November 2013 babies!

yep he's always been known to be brutally honest - and yes i was doing LE so think that may have contributed to it a bit as after 12 months ttc and restricting what i eat, drink etc
i tend to eat small meals a few times a day rather than 3 big meals as i still get queasy but i'm not going overboard with eating everything in sight and i'm not hungry all the time either

i have terrible headaches too - mine is due to iron deficiency, when my iron is getting low i start getting headaches and sharp pains in my eyes

That doesn't sound good at all, are you taking a supplement? Its not nice feeling so unwell all the time. And I really think you're body will go back to normal once bub is here, especially if you breastfeed, I find the weight drops off me when Im feeding.

Hi girls,

I had my 12 week scan today at the perinatal specialist... Last time I asked him to look at the gender and he did. He predicted boy and he was right! (I go back to the same guy for my 20 week scan.) I totally chickened out this time. I just want to enjoy the mystery longer. I swayed girl, but know there is a good chance, of course, that it is a boy and I just am not ready to know yet.

Is that so crazy? Everything looked good on the scan though and he gave me a really sweet pic of the head profile. It made me excited all over again and the sex didn't matter as much. So maybe I will be ready at the 20 week scan.

yes i have been on supplements for over 10 years - i have 3 monthly iron checks
i am on a lifetime supply of iron supplements so i just have to grin and bare it really whether pregnant or not pregnant.
hopefully it will lol i dont have work to go back to this time, my last 2 babies i was back at work and dropped it quickly as my job was very physical but i quit my job sept last year so i'll have to join the gym this time lol

i'm finding i've accepted that this is very likely a boy and am getting a little excited about shopping etc the one thing i am having trouble with is dealing that i will never ever live out that pink dream and give my boys that little sister that they really want and having that little girl that i have always desperately wanted
only 4 more days until my gender scan now

glad to hear all went well Lizzie :)
yes i know how you feel, i wish i hadnt been given a full profile shot at my 12w u/s since then i've been stressing big time since it wont change the gender!!

Yah for a healthy baby Lizzie!

What time is your scan mumof6? I really hope bub cooperates

it's saturday 1pm SA time bythe****** :)
oh so do i lol but knowing this one it will be less than co operative!!!

Ill be stalking

5W by Natures Sunshine and EPO- I know I have a lot of time till the end of my pregnancy. Just wondering has anyone used these in the end of pregnancy? Did it work or not? How much did you take of each. My midwife said that she may start me on this twards the end. I think she said at 35 weeks.
I am also going to ask this in a another place, but thought I would ask here also. Thanks all.

Id never heard of 5W until I just googled it then, I don't think you can get it in Australia. I took RLT with both my boys, will probably do that again. And I might give EPO a go this time though.

Are you feeling a bit better yet Zem?

Well the breathing has gotten better, but hasen't gone away. I took my last pills last night. I just hopes it dosen't start to come back, I don't want to have to get a shot also... Other than that, I am feeling better, MS is not every day anymore. So I don't have to take those pills as much. I have my 12 week apt. next week on Tue. I am so excited to hear/see (if he lets me) this little one again. I can't remember, but when do you start feeling your uterus? i am just excited for that one more thing, to help me believe everything is growing in there.

Does anyone else's bumps change in size dramatically through the day? In the morning mine is tiny then by bed I look 6 months pregnant. Its like my muscles can hold it all in in the morning but by night they just give up.

Bythe****** - I noticed that too with my last pregnancy. The muscles seems to be able to hold together in the morning but by the end of the day my bump is more visible now. Very strange!

Quite a bit more activity here now! Things are OK with me. I'm not sure if the ms is getting better or I'm getting used to it/I'm used to snacking more often which is the only thing that helps.

I am going for an early gender scan on May 24th. I'll be 13 weeks by then and the tech claims she can tell gender at 12+4 in most cases. I was going to go with MaterniT21 but I decided that I didn't want to shell out the thousands of dollars to find out gender when I can realistically just wait about another week or so from when I would have gotten the results back and pay less than 1/10th of what the test costs out of pocket.

I'm still afraid of this baby. I know that sounds stupid but I was just devastated when I found out DS was a boy because I wanted a little girl so badly. I don't wanna get hurt again and I feel like I have so much riding on this pregnancy. At this point I think I just want closure and I need the emotional roller coaster to end. DH is convinced that this baby is a girl (he was right about DS) and I'm trying to hold on to that as hope. I'll be glad when the waiting will be over in 2 weeks.

