Due June/July/ August 2017

Serenity how did your scan go ?

Mine was really good, actually measuring 3 days ahead of what they said, so baby has caught up in size.
So if anyone has the baby measuring small thing, just know that it can catch up.
Baby was wriggling a bit, and such a strong heartbeat.

Had 5 specialists looking at my hives/rash, and no one can figure it out.
I've had to start on steroid which aren't recommended in pregnancy, as they've been shown to cause fetal abnormalities in animal studies.
Scary, but is only until Thursday, hopefully it will cure it !

Oh and I got my due date today :D 21st of June !

Bre - I've put on weight hahah.
Weighed today an a total of 5lb gain
My Mum has two girls, and she put on loads with both, and had acne !

Great news about baby Sparkles, but sorry they couldn't figure out the hives. Hopefully the meds help you and don't cause any issues for baby.

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Bre - I've put on weight hahah.
Weighed today an a total of 5lb gain
My Mum has two girls, and she put on loads with both, and had acne !

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Glad our scan went well!! Also hoping they figure your rash out!!

I am hoping they're not just 'girly symptoms'... cuz we swayed blue ;) I had acne with all the pregnancies pretty bad with DD but just minor right now. I only gained a max of 30lbs with each girl.

So glad your scan went well, Mrs. Sparkles! Mine did too: there is ONE baby, with a heartbeat, on board. I'm confused as to why I've gained so much weight, and I've lost trust in my intuition, but I'm just so glad there was someone alive in there that I'm trying to let go of the rest. I did lose quite a bit of weight while swaying (about 20 lbs), so maybe my body is just making it up? I'm hoping this is my little girl, but I'll be fine with it either way - I'm very relieved not to be having twins, to be honest. :happy:

Cautiously jumping on this thread. I am DPO 11 today and got my first faint bfp yesterday!
Hoping this is my sticky bean!!
EDD at this point is July 28th however usually after my first ultrasound they change it to a week earlier...

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Yeah Robin!! Glad you are joining us. Was your test darker today? I am so excited to have more ladies joining us!

It is funny how some doctors change due dates. I asked my doc about that and he said that he doesn't like to change dates and he will go off my last period almost all the time and he doesn't trust if an early ultrasound shows a different measurement. Maybe it depends on if a lady knows or doesn't know her true first day of last period.

Congratulations!

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Yeah Robin!! Glad you are joining us. Was your test darker today? I am so excited to have more ladies joining us!

It is funny how some doctors change due dates. I asked my doc about that and he said that he doesn't like to change dates and he will go off my last period almost all the time and he doesn't trust if an early ultrasound shows a different measurement. Maybe it depends on if a lady knows or doesn't know her true first day of last period.

Congratulations!

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Yes it was a touch darker today!
I don't know why they change the dates either bc I know exactly when I ovulate etc. I think it's bc my babies are usually bigger in size.. however I always go over term bc they change the original date! 😂

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Congrats Robin on your BFP. That is amazing.
Happy to hear your scan went well MrsSparkles. I think we will be due-buddies bc mine is also June 21.
I have a scan and blood test (Panorama) booked for Monday evening when I will be 9 wks 2 days.
Symptoms has reduced. Not so much nausea as last week, so guess my body has ajusted to the hormones. Am eating a lot to keep nausea away, specially full fat dairy.

Any of you craving special food?


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Bre - I hope they're not girly ones for you !

Robin - So good to have you in this thread, congratulations on your BFP.
It's so silly that they don't go off our last periods, if they had with mine it would have been less of a worry lol

Dreamsister - That's awesome that I have a DD buddy :D
Do you plan to have baby naturally ? I think I'm going to have a c-section, so might be a few days early for me

I may have jumped on here too early. Today's test is lighter than yesterday's. I am trying not to freak out or think the worst...but I'm pretty sure they should be getting darker?

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Cannot believe it but I just got a light BFP today 11dpo!

Congrats ladies on your BFPs! Praying for a sticking bean and sending you all of my pink dust!!!

Thankyou!! :D Robin2014 don't worry about the lightness of the line, aslong as it has colour I think you will be ok. I have bought 3 different brands, one shows a faint line, one shows a line hardly at all, and the other is easily visible. And funnily enough the most sensitive one is the lightest!

