Due July, August, & September 2019

[Lilawt]

RG enjoy every second of all things pink and girly :D

Viola enjoy every second of all things blue and boyish :D

girliecat i have everything crossed for you!!

Lil are you due soon? (or am i thinking of someone else!!)

Yes! My second lil boy due early March. I am totally in the wrong group here but just nosing about!

Lil


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[4blue2pink]

Yes! My second lil boy due early March. I am totally in the wrong group here but just nosing about!

Lil


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aww he'll be here so soon!! :heart: :) oh dont worry about it, i check in to most of the due date groups, once you've been on here a while you end up with GD friends due all year round haha!! :D

[4blue2pink]

girliecat are you thiking it'll be monday for your results? everything crossed for pink!!

[violagirl87]

Lol I had no idea ppl were posting in other DD groups! That’s awesome [emoji1]

Girliecat waiting to hear from you, hoping you get to hear what you want ( girls I believe ? )
Good luck!


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Thinking of you girliecat!

[GirlieCat]

Test results are in but I have to wait till hubby and I are both home from work to open it. Ahhh. About 4 hours. This is going to be a long wait. Suddenly very nervous to know one click of the mouse will tell us what the future hold (results are online).


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[Sillyginger]

Test results are in but I have to wait till hubby and I are both home from work to open it. Ahhh. About 4 hours. This is going to be a long wait. Suddenly very nervous to know one click of the mouse will tell us what the future hold (results are online).


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Eeeek!! So exciting, Girliecat!!! Fingers crossed 🤞 it’s a girl!

[4blue2pink]

so exciting girliecat :D everything crossed for you!!

[GirlieCat]

41142

I am SO SO SO SO SO Excited. I was so convinced it was a boy. I am thrilled. My daughter gets a sister and we will be a two daughter family. This is our last and I feel a huge sense of completeness that this will be my family. Baby is healthy and all other NIPT results came back clear. EXHALE!!!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Congrats girliecat! So happy for you and you family!!

[violagirl87]

Congratulations [emoji322][emoji322][emoji322][emoji322]

Sisters are the best [emoji1][emoji1][emoji1]
So glad for you girliecat!



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[Sillyginger]

Yaaaayyyy!!!! Girliecat, wonderful news! Congratulations!

[TA Sait]

Congratulations....
:celebrate::celebrate::celebrate:

[ruupau]

41142

I am SO SO SO SO SO Excited. I was so convinced it was a boy. I am thrilled. My daughter gets a sister and we will be a two daughter family. This is our last and I feel a huge sense of completeness that this will be my family. Baby is healthy and all other NIPT results came back clear. EXHALE!!!Congratulations Girlicat

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[4blue2pink]

Congratulations Girliecat your dream came true!! :heart:

[Princess Mom]

Is there. An October 2019 due date thread?

[ruupau]

Is there. An October 2019 due date thread? created one you can search for it princess mom

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[ruupau]

Is there. An October 2019 due date thread?Its now there, October, November, December due buddies

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[GirlieCat]

Is there. An October 2019 due date thread?

Feel free to stick with us for support if your group doesn’t have other members yet. Congrats.


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[ttcgirl39]

Hi girls just seen this thread now. I'm about 11 weeks and due the start of September. I'm going out of my mind wondering what the gender is. I won't find out till April. I was going to get the nipt done but my hospital is doing the nucheal scan and bloods so will only be getting the nipt done to
Find out gender so it doesn't seem worth it as it's expensive.

I'm going over what I done to even see if I have a chance as I feel I done it all wrong.
We were ttc a girl and dtd once on first positive opk. Would this of been right for ttc a girl. Just trying to have some hope.

[4blue2pink]

Hi girls just seen this thread now. I'm about 11 weeks and due the start of September. I'm going out of my mind wondering what the gender is. I won't find out till April. I was going to get the nipt done but my hospital is doing the nucheal scan and bloods so will only be getting the nipt done to
Find out gender so it doesn't seem worth it as it's expensive.

I'm going over what I done to even see if I have a chance as I feel I done it all wrong.
We were ttc a girl and dtd once on first positive opk. Would this of been right for ttc a girl. Just trying to have some hope.

Hi ttcgirl Congratulations!! one attempt is great for pink :) you always have a shot at either gender no matter what and 1 attempt is a pink sway tactic, fingers crossed for you!!

[ttcgirl39]

Yes I have 4 boys and I girl and lost another baby girl during pregnancy so desperately hoping this baby could be a girl but I'm wondering did I do it wrong by one attempt at first positive opk or was that more a boy sway.

[4blue2pink]

Yes I have 4 boys and I girl and lost another baby girl during pregnancy so desperately hoping this baby could be a girl but I'm wondering did I do it wrong by one attempt at first positive opk or was that more a boy sway.

we do 1 attempt at first positive opk for pink sways, blue swayers do 3 attempts, im so sorry to hear you lost your baby girl, we lost our first girl mid way through the pregnancy its an awful thing to go through xx

[Bromedha]

My due date will also be in August 2019. That will be my 3rd c section. Any cautions, suggestions , experiences for this ?

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[Mum of four monkeys]

Hello ladies. I just discovered I am expecting again after a mc 4.5 weeks ago. I am hoping making this thread won't jinx me! I should be due mid July, maybe the 18th. Hope to see some more due date buddies soon!



Hi raising gentleman!
Thank you for starting this thread. Haven’t had a chance to through all the pages yet I will do that now.
I’m currently 11.3 w with my 5th pregnancy I haven’t officially got my due date yet until I have my first scan next week, but I’m thinking it will be end of August-first week of September.
looking forward to reading about what people have craved ect

[Mum of four monkeys]

Hi girls just seen this thread now. I'm about 11 weeks and due the start of September. I'm going out of my mind wondering what the gender is. I won't find out till April. I was going to get the nipt done but my hospital is doing the nucheal scan and bloods so will only be getting the nipt done to
Find out gender so it doesn't seem worth it as it's expensive.

I'm going over what I done to even see if I have a chance as I feel I done it all wrong.
We were ttc a girl and dtd once on first positive opk. Would this of been right for ttc a girl. Just trying to have some hope.


Snap! I’ve literally just seen this too and am due the same time as you ��
I did the nipt test in my last pregnancy, (failed sway) and I regretted it. My chances of downs and other chromosomal problems were no higher than they were for any other previous pregnancy’s. The tech ended up telling me girl, by ultrasound (very unprofessional) then boy by results!i Was heart broken by being messed around and am fully aware it doesn’t happen to most but at that point, I did feel it was a waste of money. ��
I too, should be finding out gender in April but have decided to complicate things and go team yellow/ green (never know which means what ��)asthus is our last baby, I’ve never found out at delivery so am keen to at least experience that once. I may consider letting dh find out by asking the tech to write it down but that may just complicate things ��
I have a feeling I will spot the bits without needing to find out anyway as this is my fifth pregnancy, but 6th baby ����

[Mum of four monkeys]

41142

I am SO SO SO SO SO Excited. I was so convinced it was a boy. I am thrilled. My daughter gets a sister and we will be a two daughter family. This is our last and I feel a huge sense of completeness that this will be my family. Baby is healthy and all other NIPT results came back clear. EXHALE!!!

Congrats girlie cat!
Think I remember you from one of the past threads :)

[wantinfo9]

Hello! Swayed blue and due end of august!

[4blue2pink]

Hi raising gentleman!
Thank you for starting this thread. Haven’t had a chance to through all the pages yet I will do that now.
I’m currently 11.3 w with my 5th pregnancy I haven’t officially got my due date yet until I have my first scan next week, but I’m thinking it will be end of August-first week of September.
looking forward to reading about what people have craved ect

Yay your here :heart: so happy to be in a due date group with you again!! :D xx

[4blue2pink]

Hello! Swayed blue and due end of august!

Hi :) Congratulations and blue dust!!

[DreamingofBoth]

Hello, everyone. Slightly new to this group. We sway pink, as we have a son already. Based on NIPT, it is a boy! But Congrats to everyone who got a BFP! looking forward to seeing how everyone is doing. I am 15 weeks currently.

[amelia]

So happy for you GirlieCat! I had the blood for the Counsyl NIPT test drawn on Monday so maybe I'll get my results in 4 more days on Tuesday?? So anxious...

[GirlieCat]

So happy for you GirlieCat! I had the blood for the Counsyl NIPT test drawn on Monday so maybe I'll get my results in 4 more days on Tuesday?? So anxious...

Yeah Amelia. Just a few more days. How exciting.


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[amelia]

The NIPT test shows that this baby is a boy, so our sway didn't work. I wish I had been able to convince my husband to do IVF but since he actually preferred a second boy to a girl, it was no go. :( Well, maybe we'll surprise ourselves someday and go hi-tech for a third...At least we preferred having no girls to having no boys...I feel resentful that my husband robbed me of my desire to stick with only one child and now he also got what he wished for gender instead of me, ugh.

[GirlieCat]

The NIPT test shows that this baby is a boy, so our sway didn't work. I wish I had been able to convince my husband to do IVF but since he actually preferred a second boy to a girl, it was no go. :( Well, maybe we'll surprise ourselves someday and go hi-tech for a third...At least we preferred having no girls to having no boys...I feel resentful that my husband robbed me of my desire to stick with only one child and now he also got what he wished for gender instead of me, ugh.

Amelia- I am so sorry it wasn’t girl and you are feeling all these mix of emotions. Are you honest with hubby about your feelings about this?


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[DreamingofBoth]

I am so sorry about the test. I know how you feel!! My boy was born Aug 2017 and I was really hoping for pink this time. I swear, I have every "symptom and sign" of girl but NIPT test shows boy (due aug 2019). I still wish that is was wrong sometimes. I have googled myself to death with wrong NIPT and everything and its very tiresome. But i'm trying to look on the bright side, because these boys will have a best friend for life and be able to grow up close together, and maybe down the road, if it is meant to be, be able to watch over baby sister! :) Like you said, a Hi-tech third! Sounds like a good plan to me!

[eerised]

I have two boys and they love eachother soooo much!
When i hear them laugh together i feel the luckiest mother in the world.

I don’t know the gender of this baby yet but when its another boy i know the dissapointment will be strong but after its born and filled with love i know i will be lucky forever with three handsome men by my side.

And praying they will give me some nice daughters in law

[4blue2pink]

The NIPT test shows that this baby is a boy, so our sway didn't work. I wish I had been able to convince my husband to do IVF but since he actually preferred a second boy to a girl, it was no go. :( Well, maybe we'll surprise ourselves someday and go hi-tech for a third...At least we preferred having no girls to having no boys...I feel resentful that my husband robbed me of my desire to stick with only one child and now he also got what he wished for gender instead of me, ugh.

im sorry Amelia :heart: its really tough when you have a successful sway followed by an opposite, my dh is also 100% against HT and wont do anything to sway either. I hope in the future he agrees to allow you to go HT for your daughter if it is what you still want to do xx

[Mum of four monkeys]

Yay your here :heart: so happy to be in a due date group with you again!! :D xx

I know ❤️

[Sillyginger]

Viola,
How are you doing?

[BoyDream]

Hello ladies,

I am 14+2 now and due early September. Can I join you all too?


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Welcome boydream! Did you sway?

Hello ladies. How is everyone? I am 21+3 now and feeling mostly normal again except fatigued easily. Sorry I've been MIA lately. It's kidding season on our farm and we had 17 baby goats within 4 days last week! We now have 25 baby goats, which is super fun! We still have 7 more mama's to kid but we have a month or so til that happens. Anyway, hope everyone is doing well! ❤❤

[4blue2pink]

Hi boydream :)

doing ok here, 20 weeks now and finally off the sickness meds!! cant believe im halfway through..
RG the goats must be so much fun and so cute :)

[BoyDream]

Glad to know you are all doing good..

Raisinggentlemen, so many little baby goats and very cute. I grew up on a farm too and had a few animals but not as many as you describe. Enjoy the kidding season and must be a lot of hard work too.

Yes, I swayed blue. I don’t know the gender of this baby yet.

