Roll-call!! Due June/July/August 2013

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Originally Posted by Violet_

Well I had another ultrasound yesterday (as I had some bad abdominal pains over the weekend and thought I might miscarry but it all settled down now but wanted to check everything is okay) and tech confirmed baby is a girl! She pointed out labia and three white lines. I thought baby was a girl. I'm having real problems believing it even though I have seen the evidence. Will wait until after 20 week ultrasound to announce to family and friends though. Just in case. I mentioned this to tech and she said, baby wasn't changing into a boy. Lol. Just got to come up with a girl name now. It's harder then I thought.

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Yay! Congrats!

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Originally Posted by weeziewoozles

Hey ladies! Back from my scan. One healthy baby inside! Baby was upside down so they sent me away to wiggle a bit and see if I could change its position. DH and I were dancing around in the hospital corridors looking like lunatics! :) So funny! Anyhoo, when we went back, baby was lying on its face(!) but the u/s tech could now get the proper measurements as at least it was horizontal. Absolutely no views of nub so we won't know gender until 25/3 at the next scan.

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Hehe love the dancing! Glad all went well!

Happy Birthday, CVD!:celebrate:

Violet, congrats on your little girl!

Weezie, your story about dancing in the hospital corridor made me laugh!

P4P - I've been thinking of you. Hope your ultrasound looked good!

Hope the ultrasound went well P4P!
Happy birthday CVD!

hope everything went well p4p

Congrats Violet, you knew it and you were right, wish i was so sure but will find out for definite next tuesday (have been told by a few doctors now not to rely too much on my cvs test as they can be wrong!) and i've been sure from the start this is a boy.

Happy birthday cvd

weezie have you posted in the ultra sound forum for a guess?

Thanks for the birthday wishes ladies.
I hope everything went ok p4p!!

Happy Birthday cvd!!!!! Hope it was a great day for you!

Thanks for all the well wishes ladies. My scan was about 1 hour or more. Basically the spot is there but my risk for DS is so low that it isn't even worth further testing. The spot called an EIF is a soft marker for DS and it increases ones overall risk, however my risk was already so low that the little increase didn't make a difference. It's a very complex situation but in the end Joelle's heart is perfect, she is perfect (as far as we can see) and I declined further testing. As I said before, she is perfect to me regardless. Oh and the tech and doctor confirmed she is definitely a she, lol. So now that that's over with...time to go shopping!!!!

Great news, P4P!

Congrats on the great news P4P!! :)

I went for my 12 week US. Thinking we have a boy on our hands. Bugger it. Anyways, I've posted in the US forum for guesses. Already got one boy guess.... Kill me now...

Yay! Good to hear praying4pink! Have a great time shopping!

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Originally Posted by cvd

Good luck! I will be checking in this afternoon. Today is my birthday so I am sending you some of my fabulous lucky birthday dust :) lol!

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Happy Birthday!

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Originally Posted by Mrs_P

hope everything went well p4p

Congrats Violet, you knew it and you were right, wish i was so sure but will find out for definite next tuesday (have been told by a few doctors now not to rely too much on my cvs test as they can be wrong!) and i've been sure from the start this is a boy.

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I thought the CVS was reliable. I thought they checked the DNA.

Congrats P4P! Good news!

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Originally Posted by hopingforsaskia

Congrats on the great news P4P!! :)

I went for my 12 week US. Thinking we have a boy on our hands. Bugger it. Anyways, I've posted in the US forum for guesses. Already got one boy guess.... Kill me now...

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Awe Hoping - I will have a look at the u/s forum, I am not an expert however!

Hopefully the scan went well otherwise!

You did make me laugh with your 'kill me now'! XX

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Originally Posted by Praying4Pink

Happy Birthday cvd!!!!! Hope it was a great day for you!