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I may have jumped on here too early. Today's test is lighter than yesterday's. I am trying not to freak out or think the worst...but I'm pretty sure they should be getting darker?

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They can vary based off the brand and the strength of your urine. My night time test the first day was darker than my FMU the next day. Take a deep breath and hold onto hope.

Robin - Don't stress, as the other ladies have said it varies from brand to brand.
Also on how much water you drank, we're hydrated differently every morning !

Praying - Congrats you !

Thank you guys! I am trying not to stress. Unfortunately though these were all frer tests. Crazy enough 10dpo evening looked darker than this mornings line (12dpo). I might test again tonight with frer... but I'm spending so much money on these silly tests! Ugh
Dr Apt is set for next week for blood work etc.. but there is no way I can wait that long and not worry if I didn't re test and get a stronger line.

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I had a genetic counseling appointment today and took all my blood tests including the Counsyl test. Hopefully within two weeks I'll be able to post my sway and of course hopefully baby is totally healthy. :)

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Love your picture All Blue!

Good luck at your scan today, Sparkles!!

Just curious ladies (boy moms), did y'all lose weight or gain in the 1st tri with your sons? I remember losing weight with my son (I had some weight to lose), and gaining with my girls (I also had weight to gain). Just curious! Also, did you break out a little and did your boobs get bigger or smaller in the first tri, and did you feel like you were starving to death?... I am so tired of googling. I know all pregnancies are different and symptoms don't matter... just appease me, I may never get a scan I can obsess over! haha

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I gain weight no spots, huge boobs, and def staving to death!

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I had a genetic counseling appointment today and took all my blood tests including the Counsyl test. Hopefully within two weeks I'll be able to post my sway and of course hopefully baby is totally healthy. :)

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Hope for the best outcome, and really looking forward to your sway report

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Thank you guys! I am trying not to stress. Unfortunately though these were all frer tests. Crazy enough 10dpo evening looked darker than this mornings line (12dpo). I might test again tonight with frer... but I'm spending so much money on these silly tests! Ugh
Dr Apt is set for next week for blood work etc.. but there is no way I can wait that long and not worry if I didn't re test and get a stronger line.

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Oh Girllll, thats a good sign, means your HCG has increased today !
Ah damn I read it wrong, thought you meant it increased from morning to night.

It still doesn't mean you are out !
Can you hold off testing for 48 hours?
Then see what the colour is like ?

Welcome PrayingforPrincess! Congrats on your BFP. What an exciting time.

Robin, don’t spend too much money. Use cheapies you if you have to, but trust your body too. Each day you go without spotting or signs of AF should be your “positive” that things are still going in the right direction. I like Sparkles suggestion of waiting 48 hours but I know that is hard to do.

Amelia- that is awesome that you had your testing today. I haven’t heard of the Counsyl Test. Is that the same as all the other NIPT tests that tell you chromosome issues and the gender based off the DNA in the mother’s blood?

I am getting nervous to know that ladies will start to find out genders soon if they are doing early testing. I think doc will send me for mine last week of November. So I might know by early December. It both excites me and terrifies me as I have seen so many ladies have their hearts broken by finding out they are not getting their desired gender. I don’t think I am at all prepared for that heart break as I keep telling myself it is for sure a girl and I won’t even consider that it could be a boy. I have no reason to think that it is a girl, but it is the only hope I have on these long days of feeling sick non stop or throwing up. I just want every single lady to get the gender they want and I hurt for those that don’t.

I had my ultrasound yesterday and saw Bub wriggling around! Yay!! :) Nice strong heartbeat 166bpm. What a relief!! It's measuring one day ahead so bumping me up to June 13, but I went 40 +6 last time so I wouldn't be surprised if it's born on my husbands birthday lol. Now just waiting to start feeling little flutters and for this horrible ms to subside!! We told the boys last night that they'll have another sibling next year and they all said they wanted a sister �� I'm so hoping that their (our) wish finally comes true ��

Yes, the Counsyl Informed Pregnancy Screen is the same kind of test as the Panorama, Harmony, Maternit21, and other cell-free/NIPT tests.

