Happy Birthday to our Birthday Ladies, I hope you have a spectacular day!!!
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Happy Birthday to our Birthday Ladies, I hope you have a spectacular day!!!
Congrats DLTAG, what a great news! I loved the announcement too, very creative. I am glad this day was successful for both of us.
Fish and Dream how did you celebrate today, I hope your little ones are giving you a bit of a break!
Congrats DLTAG on hearing pink! I know what you mean by thinking you would never hear that you are having a girl. I was in shock and had a hard time believing it for a few weeks. Have fun shopping!!
Dltag so pleased for you hi hip hooray!
Thanks ladies have had a nice day just got home from running guides and having a lill glass of sparklie and n M&S dine in for two for those of you in uk ;-) lovely long weekend and start my pregnancy yoga tomorrow yeahy! Starting to feel more positive this this lill lady
Thank you ladies for the lovely birthday wishes! I know I don't belong on this thread but I follow it avidly.
Sorry to those of you pink swayers who recently heard blue at your scans. It must be such a double-edged sword in that you have a healthy beautiful baby to celebrate, but the reality doesn't tally up with your dream of a girl. I admire you greatly and am trying to glean any nuggets of wisdom in case I hear blue too. Many congratulations to you all though on your babies!
Dltag, you must be thrilled that your dream has come true! Congratulations!
Fish, glad you had a lovely birthday. I spent all morning getting our house ready for a viewing - it's on the market - then spent the afternoon with dh, boys & my parents on the seafront, playing in the amusement arcades and eating candy floss. I love living near the sea but we don't take advantage of it enough. Dh went to work so me & my parents had a Chinese takeaway for tea. It's so freeing not having to count calories and think le anymore!
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Congrats Daltag!! Wonderful news! Happy birthday to our birthday girls!
Thorz what a cute little bump! Love the boys bed!
Daltag, you make me want to go find out my gender once and for all!! I was going good there for a couple of wks-throwing myself into house plans and Reno ideas to take my mind off this bubs unknown gender! What I'm thinking of doing is going into work and getting the girls to scan me and put the result in an envelope-that way I have it at home. But I never have to open it if I don't really want to! DH will prob make me just to shit me up!! Haha I totally have a love/hate relationship with not knowing the gender!! It's torture but at the same time I know I'll be disappointed in myself if I found out before bubs arrives. There is something magical about finding out at the delivery, but I fear my GD would be terrible if I found out boy at birth.... Hmmmmm what to do what to do....
Omg!!! Not Shit me up! I meant shut me up!! Silly auto correct! Sorry ladies
Thanks for all the lovely messages girls. All the family know and are so so happy. This little girl will be the first girl to be born in over 80 years on my DH's side so the family are just beaming. My headache theory wasnt all that crazy after all too :D
I'm really panicing about names though, there isnt a single girls name i've found that i like really. DH picked DS2's name and i wasnt keen on it at the time (Ashton) and i thought it would grow on my but it hasnt so i really dont want to do the same thing again.
Oh sorry salsa, i have so much respect for people who wait though. I really cant cope not knowing, i have a huge fear of the unknown so pregnancy is a bit of a minefield for me so finding out just make things that little bit easier for me. I think finding out of the birth would make GD easier as you fall in love the second you see that little bubs but finding out early you can prepare yourself. Would it not be too tempting to find out if you had it written down at home?
I dont know daltag, i chop and change with my theories!! Some days I think just that - GD wont be bad at the birth coz i get to hold him in my arms, but then what if it is really bad? my DS2 birth GD was pretty bad, and this is my last baby so dont want things to cloud the excitement of my last delivery....
But then other days i think we've waited for all 3 babies until delivery we should do the same.
But i know my anxiety about this cant be good for the pregnancy!
Congratulations dltag! Lovely news for u! Do u mind if I ask what were the differences between this pregnancy and ur boys?Quote:
Originally Posted by Salsa
I have gender confirmation at 17.5 weeks a girl! 3 bright lines we all saw! Do u think I should be believing it or do u think that's a bit too early for confirmation?
I wanted to be team green this time but in the event that I was going to be upset I didn't think it was fair to him at birth to not be happy... So I had to find out :) luckily no gender dissapointment for me but I don't know how I would have felt at birt getting my hopes up for 9 whole months
Mel I think u can believe if :D
Mel believe it go on ;-)
So I say to dh I think maybe I feel like I'd like to try for a sister for bump.... Ugh wait for fall out he says yes I knew you would.....and so it begins why can I never say all done ;-s
How are others feeling about future bubbas? Xx
I'm done! After autism has plagued my life this was my last chance for a girl and a normal baby... Ds1 is normal but is it too much to ask for another?
