P.s. yes I totally get the insomnia, much like you Grace I wake to wee (still!! At now 18 weeks!!!) and then can't get back to sleep for ages.
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P.s. yes I totally get the insomnia, much like you Grace I wake to wee (still!! At now 18 weeks!!!) and then can't get back to sleep for ages.
Tree - I certainly know nothing about what a girl looks like on a scan as I've never seen on myself lol, but that looks pretty girly. 18-20 weeks is when they do anatomy scans here so 17 weeks should be plenty enough to get an accurate gender! But I hear you on the doubt, I can't imagine it either and know I wouldn't believe it if I was told girl. I think that's another reason why we're waiting - if there's a small chance I have a girl in there I wouldn't believe it anyways until I saw at birth!
I'm not sleeping well either. The other night I couldn't fall back asleep for 2 hours - it was dreadful. I've also been having horrible anxiety this whole pregnancy so I got to sleep worrying about something and can tell my body thinks about it all night and I wake up still feeling exhausted! I actually woke up crying from a dream last night.. no clue what the dream was about but man.. I've never been this crazy during pregnancy before. I am so ready for it to be over!
Tree I wouldnt worry about it, my anatomy scan was given to me when I was 18weeks with DD, and that's not far off from 17 weeks! I'm sure all is well and it's that lil girl your baking away. I think I'd be the same it would deff sound too good to be true if we got our desired gender!
Who's scan is due this week?? Ooo i can't wait to hear off you guys!
Huds my scans been changed to 25th July now weekend was too rushed for me. I have a week and some days still counting down lol
Omg afyyyy u lucky girl! I wish i cud bump mine up too. Id love to know now infact hahah. What uk time will u be going? I want to move mine to the friday.. Huby finishes wrk at 1pm. Im scared afy... I just expect to hear girl.Quote:
Originally Posted by afy
Tree i wouldnt worry... Ur pic looks all girl! A little hamburger :-\ will u get ur 20week scan soon?
Trust me huds I know how your feeling, absolutely nervous but I won't be surprised Ive prepared myself mentally to hear girl lol. I'm wishing it was later on the closer I'm geting to the scan the more nervous I am!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Huds
Thanks girls, I ended up going back today as I paid for 3d pics as well as 2d and in all the excitement we all totally forgot.
Anyway I got some cute pics and asked if we could have another look between the legs... She said she is completely certain it's a little girl and I'm 18 weeks today.
It's just so hard to believe, and then as soon as I do I start to get worried something is going to go wrong!! I'm such a worrier, you might have guessed!
Yup having routine 20 wk scan.
Girls massive good luck with your scans!!!!
Lol ur making me nervous!!! Afy what time did u book it for then?Quote:
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Thats lovely news. Enjoy ur pregnancy. Bet u cant wait till dec :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tree
Girls I totally sympathise. As soon as you book that scan it becomes real... And the closer it gets the scarier it is. But fingers and toes are tightly crossed you get your desired genders!!Quote:
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My scan is scheduled for August 4th and I totally agree with you, it feels more real now. I'm counting the days but then part of me wants to cancel/reschedule the appointment just because I'm so nervous and scared that it'll be a boy. I will love my child no matter the gender but I think I also set myself up because all this time I refer to the baby as a her/she. I was at Toys R US this weekend they had sales and I purchased a set of pink/purple onesies. DH kept telling me to buy the gender neutral ones but noooooo my heart wanted the girly onesies. God, I hope my intuition is right other wise I'll have to return the clothes.Quote:
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Loll I think I'm making myself nervous aswell but I try not to it's so hard!Quote:
Originally Posted by Huds
I'm booked for 5:30 25th July! Eeeeeek
That's why we won't find out gender and leave it a suprise!! I can't wait for my ultrasound I won't leave depressed but happy I got to see our baby :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tree
Tree - I would say there's no doubt from that pic...def a hamburger!! :) And, obviously, you got your confirmation. Yay!
Huds & afy - Your scans are so soon! Yay, good luck! I know, I am totally DREADING mine. But, at the same time I could NOT wait till birth. (Good job, fourthtimes!!) If it's a girl, I want pink and purple everything!!! :)
Everyone else - Hi! :wave:
AFM - Doing fine, just exhausted and occasionally nauseous. Can't wait to finally see this LO at my 8-wk checkup on Thursday!
