Afya my NIPT took 10 days. It felt like an eternity!
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Afya my NIPT took 10 days. It felt like an eternity!
Urghhhhh. I’m going to suffer for the next 2 weeks. But I’m excited to find out either way, whether it’s a girl or a boy. Just hope for a healthy pregnancy. Excited to see what this little bean will look like.
Has anybody hit their second trimester yet. I’m 10 weeks 3 days now. Just a few weeks left in my first trimester. Time really is flying.
How are your baby bumps? Anyone showing right now? My belly’s popping out at this point now. It’s slowly becoming obvious
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I’m still mostly just bloating. I’m 11w3d, so a few more weeks to hit the second trimester. My nausea has improved the last few days, but now I’m having frequent heartburn and struggling with hypoglycemia.
Oh yes, I’m feeling some heartburn too. And my nausea has slowly subsided.
So I went in to get blood drawn for the NIPT. My doctor is using the ClariTest I was actually very confused when the nurse was asking me if I was here to do the ClariTest?! I was like no I’m here for the NIPT. I’m assuming there are diff companies such as Harmony and Panorama? Could any one enlighten me on this.
Nervous to get my results, just hope baby is healthy!
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I am almost 15 weeks and its starting to pop, I would like it to hold off a couple more weeks as we havn't told anyone and I work everyday with my soon to be 20 year old daughter so I am worried she will figure things out before then.
I have felt pretty good all pregnancy not really any sickness or heartburn yet but I know the heart burn and acid reflux will come, it did with all my pregnancies. I havn't craved anything much yet either. With my other son i ate so much chocolate and got so huge! So I am trying to hold it together this time as i dont want to have to loose all that again it was really hard!
I hope you all have a great day!
I’m 18 weeks and definitely showing now, but I can still hide it in my work scrubs. So glad to be out of the first trimester, and so happy it’s March and slowly warming up here. Can’t wait to be outside more with the kids.
Treens I gain a lot of weight with my pregnancies, so I laughed at your chocolate comment. With my first two boys all I wanted was cookies, brownies, ice cream, etc. haha. I’m not craving sweets at all this time but I’m still managing to pack on the pounds! I lose it pretty quickly so I don’t stress about it too much.
Afya there are multiple companies that offer the NIPT, so it sounds like your doctor uses that specific company. Can’t wait to hear your results!
I had my NT scan today and got my first trimester screenings back. Babies are both still measuring perfectly and the same heart rates (164), ultrasound was great, low risk for anomalies, and 90% certainty both babies are girls!!!! They wouldn’t give me higher accuracy since it was twins. Since DH wasn’t there I bought outfits and wrapped them as A and B for him to open tonight.
Congratulations BunnyGirl19, what amazing news!
I am 16 weeks today, anyone else having headaches? I seem to go back and forth from low to to pretty bad. Its driving me crazy, I have tried a couple of times taking Tylenol but it doesn't seem to help so I am not taking anything but trying to keep hydrated.
My bump is starting to pop now. I think we are going to tell close family on the first day of spring. It is also my mother-in-law's birthday she will be so happy my youngest has been asking every week for one, her friend just had a little brother and she wants one so bad.
Has anyone got the COVID vaccine? What are everyones thoughts on it. Im going to talk to my doctor about it on the next appointment.
Hoping everyone is feeling good!
I have frequent headaches, but part of that is just my normal. I have post concussion syndrome from a car accident two years ago. I’m noticing when I’m getting pretty bad ones now it’s because my blood sugar is low.
I haven’t gotten the covid vaccine, nor do I intend to. There is no long-term data on it, especially with respect to pregnant women, to make an appropriately informed decision. My doctor also told me I couldn’t have the vaccine due to my blood clotting disorder.
Just tossing it out here that we've had some issues in the past with vaccination discussions becoming heated so let's all be on our best behavior! Thank you!
Anyone else team green? We decided not to find out as really want a girl but at the end of the day it doesn’t matter - so thought if we find out straight after birth we won’t care!
