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Great news gafan!!!!!Quote:
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Gafan what a great news:celebrate:
I'm so happy to hear gafan! How great!! And I definitely understand on waiting to find out gender ;)
I'm also actually glad to hear so many of your anatomy scans had a stubborn baby, too! The techs made ME feel like it never happened that I had to come back and get so many scans (and nearly had to come back for a third). Glad to hear it's more common than that :P
This is me today. I'm just ready to know, hopeful for girl, preparing for boy. My appointment is at 6:00 standard time. So I will update once I've composed myself and am ready to say what we are having!
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Gafan, wonderful news! I am so glad baby and you are healthy!
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Eighme.. thinking of you and I think you are on the right track on hoping for a girl, expecting a boy. Remember whatever you hear today you will eventually come around and love this little munchkin. Fingers crossed!Quote:
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Yay!!! So excited for you eighme!! We’ll be rooting for you no matter what!!
Eighme good luck!!
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TP my tech said now they do 18 week scand at 20 weeks because this is so common that repeat scans are needed to get all the measurements.Quote:
Originally Posted by Throwaway_panther
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So excited!! Good luck and I hope you hear pink!Quote:
Originally Posted by Eighme
Good luck, keeping everything crossed you hear pinkQuote:
Originally Posted by Eighme
Unfortunately, he's all boy. I'm having a rough time right now. I'll come around to the idea of a boy, but I was just wishing for a girl.
I've already googled and I don't see how he could be anything but.
So, this is just going to take some adjusting to for me to be okay with the possibility of never having a girl. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0e6abd9048.jpg
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I’m so sorry! We are all here for you, your little man is surely meant to be!!
Oh Eighme, I can't believe it :( I'm so sorry it didn't turn out like you hoped!
Eighme - I'm really sorry :(
Give yourself time and allow yourself to feel what you feel - it's ok. While I didn't really sway with DS2, I had pretty awful GD after we found out he was a boy. It was not an easy time.
I don't know if you're ready to hear this yet (and I understand if you're not), but I'll say it anyways in case it helps you as you adjust to this being a boy... There really is something special about seeing two brothers together. My boys - while they certainly have their bickering & battles - completely adore each other. They're best friends. The relationship between two boys is a really unique and fun thing to watch. As atomic always says... boys should come in pairs, like shoes :) And you're giving your son an incredible gift by giving him a little brother. That doesn't make your GD over not having a girl any easier, I know, but trust me, you will find so much joy in seeing your boys together. Even when they're wrestling and trying to destroy each other :) :)
Eighme, I am sorry. Be extra kind to yourself while you go through GD.
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Eighme I'm so so sorry you didn't get your little girl. Sending big hugs and hoping your boys will be best mates for life. I know that doesn't help right now but hopefully in time you will be ok.
Thanks ladies. So I will stop googling, we are all 100% he's a boy. Right? I'm doing that googling comparing thing.
I already am feeling better after just allowing myself to cry and realize it isn't a girl for us this time.
Hope everyone else's scans turn out great and you get your desired genders! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bf22ca9ca7.jpg
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I’m sorry you didn’t hear pink, Eighme. I’m glad you’re already feeling better about it! Your boys will be the best of friends.
Eighme, I'm so sorry you didn't hear girl. Yeah, i think you can stop googling, my ultrasound looked exactly the same, I did googling for several days and there is almost no chance we can hear girl. My doc said 99 percent boy, but I think he doesn't like to tell 100 per cent at that gestation (12 weeks).
I agree with abc and atomic, boys close in age are so good at playing together. And especially if you plan for another baby and get your girl, after 2 -3 years, you will be happy that things turned out this way.
Well, I also had GD after my DS2, but now I think it is really how it is meant to be.
I just can't imagine how how things will turn out with DS3, since the age difference will be about 4 and 5.5 years, and I think that's a lot for them to become close playmates or mates. So besides GD this bothers me much now.
Eighme first of all big hug:hugs::heart: i understand u are sad, i was also crying one day after i stopped and realized how i was silly. If it is other boy God sent him to me for some reason. But i dont stop to believe and pray for my baby girl now or one day:pray:
Please, please don't let that age gap bother you! There might be rough moments, but I am very close to my sister who is almost 8 years younger than me (I have another sister in the middle, too, who is 5 years older than her and not close with her at all). It all comes down to personality vs age. My husband is an Irish twin with one brother and they aren't close at all and never have been -- he's much closer with his next youngest brother who's 2-3 years younger than him.Quote:
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I'm sorry you didn't hear girl Eighme.
I totally agree with ABC about brothers though. My boys are so close. And ds1 is such a huge help with entertaining ds2. But I get it. I had a bit of GD t ds2s birth and felt a bit panicked over the possibility of never having a daughter. Just let yourself feel it. X
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I actually love that a lot of you ladies have two sons! I'm hopeful in a few years we can try again for our girl. I am MUCH better today. My son has been asking for a brother, so it's sweet!
Sunstars, my nephew's are 7, and 9 years younger than their older brother! He's the best big brother and a HUGE help to my SIL. Age gap doesn't mean they won't be close. Personalities do. My sister and I are 7 and are super close
Thanks again for all your words of encouragement. I am not excited to hear from my in laws (this will be boy #5) on their side. But, they already thought this was a boy due to history, so not much pressure. My mom is excited.