Girl moms - Were you exhausted with your girls, or no? I was tired with all 3 boys, especially DS3, but this time I am completely and utterly wiped out...I'm sure it has more to do with age (I'm 36) and the fact that I've got 3 LO's now, but still. I've seen it go both ways with either gender, but was curious on how tired you were with your girls.
Quick question for all you ladies - Do you have dry or wet cm this pregnancy? What about in the past? I have always had wet cm, but I am SO dry this time! Weird! Just curious about your experiences. :)
When I was pregnant with my girls I was never tired actually I felt really good other than morning sickness. I had lots of energy, though every person is different.Quote:
Originally Posted by myrainbowgirl
The morning sickness was worse with the boys but went on less time than this one. I've always had terrible fatigue but its def worse this time and I'm having a girl. I really do feel the fatigue is worse this time but I also have no doubt that looking after two kids is a contributing factor.
Cm wise, lots with both the boys and this little girl too.
Omggggggg u will keep us updated?!!! Cant wait to hear ur lovely news. Will ur dd be going with uQuote:
Originally Posted by afy
2 days until my scan. I'm soooo scared!! :eek:
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I can't wait dream!
This pregnancy I have barely been tired compared to the last two, and barely sick at all, I was super super sick the the pregnancy with ds2 and very sick for the first trimester with ds1. In fact I keep forgetting I'm pregnant! Also my skin is quite good this time, with just one or two big spots. With the boys I had such terrible skin with pimples all over my face and back (unusual for me).
Please let this be a girl sign!
Do you know what, I think *if* there's anything in it at all with differing symptoms I think it's more the change in them from pg to pg rather than the actual symptoms. I know Atomic is adamant that there is nothing in it at all, but the lack of chin hair for me is huge! Not that I had loads or anything, but I always had 1-2 each week and the growth has slowed to a stop now. Weird because I remember looking in the mirror when about 32 weeks with ds2 and thinking he must've been a boy because of the increased growth! Guess I'll find out soon enough!Quote:
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Good luck girl!! Hoping everyone gets what they want!!! Exciting!
Yeah I know I really really doubt there is anything in it, because actually my pregnancies with ds1 and 2 couldn't have been more different. I craved different things, carried different, was sick different amounts of time etc. So I agree it can't be all the gender.
I think if I can get it straight in my head, what I'm trying to say is that I think there is a little bit in it with regards to gender. However I think that instead of for example, m/s = girls & no m/s = boys it's more like the pattern for you and the difference between pgs.
I had no m/s, increased hair growth, no metallic taste & no cm with both of my boys. This time I've had m/s up to 14 weeks, horrid metallic taste in the last part of the first trimester, loads of cm throughout and really decreased hair growth from the beginning of the second trimester. Who knows, but I'm certainly following my Mum's pg symptoms this time when she was expecting me & my sis. :fx:
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I had no MS with the girls.. Both times i had lovely skin! No spots etc. Lol and yes i felt like i wasnt preggers at all with them both. But feeling aches and pains in this one maybe bcos my bodys telling me to giv up lol!!Quote:
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Goodluck hope u hear what u want xQuote:
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Me too :nails::nails::nails:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreamofpink
hi ladies can i join ye please, im due baba no6 on the 12th of january, find out in 4 weeks what my little person is, wishing you all a happy and healthy pregnancy :)
Adtmjt and Dreamofpink---So exciting! Thursday is going to be a nerve racking day for all of us waiting to hear your fun news! Hoping you both get your DG!!!!
Rainbow-cm is the same this time for me. Although I feel like that might be because my diet is back to being boy friendly again. Lots of fruits and veggies! Ive also noticed if i dont eat fruit there is a lot less (wonder if there is something to it?)Although the chocolate has taken over my life! But that's 3.0's fault! Haha
Kerrin2b-welcome to the group! Glad to have you!
With my boys I had LOADS of cm and I grow dark hairs in weird places too, did in all 3 pregnancies. Not sure if its slower this time due to LE diet for ages... Cm wise this pregnancy I am DRY as a bone. Despite being back to boy eating habits like lots of fresh fruit and veg, nuts, frequent snacks etc.
Welcome kerrin2b!
I researched the cm thing a bit and apparently you actually get a particular type of cm depending on what trimester you are in so I don't think its presence or not is as such a gender indicator but I do agree with Dreamifpink about maybe the patterns of your pregnancies. I noticed I had no cm before conceiving really compared to what I usually have (took supps but didn't really follow diet) but now I have a lot again.
