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I'm not part of this group I was just creeping and I saw the announcement examples and that cauldron one is so fucking cute [emoji7]
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Oh man those are both so cute! [emoji7] We are going to announce baby and gender at the same time, for the same reasons as everyone else... I don’t need to hear any “I bet this is your girl” comments this time, I got enough last time!
We’ve decided we’re going to announce on Halloween! [emoji16] We’re gonna do like the picture below! Except with no caption. One pumpkin for each of us, DH, both boys, and me. My pumpkin will have the window cut out with the baby pumpkin inside. We are going to tie a pink or blue bow on the baby pumpkin too! Baby and gender announcement all in one pic. [emoji16] though if it’s a boy maybe we’ll do a blue bow tie instead of a bow.
We’re just gonna post the pic on social media with the words “Happy Halloween from the _____ Family!” and then wait for people to get it! [emoji23] No one knew we were trying anyway other than a select few, who already know I’m pregnant, of course. I can’t wait to see it click for people!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e47d06e003.jpg
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Loving these creative Halloween pregnancy announcements/gender reveal ideas! So cute & clever! It starts feeling even more real when the news is made public, such an exciting time!
We don’t announce until much later due to my clotting disorder and miscarriage history. We’re looking at a Christmas or New Year’s announcement most likely.
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Baby will be in our room for the first year-ish, then move into a shared room with other kids. We’re looking to buy land in a few months with plans of building a 10-12 bedroom house a year or two after with the bedrooms grouped as en-suites, kinda like those Ikea apartment ideas, where there will be 2 bedrooms clustered around a bathroom and a common area/room. We have a 5-bedroom house right now and it’s way too small for us. LOL
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We have 7 kids so far. I’m pregnant with #8.
Same here... my parents have got 7 grandsons and my mom would so love a granddaughter. Today me and DH talked about this being our second and last baby. Now we have I am a lot more nervous to find out the gender. Unfortunately I have to wait untill week 15 to be able to find out due to NIPT being different here in the Netherlands. They dont look at gender... I wish I could peak inside and just take a look at our baby, knowing its healthy and whether it’s a baby girl or boy...
Love the pregnancy announcement idea’s!
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Here's my ultrasound pic! This is a terrible picture but we got to see the tiny baby and a heartbeat. I believe when I go back on the 20th is when I do my NIPT. I'm so excited but also nervous but I feel very confident about it. It's hard not calling the baby 'her' on here because it just feels right. My due date is officially May 22nd.
I love all the announcements, we're def going to wait until we know the gender because we want the announcement to include her name. The idea is to a do a letter board saying Winter is coming... May 2021. It's a joke from game of thrones, because her name will be Winter. I love all the halloween ones though, I may have to do that for our families. It's been so hard not telling my family! I want to tell them in person so badly but it's getting so tough.
A nurse called me with my latest HCG numbers. At 16DPO my level was 439. My level approximately 50 hours later was 1272. The nurse told me that was really low for my gestation. Umm......no it’s not. It’s fully within the normal range. *facepalm*
This keeps happening. Remember guys, it's the doubling that counts and not the levels. And if you have a "low for gestation" result the vast majority of the time you ovulated later than you think or you just started with a low HCG level. You can start off with anywhere from 0-5 hcg at conception, then it doubles. This can end up with wildly different levels which is why we watch for doubling and NOT the levels themselves:Quote:
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0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320
These people are the same distance along in their pregnancy and one of them has 10x the HCG of the other yet both are normal pregnancies!
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Thank you Atomic, as you know this is so relevant to me at the moment too. How often should it be doubling? I had my last text on day 30 of my cycle and today will be day 36 when I have a test again, just wondering what I’d be hoping for if day 30 was Hcg level ‘83’?
Gosh I’d hate for her to see my levels then! Very strange/unnecessary thing to say to you.Quote:
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I’ve had enough pregnancies to know better. LOL! It’s just so aggravating that someone “official” doesn’t know any better nor has the manners to keep the negatives to themselves. I was given an EDD of 6/7 by my perinatology office, but if I go by ovulation it’s 6/9. They’ll leave it at 6/7 unless baby measures off by more than four days.
