Due dec'14-jan/feb'15 part 2

Our anniversary is 11/10/11 but we're going on 12 years together. I'm super surprised to hear somebody else had that name on their list- but that also makes me kind of happy- lol. We tend to pick very different names so it's nice knowing it's not THAT weird. I haven't been working out nearly like I did the first time around- I ran up until 6 or 7 months and did pretty intense yoga up until the end- this time I'm lucky to get a walk or mini aerobic video in:( I'm up about 26 lbs so far so will probably hit my standard 30-35 lbs which is fine- still feels icky while you're in it though.

Hi ladies. Great to hear all about your stories. Love the name Hendrix. :)

Im 6 months (24 weeks) and last midwife apt gained 9 pounds. I deff think this months apt will be higher.
Being pregnant with a girl for me has been different. Ive been more moody and emotional but on the positive note my body hair has virtually stopped growing! How nice to not have to shave. Lol ;) With the boys it was faster growth. Ive been craving pineapple juice bad. I think its from aloha isle in Disney (pineapple smoothie type drinks)-- check that out if you can.. its amazing!-- I just read it can induce labour so i may have to lay off lol. I think she will be smaller than my last baby.. which i am happy with. People keep saying im small but i feel big! I think they are just being nice. I have not been working out. Thats probably going to come back and bite me later after she's born and i have alot to lose. I've actually had a nasty cold that has not been fun.

November to me seems to drag. I have a strong hate for this month. Its the month my grandpa passed and i always get sick. Also the weather here is terrible.

I am just anxiously awaiting December bc i love Christmas and all that comes with it!
I feel like now the pregnancy is dragging... i just want to meet her! Jealous of all you ladies that get your little ones soon.

Heres a belly pic.

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Thanks! We usually keep the name a surprise and though nobody else knows I figured posting it here would help give me some confidence it's a good choice.Robin- you're belly is perfect! Everyone tells me I'm small too and I also feel huge- I think we're probably perfect and 9 lbs at 24 weeks is seriously impressive- keep up the good work!

Hey girls, love reading about names and all the events that everyone has coming up. Hendrix is so cool Lala!
Robin u look fabulous, ur bump is small. I've also been on the smaller side this time (it was the same for both DDs previously), I still find it hard as my body just doesn't ever seem to 'balance' well enough and I get bouts of sciatica. I have a bunch of varicose veins on my legs that appear in pregnancy and I have started wearing compression socks as they are starting to throb an hour after I get up. Sigh! The things our bodies do! I am 30weeks (and about 2 days) and have put on about 11pounds/5kgs. I am trying to have a nutritious intake of food, but sometimes I'm just not hungry. I still eat more than normal.
DH and I were discussing contraception as this is our last, and he is happy to have a vasectomy, so I'm pretty stocked at the thought I don't need to take the pill or get my tubes tied.
We have a fair bit going on in the lead up to January, a weeks holiday (our last as a family of four), two birthdays in December and then Xmas and new year. So lots of baking, cooking and planning to keep me busy. After News years I'll try relax as much as I can as there will only be a few weeks to enjoy the full nights of sleep before this little one starts waking us up every few hours hahaha. I am definitely looking forward to him arriving. The thought of not being pregnant again is actually quite exciting for me 😊

Oncue- I haven't gotten to that point yet- the one where I'm ok with not being pregnant again. I assume that means I'm not done having kids yet because everyone I talk to says you just know when you're done. I cannot believe how little weight you have gained- I feel like such a piggy!!! Haha

hello every body i am new here ..all the girls who swayed for boy can u plz tell me what did u do for weight training like


1 how many months
2 how many time in a week and how many hours of work out
3 what type of weight training...did you have any trainer for guiding you

Lala, I do think when u know ur done ur done haha! After DD2 we were just never sure, will we have another? won't we? Until we finally tried and got a BFP. We were really happy and just knew this was it (even before finding out gender). I've got to say I am not one of those ladies who has wonderful pregnancies, so I actually don't enjoy that process much, but the end result is what gets me over the line! I hate saying that too, as I don't want to sound ungrateful but my body just struggles, and I don't think I cld do it again.
I think the weight gain will catch up with me these last 9 weeks, haha I expect to explode soon enough!
Hi wantinfo, welcome! I'm sorry I won't be much help as I didn't do weight training but I think a few of the girls did with good results! Hopefully they have a bit more helpful info than I do. Good luck xo

Bout being done. We always said 3, but while pg with ds 2 DH said we have another shot at a girl. I replied what if its a boy too. Then and there he opend the first door to #4. Somehow i always felt i would get 3 sons first. Cause 3th was indeed a boy.

