TTC Blue Crew Grads

I feel great, comparatively! I always compare it to pg #1 where I felt rotten so I remember how lucky I am to feel so decent this time :happy: In general the last week has been pretty great; today I felt a bit off but we were at the pool with friends and I was dehydrated, so coming home to lay in the air conditioning and drink some ginger ale has really helped.

I had a scan at my 8 week appt and will have another in about 3 weeks when I'm 12 weeks! I can't wait to see the bean again! You'll have to pop in on Sunday and tell us how it goes; FX you can see a nice strong heartbeat already!

Elp- I swear I felt little things since yesterday but I think it's wishfull thinking lol how far along are you now? You need a ticker lol Does Dh know yet?

B- we've always gone straight from the u/s to the store to buy the coming home from the hospital outfit. Shopping after the news does help you heal lol

Hey girls ! sorry i have been MIA- have had the worst chesty cough/cold etc for weeks now I have finally given in and got some antibiotics as i just wasn't getting better :(

3PNB- What a gorgeous piccie!!...ah seems so real at that 12 week scan doesn't it??...I think it is the point i really believe I will be having a baby! Prior to that I just kind of cruise along :) I will be intrested to see if you end up finding out! that is not too far away!

Begonia- Seems like all our hubbies are the same, mine did a few swaying bits but only for me...he really couldn't care less if he has another girl, it's me that wants a boy but i guess thats a good thing at least there will only be one of us disapointed if it is a girl :)

Elp- strange about the HPTs., that would have FREAKED me out! glad i didn't do it before knowing this info I so would have panicked tooo- did you just jump straight on the computor and google it ? I bet your heart was racing sooo hard!

AFM- Had my first apointment- saw atiny bean with a flickering heart beat! So relieved to see it...still doesn't seem real yet but will be booking in my 12 week scan in a few weeks so mabye then :)

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I feel great, comparatively! I always compare it to pg #1 where I felt rotten so I remember how lucky I am to feel so decent this time :happy: In general the last week has been pretty great; today I felt a bit off but we were at the pool with friends and I was dehydrated, so coming home to lay in the air conditioning and drink some ginger ale has really helped.

I had a scan at my 8 week appt and will have another in about 3 weeks when I'm 12 weeks! I can't wait to see the bean again! You'll have to pop in on Sunday and tell us how it goes; FX you can see a nice strong heartbeat already!

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You lucky woman to have had a day out near the pool! Did you tell them your pg is or is still under wraps??? I bet you can't wait for that next scan, I am absolutely dieing to see everybodies nubshots!!!!!!!

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Elp- I swear I felt little things since yesterday but I think it's wishfull thinking lol how far along are you now? You need a ticker lol Does Dh know yet?

B- we've always gone straight from the u/s to the store to buy the coming home from the hospital outfit. Shopping after the news does help you heal lol

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I'm currently 8 +3 Jen!! Its Monday the 8th here for time track difference lol. I told DH pretty early with this one, only as he directly asked grr:), he kind of mumbled it ti the kids a couple of weeks ago but I'm sure they took no notice of him as yesterday after the appointment they were kind of surprised it was a midwife app we'd been to!! I've not told anyone else yet and don't intend to til after a scan, apart from my lil brother who had to be told as I had to run to the toilet to puke when he popped round for a cuppa one day lol, it was kind of obviuos what was up:bigsmile: tbh though, I think it was his aftershave that did it? don't get me wrong its expensive stuff but the floral/chemical smell was overwhelming!!! I haven't felt the need to puke like that since, poor bro:bigsmile:

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Originally Posted by Cheekymoo

Elp- strange about the HPTs., that would have FREAKED me out! glad i didn't do it before knowing this info I so would have panicked tooo- did you just jump straight on the computor and google it ? I bet your heart was racing sooo hard!

AFM- Had my first apointment- saw atiny bean with a flickering heart beat! So relieved to see it...still doesn't seem real yet but will be booking in my 12 week scan in a few weeks so mabye then :)

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Cheeky, fantastic appointment! Isn't it brilliant to see a heartbeat:HH: Which side was baby on did you ask??? All mt cramps are on the left which would mean pink for me lol!!

