Due in March/April/May 2013 Roll call!

[Bimby]

Bimby--Ha!! That is actually *exactly* how I thought my man would react (even though he doesn't know I'm on this site), So I was shocked at how he responded! I had actually scheduled a secret scan for me for today, but I cancelled it last Monday because I felt too guilty.
If its any comfort, your nub shots are SO girly, I would be shocked if you heard anything but pink at your scan, I did not get ANY clues at all at my NT scan, so I am so nervous!

You know I look at my scan pics (almost everyday lol) and they do look girly but what if my baby's nub is one that hasnt risen yet?? Id almost prefer not to have known anything as now I am so hoping for pink that if I hear anything else I would be a little upset. Before I saw the nub I was ok with hearing boy, its a catch 22 I guess. I cant wait to hear all your updates Such an exciting time

[spinningmadly]

I don't know how I would be surprised if I didn't want to find out the sex. The first thing we saw was a potty shot lol and I am pretty good at being able to tell by now.

[Brandles]

Hbp, that me exactly. I've been looking at ultrasounds for about 10 years now (nubs only 4 years). 2 of the 3 gender scans I just had recently and soon as the wand was place on my tummy I saw a perfect view of the potty shot and knew we were having a girl way before the tech/Dr told me. The tech took forever to say girl... I was actually starting to get antsy and was just about to say, "I'm guessing girl" when she finally announced we're having a girl. I actually walked out of my nt scan with pretty high hopes I was having a girl and in no way would I say I'm an expert in guessing nubs yet.

I wish I could sell my clothes. I have so many people literally calling me (seriously like 5 friends) asking for the clothes for hand me downs.

That's so awesome, TTP, love your hubby's response!!! When are you going to schedule?? How exciting, you could announce it at Christmas or do it soon and announce it on your Christmas cards if you haven't sent them out yet.

[hotdogz&boyz]

I am sorry I am keeping you all in suspense. My scan is, in fact, today. But not til 1:30 pm EST. So I have about four hours til then. It's also an hour away and I am not mobile. So it might be later afternoon before I can update. I had the best dream last night, but I am quite sure it won't happen in real life. I just can't imagine it actually being a girl. But in my dream the tech clearly knew it was a girl and I wigged out crying and saying "you sure." Then I went shopping immediately. Lol. But the feeling I woke up with, such comtentedness, was hard to let go of. It made me sad to realize it was just a dream and that it didn't happen. I am actually quite scared. I know I will adore a boy and he will be loved so much. But I am so terrified I will lose it if the tech says boy. I just want this baby to be a girl so badly. And lots of things point to girl, which is making it worse. I keep reminding myself that it will be better to know and move on from there than to have this question and suspense for longer. But I am a mess today. Even worse, DH has no idea I am doing this scan. It's a surprise for his birthday. He wants to know the sex and I claim I don't. So he doesn't know at all. He doesn't understand my wishes for a girl anyway, so he won't be disappointed either way. It's probably better that he doesn't know. But I'll be alone there and no one in real life knows I am going today. So I am a bundle of nerves all alone. Except for you ladies, of course.

I am so grateful for everyone in here. I know I am not super active, but I love that people remembered my scan and are waiting for the update. I will try to get on here ASAP with the results. I hope baby gives us a good shot. I am giving DH a package with the correct balloons and the video I get for his birthday. I am rambling now...I just hope I handle it okay when I get there. I can see myself crying before I ever lay down on the table. Lol. I am embarrassed to admit I have done that before (early scan after losses) and I hate how the tech looks at me like I am nuts. It will be worse if it is all over the gender of the baby and not the health. I found him/her on Doppler yesterday, so I am not too concerned with something being wrong. I know baby is alive and well, so it's all about what's between the legs today. Wish me luck...and sanity.

Oh...and this is my third anterior placenta. Had one each pregnancy. Movement for me has ranged from 19 weeks, to 12 weeks, to 15 weeks. From first to third. It does depend on where the placenta is on the anterior. My first was up high and baby liked to be high as well. So I did not feel him til rather late. And even then not regularly or even hard through the entire pregnancy. My second was dead center and I felt him on the sides pretty early. He was an active baby. And this one, is supposedly center as well. But I feel baby and find his/her heartbeat low and slightly right...so I assume the placenta is not dead center. Possibly slightly left?

[Shellbelle]

Hotdogz, I was starting to worry about you! Can't wait to hear your scan results.

24 hours to go for me! My stomach is in knots.