Oh wow Fish! Go you! I was like that on my third, I definitely knew I wasn't finished. Infact I felt sad back then knowing that next time I'm going to struggle with the thought of this being my last baby. But this time round, I'm happy about this being my last. It's been a
Oops slip of the finger posted my post too soon!! Now I'm happy this will be my last. It's been a challenging pregnancy compared to my others. Shocking ms for 17wks. Lots of sickness including gastro, tonsillitis and several bouts of the flu. I'm finding it hard to lift,carry, bath etc my other 3 that all need to get in and out of high chairs, car seats, prams and cots. I'm also finding a lot of anxiety about things I never really worried about b4. I'll just be happy and relieved once I have this baby and all turns out healthy. I know I'm going to heamorrage again and am anxious about that.
However, in saying that, now I'm really feeling this baby move on a daily basis, which brings a lot of joy to the pregnancy I'm starting to relax a bit and enjoy it. I just loved my first 3 pregnancies so much I never wanted to stop. So I'm relieved in a way I feel ready to be done after this baby because we def aren't having any more!
I just have this feeling if I get too excited that I'll go 4 my 20 week scan and baby will be a boy! Want this so badly!Quote:
Originally Posted by fish2012
I do not what you mean but I'm going for embracing happiness wherever you can at moment!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mel1983
Salsa I wanted to feel that way about this pregnancy and thought I would and think I would have had I not had the forth and lost her ;-s
Maybe I'll feel differently once/if she's here!
Salsa what will be your gap oldest to baby?
Fish i will never forget my midwife telling me everyone woman knows when they are done, if your not sure, then your not done.
I went into this thinking i could handle a 5th if this was a boy but i think it was more a way to deal with the gd than anything else. Boy or girl (and i'm hoping they are right its a girl) i'm done either way as long as this one makes it to term safely anyway!
You have lost a dream which will affect your feelings but if you still feel that way and your hubby is behind you then there is nothing to say you can't have a fourth, bigger families are great, i love mine more than i ever thought possible!
I'm sure we're done after this one and it's the first time I've really felt ready for this to be my last. DH really didn't want more after the first 2, heck he would have been happy with 1 child lol. He adores having all 3 and soon to be 4but he never envisioned a big family for us. I've always wanted 4 kids and so reguardless of gender I've gotten my dream of 4 which I honestly never thought would happen. I'm enjoying this pregnancy more than any of the others because I am very much at peace and able to relax. I want to savor every moment but also am incredibly excited to move on and enjoy raising our family. We have so many memories to make and I just can't wait to see what the future holds!
We are absolutely finished! I didn't feel "done" after DD3 but I do now. I'll never know whether DH would have been keen on a 4th if DD3 had been a boy though. Gender desire isn't something he'll admit to but I know he has it.
Congrats DLTAG!
I have my 19 week scan on the 10th. Hope everything's ok.
Fish, when are you having another scan?
Salsa I feel totally like you, we are done. I find it difficult with two small children around. DH has less patience than me and he wouldn't be able to cope with 4. All my 3 pregnancies were full of obstacles and i am glad there are only 4 months left now. If these months and the birth go smoothly and the baby is healthy I will be happiest and the luckiest mum on earth!Quote:
Originally Posted by Salsa
Oh girls way that's exactly how I felt pre knowing it was twins ;-) although my dh has tonns of patience he works long hours so doesn't help so much. Maybe I'll feel like that again once I have the terrible twosome and a newborn ;-) I've never seen myself as a big family person and in the uk 2+ is big!
Mum23 of to specialist in London on Tuesday, Monday is a bank hol here so hoping to have nice family day and no obsess about it!
I think our angel twin has a name; Miriam! I think we have a name for our fx survivor too but I don't dare jinx her yet so won't share that one for the moment!
Fish - it will be just on 5 yrs. My olderest will turn 5 about 3 weeks before this bubs comes along.Quote:
Originally Posted by fish2012
Then the next oldest will be 3 by then, and then my current "baby" will be a month off turning 2.
This will be my biggest age gap between kids though, being on the le diet it took me 8 months to conceive, so we were wanting them closer this time but its still a small enough gap of 23 months.
My other age gaps are 21 months and 16 months.
Its a busy household here lol
Yeah it took us 8 months this time too i am worried about the bigger age gap I have 16 months between boys and IF we tried again would want similar so I could get 4th in before ds1 was 5 could just about do it! When this one hopefully comes ds1 will be 3 and 8 months and ds2 2 and 3 months so got 7 months to conceive ;-)
Salsa sounds like a perfect li family so hope you've got a pinky in there - perfect family set up I do worry about trying to get dd and sister ending up with another lovely boy and her even more outnumbered ;-)
I know Fish-that is one of my concerns, but I keep telling my DD that if its another boy we will be the princesses of the house and the boys will all look after us! We'll get to do special girly things like go shopping and go for coffee together when she gets a bit older. Then she said to me "and mum Daddy will have to buy us lots of diamonds too!" I swear I never told her to say that but have to agree that would be nice! Lol
Anyway, with my last baby ds2 she was adamant she wanted a boy and along he came, this time she is pretty set on wanting a girl!