4blue2pink, you have reached the milestone!!! Congratulations [emoji4]


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[BoyDream]

I am one of those 1 percent people for whom the Nipt has come back as inconclusive. I have now done the tests twice and both times it was inconclusive.

Although my NT has come back as normal with low risk for abnormalities, it has been a stressful 4 weeks to deal with this all. I was so keen to hear the gender of the baby but I heard the tests were inconclusive twice! So, now I am keeping fingers and toes crossed for a normal healthy baby and hoping I hear boy too!

[4blue2pink]

Thankyou boydream :) im sorry you have had such a nightmare with the NIPT twice!! it must be so frustrating, are you waiting till you can tell gender on a scan or going for another NIPT? is this your first baby? fingers crossed its a little boy for you :)

[BoyDream]

Thanks 4blue2pink.. I am just trying another test and this would be the last either way. I would have to wait for the morphology scan to know that it’s all good..


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[GirlieCat]

Raising- I love baby goats. I am sure it is a lot of work but so fun too.


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[GirlieCat]

Thanks 4blue2pink.. I am just trying another test and this would be the last either way. I would have to wait for the morphology scan to know that it’s all good..


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Welcome boydream. I have never heard of n NIPT being inconclusive and twice- that is weird. Here is to hoping third time is the winner and your boy dream comes true.


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[violagirl87]

Hi girls! Sorry it’s been so crazy the last few weeks with work and family things. Thanks for checking up on me ginger!

I’m 21+6 today. I’m so relieved as at 19 weeks we had our anatomy scan and there is no SUA, the umbilical cord has the right number of arteries and veins and bubs is measuring ahead too [emoji3531]. I’ve also got really strong kicks going that hubby can feel, and we’ve caved and bought a few cute onesies

I’ve gone through all of your girls posts but I’ve missed replying to people specifically... but congratulations and welcome to everyone new in the group!
also I’ve not heard of inconclusive results with NIPT but they should be able to confirm at your scan, keeping fingers crossed !

Wishing everyone smooth pregnancy! How’s everyone else feeling?


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[Sillyginger]

Wonderful news viola!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Raising- I love baby goats. I am sure it is a lot of work but so fun too.


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They are tons of fun! They're not much work if they're born in warmer weather but it's been colder than the norm here so I've had to make sure they get dried off sooner a d move them to the barn if needed. I had to bring 3 in to warm up bc they were wet and cold. But so far so good. We have 3 bottle babies and the boys take turns feeding them, they love it!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Hi boydream :)

doing ok here, 20 weeks now and finally off the sickness meds!! cant believe im halfway through..
RG the goats must be so much fun and so cute :)

They are so fun! And cuddly!

Glad to hear you're off meds now! Yay for 2nd trimester lol it's nice when the symptoms ease. Half way is nice right?

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Boydream, yes so many baby goats and animals in general. We have 3 rabbits, 19 goats (+25 babies), and a cat. Plenty for us haha. Especially with dh working full time and some weekends, 3 kids, pregnant, homeschooling, and in the process of building a house (planning phase).

Viola, so glad to hear you and baby are doing well! My dh and kids felt her the other day as well. It was so fun when the boys realized what that was!

[*House.full.of.willies*]

Hi all!.... My screen name was All*blue*everything... My you gest smashed my phone and it had all my passwords and old email etc so I havnt been able to comeback here! I forgot I'd set up. This account a while ago... Anyway.. I'm. Now 18+2 we had a gender scan at 16wks and got the shock of our lives when we found out that after 13 years and 5 boys we are having a baby girl!! It still feels so. Surreal to say girl... And I'm. Having a daughter... And she... I've gone shopping mad already and have bags of beautiful dresses and headbands my boys are over the moon... Don't think we will believe it until. We meet her xx feeling so grateful and blessed x

[4blue2pink]

Hi all!.... My screen name was All*blue*everything... My you gest smashed my phone and it had all my passwords and old email etc so I havnt been able to comeback here! I forgot I'd set up. This account a while ago... Anyway.. I'm. Now 18+2 we had a gender scan at 16wks and got the shock of our lives when we found out that after 13 years and 5 boys we are having a baby girl!! It still feels so. Surreal to say girl... And I'm. Having a daughter... And she... I've gone shopping mad already and have bags of beautiful dresses and headbands my boys are over the moon... Don't think we will believe it until. We meet her xx feeling so grateful and blessed x

Congratulations Allblue love your new username haha!! enjoy every second of all things pink :heart: it didnt sink in for me till our first (living) girl after 4 boys was born :) even then it still felt surreal for quite a while!! xx

[4blue2pink]

They are so fun! And cuddly!

Glad to hear you're off meds now! Yay for 2nd trimester lol it's nice when the symptoms ease. Half way is nice right?

its so nice to feel normal and be off all the meds :)

[4blue2pink]

Hi girls! Sorry it’s been so crazy the last few weeks with work and family things. Thanks for checking up on me ginger!

I’m 21+6 today. I’m so relieved as at 19 weeks we had our anatomy scan and there is no SUA, the umbilical cord has the right number of arteries and veins and bubs is measuring ahead too [emoji3531]. I’ve also got really strong kicks going that hubby can feel, and we’ve caved and bought a few cute onesies

I’ve gone through all of your girls posts but I’ve missed replying to people specifically... but congratulations and welcome to everyone new in the group!
also I’ve not heard of inconclusive results with NIPT but they should be able to confirm at your scan, keeping fingers crossed !

Wishing everyone smooth pregnancy! How’s everyone else feeling?


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amazing news Viola :) so glad there is no SUA!!

[BoyDream]

Girliecat and Viola, inconclusive nipt is not that uncommon according to my GP! Still hoping for the best outcome.

Raisinggentlemen, lots of hard work with all those animals and kids but at the same time lot of cuddles and cuteness overloaded.


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[BoyDream]

Congratulations AllBlue and welcome [emoji4]


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[violagirl87]

Finally attempting to properly reply everyone... pls forgive me if I’ve missed anyone’s post

4blue2pink - it’s so good to be in the middle of pregnancy and off ur meds finally !!! I’m so happy for you.

RG im sure ur having so much fun with all the new baby animals, ur boys must be having a blast ! I’m slightly jealous my DH won’t even let us get a cat lol

Housefull, ur username is so funny and cute! I’m so glad ur getting ur girl and having a blast shopping for her too. I know what u mean about the disbelief when u get to hear ur having the baby of you desired gender.

Silly ginger and girlie cat how’s everything going too?
And everyone else?

Part of me is so happy to be at 22 weeks today and the other part feels like July is soooo far away ....






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[violagirl87]

Should we make a list of who is in this group and their due dates and what they swayed like the jan/feb/March group? Just to help keep track of each other ?



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[BoyDream]

Very good idea Viola! It will be very handy [emoji1303]


Should we make a list of who is in this group and their due dates and what they swayed like the jan/feb/March group? Just to help keep track of each other ?



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[GirlieCat]

Hi all!.... My screen name was All*blue*everything... My you gest smashed my phone and it had all my passwords and old email etc so I havnt been able to comeback here! I forgot I'd set up. This account a while ago... Anyway.. I'm. Now 18+2 we had a gender scan at 16wks and got the shock of our lives when we found out that after 13 years and 5 boys we are having a baby girl!! It still feels so. Surreal to say girl... And I'm. Having a daughter... And she... I've gone shopping mad already and have bags of beautiful dresses and headbands my boys are over the moon... Don't think we will believe it until. We meet her xx feeling so grateful and blessed x

Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! This is amazing news. I am so happy for you and your family. This little girl is going to spoiled and adored and probably well protected by her big brothers. My heart is bursting with happiness for you. Congratulations! Yeah.


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[GirlieCat]

17w3d and been feeling baby a lot lately. Can’t recall if this is earlier than last baby. Also had US this week and baby is still a girl...haha, even though I know how accurate NIPT is, I still feel good having US confirm it.

So we still haven’t told a single person that I am pregnant and the longer it goes, the less I care to tell. We are having a baby shower for my little sister this weekend at my house and I was thinking I would tell in the days after that but now I might try to hold out till 20 weeks. I like a challenge and frankly hate people asking me questions or saying stupid comments so the secret is nice to keep.


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[3littleladies01]

Hi there!

I posted ages ago and then went quiet - I’m due in September and have been quietly lurking whilst waiting for NIPT results. We swayed boy and results said boy!!!! We already have three gorgeous girls.

How’s everyone feeling. I’m only 12 weeks - just waiting on my first scan appointment. Will be interesting to look at nub actually knowing gender this time - it’s been obviously girly every other time so I’m intrigued as to what boy bits look like!! Haha (& praying my NIPTs not wrong and I see 3 white lines again!)

Heart xx


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[3littleladies01]

House full - what amazing news after 5 boys!! You must be over the moon xxx


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[violagirl87]

17w3d and been feeling baby a lot lately. Can’t recall if this is earlier than last baby. Also had US this week and baby is still a girl...haha, even though I know how accurate NIPT is, I still feel good having US confirm it.

So we still haven’t told a single person that I am pregnant and the longer it goes, the less I care to tell. We are having a baby shower for my little sister this weekend at my house and I was thinking I would tell in the days after that but now I might try to hold out till 20 weeks. I like a challenge and frankly hate people asking me questions or saying stupid comments so the secret is nice to keep.


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I love that ur “confirming “ your NIPT with the US because I did just that too, first thing I asked the technician was to let me know if I could freely do some boy shopping (which I did do straight away)

Can I ask what comments/questions ur avoiding ?

I too wanted to tell as few people as possible but my MIL has told the whole world it seems. I do get a lot of really stupid questions and comments about gender ; “ it must be a boy this time” “I’m sure you wanted a boy” etc. it annoys me to no end because yes I do want a boy but not for the reasons my culture want, but because I just want one to complete my family..... garghhhh people are stupid and annoying.

Have you let DD1 feel the baby move? How does she feel about being a sister?


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[violagirl87]

Hi there!

I posted ages ago and then went quiet - I’m due in September and have been quietly lurking whilst waiting for NIPT results. We swayed boy and results said boy!!!! We already have three gorgeous girls.

How’s everyone feeling. I’m only 12 weeks - just waiting on my first scan appointment. Will be interesting to look at nub actually knowing gender this time - it’s been obviously girly every other time so I’m intrigued as to what boy bits look like!! Haha (& praying my NIPTs not wrong and I see 3 white lines again!)

Heart xx


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Congratulations [emoji322][emoji322][emoji322][emoji322][emoji322] I’m so so so happy for you! I’m sure the NIPT are correct but I also kept trying to confirm and “see” boy bits on my ultrasounds. Let us know how ur scan goes!


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[GirlieCat]

Hi there!

I posted ages ago and then went quiet - I’m due in September and have been quietly lurking whilst waiting for NIPT results. We swayed boy and results said boy!!!! We already have three gorgeous girls.

How’s everyone feeling. I’m only 12 weeks - just waiting on my first scan appointment. Will be interesting to look at nub actually knowing gender this time - it’s been obviously girly every other time so I’m intrigued as to what boy bits look like!! Haha (& praying my NIPTs not wrong and I see 3 white lines again!)
Heart xx


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Yeah. Congratulations. I am so excited for you and you family.


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[4blue2pink]

Girliecat i totally get not wanting to announce, i dont bother announcing till after baby is born!! i have no interest in dealing with all the stupid comments about "another" baby etc.. and honestly i like not having to share my pregnancy :) but we dont have any family near so its easy for me to hide it!! thats lovely that your little sister is expecting too :) does she know what shes having?

3littleladies im still so excited for you :) you got your BOY!! :heart: have you told your girls they are getting a little brother?

[3littleladies01]

Girliecat i totally get not wanting to announce, i dont bother announcing till after baby is born!! i have no interest in dealing with all the stupid comments about "another" baby etc.. and honestly i like not having to share my pregnancy :) but we dont have any family near so its easy for me to hide it!! thats lovely that your little sister is expecting too :) does she know what shes having?

3littleladies im still so excited for you :) you got your BOY!! :heart: have you told your girls they are getting a little brother?

