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I am 14.5 wks pg and I just retuned back to work 3 wks ago after DS2 maternity leave. I havent got a courage to tell them I am pg yet. I am postponing it and postponing but my tummy is not getting any smaller. Did anyone already told their work? I am dreading what they say, they will probably think I am taking the piss haha.
Hi there ladies. Been reading up on the pages of posts I missed over just one day of not logging in lol.
Thorz- So excited for your scan!
Wanting- I would go for it too. I had an elective scan at just over 15 weeks with DS3 and it was VERY obvious he was a boy and I've seen 15-16 week scans of girls be just as unmistakable.
I had to move my scan from Monday the 11th to Tuesday the 12th, will be 14+2, so excited!
Omg I'm so sad lol I took ds3 for his first hair cut... Now he had the most beautiful long blonde curly hair and this flipping girl destroyed his hair it looks absolutly terrible... First haircuts are sad enough but botched first hair cuts :(
Aww that does stink! I'm very picky about my boys' hair too. They all have long hair but of course it needs to be trimmed and shaped once in a while. There is only one place I will go (they specialize in kids cuts). They are more expensive than most places but well worth it for a good cut. Every adult place seems to think boys only have 2 styles- buzz cut or bowl cut UGH!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wanting-a-girl
I did take him to the kids place and it cost 30 bucks and she really soda bad job... It will look better in a week or s when it starts growing out a bit
Omg my auto correct is driving me nuts the past few days! Soda is supposed to be such
Oh my I sooooo feel your pain! My DS3 had beautiful long curly hair, but I let comments from others about him looking like a girl get to me too much, so I cut it myself, and then cried for days and days every time I thought about it. I cut all those beautiful curls off and now they won't grow back!! Just because I miss it so much, I'll post a few of my favorite pics of his curly hair......Attachment 9483Attachment 9484Attachment 9485Attachment 9486Quote:
Originally Posted by Wanting-a-girl
This is the after pic
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That's basically how Ezra's hair looked too :( I got a lot of girl comment all the time they didn't really bother me... Sometimes I would put pony tails in his hair... I really hope his curls come back I miss them already
Oh he is sooo handsome! What a wee spunk :)
So gorgeous!!! Before AND after!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorz300
My DS2 has blonde curls, not that long but will get there coz I am in NO rush to cut his hair!! He has a very girly face too so will no doubt get those comments too! I dont care though, he's going to be my little surfie boy lol
Thanks ladies! I still miss his long hair so so much, so salsa, my advice is don't cut your DS hair if you love it! I would grow it back in a heart beat if it still had curl but it doesn't and it would look like an awful mullet if I did. :( oh well he is still my sweet little crazy tornado!!!
Thorz -- what a cutie!!! With and without curls! My two boys' hair looked like that too and it was hard to see it go. I also got comments from people about them looking like girls. Hello? They are still very much dressed like boys, sound like boys, and they act like boys. I've never had any trouble telling a long-haired toddler from a girl, but ok.
You have a little boy named Ezra?! Aaaahh, awesome! It is one of my "guilty pleasure" names because DH doesn't understand the unique appeal and charm of that name. I love old-world names. Our boys are Elliot and Oliver and we are having a really hard time coming up with a third boy name. DH vetoes everything but can't offer alternatives. Sigh...maybe a miracle will happen and it's a girl. We have plenty of girl names we love. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wanting-a-girl
It's so funny that so many of us have these sweet curly-haired boys! My DS1 has always had straight hair, DS2 had curls but they didn't grow back after about age 2, DS3 has the most curls by far and his have thankfully kept growing back after multiple cuts. I have curly hair and have always hoped that one of my boys would too and finally I have one lol. Oh and he gets the girl comments all the time too:rolleyes:
Thorz those pics are just precious... what a cutie!!
I love your boys' names! I think Ezra would fit nicely with those. We're having the opposite problem, we can come up with boys names but having a harder time with girls. Of course I haven't really seriously considered girls names much because I'm assuming this is boy #4 lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by divakotka
I didnt give DH a choice in the matter of naming Ezra lol I saw it and fell in love and he wouldnt win the argument lol although he did say he didnt like it and blah blah blah.... if this baby is a boy his name will be Lennon what do you think? dh doesnt like it so i told him to get off his high horse and suck it up lol i feel that i have more say in things cause for one i get to be pregnant, labour and delivery is hell and then he is not helpful at all with babies... he does nothing to help so ya... lol
nobody like Ezras name lol my moms like what kind of name is that? lol
now tho everyone loves his name and i love it more and more everyday thats how much i love it... i dont feel the same about my other boys names althogh they are good names just not as loved as ezra lol my others are Evan and Hayden
i find it a lot easier to find boy names... even tho im not looking at girl names at the moment i did in my past pregs and the names i had for ezra would have been Harlow or vieanna and im not to sure how i feel about them now.... i do really like Harper for a girl right now but we live in canada and DH says it reminds him of steven harper... but one of my fav singers is Ben harper and it reminds me of his beatiful music....
Wanting- I love Lennon! DH and I are both huge Beatles fans:cool:
I love the name Ezra, I have brought it to the table with all 3boys but my DH always shoots it down. I think boy names are really hard, mostly because I've already used the ones I like and only have a few left that I would consider. I don't even think about girl names. My 3 boys are Ethan (6) Liam (4) and Seth(2) the names I still kind of like are Trey, Tate, Beck, or Greyson (we would call him Grey) I really like trey and wanted to name Seth Trey but my husband was set on Seth the problem is Trey means 3rd born so if I care about meaning, trey won't work for my 4th son.
