September TTC Boy Chit Chat and Such Thread

Awwww! He's perfect!

Woo hooo Jen!!

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Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue

Just saw only 1 pic posted, here's the money shot :bigsmile:

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Just like a man! That's awesome!!

g2g have dinner have fun all!

Congratulations Jen!!!! :) I was stalking this thread to make sure you are having a boy :p
Pic is great, no doubt threre eh? ;)

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Originally Posted by begonia

Thanks for empathizing Skrimpy ... it is maddening, absolutely a great word for it. I think if I hear boy I'll be glad I found out, if I hear girl, I don't think I'll have GD like I did last time. I think in a weird way I got all of that out with DD2. At this point I just want to know. I feel like I waste a lot of emotion throughout my day on something that could easily be resolved, KWIM? If I had at least gotten a hint from my NT scan I think I'd be more able to deal, but I got nothing! Little rascal!

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It is really hard emotionally. Heck, we're nowhere near trying for our next one and it's already on my mind from time to time, lol.

I think that if it would give you peace of mind to know that's a good thing to do. Have you brought it up with DH to find out and just not tell him? Or is he totally against that? I know my DH MUST know but offered to not tell me if I don't want to find out when we get pg again.

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Originally Posted by TTC5

Cool! Going to give it a go cos they say temps are more stable this way?

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I think they are supposed to be more stable and more accurate. I know you're not supposed to change around mid-cycle - pick either oral or vaginal and stick with it. But I do think vaginal is supposed to be slightly more accurate.

Here is 1 of the 13 week 1 Day shots. The Cord was in between his legs when we tried for a crotch shot so it might be on these pics too. Don't worry about looking for a nub, I don't think we can tell.

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I am guessing boy ILUV!

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Originally Posted by begonia

I made an appointment for Monday :oops::worry:

I'm definitely NOT going to have them tell me in the room though, I'll have it written down and open it later. I'm having some minor guilt about not telling DH about it ... but I really want him to have a surprise! I just can't take the not knowing myself... I'm sure it is a girl at this point and I think part of me just wants to rip that band-aid off. I love the IDEA of a surprise but I HATE the mental torture; I just want to enjoy this last pregnancy and I think I'll be better able to do that w/o the big WHAT IS IT hanging over my head. It is ZERO fun for me. But I want it for DH and this is the only way I can see us both getting what we want out of it! I just won't be able to tell anyone IRL, and I am confident I can do that. So ... here's hoping I have as much fun as Jen did today!

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I think this is a good idea. Then you will know. You will also be able to take your envelope and open it on your own so you can have your reaction in peace. Our tech put it in an envelope for us and I opened it privately which was very helpful to me. We were actually already 99.9% sure because we needed an Rh genotype on the baby and that also detects gender, but I wanted the money shot. Next time I will ask the doctor to mail the genotyping results rather than phoning them in, as well.

I will be thinking of you all day Monday!

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Originally Posted by iluvmyman

I had a japanese Dr once who said with a thick accent "breast fed baby, always bigger first 6 months" You had to be there, it cracks me up but is true. She's tall though so might stay that way.

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Lol I love the matter-of-fact doctors with an accent. My doula had a thick accent too and I just loved her statements :p

Woohoo Jen he is alllll boy. How exciting to know your son is on the way!

iluv I am no good with nubs but that is one cute little bean you have in there!

I think this 1st pic looks a little scary. :) The 2nd looks like a hand is reaching out to touch him, spooky.

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Originally Posted by TTC5

I am guessing boy ILUV!

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He had had the cord between the legs so don't worry about it, I don't think you can tell. I'll edit to let people know.

People are welcome to guess for fun though. And if you say girl I'll be OK. My friend said the skull looks boy but we'll have to wait and see.

wow 3pink that is quite a money shot!

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Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue

Omg omg omg omg IT'S BOY!!!!!!!

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Congratulations!!! I have been waiting to see how it went!
I am very happy for you!

Oh wow, Jen, that is a BOY!!! LOL! Fantastic! Can't wait to hear the full scoop when you have time :)

Iluv what darling pics! There's a lot of busy going on in the 1st one so I can't tell where the nub is, like you said ... but I like TTC5's guess! And LOL about the doc with the accent! Oh and yes ... I think working out is a key to not gaining as much weight .. sorry, LOL!