Thanks for all the well wishes ladies. My scan was about 1 hour or more. Basically the spot is there but my risk for DS is so low that it isn't even worth further testing. The spot called an EIF is a soft marker for DS and it increases ones overall risk, however my risk was already so low that the little increase didn't make a difference. It's a very complex situation but in the end Joelle's heart is perfect, she is perfect (as far as we can see) and I declined further testing. As I said before, she is perfect to me regardless. Oh and the tech and doctor confirmed she is definitely a she, lol. So now that that's over with...time to go shopping!!!!

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That is great news! She sounds perfect : ) Enjoy some shopping!

My anatomy scan is on the 7th (!!!!) I am so nervous and excited. I hope I can accept and move on with things smoothly if I hear boy.. It's a worry!

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Happy Birthday CVD! Hope it's a good one! XX

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Originally Posted by Maple

That is great news! She sounds perfect : ) Enjoy some shopping!

My anatomy scan is on the 7th (!!!!) I am so nervous and excited. I hope I can accept and move on with things smoothly if I hear boy.. It's a worry!

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I should say if I hear 'boyS' as in x2 Aargh!

P4P, so glad to hear that things went well and your little Joelle is a-ok. Enjoy your shopping!

Hoping, I'll go take a peek at the us but I'm no expert either. I'm crossing my fingers for you. Whoever you've got in there, he/she will be perfect.

Thanks lovelies! :) xx

There's always hope HopingforSaskia! I'm not sure how much I trust nub shots. If I posted DS2's ultrasound I would get 100% girl guesses which would all be wrong as he has a long, flatish, very forked nub! You had an amazing sway, so you never know!

Good luck Maple!
That's good news P4P, so exciting you can buy pink now :)

ooh maple two boys or 2 girls exciting.......:nails::fx::ballerina::ballerina:

hoping- I know nothing about nubs or us pics:)

cvd- hope your b-day was a blast:)

p4p- sounds like great news have fun shopping for all things girlee:)

Thanks ladies! I might buy a little something from my favorite online store...Zulily. I'm not going to go crazy though because I know she will get lots of clothes from her nana and meme.

Maple - I remember your u/s pics and I am thinking you have two girls in there. I can't wait to find out! I'm sure the 7th can't come fast enough, lol. Distractions....lots of distractions. I'll be stalking!

Hoping - I am not a nubspert but I have compared nubs for months. The thing is with the forked nubs it really can go either way. The baby's spine is a bit curved so that may be throwing off the angle. I wish it were more definite. Sadly I too am 50/50 on this one BUT I will be :pray: that you hear pink!!!! And I agree with Jadis, they are perfect girl or boy :LotsofLove:

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Originally Posted by Maple

That is great news! She sounds perfect : ) Enjoy some shopping!

My anatomy scan is on the 7th (!!!!) I am so nervous and excited. I hope I can accept and move on with things smoothly if I hear boy.. It's a worry!

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EEK SO SOON!! So hoping you hear 2 girls. I can't wait to see a picture :)

HopingforSaskia, I think your nub could go either way.

I had an appt today and scheduled my ultrasound for the 19th! My ob won't do it before 20 weeks. I was kinda hoping I could do it next week or the week after when I'll be 18 or 19 weeks, but I have to wait a bit longer. I keep telling myself patience is a virtue!

Thanks guys! :)

Jenna.. The next few weeks will fly. Fingers crossed for you! :) xx

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Originally Posted by Bama Belle

I thought the CVS was reliable. I thought they checked the DNA.

