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Thanks for your input fiveboys...and congratulations on a beautiful daughter! (I bet that sounds so weird reading 'daughter'!!!). I plan to have a 4d scan soon hopefully to check on baby and confirm whether I really have a baby girl on board. It seems like ages since my gender scan at 16 weeks and if I'm honest I still don't really believe it. I'm now 29 weeks so if they tell me 'girl' at this stage I may just start to believe it then!!
Hope everyone is doing well! I feel like we're all finally hitting that home stretch of pregnancy! So fun as we get closer and closer to meeting our little ones :)
Today was a hard day for me. Baby is great as am I. But we went to be nephews birthday party today. I always struggle being around my brother and sister in law and their kids. They got a girl first and then got pregnant with a boy while I was pregnant with my daughter... it was SOOO hard cuz I wanted a boy then too.. and then she just up and got one of each.. idk our family dynamic with them is rough cuz it's always a competition. But seeing my nephew have a totally boy party with trains and cars and opening all these TOTALLY boy toys with his hair spiked up like his dad and what not. It just stabs me in the gut. I'm so scared to not get a boy.. I know if it's a girl I will love her with everything in me... but I long for a boy so bad it just makes me ache to watch little boys like that and fear I may never get to experience that :( idk I'm sure a lot of you totally get that feeling too being around other babies and kids and parents with the gender you wanted etc. well that's my venting for today haha :) 31 weeks this week for me! The end is in sight!
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Im very nervous about delivery as I've had a few traumatic births and especially the last one. I also hemorrhaged after my 4th but they do have a drip ready to put up the second i deliver since and thankfully no extra bleeding. I will likely be induced again with gd. I hate being induced but my hubby wont let me fight against it as i have fast labours (normally under an hour and 1 under half an hour) Im just trying not to think about it and concentrate on all labours being different and praying for a safe one.Quote:
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Congrats either way but I think that was quite unfair to happen to you. Why did they even need a gender shot if you didn't want to know?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shannshaff
I hope you get your boy. I totally understand those feelings and they are horrible. My feelings are even weirder as much as I would be jealous when i would hear someone was having a girl and I still do even though im supposed to be having a girl i guess im just nervous my scans were wrong. I would be insanely jealous if someone wanted a boy and got a boy because they got what they wanted does that make weird sense? like dont get me wrong i would be happy for them but would still get a pang of jealously in my stomach.Quote:
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Hope everyone is doing well! I feel like we're all finally hitting that home stretch of pregnancy! So fun as we get closer and closer to meeting our little ones :)
Today was a hard day for me. Baby is great as am I. But we went to be nephews birthday party today. I always struggle being around my brother and sister in law and their kids. They got a girl first and then got pregnant with a boy while I was pregnant with my daughter... it was SOOO hard cuz I wanted a boy then too.. and then she just up and got one of each.. idk our family dynamic with them is rough cuz it's always a competition. But seeing my nephew have a totally boy party with trains and cars and opening all these TOTALLY boy toys with his hair spiked up like his dad and what not. It just stabs me in the gut. I'm so scared to not get a boy.. I know if it's a girl I will love her with everything in me... but I long for a boy so bad it just makes me ache to watch little boys like that and fear I may never get to experience that :( idk I'm sure a lot of you totally get that feeling too being around other babies and kids and parents with the gender you wanted etc. well that's my venting for today haha :) 31 weeks this week for me! The end is in sight!
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Awww she is beautiful, you must be over the moon! I've been spending a fortune on pink I hope they havent got mine wrong as I will have 1 confused boy lol xQuote:
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Fiveboys- She's super cute [emoji4]! I'm so happy for you and your family!
1pinkplease, Shannshaff, and kelly2017- I hope you guys all have an uneventful delivery 🤞🏻! I have an acquaintance that had #7 and it was one of her easiest deliveries. I'm hoping the same happens for you all too!
Kelly2017- I've started to buy girl stuff too! It's fun, because I've not noticed how cute the clothes are before! And the accessories [emoji4]! I'm sure you have a girl in there 🤞🏻!
Nann3r- I just want to give you a big hug! That must be rough with the added competition factor at play. I really hope you have your sweet boy! I don't know why it's easier for some to just get what they want. It's baffling really. I'm sending you all of my blue baby dust [emoji597][emoji92][emoji170][emoji843][emoji170][emoji94]! 🤞🏻so hard for you!
I'm getting excited as we are all getting close to meeting our little ones!
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Yep that's me!! It's really hard when I hear others get what they want. I mean I hope that they do but going on girl #3 it's tough. I am so excited to meet her just hoping someday we will have our boy. Perhaps we will adopt rather than try for #4.
