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Sweet mummy OBEM!! Omg I'm so excited can't wait! Can't believe they had a break in the middle feel that was harsh! Lol! Keeping us in suspense! Lol!
Butterfly I haven't heard of the test over here. Seen lots of us ladies have it as think it's standard test there to check baby is healthy, but not heard of our docs doing it but that doesn't mean they don't I prob just haven't heard about it! Lol!
Was down the gym while it was on and the fact they all had girls (except the daddy who wanted a boy which prove even men can have GD!!) was such good motivation on the bike tonight and didn't feel tired like I normally do! Although I did want to cry my eyes out for each birth and was thinking if anyone was looking over my shoulder they'd be all "what the heck is she watching!?!" lol
That test sounds so good although I reckon the NHS wouldn't offer it so you'd probably have to do it private and it would most likely be expensive. Could do some investigating maybe and find out? I don't know if I'd want to find out so early though...would rather live in ignorant bliss until 20 week scan in case my dreams are shattered! Then have another twenty weeks to come to grips with it.
I paid £650 for the harmony test (there are a few different ones available depending where you live, google non invasive blood test) to check for trisomy issues, the blood goes to America to a lab, they test the free floating DNA in your blood. Early gender confirmation is a bonus of the test but I did it as I am 38 and wanted to know if baby looked healthy as I don't put much faith in the Nhs cubs test. I did wait til my 12 week scan confirmed baby looked ok. You can get it from 10 weeks. I was prepared to say good bye to the dream forever, purely to have peace of mind over health of baby, and ended up getting the best shock of my life! xxQuote:
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Hey sorry I've been a bit absent. Well, I missed one born, it's recorded but with the boys and man being World Cup obsessed and me using my mornings to exercise I've not really had the chance to catch up with it.
I am still finding it hard to motivate myself with the exercise. My walks have just become boring now as I'm so limited to where I can walk to get back in time.
Diet is going better though, I don't eat breakfast or snack at all now. And my meals I'm trying to eat until no longer hungry/just about full, rather than when I'm for to burst. So even though I've not managed to cut out a lot of things I wanted to like meat, everything is lower because I'm just not taking in as much food over all.
I got dh some olive leaf extract and told him it was there if he wanted it as every time I mentioned buying it he wouldn't give a straight answer (he'd say something like "more babies?! You like babies") and then he asks me a few days ago "so this other thing you want to do (meaning swaying) when do you want to do that? As soon as?" Erm well seeing as you are not using any protection so we could become pregnant at any time and I'm already dieting and exercising I'd say that the answer would be "immediately"
Lately I just find myself wishing someone could tell me "yes you'll have a daughter one day" or "no, sorry it won't happen" just so I could relax. If they say no I'd still have another, but I wouldn't be clicking up a mental list as long as my arm of all the things I'm going to eat as soon as I get that bfp. And if they said yes I would then Id still sway but I'd be able to relax more, not on the sway stuff but just in myself.
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motherofboys i so know how u feel, i feel like i have a empty hole in my belly that only a daughter could fill, i try not to think too much about it anymore as i would go into a deep depression, i just want to get preggas soon and what will be will be, hubby is taking olive leaf n l-root and tonight wer going in for the kill lol lots of pink thoughts n princess dust ;) xx
We are limited with dh age, so no L-root for him, no abstain.
A few things have changed recently that have altered dh eating and he doesn't even realise. As well as thins that have made it easier for me with the diet. And I think that I can see how people can think they did nothing differently but still get the opposite. I still very much doubt I'll get a girl, and yes if I think about it too much I get depressed. I just can't see it being that way for me. I wish I could hurry up and get pregnant, enjoy my last pregnancy and then move on knowing that it's over with. The waiting and hoping is the worst.
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I should point out that all the foods I want are naughty snack foods too. Although atomic did say on another post if there's something you really want swap a normal, sensible meal for it. But we eat as a family so wouldn't set a good example as I'd never eat a normal meal and just sit and pig a whole share size bar of chocolate while they sat their with their veggies and chicken lol
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Motherofboys hiiiii!! Was wondering how things were going!
I think all the boy mummies on here feel the exact same - "it will never happen for me!" and "can someone just guarantee me a girl please!" I know I definitely do and even if I hear "It's a girl!" at a scan I won't believe it until I see her in my arms!
This is why I'm so desperate to do exercise as I feel like it is the ONLY sway tactic so far with pretty much 100% success results. The thing that motivates me is my hot pink trainers lol I look down while I'm on the bike and think GIRL!!! Another thing too is my 'Martha' tendency to challenge myself to beat my last number of miles, RPM etc. You just need to find that thing deep down inside that drives your yearning for a girl and use it every time you go to exercise. In the long run six weeks on diet and exercise will be a drop in the ocean compared to always wondering if you could have done more.
Having said that if after all I've done results in DS3 for me I will still love him to bits because he did a heck of a lot to be here!
Lots of positive thoughts and hugs your way!! Xxx
As for snacks I still eat TONS!! Today for lunch I had about a TBSP reduced fat hummus with sea salt crackers which meant.....a lion bar, banana chocolate bread and a diet coke for dessert!!!! LOL!!! Of course I was starving by dinner but that is the plan AND I got to have the naughty stuff I wanted without feeling guilty!
Don't let the diet put you off.... loads of girl moms have girls while eating stuff we are avoiding but I think the key is to be ravenous between meals, eating your meals all on one go and no snacking. Once you crack it it really does become second nature!
It is so weird because I don't even know why I want a girl, and I always thought I wanted all boys. Maybe I'm just greedy. I always remember my mum saying that 'my song' should be Queens I Want It All (and I want it now) maybe it's true, I mean I am so impatient and I got the boys I wanted but still want something more. Darn I'd hate to admit she was right about something! Lol
I think half the problem is I still see myself being here in 2 years, going "well I got the diet and exercise mastered but I'm still not preg" I guess I'm not the positive person I used to be, as far as I'm concerned it's going to take forever to fall pregnant and if I don't call it a day before we do, I'll end up with another boy. Don't know where this negative persons come from.
I don't plan to find out next time. I have always found out at the scan and I kept saying "next time we will have a surprise, we can't this time in case it's a girl" so with this possibly being the last time, I want that surprise. Besides if I was told girl I too wouldn't believe them lol
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