We doubted for a long time about using door4.
And we both knew that was the last one.
Our youngest will be 4 when this baby arrives. The eldest will be 8.
But this is definately our last. It feels done. Though i love the feeling of the baby kicking and will miss that. Ialso feel its enough.

I'm 99% sure we're done after this one. Hubby is 100% and I'm probably more like 90%, but the fact that hubby is 100% done brings me up to that 99% :-) If we had ended up having a girl for #2, I told DH that I couldn't guarantee that I wouldn't want to try for #3, but since we now have the boy, I know I really can't win that argument. Plus, to be honest, as much as I absolutely adore the baby phase, I'm sort of excited to move on to the next stage in our family life.

It's funny because in the beginning of this pregnancy when I thought it was going to be just like the last one, I thought there was no way I would want to do this again. But it actually got so much better and now has actually been enjoyable being pregnant, so I could see doing it again if that's what we wanted. The other thing is working while doing it all. I think if we were in a place where DH's income was sufficient for us and money wasn't so tight, I'd want more kiddos. It would be so awesome to experience being a stay at home mom, even if just for a year or two, but it's not in the cards for us. I hate admitting it, but having more kids really does come down to finances for us.

I know money doesn't buy happiness, but it does make it easier to attain, lol. My mother struggled as a single mom with 4 kids, and although I feel I had a great childhood, there are things I want to be able to do for my kids and family that she wasn't able to do, mostly due to financial constraints. And then I look at DH's family who had 2 incomes and 1 child, and he had all those things. Again, it's not about things per se, but also experiences like family vacations and options for college, etc. Plus just less stress in general :-)

And since I know DH is done, these are things I tell myself to be okay with that, lol. If he wanted more children, I'd probably be saying the exact opposite!

wantinginfo9 - to answer your questions... I was working out fairly regularly with a trainer even before we decided to sway, but ramped it up a bit once we decided to. I'd say I worked out 3 times a week for about an hour doing weight training with my trainer, then I would also do about 3 days a week of cardio - generally a dance class or something active like that. All in all, we were swaying for about 6 months.

I think I noticed an increase in testosterone from the working out, but even more so from all the protein I was eating and the gelatin drinks I did. I was drinking about 3 protein shakes per day along with eating lots of protein rich foods as well, like at least a couple eggs a day and lots of meat. I would also drink 1 gelatin drink per day all month long, but the week of our attempts I would up that to 3 per day. I'm not 100% sure if I was just imagining it or not, but I definitely felt like I had more testosterone when I did all those things consistently.

Good luck!!

Ah yes finances- I would say we can't even afford one! Lol

Okay, so these hormones are really getting to me! We had to take our cat to the vet yesterday because he was just not himself. Turns out he's diabetic. The vet prescribed us insulin injections and sent us on our way, saying he would be back to his normal self asap. Then he didn't move from one spot, eat, or drink, all day and night. So we took him back in today. They have him there for observation, but his body temp is really low and he's still not wanting to eat or drink. The vet hasn't said anything yet, but I'm worried this may be the end for him :-(

He's always been a pain in the butt cat, but he's my baby, and I love him. Now I can't seem to stop crying. I know he's just a cat, but I'm still not ready for him to be gone. And the worst part is that we're leaving for Disney on Friday, so if he does make it till then, I'm going to have to board him, and that's not cheap. We've already spent over $800 trying to treat him and nothing seems to be working. Plus, I'd hate for him to pass while we're gone, but I also can't think about making a decision before then about the end. Ugh. Hoping the vet has some good news when he calls back this afternoon, but it's not sounding very likely.

Oh, and I guess I should start figuring out how we want to introduce death to our 3 year old, since it seems inevitable. She absolutely adores this cat too!

Hope everyone is having a better week than us!!

