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Thank you for the Antihistamine names ladies.
just watching OBEM
I will cut and paste the bits of reading to do with gender and pregnancy. I've also booked another reading for next Wednesday this is with a lady in person really looking forward to it.
Like this weeks couples on OBEM the twin mum is teeny tiny!
The first card is right in the middle of the spread and this is the card which represents you, the ‘self’ so is obviously right in the centre- most important! The card to come up for you was the ace of wands. Now this is really strange because it doesn’t fit in with my immediate feelings around you at all! So I drew another card here and it was a card with pretty similar meanings! So even if this makes no sense to you either at the minute, bear with me as it is obviously very important! Aces of any suit show new beginnings, it reminds me of a seed being planted… something new started which through time will develop and grow into something bigger. Now I was shown learning with this... the idea of career- is this something you have been thinking about? As I feel you have intelligence, a great deal of it which you rarely use and you are being told off! Lol so perhaps something to think about going forward? As I do feel this will fulfil you.
Actually now that I think about it- this theme of a seed being planted and growing- although quite graphic could also represent a baby in the womb couldn’t it? I will look into this a bit more soon, as more cards relating to this have come up in the reading but I do feel this is an early indication that you are either pregnant just now or will be very soon!
The final card in the spread is an overall card but also focuses on the future- the knave of chalices. Now often this will show a pregnancy around you J and I was being shown a little girl here. I do feel this will be very soon as I said before so I asked my cards when and I was shown the winter months… for conception and birth- are you sure you are not pregnant at the minute?! Maybe you should test!
Those were just the first and last cards and there were other bits inbetween that talked about other bits.
Got me excited that this IS my month as this is the last winter month to conceive in as March is much more of a spring month and it will be my little girl :)
OBEM was quite good. The twin mum was teeny and she had teeny babies! I'll have 2 bruisers, even 4wks early! Had my phone going like mad, people saying "ohh, that's u soon" lol
I knew one of the Midwives on it!! small world, but I trained with her many years ago.
Lavender, how exciting! I had a reading b4 pg, told me Emeralds and May would be significant this year alongside creation and new life. These babies are due May (birth stone emerald)... she showed me cards with little girls on them and said...maybe a girl?
Dh has decided he'd like to convert the loft for the boys and NOT move!! arghhhhhh MEN!!!!! We would loose about £20-30,000 if we moved now and Dh could convert the loft mostly himself. Ds1 not happy at his school and although he only has 2yrs left to go, I was hoping we could move so he could go to the school where 2 of his friend moved to. Seems silly to loose all that £ when we could do a cheap conversion and bide out time till the market picks up. What to do???
Nite ladies.... xx
My food intake for tomorrow 16th, let me know what you think, is the broccoli OK. I find it handy to write out all I am going to eat the day before, it saves me wondering what to eat. I read somewhere on here that it is good to vary your calories to trick your body into thinking it is being deprived...
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Charlie - sounds promising if you saw lines. Fingers crossed... Try not to go too insane analysing what you think you saw :D
Maybe - I was induced with DS2 and it was a fantastic birth!! Better than DS1. I just had the drip (no gel or anything) and from my first contraction to birth was 55 minutes and it was great. It was very intense very quickly but that was the only downside. So you can never tell how induction will go - hope you get one like mine.
babymad - doing ok here. I find it easier when I don't think about things too much. I'm trying to think through all the best bits about boys and not focusing on the things we'll be missing out on. Its hard when my BFs all have little girls and when we catch up its such an ache watching their little girls playing... How are you getting on? Is it getting any easier?
Had an appointment with the docs today and got to see bub at my cervical length scan (very briefly!)... always nice to see them wiggling away.
Morning, charlie, I posted over on a forum called a-gender and there is a lady tanyan who has a fab reputation on nub guessing, if u have a nub pic she may be able to guess, good luck! Unfortunatly she guessed boy on mine I'm afraid lol so am convinced boy now!
Inglewood we are doing a loft conversion because of the expense of moving, it'll be a short term fix for the time being but gives us the extra bedroom we need do all good. Just need to save up the money for it now!
Inglewood - I know you really wanted to move but if DH can do the conversion cheaply and give you a bit more room - then maybe when you sell you wont lose anything?? Maybe plan to move before DS1 moves up school or for that move?? Unfortunately my DH is useless at anything like that or we would be converting the loft too - instead it will be either triple bunks or 2 bunkbeds!!
maybe - huge hugs for the thoughts of another induction - is there time to talk to anyone before you go into labour to try and help you through?? Like the others have said induction can be very different - maybe writing your experience on your birth plan would highlight your fears - the MW and doctors might be wary then??? Hugs hun
Lavender - she is awesome isnt she FX she gets our genders right!!!!
didnt sleep much last night oh i am silly - i have been on a forum which is now a private FB group since my infertility before ds2 and they have offered to club together for a gender scan but the thought makes me want to be sick...but then i know its eating me up....ladies what would you do. Also i think i would need to go alone.....but that feels like i am cheating on DH i wouldnt tell him or anyone if i did go??