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Yes I totally get that. And it makes it worse that they didn't even have to try too ya know? Like they just wanted one and got one. And all of us over here are doing all these crazy things to get our desired gender. They just decided to have a baby, tried one month and boom surprise you got your boy...Quote:
Originally Posted by kelly2017
I'm over here like busting my butt with all these sway tools and ttc for about a year and a half to get a boy with no luck then finally conceive with iui and medication. And I don't even know if it's a boy. It's like for real? Lol my in laws got pregnant the first try both times and first was a girl, then a boy. Seriously how lucky can you get?!? So frustrating..
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loving the updates :) fiveboys, she is adorable! <3
I'm starting to prep things for the baby's arrival. I have a gut feeling this bub is going to arrive early and I hope I'm wrong and we make it to the 36 week mark!
Have any of you kept track of body measurements from before pregnancy until now? My neck and arms are slightly smaller than before pregnancy but my hips are super wide and I had a 3 inch increase at the bust. Waist area increased by 7 inches so far, I thought it was more LOL.
I was trying to find info on how body composition changes during pregnancy and we really have no real information available. For those of you with multiple children, how quickly did the rest of your body change (taking the focus off the belly)? Did your arms and legs get noticeably bigger as you approached birth and did it go down quickly after birth?
I hope my questions make sense lol, I find that it is more difficult to put proper sentences together these day.
I pay attention to this stuff too! I don't have actual numbers for you, but I can tell you my arms stayed the same size with my DS1. My bust, my hips, and thighs grew several inches! With DS2, my arms, bust, and hips grew a few inches. With my DS3, only my arms and bust grew maybe an inch at most, but my hips and thighs shrunk a couple of inches! This time with my DD, my arms and thighs have increased an inch so far, but my hips have decreased an 1.5! My bust has stayed the same, but my DS3 weaned when I was 19 weeks pregnant. I'm thinking my bust will increase quite a bit once my milk comes in. Usually it doesn't, but my breasts usually get larger pre-delivery.Quote:
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Kelly, 1pink, are you trying anything in particular to reduce the risk of hemmorage?
I've hemmoraged three times now, with both my sons and the third time with a m/c at 8 weeks. I don't have a blood disorder and they can't find a cause for it, maybe I just have an atonic uterus or something. My midwife suggested I start drinking red raspberry leaf tea (like a litre a day) from 20 weeks on to try to improve uterine tone. I'm also going to try acupuncture. The rrl tea is a pretty time-honored trick so I'm hoping it helps!
Nettle and alfalfa might help with hemmorage risk too- they're both high in vitamin k which assists in clotting (and for our ICP moms, I've seen evidence that vitamin k deficiency is common with ICP).
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Just curious girls about the women on here who swayed for girl and are having girls who used clomid? This is one thing I didn't add to my sway but did everything else. I've been checking the sways and most women who are having girls used clomid Just a general observation. I tried to get it from my gp and I'm kicking myself I didn't use it!!!!!
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Also I noticed with my own family and friends anyone who is on anxiety have all girls... I think certain medication for the dw sway, because my DH has been on anti depressants for 2 years, we did one attempt, abstained 10 days Le diet for 1 year ... and still having another boy!!!! If I was to have another and this is a Big IF where did ye get clomid?? I would love to give it one more try but really don't know if I could persuade DH
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I had Clomid. I got my RX from my RE, because he noticed my prolactin levels were 4X's higher than they should have been for nursing a 12mo old. It was a fluke really. He just ran the basic hormone panel, and we noticed it. Since I was nursing, I wasn't able to take Bromocriptine, because we didn't want my milk to dry up. Clomid lowers prolactin levels by 65% on average, which put me where my levels should be for the age of baby I was nursing. We both think me dieting too strictly and exercising so rigorously too early post delivery caused my body to compensate with such elevated prolactin to keep up nursing. I started swaying when my son was 3mo old. Probably not the smartest idea I've had [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]!
Hang in there Amelia10!
