Ladies due in Sept/Oct/Nov 2012, gather here!

[auroara78]

cute bloat bump pics...my stomach is so nasty still from having DS2 only 9 months ago!

Mocha, I think the color is magenta/violet. Is that good? How does one do the cabbage test? I am so sick from a sinus infection I had to call out work today and just slept /rested whole day and am still fricking tired.;....hate being sick & pregnant at same time.

[Hobbermittens]

auroara--I was sick last week. It was horrible! I hope you feel better soon.

[auroara78]

Thanks, I feel like a train wreck....this seriously sucks, but I know it will get better soon, or I hope...

Hobbers, I totally know how you feel. I had girl vibes and even girl dreams before the ultrasound, but when I saw that little bean up there on the screen, I was just suddenly struck with feeling like I was looking at another boy. I just can't shake the feeling that I messed up my sway and I've got another boy on the way.

I would honestly be shocked if they say girl at the 20 week ultrasound.

[Hobbermittens]

Thanks, I feel like a train wreck....this seriously sucks, but I know it will get better soon, or I hope...

Hobbers, I totally know how you feel. I had girl vibes and even girl dreams before the ultrasound, but when I saw that little bean up there on the screen, I was just suddenly struck with feeling like I was looking at another boy. I just can't shake the feeling that I messed up my sway and I've got another boy on the way.

I would honestly be shocked if they say girl at the 20 week ultrasound.

Yeah, I know I screwed up. I am absolutely crushed. It is pretty painful to be on this site sometimes and see all the people who got what they want, and all I can do is regret my sway, rethink it and realize I will never have another little boy. I am a mess.

I hope you got a girl. If not, maybe we can trade. Ha ha.

[auroara78]

Ha ha, hilarious! Love it, Hobbers!

Sometimes i wish we could all be like dorothy from the wizard of oz and tap our ruby slippers together and wish for a girl or a boy ..and BOOM! be instana-pregnant with whatever we desire...hahah

ok now I think my illness is talking, i feel so out of it, haha

[Mochagirl]

Sorry you're sick, auroara. Being sick and pregnant really sucks.

I've been feeling lately that I must be carrying a boy too. I look at all those women who got their desired gender and figure there's no way I'll be that lucky.

Here's how the cabbage test works: buy some red cabbage, chop it up, and put it in a pot of boiling water for 10 minutes. Let it cool, strain out the cabbage, and voila: cabbage water. It should be a dark purple colour. Mix equal parts urine (FMU works best) and cabbage water and examine the colour. Purple means girl, and pink/red means boy. Do a Google search and you'll find tons of pictures of examples to give you a better idea of the colours you're looking for. Although mine has a bit of a reddish tint, it looks completely black if I don't hold it up to the light, but lots of the boy result ones I see online look reddish even when just sitting in the glass. I still have a huge container of the juice in the fridge, so I'll probably keep testing just for fun until it's gone. Apparently it works best between 8-10 weeks.

On another note, I got my doppler in the mail today! I ordered a cheapie off ebay just for fun. I checked today but couldn't find anything, but it's still pretty early since I'm only 9 weeks tomorrow. I'll probably keep checking daily. I can't wait to hear that galloping heartbeat!

[Hobbermittens]

How fun Mocha! I might get a cheap doppler too-- my kids might like that. I think I will wait until I hear the heartbeat from the Dr. first so I don't freak out if I can't find it!

[Mochagirl]

Yeah, I'd be freaking myself out too except I saw that little heart pumping in the u/s a few days ago. I'll just patiently keep checking and hope I hear something sometime soon.

[Hobbermittens]

The earliest I have ever heard a heart beadt its 9.5 weeks. I think you are still early.

[girlmom]

sorry i know im due in july but i saw the post about the cabbage and had to comment. remember its just for fun, i forgot that. i did cabbage test, baking soda test, there was one with veggie seeds i did, i wasted money on intelligender, i had a local palm reader do a reading on me. i did the ring test. old wives test. chinese baby charts. all said girl. i cannot tell you how utterly convinced i was this was dd #8. the bleach test was correct and the eye thing with the hooks at 5 & 7. i am intrested to see how those worked for anyone else who has confirmed gender.