Charlie I'd go for the scan this is driving you crazy already!
I think I'd want dp there regardless but understand why you'd want to be alone.
What if you hear girl? I wouldn't be able to stop myself telling people! You'd have to pay for your own gender scan just do oh could know lol!
Charlie, I will be finding out even though I said Id stay team green but thats because I really have lost hope of this one being a girl now so need to know so I can tell people to stop them going on about how nice it would be to get a girl blah blah blah. I will be going on my own as I will need that time after myself to deal with it and also want OH to look after the boys. Must be hard not knowing what to do!
Inglewood, we have a converted loft, done before we moved in, but getting proper stairs up there without going in through the room underneath and taking up loads of room may be an issue. We also have a small office downstairs we could use as a room but that will be our eldest's choice once he gets to 13. In theory if we have 4 they could all have there own room, maybe then I could squeeze in having 5 or 6............ or not lol!!
Hi ladies, need to catch up on posts. Drove up to my parents yesterday to drop the kids off for two days...back home alone now :) got masses to do but gonna write a better post later :)
Charlie, pleeeease find out before you drive yourself insane or make yourself ill!
Charlie and Lavender, where did your get your readings done?
I'd personally find out Charlie, i know i will for the next one as i'd drive myself insane. Big hugs, it is hard.
Hello to everyone else
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Chocolate, ideally we would put space saving stairs in the hallway (which is teeny) as them we wouldn't have to cut off some of the 2nd bedroom to make a staircase, esp if it's not a permenant plan to stay. But they are quite pricey, around £500! Looking to find cheaper as although Dh can do most of the conversion, he would want someone to put them in properly and move the access hatch,he could close up the old hatch. And we were quoted around £1500 for 4 velux windows fitted (1 being a fire exit) Dh can do all the plasterboarding, flooring (all the joinery work). He then just needs a plasterer as my dad can do the Electrics (already lights up there and a few sockets) and my FIL is a plumber, he can fit radiators. So we'd need to get a small loan to cover costs. But prob better than losing so much £!!
Charlie, I needed to know to prepare myself this time either way and I'm sure u will know deep down what's best for u! I couldn't help myself!! Taking the boys made it so much more fun, why not make it a family day? Sure ur Dh will support u whatever u want to do.
Wishing, ur time to start TTC is fairly coming round!!!! April!
Deaks, what I would give for 2 days of peace!! ENJOY!!
After weeks of Aubergines....I now have small pumpkins!!
It's my 33rd Birthday tom and just got a gorgeous bunch of flowers from my SIL (dh's twin) as I won't be home tom. Will post a pic later on Fb to let his SIL see them. Lucky me!!! Dh slipped up 2 days ago and I knew they were coming! MEN!!!!!!!! But still lovely!
Hi ladies, sorry still havent caught up on posts but i really really need some reassurance!
Went to the docs today after having my first lot of bloods done on tues afternoon. My hcg levels came back as 790. The doc seemed to think this was low and certainly in the range he showed me it does look it. However does the fact that i ov a bit late sometime between cd 18 and 20 change things? im hoping it technically makes baby younger than average cd14 ov so levels perhaps dont look so bad? On tuesday it would have been approx 17 days since conception and if i look at this website Normal hCG Levels in Pregnancy | BabyMed.com .... my levels look fine. What do you reckon? feeling a but teary and not getting my next bloods done til this afternoon so have to wait til monday to talk to doc again and see how much they have risen. X
Actually i think i must have been 18 or even 19 days since conception on tues so my levels do look crap :(
Wishing for pink a lady called Cara did our readings. She's really sweet. They're a good thread on here about readings. I've had two so far and both said girl having a third in person next week just hoping it's three out of three :)
Charlie you NEED to find out book a private scan! And i'm not just saying that because I want to know too lol!
Deaks I'm that sure about BETA's but saying that yours does look normal when looking at the chart and if implantation happened later then readings would be on the lower side. Here's hoping todays bloods have gone sky high. Will you get the results before Monday? Did the Dr. appear to be concerned or did he just state they were on the lower end, but this isn't an issue?
