudden I’m feeling so much more like I want a girl than I’ve ever felt. I don’t like this feeling. I feel like I’m setting myself up for disappointment. And I don’t want to feel that way because all I want is a healthy baby. Any words of encouragement are appreciated. Thank you!
I mean. The list goes on. My skin is better than it was with my boys, my hair is crappier than it was with them, my legs and feet are swollen already by the end of the day when I never got swollen with the boys even at the end of the pregnancies. I have totally convinced myself it’s a girl. I’ve even accidentally referred to the baby as a “she” a few times. I need to not be like this because I don’t want to be upset if it’s a boy. I started this whole swaying journey saying I wanted another baby but it would be nice to have a girl. I would be happy with either but now all of a sudden I’m feeling so much more like I want a girl than I’ve ever felt. I don’t like this feeling. I feel like I’m setting myself up for disappointment. And I don’t want to feel that way because all I want is a healthy baby. Any words of encouragement are appreciated. Thank you!