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They do but they go through the abdominal wall to get to the placenta so there is a chance either if it is misplaced or if contamination occurs that some or all of the sample could be my dna not the babies which would result in false gender result (as i am a girl). Its only ever a risk if you hear pink as if its a boy they know its your dna

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Originally Posted by Mrs_P

They do but they go through the abdominal wall to get to the placenta so there is a chance either if it is misplaced or if contamination occurs that some or all of the sample could be my dna not the babies which would result in false gender result (as i am a girl). Its only ever a risk if you hear pink as if its a boy they know its your dna

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Just as a side note I was offered that MaterniT21 on Tuesday which is a blood draw. They mentioned that they could also tell the gender of the baby through this test. I just thought that was a neat technological advancement. Apparently they can tell as early as 10 weeks.

jenna- it's good to wait. i think it is def. more accurate later so you won't be left wondering at all.
I just had my first mw appt. today and got to hear babes heartbeat awww such a wonderful sound everytime. we will switch to fetoscope but can't hear with that until 20 weeks so will use the doppler for next 2 appts. to have a listen to the lil one:)
also tested my iron because mine is always low. mine was 11.5(hemoglobin finger prick meter) anyone know what theirs was??

oh hb was 150 :) whatever that means lol but means babe is doing good and was moving around oh sweet lil bean:)

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Originally Posted by Mrs_P

They do but they go through the abdominal wall to get to the placenta so there is a chance either if it is misplaced or if contamination occurs that some or all of the sample could be my dna not the babies which would result in false gender result (as i am a girl). Its only ever a risk if you hear pink as if its a boy they know its your dna

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Thanks. I had no idea.

Hi Ladies, sorry I have not been in much lately. I have been very sick and also very busy. My ms has decided to hit hard again at 13 weeks plus I have terrible sinus which nothing seems to be helping. 14 weeks next Tuesday so just praying the ms goes soon.

EmmyRoo, I was so sorry to read your post. How are you doing? My heart goes out to you at this time. I can totally understand how you feel about starting the LE diet again but I wouldn't even let that enter your head a the moment. Just do what you need to do to get through this time and then decide. Lots of hugs to you....

P4P, congrats on hearing girl and great your follow up u/s went well. Such a relief I am sure.

Congrats to the other ladies who have had scans. Hope everyone else is doing well.

LO123 - hope you're feeling much better now. Pregnancy must be really hard with MS. Good to have you back :)

Hang in there Jenna it won't be long! I know how you feel. If i could have got an earlier scan i would have! The time is crawling by till my 20 week scan. I can't believe it's only 18 weeks I feel like I've been pregnant forever this pregnancy! I need to find some stuff to take my mind off it and distract me in this last couple of weeks. These are the hardest!

4 (!!!) more days until I find out the gender, and other important things, lol.

I am a basket-case! Aargh!?!

Maple, I can't wait to hear! Keep yourself busy so the waiting goes faster, it's the wait that is the most tortuous.

I hit the jackpot at our local consignment kids clothing store yesterday! They had a 40% off sale, plus I brought in a bag of DS2's clothes that I won't be needing anymore. I walked out of that place with a bagload of new baby clothes and didn't pay a penny! It ended up being a straight trade. Success!

So I hate to be a pain in the you-know-what, but I've spent hours trying to find a potty shot online that looks similiar to my 20 week shot, but I can't. Mine has 3 dots, not 3 lines and I'm becoming obsessed again. I'm really worried that it was wrong and I've just gotten rid of 4 boxes of boys clothes! Looks like I'm going to need to have a big argument with DH about booking (and coughing up for) an elective scan just to confirm. I want to put my mind at ease again, he thinks I'm loopy. He keeps asking me if it would kill me to just relax, be happy and enjoy the rest of my pregnancy. I feel like I'm just one more scan away from being able to do that....am I crazy, ladies???

No, Jadis, I don't think you are crazy. I'm sure if I hear "girl" at my ultrasound, I will have trouble believing it's true. But I do think that the tech that did the scan had more to go on than just the shot he or she gave you, so I would trust what they said. I'm sure seeing the image live in front of you is totally different from basing it from one potty shot. I hope you are able to put your mind at ease!

jadis at earlier than 20 weeks i would def. question but at 20 and after I think they are pretty accurate:)
but whatever puts your mind at ease dh has to agree to:)

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Originally Posted by Jadis

Maple, I can't wait to hear! Keep yourself busy so the waiting goes faster, it's the wait that is the most tortuous.

