EDD MARCH/APRIL 2015

Crazycat that's so a boy nub if I've ever seen one! How exciting!!

I have to make a trip to fl this weekend from la and I'm hoping to get in for a scan sometime next week.. Definitely asking for a nub shot and hopefully they're on board.. The dr at the er told me the most fun I could have would be to wait until the baby's born when I mentioned ramzi (likely bc he didn't know what he was looking at bc he couldn't answer basic questions, but hey I was there for UC, not the baby & he was nice enough to do the scan when I requested it!) but it's like.. Did I ask your opinion on what YOU think I should do in regards to my baby? If I want to test every last gender theory out there so be it! Lol, speaking of I did the baking soda pee test and it was immediately foamy, and MILS baking soda has apparently been in the back of the fridge for some years bc it expired 2 years ago! I know that prob means nothing but I can wish right :P

Hey ladies...How's everyone been feeling? I'm 8 weeks and I'm soooooo sick! This morning sickness has been AWFUL!!!!! :(

I know I keep saying I'm not an u/s expert (cos I'm not!) but wow crazycat even I can see a willy there!!!

Mamaluv i feel for you. Mine started at 6 weeks and is finally starting to die down at almost 13 weeks. I was even taking prescription pills for the sickness and it barely helped. I just recommend small frequent meals.. which is easier said then done bc the thought of eating food made me wanna barf.. and then i would.lol. :(

Haha, Stephk, I love it!

Mamaluv, I agree, small meals with carbs and protein together seemed to help me. Peanut butter on toast with honey was my life saver in the beginning! Also, ask your doctor about Diclegis. It's the only prescription specifically for MS, and it really has seemed to be working well for me. Seabands are another one a lot of women have had luck with, and ginger of course. Good luck! It will get better with time.

Crazycat, that looks like a boy nub to me too. I swore at my 12 week nt scan with ds2 it was a boy and the lady made me think I was crazy. Good luck! I really hope I don't see any boy parts at my 13 week 4 day nt scan!!


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Looks like a boy to me too!

I am so over feeling sick and still have so far to go until it should hopefully stop lol. I wouldn't mind if I didn't have to work full-time in a rather high stress job. So hard to sit in an international teleconference when you really need to vomit and keep gagging lol.

Whoo hoo!! Crazy cat that's a little boy for sure!! Xx congratulations !!!!

Morning sickness is truly horrible :(

Oh wow crazy cat that looks a LOT like my ds1 at 12.5 wks! This was his nub shot!! Congrats!!
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Yipeeeee!!! Crazy cat sooo happy for you, sorry your tech was a bit useless but at least she warmed up at the end!!! Roll on more DG!!!
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Welcome lucky duck and orchieda!!!
Bethwade cutttee baby but too curled up to see anything and im no nub expert!! Good for team green though!! We have to stick together if we gunna make it.
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Welcome lucky duck and orchieda!!!
Bethwade cutttee baby but too curled up to see anything and im no nub expert!! Good for team green though!! We have to stick together if we gunna make it.
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Agreed!! We didn't get a good nub shot and I didn't ask for one...I'm just trying to keep telling myself it's a boy, which is easy right now bc my boys are telling me it's a boy too lol. Team green for sure!!! I'm already looking at gray bedding for the nursery ;)


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Mamaluv, were you sick early on with any of your boys? With dd I was so sick I was barely functional from about week 7-13 but I'm not feeling it at all this time around..hmm(:

