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

[auroara78]

Thanks, Hobber. FIL is freaking out about what he's going to eat since he lives off on Hot Pockets and microwaved pizza. He has 50% blockage in his main artery which led to the stroke. He's going to have to change his eating habits or else it will happen again. He also recently lost his job, so he's not sure how he's gonna pay for his lil house he rents, more expensive healthy food (tho he detests all veggies), etc. Oh yeah the hosptial helped him get signed up for medicaid.

And yeah my mom is a big time worrier. I actually think her hypertension will kill her one day, I know that sounds really wrong, but she worries about every little minute thing, and I keep telling her it's not good for heart/blood pressure.

I am soooo happy it's Friday...!!! I really dind't feel like coming to work today (this week has broken me, lol) but I need to save my days off for the baby plus Fridays are really slow in the library so its not too bad.

I'm glad to hear you are starting to feel a lil better. Are you still going to stay team green, Hobber? My scan is in 10 days and I can't believe it!

[Mochagirl]

Woohoo, auroara! 10 days - I can't wait!!

[Hobbermittens]

10 Days Auroara! That will come up quick!! Are you nervous, or excited? I hope I have another dream like I had for Mocha--that one seemed to come true!

I am staying team green but assuming the baby is a girl. We are already thinking of girl names and I am thinking of the pro's of having another little girl... at least I won't have to buy ANYTHING. We have all DD2's clothes, etc. So that's a good thing.

My FIL had a stroke as well, about 10 years ago, and they had to clean out the artery in his neck (sounds like what your FIL needs?). He still eats like crap, though, and is diabetic on top of it... I honestly can't believe he has survived this long. He still smokes too!!

[auroara78]

Mocha, where did you get that cute little gender scan countdown ticker from? I tried looking online but it keeps trying to get me to look at gender scan pictures, lol.

I am getting super nervous and excited to find out.

My husband told me yesterday that he dreads the idea of hearing boy because he doesnt want to fight over names again like we did for DS2.

It made me feel a bit crappy because c'mon even if my hubby is not excited to hear boy at the scan, who will be excited if this bub's a boy? No one in my family will be, I will have to pull it together and be happy for him, because he will be much loved if it is a he.

Mocha, at you scan did you see the obvious hamburger lines for a girl?

[auroara78]

Wow Hobbers, can't believe he didn't reform his way! Yeah, he's got bad blockage in his neck that caused the stroke. It was on his left brain stem that was why his right side was affected.

I am petrified of the scan, and then I have moments when I am very calm and lucid and feel that this is really my little girl and I have no need to worry. Then I think "who are you kidding? your sway was utter crap and you make boys and you'll have another." So many conflicting feelings.

[Mochagirl]

auroara - I have a very strong feeling your baby is a girl. My gender scan countdown was just a generic countdown ticker I found on one of the big ticker sites. I just custom made it to say I was counting down to my gender scan. Google 'countdown ticker' and you should be able to find one.

The tech at my scan made sure to show me what she was looking at to say girl. At 17 weeks she said we're looking for a 'crown' shaped set of lines. It definitely looked like a hamburger to me with nothing that remotely looked like a penis or scrotum. She even switched to 3D at one point, and though there was a little tiny protuberance there that scared me, she said it was just swollen labia. I hope she was right! I'm still petrified!!

[auroara78]

Mocha, I bet you are still anxious to hear girl confirmed again at your 20 week scan...when do you have it booked again?

Have you heard from OutoftheBlue lately? Is she still trying to get pregnant, stopped trying, pregnant ? anything?

I do miss her so much and i hope she knows you're expecting a little girl, you her and were such nice sway buddies!

[Mochagirl]

My 20 week scan is booked for May 2nd. I might have been able to get it earlier, but I wanted to book it for one of the 2 mornings a week when all 3 kids are in school so dh can come with me for once.

I still email back and forth with Jen (OutofTheBlue). She's still TTC but getting discouraged. She's on CD9 or something like that right now, so I hope you'll all join me in sending her baby dust. She deserves a (pink) BFP sooooo much after the horrible year she's had. Her angel twins' due date just passed recently and I think it's made this whole journey seem overwhelming for her since she's been at this sooooo long.

[auroara78]

Ahh, I really think about her all the time, I hope you'll let her know that I still think about her and wish her the best of luck. I can only imagine how she feels having just recently passed the due date of her angel babies....

And before you know it, May 2nd will be here and you get to hear 'it's a girl!!!' all over again!

[PeonyPrincess]

Oh lynxie I was talking about the maloxan but we replied at the same time I think! it had side effects like spontaneously waving and sticking out your tongue... Wtf?!? I was like hmmmm... Still better than feeling like death lol!!

If you are unlucky enough to be allergic to maxolon then yes it causes some horrible side effects like eyes rolling back in your head, tongue sticking out. However, this is very rare. It is used very commonly and usually tolerated very well. I think ondansetron is better, but it is expensive, and some people may get away with just the maxolon.