:rofl: tink thats hilarious, i asked my husband to give me his honest opinion & he said 'well its looking a ltl bigger but only because your hips must be widening' wow i said you sure are a charmer, there's no point trying to sugar coat it.
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:rofl: tink thats hilarious, i asked my husband to give me his honest opinion & he said 'well its looking a ltl bigger but only because your hips must be widening' wow i said you sure are a charmer, there's no point trying to sugar coat it.
Is anyone else getting afternoon sickness?
Ive only had m/s twice & the other times its in the afternoon, wtf??
Tink- why so sure it's a girl? I ink you meant Elp I've got tons of discharge but no pee leakage, I'm 33 with 3 kids kegals are a must lol omg dh confirmed your big butt, please don't kill him lol A lot of my first trimester weight shifts have gone away and I'm carrying just like my girls but a bit lower and bigger. That was my dh's shining moment, pointing out how huge I am this early lol
ELP- I'm all snotty too, I hate getting even a tiny cold on top of all this preggo phlem.
Ca- if I got up and ate immediately I was ok, if I didn't eat soon I'd be queasy all afternoon.
I am feeling much better these days, but around weeks 4-8 I was so sick around 3PM to 8PMish. Threw up my dinner every night. It was aweful. But this past week just get a little nausea here and there.
I have a pic of my 9 week belly pic. There isnt really anything there...just thickening out. super..I look like i gained wweight. Not one person has asked me if I am pregnant. Which is good I guess considering everyone say you how in ha the time of your first. I didnt look pregnant at all with ava until about 20 weeks.
3P, I just cant imagine myself with a son. It's weird as bad as I want it, I feel like it just wont happen. I think i am destined for all girls and major pay back. I was the worst teenager and young adult...my poor mom and I have 3 very protective older brothers, I was still a major slut. haha
Tink glad your nausea is getting better, cant wait for mine to be gone! Sometimes when we cant imagine something it actually happens, so you never know Tink, there might be a little blue bean cooking in there!
3P1B, yes I find that helps me to, I quickly go grab some salty crackers!
Got to say Im not as tired lately which is a relief, but the nausea is still lingering.
My tummy has popped out, I think its because its my 3rd and everything has stretched twice before, did you find that yours popped out much earlier 3P1B??
Tink- I totally get that, I was convinced I'd hear girl at the u/s. I still feel like I'm playing pretend.
Ca- oh yeah, with dd3 by 8 weeks the pants were unbuttonable without pain so I used my belly band till about 10 wks and then just gave up and moved into maternity. This time I skipped the belly band and hopped into my maternity at 7ish weeks.
Morning ladies! Well I did it, crib and changing table are up and I've put all those little blu things away. I even took tags off a few things I know I won't be able to return, this was scary and liberating for me. We'll be covering the bumpers, making the skirt, a pillow for my rocking chair and a complimentary duvet for dd3 ( theyll be sharing the room) this week. Starting to get kind of excited.
Aww how exciting 3p1b!
Have you got a birth plan?
Yesterday we went out for dinner & i used my belly belt, they are so cool, so i can still wear my clothes, for now anyway.
Oh how fun 3P1B!!!
FWIW my 3 pg have all been different too, LOL. I was SURE with DD2 I was having a boy. Then with this one, bc DD2 faked me out so bad, I didn't buy into the different symptoms meaning anything. I still really did think we were going to have a boy, not so much for the pg symptoms but just bc I always, always saw myself with a son. So I just assumed in a way that this had to be him. I never dreamed about babies with the other 2 but in my dreams this time I dreamt about seeing my son on the u/s.
Re: belly size mine is huge now, LOL, but I didn't really show until about 18 weeks. Now I look like I'm smuggling a pumpkin!
My birth plan is pretty simple. I'm hoping for another natural, drug free delivery with minimal interventions. I actually have more hopes then plans. I hope for no gbs, no meconium, no running a week late with 6-8 hrs of contractions for that whole week and no pitocin to finally get the critter out. I've had complications in all of my births so far so Dh and I have had all sorts of conversations and at this point we're just going with the flow.
Omg B post it, last we saw you had nothing going on!
That is soo exciting 3P, I cant wait to buy stuff, I am going to have a 3D scan at 15 weeks. That is in like 5 weeks!!! I am really excited. I cant believe i am almost 10 weeks!!