Also I have a question for the team green ladies, have any of y'all ever dealt with ppd? I thought I would have it with my dd bc I spent those last 19 weeks so sad she was not my boy, but of course the second she was in my arms I loved her more than I ever could have imagined! No ppd. So I knew id want another and it would be my last (yep, this is my last chance for our boy, DH has 3 girls altogether with our 1!) so I really thought id want to go green and started researching how it went for other women.. For a lot it seemed it didn't go so well. I had those 19 weeks to know it was a girl and accept that, but these other women tried to convince themselves it was not their dg but of course still had that hope and when the baby was born quite a few said it felt like a death in the family. That hope for the certain gender to them was so strong(no matter how much they tried to quell it) that when their babies came out opposites it was like this entire fantasy life of what it would be like with their dg had died and they suffered severe ppd bc of it. This terrified me and now I'm definitely finding out, I've never dealt with ppd and it's something the scares the crap out of me. So if y'all have dealt with it before do you agree or disagree that somethig like that would make it worse? Or do you think if you're going to have ppd from gender disappointment it doesn't really matter how it happens bc it's going to be there anyway? Are there different levels of ppd (mild, severe, etc)?

How is everyone feeling? I had terrible nausea and sickness with my LO which started at around 5 weeks and lasted until birth! I was put on Ciclyzine 50mg tablets from week 9. I got a BFP on Monday at only 3 weeks and 3 days and the nausea started the same afternoon. I am already back on the tablets as I need to look after my LO who will be 7 months next week and my older 3 boys!

Luckyduck23 I was sick only the first trimester with the first one (which they say is typical for the first time around), with the second one it was really mild and off and on during the nine months, with the third I was only sick a week. This time around I've had gagging sensations since three weeks and HORRIBLE morning sickness since 6 weeks and it won't let up! It usually lasts all day! :-( I can't find any magic foods because nothing makes it go away. It's so awful! :(

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Also I have a question for the team green ladies, have any of y'all ever dealt with ppd? I thought I would have it with my dd bc I spent those last 19 weeks so sad she was not my boy, but of course the second she was in my arms I loved her more than I ever could have imagined!

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I had extreme GD when I was pregnant with boy #4. I convinced myself that I would have a girl after ttc for 3 years and dealing with infertility with my 2nd husband. But at an early gender scan, at 15 weeks I was told boy. I was so disappointed that the tech made a comment about it and didn't make it outside the clinic before bursting out crying. I hated the remain time of pregnancy and I wished I wasn't. Off course my LO is utterly adorable and fell in love with him the second he was born.
This pregnancy is a total shock. I did sway and never thought it would happen so quickly. I know it's another boy but I will remain team green until birth because I don't want to deal with stupid people comments and I want to enjoy my last pregnancy without worrying about gender.

Orchid, that's exactly how it went with dd for me. I didn't say a word after the tech said girl and as soon, and I mean literally the second I walked out of that room I fell to the floor and lost it right there. Poor DH, lord only knows how that made him feel but he was amazing through it all.. I spent the rest of my pregnancy feeling guilty, depressed, and wishing I never wanted to get pregnant in the first place.. And this was my first baby. I still feel guilty about it, and was so glad to see her face and immediately feel that love. It just really got to me reading about all these women who felt like they didn't have that immediate love because the disappointment had never had a chance to hit beforehand and to have it all flood out immediately after the birth? I think that would take the cake in the guilt department for me and I'm not sure I could handle carrying that around with me. Of course I couldn't imagine not being in love with my healthy baby the second I met him or her, but what if? I'm sure those other women thought the same? I think maybe I just have a sort of phobia of ppd..I mean if we all lived our lives on "what ifs" we'd never have any fun would we?(:

Wow, orchidea, morning sickness at 3 weeks! I feel for you!! Do the tablets seem to be working? I will keep my fingers crossed for you this time it lets up sooner!!

Luckyduck, I totally get where you're coming from, and I think it's smart to think about how to best combat ppd. It's a very serious thing and more common that people realize. Of course, it's never by choice, but again, just the fact that you're aware of it and how your GD could possibly tie to, I think is a step in beating/preventing it. For me, I too chose to find out, just in case. It's not that I think I wouldn't fall in love, but at the same time, I've heard plenty of stories of women who didn't connect immediately, even with no GD, so why push the boundaries. For me, I am a planner, and when I have a plan in place, I'm good. When something doesn't go as planned, I simply have to make a new plan. For me though, I think I'd need time to get used to the new plan, and I'm not sure all the hormones of birth and stress of breastfeeding, etc, would help in that manner. Again, that's just me. I know some of the women are doing team green because that's what they know is best for them. Everyone is different, so just go with your gut!

