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Honey sorry you didn't hear girl. I hope you are doing okay!! Please know that you can vent your feeling and be "real" with all of us on here. We won't judge you and we completely understand if you are upset!!
Ugh, I should NEVER buy Easter candy a whole week before Easter (especially while pregnant) I just don't have the will power! I have eaten most of the bag of the Reeses eggs!!! There goes my weight!!!
Honey, I'm really sorry you heard boy. I still can't believe it, and am trying to book a second scan to confirm but it costs a fortune!
Lol, seriously? I have a bucket of fondant in the kitchen and my little one keeps asking me if he can have some, lol. Of course he cannot :twins: the pirate ship is supposed to be mainly buttercream as well though. I have never baked with it yet though. So I really hope it is going to be ok. It is going to be the first birthday with his friends, so it is going to be very special and I am totally excited as well :happy:Quote:
Originally Posted by WantingPink
Northern, I feel the same way! When is your scan to confirm girl? Mine is April 2nd. 8 more times to sleep... cannot wait, I am feeling so anxious... Have you bought anything yet? I haven't told anyone but I bought two cute outfits on ebay already. But until after the scan I won't buy anything else. :hide:
Thorz, lol, could have happened to me too. I don't have any will power when it comes to food, lol. Fortunately I am still not too big, lol.
All your efforts to convince me (although it didn't take much) has paid off, I booked a scan for April 13! Less than 20 days away and I Will hopefully know what I'm carrying at 16 weeks (actually 15w5d but I'm measuring a few days ahead) instead of waiting until 22 weeks! Now these next 20 days will go by slowly!! But I'm excited! Thanks for the referral diva!
Ahhhh just rescheduled for April 6th!!!.......12 more days!
Longing - my next scan isn't until the 29th April when I'll be almost 22 weeks! I found a place doing cheap scans but on emailing then they said its more than twice the price if it was before my 20 week scan, as it was just to confirm!
I told them politely where they could put it!
All your efforts to convince me (although it didn't take much) has paid off, I booked a scan for April 13! Less than 20 days away and I Will hopefully know what I'm carrying at 16 weeks (actually 15w5d but I'm measuring a few days ahead) instead of waiting until 22 weeks! Now these next 20 days will go by slowly!! But I'm excited! Thanks for the referral diva!
Ahhhh just rescheduled for April 6th!!!.......12 more days! But that puts me at 14weeks 5 days by my calculations an about 15 weeks 1 day by measurements, is that too early do you think??
Oh that's exciting! Well I was 15+2 with both DS2 and this one when they told me boy. Even though as you know, I was skeptical with this baby because of the quality of the scan. First Expressions, however, seems to be using much better equipment and I think you should be okay. If it's the same tech I had, remember, she said she'd have you come back unless she's 100% confident. So just give it a try. Make sure to drink tons of water in the days leading up to it and have some o-juice 15 minutes before the scan. That's what they told me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorz300
Oh and did you still get the special for $65?
Are you enjoying all the snow? :-P
Yep I got it for 65 thanks!
Ugh the snow makes me want to stay in bed all day! I've been so lazy cause I'm cold!!
I am so excited for you!! That shouldn't be too early as long as you have a great tech who will try to get the perfect shot. Mine was done at 15+0 and I thought I got a great girl shot. My u/s tech was fantastic about being patient and waiting to get the perfect shot. I am so excited for you!! Can't wait till your scan!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorz300
O wow thorz u will know before me lol mines on the 8th and time is going too slow for me lol... And I'm not one who likes to wish away time....well looks like we will all know the genders in the next 2 weeks?
Yay!!! I'm glad we will all know soon! I'm shaking I'm so excited/nervous!! I know that's dumb if it was nice weather I would pass the time away going to the park with my boys or going on walks or preparing my garden for the season but instead it's ugly cold and gloomy so all I want to do is stay warm in my Jammies and read about nubs and old wives tales ect. That makes for time passing by slowly!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wanting-a-girl
Everyone but me! Im looking at the end of April..maybe being the last to find out will be good luck? Lol I can hope right!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wanting-a-girl
I'll know in three weeks. My bloods will be back then and I've an OB appointment. I was going to see her in two weeks but that'll be school holidays and bringing all three will be chaos.
Honey sorry you didn't hear girl... Congrats on another healthy baby boy, I am sure he will be gorgeous and steal your heart as soon as he is in your arms xx
Yay fish for a healthy strong heartbeat :)
Im another one not finding out till the end of April :( Hoping to go on the 24th I will be exactly 19 weeks. Im rural so no where to get an early scan around here not unless I want to drive 5hrs away :(
Hey Thorz yeahy brilliant news! X
OMG Ladies (tmi) my nipples hurt so bad!!!! They get rock rock rock hard had feel like someone is chewing on them!! It's constant pain and the only thing that gives it a little relief is a heating pad!!! What can I do, I can't live like this! I have a very high tolerance for pain, but this makes me want to cry!! What can I do? This has NEVER happened during my other 3 pregnancies!
my nipples have been very sensitive this pregnancy also!!! i dont know what to do about it :(
You wont be the last!! Im the ONLY one NOT finding out!! So I have until early Sept to wait!!!! :drama:Quote:
Originally Posted by 4Giffins
Mine too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wanting-a-girl
They were for my DD1 but not for my boys.... Im hoping that means something
Aww, thank you so much girls, it really does mean a lot to me. There does seem to be something about the third. Or maybe it's something about the last (mind you, #2 was our last too!) Still, I know how lucky I am to be here at all, boy or girl.