Ps I have been so sick with this one compared to my other babies but I'm prob just getting more exhausted each one!
Yes ladies I'm with you's on the symptom.. This pregnancy is so opposite, 1st trimester i hardly had heacaches where as my DD I suffered extreme headaches, and now still no real apetite and I'm in 2nd trimester and belly shape does look different but it's down to muscles stretching.. And my sixth sense still says a girl!
OMG AFM and Dream I'm so gonna be stAlking you guys on Thursday and what time are your scans??
Mine is next Thursday :worry:
I think cm could be an indicator but its like dream is saying, your pregnancies compared and what's normal or not for you, rather than one symptom being the indicator between people. If that makes sense.
For me, my cm wasn't so much a trimester thing with my boys, I always had tons of cm due to my boy friendly diet I guess. This continued and got even worse in pregnancy with ds1 and 2 and was consistent throughout the trimesters. This time due to LE I had none leading up to conception and still don't. It may not be a girl or boy sign, probably more of diet and maternal condition sign. They say it sways leading up to pregnancy so it will vie interesting to see if its relevant after. But as I said I think we are all aiming for something different this time so if your symptoms are different to last time it can only be a positive thing!
Dream - OMG, so excited for you!! Can't wait to hear!
Aftmjt - Same for you...sending you all my blue dust!!
Meeks - Me too on cm! I had creamy cm from the get-go with all my boys, and this time, so dry...even though my diet has mostly returned to normal. Hoping it really means something! The thing is, though, I totally had EWCM while o'ing. Like a lot of it. With my old diet, I was rarely ever dry...most of my cycle had creamy cm and then would have 5days of clear, super stretchy ewcm (like stretched 12"+) before o. Once I started LE, cm really dried up. EXCEPT when I got close to O. Got lots of ewcm, but not quite as clear and stretchy. I took antihistamines and a hot bath to try to wash it away before attempt. But after O until now, I am so much more dry than I ever was when pg with my boys. At first I thought it was just the LE diet, but now that diet is more normalized, it's still dry! So, really REALLY hoping it means something!
Kerrin - Welcome! What are you hoping for? And what do you already have? Your scan is so close...yay!
I agree with several of you ladies on the symptom thing. I don't think that m/s means girls and no m/s means boys, etc...but the way each woman reacts to different genders can affect symptoms. Of course, I don't know this one's a girl, but there are several things that are obviously very different this time for me...more acne, ridiculously fatigued, dry cm, high progesterone, etc. I guess we will all just have to wait and see!
AFM - I am getting scared that I might be having twins! The previously mentioned fatigue, but also, I am showing already! (8 wks tomorrow!) OMG, I am not giant, but definitely have a little pooch going already! (And I am underweight from LE.) I guess I will know for sure on Thursday when I go for my first checkup. :)
Thank you ladies. My scan is in 26 hours exactly!! 10.35am British Summer Time. I was terrified but am now strangely calm. I think I've disassociated slightly to protect myself. Already have a plan of attack for afterwards which helps. Regardless of gender I'm going to a new children's clothes shop in town to pick an outfit for the baby then to get a couple of balls of wool so I can start on a little cardigan in a different colour rather than cream, like the one I'm currently doing. I think having my mum telling me how exciting it is - having the scan - made me think, "she's right!!" Still doesn't take away the fear though :D
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Good Luck!!! So hope you get your dream. Very exciting!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreamofpink
Dreamofpink i really hope you get your pinkie and that everything looks good.
Rainbow - twins!!!!????? How would you feel about that? Apart from exhausted LOL. Perhaps being underweight has made your tummy look bigger as there is no fat for it to get disguised behind?
Welcome and congrats kerrin.
We have arrived in vietnam and are enjoying the hotel - the house hunting starts tomorrow and then the doc hunting!
I am 9.5 weeks (with 1) and have definitely been showing since 7-8. My naturopath said its due to muscle memory, the more kids you have had the quicker you show. I remember discussing this with a very very skinny mum of 5 and she showed at like 6 weeks with the last!Quote:
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Dream - good luck! I am excited and expect to hear pink from you but will still be on a knife edge until I do!!!
Em - good luck house hunting, Vietnam is beautiful I'm sure you will settle in well. They have international hospitals if memory serves.