Well I've made a BIG decision. My friend is working on Wed who will discreetly scan me, put the picture in an envelope and give it to me to open at home.... I'm doing it! I'm finding out what I'm having!! FINALLY!! I'm sure you're all sick of me complaining about it-I knows DH certainly is!! Haha so I'm doing it!
DH is away until late wed night so we will open it together either when he gets home or thurs! We aren't telling anyone though, not even family will know. It's just between DH and myself-and of course all you ladies!! Lol I tell you all much more than I do with my family or friends so it will be wonderful to share the news with you ladies. Either way it goes, I'll want to share it!
Salsa that is so exciting! I can't believe you've held out until now.
Oh salsa yeahy! We haven't shared with any one in rl yet either ;-) I have one friend who I might tell soonish as she has lovely girly clothes!!!
When it was twins I was relieved all the weight of the relationship I am hoping for with my dd didn't all rest on one person iykwim I guess that's less of a worry for you as you have your princess for you already if you see what I mean?!?
Can't wait to hear your news x
Yes I know what u mean Fish. I do feel very selfish and guilty sometimes being so desperate for another girl when I already have one and many of you ladies are dreaming for the chance at getting one girl. So I do have to remind myself that I do already have that dream. My dream is to give her a sister and even up the household. Time will tell, 3 sleeps until I know!
I've just managed to catch up after a few busy days. DH's cousin is staying over for the weekend so its been a little mad.
Salsa so exciting, i dont know how you have managed to wait so long. Cant wait to find out what you are having.
We are done with kids now. no more or us as 3 is a good number. I was so broody after DS2 and thought i would never talk DH into having a 3rd but i did. The second i saw that positive test all broodyness went out the window and was replaced by panic. Ill now have my little girl and my 2 boys and i can honestly say my family will be complete. We are so sure DH is going for the snip when this baby is born x
Oh salsa didn't mean your desire for a dd wasn't as valid Hun just less stressful for your dds if there are two to carry the weight of expectation!
Daltag that's how we felt too till wk 16 ;-(. Maybe we will again newborn is not my favourite stage!
Please don't ever feel that way Salsa, I think gender desire can be just as severe even if you already have a daughter. I know many people feel very strongly that their daughter needs a sister and so it is like you want it not only for yourself, but for her as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Salsa
GD is not about boy vs. girl, it is about getting the family that you dreamed of. :heart: for some that may be 6 boys, for others it may be one girl.
No one ever needs to feel funny about wanting a second or third or 10th of the same gender! :) Girls are awesome and it makes sense that you would want another. I was thrilled to ahve a second son because I thought it was great for my eldest to ahve a brother. There are people on here swaying for sisters for their daughters and brothers for their sons (and brothers for sisters and sisters for brothers too of course.)
Thank you Atomic. That makes me feel a lot better. I grew up with just a sister and we have a wonderful bond. I'd love my DD to have that. I thought that was just the best. But now having had 2 boys I know how amazing and special have a mix family is and feel very blessed I get to give all my children the chance to experience what it's like to have brothers and sisters. Something I never had, I never missed, but can now see how wonderful it is! 2 more sleeps and we'll know!
Yay my mom will be here tomorrow I'm so excited! Also, DH was able to feel the baby last night for the first time! That's always a big deal for him because it doesn't really seem real for him until he can feel and interact with this little guy!
Yay Thorz!!! How exciting for you! You'll have such a lovely time with your mum here for so long! Good timing with your sprain as well! Are you still wearing the boot?
So lovely when bubs kicks get strong enough that husbands can get in on the action too. My DH has just started to feel our bubs move in the last day or two now and I must admit it really adds to the excitement of it all!! 2 sleeps until I know if I have a ballerina or a footballer kicking away in there!
My baby is insane! I can see my whole stomach move all the time... He's going to be wild :s he's very active through the. Ought which my other boys would sleep at night ... I can't believe we only have 4 months left! I hope to have him two weeks early
Wow WAG! Sounds like there is a party going on in your uterus! Lol I know the next 4 months will fly by, as I'm sure you're all the same as me, so busy with our other kids the days just disappear. Starting to get a few things sorted now which makes me feel a little bit more prepared.
Ya I've been starting to get stuff ready for him and ya the kids keep me busy... My last baby was a winter baby so I hibernated this time I can't do that as much as I want to... It's hard to chase ds3 around he's such a bugger lol we don't have a fence yet but are going to get one in the next couple of weeks so I'm looking forward to being able to sit and watch him play.... I get painful contractions anytime I do anything physical and it scares me :s tw more weeks til viability for me!
Def a party going on in there I've never had such and active baby... I'm scared he's going to be a bad boy ;) lol
I have one more prenatal with my GP in June I get to see my OB yay! I love him! He let me shadow him for a few weeks a couple years ago it was the best experience ever!