The hpt thing was gutting:( I just thought ffs! Here we go again! Then straight onto the trusty gooly lol, it took a while to hunt down some positive answers though! I should write a thread in the pregnancy section so we have the info here for anyone else silly enough to still be playing with hpt's in wekes 7-8:oops:

Right, my appointment!!!:bigsmile:

It was great! No scan but just to hold pregnancy notes in your hands makes things feel ok doesn't it :) I had to bring the 4 youngest girls (1,2,4,7) so that was slightly distracting but my old/new midwife hadn't met the youngest 3 so it was nice to introduce them, she was also the midwife for my sisters 5 babies so she's kind of a friend of the family:) She's put me down as yesterday being 9 weeks from lmp dates, which on one hand is good as I get my scan earlier but on the other hand is bad as the nub will be younger won't it and may be misleading!!! What to do?? I think I will check the scan date against my dates and maybe say I can't make it and move it a little later?? That will be hard, turning down a scan lol!!

So now my local midwife (midwife services is a mess around here!) will do my normal measure check ups and I will see my original midwife for bigger appointments! So a good visit for me all in all!!!!

Had my 12wk scan this morning, saw the face, little hands & legs & baby moved hand while i was having scan. I cant believe it's a real baby now! The placenta was interior but she didnt say left or right & i didnt bother pushing for an answer. The scan all made it real that i'm having a baby now, exciting & sweet. Dont know what the heartbeat rate is yet.

ELP, i couldnt take my little one into the scan room this morning because they arent allowed in but i did take her to my midwife appoint.

B, what side was your lilttle bean on?

3PNB, cute scan pic. Love that you got a a wave, cute

babyD!!!!!!! Piccies, post some piccies!!!!!!!!!! Did you keep an eye out for any nub clues??

elp - did dh tell the whole world like you thought he would? Woohoo for good appts!! He he he poor bro, it's amazing what smells suddenly kill you lol

baby- awe so exciting when they are wiggly! I'm with elp pics!!

I'm going to say it ladies, screw ramzi's theory! If I have it right it was based on the placenta's position at 6wks not 10/12 like many of us have seen. The placenta moves as the uterus grows, in a week mine went from the left to much more posterior.

Well it's official I'm definitely feeling little kicks! It's really helping me relax, each day it reminds my all is ok. Anything yet for anyone else?

Such fun to have all the appointments starting!! Love hearing about it!

Cheeky how lovely to see the heartbeat :awe: Makes one feel truly pregnant when you see it on screen doesn't it?!!

ELP sounds like things went perfectly for you, too bad about no scan yet but sounds like it will be soon! Yes I think the best time for nubshots is 12-14, no earlier no later. I would try to wrangle the schedule to get it at a good time if you're hoping for a good nub!

Babydes I'm so glad your scan went well too! That is wonderful news and must make you feel great knowing you have a healthy little one in there. Will you get another at 16 or wait now until 20? My bean was smack in the middle on my 8 week scan; no real side chosen.

I think Jen is right about Ramzi; he did his u/s at 6 weeks I know. I think the weird thing for me is if Ramzi is so reliable (his study numbers at like 97% seem convincing) then why are there no follow up studies or commentary from others in the scientific community? You would think that would be a topic that would hold interest for many if it was true. Most of the studies we see when we look at the swaying links have all kinds of references and other studies linking to them; his is just a paper out there all alone. Seems weird to me.

See that's how I feel B, we hear this theory and get all worked up about it but yet no one talks/knows about it.

I think the best example is the Oxford study - that thing was blasted all over the news when it came out, it was on my Yahoo home page I remember! And even now if you google it you find sooooo many articles about it. Google Ramzi and you find his paper, and a bunch of boards like IG, etc where people are guessing on scans. So strange to me because it seems like main****** media would have jumped on the topic if it held water. That said I don't know why it isn't considered credible... that part makes me curious, because if you read his paper it seems reasonable. But I'm no scientist, I'm an accountant/computer programmer turned SAHM :rofl: Excellent qualifications for judging scientific studies, no?!?

Exactly, I don't think it would be hard to be proved true or false would it! They would just need for a quick note on any early scan ladies wouldn't they and then match it up afterbirth, if I was a tech I'd have a little book of my own where I'd keep notes lol!!

Jen thats brilliant that your feeling movement:HH: It so reassuring isn't it:)

Any of you having headaches? They not serious but i get them now & then, i hope it's nothing. I had dizzy spells when i miscarried last yr

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Such fun to have all the appointments starting!! Love hearing about it!

Cheeky how lovely to see the heartbeat :awe: Makes one feel truly pregnant when you see it on screen doesn't it?!!