Begonia: Yes, post a pic...last time you barely looked pregnant.
3p1b: Do you have a pic of their room?What colors?
Tink: I am thinking about going to my midwife after Christmas when I am 16wks. I already found the hb on our doppler at home....what a relief.
I don't put any stock in cravings as far as gender, but I have had less nausea with my boys' pregnancies. But it is still so hard to consider any of that....I would hate to get my hopes up. The other day I was thinking.....maybe I would rather have a girl....I have no idea what all these hormones are doing to me. I have had a severe craving for crab legs....MMMM.
I am finally getting over this cold!!! Yeah!!! I still have a slight cough, but I can deal with that. This weekend starts the holidays here : 4 of our 6 children have birthdays in November, so this weekend is the BIG party. They all seem to pick yummy cakes for me to make, this years selections are......lemon cheesecake, choc fudge cake, strawberry shortcake, and ice cream cake. I have my work cut out for me to say the least. We did "tell" the children last night and they are all thrilled, but bummed that we are not finding out the sex. Several over the children kept asking, "Are you sure you don't have a baby in there Mom" "You belly looks a little bigger". My body is just too use to being preggo. I would love to be able to hide it from the rest of our family until after Christmas.
OMG WP i didnt realize we were so flippin close!!! I keep having fantasies of hearing "BOY" and it makes me smile soo big. Then I think what if they say girl...I will be happy but not as happy as BOY!
So here is a pic of me and Ava Jean at my cousins wedding...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98...IMG_0561-1.jpg
and here is my 9 week belly shot...I am starting to just look thicker. I dont think i look pregnant just like i put on weight like someone asked me who wanted to get punched..."have you gained weight" assholes.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98...0-13181948.jpg
Tink you look cute; that pic of you and Ava Jean is darling!
Oh I would have been over the moon to hear boy. I still replay my scan in my head; at one point the tech said "there's his hand" and then very quickly said "oh I'm sorry, I really don't know yet what it is!" and my heart just leapt out of my chest at the very mention of "his" ... but of course we all know how that ended. I hope you do get the joy of hearing boy. It's an experience I will never have.
WP I'm glad you're feeling better! Can't believe you have so many Bday's in Nov! We have DH, DD1, and the dog :) We had the dog party yesterday, LOL.
Yeah begonia thats why i also stop myself from getting too excited, cause this pregnancy i am craving way different foods, but i think its just some sort of cruel joke.
3p1b i also went all natural with my two, not by choice was too late for epi, but this time as soon as i get there i will demand for epi.
Aww too cute tink!
Omg i play it over in my head to & i literally get happy tears like its real, but i just know i will be ok if its another girl, i have to be, i refuse to be like my dad when i was born.
How do you know your Dad was upset? I have told DH I will never tell the girls that I wanted anything other than 3 girls. DH luckily isn't fussed at all about this being another little girl. He's totally Ok. But I think he's always been a better person than me so it isn't too surprising :)Quote:
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Oh this pg played SO MANY cruel jokes on me, CA... every OWT I could try said boy... the needle thing, the placenta thing, urine pH, cravings. I really did think it'd be a boy even though I tried so hard to guard my expectations, I thought it'd be blue, and I think that is part of the reason I've taken it so hard.Quote:
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I genuinely hope you get your little boy!! Will you find out or wait til birth?
Ca how do you know that?
I birthed ava all natural. 30 houra.of back labor, 2.bags of water (they were unaware of since ava was a twin) but when it came time to push.got her out fast! Hoping to have a faster labor this time..
Begonia when i was born, dad didnt want me, he told mum to leave me at the hospital for someone who wants a girl. I have forgiven my dad, cause i know its more a cultural reason for him, & he regrets it, he carries a photo of me as a 1yr old in his wallet. Wow begonia no wonder you would have been convinced that this one was a boy,got to say that was like someone played a cruel joke on you, hey? But you know she's going to be beautiful.
Tink, i hope you have a quick labour to, mine were very quick but they killed me. Yeah i know this could be a boy but it also could be a girl to.
