Due in December/January/February 2013/14

[Emily]

Interesting study that appears to be testing nub theory (the saggital plane is the nub):
"71.9% at 11 weeks, 92% at 12 weeks, and 98.3% at 13 weeks"
Fetal gender screening by ultrasound at - PubMed Mobile

OMG i really hope these numbers are accurate. In the past studies have shown about 60 or 70% i seem to remember. I didnt want to find out as the stats were not great but the tech just told me without even checking that we wanted to know. I wasnt annoyed though as she was so great about my age and risk etc.

Zebanee we are just a day apart so will be finding out at the same time unless you decide to go team green. Are you hoping for a girl or boy?

Meeks, my sister lent me an excellent book called raising boys by Steve Biddulf. It explains the psychology behind a lot of boy behaviour and their realtionship with mum, dad and siblings. It hasnt changed anything in my house (!?!) but it is nice to know that lots of the things that seem hurtful are necessary for them to grow up.

Re post baby body - i will be nearly 39 by the time this one has stretched my stomach to whale proportioons and will need something like a miracle to look nirmal again. I will try running and a sensible diet along with breastfeeding which has helped me lose weight in the past. Has anyone tried those stomach bandage girdle things? Someone on this site was raving about them a while ago but i cannot remember who.

Weight-wise I hope the size of my babies wont make them try to intervene more than normal here. Going by my two boys this baby will be about 9.2 even if it is a couple of weeks early. The average birthweight here is 7 lbs so i will have to make sure i make it clear that the average is much higher in the UK!

[black&gold]

OMG i really hope these numbers are accurate. In the past studies have shown about 60 or 70% i seem to remember. I didnt want to find out as the stats were not great but the tech just told me without even checking that we wanted to know. I wasnt annoyed though as she was so great about my age and risk etc.

Zebanee we are just a day apart so will be finding out at the same time unless you decide to go team green. Are you hoping for a girl or boy?

Meeks, my sister lent me an excellent book called raising boys by Steve Biddulf. It explains the psychology behind a lot of boy behaviour and their realtionship with mum, dad and siblings. It hasnt changed anything in my house (!?!) but it is nice to know that lots of the things that seem hurtful are necessary for them to grow up.

Re post baby body - i will be nearly 39 by the time this one has stretched my stomach to whale proportioons and will need something like a miracle to look nirmal again. I will try running and a sensible diet along with breastfeeding which has helped me lose weight in the past. Has anyone tried those stomach bandage girdle things? Someone on this site was raving about them a while ago but i cannot remember who.

Weight-wise I hope the size of my babies wont make them try to intervene more than normal here. Going by my two boys this baby will be about 9.2 even if it is a couple of weeks early. The average birthweight here is 7 lbs so i will have to make sure i make it clear that the average is much higher in the UK!

GET A BELLYBANDIT!!! They are so amazing - worth every penny! I didn't use one for DS1 and my stomach went back pretty fast, but with DS2 I used one and could tell the crazy difference. It gives so much support for your back too which I found wonderful since your abs are so weak right after. I raved about it to my friend and when she had her second baby used one and could not believe the difference it made - I really think it helps lots and I'll be strapping one on myself moments after the baby pops out

[Emily]

Thanks mrs blakely!

[Waiting4Daisy]

I'm in the other camp. Lose the belly weight dead quickly but bum and thighs, nightmare!

I am breast feeding. I breastfed all my boys for at least a year and breastfeeding turns my metabolism crazy fast where I eat all day, drop loads of weight and can't keep it on. Think I might be glad of it this time round though as I'm plumping out kind of early on!

Emily I think it your doc said girl it must have been fairly obvious to her. I think the nub shots can be pretty accurate if you get a good shot at a good gestation.

My boys are real sweetie pies but they have been wild this summer. Roll on back to school!

[Soar]

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In reference to the nub theory discussion. Do I have a nub in this picture? It was taken at 11w3d. I never posted because I thought it was to early to do a nub but this last article showed a 70% success rate at the 11th week. Just thought I would check and see what you all thought. I don't see a nub at all but I am also at a complete loss on finding a nub on most scans. Sigh---anyway just wanted to know what everyone thought. Nub or no nub in this pic at 11w?

Rainbow-feel better soon. Feeling tired and nauseous is no bueno!