Hello ladies-
It's been quite awhile since I've checked in. I was so sick that I couldn't sit at the computer for more than a few minutes.
I'm finally able to eat a little more now.

As some of you have said you're experiencing- I'm small in the morning and then look very pregnant at bedtime. It's crazy!

Because of my age, I did the Harmony prenatal test. I wanted to know if any of the trisomies would be a problem so I could prepare myself in advance if our child might have special needs. I wanted to be ready with resources to help the child. Fortunately all the labs came back normal.
While we were at it with the Harmony test, we found out the gender and....

We're having a GIRL!!!!!

Our boys really wanted a little sister, so they are very happy. And of course, we are over the moon!

I'm hoping for everyone else that you'll be getting the gender you are praying for also.

Squamgirl - congratulations on your baby girl!!

Yes congratulations on your girl Squamgirl

Yay!!! The first girl!! So exciting! I needed to hear some good news to keep me hopeful. So excited for you, Squamgirl!

congrats on your little girl Squamgirl
very jealous lol

i am having a boy
tech says there was something between the legs so it must be a boy and left it at that.
i'm totally and utterly crushed.

Turtle over at babycentre says that she wouldnt even try to determine gender with the pic i got and that at 14w6d or 14w3d going by lmp and O dates is way too early and that both genders still have a nub so therefore there will be a protrusion between the legs in both genders.
the pic of i got is of cord not penis and scrotum, the whole 4d scan baby had "his" hands down there playing with the cord between the legs.
she has said to not trust what the tech told me since it was a quick scan and she was silly enough to tell me that it's a boy based on "something" between the legs.

ah well i'm sure it is a boy - we just arent lucky enough to ever have a girl
i was really disappointed the tech was a cow and didnt even check the blood flow through the cord to check if it was cord she was seeing or not.
i havent had a gender scan this early - i had them with my other boys at 17w and the tech i had was really thorough and checked everything for me and still had the same length of time to do it in

Ah mumof6- there's still hope, right? Will you have another gender scan? Hopefully you can have another scan and find that it's a cord.
Fingers crossed for you!

i honestly doubt it iykwim? i have 6 boys so it's not all that likely i could have ever actually be lucky enough to get a girl
i have my anatomy scan at 20w3d june 20th
hubby wont let me but blue just yet - i say eh we all know what it's gonna be anyway so i may as well buy blue.

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Im sorry your scan didn't go well mumof6 but I agree there is still some hope. I really think you should listen to turtle and don't get to down yet.

I had my booking in today, went well. She found it hard to find the heartbeat because I have a noisy anterior placenta but she found it eventually and it was 140, that's boy territory isn't it? My anatomy scan is also on the 20th of June mumof6! We'll be finding out on the same day, my appt is at 1

Zem7 i plan on using EPO this time around as DS2 was 2 weeks over and those were 2wks of hell!! Not only was it agaonising having to deal with everyone calling every 5 secs to see if he was here yet, my tummy was stretched sooo much and was tight and horrible and i managed to put on another 2/3kgs just in that time!! Definately going to try everything and anything from about 36wks!!

Congrats Squamgirl :) As someone else said this gives me hope that i may have a little girl growing! YAY!!

bythe******, so glad your scan went well, im not sure about hbs, my boys were always around 160/170 so i guess there is no true indicator if that is the case!

ms here is finally starting to subside so im have been able to get myself together and be useful the past few days! lol hubby is just pleased ive managed to do a few loads of laundry!!

Looking forward to hearing about your scans ladies and hopefully some good news. I have my 12wk scan on 21st May and ill be 12+4wks so not expecting to see anything just hoping for a healthy bub xx

glad to hear all went well :)
my boys all ranged from 130-180 this bub has been 160 at both scans
we didnt find heartbeat on the doppler at my first booking appt
mine is at 10.30am i'll be checking to see how yours went too!!

i know there is always a chance as a girl can be mistaken for a boy still at this stage but im really not holding out hope. hoping i can start dealing with it and if by any chance i get the surprise of my life then either way i'll be ok

FX for lots of healthy babes

Hello all- I'm new here!

I'm due on the 19th of november with bub number one. We had our NT scan last week and saw a healthy happy bubba.

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Any thoughts?

