October 2013 babies!

[ELP]

Alyssa, for $ 40 I would book it! Will you be having a scan at 20 weeks? Will you be finding out then if not?? Maybe even you tell him your booking it, he may want to come along and see baby aswell

[motherofboys]

Wow I would for $40 though he might feel left out if you don't tell him even though I get the sentiment of surprising him.
I have a gender scan on the 7th of May, if I hear girl (unlikely) I would be announcing straight away, no one knows we are having a gender scan atm I think I would put something like "well that's different" or something cryptic on facebook to see if anyone guessed just what was so different. If its a boy I'll probably wait until I have had it confirmed at my 22 weeks scan.
I don't know why I plan these things and get excited though, I'm so sure its a boy.

[xokatietatie]

If it's a girl for us I plan on doing gender reveal photos. I want to do the one where you have the box and it says boy or girl and then have pictures taken of us opening the box and have pink balloons flying out.

I do gender reveal photos for people. I've thought about doing it as well, but only for a girl.

[xokatietatie]

I need opinions asap and everyone's opinion really matters to me. I missed my 12 week ultrasound and I'm 15 weeks now and still wanted to be tested for down syndrome so I'm going in for blood work tomorrow...something called a quad test cause its too late to find out through ultrasound. Anyway, the reason I missed my appointment is because my husbands schd varies from day to day and I usually have no one to watch my girls. Tomorrow he's off so will definitely go for the blood work....Lord willing there's a place about 20 mins from myhouse that does gender ultrasounds as early as 15 weeks for $40. I'm so tempted on going before or after the blood work and not tell my dh so that if its a boy (praying amd begging God) I can plan a surprise for him. What you all think?

For $40, I say go for it! They're all over $100 around me. There is a place that is having a special for $65, but it's around 90 miles away. By the time I paid for gas to get there and back, I probably wouldn't be saving any money. I think I'm still going to stick with waiting until my office does the scan.

[My3SweetPeas]

We are getting these cards to announce the gender!! 8 more days until my gender scan!! EEK!!!

[Navywife620]

I am with everyone else $40 is pretty cheap for a gender scan! I would go for it!

[Kiara]

Alyssasmom: I think I would have done the ultrasound (if it wont make your husband feel left out)

My doctor wants to make ultrasound a t every appointment every month (private doctor) I want to do it because im so curious haha, but I dont think its that good for the baby to to it so often. On monday I will have a scan though, I hope she can tell the gender (im so nervous) Ill be a little bit over 16 weeks so she should be able to tell.

[pebmcpd7]

Wow I would for $40 though he might feel left out if you don't tell him even though I get the sentiment of surprising him.
I have a gender scan on the 7th of May, if I hear girl (unlikely) I would be announcing straight away, no one knows we are having a gender scan atm I think I would put something like "well that's different" or something cryptic on facebook to see if anyone guessed just what was so different. If its a boy I'll probably wait until I have had it confirmed at my 22 weeks scan.
I don't know why I plan these things and get excited though, I'm so sure its a boy.

How much is a gender scan near you, it is £90 beside me.

[strawberrymom]

Had my appointment today. The doctor was not worried about me drinking so much water, she actually encourages it and says I should be drinking 100ml a day! She said the GD would not start until later in pregnancy so it would not be that. It looks like I have a stubborn baby on my hands, it took 3 different people to find the heartbeat. Has anyone else had issues with them finding it?

My doc had the same problem at my last appt (12wks 4days) and broke out the u/s to find it. He still couldn't find with that, but she was kicking A LOT so no worries there. You probably got a squirmer like me.

[strawberrymom]

Those swaddle blankets are so beautiful! I really want to try swaddling with this baby. Is it difficult?

Yes it is difficult although people who know how to do it make it look deceptively easy. I have found a product called Swaddlepod and there is a similar one called Woombie to be the best. You just zip them up and your little one stays cozy like a pea in a pod. The blankets and velcro ones I find that my boys always managed to break out of.