November 2WW

[XXforhubby]

I am trying not to get my hopes up too high. Nothing seems to help and it comes and goes...I keep telling myself it is just my body readjusting.

FX for all of us!!


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[carmella_marie]

I had mild gender disappointment with ds1, severe with ds2. I really thought I had gotten to the point where I was almost over my gender desire and could be happy with a third boy, I'm already calling this baby my "third musketeer"

Then last night DH says he's so scared its a boy, that it would be so devastating for him, that he's not sure he'd have a third except he really wants a daughter. I feel like our roles have reversed, now I want a daughter just for him, so he won't go through the intense GD I went through...

Still no pregnancy symptoms for me--which I'm fine with!

[XXforhubby]

That explains my screen name Carmella!! My husband was beyond disappointed at the gender ultrasound with DS2. Now, he has come to peace with having a third boy, because he sees how close our two boys are. Although, he is more than willingly to do what he can to sway girl! I used to only want boys but now after swaying I want a girl. I believe that we will get the baby we are supposed to have, boy or girl.

I hope we all get out BFPs and our baby bundle of our heart's desire! 😘💞


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[Junie]

How funny how much our feelings can change My husband and I both didn't have GD with our 2 sons because I wanted a boy first and then I loved the idea of DS1 having a brother. Now I also love the idea of three brothers but I'll definitely feel some sadness at the idea of never experiencing a girl. DH doesn't really want a girl even now but doesn't mind that I am swaying and will love the baby no matter what.

I looked at my old charts on FF and looked at all my pregnancy symptoms and saw that with both boys I had BFPs by 10DPO so hopefully this time is no different

[carmella_marie]

Is anyone thinking about/doing elective prenatal testing to find out gender? Are you doing Panorama, MatrniT21, verify or Harmony and why? I'm afraid it will be hard to talk my OB into doing it since I'm not high risk in any way, and I'm also afraid of the cost and dealing with insurance. Anyone have any insights?

[2boysJustOneGirl]

I am doing it. MaterniT21 offer the VisibiliT test for Trisomy 18&21 and gender. It's 425 USD without coverage. I had to sorta lie to my midwife, told her I was concerned about Down's syndrome for personal reasons. Once I began exploring those feelings I realized, holy crap! What is my baby does have Down's syndrome? How will I deal with that? Having 3 kids will be hard enough and what if one is disabled? I would want to know that ASAP.
Seeing that I am paying for the test the company or my midwife didn't seem to care much about why I wanted it done.

[Boysway]

I would love to but the cheapest test in Australia is the Harmony test which is $470.

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[MyByC]

Ladies, you are so lucky! Here the prices start from 700€(which is about 1000$?). I'm thinking in doing it anyway...I just hope..I hope AF will not come these days....😔

[Junie]

DH actually really wants one done because that has always been one of his largest fears and now that there are non-invasive tests I don't see any reason not to get it done. The only thing I'm worried about is convincing my doctor to do the test- I'm not even 30 yet and we live in Germany where things like that are frowned upon. But since we are paying for the test anyway I don't see why he wouldn't do it. My other fear is that it is now illegal here to tell the gender before 16 weeks. So I would hate to have the test done and then they refuse to tell me that part until 16 weeks... I would do the panorama test.

[bluebonnet22]

Carmella - my first instinct was to have the test done and pay out of pocket (I'm 30 with no risk factors so insurance won't cover it). However now that I'm pregnant again I'm starting to understand the sentiments of the team green ladies. I definitely won't wait until birth, but I'm considering waiting until 16-20 weeks just so I can keep the hope alive a little longer. We have a lot of vacations and parties and whatnot during the holidays and January and I hate to have GD and be depressed just because I found out too early.

That being said I live near family and I'll have to tell them about the pregnancy soon (the not drinking and I showed super early with my DS). I'm considering telling them in December that I had the blood test and it's a boy so they leave me alone and don't make my GD worse. They are all obsessed/convinced I'm having a girl and it's almost easier to just tell them I'm having a boy now while the hope is still alive so I'm not crying in front of them or anything. I'm 90% sure this is a boy anyways so I don't really feel like it's a big lie !

Sorry for the essay. I'd love to tell myself I'd be thrilled with 2 boys, but my DH is keen on only having 2 kids and the thought of never having a daughter is making me bummed out.