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I also have 2 boys and completely agree with everyone else... boys do belong in pairs. My boys adore each other, and I know that I by having them I gave them a best friend for life. Obviously they have their moments but for the most part they are gorgeous to watch together.Quote:
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I’m so glad you’re feeling better after a big cry. Crying is so cleansing. I hope that one day you get your baby girl [emoji4]
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Huge hugs Eighme. You sound in a good place today. Just let yourself feel it. It's ok to feel how you feel. When we found out our DS3 was on the way I was so upset. I honestly just thought I was "owed" a girl. I know practically no one IRL with 3 sons, everyone I know who had two boys went into have a girl. But he is here and the most fabulous two year old you've ever laid eyes upon. He holds my heart!
One thing I will say about your second son - they come with a BIG personality! Anyone I know who has two boys agrees with me. They are fun fun fun!
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Eighme, Im sending you big hugs, I know what you feel and as women we get most of the pressure to give birth to a certain gender.Quote:
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When I got severe GD with my 3rd son, I googled uplifting phrases and one that specially got me is, that the problem knowing mid pregnancy what youre having, is that you extract one sole fact of the human inside you and nothing else.
When you meet this little miracle, you will see his smile, his eyes, his chubby hands, his personality, your others sons joy, his laugh, etc. The fact that he’s a boy will be one fact out of a million. Right now, it’s the one thing you know about him.
Thats part of the reason I’m going team green ;)
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YES, Hopper - I agree too!!! My DS2 is CRAZY, lol!!!! And SO different from his big brother!! Everything I thought I learned about parenting with DS1 went out the window with DS2 because he marches to a very different beat! (And a much more stubborn one!!). :). It’s great though!!Quote:
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You ladies are such an amazingly supportive group! I am so lucky to get to speak with each of you individually! You have all made this pregnancy journey that much better for me!
So from the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of you!
Can't wait to see pictures of all these little ones as we get closer to our due dates [emoji1]
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Completely agree - my DS2 has only just turned 1 but already has the most amazing personality, so loving, adventurous and cheeky. He and his brother are best mates (DS1 calls him "little buddy" often. I was so disappointed to see DS2 was a boy but now I can't imagine my boys not having each other.Quote:
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Boys should totally come in pairs! I think that's why I'm not as caught up in having a girl this time. I see the friendship DS1 and DS2 have and I think DS3 could use a buddy like that so I don't overly mind if this is DS4! Either way 4 is the magic number for us! I suppose part of me will be sad at never having a daughter but my boys are ages 6, 4 and 2 so at this stage I really do understand the beauty of rearing boys! I didn't think I'd ever understand them having come from an entirely female household but I come to learn more and more every day. And the idea that I'm shaping these wonder little men into some day being husband's and fathers makes me incredibly happy. I think my GD has always stemmed from listening to what other people have to say but as I've gotten older and the boys have gotten bigger I've come to care a helluva lot less what anyone else thinks. I think my only trigger now is pigeon pairs which seems to be getting less and less over time thankfully!Quote:
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ABC- So so happy for you hun, I had forgot my password, but I often thought you! Twins such wonderful news.
Eighme, I’m going to be really honest with you here. There was a part of me that really believed that I was going to be the only one not hearing my desired gender. And although I am so happy that I’m not alone, I am still so sorry that you didn’t hear girl. I’m happy that you have such a good attitude about it though! I’m almost glad I now know just so I can stop hoping for the opposite outcome. That little boy is going to steal your heart!!!Quote:
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Thanks, Hannah! I absolutely agree with you. It's difficult to watch everyone get their GD's, and there has still been moments throughout the days since where I wonder "Well MAYBE..." But I know he's s boy.
He was just meant to be and I am still coming to terms with it. But it's a lot easier for me to focus on the positive than the might have been (just a personal thing because otherwise I'll go insane).
So, please feel free to message or talk to me if you want/need to because I know exactly how you're feeling! Hoping you and your little one are happy and healthy!
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Thanks Desi! I just replied to you on another post but please let me know how you’re doing!!Quote:
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Today a cashier said, "So getting closer, aren't you?" I said, "Not really!" and felt pretty offended. But then I overanalyzed and sort of registered that I'm now in my 26th week... so maybe I'm not as a far from the end as I feel? I don't know, pregnancy is so quick and so slow at the same time. Just feel like it was my first implied BIG size comment and now O feel self conscious!
Oh, girl - I'm preparing myself for those comments to start any day now. Only 20.5 weeks but I'm huge! I look like I'm 30+ weeks right now. My immediate, self-conscious response to anyone who asks how far along I am is "I'm only _ weeks.... But there's TWO!!". I can't imagine what people are going to say when I get further along.Quote:
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Tp people just feel the need to say something. I actually dont think they even really think about what they're going to say. Its like - pregnant lady, I must mention something about the size of her stomach.Quote:
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With ds2 in the same day I had a stranger comment about how am I sure it isn't twins, and another say that my stomach was so small am I sure the baby is ok!
Just go with- ummm I'm not pregnant! That'll shut them up.
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I always say pregnancy is the only time in a woman's life when people of all walks of life, age, ect feel like they get a right to comment on your body or just touch you without asking.
I got flustered with my first pregnancy when people made remarks, but now I flat out tell them they are being rude. It really makes people shut their mouths. I don't think they intentionally mean to be rude, but, I wouldn't walk up to anyone (pregnant or not) and make a comment on their body.
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I hear ya ladies! I got asked yesterday if twins run on my side of the family. I'm barely 13 weeks but I'm huge! I'm normally very slender but honestly I look (in the words of my DH) "about 5 months along"! I'm so conscious of people asking that I'm wearing super baggy clothes and DHs hoodies!!
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