Due in Sept/Oct/Nov 2015

Gosh I will also be devestated. How horrible does that sound devestated to have a healthy baby! Man do I even deserve to have one?! Sheesh!

The 16 wk pic is pretty clear. I certainly see the issues with the 12 wk shots. I can definitely see how the pic on left would look girly IF baby's back was flat. But the other is a tough call. Definitely looks boyish, especially with the 2 side by side. How horrible that false hope is. I'm sorry you didn't get your boy. Sorry if this brings it all up again for you.
I appreciate you reposting it for me.

It didnt take me long to come around, i love her very much and my husband helped me a great deal because instead of going off on me for being sad it wasnt a boy he just held me and let me cry it out and told me he understood why i was sad but that she was beautiful and so far perfect and she was going to need me so i had to push past it. I was extremely worried if it was a girl that he was going to be devastated too and i wouldnt have known how to help him as i would have been suffering as well..but instead he cried the most amazing happy tears for someone who claimed he wanted a boy you would have never known it because he sure loves her exactly at she is now... Never once was i sad she was healthy, matter of fact i have counted my lucky stars that at the very least she IS very healthy. If my husband hadnt been so amazing i probably would still be suffering with my GD..for now its under control and no emilee you didnt drag it all up for me. i was worried initially as i began to hunt for that picture and actually im pleasantly surprised it didnt break my heart to find it...i definitely wont be saving it to my phone or anything ever again, lol..but its all good as it is.

Emilee you deserve a healthy and happy baby too. Its definitely okay to be sad, even devastated if it ends up not being the gender you want...just know you arent alone if thats the case. -big hugs-

Actually thanks to you emilee i now feel i can post this video. I found out how to take a clip off the dvd i was given at my 16 week scan...so here was the gender reveal moment for us...

https://youtu.be/870hFt04nic

I went shopping today... Got her swing as well but thats not set up yet.

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Bura, that is looking like a girl yes :) That nub definitely looks boyish, even if it's early. Sorry that you had so much false hope there...

Def a girl bura. I am sorry about the false hope as well. I know how much that can hurt...i was so sure ds3 was a girl...his scan even looked girly at first glance and i got sooo excited...then the wand was moved to a better view.

Baby is doing full on acrobatics in my belly. Crazy how they suddenly become to strong! So during my appt i found out my placenta is actjally posterior but i wasnt feeling movement early because my uterus is soo retroverted and hasnt moved foward yet like it is suppose to. My placenta is also quite low laying but just luckily enough outside the range of needing to be monitored.
I am super concerned about my blood pressure. I have had a ton of headaches and my reading was 130/78. Getting close to the danger zone. I really hope it doesnt amount to anything but something doesnt feel right. I am going to a buy a blood pressure cuff i think to self monitor...good idea or bad?

I would Rosie! Hang in there!!


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Buy the cuff rosie. Especially during those headaches put that cuff on and see whats going on. Hope its nothing and baby and you are okay

XX i feel like im counting down the days with you till your bloodwork gets back lol

I feel the same Xx. I'm so jealous that you get to find out so soon! I saw that there are already gals in the Dec/Jan/Feb DD group who already found out what they're having!! I feel really far behind! Can't believe how early everyone here gets to find out.
I caved and called the only elective US place in town. She was impossible to get a hold of and when I finally talked with her she said her equipment was being worked on and she wasn't booking appointments at the moment. So I feel like that was my sign. Of course now I just feel tortured!
I have my monthly dr appt next Wednesday. I'm going to message him ahead of time and see if he could or would be able to slip me in somewhere for a quick peek at gender. Trying to figure out a way to convince him about how much sleep I'm losing over this without seeming too nutty and desperate. Okay I'm fine with desperate, just don't want to come off as a crazy person!
I'm still having a hard time. Really depressed. It's hardest when I'm at home with the kids and my mind has freedom to wander:( I have to get this over with but cards do not seem to be falling into place for getting an early answer. My doc is my last chance either that or 6/9 it is!

Thank you ladies! I'm excited too!!

EmileeJane- my heart goes out to you! I would explain to your doc that knowing the gender will allow you to plan and to mentally prepare, if it's another boy. I'm sure he'll understand! I'm sure he has dealt with this a time or two.

I hope that you can find peace. I worry about DH. He seems to be retreating, and I can't help but think he's struggling with GD again. I've tried talking to him about it, and he says the right things...I guess I have to take him at his word.

My heart goes out to all of you ladies dealing with GD. It breaks my heart and know that I think of you often and put out good thoughts to the world that you all may find peace and strength to get through these tough weeks.

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Xx eek excited for you!!! Can't wait to hear!!

Em hope you get something sorted!!

I feel I'm getting huge now! 23 weeks on Sunday and hoping this is a good sign that baby has got bigger, got rescan on 2nd June to see!