Thank you both for posting pics ... they really are fun to see! I'll share mine on Monday for sure :cool:

Skrimpy thanks again for your posts re: finding out; I really do think I need peace, and just knowing will give me peace. Tonight tucking my girls in I felt incredibly good about potentially tucking in a 3rd girl. And I'm going to bring some sweet baby pics of each of them with me that morning, so that if I open that envelope and need reassurance all I'll have to do is see their darling baby faces to remember EXACTLY why I wanted another baby in the 1st place. Because I adore them to BITS! Re: DH, if he knew I knew, he'd want to know. The fact is if I told him how it's driving me nuts he'd say great, let's just find out. But I don't want him to sacrifice his one shot at something that he's always wanted just for me. He totally would though. :HH: But that's also why I'm not telling a soul IRL, because I don't want anyone to know before he does. Other than me obviously ... and all of you :wink:

Yes, Babydes, I really did make an appt for Monday, LOL! It's in the morning after I drop DD2 off for school so depending on when I get up the guts to open the envelope I'll post the results here. And then we'll all be looking forward to yours on 10/3!

Flava I hope you're right and there's a boy in here! If only Jen's DD could give me a hint :cool:

WP I meant to tell you on your question re: nausea that I have had it around O, but only since swaying boy. I think it is hormonal somehow. The 1st time I had it I was confused bc it felt so much like early pg nausea, and we weren't trying to get pg, but then I read online that it can be a symptom of O. The other thing I've had my whole life but never made a connection until swaying is the fact that I get really, extra hungry the week before I O. I hope you are having so much fun camping! Can't wait til you get back and see the fun news from Jen!

Wow, what a perfect boy picture, 3PNB! He was showing off for the camera!

Iluv, what a cute little one!

Begonia, I think it is great to find out, IF you can keep a secret! Can you keep a secret from your DH???

ILUV now i am not too sure after looking at the most recent pic, that one looks girl LOL!

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Originally Posted by Hobbermittens

Begonia, I think it is great to find out, IF you can keep a secret! Can you keep a secret from your DH???

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He still doesn't know our 1st one isn't his! :rofl:

Kidding of course. But yes, I'm 100% sure I can keep a secret and play it cool in the months to come discussing it, but the fact is, he doesn't really talk about it much. MAYBE 1 time a week, if that, he'll say something about "what girl name do you like" or something to that effect. Honestly he has enough else going on that I think the wait for him is all about the big day, and not at all the daily turmoil I feel!

It will also help that I'll be able to come on here and talk about it, whatever "it" is! If I had to keep it ALL to myself, with NO outlet??! That might be too hard. Of course ... if I wasn't on here all the time I think I'd probably think about it a lot less in general. Or maybe not. I see friends everyday and at LEAST one of them has something to say about the baby and what it might be.

Hobber what's the latest on your attempt? How are you feeling about those hot springs sperms?!?

awww what sweet.puctures iluv. baby looks great! im really happy for you.

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Originally Posted by Hobbermittens

Wow, Flava, I never heard about "flowback" before! Thanks for posting! How are you feeling?

Cute belly pic, 3PNB! Can't wait to find out what you have in there! FX for blue!

TTC5, how is your sister? I hope she is doing better.

Kris, I am sorry about your nephew. Also, is your partner also having a baby, or did I read some of these posts wrong?

Lola, are you in the 2WW now? How many times did you DTD this cycle? I hope you caught that egg! Did you read the info I posted on your other thread, about the sperm counts?

Begonia! That belly is TINY! I am way fatter than that and look WAAAYYY more pregnant than you, and I am not even pregnant yet! Totally unfair!

Tink and Jane, hope things worked out for you with your attempts! Go Blue!

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She's been trying for a year now, that's why I gave it a shot....in case it never works for her. This is her last attempt though, after that we'll go IVF.

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Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue

Omg omg omg omg IT'S BOY!!!!!!!

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Woohoo that's awesome news!!!!

Holy Cow, B you made me laugh so hard. That was brilliant!

JEN!!! OMG, COngrats on your little man. This is such fabulous news .

I am SO happy for you :bigsmile::xy::celebrate::celebrate::celebrate:

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Originally Posted by TTC5

Heyy.. well AF is pretty much gone but waiting another cycle to get the pill right out of my system. Do you think I would be "boy safe" to try in October so 2 cycles since off the pill or be best to wait another cycle?