Inglewood Happy Birthday for tomorrow! Loft conversion does sound like the best idea financially and less disruptive than moving. Does your DH have the time to do it? Would he take time off work or would he fit it into evenings and weekends?
Deaks ~ how frustrating for you hun... ((hugs)).. i don't know anything about hcg levels unfortunately so i won't be off much help. Have you got any other signs it's not a normal progressing pregnancy such as bleeding, cramps, sharp pains? please try not to worry too much, although i know that's near impossible.. sending you big hugs and keeping my fx this is your sticky bean!
charlieispy ~ i would find out personally but it's your decision at the end of the day. Do you think it will be easier to find out at birth if it's a boy? What your sonographer said to you about "if you will be dissappointed then perhaps you shouldnt find out" doesn't make any sense... imo you will dissappointed regardless but it's probably better to work through your emotions before birth if you have a very strong preference. I didnt have a very strong preference with ds2 (just wanted a healthy baby because of ds1's heart condition), but even so i still found myself dealing with emotions of GD after his birth and those are feelings i'm not proud of and they did shadow ds2's birth a bit... and i do sometimes wish i would have found out gender while pregnant with him so i could have dealt with those emotions before he was placed in my arms.
Inglewood ~ happy birthday for tomorrow! :) and how exciting that you'll soon know your babies birthday :D
looks good although i don't know anything about the LE diet as i did the IG diet for my sway.. i think Zanacal is the person to ask ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by pebmcp6
How big were your boys? :) 15 weeks will fly by ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Babymad
oh im so sorry to hear about your dad! I can honestly say i've never heard of it before :S does it affect your pregnancy?Quote:
Originally Posted by pinga
It looks fine to me too - although I'm thinking there's a reason to limit cauliflower and broccoli, I'll see if I can remember why or where I read that! I'm sure you didn't eat much of it though and there are no magic foods! Have you joined the latest food thread where other ladies are sharing their daily food diaries?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunset
Hi girls!!
Feel for you babymad, i know what its like to have friends with little girls, one of the friends i was shopping with sunday picked up a little frilly skirt in next and said 'aww you should dress ds3 in this'!!!! err no thanks!! and she knew i always wanted a girl too!
OMG Charlie, cant believe the sonographer wouldnt write down the sex, i think its a lovely idea!! I agree with babymad, i feel its your girl, you would have seen boys bits in a 20 week scan, especially as you were looking!!! go get a private scan :-) im dying to know!!!!!! haha.
My ds3 is poorly, he's had diarrhea for over a week now :-( took him to the docs yest and have sent off a poo sample to see what virus he has, poor boy. Hes fine in himself thou, just doing all i can to stop him getting nappy rash.
Loved OBEM last night, those little twins!!! the mum did so well, poor thing having that old man shove his hands in to pull baby out!! think id rather have a c-section :-)
How are you maybe, any signs of little Dave yet?
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Deaks - {hugs}. I've read that the important part is how quickly your levels are rising and that the level itself isn't so important, some babies just implant later/slower.
I thought cauliflower you could have as much as you want (as long as it fits in with your limits), but broccoli only in limits with it being a supergreen and having too many nutrients?Quote:
Originally Posted by zanacal
Yes, you're right! I think the thing I'm thinking of (which is still stuck at the back of my mind!) is relevant for boy swayers - bare with me, I'll remember it soon!Quote:
Originally Posted by GeCon
Here it is - and this was on a thread aimed at boy swayers, so bare that in mind when reading!
Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage (also called cruciferous vegetables) contain a chemical that has been shown to raise testosterone but may do so at the expense of estrogen. We want things that will boost BOTH our testosterone and our estrogen. Eating a cruciferous veggie here and there will not affect you negatively, but there is a supplement based on this chemical called DIM which we may want to stay away from.
My levels at 10 dpo were 14 and I was told probably chemical but I said implantation had prob. only just happenned.Quote:
Originally Posted by deaks66
Are they repeating tests? Hope it just takes a few more days for them to double xx
I think we had space saving stairs but took them down as they were in the 2nd room and needed to plaster. We could possibly create a stair way in the dressing area of our bedroom with a door to the hall to access it but means loosing our wardrobe space. Ideally though it has to be in hall area as no point having seperate rooms if they have to enter through one room. Sounds like you know handy people so should keep costs downQuote:
Originally Posted by Inglewood
Thanks for reminding me to stay positive and the induction could go well. I know they are quick and I should be grateful of a quick birth, just worried mainly about the intense pain and fear or tearing. My bf hac a super fast labour last time after a sweep and ended up with a third degree tear and had to had a blood transfusion. Ph well however it goes it will be indignifide and painful!