GirlieC, I am also so worried to find out gender, which I will start December/end of November. I tell myself I will be allright if it's another boy. In fact some days I fancy about having four handsome sons to take care of me when I get old... this could be cool.
I know this will be my last baby so I have promised myself to see this as a huge gift sent from heaven no matter gender. Well, this time is hard. I think I can relax more as soon as I know it's a he or a she.
Mummy4boys, congrats with your healthy and fast growing bean. How exiting that you told the family. Did you also tell friends? It must be nice to be able to share this great gift with your loved ones. I think I will first tell them when I am 11 weeks. I go and hide my growing stomac and only my mother has noticed if I have put on weight (she notices everything). She thought I was way to underweight before so she is happy. I gained 7 kilos in 5 weeks! Only DH and two good friends know I am preggo.
When will you find out gender?


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Dreamsister : I know how you feel about the gender.
I am trying to tell myself it doesn't matter, and that anything is a blessing, which of course it is...but I still think I will be disappointed.

Mummyof4boys : Congratulations on being able to tell people now, you've passed a massive milestone, must be such a relief.

Dreamsister : I am gaining now everyday (surely not normal), so I am hiding my little bloat with a big baggy jumper. We're lucky that it's winter hahahah. Summer might be harder to get away with.

Oh and I'm 9 weeks today, so baby is the size of a southern pecan...how cute :D

Sound like lots of us will be finding out around the same time early December! I'm eager to find out, but sort of dreading it too. I think I'll be okay either way, I hope I'm reading myself right. I'm afraid I'll be more upset than I think if my sway doesn't work. I want to know though so I can be prepared for the family we're going to have.

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I will be 10wks tomorrow, it's crazy that if it's a boy testosterone started developing this past week!

I am with you ladies, I want to find out but it causes me so much anxiety! I really did give my sway my all, I am nervous about a few factors- nursing, kiddos close in age, hubbies habits... Although, if it's another baby girl, she is obviously meant for our family and we given it 4 attempts {well 2 real sways}!

I have developed a slight facial rash, it's itchy... and never happened before... ugh.

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I will be 10wks tomorrow, it's crazy that if it's a boy testosterone started developing this past week!

I am with you ladies, I want to find out but it causes me so much anxiety! I really did give my sway my all, I am nervous about a few factors- nursing, kiddos close in age, hubbies habits... Although, if it's another baby girl, she is obviously meant for our family and we given it 4 attempts {well 2 real sways}!

I have developed a slight facial rash, it's itchy... and never happened before... ugh.

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Oooo that's promising !
The specialist at the hospital suggested that my hives could be because I'm carrying a boy (another thing that makes me feel certain my sway failed).
She said, it's a bit early, but babies develop at different rates.
Turns out 70% of Mums who get rashes and hives are having boys, so you could be in for a winner !

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GirlieC, I am also so worried to find out gender, which I will start December/end of November. I tell myself I will be allright if it's another boy. In fact some days I fancy about having four handsome sons to take care of me when I get old... this could be cool.
I know this will be my last baby so I have promised myself to see this as a huge gift sent from heaven no matter gender. Well, this time is hard. I think I can relax more as soon as I know it's a he or a she.
Mummy4boys, congrats with your healthy and fast growing bean. How exiting that you told the family. Did you also tell friends? It must be nice to be able to share this great gift with your loved ones. I think I will first tell them when I am 11 weeks. I go and hide my growing stomac and only my mother has noticed if I have put on weight (she notices everything). She thought I was way to underweight before so she is happy. I gained 7 kilos in 5 weeks! Only DH and two good friends know I am preggo.
When will you find out gender?


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My 4 year old hugged me and rubbed my belly lol it was very cute! And my 2 year old points to my belly and says baby, baby, baby :) My mum has known since the start and I told the MIL a couple weeks ago because she caught me having a vomit while on the phone :/ My little brother knows too but no other friends or relatives know yet. I wanted to wait til second trimester at least but my belly now sticks out further than my boobs so it's pretty obvious haha! Oh and my husband had to tell his boss because he needed to take time off work to mind the littlies while I had the ultrasound..I'm just hoping he or his family doesn't blurt it out on Facebook and ruin our announcement..

