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I love all the craftyness of the smog ladies... and it sounds like quite a few of us make things as a way of having some calm zone out time. I am sorting out squares to make a patchwork quilt for ds3. One fabric i want use ers on the side of girly (why is it that multicoloured stripes that have only one stripe of pink look girly??) but i think combined with lots of blue, it will look lovely for a boy.

Charlie, it always so much easier to look back in hindsight but thats just not how reality works unfortunately is it. When your ds4 is here, the pain of not having a dd in your future will be so much less and easier to deal with. If pgd doesnt work for me, i wander whether we will try naturally again or not. My head at the moment says not but it will be so hard to be that strong when im broody and feeling like im in with a chance.

Been feeling much more at peace with it all yesterday and today and even thinking about boys names.... there are more out there that i like than i thought there were...in fact dont think my list was ever so long with ds1 or 2!!

Sorry your feeling down pinga deaks and Charlie. It gets better honest! I really havent had a bad comment about having a third boy. My mum said she wanted a turn at buying dresses for me but it wasnt to be. At 20 weeks I would have cried at that. Now I just agree it's a shame. No big deal.

Nice to hear from you tlm good luck with extension. We are looking for a three bed semi to extend so I might pick your brains later on.

Indigo - dave still causes pain on latching but it's far better than it was. I still express the majority of his food but it works so I'm happy with things as they are. In the ideal world I would breast feed exclusively but I just don't seem to be capable of that. Still he only has one bottle of formula a day so I have the milk there

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Originally Posted by charlieispy

indigo - we definitely NEED sun x am sick of rain and hailstones x hope you are having a better day x x

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I did have a bit of a better day thanks, was just telling a good friend this morning how my 'disappointment' is easing etc. But then of course this afternoon someone I haven't seen for ages saw I was pg and when I told her 'boy' she replies 'you must be disappointed this isn't a girl'. I hate having people assume how I am feeling and making such negative comments. She knows of my miscarriages so I just said, 'I am thrilled just to be pg, it is a miracle and I am just super grateful etc etc'. Hard work though! Some people!!

Hope you are having nice evenings. i'm off to bed in a min to watch a film, dh away so having some me-time.

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Indigo, gd would be so much easier if other people could just be thrilled for you whatever you are having. Leave us alone to be disappointed in private without anyone knowing but dont dare be disappointed for us or assume we are! Drives me nuts that other people have an opinion!

Had my best school friend over tonight, hardly see her as she is career woman and i am SAHM and we live a distance away from each other but she is just so wonderful and never asked me once if i knew gender or that i must be hoping for a girl. When i said i thought it was probably a boy, she just said she is definately a boy person and how exciting! And she knows NOTHING of my gd. I love people like that :)

Right im off to watch some made in chelsea as also home alone.

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Maybe - glad feeding is getting slowly better :)

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Originally Posted by indigoviolet

I did have a bit of a better day thanks, was just telling a good friend this morning how my 'disappointment' is easing etc. But then of course this afternoon someone I haven't seen for ages saw I was pg and when I told her 'boy' she replies 'you must be disappointed this isn't a girl'. I hate having people assume how I am feeling and making such negative comments. She knows of my miscarriages so I just said, 'I am thrilled just to be pg, it is a miracle and I am just super grateful etc etc'. Hard work though! Some people!!

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Eugh for some people and their stupid comments!! It surprises me everyday how people have to voice their opinion about everything good or bad.. My motto is that if you haven't got anything positive to say then dont say anything at all! I wish more people would live by that motto. :(

charliespy ~ I cant believe you are 30 weeks already..... your pregnancy seems to be flying by but i guess i say that to everybody lol you haven't got long to go now :)

Petal ~ how is your ds3 doing? how big is he now?

Maybebaby ~ I think you are doing SO well and I really admire you so much for still sticking with the breastfeeding! so many people would have given up by now but you're still going. So what if you have to supplement a little, a little breastmilk is still better than no breastmilk and someday you might be back to breastfeeding exclusively, you never know. I got a breast abcess with ds1 and had to supplement for a while after having had surgery to open the abcess but I stuck with the feeding and managed to breastfeed ds1 until he weaned himself off it at 11 months, so i know it's not easy sometimes.. I give you praise, you should be very proud of yourself!

I wish I was half as crafty as you ladies are!
oh and dd has started laughing this last week :D I love this age she's at now :)

Sunset - Dave smiled for the first time yesterday and started to coo. OMG he is TOO CUTE!!! Thankfully broody feelings are subsiding this week as he is too much - I think my heart will burst. I can't stop kissing him. Also helped by the fact he sleeps 11pm - 7:30am.

Petal - bless - I love it when they start laughing!! Its the cutest thing!

Sounds like lots of us are being crafty to help with GD :) I'm doing a blanket in boyish colours which is probably a dead give-away. But to be honest I probably would use the same colours for a girl as they are my fave colour combo at the mo. We'll all have to post pictures when we're finished!!

Maybe - its good to hear how content and at peace you feel. I can't wait until I'm holding my little man and then I can get rid of these stupid rollercoaster emotions. Oh and well done on persisting with the BFing. It can be such a challenge but its so good! I love it too because I find it helps shift some of my PG weight!!! :D

Its my birthday today... DH has been a sweetie - he made me a cake with DS1 yesterday (was a public holiday yesterday - ANZAC day) and he's got us tickets to see The Mousetrap. Its nice when you realise that they sometimes listen to your ramblings!!

OH dear for all the rain. I don't really mind it - we don't get many days where it rains all day here in Melbourne. I like the winter here in Melbourne.

Indigo - people say stupid things. I'm preparing myself for who will say silly things after DS3 arrives so it won't make me angry then. I know my brother will say something dumb and so will my FIL. So as long as I prepare to ignore them all will be good! :D

Deaks - ahhh how have you managed to find so many boys names you like!!! I'm in denial that I have to come up with something!

Anyway - the boys and I both have colds so lovely snotty day for my birthday :)

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Sunset - Dave smiled for the first time yesterday and started to coo. OMG he is TOO CUTE!!! Thankfully broody feelings are subsiding this week as he is too much - I think my heart will burst. I can't stop kissing him. Also helped by the fact he sleeps 11pm - 7:30am.

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aww how lovely :) cooing always makes my heart mealt! something that's new in this house as well is squealing with delight :D wow I am sooo jealous, he sleeps like a trooper doesnt he! my baby still wakes up for feeds usually about 1am and 4 am *zZz*