We had the NIPT done (the type that automatically tests gender). The lady whited it out out in our hard copy and said that my usual doctors office was discrete so wouldn’t slip up on the electronic version of results.
We are going to a hospital where the testing and ultrasounds ALL done at one place.
We had our 21 week ultrasound and the technician brought up our file (which I’m assuming has everything on it including full NIPT results as it’s a one stop shop). She asked if we knew what we were having around same time. We said no and she did a bit more fiddling with her scan machine. Then she started scanning and said something about the baby being a he like “oh he’s on his back today away from us”.
For the entire rest of the scan she referred to baby as “it” “them” “they” - never once did she throw in a “she” to mix up her girl comment.
I can’t help but just know it was an actual slip up/mistake from her - which is okay, but I’m feeling like I’ve got gender disappointment without even having the real news.
There’s no clues on my scan - I’ve trawled and trawled the images since just trying to make sense of my thoughts.
Should I give up team green and just find out now I basically know anyway?
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We were going to be team green until we found out we were having twins. I still wanted to stay green, but DH really wanted to know, so we found out and are now waiting to reconfirm at our next scan. I feel pretty confident they are right since Sneak Peek, first trimester screen, and 13 week ultrasound all gave the same result. I’m trying to talk DH into keeping it a secret from everyone else now. I liked watching everyone get irrational and irritated over not knowing what our #4 was and want to do it again. LOL
Hey! We did not find out with baby girl #4 but waited to keep her a surprise. I didn’t want to experience GD for the 4th time so we waited. At our 20 week ultrasound the tech at one point said “he” as well so I was convinced we were finally getting our boy! The rest of the time she referred to her as “baby”! So just because they said “he” doesn’t mean a thing! I think people tend to say “he” trying to be neutral because “it” just doesn’t seem right [emoji23]Quote:
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I’ve been going crazy over trying to see a nub when we took a peek at baby at 12 weeks (atomic and bunny know [emoji23][emoji23]) but I’m wondering if we should be team yellow or green? I can’t remember lol. My only thing was I caught myself not relaxing as much during my labor because i was 1) terrified of having preeclampsia again (i did with my 3rd) and 2) concerned about who I was going to meet. I was a little let down when she came but that quickly disappeared. I’ve experience GD all 3 times. Like I said with the 4th is lasted just a moment so I wouldn’t count that as GD. I’m not sure about experiencing it for this last baby. [emoji2360]
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Thank you! I’m glad you got a “he” and it wasn’t the truth (although .... in your situation it was what you wanted!). Have you posted your nub? Love looking at those and guessing. My nub was so clear in my 12th week ultrasound and completely missing from my 13th week ultrasound so I never got to test out the theory as it can still rise after 12 weeks.Quote:
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You’ve made me feel good about team green/yellow in you only got slight GD at time. That’s what I was thinking. I’d I find out now it’s a boy I’ll overthink about the fact we will never have our girl, but after the birth I will be too busy meeting and getting used to the baby.
I hope you have a boy!!
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Twin girls (well... almost confirmed). Just amazing. I would have found out if we had twins as well. Twins are a wonderful surprise enough! You may want to tell people this time around so they can get gifts ready etc. Two surprises seems a big thing for people to be ready for if they are itching to find out as well!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by BunnyGirl19
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I know it’s hard not to, but try not to read too much into it. I’m an l&d nurse, and when parents don’t know baby’s sex I sometimes accidentally refer to baby as ‘he.’ It’s really just a slip, I think it comes more naturally to me because I have boys. Parents also don’t like their baby being called ‘it’, haha. I usually just try to say something like ‘baby is on your left side’ but sometimes those pronouns do slip out.Quote:
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Hi everyone! How are you all feeling?
What are everyones Due Dates? Mine is Aug 26 but I will be having a planned C-section so Im guessing the 20th ish.
I feel like the time has been flying quite quickly. We are telling my kids tonight and my parents and my husbands parents friday. I am excited but a little sad it wont be just us that knows any more :)
I’m still feeling a bit blah and tired, but nausea is getting better. I’m due September 17, but only get to go to 36 weeks, if they stay in that long, which puts me at August 20. I’d like to schedule for August 23 if I can.