ELP sounds like things went perfectly for you, too bad about no scan yet but sounds like it will be soon! Yes I think the best time for nubshots is 12-14, no earlier no later. I would try to wrangle the schedule to get it at a good time if you're hoping for a good nub!

Babydes I'm so glad your scan went well too! That is wonderful news and must make you feel great knowing you have a healthy little one in there. Will you get another at 16 or wait now until 20? My bean was smack in the middle on my 8 week scan; no real side chosen.

I think Jen is right about Ramzi; he did his u/s at 6 weeks I know. I think the weird thing for me is if Ramzi is so reliable (his study numbers at like 97% seem convincing) then why are there no follow up studies or commentary from others in the scientific community? You would think that would be a topic that would hold interest for many if it was true. Most of the studies we see when we look at the swaying links have all kinds of references and other studies linking to them; his is just a paper out there all alone. Seems weird to me.

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I only get another scan at 20wks. So your little bean was in the middle, good on them for not causing you unneccessary stress

Baby I haven't had any headaches but I know they are not uncommon during pg; I hope it is nothing for you too. Maybe keep track of how often and how severe and contact your doctor if they are persisting? FX they go away soon. Are you feeling well otherwise?

LOL about the middle-placement not causing me any stress; it's a sign for my hopes for this 3rd baby ... one that will finally be easy on me! Everyone I know with 3 says the 3rd is by far their most easy going child :fingers: For those of you on here where that is NOT the case, I don't want to hear it :bigsmile:

Hope that's true about 3rd being easy going! For sure your lil bean didnt want mommy stressing about ramziz theory lool. Well i had the most aching head last night so much for saying it wasnt bad..i feel fine otherwise but i just hope they dont continue throughout my pregnancy.

3PNB, did you say you can feel the baby moving already, wow that's early

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For those of you on here where that is NOT the case, I don't want to hear it :bigsmile:

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:rofl: I'm saying nothing! Apart from something I shouldn't really say but, my DC3 does twinkle just that little bit brighter:)

babyD, the headaches are completely normal as are the dizzy spells:) With DC2 I had to ask the lady in the shop for a chair, sooo embarassing:oops:

Baby- dd3 was my preg of migraines, my mw told me to take some tylonel and chase it with a half a can of caffinated soda. I hated it but it kept my head from exploding. They went away completely halfway through my second trimester.
This is pretty early for movement but keep in mind this is my 4th, you recognize it sooner and sooner with each pregnancy. I bet ELP feels the baby right after the bfp lol

B- with the exception of a dozen migraines my preg w/dd3 and her as a kid has far and away been my easiest.

ELP, I'm just going to take that your 3rd shines a little brighter as being all positive ... like when I say my DD2 is very spirited :wink:

And I'm going to believe my DC3 will be like Jen's DC3 and go easy on me!

Good to know your headaches passed Jen, hopefully Baby's will soon. I've not had pg headaches but know they're a common symptom. Lately I feel pretty good; my diet is not great as all that sounds good are highly processed, salty things like the chicken nuggets + fries ... and in the morning I just want biscuits with loads of butter. I do eat lots of fruit still though so at least there are some nice fresh nutrients going in. But for meals it is gross stuff I normally wouldn't eat. I hope that in the second trimester I can get to where I actually want real food again.

ELP did you get your scan scheduled?

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Originally Posted by 3PinkNeedBlue

This is pretty early for movement but keep in mind this is my 4th, you recognize it sooner and sooner with each pregnancy. I bet ELP feels the baby right after the bfp lol

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LOL:bigsmile: To be honest, I felt it earlier before I had so much erm cuddle? to feel it through :oops:

B, I still haven't had my date through! Hopefully todays post will bring me something nice:)

I just got my scan date! 1st September 3.35 pm! This will make me 11+6 by my dates, I suppose thats ok really isn't it for a nub guess?

Oh ELP I'm not feeling through my protective layer just little wiggles inside lol

Woohoo for your scheduled scan!!

LOL about the protective layers! I can't wait to feel wiggles with this one!!! I am finally getting excited about having another one lately ... it always takes me awhile :-)

ELP I'm super happy for your scheduled scan! 11+6 can definitely give a good idea if you get a good shot. Mine is scheduled for 8/25 and I think I'll be 12+3? I can't recall. But I'm not sure I want to see a nub anyhow. I just want to see a wiggly baby in there!! As of late I've been feeling really good about having another girl, even excited about the idea, and that makes me so happy... but I worry if I saw a girly nub I'd not take it so well. So unless the doc hands me a pic with a glaringly obvious nub I'm going to try to keep myself in the dark until delivery! I hope you get a great shot though that we can all obsess over!

