September 2013 babies!!

[Honeychild]

Aww, thank you so much girls, it really does mean a lot to me. There does seem to be something about the third. Or maybe it's something about the last (mind you, #2 was our last too!) Still, I know how lucky I am to be here at all, boy or girl.

Shining Star, I saw that pic in Hoping for Saskia's thread, and was so struck by it, it really gives me a sense of comfort. I have been trying to find where it came from, does it link to anything on fb?

Fish, that's great news!

Thorz, hooray for booking a scan! 15 weeks should be fine. And omg Reece's make Easter eggs?!? Wow I'm glad I didn't know that before! I still dream about their pb chips in gooey chocolate cookies, one of my best memories from visiting the US!

Wanting AG I wonder if your cousin secretly wants boys herself?

Wantingpink, thanks, yeah, there's pockets of sadness I keep coming across as some new thought sinks in, but for the most part going ok. Nice to know there is one place I can be real about it though.

Can I ask how many kids do you think you would have had if you'd had a girl first or second time round?

My answer is two, and in the short term it scares me to think of having three, but I know long term I will be glad we have a slightly larger family.So in a backwards way, maybe it's a good thing..

[Mum to three girls]

We would have had three kids regardless but I'm not sure DH would have gone for the 4th if we'd had a boy as one of those three.

[Longingforgirl]

DH always wanted more than 2 kids, and in theory, I thought the same. But to be honest, I don't know if I had gone through with it if I already had boy and girl. So maybe it is really a good thing looking back. I don't know if I had had the courage. I feel like it's a big step going from 2 to 3. New car, new home... DH also wants a fourth, no matter what gender this one is. We will see...

[Salsa]

We always wanted at least 3 kids. The moment I had DS2 I didnt feel done. We decided to keep thinking about it and maybe 3 would feel right over time. Well it didnt! I kept having this nagging feeling to have another one, so we decided that was a sign to go again!
Seeing as this is def our last I became obsessed with the idea of swaying (actually I started my sway obsession long before we decided to go for 4!) Im very OCD - prob like most of us here, and would LOVE to feel I have 2 of each. But my husband reckons it would be good for me (and my OCD behaviours) if we ended up with uneven boys to girls! lol maybe he is right, and maybe that will be really good for me!
If this is a girl, I'd be OVER the moon to use my girl name that ive wanted to use for soooooooooooooooooooo long now, it would be a dream come true!

[Mel1983]

I've had sore nipples this time too, never had it with my previous two boys, but like I know it doesn't mean anything. I've been really cold is pregnancy too. My first ever symptom with the boys were hot flushes. Haven't had them at all this time, I'm always freezing!

[Mel1983]

Here's my bump at only 13 weeks. I'm huge this time!! image.jpg

[Northern_Shutterbug]

Hubby has said I've been very different this pregnancy, that's why he had a feeling we were having a girl. I asked him if its because I've been more moody and angry. I take it out on the kids dog which I actually HATE with a passion! I've never hated anything as much as that damn dog! Yesterday was the final straw as he messed his bed whilst we were out, and we'd only been gone a couple of hours, so I've said I want him gone! I'm not have the little sod messing everywhere when we have a baby in the house.

[Mel1983]

Hubby has said I've been very different this pregnancy, that's why he had a feeling we were having a girl. I asked him if its because I've been more moody and angry. I take it out on the kids dog which I actually HATE with a passion! I've never hated anything as much as that damn dog! Yesterday was the final straw as he messed his bed whilst we were out, and we'd only been gone a couple of hours, so I've said I want him gone! I'm not have the little sod messing everywhere when we have a baby in the house.

I've been really moody this time too! My partner drives me crazy! It's never happened to me before, felt brilliant and so happy when I was pregnant with my boys, feels like permanent pmt this time! My poor family!!

[Thorz300]

I would have stopped at two kids if I had a boy and a girl. Because I have such terrible pregnancies and am ALWAYS on bed rest for at least the last 3 months! It makes life really hard to be on bed rest with lots of little guys running around the house. That's why DH had to get my moms word that she would come out here as soon as I had hip joint pain before he would start ttc. So 2 kiddos would have been it for me if I had a girl and a boy. My mom teases me that that's why I keep having boys,because I've always said I'm done once I have a girl, god keeps giving me boys because he doesn't want met to be done. Lol well I'm done NO MATTER WHAT now!

MEL cut cute bump!

[divakotka]

Mel, that's a cute bump!

I honestly also think we would have stopped after two, had it been a boy and a girl. So in a way that makes me feel bad for #3 because he is essential the result of us trying to have a girl, not trying to have another baby. I know this won't matter in hindsight because he will be loved and cherished just as much. Also, looking back, I am thankful we had two boys in a row because of just how amazing their bond is, something that I don't think is very common with "pigeon pairs."
But this really is it for us and that finality is hard to swallow.
As for nipples (lol), one of the reasons I thought this one could be a girl is because my nipples have been so sore. I never had any issues during the boys' pregnancies and the early weeks of nursing were still a nightmare. So this is worrying me! And also, at least in my case, it wasn't an indicator of the gender. Same with acne. I have the worse skin issues this time around and had read that it could be a sign of carrying a girl.

Oh one more thing: have any of you had any big babies? DS2 was born at 42 weeks and weighed 9lbs 6oz. DS1 was induced at 36 weeks at 6lbs 3oz but I am pretty sure that he would have been just as big as DS2, had he stayed in another 5 weeks. I have been told by a dear family friend (who means well) to exercise and watch what I eat, which really irks me because I am not overweight and I don't eat poorly. I gained all but 24lbs with my herculean baby so I don't think there is anything I can do about it? I did not have gestational diabetes with either pregnancy (although my OB wants me to do the test at 18 weeks this time just based on DS2's birth weight).

Sorry for the vent...it just bugs me when people think I can control the gender/weight/eye color of the baby, lol.