Not yet 4blue2pink. I’ve had some complications so planning to wait a while. I had obstetric Cholestasis in two of my pregnancies and the last one I was really poorly, in & out of hospital and then had csec at 37 weeks due to risks. They removed my gall bladder after as they thought that would help but lo and behold - it’s already raising its head and I’m only 12 weeks :( it’s really early but they’ve diagnosed as my bile levels are up. Usually it starts in third trimester :( I’m on the meds and they are monitoring closely but I do worry having it start so early. Hopefully Bubs will be ok with all the close monitoring, tests and meds. Just gotta watch this space but I think we’re going to keep it quiet a little while longer - although I’m already showing so not sure how long I’ll get away with it!! Haha!!

How are you feeling? X


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[4blue2pink]

Not yet 4blue2pink. I’ve had some complications so planning to wait a while. I had obstetric Cholestasis in two of my pregnancies and the last one I was really poorly, in & out of hospital and then had csec at 37 weeks due to risks. They removed my gall bladder after as they thought that would help but lo and behold - it’s already raising its head and I’m only 12 weeks :( it’s really early but they’ve diagnosed as my bile levels are up. Usually it starts in third trimester :( I’m on the meds and they are monitoring closely but I do worry having it start so early. Hopefully Bubs will be ok with all the close monitoring, tests and meds. Just gotta watch this space but I think we’re going to keep it quiet a little while longer - although I’m already showing so not sure how long I’ll get away with it!! Haha!!

How are you feeling? X


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oh no im sorry to hear you've got OC :( is that the condition where you get really itchy skin? fingers crossed you can get to 37 weeks again and that they can manage it well for you :heart: totally get not wanting to announce yet!! but im sure your girls will be over the moon when you do tell them :)
im ok thankyou :) 20 weeks now and finally off the sickness meds!! its so nice to feel normal again!! cant believe im halfway through already :) xx

[3littleladies01]

oh no im sorry to hear you've got OC :( is that the condition where you get really itchy skin? fingers crossed you can get to 37 weeks again and that they can manage it well for you :heart: totally get not wanting to announce yet!! but im sure your girls will be over the moon when you do tell them :)
im ok thankyou :) 20 weeks now and finally off the sickness meds!! its so nice to feel normal again!! cant believe im halfway through already :) xx

Oh no - did you have HG? That must be awful! So pleased you’re feeling better! Have u had your 20 week scan? You’re team green aren’t you? Exciting!! Xx


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[4blue2pink]

Oh no - did you have HG? That must be awful! So pleased you’re feeling better! Have u had your 20 week scan? You’re team green aren’t you? Exciting!! Xx


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not HG but i do feel very sick till around 16-18 weeks, this time i decided i was done with toughing it out and used anti-sickness meds (unisom) best decision ever!! i dont know how (or why) i coped without it during my other pregnancies, yes im team green :) i went team green last time and loved the surprise so much i wanted to do it that way again xx

[BoyDream]

3littleladies, so sorry that you have to go through it.. any minor worry causes a great deal of stress and doesn’t let us enjoy the pregnancy. Fingers crossed for you.

4blue2pink, so glad you are feeling better.

I am constantly worried about the nipt and also anxious that I don’t know the gender. Sometimes I think about if it is girl and the thought makes me sad. I feel like a terrible person in general for feeling that way. To top it all, I have no symptoms now and don’t feel pregnant at all! Is it common? All this is also resulting in sleepless nights for me. I truly pray that I get a closure soon and I be able to enjoy this pregnancy.


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[violagirl87]

3littleladies, so sorry that you have to go through it.. any minor worry causes a great deal of stress and doesn’t let us enjoy the pregnancy. Fingers crossed for you.

4blue2pink, so glad you are feeling better.

I am constantly worried about the nipt and also anxious that I don’t know the gender. Sometimes I think about if it is girl and the thought makes me sad. I feel like a terrible person in general for feeling that way. To top it all, I have no symptoms now and don’t feel pregnant at all! Is it common? All this is also resulting in sleepless nights for me. I truly pray that I get a closure soon and I be able to enjoy this pregnancy.


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3littleladies I’m really sorry you are going through this, but fingers crossed that it settles ASAP.

Boydream , I understand how you feel exactly. I too would feel sad at the thought of having another girl and then feel bad for feeling that way, and when they said I had SUA at the 12 week scan I felt even worse for ever worrying about gender at all.... but fingers crossed you get your closure soon and enjoy your pregnancy. If it makes you feel better there are quite a few women who have no signs and symptoms of pregnancy. If your not having sickness it might just be a blessing. Let us know if you want to talk anytime.


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[eerised]

I will know the gender tonight! FX my sway worked!

[3littleladies01]

I will know the gender tonight! FX my sway worked!

Exciting!! Keep us posted. Fingers crossed xxx


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[eerised]

It’s a GIRL!!!

[violagirl87]

Congratulations erised!!!!!! [emoji322][emoji322][emoji322][emoji322][emoji322][emoji177][emoji177][emoji177][emoji177][emoji177]


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[eerised]

Congratulations erised!!!!!! [emoji322][emoji322][emoji322][emoji322][emoji322][emoji177][emoji177][emoji177][emoji177][emoji177]


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Thank you!! I’m beyond excited!

[GirlieCat]

It’s a GIRL!!!

Congratulations!! So happy for you. Yeah yeah yeah


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[TA Sait]

Congratulations..

[BoyDream]

Congratulations!


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[4blue2pink]

Congratulations!! :heart:

[Sillyginger]

It’s a GIRL!!!

Congratulations!!!!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

It’s a GIRL!!!

So awesome! Congrats!!

[GirlieCat]

We are such a quiet group. Haha.

Just for fun, how is everyone doing with their baby names. I feel like I have looked at 1000 lists on Pinterest and online and we have no real options we love. I have a list of about 30 “maybes” but nothing that jumps out at me. Won’t be surprised if I am in labor and we are still picking a name. Makes me sad because I love my 1st daughters name but daughter #2 is going to get something we settled on instead of something we love.


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Girliecat, I understand! We don't even have another daughter and we can't decide on a name! We both have a name we really really like and want to go with but neither will concede to the others name pick. Dh likes Kinley and I like Everlie. Her middle name will be Faith either way. I have looked at dozens of name lists and can't find anything remotely close to how much I like Everlie! I would love to settle soon! I like personalizing things and making monogram decorations. You would think it wouldn't be so hard to name our only daughter!

[Sillyginger]

We are such a quiet group. Haha.

Just for fun, how is everyone doing with their baby names. I feel like I have looked at 1000 lists on Pinterest and online and we have no real options we love. I have a list of about 30 “maybes” but nothing that jumps out at me. Won’t be surprised if I am in labor and we are still picking a name. Makes me sad because I love my 1st daughters name but daughter #2 is going to get something we settled on instead of something we love.


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Girliecat, we didn’t pick DD2s name until 2ish months before she arrived. We were team green, and we had two boy names picked but not a single girl name that we really liked. DD1s name is very special, and I didnt want any old name for baby2. We were on our way to New Orleans for a date weekend/baby moon, and we decided on it on our way. I should’ve known she was a girl, because I got so excited about the name! We have a boy name picked out, but again, no girl name this time. Any family names you like?

[4blue2pink]

We are such a quiet group. Haha.

Just for fun, how is everyone doing with their baby names. I feel like I have looked at 1000 lists on Pinterest and online and we have no real options we love. I have a list of about 30 “maybes” but nothing that jumps out at me. Won’t be surprised if I am in labor and we are still picking a name. Makes me sad because I love my 1st daughters name but daughter #2 is going to get something we settled on instead of something we love.


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girl names are so hard for us, boy names we have no issue with all the boys have been named before birth or within a couple of hours after but with our 2 living girls dd1 was nameless for 2 days after she was born and dd2 was nameless for 5 weeks!!!! (over here you have 6 weeks after the birth to register the baby)
totally get you on having lots of girl names you like but nothing standout, thats exactly how i feel, there is a list i like but no front runners!! i love nature names for girls, both our living girls have nature names so im looking towards another nature name if this baby is a girl.. and dont get me started on DH, when it comes to girl names he's all "no no no" while not suggesting anything!!
to be honest if baby is a girl i feel like she wont be named till after shes born, i just cant imagine finding THE name for a girl before seeing her.

[eerised]

In the netherlands you get three days to naming the baby.
So we have to pick a name before birth.

[RaisingGentlemen3]

How is everyone? I am 24+2 today. Having lots of round ligament pains lately! The other night it was so bad it gave me contractions! Thankfully that all subsided once I could lay down on my side. It was massively uncomfortable tho. Anyone else have those lately?

[4blue2pink]

RG are those the ones that feel like your stomach muscles are tearing? im 23 weeks and they've started, just waiting for the acid reflux to kick in too i had that so badly last time!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

4blue2pink, it's a sharp pain usually on 1 side or the other toward the underside of your baby bump. To me it feels like I pulled a muscle or someone is stabbing me in the side. Gotta love pregnancy!

[violagirl87]

Hi everyone!

Been gone a while so have some catching up to do.

In terms of names we didn’t find it hard to pick or agree on our daughters names. For our son now though we can’t seem to agree ... my husband wants Danial and I would like Sami - both are Indian yet western so works wherever we are. We might have to wait til we meet the little one to make him.

RG I’m sorry for the ligament pain, it’s the worst. I only had it after 36 weeks both previous pregnancies but I know how bad it is. Take some rest and hopefully it eases off a bit.

I will be 25 weeks on Friday. Im dreading the glucose tolerance test coming up. Im scared I will actually have GD this time or even preeclampsia at the end ; I’ve been gaining so much weight according to my scales [emoji2960]

On a side note, what’s everyone’s plans for returning to work after this baby? I know it’s quite far away. I initially agreed with my work that I was going to take a year off , but now they are having so much trouble finding my maternity replacement that they are asking me to come back in 6 months at least for Saturday’s. I’ve said once it’s 6 months if they still need me earlier and I’m able to do it then I’ll definitely come back early but I’m not sure if I’m agreeing just to be able to keep my position for when I want to come back .

How’s everyone going? Anymore gender results? Any news or stories from anyone ?

Thinking of u all even when I’m MIA


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[Mummyof4boys]

Just popping in to say Hey, GirlieCat !! Congrats on your DD 2 on the way :D
Hoping to join the dec due date group very soon. FX

[GirlieCat]

Just popping in to say Hey, GirlieCat !! Congrats on your DD 2 on the way :D
Hoping to join the dec due date group very soon. FX

Hi Mummy!!!!! Nice to hear from you again. Amazing so many of us are pregnant again or trying. Our littles ones will all be turning 2 soon- amazing. Good luck. I will be rooting for you to join the DD group soon!!


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[GirlieCat]

So I am 21w now and we finally told people we are pregnant. That is right, we had not told even one person until yesterday and I wish I could have gone on even longer because I am already annoyed at the stupid things people say when you are pregnant or you announce. My mom especially says stuff that annoys me, but that is even when I am not pregnant so I am trying to brush it off (unsuccessfully).

Husband's grandma said "how do you know it is a girl?, Isn't it to early to know? Are you just saying that because you hope it is a girl, but you don't really know?"...Clearly grandma is not happy it is a girl and we knew that she wouldn't be because a few months ago she mentioned wanted us to have another kid and that she hoped it was a boy (mind you we already knew at that time I was pregnant with another girl but we didn't tell her). Haha.

[4blue2pink]

sorry your dealing with stupid comments girliecat, im 24w now and no-one knows except dh and thats the way it will stay till after baby is born, amazing how stress-free it is not having to deal with other people!! why they have to comment is beyond me.. its not their child so why the need for gender comments?
at the end of the day you are having your dream family :heart: so screw anyone who tries to say otherwise!!

how is your name search going?

[GirlieCat]

sorry your dealing with stupid comments girliecat, im 24w now and no-one knows except dh and thats the way it will stay till after baby is born, amazing how stress-free it is not having to deal with other people!! why they have to comment is beyond me.. its not their child so why the need for gender comments?
at the end of the day you are having your dream family :heart: so screw anyone who tries to say otherwise!!

how is your name search going?