Treens how did telling the family go?
I had my anatomy scan last week, everything looks good and baby is measuring in the 50th percentile- just like my other kids. We also got a good girl potty shot; not that I didn’t believe the NIPT but having a second confirmation is reassuring! I haven’t bought one girl thing, maybe I’ll be able to now. Although my family wants to have a small ‘sprinkle’ for me and I have a feeling we’ll get a TON of clothes since we have all of the baby necessities from our boys. So maybe I should hold off on buying much :)
We’re still struggling with names, has anyone decided? Hope you’re all doing well!
My 20 year old daughter wasn't too excited but we explained she doesn't have to move out lol and she was ok.
My 17 year old son was super excited and especially that it is a boy, this surprised me I thought he would have the same reaction as my older daughter.
My 8 year old was so happy she has been asking so much. now she wants to do everything for me and watches what im eating lol
The rest of our family was very happy especially my mother in law. She shed a few tears it was really sweet.
Greydore- So happy for you and your girl! I bet you will get a lot of clothing! I have bought so much clothing i cant stop myself lol it so cute. I have been getting things from PatPat, im really happy with the quality for the price most items are $5-7 or even less onsale and thats Canadian Price. The girls stuff it so die for :)
We had decided on an add name I love the way it is written and got useto the way it sounds. But its kinda over the top but so is my husband lol
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Hope he can grow into it lol what names are you thinking Geydore?
Picking names with my husband is a pain. He never seems to like anything but the most common, plain, overused names.......and I hate the idea of using them on my kids. We had Elodie on our list from last time that we didn’t use, so I’m planning to use that for one of them. DH has not liked anything else suggested for the other baby so far.Quote:
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I like Greek mythology names, but my husband tells me they are too weird. DD1 is Calypso from Greek mythology, and he begrudgingly tolerates it and calls her Callie instead. I like Persephone and Ariadne, but of course DH doesn’t. LOLQuote:
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How are you guys feeling? I am excited for the Easter long weekend!
I’m still struggling with hypoglycemia and feeling blah. I don’t want to do anything for Easter except sleep. My husband is trying to make plans, but with 7 kids it’s always a disaster and I get stuck with way too much work. It’s never relaxing or enjoyable to me and I want to strangle him every time he asks if I’m having fun. Grrrrr.......
Yay! So glad everyone is doing well. Sorry you still aren’t feeling well, Bunny. I’ve been feeling so much better the last few weeks. 16 weeks on Saturdays and feeling excited/nervous to find out who baby is. This is for sure our last and I just keep looking back at our last scan. Even though everyone has said we didn’t get any clues from it lol. I’ve always just been so disappointed after finding out with each one... which is why with our 4th we decided to wait to find out. I don’t want to be nervous about finding out during labor though so feel like we should do this sooner. I just can’t get myself to call and make our ultrasound apt lol. Easter will still be simple with covid but things are looking up and life should resume real soon. My kids can’t wait to burn their masks lol. We are excited to celebrate our Savior’s resurrection though!!!
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I’m 16 weeks today and have another scan. I’m terrified my girls won’t be girls anymore. I’ve been like this every time I’ve been told I’m having a girl. I blame it on getting an elective scan at 15 weeks with DS1 and being told he was a girl and that the bulge between his legs was the cord and not a penis. At 19 weeks I he was very clearly a boy and I felt gutted. I’ve found out at 14 weeks with all my other kids by potty shot (except DS4 because his legs were tightly crossed) and they were all very clear what they were without doubt and then confirmed later. This time we peeked at 13 weeks and saw classic girl potty shots with all the lines. None of my boys looked like that at 13 weeks (they all had a bulge that looked like a party hat between the legs), but I’m stressing myself out worried that it will change. I hate that I do this to myself. I never fully believe my girls are girls until they are born. LOL
Just finished my scan. Both babies are definitely girls!!!! Eeeee!!!!!
