Part 2: Due January, February & March 2019

[hannahptrussell]

Haha, I am so glad the advice is helpful everyone! For both (hopefully) successful pregnancies, I've been met with, "But I just saw you drinking" by a few people each time we revealed! That's when we give our winks and say, "DID YOU?" Haha -- people are persistently surprised because I throw them off like this.

Shinay -- we did NIPT and thankfully at least whatever was tested in that was normal. Still nervous since our chromosomal abnormalities were rarer ones (like Trisomy 8), but so far so good I hope. And no, we didn't find out gender -- didn't even check to get it tested and put in an envelope since I didn't trust the place where we get scans done for the midwives haha





Now in continuing, "TP is never happy," a sort of surprise occurrence happened and we did end up telling my in-laws. My FIL was predictably an asshole and literally didn't even look at me. My MIL was ecstatic though since she was familiar with some of the losses (and hadn't been the one to be super insensitive before -- she had defended FIL when he had said horrible things). My SIL who I love was so happy since she knew about almost all of the losses and had experienced many herself (I swear, it's the men in my husband's family, since she's married to my husband's brother).

Now, both my MIL and SIL admitted they thought it was a boy. But then my SIL said, "But I'm always wrong about other people's kids." So that sort of bummed me out? Then when I gave my MIL hand me down clothes from DD for my other SIL (who had a girl a few months ago), my FIL sort of yelled, "But what if you have another girl?" I pointed out that even if we did, we wouldn't be needing these clothes for a good year anyway, so at least she could use them, which MIL was very gracious about.

Lol, but now I've gone from, "No one is guessing because they think it's a girl!" to "Well people are guessing boy and still putting caveats making me feel bad!" I am never happy! (Though admittedly -- SIL was right about DD, and she was the ONLY person who thought DD was a girl!! Everyone else thought she was a boy haha).

TP, you are gonna drive yourself bonkers!! Don’t worry about what other people think, after all it really is a guess! [emoji6] We finally told my in-laws too. I used my daughter to tell them and it worked like a charm. She’s been so excited to tell anyone that it worked! Her excitement wore off, and they were thrilled for us. Whew. I was seriously dreading that one.



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[simkan]

TP I totally understand why you feel there is no right way for people to guess the gender. That's part of why I had to find out.
If people said they thought it was a girl I was upset that they were getting my hopes up when I didn't want to flirt with the idea that it could be a girl. And if people had said they thought another boy I would have thought- You B**** lol
Maybe just make it clear that you don't want to speculate and that they'll find out the gender when you do after the birth!

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[hopper]

Hi ladies! I'm hoping I can join you. I'm kinda in between due dates I reckon but if I go by LMP I'm due March 31st.
We didn't exactly sway but hoping for a girl. We will be team green for as long as we can (I'm just TOO good at spotting a penis on an ultrasound lol!)
I've tested this AM at 4+1 to double check that line is getting stronger and it sure is [emoji173]

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[simkan]

Hi ladies! I'm hoping I can join you. I'm kinda in between due dates I reckon but if I go by LMP I'm due March 31st.
We didn't exactly sway but hoping for a girl. We will be team green for as long as we can (I'm just TOO good at spotting a penis on an ultrasound lol!)
I've tested this AM at 4+1 to double check that line is getting stronger and it sure is [emoji173]

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Welcome Hopper congratulations!

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[Raining]

Hi ladies! I'm hoping I can join you. I'm kinda in between due dates I reckon but if I go by LMP I'm due March 31st.
We didn't exactly sway but hoping for a girl. We will be team green for as long as we can (I'm just TOO good at spotting a penis on an ultrasound lol!)
I've tested this AM at 4+1 to double check that line is getting stronger and it sure is [emoji173]

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Welcome and congrats!!

[babygirlwishing]

Sorry guys for being MIA. I will need to catch up with the posts. Have been busy planning and prepping for my friend's bridal shower and bachelorette party. I have to figure out how not to drink at the party without my friends knowing. Since it will just be the girls, I wont be able to change drinks with DH. It will be tough.

I have been trying to cope with the change. Most of my symptoms have gone away except for fatigue. I am so sleepy all the times. Besides working, all I want to do is sleep. I normally dont take naps, but I have been getting up later and nap at least once a day.

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This is how I was with my son shinay! FX it's a boy sign for you too

[shinay]

Just realized my reply didnt post for some reason?

Anyway TP, I know people's comments can easily get to us especially with all the pregnancy hormones. But i agree with simkan, maybe let people know that you just want to enjoy this pregnancy without talking about gender. And I am sorry about the insensitive comments your FIL made. That is how men are. You should just ignore him.
And just a comment about your posted sway, I want to go team green as well, but DH really wants to find out. He said we can go team green with our last baby (we want to have 3), not this one lol.

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[shinay]

Yayyy Hopper, the line is getting much darker. Welcome to the board! So when will your first appointment be?

Babygirlwishing: thanks dear. i sure hope we will get our DG [emoji4]. With your boy, did you get lots of symptoms and when did they kick in? I dont feel anything much besides sore boobs and sleepiness.

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[Noemi2017]

Shinay i also didnt feel anything till 5w6d and now i feel nausea all day long. I cant eat what i was eating before, it is really difficult choose some food, i have no taste

[Eighme]

Shinay i also didnt feel anything till 5w6d and now i feel nausea all day long. I cant eat what i was eating before, it is really difficult choose some food, i have no taste

This is me too, Noemi! I'm 7 weeks but my nausea really limits what I can eat. Literally nothing sounds good anymore. It's been a struggle to eat lately!

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