Wait you haven’t told anyone you are pregnant or just not telling the gender? I just meant we hadn’t told even one person we were pregnant. Only grandma made the comment about gender, the other stupid comments are about pregnancy in general, not gender. I can actually handle gender comments well because I am blunt and don’t care about offending anyone when I say I didn’t want a boy. It is the other stupid questions and comments about pregnancy that annoy me.

Haha the name search basically stopped. I feel like I have looked at so many name lists that it is the same names over and over and nothing was changing my mind so I am taking a break.


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[violagirl87]

Wait you haven’t told anyone you are pregnant or just not telling the gender? I just meant we hadn’t told even one person we were pregnant. Only grandma made the comment about gender, the other stupid comments are about pregnancy in general, not gender. I can actually handle gender comments well because I am blunt and don’t care about offending anyone when I say I didn’t want a boy. It is the other stupid questions and comments about pregnancy that annoy me.

Haha the name search basically stopped. I feel like I have looked at so many name lists that it is the same names over and over and nothing was changing my mind so I am taking a break.


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I know how you feel girliecat, I got a lot of stupid comments on pregnancy in general and on gender for all 3 pregnancies . As long as you are happy in your family that’s all that counts.

I hope u find ur perfect name ! We still can’t agree on a perfect boys name either ...



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[4blue2pink]

Wait you haven’t told anyone you are pregnant or just not telling the gender? I just meant we hadn’t told even one person we were pregnant. Only grandma made the comment about gender, the other stupid comments are about pregnancy in general, not gender. I can actually handle gender comments well because I am blunt and don’t care about offending anyone when I say I didn’t want a boy. It is the other stupid questions and comments about pregnancy that annoy me.

Haha the name search basically stopped. I feel like I have looked at so many name lists that it is the same names over and over and nothing was changing my mind so I am taking a break.


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no-one knows im pregnant except dh and you guys on here, we dont announce anything till after the baby is born, i cant be bothered dealing with all the comments about "another baby" or gender (im team green anyway but everyone seems to have an opinion on what you should have dont they!!) and honestly i like keeping the pregnancy to ourselves.
hope you find the perfect name soon :) i know what you mean about the same names over and over, i find girls names really hard and have that exact problem!! going round and round with the same names getting nowhere!!

[violagirl87]

How’s everyone going? I hope everyone’s pregnancies are going as smoothly as they can. Any more gender results?

Has anyone started decorating their nursery or bought a lot of new clothes?

I’ve got my glucose tolerance test tmr, I hate that sweet drink they make you drink in the middle [emoji1785]

We definitely are a very quiet group lol


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[4blue2pink]

good luck for your test violagirl :heart:

[Sillyginger]

Viola,
We are a quiet bunch! Good luck with you glucose test! Glad I’ve got a little ways to go for it. I actually bought some really cute woodland animal prints for the nursery! We got the three on the right. The owl was sold already. 41424

[violagirl87]

Thanks girls! Sitting here now waiting for the second blood to be taken.

Omg ginger those pictures are so cute!!!!! I’m so bummed for you that the owl was sold. Will ur girls share a nursery? I’ve got my girls sharing a room but they both sleep in single beds with bed rails ... baby will be with me in the cot in my room for the first year.

Is anyone feeling their baby kicking up a storm?


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[Sillyginger]

Viola, yes, the girls will share a room! My youngest is actually still in the crib, but we’ll transition her to a big girl bed sometime after the baby comes. We have to buy new beds for them. I’m looking for something with storage underneath. And I’m still trying to wrap my brain around storage for ALL the TOYS. I’m not sure if it can be done, but I’m gonna try! I think I’m going to wait to buy crib bedding for baby until delivery when we find out gender. The baby will stay in the room with us too, so we will have plenty of time.
I’m pretty sure I’ve been feeling flutters since 13 weeks. DH said it was gas lol, but at my 14 week visit, the OB had the doppler on my stomach and we heard a “whoosh” of a kick, and I definitely felt it. I’ve only felt a couple of kicks though so far.
Also, I’m showing big time! I look like I’m 26 weeks, and I’m only 17 weeks.

[violagirl87]

Omg I totally know what u mean about the volume of toys in our house. I try to do a purge every 6 months and donate it to the girls day care , we get so many toys as presents I just can’t stand to not have things actually used.

Good luck finding the perfect beds with storage! I’m not sure what style ur after but ikea has some good ideas.

Ru waiting til birth to find out gender?

I love that you’re feeling baby, it’s so amazing I can’t believe I forgot how it feels .

I also got really big really fast and I’ll be 27 weeks on Friday but I feel like I look like I’m 35 lol. Maybe our babies are just big babies



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[violagirl87]

Happy Easter everyone !!!!


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[Sillyginger]

Viola, omg, I thought I responded to you yesterday. I guess I typed it but then never hit “post”. We are waiting til birth to find out! We did it with DD2 and it was fun! I’m still feeling down as all the OWTs point to girl. I had those high hcgs at 4 and 5 weeks. I ovulated from the left ovary. And here comes TMI in 3...2...1... my nipples are still light pink, and I’ve heard so many people say when they were pregnant with their boys they turned dark brown. Ugh.
I had already planned on getting the big ikea kallax storage furniture for most of their stuff, and I’ll have to look at ikeas storage beds too! Thanks for that recommendation!
Im hoping my abdominal muscles are just lazier after two previous babies, and this baby isn’t too big! But honestly, I’m not sure which is worse lol!

Happy Easter to you and everyone!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Hey girls! Glad to see everyone is doing well lately! It's been a busy time of the yr on our farm and finishing up 2st grade with my oldest. Today was his last lesson! Woo hop!

Viola, ew the sugar test sucks! I have it Monday, can't wait to get it over with! Hope your results are good! I haven't started decorating the nursery yet but I've bought lots of clothes on sale and shoes and some receiving blankets ( I use them as breastfeeding covers and burp cloths). We added a shelf in the closet for her clothes and I've started to paint the trees but haven't gotten very far yet. She is sharing a room with my ds3 so we are coordinating the theme (deer and arrows) together. Now that school lessons are done, I can hopefully decorate the room and finish the trees and birds! I will be 27 weeks tomorrow so I plan to take a bump pic. When I do I will post it in here! Anyone else want to add theirs? I love baby bumps!

[violagirl87]

Viola, omg, I thought I responded to you yesterday. I guess I typed it but then never hit “post”. We are waiting til birth to find out! We did it with DD2 and it was fun! I’m still feeling down as all the OWTs point to girl. I had those high hcgs at 4 and 5 weeks. I ovulated from the left ovary. And here comes TMI in 3...2...1... my nipples are still light pink, and I’ve heard so many people say when they were pregnant with their boys they turned dark brown. Ugh.
I had already planned on getting the big ikea kallax storage furniture for most of their stuff, and I’ll have to look at ikeas storage beds too! Thanks for that recommendation!
Im hoping my abdominal muscles are just lazier after two previous babies, and this baby isn’t too big! But honestly, I’m not sure which is worse lol!

Happy Easter to you and everyone!

Ok I thought u were going team green but I wanted to confirm .... good luck! And how exciting!!! Don’t worry too much about all the old wives tales and signs I really don’t think there’s an exact tell for gender at all.

I love ikea stuff, it’s so durable and affordable which is great for when kids are so little.

I can’t believe we are almost into the 30 weeks eeeekkkk


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[violagirl87]

Hey girls! Glad to see everyone is doing well lately! It's been a busy time of the yr on our farm and finishing up 2st grade with my oldest. Today was his last lesson! Woo hop!

Viola, ew the sugar test sucks! I have it Monday, can't wait to get it over with! Hope your results are good! I haven't started decorating the nursery yet but I've bought lots of clothes on sale and shoes and some receiving blankets ( I use them as breastfeeding covers and burp cloths). We added a shelf in the closet for her clothes and I've started to paint the trees but haven't gotten very far yet. She is sharing a room with my ds3 so we are coordinating the theme (deer and arrows) together. Now that school lessons are done, I can hopefully decorate the room and finish the trees and birds! I will be 27 weeks tomorrow so I plan to take a bump pic. When I do I will post it in here! Anyone else want to add theirs? I love baby bumps!

Good luck with the test! I’m not sure if u had it already cuz we are ahead in Australia but good luck!

Yay I’m so glad ur oldest is done in lessons! Now they can concentrate on helping in ur farm .

I haven’t done any new decorating but lots of clothes on sale have been slowly creating a collection for Bub .

I can’t wait to see ur bump pic! I’ll take one on Friday when I’m 28 weeks and share too [emoji3526]


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Sugar test went fine! I was actually sick last weekend...So I forgot to take a bump pic but I took one yesterday! I am 28 weeks now so in the 3rd trimester! It's crazy. This pregnancy is flying by for sure! Hope your test went well too Violagirl!

Here's the pic!41473

[violagirl87]

Love it!!! Ur so tiny besides ur bump RG !
I’m 28+3 today and he’s my bump pic


Btw how’s everyone going? I haven’t heard back from the blood test but no news means nothing is wrong, they usually won’t call u unless there’s an issue so yay! RG hope ur feeling better


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Awe! Such a cute bump!! So glad your test went well! I never heard from my ob either so I guess I passed! I am feeling better tho, idk what was going on with me but luckily I was better by that Tuesday. Do you wait for baby to come when she's ready or are you planning to be induced? I have been induced 2x and it went fine so I most likely will again this time

[violagirl87]

With both my girls I went into labor myself on my exact due date, so I’m hoping this Bub comes on time or early... but I heard boys tend to come late so I’m not sure ... I’m just so over being a blimp already lol. I am considering an early induction just to make sure Bub comes right at the time DH has his scheduled paternity leave . Is it scary being induced? I heard it makes for a fast and intense labor. I didn’t have any epidural or anything with my girls so I’m a bit scared to induce. DD2 was such a fast intense labor (start to finish in 4 hours) so I’m having Trouble making up my mind.


What are everyone else’s plans?

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[RaisingGentlemen3]

It's not at all true boys tend to come late. My brothers were both early and I was 11 days late. My ds1 was 2 days early naturally. My ds2 I was induced bc he was measuring big. It wasn't bad at all compared to ds1. When my water broke with ds1, 30 mins later contractions started and it was beyond painful! Epidural didn't work either and I ended up with a 3rd degree tear! With ds2, I got pitocin for 2 or 3 hrs before the Dr broke my water. Then I got an epidural and an hr later he was born. It was easy peasy. I got an elective induction with ds3 bc I was afraid my water would break on its own again and I wouldn't get to the hospital in time due to waiting on someone to come stay with the kids. It was easy peasy too. It was nice to have things planned out and not worry about getting there in time.

[Sillyginger]

Y’all, these bumps are too cute!!! Viola, you’re FAR from a blimp! Y’all both look great! I feel so big already! Our anatomy scan is tomorrow, and I’m praying for a healthy baby. Still team green for now ;).
For my DD1 I went into labor the day before her due date. She had meconium in the amniotic fluid when my water broke at the hospital, so they put me on pitocin to speed up labor so she didn’t sit around in it. I got an epidural with her right after my water broke. DD2 came 3 days before her due date. I had planned on having an unmedicated birth, so I tried to labor at home for a while. We got to the hospital around 7:30pm, got to our room around 8:35, and I had her at 9:04pm. I wouldn’t have had time to get the epidural if I had wanted it! The funny thing is, both girls were born on Saturday’s, the first day of my DH’s vacation both times! And both born shortly after 9 pm! My DH actuall gave both of them “pep talks” the day before and told them to come soon. And they did! If it happens again this time, I’ll tell everybody to try it!

[violagirl87]

It's not at all true boys tend to come late. My brothers were both early and I was 11 days late. My ds1 was 2 days early naturally. My ds2 I was induced bc he was measuring big. It wasn't bad at all compared to ds1. When my water broke with ds1, 30 mins later contractions started and it was beyond painful! Epidural didn't work either and I ended up with a 3rd degree tear! With ds2, I got pitocin for 2 or 3 hrs before the Dr broke my water. Then I got an epidural and an hr later he was born. It was easy peasy. I got an elective induction with ds3 bc I was afraid my water would break on its own again and I wouldn't get to the hospital in time due to waiting on someone to come stay with the kids. It was easy peasy too. It was nice to have things planned out and not worry about getting there in time.

