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

[Hobbermittens]

So PP, aren't you getting a scan today?

[Hobbermittens]

Auroara, I think your DH is a little unrealistic about raising a daughter--but I think a lot of men are like that. In a way, it is sweet that he is so protective, but hopefully he will be able to treat your kids equally.

My Dad has told me how "scary" teenaged boys are (hormones, humping anything that walks, etc) and has been thrilled for me to have daughters. Personally I think boys and girls are BOTH hard as teens, for different reasons. I would venture to guess that girls are worse, at least to their parents (I know I was a total asshole from age 12-17).

[purplepoet20]

My scan is in just over an hour.... getting ready to call DH so I can remind him to come home early. If I don't check in for the scan 15mins early I could loose it since I am the last person of the day.

[Mochagirl]

So close, pp! I'm so excited for you!

I heard back from the u/s place and he said they recommend that people wait until 18 weeks because they don't think a scan before then is very accurate. They're willing to do one as early as late 16 weeks if you'll accept they can't guarantee the results. I think I'm going to book! I'll be 16 weeks on Saturday, march 31st, so I could get my scan around April 4th-5th!

[Hobbermittens]

That's exciting Mocha--just around the corner!! I wouldn't worry about the confirmation thing--you can always post the potty shots here for all of the u/s ladies to look at. I think a lot of people get confirmation at 16 weeks.

[pinkin2011]

I was Laying in bed last night wide awake thinking about , Should I find out what we are having or should I just wait until the birth.. I feel like i need to know and if it is a boy another 20 odd weeks I will get used to the idea Or should I just wait until the birth and by that time I will be so excited and proud of myself for going through child birth again and once i hold my new baby I wont really care about what gender it is... HMM the only thing about Finding out the sex in a scan is I will be so nervous before hand and seriously i am such a stresser I put myself through so much and I will cry if i hear boy.....BUT I really dont know if i can hold out until the birth! I know i have weeks to decide and I pray I get the chance to decide and nothing bad happens But I want to sort myself out and make my mind up so I dont need to stress about it! Anyone understand what I mean????????

[Mochagirl]

That's exciting Mocha--just around the corner!! I wouldn't worry about the confirmation thing--you can always post the potty shots here for all of the u/s ladies to look at. I think a lot of people get confirmation at 16 weeks.

Well...not really. One of the reasons it's so cheap (about $40 cheaper than anywhere else) is that they don't give you photos. I don't trust my knowledge enough to be able to judge the images myself, so I'm going to have to just trust them. Do you think it's too risky? If I hear girl only to hear boy 4 weeks later I might completely lose it.

pinkin - I know exactly what you mean. Now that I have a possibility of finding out so soon I'm starting to freak out. I do know for sure that I want to find out this pregnancy, though - I didn't with my twins and have always regretted it because I was sure they were girls and when I heard 'it's a boy' my first reaction was to be disappointed. It tainted my first moments as a Mom. With ds3 I found out at 20 weeks, was devastated, but recovered and eventually got excited to meet him (and now couldn't imagine life without him). I just don't know if it's going to be worse this time. This is definitely my last pregnancy. With ds3 I always had an escape plan that we could try one more time, but this is IT. If I have a boy, it means I'll never have a daughter.

[pinkin2011]

I found out at 20 weeks too with our ds and i was pretty upset about it ( didnt cry) But I so wanted a girl for my d/h and his family not so much for me But Our ds is gorgeous and I am actually so glad we had a boy first now , and same thing again I want a girl still for d/h and his family I do want one myself but more so for them ( we are very close and they lost their only girl when she was 3) So I am just praying its a girl but if its another boy he will be beautiful so doesnt really matter but to me but I know the family will be expecting it , Id love to show them I can have a girl.. I do have a chance to go back again for a 3rd but I want a girl now! Cant get everything we want tho can we????? Maybe I should just go get a private scan done by myself as d/h doesnt want to find out this time, And i just wont tell any of them.. I will be stressing over it!

[Hobbermittens]

Mocha, I am not sure what to think about the place not giving you pictures.... Hmmm... that definitely changes things. I guess you have to decide if you can trust the u/s tech! If it were me,I would probably wait--sorry, that probably isn't what you wanted to hear! But I think you are right, if they tell you girl and you find out it is a boy 4 wks later, you will be really upset!

Pinkin, I totally get how you feel. I had horrible GD after finding out #3 was a girl. It ruined the rest of my pregnancy. I am NOT finding out this time for that exact reason.

[purplepoet20]

I am back. Due date is now 10/15. The HB was 168 (my boys were 135ish at 8wks). There was another one but it looked like it didn't make it past 5wks, which explains why I only see one girl in our family photos.

Having a hard time uploaded the picture. I will try tomorrow.