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Hi ladies, I got to see “Little Bit” today (as hubby affectionally calls baby! I have had barely any sickness this pregnancy so I was worried but it was so good to see baby!! Heartbeat was 170! Sadly I’m getting a lot of boy ramzi guesses on Facebook but I do think this baby is a girl. I’m 8 weeks 1 day.


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Hi ladies! I’m so excited to join you all here and sending my biggest congratulations on your wonderful news! I’ve just gotten my BFP a couple days ago and am still trying to let it sink in! Sadly we had a loss at the end of May (I was 11 weeks) so decided to sway for a baby girl since then and TTC. Going off the due date calculator I should be due on the 5th of June but I’ll find out when I get my dating scan in a couple weeks I guess! I really hope my pink sway was successful :pray: I hope you all get your desired gender too.

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What’s the baking soda gender test? And how soon can you do it?

Abifasc don’t get discouraged by the Ramzi boy guesses, I had all but one guesses saying boy :)


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Originally Posted by BunnyGirl19

What’s the baking soda gender test? And how soon can you do it?

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You add baking soda in your urine in a cup, if it fizzes it’s a boy, if there is no reaction it’s supposedly a girl


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We posted at the same time! :)


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Originally Posted by ProudMom90

Congrats on your baby girl!!!:babyf:
You must be over the moon!

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I had to call back the office to make sure I heard it right haha. I was worried I just imagined it being a “baby girl”. I don’t think It will truly sink in until she is in my arms [emoji177]


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Originally Posted by Thirdtimelucky01

Hi ladies, I don’t post much either but I read most of the posts in this group before and I’m so excited for everyone! Just wanted to share that after getting my BFP in early August I did NIPT last week which confirmed a baby girl! I did not feel much nausea or tiredness this time around (same as with my boys) and did eat meat (cut down from my protein heavy diet though) and had 2 attempts in fertile window (I had a miscarriage earlier in the year so just wanted to get pregnant again) so I was sure it’s another boy!!! but my sway worked! I honestly think that diet is the key! Wishing everyone a healthy pregnancy and to get your desired gender! [emoji177]


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Congratulations on your baby girl!! That is amazing!!! I’m so happy for you, thirdtimelucky01! [emoji178][emoji177][emoji175]

Flowergirl & Bunnygirl congrats on your bfps! [emoji3060][emoji322] and welcome! I’m so excited for all these bfps lately! [emoji7]

And thirdtimelucky CONGRATS on your baby girl! [emoji178][emoji166] I can’t even imagine the excitement! So very happy for you! Did you post your sway in the forum? I would love to read it! [emoji4]

Abi YAY for for ultrasound pics! That’s so awesome you got so many! Happy all is going well and jealous of your non-sickness, lol! I wouldn’t put much stock into the Ramzi theory either. I don’t think it’s ever been actually proven. Are you going to be doing NIPT?

hakrueg re: opening pics in Tapatalk, I tap the black space below the pic and that “closes” it and brings me back into the thread. Hope that makes sense!

As for me — my lab appt including NIPT is one week from today! Ahhh! Within two weeks or so we should know. I’m so nervous [emoji51][emoji30] I feel like my exhaustion is finally letting up a bit in that I have not fallen asleep on the couch after work in a couple days. The nausea and aversions to basically EVERY FOOD EVER is still going strong though [emoji24] Even with the Unisom + B6 I only get about one “good” meal a day, at dinner time. But by “good” I mean something super unhealthy and carb laden. The rest of the day it’s cereal, fruit cups, and soup, if I’m lucky. I’m terrified to step on a scale, I feel like I’ve gained so much weight already. I’m so happy and grateful to be pregnant but man I can’t wait until this awful first tri is over!

Thanks for listening to my rant! [emoji28]


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Congrats flowergirl and bunnygirl on your bfp’s!! So exciting!!

Abi, your baby pics are adorable! [emoji3590]


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Congratulations on your baby girl!! That is amazing!!! I’m so happy for you, thirdtimelucky01! [emoji178][emoji177][emoji175]

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Thank you babygirl1 [emoji177] sending all the pink dust to you!!!