Ooo that’s interesting to know. Yes I’m really considering being electively induced but I’ll have to talk to DH and my midwives , I’m not sure if they do that here in the public hospital in Australia.

I’m cringing just thinking about ur tearing, I had a first degree tear with dd1 and nothing at all with DD2 but I still feel like the recovery process was just horrible. I’m in awe of how u managed


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[violagirl87]

Y’all, these bumps are too cute!!! Viola, you’re FAR from a blimp! Y’all both look great! I feel so big already! Our anatomy scan is tomorrow, and I’m praying for a healthy baby. Still team green for now ;).
For my DD1 I went into labor the day before her due date. She had meconium in the amniotic fluid when my water broke at the hospital, so they put me on pitocin to speed up labor so she didn’t sit around in it. I got an epidural with her right after my water broke. DD2 came 3 days before her due date. I had planned on having an unmedicated birth, so I tried to labor at home for a while. We got to the hospital around 7:30pm, got to our room around 8:35, and I had her at 9:04pm. I wouldn’t have had time to get the epidural if I had wanted it! The funny thing is, both girls were born on Saturday’s, the first day of my DH’s vacation both times! And both born shortly after 9 pm! My DH actuall gave both of them “pep talks” the day before and told them to come soon. And they did! If it happens again this time, I’ll tell everybody to try it!

Aww thanks ginger! I’ve got fingers crossed for your scan. How did it go? Im sure we all feel a lot bigger than we are, but its definitely hard to grow so much so fast.

Lol I love ur story of ur DHs pep talk encouraging the girls to come on his vacation time[emoji28] I’ll definitely be trying that


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Ooo that’s interesting to know. Yes I’m really considering being electively induced but I’ll have to talk to DH and my midwives , I’m not sure if they do that here in the public hospital in Australia.

I’m cringing just thinking about ur tearing, I had a first degree tear with dd1 and nothing at all with DD2 but I still feel like the recovery process was just horrible. I’m in awe of how u managed


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Yea the tearing sucked! It took an hr to see me up lol. But I only had 1 or 2 stitches with ds2 and ds3...So not near as bad. Crazy thing is my ds1 was my smallest baby! 7 lb 2 oz. Ds2 was 8 lb 8 oz and ds3 was 8 lb 3 oz. Glad he wasn't as big as ds2! Youch!

So tomorrow I have a 3d/4d US scan to see the baby! I've always wanted to do the 3d images of the baby's face and compare after birth, so my dh got it for my mother's day present! Can't wait to see who she looks the most like!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Y’all, these bumps are too cute!!! Viola, you’re FAR from a blimp! Y’all both look great! I feel so big already! Our anatomy scan is tomorrow, and I’m praying for a healthy baby. Still team green for now ;).
For my DD1 I went into labor the day before her due date. She had meconium in the amniotic fluid when my water broke at the hospital, so they put me on pitocin to speed up labor so she didn’t sit around in it. I got an epidural with her right after my water broke. DD2 came 3 days before her due date. I had planned on having an unmedicated birth, so I tried to labor at home for a while. We got to the hospital around 7:30pm, got to our room around 8:35, and I had her at 9:04pm. I wouldn’t have had time to get the epidural if I had wanted it! The funny thing is, both girls were born on Saturday’s, the first day of my DH’s vacation both times! And both born shortly after 9 pm! My DH actuall gave both of them “pep talks” the day before and told them to come soon. And they did! If it happens again this time, I’ll tell everybody to try it!

Ha! Pep talks! That's awesome how it worked! Lol

How'd you scan go?

[Sillyginger]

Scan went well! Baby looks great!! I’m so relieved! I’ll try to upload a pic but it hasn’t worked on this site the past couple of days. The tech didn’t let any gender hints slip either!
RG, I can’t imagine tearing that badly! I bet that was a rough recovery! I feel like all I do for the first month PP is sit and breastfeed! And I imagine sitting on your rear with a third degree is a nightmare.
Nope, upload didn’t work. Dang!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Scan went well! Baby looks great!! I’m so relieved! I’ll try to upload a pic but it hasn’t worked on this site the past couple of days. The tech didn’t let any gender hints slip either!
RG, I can’t imagine tearing that badly! I bet that was a rough recovery! I feel like all I do for the first month PP is sit and breastfeed! And I imagine sitting on your rear with a third degree is a nightmare.
Nope, upload didn’t work. Dang!

Yea it was no fun! I had lots of pain meds too so I got constipated and so my first bm was a nightmare! But all has healed great and I was VERY pleasantly surprised with ds2 when I could sit Indian style on the floor and change his diaper the day after I had him!
Glad your scan went great and the gender was not hinted at! You're very lucky really. It'll be such a great surprise in a few months! Now that I know my baby is a girl, I wish I would've waited and had the HUGE surprise but I couldn't. And neither could dh! Haha

[violagirl87]

Scan went well! Baby looks great!! I’m so relieved! I’ll try to upload a pic but it hasn’t worked on this site the past couple of days. The tech didn’t let any gender hints slip either!
RG, I can’t imagine tearing that badly! I bet that was a rough recovery! I feel like all I do for the first month PP is sit and breastfeed! And I imagine sitting on your rear with a third degree is a nightmare.
Nope, upload didn’t work. Dang!

Yayyy I’m so happy ur scan went well! I’m glad ur still team green like u want to be!

Dw about the upload, sometimes even the app plays up


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[violagirl87]

Yea it was no fun! I had lots of pain meds too so I got constipated and so my first bm was a nightmare! But all has healed great and I was VERY pleasantly surprised with ds2 when I could sit Indian style on the floor and change his diaper the day after I had him!
Glad your scan went great and the gender was not hinted at! You're very lucky really. It'll be such a great surprise in a few months! Now that I know my baby is a girl, I wish I would've waited and had the HUGE surprise but I couldn't. And neither could dh! Haha

RG isn’t it a wonder how every birth experience is so different! I’m really hoping for a smooth stitch free birth with this one too... fingers crossed.

I love that ur doing a 3D scan for your Mother’s Day present, see if u can share a pic! I would love to do one but I can’t seem to find the time between the girls and work and everything else.

Plus I don’t mind waiting to see DS face, but I definitely couldn’t have waited til birth to find out he is a he lol


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Scan went great! Baby Girl was head down already and I hope she stays that way! We got some super cool pics and in some she looks like ds3 and others she looks like ds2. It's really cool to see what they look like already! She has a double chin, chunky cheeks and even hair! The tech also confirmed gender and it was so clear that she said I almost feel bad for printing that one! It might need censored! Lol! We could see her frowning and smiling and rubbing her chin with her hands. Makes me even more excited to see her in a couple months! 41492
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[violagirl87]

RG omgggggg I’m squealing at those cheeks!!! My favourite is the second photo! Not long now before you can meet ur precious princess [emoji3059]


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

RG omgggggg I’m squealing at those cheeks!!! My favourite is the second photo! Not long now before you can meet ur precious princess [emoji3059]


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I know! I just want to squeeze those cheeks! Hehe. I can't believe it's so close!

[GirlieCat]

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Wow raising you got some great pictures. She is so cute. My 3d with DD1 didn’t come out good so I was not thinking of doing it this time but your pictures make me want to get a 3D. I think it might help me bond a little more to know what she looks like. So happy yours went great.


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[violagirl87]

Happy Mother’s Day all you lovely mommies [emoji3531][emoji3531][emoji3531]


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Wow raising you got some great pictures. She is so cute. My 3d with DD1 didn’t come out good so I was not thinking of doing it this time but your pictures make me want to get a 3D. I think it might help me bond a little more to know what she looks like. So happy yours went great.


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If you can, I definitely would! It's worth a shot. Your supposed to by 30 weeks bc after that it's harder to get good shots of the baby. It definitely helped me bond with her. It was so amazing to see her frown and smile and react to me talking! Good luck!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Happy Mother’s Day all you lovely mommies [emoji3531][emoji3531][emoji3531]


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Hope you had a great mothers day too! Sorry I didn't see this in time! I got to sleep in, breakfast was made when he woke me up. Dh had helped the boys each make me a card and he cleaned the house the whole day. It was sweet!

[Sillyginger]

RG, those pictures are unreal! She’s so cute! And, your Mother’s Day sounds amazing! So, I got the app and I can upload pics now! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190514/aeccf78598a23ff30e80960f1a7345c0.jpg


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[4blue2pink]

RG your dh sounds amazing!! :) and your little princess is gorgeous!!

hope all the US mummies in this group had a good mothers day :heart:

Sillyginger what a cute pic!! baby looks to be pouting :)

hope everyone is doing well, how are the baby name searches going? xx

[RaisingGentlemen3]

RG, those pictures are unreal! She’s so cute! And, your Mother’s Day sounds amazing! So, I got the app and I can upload pics now! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190514/aeccf78598a23ff30e80960f1a7345c0.jpg


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My dh is pretty good most of the time...haha but he also drives me insane!! I love the US pic! Profiles are adorable ��

[violagirl87]

RG, those pictures are unreal! She’s so cute! And, your Mother’s Day sounds amazing! So, I got the app and I can upload pics now! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190514/aeccf78598a23ff30e80960f1a7345c0.jpg


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Awww loving the pic ginger [emoji3059][emoji3059][emoji3059]


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[violagirl87]

RG your dh sounds amazing!! :) and your little princess is gorgeous!!

hope all the US mummies in this group had a good mothers day :heart:

Sillyginger what a cute pic!! baby looks to be pouting :)

hope everyone is doing well, how are the baby name searches going? xx
lol yes RG ur DH sounds great, I got McDonald’s pancakes for Mother’s Day [emoji23]


4blue2pink How was your Mother’s Day?

Baby name search is still dismal, DH and I can’t agree at all. We are trying to find a perfect Indian name that works in a western society - we want to keep our heritage even while living in Australia.

To compensate I’ve been stocking up on baby boy clothes wayyy more than I realised . I just kept getting one little piece here and there and all of a sudden I’ve got two drawers full of clothes from 0-3 to 24 months [emoji85][emoji85][emoji85]

How’s everyone else going in baby prep? Anyone else going a little shopping happy like me? Any nurseries nearly done? Anyone finalised a name ?




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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Ugh the name game is dismal here too. My dh and I like some of the same names but our favorites are different. Now we have 3 names but can't pull the trigger on either one! I have made a bunch of decor for her nursery and 2 of them will have either her name or initial...So I'm in limbo! Luckily I have nesting stuff to do! He said he's gonna pray and we will decide within a couple weeks so I hope he feels satisfied with one of the names we have now. Our names are Everly, Aubrey, and Elliana. All with the middle name Faith. My fav is Everly still but Elliana is a close 2nd bc the name means My God has answered. So we will see!

[violagirl87]

Ugh the name game is dismal here too. My dh and I like some of the same names but our favorites are different. Now we have 3 names but can't pull the trigger on either one! I have made a bunch of decor for her nursery and 2 of them will have either her name or initial...So I'm in limbo! Luckily I have nesting stuff to do! He said he's gonna pray and we will decide within a couple weeks so I hope he feels satisfied with one of the names we have now. Our names are Everly, Aubrey, and Elliana. All with the middle name Faith. My fav is Everly still but Elliana is a close 2nd bc the name means My God has answered. So we will see!

I absolutely love Everly, cuz u can call her evie or eve as a nickname and when she’s little and she can be Everly when she’s older or in formal settings [emoji3531]

DH wants danyaal (Daniel) and I love Sami (Sammy)

Let’s see what everyone ends up settling on


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[4blue2pink]

no names on the table here, to be honest we never really talk names till baby is here and being team green there just seems no point because we dont know the gender. luckily we get 6 weeks from the birth to register the baby so it gives us some time :) boys names have never been difficult but i find girls names hard!!

