Boy Mums??

[CapricornAquarius]

Im actually leaning more towards a girl for myself as much as im hoping so badly for a boy, i just dont think i can be that lucky.

Sorry for your loss outoftheblue.

[amari]

I had ms whole pregnancy with both sons until I gave birth. No real cravings with either, carried like a basketball with both, no real zits, hair was fuller. Not too tired, tons of heartburn!

Hope you get your boy!!!

[Sunset]

for me both my pregnancies were completely the opposite so i don't buy into old wife tales my cravings were similar though with the boys, lots of sweet things like ice cream and doughnuts whereas in this pregnancy i'm craving orange juice and sour things

[auroara78]

DS1 and DS2: Had morning sickness at "night" mostly, the day would start off OK and as the hours progressed i'd get sicker and sicker. DS2 I only vomitted one night, but I think that was due to Food poisoning with left out crab cake (I still cannot eat crab to this day, I vomitted 10 times that night, UGH!!!)

With both DSs if you saw me from the back, you'd not know I was pregnant. With DS1 I was on a huge beef kick, beef tacos, beef this and that, it was the only thing that "settled" my stomach and made my nausea go away (I know, weird?)

DS2 I was all into chicken, and I was hoping that meant he was a girl! I don't get breakouts, never had an issue with acne or any zits or whatever, so my skin stayed clear. My hair stayed the same, did not grow longer or look worse, it was just there. My boobs NEVER get bigger either, can use the same bra, the only time they change is when I'm actually nursing.

So, DS1 and DS2 were similiar pregancies; craved meat in the first trimester, hated sweets until the end, with DS2 I showed a lot faster but I'm sure that's just because my body had already experienced a pregnancy.

Good luck Capri, I hope you get your boy!!

[Out of the Blue]

Im actually leaning more towards a girl for myself as much as im hoping so badly for a boy, i just dont think i can be that lucky.

Sorry for your loss outoftheblue.

Thanks. Even if I never get my earth girl, at least I have one or two sweet pink angels up there. That gives me a lot of comfort. Hoping you have a little boy blue in there!!!

[Coccinelle33]

with all of my boys i was different but with most of them i gained more weight than i did with my 1 daughter. i also had m/s with them all and never did with my girl.

[atomic sagebrush]

Horrible MS with DS 1,3,4, not so bad with DS 2.

Gained weight everywhere with all 4.

My skin was fine with all of them except DS 4 and I had more breakouts with him.

Craved totally different foods with each.

Hair??? Normal but a lot fell out after I had them.

I carried extremely high with DS 1 and then gradually lower with each pg.

I agree with the PP about the OWT - I have seen those OWT cause more heartbreak than anything (inc. my own with DS 3) and I understand this is all in fun but PLEASE don't put too much stock into them.

[maybeoneday]

I had 2 very different pregnancies with my boys and I was definately in the camp that put too much stock in the OWT as I was convinced DS2 was a girl (they don't tell you the sex in my health authority and DH refused to pay to go privately!)

DS1 - hardly any MS, wasn't sick once, just felt a bit nausous until I had eaten, then was ok. This stopped about 13 weeks. Had a big beach ball bump and didn't really put on any weight. Loved to eat salt and vinegar crisps. DS1 was very active - kicked me all day and night! Very little hair growth on legs. Hair on head was very full and shiny and only needed washing about every 4 days!

DS2 - Very sick (knew I was pregnant before I even peed on the stick as felt rough!), Bump smaller, much less movement, didn't put on much weight again though. Very little hair growth on legs and hair on head was similar to DS1.

Good luck with your bump and hoping all is blue for you.

xx

[suregena]

Im just wondering if any of the old wives tales were true for you.

So things like - How was your skin throughout? Did u get m/s? Where did you put most of your weight? What were your cravings? How was hair? Did you carry high/low?

Ladies im not going to go out & buy blue if im experiencing the same as you, im just curious.

Thanks heaps.

Hmm... well...

My skin was the best it had ever been, my hair was pretty great, too... I had major nausea from week 5 to week 9 but only threw up twice, once at 6 weeks at 3am and it was just bile, and once at 8 weeks at 5am and it was just bile as well. So, not bad.

I didn't gain weight except my stomach... I was carrying him completely in the front, i.e. when people saw me from behind they wouldn't have known I was pregnant (unless they noticed my pregnant waddle... ), I guess I carried between low and high... I am really short (5") so it's hard for me to say! My cravings were weekly cravings. One week it would be chilli, one week it would be Subway, one week it would be pasta/pizza, one week it would be indian food, etcetera. The constant, though, was fast food. Especially American fast food I could no longer have because I live in the UK but I'm American... I wanted Sonic, diner chain food like 5'n Diner or Denny's, Taco Bell, Del Taco, Wendy's frosties, etcetera. I would pull up the websites and stare at their menus and drool.