Due in Mar/April/May 2015

I'm getting called huge too and I've still got 17 weeks to go!!! I'm not surprised though my bump is always enormous & I have seen full term women smaller than I am now. My cousin contacted me & said she has no problems at all if we use the name. So now we just have to decide if we are ok with that. We are going to keep looking for another name that we absolutely love, but if we don't find one we will use it I think.

We are looking for an Irish name but I would prefer to stay away from the Irish names that use the Gaelic/Welsh spelling which becomes difficult for Australian-English speaking people to pronounce through reading. We like Emmett & I came across Odhran the other day which we both really like but that is one of the names spelt funny - the 'd' is silent so it is pronounced "Orin". I really have an issue with mucking around with spelling, names to me need to be spelt correctly or not used at all. So we need to work out if we're ok with imposing a challenging moniker on our son or not. I have a weird name & so does my mother & we've never struggled with it more than it being irritating on occasions but still, the thought of a kid growing up & being "Odd-ran" forever is not something I'm sure I can intentionally choose for him. I suppose we could spell it "Ohran" which still looks quite nice but it still grates on me that it's essentially a "made up" name.

I had my first (one of 2) appointments with the OBGYN last week & booked my caesarean. Baby will be born 15th May which is the date that popped into my head the moment I got a positive test result. How exciting! By chance I got the same OBGYN who did DS2's emergency caesarean - given we're in the public system & I choose my midwife but am allocated a OBGYN by chance it's a lovely coincidence.

She offered to tie my tubes while she's in there. :think: Don't really know how I feel about that. This is meant to be our last baby, I will be a month off 35 when he's born so while that's not old it's certainly not young, and being a working parent I don't think I can cope with any more kids. That being said, I'm not sure how I feel about giving birth & being rendered infertile in the same procedure.

It's wonderful that you got your cousins blessing to use the name. At least you know you have a name that you love and can be used if you don't find something that fits your desires better. I do love Odhran, although I certainly wouldn't have said it correctly without being told how it's pronounced. I don't think Ohran looks made up at all, but I know what you mean about the spelling. We went back and forth a ton on how to spell my second sons name because there are two main varieties and even though it's only two letters, it felt like a big deal (I ended up "winning" the spelling war). But no one much pronounces it correctly even though it's a super easy name. Maybe Irish is something lots of folks can't say well?

And wow, that would be a hard choice to make. Especially in the midst of a pregnancy. It's one thing to know ahead of time if that is your plan. But I imagine it will be a hard choice to make. My mom had hers done with my youngest brother, but they knew ahead of time that she was going to if she had a c-section (it was a primary for size). We haven't even discussed birth control after baby. I am slightly in denial that this is probably our last.

And May is a gorgeous time for a birthday. My daughter is the 9th and I LOVE it. This ones timing was a tad earlier than our "ideal," it will probably be a late-Feb baby, which is more "winter" than we were intending. But I am sure it will work out fine in the end.

I'm from n.ireland and I didn't know that name was Orin :oops: I suppose you don't really see names as much as you hear them. I agree with the whole spelling issue too. My dd3 is forever having her name spelt wrong or read out wrong, so annoying.
I think the fact that you can decide not to have any more kids is different from having the choice taking out of your hands indefinitely. Dh says he's getting the snip after this one. Not sure how I feel. I know that it's not practical for us to have another (no more room in the house or car and can't afford bigger) but to know that that's it, no more for sure, don't know if I'm 100% with it or not.

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Awww BabyBeau look at your bump! So cute! And yes I agree what you're saying about contraception. We are pretty certain we are done: space-wise, affordability-wise and sanity wise due to work (if I didn't I would want one more I think). But how do I know that I'm not going to want one more in 2 years time? My friend & her husband just had their 5th. They live in a small 3 bedroom house & their happy as anything. That being said, it's not a opportunity I will have again as it costs money usually to have the procedure done & I would be getting it done under Medicate (like the NHS in Britain - our free healthcare system). I don't fancy having surgery again so if I don't get it done I think if we do decide to go down the track of permanent contraception hubby will get the snip. There are less complications associated with tube-tying so is that fair when I have the opportunity?? I don't know. Ugh.

We also found the name Felix which I we both kind of like. There is some debate on naming sites as to it's origins. The popular commercial sites (like Nameberry) say it's Hebrew but some of the smaller Irish/Welsh/Gaelic (like babynamesofireland.com) sites say it's Irish. I know my parents, who are in their late 60s will immediately say "Like Felix the cat!" Which is already irritating me but Felix the cat is kind of a done thing, he hasn't really been around much for years & most kids of today wouldn't know who he was. We also like Mannix (which is definitely Irish) but we were hoping to use my husband's name as a middle name & "Mannix Michael" sounds dreadful!!

Fergus is definitely still a front runner. We may well go to hospital with a list of names to see who he looks like. We've always had one favourite and one "backup" just in case baby didn't look like whatever name we have chosen, but so far we used the favourite both times. This time might be different.

A friend of mine was married to a Felix, she got the cat thing all the time but Felix the cat is still shown on tv here!! Mannix is cool never heard that before. I definitely think when you see him you'll just know what his name is meant to be.

What's everyone's opinion on using a name chosen when pregnant, but then you mc. Is it ok to use the name for another baby? I keep thinking no. That was meant for that particular baby, not this one. Not sure.

I would use Fergus primal. I really believe it won't matter that you both have boys with the same name. If you love stick with it.
I'm 32 weeks and feeling awful. I can barely walk as my Pubic bone seems to be separating. I forget the name for it but it hurts. 8 weeks to go.
We are still team green. Anyone else team green?


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Im team green!
Is it spd? I have it too, really painful.also my hips crack and click when I turn over in bed, have done since about 10 weeks. When preg with my fourth my Dr told me my body doesn't want me to get pregnant again. Oh well lol!

It's awful. I feel like I can't walk and look stupid when I do!!!
I'm not sure about a name when you miscarry. I would say if you really love the name use it .
Is this your 5th baby babybeaublue?


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Hey Ladies! Home stretch now woohoo! Babybeau your bump is gorgeous, you look amazing for being number 4 or 5!!!
Sunflower you poor thing, that sounds awful!
Primal LOVE Fergus and Felix is a super back up which might trump Fergus on the day. Great you talked it over with your cousin you must feel so much better about the situation!
I personally am not getting my tubes tied or encouraging DH to have a vasectomy it just seems so final and we are pretty careful family planning wise probably we will have a whoopsie now!
The third trimester is sucking big time for me! Just soooo tired, having vertigo when lying down and dizzy spells. Got some iron tablets so hope they help! Hoping the next 11 weeks whizzes by XX