I'll be doing an Intelligender pee test tomorrow lol hopefully it'll give me an accurate result. It was correct in the past. Won't find out for sure til the ultrasound in January though

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Also, DH and I did have a heart to heart last night... he was being a bear because the puppy has kept him up (his fault, haha). Anyways, he asked me how I would react to another girl. I explained to him that if bean is another girl I would love her of course, but I will be mourning our son... and that I would need his support, he said he didn't really know how to approach me. (MEN!) I told him, he probably wouldn't have to 'approach me' it would be natural. He seemed to understand, but has his doubts about swaying. He is generally understanding but it's hard for him because he believes it's up to God... which I understand. Gender Disappointment is so hard to explain and deal with!

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Going through same... due in july 21 already have daughter of 16 months .hoping for boy.. but will be happy with any.. no symptoms yet its my 5th week.


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Welcome 2ndtime. Congratulations on your pregnancy. Happy to have you join us.

Hi all! Just catching up on the thread. I am 8+2 now and nausea is really bad. Been throwing up a few times a day and struggling at work (I'm a teacher). Any remedies that have worked from anyone?! I'm drinking a lot of orange juice as this seems to help (sometimes), but worried I'll be huge soon from all the snacking and sugary drinks! Think I'm going for a scan on Monday to check on growth so I'm hoping it's caught up a bit.


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Hi all! Just catching up on the thread. I am 8+2 now and nausea is really bad. Been throwing up a few times a day and struggling at work (I'm a teacher). Any remedies that have worked from anyone?! I'm drinking a lot of orange juice as this seems to help (sometimes), but worried I'll be huge soon from all the snacking and sugary drinks! Think I'm going for a scan on Monday to check on growth so I'm hoping it's caught up a bit.


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Oh it sounds hard. I also have nausea, but not so much as I vomit. Did you also do that with your previous pregnancies? I heard that ginger could help. Cold full fat milk and cereal helps me. It is a struggle to get through the day. I also work full time.


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Hi all! Just catching up on the thread. I am 8+2 now and nausea is really bad. Been throwing up a few times a day and struggling at work (I'm a teacher). Any remedies that have worked from anyone?! I'm drinking a lot of orange juice as this seems to help (sometimes), but worried I'll be huge soon from all the snacking and sugary drinks! Think I'm going for a scan on Monday to check on growth so I'm hoping it's caught up a bit.


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The only thing that worked for me, was the inside of a baguette.
Just the white fluffy bread bit, so unhealthy.

Welcome 2nd time Mom

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My 4 year old hugged me and rubbed my belly lol it was very cute! And my 2 year old points to my belly and says baby, baby, baby :) My mum has known since the start and I told the MIL a couple weeks ago because she caught me having a vomit while on the phone :/ My little brother knows too but no other friends or relatives know yet. I wanted to wait til second trimester at least but my belly now sticks out further than my boobs so it's pretty obvious haha! Oh and my husband had to tell his boss because he needed to take time off work to mind the littlies while I had the ultrasound..I'm just hoping he or his family doesn't blurt it out on Facebook and ruin our announcement..

I'll be doing an Intelligender pee test tomorrow lol hopefully it'll give me an accurate result. It was correct in the past. Won't find out for sure til the ultrasound in January though

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Thats so cute about your kids :D

I've heard Intelligender is really good, bur she it gives false reading it's usually boy (when it's really a girl)

For me, it's orange juice and oranges, but also plain white bread!! Just having a crisp sandwich for lunch which I know is bad, but it's all I can stomach today.


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Yes Honeybee, satsumas were a big thing for me at the beginning too.
At 9 weeks +1 all my nausea and sore boob symptoms have gone now.
Hope yours subside too

Honey, I feel your pain. Keeping it together at work is challenging. For me I have to eat every two hours like clock work. If I go longer then it gets bad and there is no coming back.

DH makes me an English muffin each morning so I eat that with some pink lemonade before I even step out of bed. Then a banana two hours later. I hate how often I eat and that so much is unhealthy because I have to eat what I think will stay down instead of what is healthy. Only plus is portions are very small. No weight gain yet. Oh pickles are soothing usually too but I love pickles.

Hoping things get better as we all get closer to 2nd trimester.