Due in December 2014 - Jan/Feb 2015

[hotdogz&boyz]

Nub-sess all you want I actually enjoy nub finding. I used to guess a ton on the ultrasound forums. But then I started getting tons of inbox messages and then I felt bad for not answering, so I stopped. Lol. I'm only on and off sporadically, so I couldn't keep up (even more reason why I totally admire atomic!)

But anyway, I really, really hesitantly want to lean pink on your nub. Even on the original, with the shadows, I wanted to say they weren't connected to the nub. And with more contrast, I actually think it looks less like they are connected or related to the nub. The part that throws me off is how active baby was. With an active baby, those captures can be off. The shadows appear, throwing everything off. Since you are on my DDC thread, ill tell you that my gut wants to lean pink. But I hate getting people's hopes up on a whim with so many "unknowns." So, don't hold me to it! Lol. I've been wrong plenty of times anyhow. But, if pressed, I'd lean more pink than blue.

[lala22]

Yeah Marika- nubsess away. I love guessing. Yours is a toughy- I would lean pink too though.

[Marika]

Thanks hotdogs and lala!

About the acitivity - I have no idea of exactly when the tech took the images - if it was during a movement or not. Baby was of course not moving the entire time, but it was first turned upside down, then on the head and finally she tried to "push" it right and get good measurements while it was looking to be in right position. Was kind of rolling between lying on back and side.

Oh, I wish I had known to look for a bump on the end, but I didn't really study nub theory that much before. Just looked for the angle or a stacked/long line. And I could only see this thin line showing up every now and then, and my first instinct was it was pretty flat. But I am absolutely not expert and in the beginning I was fully focused on the babys other parts. In fact, I was really emotional (since things didn't go well last time) and I couldn't stop crying until she said baby is alive, has a heartbeat and no signs of abnormalities. So gender at that moment was not priority, even if I am kind of hoping for pink.

But thanks for all opinions, both for blue and pink. I really appreciate them all!

[oncue]

I not an expert marika but I wld also guess girl xx

[Marika]

Thanks for guessing oncue :-)

Of course every pink guess makes me happy but I am still preparing to hear boy at 18 weeks. At this forum most guesses are cautious even if they are leaning pink and believe me, I do listen to the doubts and personally I am not very sure I'll get to hear pink. Posted at a few other places as well and at one forum in particular I got only girl guesses and no hesitations but the ones that stick on my mind most are the others, more hesitating ones. Maye it's a way to protect myself from disappointment and false hopes. The wait for next scan seem so long, but I hope my feeling of gender not being most important will be there even if it shows boy.

Dreaming - saw your post a bit late and first of all; happy to hear baby is doing good! I know it's easier said than done, but I don't think you should put too much weight in what you saw. If tech didn't realize that gender was seen, maybe it wasn't very obvious or shown at all? Thinking he should have avoided it when he knew you didn't wanna know. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

[lala22]

Ladies! I have a random non gender related question. This is my 2nd pregnancy and I have been feeling WAY more attached and excited this time around. I felt fairly neutral the first time around- maybe because I know how much love we have for our little ones I know what's coming or am I already playing favorites? lol. Any mamas to more than one kiddo get more excited over subsequent pregnancies/babies?

[oncue]

I think I was excited for our first pregnancy and each time it has diminished a little haha! I think that's only because I have less time to think about being pregnant with LOs running around and keeping me busy. We had to do a tour of our hospital today as we don't live in the same area anymore and I think the reality set in that we are having another baby! Hahaha I mean we know we are, but there's always so much going on that this time especially it's so easy to forget!
I probably agree that as u know how much u have, and the fact that u will be giving ur LO a new sibling, it's prob normal to feel more excited! X

[Abifasc]

I felt super excited about my first son, and with my second it took me about 20 weeks to really connect with him mostly because several friends had miscarriages in the early stages of my pregnancy and I had NO symptoms so I was really nervous all the time, afraid I'd lose him. Is time I've been really excited, maybe because of all the praying and swaying, but I've also been so sick it's given me a lot of comfort that baby's ok. I don't love being pregnant, but there are parts about it where I find a lot of joy.

[monkeysnuffer]

I am here! Due Feb 2015

[lala22]

Lol- so funny ladies. I think there's probably quite a few women who get less excited with subsequent pregnancies. My last one was especially unexpected so I'm sure that plays a role in it- plus I'm just so dang happy to have a son:-)