[4blue2pink]

RG those are gorgeous :) i really love Everly and Elliana too, both fit perfectly with Faith in the middle

Viola love your choices it must be harder trying to tie-in both cultures, i hope you guys can agree soon :)

[eerised]

We have the firstname ready! The second name is a bit harder.
In the netherland you only get three days to register baby so you have to have a name ready..

[GirlieCat]

I love the name ideas. We are not much closer. Narrowed it down to about 3-4 names then all of a sudden I am doubting all of them.

27 weeks now and in a lot of pain. Not sure if it is round ligament pain or just normal pressure but I didn’t have this with my first. I am uncomfortable almost 24/7. 13 more weeks feel like such a long time.

No progress on nursery yet. Been looking for furniture I like but haven’t found anything yet.


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[4blue2pink]

sorry to hear your in pain girliecat, is it like a burning/tearing sensation? i get that and i think its ligament pain but whatever it is its nasty!! im waiting for my spd to kick in full force, 30 weeks now and it hasnt yet.. **touch wood** im hoping maybe it wont get so bad this time!!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

I love the name ideas. We are not much closer. Narrowed it down to about 3-4 names then all of a sudden I am doubting all of them.

27 weeks now and in a lot of pain. Not sure if it is round ligament pain or just normal pressure but I didn’t have this with my first. I am uncomfortable almost 24/7. 13 more weeks feel like such a long time.

No progress on nursery yet. Been looking for furniture I like but haven’t found anything yet.


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Where is your pain? On either side of you back down low? Front on both sides or one side? Front by pubic bone? Does it hurt when you walk or cross yoir legs, etc? I'm asking bc my dh has helped me and friends in the the past with pregnancy pains. He's a physical therapist. Hope it's getting better!

[MrsSparkles]

I love the name ideas. We are not much closer. Narrowed it down to about 3-4 names then all of a sudden I am doubting all of them.

27 weeks now and in a lot of pain. Not sure if it is round ligament pain or just normal pressure but I didn’t have this with my first. I am uncomfortable almost 24/7. 13 more weeks feel like such a long time.

No progress on nursery yet. Been looking for furniture I like but haven’t found anything yet.


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Oh that sucks, did you have the pain with H too ?
I have to say this 2nd pregnancy is very different for me, wonder if it is the same for you ?

Have you got a nursery colour scheme in mind yet ?

[violagirl87]

I love the name ideas. We are not much closer. Narrowed it down to about 3-4 names then all of a sudden I am doubting all of them.

27 weeks now and in a lot of pain. Not sure if it is round ligament pain or just normal pressure but I didn’t have this with my first. I am uncomfortable almost 24/7. 13 more weeks feel like such a long time.

No progress on nursery yet. Been looking for furniture I like but haven’t found anything yet.


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Hey girliecat, I’m so sorry you are so uncomfortable and in pain. I think physical therapy and maybe even pilates could help. Have you talked to your doctor? I know what you mean, even 8 weeks seems forever away too.

Wishing it all goes away soon


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

32 weeks yesterday! We are going to schedule an induction next appt. We are thinking July 14th....So only 7 weeks left! So exciting! We have also decided on Everly Faith ❤ 41589

[4blue2pink]

you look fab RG :) love her name :heart: how come you have to be induced? or is it a standard thing where you live? 7 weeks is crazy i cant believe babies from this group will be arriving that soon!!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

you look fab RG :) love her name :heart: how come you have to be induced? or is it a standard thing where you live? 7 weeks is crazy i cant believe babies from this group will be arriving that soon!!

Thanks 4blue! I feel huge but I don't think the bump pics show it very well. I don't have to be induced, it's elective. It will only be 6 days early and I have been induced 2x before. It's just easier for setting up childcare and it ensures I will get to the hospital on time (unless she comes on her own earlier!). I usually labor fast. I know tho, 7 weeks is crazy soon! I have a lot left to do! Yikes!!

[4blue2pink]

Thanks 4blue! I feel huge but I don't think the bump pics show it very well. I don't have to be induced, it's elective. It will only be 6 days early and I have been induced 2x before. It's just easier for setting up childcare and it ensures I will get to the hospital on time (unless she comes on her own earlier!). I usually labor fast. I know tho, 7 weeks is crazy soon! I have a lot left to do! Yikes!!

you dont look huge at all :) i think we all feel bigger than we are though dont we!! oh i see thats a good point about childcare etc!! how do you find the inductions i've heard some people say they are more painful? its so exciting you're so close to meeting your little girl :heart:

[RaisingGentlemen3]

you dont look huge at all :) i think we all feel bigger than we are though dont we!! oh i see thats a good point about childcare etc!! how do you find the inductions i've heard some people say they are more painful? its so exciting you're so close to meeting your little girl :heart:

My ds1 my water broke and then my contractions started 30 mins later. My epidural didn't work and I had never planned a medication free labor. The contractions were insanely painful bc my water broke and nearly all of it came out so all the so-called cushion was gone. It was awful labor bc I had a 3rd degree tear (with 2 tears inside and 1 outside). With my ds2 I was induced bc he was measuring big and I didn't get an epi til 6 cm. Personally it was not near as painful and once I got the epi I had him within an hr. Same with ds3. So for me, it is not near as painful as regular labor! It's probably different ei th everyone 😊

[4blue2pink]

My ds1 my water broke and then my contractions started 30 mins later. My epidural didn't work and I had never planned a medication free labor. The contractions were insanely painful bc my water broke and nearly all of it came out so all the so-called cushion was gone. It was awful labor bc I had a 3rd degree tear (with 2 tears inside and 1 outside). With my ds2 I was induced bc he was measuring big and I didn't get an epi til 6 cm. Personally it was not near as painful and once I got the epi I had him within an hr. Same with ds3. So for me, it is not near as painful as regular labor! It's probably different ei th everyone ��

an epidural that fails must be horrific, and the tears too!! im so glad you had really positive births for ds2 and 3, it sounds like you know exactly what works for you :) everything crossed for another great birth!!
tears scare me, ive been very lucky so far with no tears but it still scares me every time, my friend had her baby a few months ago and tore, she couldnt sit down and was living in the bath as thats the only place she found relief, it was awful for her :(
when they work properly do epidurals take all the pain away? such a stupid question i know but ive never had one and have always wondered what you can feel with one in :)

[MrsSparkles]

an epidural that fails must be horrific, and the tears too!! im so glad you had really positive births for ds2 and 3, it sounds like you know exactly what works for you :) everything crossed for another great birth!!
tears scare me, ive been very lucky so far with no tears but it still scares me every time, my friend had her baby a few months ago and tore, she couldnt sit down and was living in the bath as thats the only place she found relief, it was awful for her :(
when they work properly do epidurals take all the pain away? such a stupid question i know but ive never had one and have always wondered what you can feel with one in :)

What did you do to avoid tears if you dont mind me asking.
My friend just got a 1st degree from an instrument being pulled out incorrectly.
She actually had a section so is upset that she has stitches in both the abnominal and downstairs department :(
Ive heard that epidural can make tearing more likely, and coached pushing.
This will be my first natural delivery (if it goes to plan).
Would love to avoid stitches

[RaisingGentlemen3]

an epidural that fails must be horrific, and the tears too!! im so glad you had really positive births for ds2 and 3, it sounds like you know exactly what works for you :) everything crossed for another great birth!!
tears scare me, ive been very lucky so far with no tears but it still scares me every time, my friend had her baby a few months ago and tore, she couldnt sit down and was living in the bath as thats the only place she found relief, it was awful for her :(
when they work properly do epidurals take all the pain away? such a stupid question i know but ive never had one and have always wondered what you can feel with one in :)

Epidurals take all the pain but you still feel pressure/urge to push if they're done right. I was watching a movie when the nurse checked me with ds2 and said I was ready to go. When she left to get the Dr I had the urge to push so I still felt it well enough to be able to push easily. I've never pushed longer than 20 mins with or without an epidural

[RaisingGentlemen3]

What did you do to avoid tears if you dont mind me asking.
My friend just got a 1st degree from an instrument being pulled out incorrectly.
She actually had a section so is upset that she has stitches in both the abnominal and downstairs department :(
Ive heard that epidural can make tearing more likely, and coached pushing.
This will be my first natural delivery (if it goes to plan).
Would love to avoid stitches

There are probably some tricks to not tear or get an episiotomy but I don't believe epidurals cause you to tear more. I tore with my ds1 with no epi. Surprisingly he was my smallest and I tore the most with him. Only needed 2 or 3 stitches with each of my other ds and had a working epidural with them. Maybe it just depends on the woman too

[MrsSparkles]

There are probably some tricks to not tear or get an episiotomy but I don't believe epidurals cause you to tear more. I tore with my ds1 with no epi. Surprisingly he was my smallest and I tore the most with him. Only needed 2 or 3 stitches with each of my other ds and had a working epidural with them. Maybe it just depends on the woman too

Does it also depend on how your body reacts to the epidural.
My sister and Mum have had 4 between them and both needed forceps and help.
They said they couldn't feel anything to push.
Theyre both super senisitve to even Tylenol!
Reading your experience of still being able to feel to push, makes me wonder if the negative stories of epidurals are from women who were given too much, or are sensitive to it ?

[atomic sagebrush]

I just want to let everyone know that epidurals don't always take all the pain away. Some people (sadly, ME!) they just don't work that well for - they are spotty and you may still hurt in some places. No one ever told me that and so it was really a bad shock when they didn't work for me. This ended up with the docs turning up the medicine so far I had a very hard time pushing. So just go in knowing that for some people they work ideally and for others you may still feel some pain.

RE tearing, while intuitively it makes sense that if you can't feel anything you would push harder but in my experience having both epidurals and natural births, when it's time to push, you want to push so badly that you don't stop for anything LOL. The stitches were no big deal to me I had some with an epidural birth and some with a natural birth and then some I didn't need any.

[4blue2pink]

I just want to let everyone know that epidurals don't always take all the pain away. Some people (sadly, ME!) they just don't work that well for - they are spotty and you may still hurt in some places. No one ever told me that and so it was really a bad shock when they didn't work for me. This ended up with the docs turning up the medicine so far I had a very hard time pushing. So just go in knowing that for some people they work ideally and for others you may still feel some pain.

RE tearing, while intuitively it makes sense that if you can't feel anything you would push harder but in my experience having both epidurals and natural births, when it's time to push, you want to push so badly that you don't stop for anything LOL. The stitches were no big deal to me I had some with an epidural birth and some with a natural birth and then some I didn't need any.

thankyou for sharing your experience :) i have heard about epidurals being patchy for some women, even that for some it worked on one side of their body but not the other!!

[4blue2pink]

Epidurals take all the pain but you still feel pressure/urge to push if they're done right. I was watching a movie when the nurse checked me with ds2 and said I was ready to go. When she left to get the Dr I had the urge to push so I still felt it well enough to be able to push easily. I've never pushed longer than 20 mins with or without an epidural

it sounds like the epidural really works well for you :) so you basically feel everything except the pain? thats really interesting!! i (wrongly) assumed you would be totally numb from your chest down and feel absolutely nothing.

[4blue2pink]

What did you do to avoid tears if you dont mind me asking.
My friend just got a 1st degree from an instrument being pulled out incorrectly.
She actually had a section so is upset that she has stitches in both the abnominal and downstairs department :(
Ive heard that epidural can make tearing more likely, and coached pushing.
This will be my first natural delivery (if it goes to plan).
Would love to avoid stitches

Hi MrsSparkles :)
that is awful for your friend :( i didnt realize that they put anything down there during a c-section?!
for me, ive not really done anything to prevent it other than perineal massage (im not sure it makes a difference but after 7 tear free birth's im not willing to take the chance!!) ive had all my babies at home (most in water) never had any sort of coached pushing and all birth's have been completely "hands off" probably not much help but thats all i can offer really :)

[MrsSparkles]

Hi MrsSparkles :)
that is awful for your friend :( i didnt realize that they put anything down there during a c-section?!
for me, ive not really done anything to prevent it other than perineal massage (im not sure it makes a difference but after 7 tear free birth's im not willing to take the chance!!) ive had all my babies at home (most in water) never had any sort of coached pushing and all birth's have been completely "hands off" probably not much help but thats all i can offer really :)

Oh wow, I'm trying for a home water birth too.
How amazing that you have had such success.
Can i ask what oil you use for the massage, what week you start from?