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Flowergirl & Bunnygirl congrats on your bfps! [emoji3060][emoji322] and welcome! I’m so excited for all these bfps lately! [emoji7]

And thirdtimelucky CONGRATS on your baby girl! [emoji178][emoji166] I can’t even imagine the excitement! So very happy for you! Did you post your sway in the forum? I would love to read it! [emoji4]

Abi YAY for for ultrasound pics! That’s so awesome you got so many! Happy all is going well and jealous of your non-sickness, lol! I wouldn’t put much stock into the Ramzi theory either. I don’t think it’s ever been actually proven. Are you going to be doing NIPT?

hakrueg re: opening pics in Tapatalk, I tap the black space below the pic and that “closes” it and brings me back into the thread. Hope that makes sense!

As for me — my lab appt including NIPT is one week from today! Ahhh! Within two weeks or so we should know. I’m so nervous [emoji51][emoji30] I feel like my exhaustion is finally letting up a bit in that I have not fallen asleep on the couch after work in a couple days. The nausea and aversions to basically EVERY FOOD EVER is still going strong though [emoji24] Even with the Unisom + B6 I only get about one “good” meal a day, at dinner time. But by “good” I mean something super unhealthy and carb laden. The rest of the day it’s cereal, fruit cups, and soup, if I’m lucky. I’m terrified to step on a scale, I feel like I’ve gained so much weight already. I’m so happy and grateful to be pregnant but man I can’t wait until this awful first tri is over!

Thanks for listening to my rant! [emoji28]


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I haven’t posted my sway yet, I cannot do it from my phone for some reason, have to find time to log in from my laptop.
Good luck with your NIPT! I did mine on Monday afternoon (like 1 hour before they closed) and got the results by Friday same week!


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Originally Posted by Thirdtimelucky01

I haven’t posted my sway yet, I cannot do it from my phone for some reason, have to find time to log in from my laptop.
Good luck with your NIPT! I did mine on Monday afternoon (like 1 hour before they closed) and got the results by Friday same week!


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Yeah, I had to log into my laptop to do it also. Tapatalk doesn’t like the form. Let us know when you do get a chance to post it! I know how hard it is to find time to drag out the laptop though, lol!

And WOW that’s so quick!! Mine is a Wednesday so I’m SURE I won’t get it until the next week. Which company/test was yours, do you know? My office does the Panorama test by Natera. How did you get your results? Did the office call you? I’m hoping I’ll be able to use Natera’s patient portal somehow to get my results sooner than having to wait for the office to call me, haha


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Thank you everyone! It's so weird I have not had any aversions which were SO strong with my last 3 boys. I didn't have any aversions with my first son, but I was constantly nauseous! This is definitely my easiest pregnancy which has me convinced its a girl - I so so so hope it is! I'm a little uneasy around chicken but not violently so like I was with the others! My boy pregnancies can be characterized by constant nausea, intense cravings for meat, and huge aversions to meat and eggs that got worse with each baby (so dramatically so that I thought the last 3 boys were girls because I was so sick!)

Congratulations on your girl thirdtimelucky! That's amazing - I can't imagine the feeling!!!

I was offered to do NIPT next week, but I can't justify the out of pocket cost. It was soooo tempting though!!

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That’s amazing that your insurance covers it!! I would definitely do it then!! You swayed boy correct? I have heard about MaterniT21 but not really any specifics.


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I’m debating finding out gender or not. I automatically get an NIPT since I’m “old” and also high risk for other reasons. I kind of want a surprise, but I want to sew baby’s wardrobe and don’t want to make everything neutral. LOL

Oh that’s really awesome you can do it on your own time!! I hope you get your boy!! I have 4 and they’re amazing!

I heard of one genetic test that is $99 out of pocket so I might see if I can do that, if not we will attempt to find out at 15 weeks with a private ultrasound! What about you?