Shining Star, I saw that pic in Hoping for Saskia's thread, and was so struck by it, it really gives me a sense of comfort. I have been trying to find where it came from, does it link to anything on fb?
Fish, that's great news!
Thorz, hooray for booking a scan! 15 weeks should be fine. And omg Reece's make Easter eggs?!? Wow I'm glad I didn't know that before! I still dream about their pb chips in gooey chocolate cookies, one of my best memories from visiting the US!
Wanting AG I wonder if your cousin secretly wants boys herself?
Wantingpink, thanks, yeah, there's pockets of sadness I keep coming across as some new thought sinks in, but for the most part going ok. Nice to know there is one place I can be real about it though.
Can I ask how many kids do you think you would have had if you'd had a girl first or second time round?
My answer is two, and in the short term it scares me to think of having three, but I know long term I will be glad we have a slightly larger family.So in a backwards way, maybe it's a good thing..
We would have had three kids regardless but I'm not sure DH would have gone for the 4th if we'd had a boy as one of those three.
DH always wanted more than 2 kids, and in theory, I thought the same. But to be honest, I don't know if I had gone through with it if I already had boy and girl. So maybe it is really a good thing looking back. I don't know if I had had the courage. I feel like it's a big step going from 2 to 3. New car, new home... DH also wants a fourth, no matter what gender this one is. We will see...
We always wanted at least 3 kids. The moment I had DS2 I didnt feel done. We decided to keep thinking about it and maybe 3 would feel right over time. Well it didnt! I kept having this nagging feeling to have another one, so we decided that was a sign to go again!
Seeing as this is def our last I became obsessed with the idea of swaying (actually I started my sway obsession long before we decided to go for 4!) Im very OCD - prob like most of us here, and would LOVE to feel I have 2 of each. But my husband reckons it would be good for me (and my OCD behaviours) if we ended up with uneven boys to girls! lol maybe he is right, and maybe that will be really good for me!
If this is a girl, I'd be OVER the moon to use my girl name that ive wanted to use for soooooooooooooooooooo long now, it would be a dream come true!
I've had sore nipples this time too, never had it with my previous two boys, but like I know it doesn't mean anything. I've been really cold is pregnancy too. My first ever symptom with the boys were hot flushes. Haven't had them at all this time, I'm always freezing!
Here's my bump at only 13 weeks. I'm huge this time!! Attachment 9928
Hubby has said I've been very different this pregnancy, that's why he had a feeling we were having a girl. I asked him if its because I've been more moody and angry. I take it out on the kids dog which I actually HATE with a passion! I've never hated anything as much as that damn dog! Yesterday was the final straw as he messed his bed whilst we were out, and we'd only been gone a couple of hours, so I've said I want him gone! I'm not have the little sod messing everywhere when we have a baby in the house.
I've been really moody this time too! My partner drives me crazy! It's never happened to me before, felt brilliant and so happy when I was pregnant with my boys, feels like permanent pmt this time! My poor family!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Northern_Shutterbug
I would have stopped at two kids if I had a boy and a girl. Because I have such terrible pregnancies and am ALWAYS on bed rest for at least the last 3 months! It makes life really hard to be on bed rest with lots of little guys running around the house. That's why DH had to get my moms word that she would come out here as soon as I had hip joint pain before he would start ttc. So 2 kiddos would have been it for me if I had a girl and a boy. My mom teases me that that's why I keep having boys,because I've always said I'm done once I have a girl, god keeps giving me boys because he doesn't want met to be done. Lol well I'm done NO MATTER WHAT now!
MEL cut cute bump!
Mel, that's a cute bump! :)
I honestly also think we would have stopped after two, had it been a boy and a girl. So in a way that makes me feel bad for #3 because he is essential the result of us trying to have a girl, not trying to have another baby. I know this won't matter in hindsight because he will be loved and cherished just as much. Also, looking back, I am thankful we had two boys in a row because of just how amazing their bond is, something that I don't think is very common with "pigeon pairs."
But this really is it for us and that finality is hard to swallow.
As for nipples (lol), one of the reasons I thought this one could be a girl is because my nipples have been so sore. I never had any issues during the boys' pregnancies and the early weeks of nursing were still a nightmare. So this is worrying me! And also, at least in my case, it wasn't an indicator of the gender. :( Same with acne. I have the worse skin issues this time around and had read that it could be a sign of carrying a girl.