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To be honest i think with my hemorrhage there was something else going on and my hospital are crap! I normally go 9 days over but on this pregnancy had been contracting from 37wks. Went to my clinic appointment at 37+6 and said i think im going into labour (i'd also had a bloody show that morning) he didnt even check me just said no its too early you probably ate something funny. Even the midwives could see something was happening i couldnt walk a couple of feet without having to stop and breathe. That night i was in my sitting room and felt a pop and there was blood running down my legs and i ran to bathroom and the only way i could describe it is a huge piece of something that looks like meat fell out. I went over to hospital they checked said i wasnt in labour but would have to stay overnight with bleeding they said the lump of "meat" was normal although ive never had anything like it before or after and it was huge so not just a blood clot. Anyway I was in too much pain to get off the bed and she was in my arms 45 minutes later. As her head was coming out so was blood and it was everywhere, everyone was panicking there was a million people in the room and my bp was through the floor. Anyway a doc ran in didnt even say anything and put his hand into my womb and took placenta out and the bleeding stopped. The midwife just said i was lucky doc was on the ward as if he was anywhere else it could of been a very different story for me. When i explained all this to my gp she reckons it sounds like that was a piece of my placenta that came out and a blood clot stopped the bleed until i delivered. I dont know if thats possible but it was all so strange it makes sense to me. Thankfully no signs of bleeding since. But my fast labours make me nervous i would deliver before the hospital and bleed out on side of road. Childcare is a major issue for us so if labour started unexpectedly its quite possible i would have to drive myself. I guess thats something to be thankful to gd for as i probably wont get far enough without induction to worry about labouring alone.Quote:
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I was taking clomid when I conceived this baby. So I'm hoping I break the trend! But yes I have read that clomid sways girl.
But I also had an iui. Which is, from what I've read, supposed to negate the clomid sway since the sperm is deposited directly into the uterus. So there's no travel for the male sperm to die off from. Apparently clomid sways girl cuz it tend to dry up cervical mucous. Thus making it hard for boy sperm to travel to the egg. But like all others it's just a theory! Who knows! I have see more girls conceived tho on clomid than boys!
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@erin514, thanks for your post. I haven't heard of raspberry tea helping out with preventing haemorrhage. I'll check in with my midwife on my next visit...thank you!
On another note...is anyone else having issues with 'thanking' and 'liking' posts? Mine don't seem to work for some reason??
Yes, me too. I'm trying to thank Foxtrot for her post about thistle and vitamin k, but it won't let me. So, thank you Foxtrot!
How is everyone holding up? I'm nearing the end of the second tri now and starting to feel very pregnant.
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I'm feeling very pregnant too, Fox! I'm 32 weeks tomorrow so I'm in the home stretch! They "say" she should come sometime between 37-39 weeks based on her measuring 2 weeks ahead from 19 weeks. I always expect my babies to be late like my DS1 and get things all set and ready in case they do come early! My last two have gotten progressively early so who knows!
I'm just thankful I won't have gained a ton of weight this time! My weight has all but stopped since 28 weeks. I'm sitting at around 18-19 lbs. I'm sure I'm good for another 3-5 [emoji6]!
Oh, and I've developed a Zulily obsession! I've already bought her Christmas dress and have 5 more dresses for the colder months sitting in my cart [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]! At $8-$9 dollars each, I'm thinking that's a bargain!!
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How is everyone feeling/doing?
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My boys were born at 36 & 38 weeks and I have GD so I'm hoping for this little man to arrive at the same time. I'd rather be induced to be honest, with my last labour being so fast.
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I am feeling so pregnant too! I am only 25w 4d, but I am measuring 29! Ugh. And I have only gained 5 lbs so far. I am praying I can keep it under control this time. The heat is helping since I am never hungry. I will most likely deliver by 38w, so I only have 12-13 weeks to go. One of these days we will come up with a name for this new little one too! Oh my. It is getting so close to our group meeting these little ones!!!
I'm waddling everywhere these days lol. I started eating dates every day 4 weeks ago with hopes my cervix will be nice and soft and my waters stay intact. There's studies which say this is what happens with women who eat them consistently for the last couple of months of pregnancy. I have not weighed myself in 2 months, midwife skipped the scale last time. So I have no idea how I'm doing in that department, but based on size, I haven't gained anything. Belly is starting to stick out more and that's about it :)
Got myself an instant pot (my other one is in storage, bleh) and I'm gonna start batch cooking and freezing. I don't want any food stress with a newborn lol.
Cosmo, I read that study about the dates and ate then towards the end of my pregnancy with DS2 and this one. Pro tip: if you stick a box of dates in the freezer they are amazing on a hot day. They never totally freeze solid, they just get super chewy. :bigsmile:
I'm 32 weeks in a coups days. I'm starting to get roouuunnddd lol. But I've only gained 12-13lbs so I'm happy with that. I can just tell I've reached the "fattening" phase for baby AND mommy haha.
I hope I go early. But I doubt I will. Shouldn't have gone on my daughter's due date, I just got lucky cuz I knew the doctor on the floor when I went in for spotting. So he offered to induce me. Of course I jumped on it lol. Also- baby is measuring dead on to the day.