ELP, yay for scan date! Are you going to find out at your 20wk scan.

B, sometimes i'm ok with the idea of a girl & sometimes my stomach turns when i think it's another girl so i hope when i find out what i'm having i can move on & be happy either way. Funny how people just say whatever, i'm just showing that i'm preg & people are already having their own predictions as to what i'm having & i must say i get upset when people say it will probably be another girl. I've found that people who are close to me say it's a boy & that's because they hope i have a boy, bless them

3PNB, guess what? I'm convinced baby moved 3 times today!! I couldnt believe it, i thought geez i was just asking you yesterday if it's possible. I guess this is my 3rd so i would feel the movements earlier, lovely feeling

Oh yes Baby it's very possible! Congrats and enjoy those little wiggles!

I go back and forth on being ok with another girl, especially when holding my friends baby. I snuggle her and think of how much I was one but not this flavor lol Then I think of cuddling my girls when they were tiny and think awe this wouldn't be so bad.

I think it was B who checked her urine pH so I decided to check mine yesterday and omg 7-8! Not sure if I want to believe this means anything but it was nice to see.

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ELP, yay for scan date! Are you going to find out at your 20wk scan.

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No, I'll wait til birth:) I know I'm gonna love whoever pops out so its just nice to keep hold of that 'what if!' until I'm given the cutest thing in the world:HH: I was thinking thought that if I'm not happy with my NT scan then I might book a private scan for 13 weeks, no later, just so I can get a clue. That way I don't think I will have feel I've officially found out if that makes sense lol!

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No, I'll wait til birth:) I know I'm gonna love whoever pops out so its just nice to keep hold of that 'what if!' until I'm given the cutest thing in the world:HH:

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Super sweet!! And re: the nubs not being official, I do agree. I remember a blue swayer from IG that got all girl nub guesses, didn't find out at 20 weeks, and gave birth to a boy :bluecheer:

Jen I totally did check my urine pH! And I did it again this am and it was 7.5! I'm clinging to it as hope, though it sure isn't scientific I'll take it :cool: Fun that yours is high too! If my diet wasn't so awful I'd chalk it up to that but there is no way I'm eating alkaline right now, sadly.

Baby my stomach was really upset about another girl a couple of weeks ago; it's only very recently I feel ok with it ... and who knows, that might change again... darn hormones. I think you're right though, people who truly care about it you will be lifting you up and keeping their FX for a boy. People who aren't so thoughtful will likely make comments that are rotten. It's part of the reason we still haven't told people. Only my very closest friend knows about our pg right now, and she knows how badly I want a boy... she has 2 boys and would love a 3rd and for it to be a girl, so she gets it. She doesn't know I swayed though.

So this is a total pregnancy craving that cracks me up: fried dill pickles dipped in ranch dressing. I love them. I absolutely love them. There's only one place in town and it is getting a LITTLE embarrassing how often I visit :oops:

See B I know it's not my diet either! I'm not eating anything that should raise pH. Oh and your pickle ranch thing blech! We need a sick icon lol

I'm going to have to hunt down the ph paper aren't I and have a quick dip! Is this the right time to be doing it? Around 9-10 weeks? Guarantee I get the 5:rofl:

I had a dream last night that I had babies gender written on a curled up piece of copper wire, really small. I unrolled it and it said boy! I hope its true, but most likely wishful thinking:bigsmile: I'm actually starting to get quite excited atm, I feel queasy enough to know things are hopefully going the right way, but not ill, so thats a massive relief with the gang.

How's everyones symptoms going??

Fx it is a boy!
Symptoms hmm, nausea gone, aversions slightly fading and I mean slightly, energy up but my brains are complete mush. Good thing my iPhone has brains enough for both of us lol

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See B I know it's not my diet either! I'm not eating anything that should raise pH. Oh and your pickle ranch thing blech! We need a sick icon lol

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YES! A green faced nauseated smiley! LOL! pH this am was an 8 ... I'm going to run out of strips soon so am going to just start looking at it weekly. It might mean nothing but it totally fascinates me.

