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

[Mochagirl]

Auroara - believe me, I'm having all the same feelings as you about feeling I'm going to miss out on a whole life experience if this baby's a boy. I am soooooo stressed right now. I was up at 4 this morning thinking about it and never fell back to sleep.

The appt is at 1pm EST on Thursday. Since I know you ladies are all over the world, it's just past 11am here right now. I'll update with my iPhone as soon as I can - definitely before 2.

[Bumblebee]

eeeek! excited and nervous for you!! hope your dream comes true xx

[auroara78]

Aye, I hope all your dreams come true, Mocha!! I will be so excited to read your update!

And yeah, it is a very heavy experience, isn't it? Waiting to find out the future of your children, but also direction of your life....

[Mochagirl]

I think I've mentioned this before, but I can't even make myself imagine what it would be like to hear girl on Thursday. Everytime I try, my mind wanders back to how it will feel to hear 'boy'. I did finally tell my boys about the pregnancy a couple of days ago, but I'm not going to tell them that I'm finding out the gender at this scan - I don't want them to make the link between my crying and my finding out it's a boy. I'm going to wait until the 20 week scan anyway to tell them so I'll be sure of the gender. I also told them we're all going to go together to a 3D scan later in the pregnancy so they can see their little brother or sister, and they're very excited. My two big boys are hoping for a sister, and my little guy wants a brother .

[HappyLea]

Cant wait to hear Mocha, not long now!!!

Well i have been busy with DH digging up the garden, we having all the grass removed and doing decking and patio. Cant wait till it is done and then all we need is some nice BBQ weather

Today was my 1st MW appt and she was the most lovely MW i haveever met she even got my blood 1st attempt (that is an achievment) We spoke about homebirths also which i have always fancied by DH hasnt but she what she was saying was making me want it more, she said they lend us the birthing pool also which would be my dream birth. So we are now on a mission to talk around DH. I told him over phone as he working today and he did say 'well i would be able to make myself a bacon butty' typical bloke!!!

his main worry is if something goes wrong we in the wrong place. I understand his worry but i have always wanted a water homebirth just dont know if i could handle the pain. MW says you birth better at home. Any of you had a homebirth previously or having one this time? Would love to hear about your experiences.

I walked through asda other day and saw the most gorgeous little dress i just know i will never buy it I also dream last night that i had a baby boy and we called him Nile? Never a name i thought about....ho hum wierd dreams!

Hope all you lovely ladies and bumps are doing well xxx

[Mochagirl]

HappyLea - I've never had a homebirth since it's not allowed with twins here, and because my next birth was a VBAC and they recommend a hospital birth for that, but if my situation were different I'd definitely consider it. The thought of being in my own home is very appealing. Not having to rush to find someone to care for the kids if I go into labour in the middle of the night - that would be the biggest advantage to me. One of my SILs had a homebirth for both of her kids, and I got to be there for one of them. I was 19 at the time (that particular brother is 10 years older than me, so this was a loooong time ago), and it was a really eye-opening experience for me. How many women get to watch a real birth before they have kids themselves?? Anyway, it was so peaceful - she spent much of her labour watching DVDs and listening to her favourite music. Sounds lovely.

[Bumblebee]

does anyone ever feel that nothing ever plans out the way you want it to, I feel like because I've planned it and even have a boy name and day/dreamed about me with a baby boy, it will never happen because I've thought of it and planned it and nothing ever happens according to how you plan it.

[Mochagirl]

Yeah, I feel that way too, Bumblebee. I'm never the lucky one. I never win contests or anything, and good things just don't happen to me very often. I feel like I want this so badly there's no way I'm going to get it.

[HappyLea]

same here, i want this so so much i know im not lucky enough to get it. I am only thinking of boys names as i know im not going to get my girl. Nothing for me ever goes right!

mocha ~ i would love to be at home, i think it will be a totally different experience and much more relaxing. My DH and mum has been at all of my other births and they have all been normal except DS3 was 5 weeks early. Im close with my auntie and she has said she would like to be there and her daughter my cousin (she is 16) has also asked me if she can watch but i know in hospital i wont be allowed that many people but at home i can have whom ever i want there. Also like you say no stress as to get kids sorted. Would be nice to be in own surroundings. I just hope i can talk DH round

[Hobbermittens]

And Hobber, I am still flip-flopping on my gut feeling for you, but lately I've been *leaning* blue! I think you MAY be surprised!

I so hope you are right. I just can't imagine it being a boy--just like you and Mocha and HappyLea are saying you can't imagine hearing "it's a girl". It seems too good to be true that I could get what I want, because I so rarely do. I am just assuming it is a girl, and if I get a boy, I will be over the moon.

On another note, I would be so pissed at my doctor if he said something like that about gender and what DH was "shooting" that day! What did you say to him?? DO you believe the OWT about heartbeat? I think it has been disproven, but 150's are girl territory, aren't they? I think both my DDs had HBs in the 150's. DS fluctuated a lot--one time it was in the 160's I remember--but 140's mostly