Wow so quiet! I have a dr. visit tomorrow, looking forward to hearing the heart beat! What did everyone do this weekend for mothers day? We ended up going to visit some friends of ours for the weekend. Had a nice supper and went and saw the new Iron Man. It was awesome lol.

Mum of 6, I am so sorry. I agree though, it's too soon to tell (mine said that if there is something between the legs he gives it a 75% chance of being a boy as it can be a lot of other things that early). Especially since your tech sounded bad!!

welcome rainbow road :) congrats on a healthy bub
im terrible with nubs so i wont even venture a guess lol
i am off to womens health as soon as i take the kids to school i had quite a big bleed through the night - i woke up around 5am soaked and it's still going :(
i've never bled this late through pregnancy so i'm on edge right now and kids are really stressing me out.

mothers day was just a normal day - hubby slept in and i cleaned the house nothing out of the ordinary lol
got some really cute handmade gifts from the kids

oh no mumof6 my thoughts and prayers are with you and your bub. Really hoping its nothing to worry about.

welcome rainbow road! i'm sorry I have no idea about nubs either, what are you hoping for?

Hope everything is ok mumof6!

Just popping into say hi. Almost 12 weeks and still morning sickness almost every morning. My 16-month old thinks its totally normal to spit into the toilet. My NT scan is in 8 days. I hope everything is ok. Saw baby at 10 weeks and everything was fine then! I'm looking forward to nub-sessing. Hope everyone is doing well! Mumof6 please update us!

thanks so much ladies i just got back bub is fine i had a scan. they heard heartbeat so everything is thankfully ok
my cervix was closed so they didnt know where the blood was coming from so its just a matter of taking it easy and not overdoing it

mumof6 - such a relief to hear bub and you are fine...make sure you take it easy now :)

Welcome rainbowroad, i wont hazard a guess as i am clueless about nubs, will you be finding out or are you team green?

so good to hear mumof6. Yes take it easy.

Thanks for the welcome :D

We are definitely finding out! I'm not fussed on what I get but I have been thinking it's a little girl so it would be nice if it was as I've been talking to if as though it is!

DP thinks it's a boy, so either way one of us will be right :o

mumof6- thank goodness the baby is fine. How scary to bleed this late! I hope you can take it easy and rest!

Rainbow road- welcome! I hope you have a wonderful pregnancy experience.

Mother's Day- DS#1 brought in toast and water for me at 6:35 am! DS#2 came in a few minutes later with his present from school. Then DH took care of them while I slept in awhile longer (he's been taking care of them for the last two months while I've been sick). We went to church and rested in the afternoon. DH gave me a gift certificate to a nearby cupcake bakery- it's enough to go try a new cupcake every month. My dad came by on Saturday to visit (my mom's out of town helping my sister with surgery) and brought me a beautiful cake. It was really a lovely weekend spent with sweet men and boys.

Mumof6, so glad everything is good!!

very quiet in here. how is everyone feeling? has morning sickness eased up? i'm actually feeling pretty good most of the time now. still get tired easily though.

glad ur starting to feel better bythe****** :)

I'm still a bit queasy at night but no where near as bad as previous weeks...i finally found something to take away that nauseous feeling - gum! im concerned about the sweetener but it works so well im overlooking that! i have my 12wk scan tomorrow so thats exciting for us this week....anyone else have a scan this week? Also is there something specific i should ask her during my scan..i was thinking of asking her about the placenta and where that is located/attached...anyone else done this?

that will be exciting to see bub dreaminginoz!

It is quiet in here! I am feeling good. I was having really bad ligament pains? (Any of you having this?) One day they lasted all day. I went back to my OB for my next checkup last week and it all made sense. I have an inverted uterus (this was all news to me) she said that's why my ligament pain is so bad. My ligaments are literally pulling my uterus up from the "inverted" position. I heard the heart beat for the first time! (My inverted uterus is why even with my last pregnancy I don't hear the heart beat for forever...)

Anyway, my doc said my uterus is almost up to where it needs to be so the pain should ease up soon. I am finally feeling less tired. Now only maybe ever 3-4 days I have a bad day. For awhile there I was so exhausted every day...

I have not had any nausea for weeks now. I feel so so bad for you guys that are still having it. I cannot even imagine. Hang in there!! xoxo

My NT scan is tomorrow! Still have morning sickness and yes I get ligament pain. Also, my uterus is out of my pelvis!!!