Awwee crazy cat.. I can relate. We lost our cat in july after 13 years. He was my furry baby. I am still devistated. It was the hardest thing ive ever had to do (putting him down). Also his sickness came outta nowhere which made it extremely difficult to explain to the kids etc.
We took him into the vet that night for a check up bc he wasn't eating. I honestly thougt he was just getting older. Then admitted him and said he needed fluids etc. That was supposed to be for 24 hrs and was set to cost 1000. We left and one hr later the vet called saying he almost died on the xray table from not breathing and that his red blood cell count was so low. (Supposed to be 30+ he was at 5!). She said he wouldn't even make it through the night and we should come back to put to sleep.
At this point the kids were just tucked into bed. I litterly had to wake them balling ti tell them the cat has to go live with god now in heaven. They started to freak out. They cried "why cant we just keep him forever. "
They didn't get it. It was very sad. In fact it broke my heart.

Since that night things have gotten a bit better. My older sin draws pictures of our cat in heaven and knows hes happy up there. We actually just got another kitten. I didnt think i was ready but turned out to be exactly what i needed.
Bought him thinking he was a boy.. found out the kitten is actually a girl. Shes so beautiful and snuggly. The kids just adore her.
Its deff not easy to go through a pet being sick or dying. My thoughts are with you and your family. Just try and enjoy your vacay. Praying kitty will be ok. :)
Heres a pic of Ellie the new kitten. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...82571cdbd3.jpg

Pets dying has to be awful- we have two dogs and Diella will definitely be old enough to understand what's happening when they go and I am sooo dreading it.

Crazy cat I don't think it's just hormones, it's such a sad story that I'm not surprised ur so upset. Pets are part of families so their illnesses and passing wld be devastating. I'm sorry that you are going through that, hopefully u will here good news.
Robin, ur cat story is so sad too 😔 it's just awful when it hurts little ones. Ellie is so adorable though! I'm glad she makes things easier
We don't have pets at the moment as we live in an apartment so it's too hard, but I remember 3yrs ago when my pet goldfish died after having him for 4 yrs and I was inconsolable for two days. It's weird how they impact ur lives so much x

Thanks ladies. Robin, I'm sorry about your kitty :-( You're new little lady is adorable though!

We ended up having to put him down yesterday afternoon. The doctor called and said his body was shutting down and he likely wouldn't make it through the night :-( It was pretty awful, but I know it was the right things to do. We took Lyra and let her snuggle him one last time and say goodbye. We tried to explain it to her, but I don't think she really got it. She asked about taking him to the vet again today and we had to explain that we wasn't with us anymore, etc. It's sad because she's always loved him so much, but being 3 1/2 I don't think she'll even remember him. And for me it sucked because he was my first pet that was truly mine. I got him and his sister and brother the same month I bought my first house and was truly on my own. He's been with me longer than Lyra and even longer than Brett. I'm going to miss him terribly.

I am so sorry to hear about your cat, Crazycat! I have three right now, and we all love them like crazy! We also have a chocolate lab who is 12 and she is really starting to show her age! I know that we will be facing that day with her soon and the thought drives me crazy. I cannot imagine our lives without her.

Awwee crazy cat i am so sorry. I know how you are feeling and im an sending many hugs from my family to yours. Just know kitty is in a better place if he was sick. Its so hard to really understand why things happen the way they do.
So sorry. :(
Just know that us GD girls are here for you if you need us! Xo

Thanks ladies :-) I really love this forum and feel like we have a great support system here, which is awesome! It's funny because when I first went on InGender, we didn't have any kids except the cats, so that's where my screen name came from. Later, when I signed up for this site, I figured I might as well use the same screen name. People always thought I was crazy because I had 3 cats, but then I met a man with 2! How often do you find a man with 2 cats? So strange, lol. So we had the Brady bunch of cats - 5 of them, and hence became the crazy cat couple. Now we are down to 4, but they are all special and dear to us. I think we'll appreciate them even more now that we've lost one.

Anyhoo, onto more happy news... we're heading to Disney on Friday and I'm super excited. It's also our 5 year anniversary. On our 2nd anniversary, we were in Maryland for a friend's wedding. We went to this really fancy restaurant, as it was our first time without Lyra and we are both foodies. We ended up falling in love with a wine and bought a bottle from their store that was connected. I picked up the trick long ago to label nice bottles of wine for a specific special occasion immediately, otherwise no occasion will seem special enough and they'll never get drunk, lol. So, we labelled this particular bottle for our 5 year anniversary. Needless to say, our 5 year anniversary is here and I'm pregnant. I'm planning on taking the bottle with us to Disney have having a small glass or two while we're there. I feel slightly guilty about it, but at the same time, I know a small glass will be fine. My doctor even said I could have a glass a day! And I'm secretly super excited just to taste it...I remember loving it, and I so miss my wine!