Deaks, try not worry. Not easy after the end of last year for you. But try stay +ve, my levels were thru the roof being twins, they didn't even tell me, so I'm no help, sorry!
Petal, sorry to hear ds3 isn't so good, the wee man. Hope the stool sample comes back clear of any bugs/viruses. I was laughing at u saying "the old man" in OBEM as dh and I both said, shouldn't he be retired!! lol How awful she had to go thru that! Another mum locally said the same thing happened to her with twins, at least she had an epidural, but said it was still very sore.
Maybe, glad ur thinking a bit more +ve, all births are different and the end outcome is good :) with babe in arms.
Good luck - sounds like a great plan :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavenderlime
What did you do to get your boys? Did you do the opp this time?Quote:
Originally Posted by zanacal
Do you think lowering sperm count is important hence your freq release?
We tried freq with DS3 that's why I tried abstaining this time and bd after ov.....along with diet, amazing how it works for most but not all.
I feel massive too - really struggling with my breathing which is really getting me down. I long for the next 15-17 weeks to go quickly!!
I bloody hope so :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunset
First two boys were 8lb 1oz and my third was 9lb 5oz!! Hoping this one isnt too big!
Charlie ~ I'm not sure what to suggest....I'm not the best one to advise really as I've really struggled since finding out but I know I definitely saw a willy and that's not the case for you so you have no reason to think its a boy like I did. I wanted to go to the scan on my own as needed to be on my own after....I hope you manange to decide what is right for you, don't rush yourself xx
Pinga ~ I'm having bad days and ok days so just trying to do my best to be honest. I feel very drained at the moment...when do the tears stop!!
Petal ~ hope your little man is better soon hugs xx
Inglewood ~ I thought the woman with twins did really well and how fab to give birth naturally. So they were so sweet!
Happy Birthday for tomorrow, have a lovely day x
Deaks ~ I hope your numbers have doubled Hun, try not to panic too much yet, even though I know that's really hard xx
Off for a drink tonight with girlfriends, need a glass of wine, DS3 has been hard work this week!
Z and Babymad, I did freq release too this time (for just over a week), as ds2 was def from abstaining, well we hadn't bd for almost 2wks.
Babymad, my boys were 9lbs 1oz and 8lbs 5oz (early section, or he would of been big too) so thinking even tho I am having 2, I reckon over 7lbs each!!! hate feeling breathless, I have about 6lbs of babies already!!
thanks ladies for putting up with me and my stressing and yes babymad i am an overworrier BIG TIME lol
Well i booked a scan................its not till 13th march though I ended up going for a 4dscan after school so the boys can come too. I will ask for the gender to be writtten down and then read it at home - if i want to LOL
Babymad - i have the breathlessness thing already x hugs its horrid - i think once you notice it though you then are aware so its harder to breathe and you almost have a mini panic attack. Somedays seem better than others x x
inglewood - happy birthday for tomorrow hope you have a lovely day x
Deaks - HUG HUG HUGs for your blood results firstly YES o-ing late will make a big difference to what your levels should be and the important part is that they double in 48hrs, many people with low hcg go on to have healthy babies not that you will stop worrying i know that x try and stay positive FX FX FX for that next result to come back doulbed or tripled!
Has the MW said how big your babies are Inglewood? I think it will be better to have 'bigger' babies as theres two so at least you havent got the worry of them being too small.
What are your plans for tomorrow?
Charlie ~ sounds like you are happy with your decision, is DH going to? What does he think to finding out? I hate the breathing problems, I had really bad asthma with ds3 and ended up bring rushed to hosp with an asthma attack - it was horrible :( I feel like im being suffocated!
I climb the stairs and feel like im going to pass out!
Hope yours doesnt get too bad x
Charlie - Yay for scan!
Inglewood- enjoy your birthday, hope you get spoilt!
Im seriously considering going high tech for number 4, if I know I can go down that route then I can just get on with enjoying this pregnancy and my boys without keep thinking about not having a daughter. Think OH is a bit shocked about the amount of money, but if we carry on working and saving as we are then we can afford it, and still have time after to build up extra savings that is ours to splurge on or save as we will have enough for the house diy and general savings.
I didnt think Id seriously consider going HT but I dont think I can do this swaying again for number 4 knowing 4 is my last chance and for the sake of spending some money on IVF instead of clothes and cafe trips over a few years then we could do it.
Do I sound mad lol? One minute Im fine with all boys but the next Im thinking, no Im not letting go of this daughter dream until Ive tried all routes, sigh!!
On another note, Im only just over 11 weeks and sure Im feeling little tickles where baby is! Talk about slack muscles lol