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Abi I’m so jealous lol! My first pregnancy with DS1 was like that, no nausea and no aversions. It was great. I could still eat whatever I wanted. DS2 was the complete opposite with awful nausea, I felt so bad, I was convinced he was a girl because of it. [emoji23] I don’t blame you for not paying out of pocket either. It’s expensive! Could you maybe call your insurance and try to fight it? The ACOG recommends NIPT for ALL women and pregnancies now regardless of age or risk status, as of August. I feel like that’s a good bit of info to back you up lol

hakrueg so exciting you got yours done today, ahhh! MaterniT21 seems to be the next most popular one up after the Panorama, I’ve seen both of those mentioned so many times. And SO awesome you can get the results online! I really hope I can have the same experience with Natera’s patient portal. And yay for your sister’s baby! She was team green? I was the “mold breaker” in my family — no one had had a boy for 18 years before my first son was born!

Bunnygirl that’s so awesome that you sew! Handmade baby clothes are the best [emoji7]


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I am so excited for everyone! I can't believe the NIPT's are already happening for some of you. I go to my first ultrasound on Monday, then it will be probably 3 weeks until I do the NIPT. I keep having some good days and some bad as far as symptoms go-it's almost every other day. I so hope everyone gets their desired gender and I'm glad we have this group to talk about it. I know the NIPT is covered by insurance-kind of. Like they charge the insurance thousands of dollars and usually the insurance will only pay part of it. But last time it still cost me nothing out of pocket. That's usually how the companies work-they try to milk the insurance for as much as possible but promise the patient a max of like 150 out of pocket.

hakrueg I'm so glad you get to see your results online! I really hope I can do that this time, I hated hearing it on the phone.

So I discovered today there's a new blood gender test on the market called Peekaboo and it's offered by the DNA diagnostic center and endorsed by the American Pregnancy Association. It's only $65! I ordered it today so we will see how it goes!

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Ahhhhhh that’s so exciting! I can’t believe this time is already coming up! You’ll find out Tuesday and then I go for my labs the next day! Hopefully my results are just as quick. Since it says it was sent to your physician already, do you think the office will end up calling you ahead of time, like before you get the results online?

And Abi that’s exciting! That’s a good price! I looked it up real quick and it looks like it’s the same type of test as the sneak peek where they just look for the present of a Y chromosome. Are you going to go to a lab to have it drawn or do the collection at home?

Also, my team lead emailed me out of nowhere this morning that they were going to do my yearly eval today, I was freaking out! I was so nervous I had literal sweat stains in my armpits, hahaha. I knew my eval was coming up, but they snuck it in on me! I’ve been dreading it because productivity is a big portion of our eval and mine was all messed up this year thanks to covid and childcare issues. Plus I had already decided that this was when I was going to tell them (my manager and team leader) that I was pregnant, as it would be much easier to do in person via a conference call than a random email in a couple of weeks being like “HEY SO... guess what...” LOL.

ANYWAY my eval was WAY better than I expected AND they asked me to take on a new task and train to help out in a different specialty area! And then they were so excited when I told them about being pregnant!! [emoji16] I knew they would be, it was just so daunting to have “oh man I have to tell them now” hanging over my head. But it’s done with, all went well, and I’m heading into this weekend very happy and relieved! [emoji4]


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I was hoping to get my first ultrasound/appointment scheduled, but protocols have changed as of September 1. I got a confirmation HCG level drawn, which is normally all that’s required. However, I called my perinatology office today and was told I need two more HCG levels done 72 hours apart first, so I’m getting one done tonight after DH gets home and another one on Monday. Then they’ll schedule me. Grrrr......so annoying. I need to start on Lovenox for my blood clotting disorder between 6-8 weeks, so I’m sitting here waiting for my appointment to be scheduled. With my kids’ school schedules I am limited on when I’m able to go in and the more time that goes by, the less likely a time will fit my schedule.

Bunnygirl19 do you know what your hcg levels were with the test you’ve done? I just found out mine was 83 at cycle day 30 and my obstetrician wants me to do for another blood test to check hcg again too. I’m a little worried.. is that really low for 14 DPO? I’ve been given progesterone suppositories to do twice a day too. I don’t know if things are looking iffy or he’s just being overly cautious after our loss 4 months ago..