My friend tried for a VBAC but had back2back labour so they told her she needed an epidural.
They then wanted to monitor baby with a clip on the head.
She said because she had the epidural she was so numb, they had to lift her into stirrups, and they used some instruments to try and get the clip in.
Good thing is she felt no tear until after the section that was for failure to progress.
She started to go backwards all the way to 2cm from 5cm.
Sounds terrible, but she is being positive

[RaisingGentlemen3]

thankyou for sharing your experience :) i have heard about epidurals being patchy for some women, even that for some it worked on one side of their body but not the other!!

I'm sure there are some where a perfectly placed epidural doesn't work on them for some odd reason but the one sided thing is positional and usually the anesthesiologist will reposition it but pulling it back slightly and rolling the patient to the side it wasn't working on.

[4blue2pink]

Oh wow, I'm trying for a home water birth too.
How amazing that you have had such success.
Can i ask what oil you use for the massage, what week you start from?

My friend tried for a VBAC but had back2back labour so they told her she needed an epidural.
They then wanted to monitor baby with a clip on the head.
She said because she had the epidural she was so numb, they had to lift her into stirrups, and they used some instruments to try and get the clip in.
Good thing is she felt no tear until after the section that was for failure to progress.
She started to go backwards all the way to 2cm from 5cm.
Sounds terrible, but she is being positive

that is awful, i hope she has a good recovery.

thats fantastic that your planning a waterbirth at home :) ive used a few different ones over the years, if you google perineal massage oil there's quite a few that come up, boots and mothercare both stock them online, id use one specifically branded for perineal massage (you dont want any type of reaction!!)
i start around 35 weeks, in all honesty i really dont like doing it, but at this point im kind of superstitious about it as daft as that sounds!! and i know if i didnt do it and tore id really kick myself, if i tear despite doing it then i know i did what i could to prevent it :) being mobile and also using water both help to reduce the risk too, severe tears are rare at homebirths.

[violagirl87]

Wow it’s so interesting to see how different everyone’s birth plans are. And how different each birth can be for yourself too!

I’m definitely interested in maybe trying water birth this time but idk how it might work if baby comes before DH has time off work... I’m going to keep everything pretty Flexible and relaxed as possible for myself....

I don’t think I’ll go for an epidural unless I really feel I’m not handling the pain well. I didn’t have any pain relief or water birth or anything really with DD1 or DD2.

With DD1 my labor lasted almost 24 hours and I was so exhausted by the end of it and I had a first degree tear. With DD2 I swear the whole process was4 hours start to birth, it was like being hit by a truck, I didn’t have time for an epidural even tho I asked for one. Luckily I had no tearing at all with DD2.

I’m hoping that this labor won’t take super long or won’t be 4 hours either .... maybe a nice medium length lol.

I’m so excited For all the babies to be coming soon! It’s surreal for sure.


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[MrsSparkles]

That sounds like a really good plan!

Flexibility is the key for sure, and we all just want our babes here safe.
So excited, this group will all start posting their gorgeous baby pics soon.

[MrsSparkles]

Thank you so much for this.
Will definitely try the massage I have nothing to lose

[violagirl87]

34 weeks today! Not long to go now, and I can’t wait to finish work at 35 weeks. Honestly I’m considering asking for an elective induction as well now, I’ll talk to my obstretrician but DH Is definitely leaning towards just letting baby come when he comes.

How’s everyone feeling? Is it summer where u guys all are? It’s so cold and reaching peak winter here, I feel bad for bubbly to be born in such cold weather- we are getting into the negatives overnight.

How’s everyone’s name game and nursery prep and shopping going?



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[RaisingGentlemen3]

I will be 34 wks tomorrow! Goes so fast!! That's awesome to be done with work at 35 weeks...I usually work til I pop but this time I will be done at 37 weeks..! Yay! It's full on summer weather here. Hope your little one doesn't decide to come during a snow storm. I am hoping for no tornadoes the day little missy is born haha.
We have settled finally on Everly Faith ❤ I am done with decorations but just need to hang them. Currently I am washing and sorting her clothes 😊 so many cute things! I have also painted tree and bird silhouettes on the walls. It's fun! Just the final prep now

Have you settled on a name or nursery theme, violagirl?

[4blue2pink]

Thank you so much for this.
Will definitely try the massage I have nothing to lose

exactly! nothing to lose :) i will keep everything crossed for you to have your home waterbirth with zero tears!! xx

[4blue2pink]

32 weeks now :) its supposed to be "summer" here too but its raining all day every day at the moment!! names are still undecided although if baby is a girl she will have a nature name like her sisters so ive got a few in my head its just weather dh will like any of them!! and there is a boys name i really like but again will just have that discussion once baby is here and we know what we've got :)

[MrsSparkles]

Everly Faith is a lovely name.

It's not anything here yet,we are in the UK so summer really isn't anything to brag about.
It has been cold and rainy the last few days.

[RaisingGentlemen3]

How is everyone? I'm getting closer and closer to being ready for baby girl. Just a few more things to prepare! The list is so small now. Ahh feels so good to get things organized and ready. How's everyone else's nurseries coming? I am 35+3 today and feel like 39 weeks....So worn out!
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[GirlieCat]

Looking great Raising! I wish I was closer on my "to do" list but honestly I have started almost nothing. Hopefully that will all start to change as this weekend we plan to paint babies room! I am not really decided on a theme but I am forced to just pick color(s) to get it over with. Part of painting means I have to sell or get rid of the current furniture in there as it is a guest room now. Then I can start getting the baby stuff out of the attic from my first baby and slowly set things up. I still need to buy dressers and crib. I have 9 weeks till due date so I told hubby the next 4-5 weeks are all baby prep and then I can relax the last few weeks (hopefully).
Major stress lately with family drama and work. I am still in constant pain and doctor says it is just because I am carrying the baby so low and it is causing pelvic instability and stuff?? I don't know but I am really ready to not be pregnant even though I am no where close to be ready for baby yet. Fingers crossed all the pressure and pain means I will pop a week or two early. Debating if we do a 3d ultrasound this weekend just to see baby and help with the bonding.

How is everyone else doing?

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Girliecat, did you ever look into the SI lock belt? There is one for pregnancy I believe. I had to use one last time bc of pubic and SI pain caused from instability. It's annoying but it helps wonders! Did you end up getting the 3d ultrasound?

How is everyone? Why do quiet? Hope all is well !

[MrsSparkles]

Have you tried the webster technique?
If you can find a chiropractor that does it,its meant to really help ease pain

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Ladies, does it look like she's dropped some? Or am I wishful thinking?
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[4blue2pink]

shes lower RG!! :heart: you look amazing :) are you being induced?

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Thanks 4blue! I am having some nerve pain down my left inner thigh and pelvic/pressure pain and took the pic for the week and I thought "crap did she drop?". I am scheduled to be induced 2 weeks from today on the 14th 😁

[4blue2pink]

Thanks 4blue! I am having some nerve pain down my left inner thigh and pelvic/pressure pain and took the pic for the week and I thought "crap did she drop?". I am scheduled to be induced 2 weeks from today on the 14th ��

aaahhh the countdown is on!! :D so so exciting!!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Less than a week! Yikes!

How is everyone else?

[MrsSparkles]

So excited for you!

[violagirl87]

RG!!!! I can’t believe the time has flown so fast! I’m so excited for you! U must send us pics and updates. My DD1s 4th birthday party is on the 14 , so I’m hoping Bub doesn’t make an appearance before that. I’ll be 39+2 then so it’s cutting it super close .

Sorry I’ve been missing for a while, it’s been super hectic . Finished my last week of work, then my FIL got into a bad car accident and we had to help out with that, and then my grandmother on my moms side passed 10 days back really suddenly so it’s just been such a busy emotional time. Plus running after 2 toddlers is hard work while pregnant too.

I’m so excited all our babies will be coming soon!
How’s everyone feeling? What’s everyone else’s news? When is everyone due?


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Viola- wow you have had some emotional events lately! Hope things clear up for you soon and get easier. ❤ hang in there

Ladies, tomorrow is the day. Gotta be there at 5 am. Please keep me and miss Everly in your thoughts and prayers!

[violagirl87]

RG definitely got you in my thoughts and prayers today, fingers crossed it will all go smoothly!


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[4blue2pink]

Good Luck RG :heart: cant wait to hear news of Everly's safe arrival :) i hope you have a fantastic birth experience!! xx

[violagirl87]

How ru and little everly going RG? Waiting for your news !!!! [emoji3531]


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Hey ladies! Baby Everly arrived at 1201 pm today after a quick and easy labor. I got an epidural an hr after they broke my water and then stalled at a 4/5 for an hr. Then suddenly, within the next hr, I was fully effaced and dilated and with 3 or 4 pushes she was out! It was so fast that I barely was awake during the delivery (I had fallen asleep during that hr right before delivery)! I was so shocked when she came so fast! She was 7 lbs 8 oz and 21 inches long! Just 5.5 hrs of induced labor! I've tried to Post this 2x already but it kept making an error when I clicked the button to Post. Here is a pic for you all!41764

[Sillyginger]

RG she’s beautiful!!! CONGRATULATIONS!


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[violagirl87]

She’s soooo beautiful! [emoji7][emoji7][emoji7][emoji7][emoji7][emoji7]
Congratulations on an easy birth. How ru feeling? How did everlys brothers react?
I’m sure you are all in a haze of love atm [emoji3531]


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[TA Sait]

Congratulations.. She is so so cute..:awe::kiss:

[BoyDream]

Omg! Soo cute.. congrats RG!

Can’t believe the babies of this group are starting to be here!


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[4blue2pink]

Congratulations RG!! Everly is beautiful :heart: so glad you had such a great delivery :) hope your feeling good today and enjoying your baby girl xx

[GirlieCat]

Yeah. Congratulations RG. I am so happy for you and your family. What a great labor story too. I normally hear bad things with induction so this is nice to hear. Hope you are doing well and get home soon. Welcome beautiful baby girl!


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[violagirl87]

Hi RG hows it going? How’s the newborn haze been? I hope everything is going smoothly and ur recovering well. How is Everly?

Girls I am due today, but doesn’t seem to be any sign of baby coming. Fingers crossed I don’t to too overdue and need to be induced. Wish me luck!




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[MrsSparkles]

Oh RG, she is precious !
Congratulations

[4blue2pink]

Hi RG hows it going? How’s the newborn haze been? I hope everything is going smoothly and ur recovering well. How is Everly?

Girls I am due today, but doesn’t seem to be any sign of baby coming. Fingers crossed I don’t to too overdue and need to be induced. Wish me luck!




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fingers crossed its not much longer to wait viola :) how are you feeling?

[violagirl87]

Just super nervous now.... fingers crossed that everything goes well


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[GirlieCat]

Hi RG hows it going? How’s the newborn haze been? I hope everything is going smoothly and ur recovering well. How is Everly?

Girls I am due today, but doesn’t seem to be any sign of baby coming. Fingers crossed I don’t to too overdue and need to be induced. Wish me luck!




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Good luck Viola! Keep us updated. Can’t wait to see some more baby pics in this group. How exciting to finally make it to due date.


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Just super nervous now.... fingers crossed that everything goes well


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How are you today? If you have to be induced, when will they do that? Hope all goes well for you either way! I'm excited to see your sweet baby 😊

Things have been going fairly smooth. It started out rough with only 2.5 hrs of sleep the 1st two nights home. Then 5 hrs (not straight) and it keeps getting better and better. I had tonwait her up last night to nurse her! I think what has helped is I don't switch sides each nursing session. I just nurse her on one side burp her and check her diaper, then put her back on the same side. That way she gets the fatty milk (hind milk) and keeps her full longer. And she lets me swaddle her whereas my boys never wanted swaddled. My dh also took off this last week and has been taking care of the boys, cleaning, and cooking...plus his chores outside (we have a farm). I don't know what I'd do without him and don't look forward to him going back Monday! Everly is a very mellow baby (so far)! So much so that dh has been worrying something is wrong lol. I'm hoping she stays so content!

