TTC Blue Crew Grads

[SpicyTunaSushi]

I do totally love having a sister for her; I think that is part of what made me OK with having a second girl. Two of my closest friends have sisters (I grew up with an older brother) and when they got married, had babies, etc ... the bond was just cooler b/c they really understood what the other was going through. My brother and I are pretty close but you know, it's not like I can call him and whine about pregnancy stuff. He'd listen but have no clue, LOL! So I do think particularly for shared experiences it is great stuff to have a same gender sibling. They share a room by choice right now and for the most part get along really well. I am sure they will fight as they get older, but their interests are so different (I can tell you FOR SURE they will never fight over clothes, LOL!) that I think they will parallel rather than collide in conflict too much.

Also part of the reason I'm a bit "whatever" about the gender is my girls couldn't have more different personalities, and I've definitely learned that THAT is what you love about them, KWIM? A third girl wouldn't be another DD1 or DD2. Plus DD1 is a total tomboy so I've got loads of superheros, building blocks, karate lessons, etc going on. It's fun

Alexis I haven't kept great track of my FA intake but I just tried to gradually reduce it; in the beginning I popped one with every meal, then cut out the one at breakfast, cut out one at lunch, and now I just take one at dinner. My prenatal has 800 in it. Have you booked your first appointment yet?!? So exciting to go and hear the heartbeat! FX you get an early scan too!

Thanks for this! I really want a sis for DD too. So, win win? I had a few 'nightmares' about having another DD last night. I just feel so much pressure from DH's family to have a boy. Boys are so treasured. I think that is where most of my anxiety comes from.

[Cheekymoo]

Alexis- welcome and conrats on your BFP! Wishing you a easy 8 months
3Pink- OMG I can't believe you only have 23 days or so till THE scan.....have had any second thoughts about finding out as it gets closer???
STSushi- Having 2 DD's is great IMO I also felt i couldn't loose with no. two eifher way was great and it really has turned out fantastic they ADORE each other having 2 little fairies dancing/ giggling around the house really is special......are you planning a 3rd though?? IF my no. 3 is a boy I am even more pleased the DD's are close in age rather than a DS in the middle IYKWIM?
Begonia- I love that your girls are so chalk and cheese! I would love to have a dd that was into more boyish hobbies unfortunately mine seem to both be quite girly and soft and i am Sooooo not like that! LOL Mabye if my third is a girl she might be bit more robustLOL

[begonia]

LOL Cheeky, my DD's do fit my personality well ... I'm not at all the type for tea parties and princess dresses, but if they wanted it (and DD2 might just be that way, we'll see... ) I would of course do it. I told DH it will be just like us though to get the son who wants to take ballet! Which I'd be OK with too ... I really just try hard to let the kids be themselves, KWIM? And ITA, if the 3rd is a boy I'm like you and will still be glad to have 2 of a kind closer together.

Yes Spicy I really do think you're in a win/win situation! So sorry bout the dreams! No fun. I get the "pressure" for a boy thing too ... DH's grandparents were VERY honest about what they hoped our second child would be. It was awkward. We haven't told them yet about #3; I love them, but really can do without the commentary. DH is his dad's only son so there is the whole "carry on the family name" business they seem to care about.

Cheeky you need a ticker, how far along are you now?

Alexis I'm excited you will get an early u/s! You can do the Ramzi thing if you want and see about placenta placement, who knows if it is reliable but it's just one more thing to obsess about, LOL! Hold you over til you get a nub shot

[SpicyTunaSushi]

Alexis- welcome and conrats on your BFP! Wishing you a easy 8 months
3Pink- OMG I can't believe you only have 23 days or so till THE scan.....have had any second thoughts about finding out as it gets closer???
STSushi- Having 2 DD's is great IMO I also felt i couldn't loose with no. two eifher way was great and it really has turned out fantastic they ADORE each other having 2 little fairies dancing/ giggling around the house really is special......are you planning a 3rd though?? IF my no. 3 is a boy I am even more pleased the DD's are close in age rather than a DS in the middle IYKWIM?
Begonia- I love that your girls are so chalk and cheese! I would love to have a dd that was into more boyish hobbies unfortunately mine seem to both be quite girly and soft and i am Sooooo not like that! LOL Mabye if my third is a girl she might be bit more robustLOL

Oh yea- definitely want a 3rd, 4 is probably my max. My perfect family at this point would be GGB, but since I am afraid I will never get ds, I felt like I should at least try to sway.

[Cheekymoo]

Begonia- Yes I Doooo need a ticker but am obviously stupid tried to do one on lilypie and couldn't work out which link to copy into my sig......my poor confused preggo brain really struggled if anyone can give me a tip.......?? LOL

Okay gave it another try and got it working !!!!!!!!!!!

[3Pink1Blue]

Spicy- that's what I wanted ggb or any combo of that really, fx I've got gggb! I hear ya on dh's family pressure, we've been asked for 9 1/2 yrs when we were going to "get it right" and have a boy. I 90% blame my gd on them, if they hadn't completely disregarded dd3 for my nephew born 3 wks later I honestly think I would have gotten over it much faster. I hate people who value gender over the baby.

Cheeky- to my dismay my girls are all about girly and frilly as well, dd2 is tough as nails but loves her princesses and barbies. I have now seen pretty much every Disney princess/tinker bell flick against my will lol LOVE the ticker

[Cheekymoo]

Begonia- Thanks re the ticker- I thought it was cute and non gender specific- I think it is awful about your DD3 being disregarded, I also worry if this is DD3 she will be less noticed/rejoiced by others- but to have male cousin born at the same time would have been sooo hard!
SpicyTF- My perfect family is GGB, second choice is GGG. third GBB...not that i have given it much thought LOL I am trying to convince myself I will be a very lucky person to get my first OR second choice as most don't even get that! I hoping that will help when the time comes to find out ... we will see.....My biggest pain will be the idea of never having a son....as 3 is IT for us

[SpicyTunaSushi]

Great to hear! See, sisters are desirable!

I had an 8 week scan- and didn't ask ANY questions regarding Ramzi. But, there my doc was, saying, here is the the where the placenta is starting in a transverse view. I was happy that baby is on the right side of my body (left side of screen), if it is true! Gives me at least hope-

[babydes56]

Hey ladies, hope you all well! Just popping in to say hi & that i'm fine just enjoying my bump. I'm not logging in often because i find that i obsess about boy/girl so i'm much enjoying my preg journey without these thoughts. I will pop in now & again with updates

[begonia]

Hi Babydes! I think of you often so am glad to see you pop in! Glad to hear you're enjoying the pg and not obsessing :-) All good things! Keep us posted! Jen finds out later this month (she has a ticker, it's just a little over 2 weeks before the big scan) so you'll have to check in for that update. Take care!

Spicy yep Ramzi says placenta to the right = boy, left = girl. Who knows if it's true but it would be fun if it is! Mine is posterior right as well but I'm not counting on it. I find the study itself totally fascinating but the fact that there isn't any peer review or mentions of it by respected OB/GYN makes me think there's something not quite right, KWIM? But heck, I like hoping so I'm right there with you ... guess we'll find out if it is right for us!

Cheeky 3 is it for us too! FX we both get our little blue caboose!