Emily-exciting dr thought it was a girl!

Meeks-I'm looking into that belly band for sure!

As far as weight loss after this baby I was just thinking of going on the LE diet again since I lost weight so fast I had to add a Twinkie to my sway!

Breast feeding for me is usually until 12 months or so. I normally just go with the babies timing on that. Although DS2 would have totally been happy to nurse even now (20 months) but after 13 months I decided it was one of the main reasons he was still not sleeping thru the night. If he cried I would nurse him for 2 minutes and he would go right back to sleep. Easy fix but wasn't good for my sanity!

[BeadinMom]

Hey ladies!!
I'm due Feb 2nd. Time is draggggggging....lol. Waiting for my Maternit21 test results...I had it done Wed...they said 10 business days for results. So glad we're taking the boys to the beach this week...hoping it makes the waiting more tolerable. Ugh.
I wanted to go read back thru the thread, but there are 136 pages. LOL.

Hows everybody doing?? Hoping to see some old friendly faces here

[meeks32]

Oh that gives me hope. How soon after did u start dieting and running? Bcos i know this will be my last baby.. Im so motivated to loose my over hanging belly lol. Music is a good idea, im goin to try that. Ive never been one for running, ill have to slowly build up to it.

Does anyone plan to breastfeed?

I started by fast walking, then went further and faster slowly. Dont start too soon. With ds2 I was so motivated to loose it fast I started 6 weeks after my caserian, and it was too soon. I am convinced this is why i got mastitus so badly twice and that resulted in my giving up breastfeeding way earlier than I planned. Sure I lost the baby weight by 3 months after the birth (it took me a year with ds1) but at what cost, you know?

This time I plan to wait at least 10 weeks before dieting and maybe 12 or more before starting to walk. I want to give my breastmilk the best chance first.

So yes I plan to but have had so much trouble in the past, I'm trying to be realistic. 4 months with ds1 and 6 weeks with ds2 was all I achieved, and I would love to make it to 6 months or more but its torture for me.

[meeks32]

ImageUploadedByTapatalk1374956448.103276.jpg
In reference to the nub theory discussion. Do I have a nub in this picture? It was taken at 11w3d. I never posted because I thought it was to early to do a nub but this last article showed a 70% success rate at the 11th week. Just thought I would check and see what you all thought. I don't see a nub at all but I am also at a complete loss on finding a nub on most scans. Sigh---anyway just wanted to know what everyone thought. Nub or no nub in this pic at 11w?

Rainbow-feel better soon. Feeling tired and nauseous is no bueno!

Emily-exciting dr thought it was a girl!

Meeks-I'm looking into that belly band for sure!

As far as weight loss after this baby I was just thinking of going on the LE diet again since I lost weight so fast I had to add a Twinkie to my sway!

Breast feeding for me is usually until 12 months or so. I normally just go with the babies timing on that. Although DS2 would have totally been happy to nurse even now (20 months) but after 13 months I decided it was one of the main reasons he was still not sleeping thru the night. If he cried I would nurse him for 2 minutes and he would go right back to sleep. Easy fix but wasn't good for my sanity!

Be careful, LE is very low nutrient and if you plan to breastfeed I think it would be a dangerous diet to do. You need more nutrients not less while breastfeeding and your energy levels will be shocking on le with a newborn.

ps no nub in that pic.

Atomic pointed out that studies like this are often done by techs that have been trained in nub theory and not the 'average' tech, so the stats would be better in the study than IRL. 12-13 weeks is still far more reliable for a nub shot.

[Soar]

Meeks- I won't start the diet until baby is well past 9 months or so. You are right the LE diet is a definite shock to the system so a baby only nursing for food would make the LE diet a major no no. Hopefully by 9 months or so baby3 is mainly on solid foods by then. I normally introduce solids around 6 or 7 months depending on their desire to maybe try it! DS2 was interested in baby food at 5 months and was shocked but went with it. Now he eats like a bird. DS1 eats everything in sight so I am hoping DS2 will catch up to that soon!

Nub pic-you are right on nub theory for 11 weeks. I just got excited after I read the article! I only have 4 more weeks to wait so I guess I should! Although the gender scan isn't booked yet! Eck!

[Soar]

Welcome Beadin Mom! I think I saw your nub shot guesses were pretty good for a girl!!!!! That's awesome!!!