ELP, I don't know if there is a right time to do it! I just like that mine is high, LOL! What a cool dream; I'm sure it is true! Anyhow go get some pH papers and do the super scientific gender test with us :-)

My symptoms are sore bb's lately; they are starting to enlarge too which is always a perk for me! Still lots of CM. Not so much nausea, I actually don't have a huge appetite, but do have serious shakes if I don't eat every 2-3 hours from the blood sugar drop. It's a little weird b/c I can go hours and not feel hungry but then get so shaky and remember I better eat. I hope my appetite returns to normal soon. How're yours ELP?

I'm mainly food aversions:agree: Which my non pregnant self never has any troubles with:bigsmile: And not very hungry in the evening! which is a bonus.

Do you want to hear my long term plan??? Well your here now so you'll have to lol!! BUT!! I am lucky to admit that I am usually one of those people that actually finishes a pregnancy lighter than I started:agree: Which fellow blue swayers knows weight is a big issue for swaying. So this time, when tummys settled a bit in a few weeks, I'm hoping to encourage this along a bit, only through pure healthy eating and driving less so that when I pop this (lady) out lol, I will be in a real good starting position for a 100% blue sway for that little lad:agree: Is anyone else planning any future babies or will these little boys be everybodies grand finale!!!!

I'll try ph strip tomorrow morning, what time of the day are you taking your prenatal pill because couldnt that change results if taken at night time? My diet has changed from my boy diet, i drink milk eat yoghurt are any of you having dairy?

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I'll try ph strip tomorrow morning, what time of the day are you taking your prenatal pill because couldnt that change results if taken at night time? My diet has changed from my boy diet, i drink milk eat yoghurt are any of you having dairy?

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See I wondered about the prenatals too but I did take those while swaying/ttc, so I don't think that is it for me. It has to be something though, I really don't think it can be a gender predictor, but I do wonder what is causing it.

I still had probably 2-3 servings of dairy a day while TTC (yogurt, milk on cereal, cheese on pasta, etc) but actually haven't had much now as my tummy has just been strange about what it will accept. I had a rueben sandwich the other day and had to take the cheese off. Something about it was feeling weird. Same with a pizza the other day; I could only handle the crust and sauce. I can't wait to get back to being able to just eat and not have to figure out what will be tolerated by the bean.

How're the headaches Babydes?

No headaches for last few days now so that's good. I had very little dairy while trying & that was once in a while i'd use full fat milk in my cereal & that was it but now my diet has changed so i dont know if the ph will accurate for me. Also i'm loving fizzy drinks now & again so that's acidic & i cant see how after having that your ph will be high, i dont know. I think it all depends on what you eat that day but i could be wrong & maybe if you having a boy then the ph remains alkaline.

Are you still taking fish oil? I take it now & again. I'm like you diet wise, cant wait to be normal again. Oh my cousin's girlfriend (she's having a boy) told me her lil bean was on the right side on scan like mine was but i'm not getting too excited because the tech said my uterus was slightly tilted to the right so in fact my bub could have been in the middle like your lil one

Hey guys,

I have been thinking recently, and feeling down about my sway for a couple of reasons.

One, is I lost weight! I honestly didn't realize this until after my BFP attempt. I had been eating tons of the boy food, a bag of potato chips, bacon, fat and fat! I don't feel like my clothes were looser, but for some reason, I weighed myself and I had lost 2.5 pounds!

I am normally about 128, and then I was 126 (I am 5'7''). I weighed myself this morning and back to 128- probably because I am eating dairy and tons of sugary sweets now.

So, reading up- obviously losing weight is a bad thing. If I had realized it, I would have tried to tweak it, but obviously for me, it is the sugar and dairy that helps me gain weight. I eat less now than I was eating on the boy diet. I just feel like it might have heavily hurt my sway- since it might have convinced my body that I was losing weight.

Also, I regret not weight training. I had started cycling (very leisurely) and I know that started to tone my butt and legs, so that is good, but regret not using more weights- maybe I would have gained a few pounds back. I am definitely stronger and more toned as a result.

Anyway, that and I noticed that hubby's pH started to increase again after we stopped diet. Probably because of getting more nutrients? He also lost about 15 pounds- about 200- to 175 and 6ft tall.

So, I am just wondering your thoughts... Better to lose a few pounds eating more high protein diet, or eat crap- the same crap I was eating with DD. I do think my hormones are more regulated now than with dd- my ovulation seems stronger and more frequently early (cd13) and great amounts of ewcm, so I must have been doing something right.