Begonia yes i will find out gender at my 20wk scan
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Oh CA! That is a hard story to hear; I'm so glad you've been able to forgive him. This whole baby-gender thing is hard. But I get the cultural thing, I was telling DH today that I feel like 3 boys is less frowned upon than 3 girls ... and not just bc I personally wanted boys. Boys are still seen as some kind of fertility-proving, chest-thumping success, at least in our families they are. There might be women on these boards who would love an all girl family but I'd be shocked to hear of a man who dreamed of raising all girls. Maybe they're out there ... my DH loves being a girl dad, if we had my dream of all boys I know he'd be the one who was sad about that... but he definitely wanted one of our kiddos to be a boy. It's funny though he's going camping this weekend with 3 guys, and of the 4 of them there are 11 kids and only 2 of those are boys. Each of the 4 guys has at least 2 girls ... GBG, GGB, GG, and us, GGG.
Can't believe you're almost 8 weeks though, that's fab! Are you still feeling ms or has it passed?
Yes i agree with you, how people look at girl mums differently to boy mums, like we have failed our husbands, WTF.
Oh gosh i cant wait for m/s to be gone, it gets me more so in the arvo.
Wow & your 24wks, does she move around alot?
She moves all the time! I first felt her at about 14 weeks. She's crazy. She and DD2 together are no doubt going to be more than I can handle... DD2 is an animal. If I could pick I'd definitely want this baby to be more like DD1!
FX the ms leaves you soon; I know how awful it is. I had it bad with DD1 but none with DD2 and only very mild nausea with this one.
that is such a sad story. Why were you told it though?? I am glad you have forgiven him. So I am assuming you do not have any brothers? What culture is this?
Begonia thats too cute, my dd1 is quiet & dd2 is wild, time will tell with this one.
Tink my origin is Serbian/Croatian, yes im the baby of 4 girls.
Tink, i dont know why my mum wanted to tell me that, i really dont think she knew what affect this would have on me growing up, it was only until i met my husband that i realised what affect it really did have on me with past relationships, my husband is a really good communicator & he got me to open up to the issue & deal with it & to forgive my dad, so i could move on with my life & accept that i am worthy of a mans love.
With my first baby when I told people it was a girl a few people oh wow it takes a real to be able to make a daughter.
So in my experience not everyone thinks having a girl is a failure.
CA: Wow, that would be hard to swallow. You are so blessed to be able to talk things out with your husband. Some men just have a nack for talking you through hard situations. I hear you on the m/s. I feel so much better when I take my vitamins, but they make me gag. I just need to tough it out today....I have way too much to do.
B: So you did all those gender tests and they were wrong? I was thinking about trying some of them, but I think I will just forget it. I don't need any more torture for 7 more months.
You know whats funny, my mother and father wanted my youngest brother to be a girl. I guess I was just so great, they wanted another one like me....haha...I had colic and was an aweful baby, but the least trouble growing up.
Thanks lbam, im sure not eberyone thinks the same
Wp, yes nausea is dreadful, & some poor women have it all the way through, hope mine goes away in 2nd tri.
Im nervous i got my gendermaker yesterday, im about to go try it!!
Omg it turned blue! Going to hold onto my receipt incase its wrong they give you 100% money back guarantee.
Pink=girl Blue=boy
Congrats!!! I have never heard for those. Are they pricey?Quote:
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Woohoo CapAqu - I havent seen this brand before, but i did use Intelligender when i was 10 wks preg with my daughter and it said girl :)Quote:
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Awww guys thanks but if only it were 100%, Im really not going to get my hopes up, Im trying not to anyway, nop Im not!
No they are not expensive, it cost me $20 off ebay, cheaper then intelligender and more women apparently have had more of a success with this one.
But see everyone is different and Cinss your intelligender was correct!!
Yep, i will definatly try it again with the next pregnancy :)
FX gendermaker is right for you, CA!!!
Thanks Begonia, but I really think its too good to be true!!
Guess what I found out today ladies, my fasting sugar blood test is 5.5 and if you are over 5.1 you are classed as having GD, so now I need to go to the diebetes clinic, cant believe it. How the hell am I suppose to control what I eat, when all I am craving are high fatty foods.
Wish i never did gendermaker, been reading some reviews & few women who had blue result actually had girls & vice versa, i need a break from all sites, i really dont want to focus on this whole gender stuff anymore its literally making me feel sick, & i promised myself & my husband that i wouldnt do this.
My stomach feeling is that i am carrying a girl regardless of how different this pregnancy is to my girls, i just feel it.
Goodluck to you all & i hope you all get your desired gender, but i must go for now, thanks for being gr8 friends xx