JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2014 DUE DATE CLUB- THREAD #2

[snipsnsnails]

Grease monkey, I think girl too after looking at it. Good luck at your 20 week.
Pfp- hope you hear girl, we're you complaining of headaches with this one? That was my biggest girl sign!

[gafan]

I did the lunar horoscope gender prediction thing too, and they said boy. I hope mine was wrong. : /
I feel like I'm kind of in a different place from some of the moms here because I don't already have kids. I think this will probably be my only kid because I'm 35 and it took years to figure out whether or not I really wanted to be a mother and to convince DH to try to have one (just one!). He is still quite unhappy about the idea of having a kid, although he tries to be supportive of me.
So I hope for a girl but think I'll eventually be fine with a boy. Just two weeks and two days until I find out!

[aidansmum]

Pfp best of luck with your scan
Aidansmum glad it's nothing serious with your little girl.
Afm I have a scan on fri which will hopefully confirm my panorama results. Can't completely accept I'm having a girl until I see it with my own eyes!


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I asked my Doctor yesterday about the Harmony results and if I could trust that this is indeed a girl. He said 'yes, definitely, no ultrasound will ever give you that kind of certainty', so he was very sure. But I'm also looking forward to that 20 week scan anyway.

[aidansmum]

Hi girls, just came back from my 12 week scan, everything looked good, baby was active and kicking the entire time. Dr was concerned about the heart rate, baby was high at 190 so he wants me to come back for a 20 week scan and everything! I am still bleeding heavily and have been having nightmares of baby not being viable but all is good Here is the nub I got!

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Awww Grease! What a cutie! Congratulations! Hope that bleeding stops, it must be such a nuisance.

[aidansmum]

I'm wondering if the doctor meant rhesus instead of 'antibody'. If that's the case it's nothing to worry about - just an extra shot you'll need to be given one or twice if you're rhesus negative. x

It's not a Rhesus factor as DH is Reshus +, so am I. I've been reading about it and for what the Doctor said it most likely happened because during my last pregnancy my boy's blood 'escaped' the cord and ended up in mine, and even though he is rhesus + and that shouldn't be a problem, the blood cells are coated in different types of protein, that protein can be pretty common to his and his dad's blood but foreign to mine, which caused my body to create antibodies to attack it like it's a virus. So, there's no shot for that, those antibodies will always be there. It could be a big problem if there is a big number of antibodies, but mine is very weak he said, that's why he's not too worried. We're still to find out which antibody it is, some are more aggressive than others. When the antibodies number is very high baby has to be monitored by ultrasound every 2 weeks and may end up having blood transfusion through the cord before it's even born! And premature labour is usually induced because the longer the baby is in the mother, the more chances the antibodies will attack, causing profound anemia and even organ failure. It is a pretty scary thing, but as my numbers are low he said he'll just check my blood every 4 weeks to make sure they are not rising, and if they are not there's not much cause for concern, even though jaundice is very common in that case. Regardless, I'm worried sick, how could I not be? To think that there is a stupid antibody trying to attack my little girl's blood cells??? I cried all night last night and it took dh hours trying to convince me all will be well.

[aidansmum]

I hope so too Carameline!

Adainsmum- I did the same online lunar/horoscope type gender prediction u posted a while back and they predicted girl for me. This morning it flew in my head "omg! Aidansmum got a girl prediction and it was right! Hopefully mine is too!" I know it's a long shot but couldn't help wanting to believe in it now

It's not a sin to have hope, even if it comes from an internet website. To me anything will do! And they claim a high accuracy, specially if you know the day you had intercourse. I am so sending you so many good vibes for a very pink result!

[aidansmum]

Sorry to jumpin on this thread, but I saw your question about antibodies pop up in the side forum thread. I had my thrid son last year. I found out at birth that I developed antibodies and my son was diagnosed with NAIT. He is as healthy as a can be (we got lucky), but basically my platelets were eating his. I am glad your doctor is going to keep monitoring you to make sure you have a healthy baby!

Thanks for giving me some hope. Excuse my ignorance but what exactly is NAIT and what kind of problems did he have when he was born? Happy to know he's a healthy little boy. I didn't want this pregnancy to be full of worries and concerns, I was so happy that all was going well, I just thought '20 week scan is the last hurdle, if I got through that, there's nothing to fear', and now this...

[prayforprincess]

It's not a sin to have hope, even if it comes from an internet website. To me anything will do! And they claim a high accuracy, specially if you know the day you had intercourse. I am so sending you so many good vibes for a very pink result!

I hope you are right! I know the exact the day of conception/intercourse because it was only 1x. Even my u/s confirms it. Turns out I ovulated exactly on the day we dtd.
Atomic says that actually more girls are conceived on ovulation day than boys. Here's hoping I can disprove Shettles!!

[from2to3]

Goodness, lots going on - exciting!

GreaseMonkey - glad everything is going well! Hope the bleeding stops. Can't tell you what I think because I don't know nubs/skulls.

Aidansmum - praying that everything in your pregnancy goes well! Hugs!

I wish our sonographers would give us a hint early on. Because of timing we were 10 weeks when we got a look - that's too early to guess from nub or skull correct?! Usually they do another ultrasound at 20 weeks...but I'm hoping with the timing of apts every 4 wks that we can get one scheduled closer to 18 weeks. I'm not going to do any blood tests to determine - I'm too cheap, too scared to get wrong answer or to hear boy, and wanting to wait until I feel baby move and fall more in love with it first. I am so nervous though, based on symptoms I don't have a clue. My mind always thinks girl...but I'm afraid I'm just setting myself up for disappointment and a big blow.

My heart goes out to those of you that didn't get your desired gender!! It can be so hard and heartbreaking. I know I will struggle if I hear boy. I pray that you fall in love with your little bundle anyway, and that it ends up being a great fit for your families. It's crazy...so many people in this group are trying for a girl. Seems like all around me everyone has girls and wants a boy! Now that there's hope for a girl for us, I've been so much happier about DS2 being a boy...he really is awesome, a busy handful, but awesome. Looking past my own desires I am so glad that my boys have each other. Brothers and best friend for life. However, I desperately want this baby to be a girl! My boys say they (have for past year and a half) that they want a baby sister. They have no idea how bad we want them to have one.

I understand about the starting over part. I'm not really 'starting over' because my youngest is 2 1/2, but this 3rd child will be 15 months further apart then my first two. I am a pretty independent person and was looking forward to these boys being a little older so I could get more projects done this summer finally. Also - I won't even have one child in school full-time yet...my oldest misses the deadline by a few days so has to wait a full year to start. He'll be in preschool but that's only a few days/couple hours. So I will have 3 very young children all time. Never thought I'd be one to have a 'bigger' family.

If this one ends up being a boy, I am going to allow myself to mourn for a few days, but then force myself to be happy and think positive. I can't think about a girl all the time, and feel like something is missing...it is too much torture and so unfair to this baby. Hopefully knowing that without a doubt this is our last child will help that...but I doubt it because I thought that last time. (This is definitely our last though.)

[from2to3]

I did the lunar horoscope gender prediction thing too, and they said boy. I hope mine was wrong. : /
I feel like I'm kind of in a different place from some of the moms here because I don't already have kids. I think this will probably be my only kid because I'm 35 and it took years to figure out whether or not I really wanted to be a mother and to convince DH to try to have one (just one!). He is still quite unhappy about the idea of having a kid, although he tries to be supportive of me.
So I hope for a girl but think I'll eventually be fine with a boy. Just two weeks and two days until I find out!

I'm glad you get your chance to be a mommy, it really is amazing! Hope your dh instantly falls in love! Good luck!!



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