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Honestly I have no idea , sorry. Why you have to wait? Does the pill sways pink?

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Originally Posted by jane

thank you everyone for your imput! i decided to go for it at 1 am this morning so i could lay down all night after. im not too confident about this sway in many ways,if for some reason i get a bfp then im sure it'll be a girl but im not that confident in a positive this month,it was all just a bit strange:think: its such a shame because my 1st attempt 2 months back i was so confident that we'd done as much as we could right and it did work till i got a chemical:tissue: well,hope all you who are in the 2ww are in a better frame of mind than me,:HH:

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Good luck hun!

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Originally Posted by Flava

I really did not think of testing at all. I have no test...was thinking we are over and that's it...maybe wait for af or so.

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I hope AF stays away, GOOD LUCK!!!

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Originally Posted by Tink18

jane we dtd last night...9pm! fx for us! i barely slept last night for some reason.

3pink cant wait to hear!

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Good luck ladies, hope you get your BFP's very soon!!!

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Originally Posted by begonia

Aaaagh so excited Jen!

Had my doc appt today too; got my 1st glucose screen out of the way so here is hoping it comes back a-ok.

Kris, my DD2 I found out 16 wks.... But I think it really depends, just like at any number of weeks really, on how much the baby cooperates! Let us know what you decide!

My doc offered I could come for my scan at 18 and then just a reg appt at 20, and whole it was tempting I went ahead and did 20, since we aren't finding out.... No real rush. But I'm soooooo curious! I really might break down and schedule a private one next week. And not tell anyone. I just am going to spend some time trying to figure out how I will really feel if I hear girl....

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Hope everything comes back OK! We are all here waiting for you gender scan date!!!! :bigsmile:

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Originally Posted by begonia

Oh that is good to hear Flava, that it really can happen that way ... because I feel like I will be OK! Which is good because:

I made an appointment for Monday :oops::worry:

I'm definitely NOT going to have them tell me in the room though, I'll have it written down and open it later. I'm having some minor guilt about not telling DH about it ... but I really want him to have a surprise! I just can't take the not knowing myself... I'm sure it is a girl at this point and I think part of me just wants to rip that band-aid off. I love the IDEA of a surprise but I HATE the mental torture; I just want to enjoy this last pregnancy and I think I'll be better able to do that w/o the big WHAT IS IT hanging over my head. It is ZERO fun for me. But I want it for DH and this is the only way I can see us both getting what we want out of it! I just won't be able to tell anyone IRL, and I am confident I can do that. So ... here's hoping I have as much fun as Jen did today!

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OH MONDAY!! Good luck hun ..I have a good feeling that you're having a boy ..I don't know why, but I really do. I hope I'm right.

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Originally Posted by babydes56

OMG Jen that's FANTASTIC news!!! It's late in the UK but i had to log in to find out. One down, Begonia & i next.....You lucky lady, you dont have to stress with the what if's anymore. I'm sure you still in shock, you'll have to celebrate tonight. We'll catch up when you've settled

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Hey Babydes, How are you? I've been wondering about you, I hope you're doing well. How far along you are in your pregnancy?

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Originally Posted by babydes56

Are you really going to find out on Mon? How many weeks will you be? I'm soooo nervous for my scan on the 3rd, i feel sick when i think about it. I've prepared myself for girl & to be honest i've been ok with it lately. Cant wait for Mon now, yay it's all exciting. I bet you'll hear boy too

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I hope you hear BLUE on the 3rd ..can't wait to hear. Good luck.

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Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue

Just saw only 1 pic posted, here's the money shot :bigsmile:

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ALL boy!! He's super cute already! :awe:

iluv, Cute baby ..I'm guessing it could go either way, but I really hope it's a boy!

Lola, Thinking of you dear :awe:

I want to make TWO attempts O-2 and on O, but I have no idea when I will ovulate, messy cycle plus I'm on clmoid this cycle, but usually CD19-20 And I get three days of + OPKs...WHat should I do? I'm very confused ..Any advice please? I think I just have to wait and see.

Congrats to 3PNB! So happy for you!

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Originally Posted by My Fabulous Children

Honestly I have no idea , sorry. Why you have to wait? Does the pill sways pink?

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I think it may be more inclined to sway pink than blue. In the past I have been on the pill and had girls, and my sister did the same, so did my Mum lol..