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So happy and excited to join this journey with you all! Took a pregnancy today , periods due tomorrow. Due date as per the calendar 14th June 2021. Please keep me in your prayers for a healthy and full term pregnancy. I am really in a state of shock at the same time nervous due to previous 2 back to back losses.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c3e52be9d7.jpg
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For sure! It’s really fortunate that you knew better but what if it was someone like me who’s had a recent loss and is worried and sensitive about information like that? It would just create huge anxiety and stress that something is wrong. Especially given her comment was completely incorrect and unwarranted! I don’t blame you for feeling aggravated but at the same time glad everything ACTUALLY is fine! :)Quote:
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Ohhh biggest congrats! I’m also praying for our rainbow baby so understand your fear but sending you all the positive, sticky vibes I can :awe:Quote:
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Thank you so much! I couldn’t stop crying after seeing the test. Sending you too lots of sticky vibes! I am sure we both will get our rainbow baby this time!Quote:
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This is another rainbow baby for me, too. I miscarried at 12 weeks in early March, which was my 9th miscarriage. I totally understand the stress and worry.Quote:
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Aw it’s so surreal isn’t it. I didn’t think it would happen for me so I’m still in a bit of shock! I’m trying to protect my heart but I’m happy. I do think I’ll be so heartbroken if it doesn’t work out. I don’t have plans to try again after this one. Trying to stay positive and hopeful.Quote:
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Oh my gosh I’m so sorry. You’re so brave to keep trying after your losses. I lost mine at the end of May at 11 weeks and it was my first loss and it hit me hard. Praying we all get our precious rainbow babies :pray:Quote:
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Yes it is ! Me too in a shock but at the same time over the moon too! I am trying to be positive and strong as much as I can. Same here this is my last try ! But I am sure everything will be good this time so let’s pray and start the journey together! Testing again this Morning with Frer as period was due today and so happy to see this! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...358a634fb5.jpgQuote:
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Sorry the results weren't what you were hoping for. I think its completely natural to be disappointed when you want something so much, but you'll get there and when she is here you'll love her so much. Be kind to yourself ❤
So I have been awake since 3am (it's 5 now) as I felt sick but I've ended up thinking too much about baby and whether its a boy or girl. I feel awful but I know I'll be really disappointed if its a boy and I'm not sure how to get past that as this will be our last baby. We won't be finding out until a gender scan at 18 to 20 weeks but I'm hoping to have a good guess from the 12 week scan. Not really sure why I'm posting, just feeling anxious about it 😳
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Yay that’s so exciting!! I have a good feeling. I got my 2nd lot of hcg results back and it’s jumped from 83 to 1301 so it’s doubled every 1.5 days! So relieved and happy!Quote:
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I’m sorry for your sadness and disappointment hakreug, I know how you feel!! All those things you said I’ve felt before! Congratulations on your sweet girl though- I know you’ll love her so much.
I have 4 boys in a row so a 5th will be kind of funny to me but I did the peekaboo test last night and I’m eager to know if I’ll get my girl or not! It was kind of messy, I had a hard time getting enough blood so I hope it works out ok.
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Please don’t ever feel like you can’t talk about how you’re feeling with GD here, this is the reason why we’re all on this site and what we have in common. Our hearts long for a certain gender so it’s completely understandable that you’re feeling the way you’re feeling and if we can’t support you through that who can? Sending huge hugs. I wish I could of taken all your pink dust and you had all my blue.Quote:
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I took a shower at my house before and then went to my friend’s house who has 4 daughters and her husband stayed upstairs! Washed my hands a ton and used a lot of alcohol wipes. With all the boys in my house I didn’t trust it!
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It’s so hard not to feel anxious hey. I really wasn’t convinced we should have another baby at all because of our ages and the ages of our children so going again was a real gamble. I’m praying it’s paid off. It’s such a risk having a baby with real hopes it’s a certain gender, we are all so brave to try and hope for the best.Quote:
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hakrueg-I am so sorry. that's why I love this site. It's such an interesting place. You hear girl which is what some of us are dying to hear while others will hear boy-and I know that will be hard for you. Plus Gender disappointment is so frowned upon most other places, I'm glad we can talk about it so openly here. You have a right to be crushed. I know I will be as well if I don't hear the results I was hoping for. Don't be disappointed in yourself, your feelings are more than valid. We're here for you.