Yeah this darn anterior placenta still ruins things a bit for me. Baby is REALLY strong and i feel alot of her movements but not like with my first two and by now i swear the other two were having hiccups and i havent felt those yet :( making it worse is even the really strong movements my husband says he just doesnt feel.. i dunno i feel robbed lol these movements are always the best part of pregnancy...later on im sure they will be more noticable but also downright uncomfortable at times... DD2 played my ribs like a xylephone once near the end.. Made me arch my back and cry out it was so bad.

Taken today at anatomy scan 19 weeks 6 days.

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Congrats. Big hugs Burakoam [emoji8]!


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Rosie, yes, it's important to watch that blood pressure! I found out that I don't have an anterior placenta, the 13 week tech was wrong. So I don't know why it was taking so long to feel movement.

EmJ, I understand how you are feeling. I've been there where you are and did hear boy for a 3rd time. I hope this is your girl, but if it's any sort of comfort, several of us on here have been through the GD-beast 3 or more times, so we will hopefully be able to be here for you!

XX - exciting times!

Bura, I personally wouldn't be able to predict gender from that last potty shot, but I am no expert. I'm sure the tech know what he/she is doing!

That potty shot actually has thrown me too. She said girl, she typed girl, but that looks like a turtle/ boy shot...two girls and not one of their potty shots looked that way at this point... Maybe her labia is swelling early?

Bura that potty shot is terrible...looks more boy to me...but i am not the best at reading them either. Share it on another board if you havent already and get more opinions!

Claire...hopefully baby will be moving more soon. The reason i didnt feel it was because my uterus is retroverted and very very low. Maybe you have something similar?

Rosie, I'm feeling lots of movement now luckily, but while with my previous 2 boys I felt movement from week 9-10 and at week 12-13 I felt lots. Now it took until around week 17 before I felt regular movement (like with my first pregnancy). So I thought it was the anterior placenta causing this, and I was surprised when the latest tech said my placenta was on the posterioir wall. Oh well, now baby is moving a lot, so I don't worry anymore!

Bura - I am also thrown by your potty shot. I mean it's not like you of all people need an ambiguous potty shot at the moment...

I've been browsing the IG confirmed girl potty shots, and even though most of the pics don't look like yours, here are some that resemble it slightly. Maybe someone on here is better at potty shots than me.

Here are the potty shots that look a bit like yours:

Page 10: MrsOverland, (7th May 2013)

Page 8: HappyMedium (10th March 2013) and Maple29 (23rd feb 2013)

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Yeah theres some that get close but defin not exactly like mine... And they tend to be later than my shot like when a baby girls labia begins to swell right before birth.. And the potty shot she took... Alfirbsicushwjd. This kid is going to kill me. I jinxed myself i think when i went around saying "i dont get how ultrasound techs can guess incorrectly it looks pretty obvious do long as the angle is right"

Took her a bit zooming in and out too and i was like "whaaa... What?" And the tech says "just trying to make sure babies legs are really nice and open"

Thankfully i have another ultrasound because my placenta is low lying on top of anterior...who even knew that could happen .. Not placenta previa they said thankfully but close enough they may not want to even risk me delivering naturally if the placenta doesnt move back a bit in the coming months as my uterus gets bigger

So i have that ultrasound probably in about 10 weeks or so and maybe baby will be a bit more 'obvious' then. I told DH this am when all this happened i couldnt imagine the hot mess i would be in the delivery room if this entire pregnancy i thought this baby was a girl only for it to SOMEHOW end up being a boy. i refuse to believe 100% this potty shot means baby gender was wrong..like i just cant allow myself to even have the slightest hope maybe they have been wrong because it would crush me.. Again.. So until something dramatic happens like my next ultrasound or god forbid delivery day and i am told i have a son im going to convince myself maybe the tech just got a bad shot of her girl parts..

I totally understand Bura, it's totally wise not to get any hope whatsoever from this potty shot! I just had another look at you 16 week video, and that baby is looking very very much like a girl. This is totally still a girl until proven otherwise!

Anyone talk with srg? I think about her and hope she is feeling better about her sweet girl.

Hey girls, well I'm feeling miserable, had a chest infection all week and been getting no better and went back to docs today and now have a rattle in my lungs which doc is concerned could turn into pneumonia. Signed off work for a week with a strong antibiotic and to go back to see him Tuesday. Chest so sore and coughing driving me and family mad. Also got no energy. Nightmare ��

Xx when do you get results??

Oh no KTF! I sure hope you feel better soon and it doesn't turn into pneumonia!

I hope they call me next week and it doesn't take longer because of Memorial Day (I'm in the U.S.)! I'm actually doing fine! I'm no longer anxious and am ok either way. It's just DH I'm worried about.


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I hope you get better soon KTF! And good luck waiting XX!

Have not heard from SRG, or seen her post in a bit. SRG if you are skimming through i hope you see we are thinking of you.

Anyone of you ladies had weightloss in pregnancy before. I remember with my son that after 20 weeks i found out i only gained like 380 grams. Now with our little girl im on 18 weeks and 2,5 kg lower than my start weight.. Should i worry?