Yay congratulations!! That’s so wonderful! Are they identical did you say? Im 16 + 5. Can you get a definite answer at this point? I’ve heard to wait between 18-20 and have had friends told the opposite bc they found out too soon. Eek I’m excited but scared to find out lol. I just keep obsessing over my end of 11 weeks/12 week scan that sounds like was a little too early to give me any signs.Quote:
Originally Posted by BunnyGirl19
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They are di/di, which implies fraternal, but 20%-30% (depending on source) of di/di twins are identical. We’ll get zygosity testing after birth to know for sure.
You can definitely find out what baby is at 16 weeks.
Hello all!
20 weeks now and had the ultrasound. He is defiantly a boy and everything looks good and measuring to due date. He was a dancer today, wouldn't stop moving till the end. I am happy to hear it all looks good!
Hope all is well with everyone!
Congrats on confirmed girls Bunny! Treens I’m glad to hear your anatomy scan went well!
I’m 24 weeks now, this pregnancy feels like it’s going so fast. I haven’t bought one girl clothing item yet, and I don’t really like a lot of what’s out there (too over the top and ruffly). I’m getting rid of a lot of the boy clothes since this is our last baby, and there’s a bit of sadness that I won’t have another baby boy. After my third boy I always pictured myself as a mom to 4 boys. It’s definitely taking some adjusting to the idea of having a girl. Has anyone else felt this way?
Also, I’m gaining WAY too much weight. I’m usually super relaxed about pregnancy weight gain, but I’ve already gained 29 lbs. I usually gain 40, so I’m not really on track for that, lol. I was hoping I would gain less with a girl, but that doesn’t seem to be the case for me!
I just finally bought some clothes for the twins. They’re all set for 0-3 month sleepers now. I need to get newborn and preemie clothes, but I haven’t liked the preemie options available. I want to make them clothes, but I’m just busy and backed up with other stuff at the moment. I don’t know why, but I just can’t get into shopping or preparing this time.
Graydore- I feel like time has gone fast too! We pretty much got the nursery all set up by wayfair lol We got a crib, dresser, glider bassinet and bedding set from there and I have got lots of clothing and some small toys and books. I am a planner so I can't help it. Since its been 9 years since a baby we just got everything we need new. This is the first time for me as we used used things and gifted things before. We just set up on Sunday :)
For weight i was doing good the first trimester now it seems 2 pounds a week i try not to stress but it is hard!
Bunnygirl- Im not sure where you are from but when i was in babies-r-us the other day i saw some cute preemie things :)
I’m in Oregon. Our BRU closed down in mid 2018. I have something called Buy Buy Baby for a “large” baby store or Carter’s.
Ladies, I hope all is going well for you. I haven’t had a chance to come on here in a while.
I did get the results back for my NIPT test, I found out at around 11weeks I would be having another baby girl. My 2 girls were so desperate to have another sister, and my son wasn’t really fussed.
Last Wednesday at a routine 15 week scan, I found out my little baby didn’t have a heart beat and stopped growing around 14 weeks.
I had no idea I had miscarried, for almost a week and half. It explains the dull back ache I was experiencing.
My first ever loss, I had a D&C procedure last Friday, everything went perfectly fine. I never got to see her as they said baby wouldn’t be intact [emoji17]. I’m feeling better but think of her lots. My NIPT results and NT scan came back perfectly fine. They asked if I’d like to do genetic testing to get a detailed explanation of what actually happened I accept that. I just spend moments thinking what could of happened to her.
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Im so sorry for your loss afya1! My thoughts are with you and your family. Sometimes things happen for a reason that we can not explain or accept but it is what is meant to be. She will always be in your heart and I hope it gets easier for you over time. Big hugs!
I’m so sorry afya!!!
Im so sorry ��
I also got miscarriage 1 month ago on my identical twins on 14W4d.
I got so much milk in my breasts that that got like a big ball and it was very painful both physically and mentally for couple of days. Actually it was more painful than the miscarriage itself :(
Sorry to hear about your loss, Afya. It pains in the heart to lose a child. SorryQuote:
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