Hey girl sway I told work this week the twins are a bit bumpy already ;-) I've done well for me ds1 was 9 months when I went back to work and I was there for 6 months before leaving if I leave when I want v soon! I will have been back a year!!
Ezra is cute! I've got a Noah I never convinced dh but he could see I was upset he was a boy ;-) so ur I won ;-)
Argh, almost secretly booked an earlier gender scan, as I'm so desperate to know! It would be only 12 days away! But there's three reasons I can't do it:
1, my husband already thinks I'm mad enough as I've changed the date twice,
2, I'd be 15+6 by my dates and 16+3 by scan dates, but if they find you're less than 16+2 they send you home and you have to pay 50% again to be rescanned
3, I'd be constantly worried that if it did say girl that it would be wrong that early!
I love how everyone shared their boy names. That's great inspiration!
--Wanting-a-girl, Evan is actually one name that both DH and I like. We aren't crazy about it but I think we could end up with it and be happy. I can't use any lovely boy names like Seth (that contain a "th") because I am from Europe and my family and friends will kill me because that sound is really hard to pronounce for them. And I'd have to listen to them butcher the name. :rofl:
I DO like Lennon. I mentioned it to DH and it got shot down, lol. As far as the girl names go, I like Harper the best.
--Thorz: I know a pair of brother that are named Liam and Cooper. Maybe you'd like Cooper? They call him Coop at home, which I think is super cute.
--Northern: I'd book the earlier scan if I were you. I'll be 15+3 at mine and I do share your worries about them wrongly predicting a girl...but on the other hand I think it's a boy anyway for me and it'll be clear as day.
Wouldn't it be ironic and lovely if after throwing all these boy names around, we'd all end up with girls?
My boys are Riley and Lachlan :) boys names we are thinking about are Austin, Connor or Thomas.
I know it's hard to wait, but just hold out a little longer, you don't want to be sent home!Quote:
Originally Posted by Northern_Shutterbug
That's what I'm worried about - I've tried finding somewhere that is ok from 15 weeks or even dead on 16, but they all cost a fortune!Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorz300
Ugh I'm starting to worry that something might be wrong. I have no real reason, it's just because I've never gone this long without seeing the baby! Also my morning sickness and exhaustion are getting better, I know that could be due to the fact I'm nearing the end of the first trimester, but I've also heard a sign of mc is the loss of symptoms like ms and exhaustion. I don't have a history of mc I've never had one but there is always a first time for everything! Has anyone else waited until the 13th week before seeing the baby or even being seen by a dr? I did see the nurse practitioner and had my blood drawn at 9 weeks 3 days and it all came back normal. I'm getting anxiety over going this long without seeing the baby and now wondering if I should move my scan up a bit.
Yep it looks like the best thing is to wait a little. I know it's hard sorry!Quote:
Originally Posted by Northern_Shutterbug
I didnt see the baby this time till my 12 week u/s I was constantly worried it was going to be dead :( first think I looked for on the screen was a heart beat... Plus my stupid dr did absolutley NO blood work til then either! I'm sure every thing is fine... My morning sickness started to come in waves at that point where it would be getting better a few days then a few days of hell...
I now have dreams every night of going to the u/s and it just being a boy... No girl parts turning to boy just clear as day boy...mis my intuition telling me something....
Yey! I've just moved the scan! I'll be 15+6 by my dates but 16+3 by scan dates, so hopefully they won't send me home!
Only 12 days left!!!!! Eeeekk! :nails:
I'm sure you are right and everything is fine, I just can't help but worry since it will be 13+ when I finally see this baby!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wanting-a-girl
I'm sure dreams don't really mean much but I know they can affect us. I had only girl dreams in the beginning then a few boy dreams now its just a baby in my dreams and the sex isn't really part of the dream. Ds1 thinks girl ds2 thinks boy and DH thinks BB!! I don't think your intuition is telling you anything I think your defense mechanisms are kicking in to try to soften the blow and prepare you for another boy if it is one. I'm pretty sure this is a boy inside of me and I talk and act like it is with no hope of a girl so I won't expect anything other than boy bits staring at me during my anatomy scan.
Exciting! Good luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by Northern_Shutterbug
Yup me too I act as if it's a boy... Time will tell :) all the thinking it's a boy has really put me at peace with having all boys
For those of you who are having their last pregnancy what is your plan for birth control?
My DH is getting the big V done...there is no way I'm havin more than four kinds I think four is a huge stretch to begin with but figured I would give ezra a sibling close in age...
I would love for DH to get a V but we haven't talked about it yet I'm betting he won't want to
I'll be having the coil again. I can't have any pills or implants as they give me migraines and I wouldn't want OH to get the snip incase something happens to me and he may want a family with someone new. He's 34 this year, so there's still time.
If we won the lottery we could be tempted to have another, but I'd want an au pair!
That's sweet of you to think of him just in case something happens to you. This is our 4th baby so even if something were to happen to me, I'm pretty confident DH would still be done having kids!Quote:
Originally Posted by Northern_Shutterbug
Ugh I am having pretty bad cramping tonight. No bleeding though so I'm sure it's just regular pregnancy cramping, it feels like AF cramps. DH is on call at the hospital until Monday night so I won't see him until then, and DS3 ran off with my phone and now I can't find it. I think it died. We don't have a home phone! I hope I don't need to call anyone for this!
I know I was having growth pains around 10 weeks this time... How bad are they?
Try not to worry. I am exactly like you though. I found I would start to have a few good days and panic - its strange, but the ms is comforting to know things are still happening. You'll have your scan soon and see everything is going along nicely! Stressing about it does your body more harm than good x xQuote:
Originally Posted by Thorz300