Due Sept/Oct/Nov 2016

[BunnyGirl19]

Several studies going back to the 1960's have demonstrated higher HCG in girl pregnancies. I think one said 15% higher by 5 weeks (6 weeks?). I know when they do the first trimester screening girls have higher levels of free beta HCG than boys on average as well. Of course, there are still outliers and overlaps in numbers so there isn't a cutoff where anything above automatically means girl.

[2xblue]

That's intresting. Hopefully it means girl for you!

[2xblue]

It's so quiet here. How are you doing? Hopefully other ladies will join us soon with bfps!

I've been thinking about the gender alot. I feel like this is our third boy and I'm scared how I will react when we find out. Probably I can't wait to find out until birth. I hope I didn't have such a strong desire for a girl. I know I will love a third boy but I don't know if my dream of a baby girl will ever go away. This is hard...

[BunnyGirl19]

When I was pregnant with DD I just "knew" it was a girl, but then was having horrible anxiety and crying fits that it could be a boy anyway and I was wrong. With my first I had no idea what I was having but wanted a girl and DH wanted a boy and said he knew it was a boy. It was told girl at 15-1/2 weeks and then a month later at my anatomy scan was told he was a boy. I was crushed. It was like someone killed my daughter on me. With DS2 I knew he was a boy. DD I knew but kept doubting like I couldn't possibly get what I wanted. DS3 I thought was more likely boy than girl, but still hoped for a girl anyway. I'm leaning girl this time, but I haven't had any real intuition yet. That happens later for me usually. I think how badly I want a girl could be coloring my view though, as it's nearly certain to be our last pregnancy. I have health concerns with my clotting disorder making pregnancy more and more risky with age.

[2xblue]

I didn't have any intuition with my first two pregnancies. Gender didn't matter back then. Also we found out the genders early when we had babies chromosomes tested so that affected too I guess. With my third pregnancy (DS2) I was really hoping for a girl. Sometimes I felt like it could be a girl and sometimes I felt what else could it be than a boy. Now I guess I just feel we can't have a girl because we already have 3 boys (one is an angel baby). I'm just so used to hearing "it's a boy" so can't imagine anything else. Sometimes I feel we really have a good chance at hearing girl as I feel my sway was pretty good but I know even the best sways fail (and we didn't even have "the best sway" lol.). So it's such a rollercoaster of emotions. Also I worry is the baby growing in the right place, is he/she healthy etc. So a lot to worry about.

Bunnygirl, I have a clotting disorder too. Do you have to take any meds for it while pregnant? When I was pregnant with DS2 I had to inject Klexane for few weeks (maybe 8 if I remember right) after given birth. I hope that's the case now too, I really don't want to start doing it when pregnant. But we will see what doctor says.

Bunnygirl, are you having your scan tomorrow?

[BunnyGirl19]

I take baby aspirin daily and will be starting daily Lovenox injections in the next day or two after my viability scan. I'll be on those until 6-8 weeks postpartum.

Tomorrow afternoon is my scan and I'm really anxious about it.

[2xblue]

Good luck for tomorrow!

[dpike00]

I'm have just been happy about finally being pregnant. I keep thinking about a baby girl so I know I want a girl more than I realize. Both DH and I said to wait to find out because we were both sad when ds2 was a boy. I'll be fine when I have a baby to hold and won't have to listen to people talk as much then. I do keep going back to how strict I was on my diet, not much, and wondering if I got 1 or 2 attempts in. I've looked at my chart a couple times but not worrying. This is my last baby so I'm just going to enjoy either way.

Good luck tomorrow Bunnygirl!


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[BunnyGirl19]

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TWINS!!!!!

There were actually 3 sacs all measuring 6w4d, but they could only find babies in two of them. Baby #1 heartbeat 134, baby #2 heartbeat 133.

[netti02]

Congrats bunnygirl

Mum to 4 Boys awaiting her Princess