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Wow, orchidea, morning sickness at 3 weeks! I feel for you!! Do the tablets seem to be working? I will keep my fingers crossed for you this time it lets up sooner!!

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I know it sucks! I just can't believe it that I am already suffering with it! The tablets do help, without I couldn't function and with 4 other kids it's just not an option to do without.

LuckyDuck what you were feeling, I felt it too. I look at my son now and feel so guilty towards him. I know in my heart that this baby is another boy. If it's a girl at birth it will be a wonderful surprise and if it's another boy and as cute as my LO then I'll still be happy just sad to let go of my dream and never have a girl. It won't be about the baby though but just the sadness that I was never meant to have a daughter. I hope this makes sense. I rather spend the next 36 weeks not knowing that knowing for sure that my dream will remain just that. Big hugs to you, sending you all my boys dust.

BTW ladies, does anyone know if there is an April/May group on Facebook? I set one up last year when I was pg with my 4th, it's still going strong after all this time.

Perfect timing on this for anyone who is thinking about team green! http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/56379...ushpmg00000037


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Orchid, it's those exact thoughts that made me ponder going team green in the first place!
And Beth that article is great! Funny too(: and it really makes me wanna go team green even more.. Hmm..
Crazycat, that's the part that scares me most, wondering about ppd. But then part of me wants th experience of team green bc I know this is our last baby! I just don't know!

I think what I might do is wait until around January to find out, when I'm back in Louisiana with hubs. This trip I'm about to take this weekend is actually going to be an extended 4 month stay with family so DH can get settled into his new position at work and I can take care of some finances and responsibilities that I just kind of left up in the air when I moved to la from fl.. Wasn't expecting to be pregnant and need to prioritize so quickly! So I think I'll get my 12-13 week scan a scheduled and *hopefully* get a nice nub & skull shot, but then wait to find out the gender until I get back and DH and I can find out together about a month or two before my due date.. Which I'm sure will drive my family nuts(; but if I get a good enough nub shot maybe DH will agree to stay green all the way! I'm so back and forth on it, I feel like I NEED to know but at the same time I DONT WANT to know, if that makes sense lol

Love the idea of a fb group, I find it hard to keep up on this thread lol :)

Boo to the MS it's just a horrible feeling.
We will be finding out the gender, I feel I will need to prepare my daughter if its not the little sister she is wishing for :) & I want to start unpacking my girl things or start packing up my boys :)

Hey ladies thanks Beth that link made my day!!! I have been uming and aahing but really think I must go team green, its my last and I really want to enjoy this pregnancy! I feel I really turned a corner in the last few days I have given myself a kick up the arse and I am no longer obsessing about gender!! I am just going to focus on cute maternity clothes, thinking about decorating nursery shopping ( my boys are 6 and 4) so all my baby stuff is a bit knackered!! Well for now I am looking not buying until after 12 weeks!! It is what he or she is and me thinking about it ain't gonna change it!!!!
I think fb group is a good idea I love the ladies in this group and would love to see when we all have our babies and as they grow up but I would also like to keep this thread going as it really gave me inspiration on the le diet to see pregnancy chit chat and sharing DG news xxxxx
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I'm so busy at work I can't write anything!!! But I read all this whilst waiting to use the microwave - Beth thanks for a fab article and great points made by all on team green!!! I still don't know what to do but plenty of time to decide :)

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Love the idea of a fb group, I find it hard to keep up on this thread lol :)

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I'll set it up today and post a link for anyone who would like to join. I find it easier too in a group. The group will be set up as private so unless one is a member can't see posts or comment.