I hit the jackpot at our local consignment kids clothing store yesterday! They had a 40% off sale, plus I brought in a bag of DS2's clothes that I won't be needing anymore. I walked out of that place with a bagload of new baby clothes and didn't pay a penny! It ended up being a straight trade. Success!

So I hate to be a pain in the you-know-what, but I've spent hours trying to find a potty shot online that looks similiar to my 20 week shot, but I can't. Mine has 3 dots, not 3 lines and I'm becoming obsessed again. I'm really worried that it was wrong and I've just gotten rid of 4 boxes of boys clothes! Looks like I'm going to need to have a big argument with DH about booking (and coughing up for) an elective scan just to confirm. I want to put my mind at ease again, he thinks I'm loopy. He keeps asking me if it would kill me to just relax, be happy and enjoy the rest of my pregnancy. I feel like I'm just one more scan away from being able to do that....am I crazy, ladies???

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Jadis - tell him you want to do a 3D ultrasound at 26 weeks to see the features :) we are going back in March for that!

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Originally Posted by Atsaukina1

jenna- it's good to wait. i think it is def. more accurate later so you won't be left wondering at all.
I just had my first mw appt. today and got to hear babes heartbeat awww such a wonderful sound everytime. we will switch to fetoscope but can't hear with that until 20 weeks so will use the doppler for next 2 appts. to have a listen to the lil one:)
also tested my iron because mine is always low. mine was 11.5(hemoglobin finger prick meter) anyone know what theirs was??

oh hb was 150 :) whatever that means lol but means babe is doing good and was moving around oh sweet lil bean:)

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My haemoglobin is normally 11-13 and my platelets are low too at around 150. I had to have weekly blood tests during my last month or so of pregnancy last time to monitor them. Platelets went as low as 108 i think but can't remember haem.

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Originally Posted by Jadis

Maple, I can't wait to hear! Keep yourself busy so the waiting goes faster, it's the wait that is the most tortuous.

I hit the jackpot at our local consignment kids clothing store yesterday! They had a 40% off sale, plus I brought in a bag of DS2's clothes that I won't be needing anymore. I walked out of that place with a bagload of new baby clothes and didn't pay a penny! It ended up being a straight trade. Success!

So I hate to be a pain in the you-know-what, but I've spent hours trying to find a potty shot online that looks similiar to my 20 week shot, but I can't. Mine has 3 dots, not 3 lines and I'm becoming obsessed again. I'm really worried that it was wrong and I've just gotten rid of 4 boxes of boys clothes! Looks like I'm going to need to have a big argument with DH about booking (and coughing up for) an elective scan just to confirm. I want to put my mind at ease again, he thinks I'm loopy. He keeps asking me if it would kill me to just relax, be happy and enjoy the rest of my pregnancy. I feel like I'm just one more scan away from being able to do that....am I crazy, ladies???

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Thanks Jadis! Today I have: vacuumed, mopped, taken the kids for a walk, visited the doctor for DS2, baked a cake, lol. I may have nothing to do for the rest of the week soon! Aargh!

Nice score re clothing! We don't get good bargains like that in New Zealand. I wish I could come to the States or Canada for a bargain or ten! Lucky you!

I am SURE you are having a girl. You just can't believe it, and I get that. I like CVDs idea about the 3D scan later in pregnancy, do that. It will be special. But I think you can relax and stop driving your port DH crazy in the mean time, I am certain there is nothing to worry about. Maybe because you opened the envelope at home, rather than giving the u/s tech the 3rd degree regarding gender at the scan? That may be why you feel uncertain?

This may sound stupid, but what does a boy potty shot look like? Can you actually see a penis and balls? Lol.

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Originally Posted by Maple

This may sound stupid, but what does a boy potty shot look like? Can you actually see a penis and balls? Lol.

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In my opinion it kinda looks like a turtle... Attachment 8620 here's my DS3 ultrasound.