Oh one more thing: have any of you had any big babies? DS2 was born at 42 weeks and weighed 9lbs 6oz. DS1 was induced at 36 weeks at 6lbs 3oz but I am pretty sure that he would have been just as big as DS2, had he stayed in another 5 weeks. I have been told by a dear family friend (who means well) to exercise and watch what I eat, which really irks me because I am not overweight and I don't eat poorly. I gained all but 24lbs with my herculean baby so I don't think there is anything I can do about it? I did not have gestational diabetes with either pregnancy (although my OB wants me to do the test at 18 weeks this time just based on DS2's birth weight).
Sorry for the vent...it just bugs me when people think I can control the gender/weight/eye color of the baby, lol.
well i never wanted any kids at one point and then i got prg with ds1 and prayed he was a boy and said i will have 3 boys all i want is boys lol well i got the three boys and now something has possessed me to want a girl lol which actually terrifies me if it is a girl lmao... the teenagers i see are sooooo bad these days!!! my little cousin was doing drugs and having sex when she was 12 :S and she has really good parents so its not bad parenting... even i was a very bad teenager so i can only imagine what i will be dealing with.... boys just seem soooo much easier
Cute baby bump? I don't feel like it is I feel huge and I already feel uncomfortable especially at night! Must be because its my 3rd ! Anyone else got big belly early ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Wanting-a-girl
We would have stopped at two if DS2 had been a girl! When he was acting up after the scan we jokingly said that he wasn't needed any more and that we could adopt him out - my dad said he was surplus to requirement! He's too little to take it to heart, but I still gave him a big cuddle, he's a little golden boy! I'd give my life for him, for both my boys!
I've changed my 20 week scan to the 19th April as they'd booked it for 22 weeks, so hoping I can have girl confirmed then! Only 23 days left!
Whew teryng to catch up! All 3 boys and myself have had a horrible stomach bug. At one point DS3 was was throwing ip on the bathroom floor, me trying to help ended up throwing up in the trashcan while DS1 was throwing up in the toilet... all at the same time. Poor DH came in the room and yelled "will everybody just STOP throwing up!" lol. Poor guy didn'tknow where to rutn first as I was helpless. He spent the last 3 days looking after us all. I haven't been able to eat or drink anything since Sunday afternoon but te boys are all feeling better.
Despite being deathly ill I made it to my appt with the high risk OB yesterday 9 threw up in his office twice though:suprise:). I just wanted so badly to see my little guy again lol. Baby looks great but my cervix is already measuring under a 3 so starting progesterone shots this week, boooo.
Fish- so happy you heard a strong heartbeat! Can't wait for your scan!
Thorz- That's so exciting! I'm glad the other ladies were able to convince you! I had my u/s last week at 15+1 and we could clearly see boy parts and girls can be just as obvious. GL!
As for the sore nipple thing, mine have been horrible this pregnancy. Sometimes even my shirt or bra touching them is painful. They also have doubled in size which I'm not complaining about since I'm normally very small in that department lol.
And I've always wanted 3-4 kids. DH was happy with 1 or 2 so I had to do some major convincing to get him to go for #3. After that we were pretty much done and I was happy with our 3 boys but found myself with an unexpected BFP in November. We were both shocked and actually upset but the idea started to grow on me just in time for me to lose it:sad:.
After that I was shocked at how hard it hit me and it made me want another baby. I convinced DH to give it just one try the next cycle (and I mean just once DTD the entire month, one shot). I did a quick GD sway but had already been doing a lot of the "girl" things just as a lifestyle change. When I got my second BFP I was just so excited to be pregnant this last time and determined to enjoy it!
Thorz I have this too it's the cold I always get when breast feeding while preggie too is new fun ;-)
Dh always wanted 3 I wanted 2, if I'd had a dd than two would have been it!
Oddly having imagined a family of six I'm now wondering about a number 4 ;-s
Coming from a family of 3 I always knew I wanted 3 children myself! DH wanted 2 and said if #2 would have been a boy he would have no problem going for #3. After DD2 was born he was certain he wanted no more, couldnt see himself having 3 girls! Lol...luckily all I had to do was tell him that DTD every other day would sway boy and he was on board! ;)
I agree with diva that after having two of a kind Im so glad that I did! The bond between my girls is so special and definitely not something found in a pigeon pair!
im very happy with having lots of kids!!! i feel much more fulfilled staying home and taking care of my boys thn i would be at school... people try and make me feel lazy for staying home with them they say working makes you feel important and i say no raising my own kids is!!
but im def done at four :) we have a three bedroom house and arnt able to move anywhere bigger yet :( and ds1 has his own room and so does ds2 but ds3 is my co-sleeper which i love and the thought of making him sleep in his own bed makes me sad and actually gives me anxiety!!! new baby will def be sleeping in the crib thats in my room... whats everyone elses room situation like? im just curious
We have a 4 bedroom home, but Ds1 and DS2 share a room DS3 has his own room and then we have a guest room for when grandmas come to visit. But DS3 is starting to feel left out so I'll probably put all 3 boys in one room once the baby is here. My boys love sharing a room and don't like to be aloneQuote:
Originally Posted by Wanting-a-girl