Pregnant before I could sway! Do I have any chance?

[jennypenny]

Hi everyone,

I was here a few years ago, swaying girl but ended up with my amazing DS3!
Last time, I swayed hard but started letting it slip after 9 months of trying.

I have been rereading all the sway advice for the last month or so, gearing up to have one last sway attempt, but am shocked to discover I am pregnant!!

This month, I had started skipping breakfast but eating pretty normally for me. A few glasses of wine each night as my husband has been off work.
My DS3 has been up and down a lot at night so I have been feeling a bit run down and keep getting colds etc

For attempts, I can barely remember!!! We had one unprotected night but I got up immediately and went to the toilet. I was sure I had already ovulated so we would be fine (obviously not)

Really dont know what to feel, I had decided that if we were trying for one more baby, I would sway and exercise! Obviously didn’t happen.

I am amazed I have gotten pregnant so quickly! With all three other pregnancies, it took a good few months with several pinpointed attempt!!

Also, I have never been able to get pregnant in the summer! Two of my boys were conceived in December and one in late September.

Hope I don’t sound unhappy, as I truly am.
I am just stunned!! Dreading telling my mum haha!!

[4blue2pink]

you always have a chance :) i had a girl after 4 boys with no swaying (i didnt know about it back then) and she was from 1 attempt so its always possible!! i will keep everything crossed for you.
if your mum doesnt want to be happy about it then thats her loss, annoys me when others react negatively towards pregnancy/baby announcements, hopefully she surprises you and reacts really well xx

[jennypenny]

Thank you! I am going to go for, the ’it will definitely be another boy’ mindset just to mentally prepared for it.

Shows what a control freak I really must be when something lovely happens and I have no idea how to react! Haha

My mum has been heavily hinting that she thinks any more babies would be bit crazy �� (my sister also!) but I’m sure they will get their heads round it soon and be happy-ish for me!

[jennypenny]

One of the other things I will now dread will be the ‘are you hoping for a girl???’ Questions that will come at me from every direction when they see me with my three boys!!
It was soul destroying the last time when I had to break it to strangers hat I was having a third boy and they would gasp and say ‘oh nooooo!’

[Parying4agirl]

Good luck - hope u get your pink!!
Ignore others - people make comments all the time
Same here fam and friends think im mad when i say i want more, but i dont care!!

[jennypenny]

Bump

[atomic sagebrush]

You always have a chance of a girl! Good luck and pink dust headed your way!

[atomic sagebrush]

One of the other things I will now dread will be the ‘are you hoping for a girl???’ Questions that will come at me from every direction when they see me with my three boys!!
It was soul destroying the last time when I had to break it to strangers hat I was having a third boy and they would gasp and say ‘oh nooooo!’

One of the WORST comments I got was when I found out I was having a 4th boy this acquaintance knowingly said "well, you're done then. You're DONE." as it if was any of her business and I swear it made me so angry I thought "come hell or high water, I am trying again just to shut you up"

[jennypenny]

It seems to be one of the few areas where people feel they can directly tell you their unwanted opinion on your life! Grrrrr!

[4blue2pink]

decisions around how many kids you have or want to have are between you and your dh, it concerns no-one else not even your own family members, i hope they react better than expected but at the end of the day its you who is having a new baby not them so dont let them take away any happiness!!

as for strangers i promise you you cannot win, i had 4 boys in a row and had ALL the comments, then i had a girl and got comments about "oh poor her having to live with all those brothers".. there is no pleasing "the public" haha if its not gender its too many/too few kids etc.

[jennypenny]

Thanks everyone! Feel like I have got my head round it all now! Just hope I have a healthy wee baby in here and I will be happy. This baby was obviously meant to be more me and I had no way to change that!

I’m quite sure I will get a range of reactions from frustration from my family to laughter and pity from friends and playground mums etc!

Who cares though! It’s my life lol!
Thanks again!! Xx