[3girlsinarow]

I am sorry I am keeping you all in suspense. My scan is, in fact, today. But not til 1:30 pm EST. So I have about four hours til then. It's also an hour away and I am not mobile. So it might be later afternoon before I can update. I had the best dream last night, but I am quite sure it won't happen in real life. I just can't imagine it actually being a girl. But in my dream the tech clearly knew it was a girl and I wigged out crying and saying "you sure." Then I went shopping immediately. Lol. But the feeling I woke up with, such comtentedness, was hard to let go of. It made me sad to realize it was just a dream and that it didn't happen. I am actually quite scared. I know I will adore a boy and he will be loved so much. But I am so terrified I will lose it if the tech says boy. I just want this baby to be a girl so badly. And lots of things point to girl, which is making it worse. I keep reminding myself that it will be better to know and move on from there than to have this question and suspense for longer. But I am a mess today. Even worse, DH has no idea I am doing this scan. It's a surprise for his birthday. He wants to know the sex and I claim I don't. So he doesn't know at all. He doesn't understand my wishes for a girl anyway, so he won't be disappointed either way. It's probably better that he doesn't know. But I'll be alone there and no one in real life knows I am going today. So I am a bundle of nerves all alone. Except for you ladies, of course.

I am so grateful for everyone in here. I know I am not super active, but I love that people remembered my scan and are waiting for the update. I will try to get on here ASAP with the results. I hope baby gives us a good shot. I am giving DH a package with the correct balloons and the video I get for his birthday. I am rambling now...I just hope I handle it okay when I get there. I can see myself crying before I ever lay down on the table. Lol. I am embarrassed to admit I have done that before (early scan after losses) and I hate how the tech looks at me like I am nuts. It will be worse if it is all over the gender of the baby and not the health. I found him/her on Doppler yesterday, so I am not too concerned with something being wrong. I know baby is alive and well, so it's all about what's between the legs today. Wish me luck...and sanity.

Oh...and this is my third anterior placenta. Had one each pregnancy. Movement for me has ranged from 19 weeks, to 12 weeks, to 15 weeks. From first to third. It does depend on where the placenta is on the anterior. My first was up high and baby liked to be high as well. So I did not feel him til rather late. And even then not regularly or even hard through the entire pregnancy. My second was dead center and I felt him on the sides pretty early. He was an active baby. And this one, is supposedly center as well. But I feel baby and find his/her heartbeat low and slightly right...so I assume the placenta is not dead center. Possibly slightly left?

Bless your heart, hotdogz....I think we were all worried about you. I mistakenly thought your scan was yesterday afternoon...and I thought you must have been really upset since we had not heard from you. I'll be praying you hear the news you have so dreamed for, and if you do not, that you have comfort and peace in knowing whoever this baby is was meant to be yours. I wish one of us could be there to go with you......and you know what, if you need to cry when you are there, let yourself...ultimately that tech is not a part of your every day life forever, so don't worry about her. You have to do what you have to do for your own sanity...and if letting out tears is a part of it, then try not to worry. I can't wait to hear when you update later. Take care!

[spinningmadly]

I hid my scan from everyone IRL too. Which was hard. My best friend actually knew before and I told I had cancelled it.
Fx for you.

Is it at an elective place? How far along are you?
I hope the tech understands! That makes all the difference.

[Brandles]

Wishing you the best today, hotdogz!!

Lol!!! I did the same too with my scan last Saturday, no one IRL knew I was going... It was just me and ds3!! I was afraid he was going to say something to DH and blow it. My DH still doesn't know about that scan, and its killing me because they have me a DVD of the whole scan. I've been dying to show DH. Maybe I will save it for Christmas!

[mummypink]

One of my jobs next week is to get all the boxes of clothes down from my boys and start sorting through it all. I am not looking forward to it! I want to start washing all the 0-6 month stuff and throwing away things that are really past it.

The box of girls stuff that I have that I was given I'm going to sort through, pick out a couple of nice things to keep just in case and then charity shop the rest. I told dh today that I would maybe consider another baby after this one, depending on how things go and if we are in a position to be able to have another (financially and in terms of space in the house etc). But I think this time I need to convince myself it will be a boy if we have another and make sure I am 100% happy about that.

Good luck for today Hotgodz, thinking of you and keeping my fingers crossed! xx

[Rosie85]

Good luck hotdogz!

Ladies I am soo annoyed. I have not hung out with anyone since before I was pregnant, no friend time at all, not even a second. I keep getting cancelled on! I guess tonight was going to be no different, just got the cancellation text. I give up.