Thanks for the warm welcome ladies! I'm so excited to join such a great group. Sorry I've been quiet the past few days - DS is off school so I've taken a week off of work to be home with him full time and I feel like I have no time to myself. I normally get on here after he goes to bed, but I've been so exhausted I've been falling asleep on the couch around 8:30 PM since my BFP. So far that's my only symptom - total exhaustion! I had HORRIBLE ms with DS from 6 weeks to 15 weeks so I'm just waiting for that to kick in. EEK.

Congrats to the ladies with awesome nub shots (crazycat and robin and anyone else?)? Looks like lots of ladies will be getting their DG!! So exciting!!!

We will be finding out ASAP (perhaps even paying OOP for the blood test). I did have PPD and I know that GD will make it worse. I love being a Mom now and DS and I are best friends, but I didn't bond very well with him the first 6 weeks and I WANTED a boy and was thrilled when I found out he was a boy at 16 weeks. I know this little one is probably another boy and I will be over the moon in love with him at some point, I will just need time to get used to it. So far I'm only making lists of boy names and possibly going to buy a couple of cute boy outfits and things like that and not even allow myself to consider pink things and hoping that helps. I can't handle the comments from friends and family so when I announce my pregnancy around 10 weeks I will tell them we have had the blood test (even if we don't actually get it, lol) and it's DS2 so I don't get comments. It's probably DS2 anyways! :) I feel like if I tell them it's a boy right away they can't say "do you hope it's a girl" or "were you trying for a girl". UGH. I hate comments like that!

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I'll set it up today and post a link for anyone who would like to join. I find it easier too in a group. The group will be set up as private so unless one is a member can't see posts or comment.

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I would join as well! I forget how privacy settings work - can you also set it so no one can see we are a member of the group? I'm sure many of us are still hiding pregnancies from family and freidns for awhile.

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I would join as well! I forget how privacy settings work - can you also set it so no one can see we are a member of the group? I'm sure many of us are still hiding pregnancies from family and freidns for awhile.

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I am an IT teacher and social media is one of the subjects I teach. Facebook has 3 group settings:

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I'll set it up as closed and then change it to secret.

Thanks orchidea! I'll probably wait until it's "secret" and have one of you ladies add me later. :)

I have set up a SECRET Facebook group. If anyone would like to join here is the link. Any problems let me know.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1521790811388053/

Hi, I've asked to join. Initials are LW. My buba will be a few mths older xx

I requested to join, even though they just pushed my due date up to 2/25... I hope you ladies will still let me participate :-) It was originally 3/2!

Can your friends see if you have joined? ? We've told no one so far so being very careful as to not announce it on fb via a group i join lol

She made the group Secret, so I'm pretty sure no one can see anything about you and the group at all. I posted in there already and saw it in my news feed and sort of took a breath, but I'm fairly confident no one can see it or I would have had plenty of comments by now, as we also haven't announced yet :-)

Awesome! !! Thanks :-) I'd no idea we could do that on fb lol

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She made the group Secret, so I'm pretty sure no one can see anything about you and the group at all. I posted in there already and saw it in my news feed and sort of took a breath, but I'm fairly confident no one can see it or I would have had plenty of comments by now, as we also haven't announced yet :-)

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A secret group means that no one can see anything unless one is a member. It will show up in your Newsfeed but you can only view that not your friends or family. I posted the difference for each group in another post, 3 down I believe. :)

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Thanks orchidea! I'll probably wait until it's "secret" and have one of you ladies add me later. :)

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It's secret already if you want to join. :)

Just to clarify. The Facebook group I have created it's a SECRET group. This means that only members can see comments and posts but it will show up in your newsfeed. You are the only one who can see the Newsfeed. Below is a table with the 3 different type of group setting so you can see the difference.

Because I have set the group to Secret, the only way you can join is by being added by an existing member in the group. Alternatively, send me a private message and I'll add you as a friend and into the group. Then I'll remove you no problem.

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