[MrsSparkles]

Your hubby sounds brilliant.

So happy you got your baby girl

[4blue2pink]

glad your both doing good RG :) your husband sounds amazing!!

[violagirl87]

RG that sounds like a fantastic start! I’m so glad Everly is very relaxed and that she’s feeding well . Ur husband sounds amazing too, it’s good to have the support for the first couple weeks. Im sure it’s daunting to think of what everything is going to be like once he does go back to work but I’m sure it will all be ok.

I have an appt on Wednesday to discuss induction if I don’t end up spontaneously going into labor, but they won’t do it before 41 weeks which is Friday. I’m getting super nervous but fingers crossed Bub makes his appearance before then ....


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

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Here r some pics for you all! She is still a sweet baby, very mellow. Even sleeping 4 hrs at night...great for sleep but hard on my boobs! Lol. Today is the 1st day with my dh bavk at work. It's been a good day so far, surprisingly. I definitely miss him tho, he was so sweet and helpful. More so than he has ever been after I had a baby. I'm wondering if he's pampering me bc of her? Lol he's already very protective over her and always says how fragile she is. He was never so worried over the boys. Almost like he's expected them to be tough from day one lol. It's so very cute to see.

Viola, hope baby girl gets in gear soon and comes on her own. If you have a pump, try pumping both sides for a couple mins. That can help jump start contractions �� good luck either way!

[MrsSparkles]

She is just so pretty and I love her bows

[violagirl87]

Hi everyone! Just wanted to update on my birth that happened Wednesday 24th July ! I was 40+5 and my obs gave me a stretch and sweep to see if they could help things move along, but I was already sitting at 3 Cm. Contractions started at 630, my mom was here to keep the girls by 7. Got to hospital 710 and my baby boy was born at 950. The last bit was horrible, the ring of fire and the burning is so bad. I just had gas no meds or epidural, but at 9 Cm right when my waters broke I was begging for epidural but it was too late. Baby came about 4 contractions after my waters broke. I feel so bad for DH and my midwife as I was crying and saying I was going to die... but obviously I didn’t and when baby came out I actually pulled him out myself and took him onto my chest before they could cut his cord. Baby was 3.4 Kg at birth. I had a second degree tear that seems to have been stitched really well as I’m not in any pain at the moment. We were sent home within 12 hours. Now for picking a name and having all the visitors over . Wish us luck! Baby’s sisters love him to bits as well. They want to name him flower-wower or Thomas lol.

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[atomic sagebrush]

thank you guys for sharing your gorgeous little ones with us! :heart:

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Viola! So glad you and baby BOY are doing well! HE looks so precious! And man, I know that ring of fire is horrendous! With my ds1 my epidural didn't work and I felt it too. Any names yet?

[4blue2pink]

Congratulations on your little boy viola :heart: he's gorgeous!! hope you are both doing ok and enjoying being home :)

[violagirl87]

Thanks girls! It’s been a whirl these last few days! We have named baby Sami. He’s doted on by DD1 and DH, DD2 just gives him kisses and goes off to do her own thing lol. I’ve forgotten how painful breastfeeding is the first few days [emoji37]. DH has been the most helpful he’s ever been after all of our kids births too so I’ve just been focusing on feeding and recovering and still playing with the girls.

How’s everyone else going? Who is due next?


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[LMSM]

Congrats on your little’ boy Viola, what a sweet boy you have there! Enjoy the newbie snuggles, they are the best!

[GirlieCat]

Congratulations Viola. He is beautiful. So happy for you and your family.


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[GirlieCat]

37w5d and I am a miserable wreck. My stomach is so tight my skin hurts and the weight is just piling on even if a barely eat. My pinched nerve in hip/leg makes it nearly impossible to walk which means I am getting very little done these days which is the most frustrating part because I hate just sitting around. I want to be up and cleaning and nesting. I haven’t even packed my hospital bag yet. Doc said he might strip my membrane next week to help get things going. He will not let me go past due date since I am older which makes me high risk.
Prayers accepted that this kid comes out this week because mama is miserable. I know it will change once she is here, but right now I am not excited for a baby at all- I just want to be out of pain and not pregnant.


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[violagirl87]

Oh girliecat, I am so sorry ur having such a rough time . The third trimester is the worst, the waiting and anxiety and just sick of being pregnant and big. Try having some warm baths and pamper urself with a nice massage to help? It’s so close now, and once ur baby is here it will make it so worth it. Sending hugs ur way. I hope stripping your membranes works for you, for both DD2 and DS it worked within 24 hours for me. Fingers crossed for you!


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[violagirl87]

Thanks for all the well wishes girls
Just a snap from my hubbys phone, my camera is so bad .

I can’t wait for all the rest of the babies to start coming!

RG send a snap of everly too so we can see her growing !


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Girliecat, I agree, pamper yourself! Nerve pain is so annoying! And painful! Hope stripping the membranes work for you!

Ok here is miss Everly! She s my sweetie pie!
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[RaisingGentlemen3]

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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Viola, I don't know why my other reply didn't post. But just wanted to say what a handsome little guy you have there! And the hair! 😍 so sweet!

[MrsSparkles]

Oh look at all that hair.
Congratulations Viola !

[violagirl87]

Thanks everyone! [emoji3531][emoji3531][emoji3531] Lol everyone at the hospital was amazed at how much hair Sami has

RG , Everly is sooo precious I just wanna squeeze her cheeks [emoji3059]


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[MrsSparkles]

Who is next?

[eerised]

4 more weeks for me

[3littleladies01]

Hi everyone

I sort of loiter and pop in and out. I’ve been following the thread as I’m due September. I’m 33 weeks now so 7 weeks officially to go, but my csection is booked for 37 weeks (so 4 weeks time)

It’s our 4th and final. Can’t wait to be done in all honesty. So uncomfortable. Think it’s running around after 3 others in hot summer holidays [emoji19]

So nice to see the babies arriving. They’re all gorgeous!!! Congratulations guys - amazing news to all xxx


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[3littleladies01]

4 more weeks for me

I’m having mine in 4 weeks too. When’s your due date? [emoji3526]


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[eerised]

September 6th

But maybe shes early or late.. both my boys held on till 41.2

[GirlieCat]

I am 39 weeks and last checked was 4cm but no contractions to get this party started. I am getting very impatient and feel defective that I can be so dilated but not go into actual labor. I only have a few more days because doc won’t let me go past due date, he will schedule induction this week if baby doesn’t come on her own. Come on baby girl- mama is ready to not be pregnant anymore.

Side note-I am terrified about labor. Hoping to go all natural again and knowing the pain this time is worse than the unknown the first time.


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[MrsSparkles]

Girlie you can do this !

I don't know what kind of birth rights you have in the Usa, here in the UK you aren't eveb considered to be over due until 40 weeks, and then they usually let you go to 42 until induction.
France is 42 weeks until considered overdue, and lots of physicans there won't even think about induction until then.
What im saying is if you really dont fancy an induction, you could voice it to your surgeon.
Unless there is a medical reason to induce.
4cm sounds like your body is getting ready to go!

[RaisingGentlemen3]

You 've got this girliecat! If you're already at a 4 then you're about half way already!! So once labor starts you won't have long...you can do it! But remember, there a no prize for a natural birth so if for some reason you decide for some meds don t be too hard on yourself! In the end, all that matters is a healthy baby and healthy momma. Good luck ❤

[violagirl87]

Good luck girliecat! U will have ur darling baby soon. Hang in tight , fingers crossed your birth will be as easy as possible


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[violagirl87]

How’s everything going girliecat?


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[violagirl87]

Also how’s about erised and 3littleladies? How’s things looking for you guys?

RG how’s darling Everly ?




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[eerised]

Still pregnant! Haha

I’m not done with being pregnant yet, last baby
So i’m good for now.

Love her moving and kicking and still cant believe its a girl!

I let it check 3 times, even a few weeks ago during a growth US

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Girliecat, have you had your precious baby yet? C ant wait to see a pic!

Eerised, how about you? Still pregnant?

Little Miss Everly has been doing great. She's a good little baby and eats like a champ! She's already over 10#!! Shes not very fussy and most nights sleeps 5-7 hrs straight. It's been a fairly easy transition. How r all the other precious babies?

[eerised]

38 weeks today!

Max 4 weeks to go!

[GirlieCat]

Sorry I am so late to post- Baby girl was born 5 days ago on the 20th. I had to be induced and it was both good and bad experience but we made it through with no pain meds and a safe vaginal birth.

The shocker was that she was 9 pounds 11 ounces! Crazy big baby which explains why I looked like I swallowed a watermelon and I was in so much pain all the time. Glad to not be pregnant anymore and amazed at how much I love her already. Newborn stage is hard and breast feeding is not going great but taking it one day at a time.

Who is next up to have their baby?

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[eerised]

Look at het face!
9 pounds is a big baby!

[violagirl87]

Sorry I am so late to post- Baby girl was born 5 days ago on the 20th. I had to be induced and it was both good and bad experience but we made it through with no pain meds and a safe vaginal birth.

The shocker was that she was 9 pounds 11 ounces! Crazy big baby which explains why I looked like I swallowed a watermelon and I was in so much pain all the time. Glad to not be pregnant anymore and amazed at how much I love her already. Newborn stage is hard and breast feeding is not going great but taking it one day at a time.

Who is next up to have their baby?

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Congratulations girliecat she’s beautiful! She is definitely a big baby and ur amazing for having vaginal delivery! Hang in there, the early breastfeeding sucks but u two will get the rhythm soon. Congratulations again !!!


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[RaisingGentlemen3]

Girliecat she's adorable! Already looks ornery hehe. Good for you making it through a natural birth with such a big baby! I bet she has some cute baby rolls! Congrats girl!!

[4blue2pink]

Congratulations girliecat she's beautiful :heart: love her outfit and wow what a weight!! so glad to hear you got the natural drug-free birth you wanted :) the early days are rough, i'm 3 weeks in now and its getting easier.

[RaisingGentlemen3]

Congratulations girliecat she's beautiful :heart: love her outfit and wow what a weight!! so glad to hear you got the natural drug-free birth you wanted :) the early days are rough, i'm 3 weeks in now and its getting easier.

3 weeks in? Did you ever post what you had? What name did you go with? Congrats on baby!

If you have posted on here about it then I'm sorry! Chalk it up to baby brain and lack of sleep! 🙃😉

[MrsSparkles]

Congratulations GirlieCat she is so pretty.
Have you thought of a name yet?
So impressed that you had a pain drug free induction, that really is an achievement.
You are amazin!

[GirlieCat]

Congratulations GirlieCat she is so pretty.
Have you thought of a name yet?
So impressed that you had a pain drug free induction, that really is an achievement.
You are amazin!

Thank you. We named her Sierra Jayde.

How are you feeling?


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[4blue2pink]

3 weeks in? Did you ever post what you had? What name did you go with? Congrats on baby!

If you have posted on here about it then I'm sorry! Chalk it up to baby brain and lack of sleep! ����

Hey RG, no i never posted sorry!! team green baby boy arrived august 2nd :) he made quite an entrance coming out face-first but thankfully everything went well :)

[4blue2pink]

Thank you. We named her Sierra Jayde.

How are you feeling?


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love her name :heart: so pretty!

[momamia4]

She is absolutely gorgeous!!! So happy for you GirlieCat!!! I hope breastfeeding gets easier for you both. I always found the first 6 weeks to really suck. HA HA! I'm glad you made it through your birth mostly the way you wanted. I've been thinking about you. Hugs and love to you and your family!! :bighug::HH:

[MrsSparkles]

What a beautiful name GirlieCat!

Perfect choice.

I am feeling massive and already ready to have this baby.
Have had a rough pregnancy, spd and now carpal tunnel in my wrist.
So I will be so pleased when she is safely here.