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Anyone of you ladies had weightloss in pregnancy before. I remember with my son that after 20 weeks i found out i only gained like 380 grams. Now with our little girl im on 18 weeks and 2,5 kg lower than my start weight.. Should i worry?

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I haven't, but I have heard of it before. I think as long as the baby is growing and developing appropriately, everything should be ok. If you're concerned, bring it up to your OB. I'm sure if it was a problem, your OB would have discussed it with you.

On the bright side, you won't have much to lose after delivery [emoji3]!


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Have any of you experienced this kind of back pain when pregnant or know someone who has? Should i be concerned?

Lately ive been having real bad pain on my right side lower back... I think sort of in the glute area... Lumbar spine for sure... Its made bending much harder than it should be... I honestly feel sometimes i cant bend At all teally have to work for it and there is weakness and shaking in my thighs..but ive had sciatic pain before and its nothing like this. Tonight i sat up from laying down and could barely sit straight up... The pain was so bad i arched back trying to take pressure off my lower back didnt help relieve it at all.. Then i struggled and stood up to walk where i took a few steps and it felt like my back was giving out...rather my legs went really weak and if hubby hadnt been there i would have fallen.. Thats what it feels like when your back goes out right? Basically tonight has proven this is getting worse not better but i dunno if i should bring it up to dr or not... I didnt have anything like this with my first two...im also worried about how they would treat it... X rays etc.. I cant take aleve or other nsaids obvs and tylenol doesnt help..at the same time i think im more terrified of this getting worse.. Its actually pretty bad tonight..I still have 18 weeks or so to go :(

Advice is appreciated.. Im wondering if with how baby has been laying/growing if she is cutting off blood flow to a nerve.. She likes to hang upside down head close to my cervix... So her head is no doubt on my lower spine alot..google and other places are failing me..

I may have been wrong... If google charts are correct its more in the sacral spine area?

I'd mention it to your doctor. It's really common to have back pain in pregnancy and I'm sure they won't get you to have x-Rays. Even if they did you can always refuse any treatment that you don't want. Maybe some physio, or a support belt or something simple like that will help. Hope you feel better soon!

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I'd mention it to your doctor. It's really common to have back pain in pregnancy and I'm sure they won't get you to have x-Rays. Even if they did you can always refuse any treatment that you don't want. Maybe some physio, or a support belt or something simple like that will help. Hope you feel better soon!

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I agree! You should definite bring it up to your doctor! I hope and pray you get answers and some relief soon!!


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Burakoam, do you see a chiropractor? I do and it has been a saving grace in this pregnancy.

I was having the hardest time doing anything, sitting, standing, etc because my sacrum just felt like it wasn't connected to my pelvic bones, walking was getting to be impossible. It felt like my pelvis was falling apart.

The chiro adjusted me last Thursday and I feel completely different. She really just stretched out some of my lower glute muscles and some other slight adjustments on my lower back and I am much better.

Good luck, back pain in pregnancy is a special kind of misery!

Okay chiro here i come it seems lol

I have been having sciatic pain on my left side since 8 wks this pregnancy. The Relaxin is killing me. I can hardly sit or walk some days. It changes sometimes it's butt cheek and back thigh and sometimes it's inner thigh down through my knee and when it's both I can barely walk. I've also had my varicose veins giving me pain the last couple of days. Keep wondering how I'll make it to 40 weeks! Always a ray of sunshine here!
I don't love pregnancy but I appreciate the miracle and process of it all. Even though I'll be aching the whole time, I'm grateful to have always carried my babies to term, have healthy babes and healthy pregnancies even though they aren't without trials.
I will probably go back to my acupuncturist to see if she can help with stuff. I'm considering chiropractic work as well but for some reason they freak me out!
Feel better Bura, you're not alone:)

EmileeJane,
truth be told some chiros are quacks, but most are really genuine and do a great job.

Ask around or look online for reviews to see which ones have good reputations.

I have been seeing chiros for years and I can't do without them. My kids go to the chiropractor way more than the pediatrician and i think they are better off for it.

If nothing else give it a shot in pregnancy and see if it helps. We got the insurance we have mainly because it covers chiropractic adjustments!!!

Adia- that's what scares me! But there are plenty of Drs who are poor at what they do too. You're right it's about asking around and finding the good ones. I have a couple of names from reputable sources and will check them out! Thanks!

Spoke with my dr this morning. I had messaged him last night about really needing to find out the gender for my mental well being. I asked if he could at all if possible get me in for an US at tomorrow's appt. He wrote me back today saying that he would sneak me into an open spot himself so I wouldn't get charged under a technician ' s time. So hopefully I'll find out tomorrow afternoon what we're having and this will all be over. If he can't fit me in in the afternoon he said I could come back later tomorrow evening for a scan. I have clients all evening tomorrow but will move them in a heartbeat if I can't get it'll done earlier. Fingers crossed for earlier though!
Today is creeping by so slowly! I can hardly wait for this to be over tomorrow! Wish me luck. I'll let you know!