I’m starting to get attached so I’m praying everything is okay.

Thank you for your congrats messages everyone. I’m so excited to hear NIPT results for everyone coming up! I’m only 4 weeks now so I’ve got awhile to wait.

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Yeah, I had to log into my laptop to do it also. Tapatalk doesn’t like the form. Let us know when you do get a chance to post it! I know how hard it is to find time to drag out the laptop though, lol!

And WOW that’s so quick!! Mine is a Wednesday so I’m SURE I won’t get it until the next week. Which company/test was yours, do you know? My office does the Panorama test by Natera. How did you get your results? Did the office call you? I’m hoping I’ll be able to use Natera’s patient portal somehow to get my results sooner than having to wait for the office to call me, haha


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I have no idea which company did my NIPT to be honest with you, I’ll ask my OB next time I see him, I got a referral from my OB to get it done at the pathology and the results went straight to my OB office so I called them on Friday to see if the results were back - and they were! So exciting that yours is only a few days away!


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Bunnygirl19 do you know what your hcg levels were with the test you’ve done? I just found out mine was 83 at cycle day 30 and my obstetrician wants me to do for another blood test to check hcg again too. I’m a little worried.. is that really low for 14 DPO? I’ve been given progesterone suppositories to do twice a day too. I don’t know if things are looking iffy or he’s just being overly cautious after our loss 4 months ago..

I’m starting to get attached so I’m praying everything is okay.

Thank you for your congrats messages everyone. I’m so excited to hear NIPT results for everyone coming up! I’m only 4 weeks now so I’ve got awhile to wait.

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Mine was 163 on cycle day 29 or 16dpo so I think yours is ok too.


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Flower girl, I really hope everything is ok with your little one! I just read average hcg for 14 dpo is 17 - 119 so I think 80 sounds right!!

HLM, glad your evaluation went better than expected! I think we are much harder on ourselves than others are.

I’m not sure what they mean by the report has already been sent. I’m wondering if it’s just that she also received an update. I just have a hard time believing that they received it and completed it already. I can’t be sure though. I don’t think I’d hear anything from my OB til Monday anyway. In which case, I just won’t call back until I’ve had the chance to review them myself. Either that or just decline to hear the gender over the phone and look when I’m ready.


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Thank you so much for checking that out and for the reassurance. I’m so scared after last time, I just really want it to work out this time. I’m 39 now so I don’t think I’ll have it in me to keep up the LE diet and clomid and TTC if this doesn’t work out. Plus not sure my heart could keep going through this uncertainty.

[QUOTE=Thirdtimelucky01;1059284]Mine was 163 on cycle day 29 or 16dpo so I think yours is ok too.



Thank you thirdtimelycky01 I think mine is okay but it’s on the lower end of okay which worries me :( I was never anxious like this with my other 3. I think after you know how fragile this time truly is it adds a layer of worry I wouldn’t usually have to this extent. I won’t really know much until the next lot of bloods I guess..
I’ll try and take it easy in the meantime.

So sorry to flood the feed! I just realised that it really makes a difference as to what day you ovulate in your cycle when testing for Hcg. I was looking at my cycle day which made my levels look low but if you look at the DPO there’s a big difference in each day! So considering my test was when I was only 14 dpo I think things look like they’re in a pretty safe zone :) yay so relieved.

I just got my 16DPO level back (today’s draw) and it came back at 439. Nobody told me what my 12DPO level was.

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I just got my 16DPO level back (today’s draw) and it came back at 439. Nobody told me what my 12DPO level was.

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So good! :) My next test isn’t until DPO 20 because we have a long weekend here so hopefully I’ve had a very significant rise.

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I'm so excited to see everyone's NIPT results! Hakreug I love those announcements - the pumpkin one is so unique! I won't be announcing our pregnancy on social media until we know the gender mostly because I don't want everyone's hopes that it's a girl (because no one wants that more than we do dang it!) I love the unique ideas!