Crazycatcouple- don't feel guilty. I had a glass of wine on our anniversary though I have to tell you- I don't enjoy it as much pregnant and I am looking forward to REALLY enjoying my red wine again.

thanks a lot for the information crazycatcouple ...can u plz tell me what is the procedure to buy atomic he diet plan .

So, I've been MIA for awhile. I delivered my son 10/7/14 at 30w2d weighing 3 lb 9 oz and 16 in. He's still in the NICU. He's doing reasonably well but has high blood pressure and horrible acid reflux. He's working on eating and gaining weight, but stable and progressing for the most part, although had apnea and bradycardia spells sometimes after feedings because of his reflux. He did end up having some defects with his heart afterall (subclavian artery in a different place than normal and a bicuspid valve), but they said they were minor and not expected to be a problem.

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Oh my goodness bunnygirl congrats on the arrival of your son! Wow thats early for sure.
I am praying he stays strong and keeps progressing well. Sounds like he has a good start! Cant wait to see pics when you can.
Congrats again. Whats his name?

Bunnygirl. Congrats on your Son! I'm sorry that its going this way. Hoping your little fighter is doing Well soon!!
Wish you all best!

More december baby's to come soon.
Hope you girls keep us posted and show pics

Big congrats!! Bunnygirl sounds like he is doing pretty well after the shock of being born so early
but how scary for you !! How are you doing? X
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I'm with all the other mama's..how exciting to have him here but so super scary to be born so early. Was there any particular reason you went into labor so soon? Please keep us posted and post pics and a name when you can. I'm sure he'll be going home shortly!

Oh wow congrats Bunnygirl How exciting your little man is here My friend's baby was born at 30 weeks and he is flying it now Probably bigger than his older brother!! I hope all is well and he is able to go home with you as soon as he can x
Sorry I've been missing so much For some reason the last few weeks have been hectic We're doing some jobs to the house before Christmas and the painter has been in the last week so it's hard to sit down and relax when everyone else is working hard! It does feel great to do a proper clean out though and I think I might have some room for our new little one soon!!! Hopefully!!!
Sounds like everyone is doing well and I can't believe how quickly the time is flying!!!
Who is our next little baby due? Has everyone got their hospital bags packed yet?????


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My bag is packed! I'm sort of OCD so nearly everything is ready to go except a little ice cheat with snacks I'll bring. I'm due in just a little under 5 weeks!

Oh wow 5 weeks!!! Could be 3 You never know!! I have 8.5 weeks to go but I'm going to pack my bag next week (just in case!!)


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You guys are so close. 13 wks for me!!

Daisymoo I am SO hopeful this little man makes his entrance early (and healthy of course) but my daughter has her first ballet recital and our family Christmas party is Dec. 13th. I just want to make sure I can make everything- I love Christmas!

Oh fingers crossed you make them all! When is your due date?


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Sweetdream You're nearly there too! I always find the last ten weeks fly Hope they do for you too x


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Daisy we are due roughly the same time I have 8 wks and a day haha - can u tell I'm counting down? I have all bubs things washed and put away and just need to organise myself. I'm hoping with Xmas and some upcoming events the time flies by! I just want to meet him already xo

I am due December 20th..original scan was 3 days earlier than my timeline and I was 5 days early with my daughter so am hoping hoping for Dec. 10th or even a few days earlier!

wow! congrats on your son, bunny! glad he's doing ok for being born so early!
I had a scare last week where I thought i was going into labor but it turns out it was just from a long road trip (6 hrs straight) being too much. Dr gave me an rx to stop the contractions if it happens again. still having a lot of pressure but nothing scary like that day. 7 weeks to go, so little guy needs to stay put a few weeks longer!
Cant wait for all the Dec babies to start coming!

Me either!! The wait is starting to get to me.

Oh Yahmama you must have gotten some fright You poor thing I hope he stays put a while longer We all want early babies but not that early!!!
Oncue I am counting down to the day like you!! I'm due on 15 Jan according to scan I ordered a new maxi cosi car seat cover on Amazon today because after three babies in it already it's pretty wrecked!
Lala here's hoping for 10th dec for you Just around the corner so hope you're bag is at the front door!!


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