I have a final ultrasound on Monday to check my low placenta. Which I'm sure has moved by now. But if it hasn't then I might get more US's and get to go early! We'll see!
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Nann3r- I hope your cervix has moved up! I have only gained 16-18lbs and haven't gained any in 12 weeks. She had a major growth spurt during that time and started measuring 2.5 weeks ahead [emoji51]at my 19 week scan. I doubt I'll gain more than 1-3 more lbs- This typically happens I all of my pregnancies.
I hope you go early! Just not too early [emoji6]! It's always nice to not need any interventions, although they are necessary if needed.
🤞🏻for you! I can't wait to know what you're having! I'm sure you're getting excited too! Have you thought of any names?
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I'm 32 weeks today [emoji4]*cue "It's the Final Countdown song*!
Here is my latest bump pic:
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I feel like I'm much bigger than what the picture shows!
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Xx you look so great!!! It is so crazy how close we are getting [emoji51]
Yeah if it's a boy it's gonna be Wilder Martin and if it's a girl we narrowed it down to Logan Blair or Ryan Blair!
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Hi Ladies...nice to hear lots of you are feeling well. I'm 30 weeks and 3 days with a bump that looks like I was due yesterday! I will try to post a pic when I've resolved some of these issues i'm currently having with this site! Just feeling exhausted and slightly panicky that I haven't brought anything yet! Anyone else not really got started with baby shopping yet..I can't be the only one!
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31 week photo earlier this week :) baby feels so long. Up in my ribs and down low against my pelvis and bladder. I swear this kid just likes to stretch out so far it's so uncomfortable!
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I have the opposite problem Nann3r! I feel like she's getting lower. I literally feel like I'm sitting on her head! I'm pretty sure she dropped. My belly never seems to reflect that until they engage. Once that happens, my belly seems to shrink.
I love the names Nann3r! I think we've settled on Olivien Elizabeth. We also like Onnora (Oh-nora) as well.
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Anyone take supplements to help ripen the cervix and prepare for labor? Even though this is my third... I can't remember when to start taking primrose oil orally and when to start drinking red raspberry leaf tea. I know vaginally for the oil isn't until like 35 weeks or so... and two teas a day until then either... but I know you can take orally and one tea a day much earlier on. Just curious if any of you have tried these tips. I didn't with my first but my second she came at 38 weeks which was awesome!
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I just happened to spot this - I try to butt out of these threads usually but I have to mention that evening primrose is falling out of favor (doesn't work orally, only vaginally, and even midwives are saying that it is ineffective) and I really recommend against EPO orally because I took it and during the birth I had lots and lots of little blood clots coming from my placenta. My entire amniotic fluid was full of them. None of the nurses had ever heard of anyone taking EPO and had never seen the blood clots either. Now that I work on this site and know more about the risks of blood thinners (which are only just being realized) I suspect the EPO thinned my blood enough so I was bleeding from my placenta during the birth and since it doesn't work anyway, I really advise against taking any chances on the EPO orally.Quote:
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RRLT seemed to work well for me started at 36 weeks but did cause wicked contractions when used earlier than that.
Had my 32 week checkup today. I had an US to check the placenta since it was low a while back.
Good news is that it moved. I'm in the clear.
Bad news is that baby is measuring 2 weeks behind /: I was taken back for another US to check the cord flow.
So baby is in the 24th % and the cord Doppler measured 75%. So the way she explained it to me is that if it hits 90% or higher, this is cause for concern. So she said mine is elevated enough to be monitored. As far as baby's size, it's the same kind of deal. 24th% is lower than they'd like. If I hit 10th % then that's reason for concern so for now I will be monitored. Meaning more ultrasounds and tests.
Should either number go in the wrong direction, then further action will be take of which I'm not sure. They didn't go into any detail should things not get better. She basically said as long as baby is growing even if it's slower and the cord Doppler doesn't go higher than 75% then things should continue as normal. Baby will just be small.
So needless to say I was a little stressed today! And I got a crappy US pic of the skull and it looks super girly. Even though I'm the US it looked boyish! They printed like the worst shot of all the ones I saw! But of I suppose that wasn't the point of today's scan so I can't complain too much.
Anywho- that's my update. Lol
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Oh wow Nann3r! I'm so sorry things are stressful at the moment! I'm sure hoping that things remain ok for you and your sweet baby!
For what it's worth, my DS2 had a very girlie skull- still does! He's our pretty boy- think Rob Lowe-esque [emoji4]! He's ridulously handsome- I know I'm his mom, but we can't go anywhere without someone telling us how gorgeous he is!
Please keep us posted on how you and baby are getting along!
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