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Girlie - I love that you haven't told anyone...we've still not revealed the secret to anyone except my Mum & Sister...and they are DYING to tell.
I'm really envious that you've only gained albs - I'm at 14lbs now, and really having to watch everything I eat so as not to gain much more.
Dream - Have you found any remedies that are helping the cystitis ? Are you allowed unsweetened cranberry juice during pregnancy ?
Babs - Good luck at the 12 week scan, hope you hear the gender you want.
Babs I'm so sorry, I didn't read all the way to the end of the thread about your boy reveal.
You do seem positive, and that's the main thing.
Hope this pregnancy gets easier for you
Well I've been crying on and off for the past 20 hours. I love how you guys think I'm being positive...I'm definitely not but at least I'm good at faking it. I'll post a long post in the GD forum once my bloodwork is back so I won't dwell on it here too much more. I just thought I'd handle it better than this and am shocked with the reaction I'm having.
We have told a couple people, two of my sisters know and one of my friends, but most people don't know since together we have 11 siblings, 16 nieces/nephew, his two parents, my mom and all the aunts/uncles and cousins...then of course all our friends and both of our bosses/work people- so lots to tell still. My older sister is dying to tell too, she wants to tell more than I do and she can't believe I haven't told our family yet. I see my mom at least once a week so it isn't like she is far away or anything, I just don't want to tell her yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrsSparkles
We will start the announcing after next weeks anatomy scan. I am secretly a little concerned because bump is so small and I have gained so little, that they might find baby has something wrong. Might be why I am still hesitant to tell (also need to see for sure it is a girl even if blood work said it was, always nice to have a second confirmation).
Babs, I guess it was just the way you wrote the original post that sounded positive. I am sorry that you are having a rough time. I think you are right to try and calm down till the blood work comes back and can confirm for you since 12 week ultrasounds are really just too early. When do you expect the blood work results that confirm gender? Mine took exactly a week from the day I gave blood, but some ladies get it back sooner.Quote:
Originally Posted by BabsNMK
It most likely will take a week. I mean the penis is pretty obvious :) I don't even call it a nub because it looks like an actual penis. You never know but this is how it was with the last guy too. But even so nothing I can change.
Hang in there sweetie! Give yourself some time. Everyone processes things differently and it may take until you hold him for things to ease up a bit. My DH says that his GD never changed how he felt about each of our boys, it was more the loss of the dream of having a DD. Know we are all here for you!Quote:
Originally Posted by BabsNMK
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[QUOTE=XXforhubby;882319]Hang in there sweetie! Give yourself some time. Everyone processes things differently and it may take until you hold him for things to ease up a bit. My DH says that his GD never changed how he felt about each of our boys, it was more the loss of the dream of having a DD. Know we are all here for you!
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Thank you XX. This is exactly how I feel. I'm not sad about having another boy. I'm sad I'll never have a daughter. These boys are amazing...so active though I can't keep up. But knowing I will never have a daughter, even if she ended up the biggest tomboy, is the part I can't quite cope with yet. I've cried less today so I'm sure time will help.
Babs, is this definitely your last baby ? Or might your partner be convinced to try again ?
GD is so difficult, so real and consuming,but just know that you are not alone.
You're amongst women that know how it feels, even the ladies on the thread who got their desired genders - they all know how devastated they would be if it had gone the other way.
You'll have lots of support on this forum xx
Mrs Sparkles, thanks for your concern. My cystitis/bladder infection is gone, thank God and I did not need antibiotics this time but washed it away my self with gallons of herb te, some homeopatic herb medicin, some cranberry, vit. c and vit. d, good sleep and relaxation. I think cranberry supps is safe during pregnancy if you don't overdo it. I bought it at the pharmacy and they did not warn me about it.
By the way, I gained 22 lbs already so I cannot fit my normal clothes at all. In my other 3 pregnancies I gained in total around 44 lbs, but this time it feels that I gain much faster, so I also have to watch what I am eating.
GirlieCat: Don't worry about that you have not gained weight yet. I know lots of women who did not gain more than 17 lbs during their hole pregnancies and they had healthy babies. Your baby will grow even when you don't.