Due Dec 2016 Jan/Feb 2017

[felecia13]

Littleboyblue, when do you find out the gender? Same symptoms don't always mean same gender. My pregnancies with DS1 and DS2 were different (except the morning sickness) so I thought for sure having different symptoms meant girl but nope.

exactly. Both of my pregnancies with my sons were totally different. This is is even more different. all 3 different so far..

[Littleboybluex3]

Thanks girls I had blood drawn on Tuesday and the Panormama info said 7-10 days, so possibly as soon as next week? Im not sure if my office will contact me or wait till I go into my appointment on June 2nd So excitedly nervous! I really really hope we hear girl, but I know I'll be ok otherwise. Either way I need to mentally prep myself for either having some pink in our lives or a basketball team. Lol

When is your next ultrasound, ksmom? I know Princess goes in on the 2nd. What about everyone else? BR, are you still considering getting an early gender scan at a private place?

I feel like this is all going by so fast so far. We'll be 11 weeks tomorrow and I feel like we just found out last weekend. I can't imagine how quickly it will all go once summer is over and the holidays begin!

[ksmom]

I SO hope you hear girl Littleboyblue!! Can't wait!

I don't know when my next ultrasound will be. I'm still trying to find a midwife at this point since I no longer need my RE. The midwife I used for DS2 isn't practicing right now so I'm having to start all over again finding one to have another home birth with. I'd imagine I probably won't have another ultrasound until my NT scan which likely won't be for another 4 weeks or so.

[Beautifulrainbow]

Eek can't believe some of us are going to be finding out gender soon

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[Littleboybluex3]

Thank you, ksmom I hope we all hear girl!! 4 weeks will go by fast. Home birth really sounds like such a nice way to bring a baby into the world, but I'm such a wuss!! I've taken the epidural for my last 3 without hesitation. A friend of mine is doing Hypnobirthing for her next baby. It's all so interesting to me, but I don't know if I could hang!! I'm hoping that this baby comes fast enough that I could entertain the idea of birthing drug free. Would be so nice to not have to deal with the after effects of the epidural and I like to think I could survive. Lol

[Beautifulrainbow]

Yes littleboyblue, I'm planning on going for an earlier gender scan was thinking of booking it last night but then I'm going to wait until I had my dating scan at 12 weeks just incase my dates change again. I will be 9 weeks tomorrow!
Don't know if i said it before but I'm also planning a home water birth.

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[ksmom]

Littleboyblue, it's really not as scary as it sounds! You just sort of get "in the zone" so to speak to help cope with the pain. I was able to talk and laugh between contractions which is not something I was able to do with DS1 since I was induced with him. I'm not going to lie, it did hurt but I forgot about the pain as soon as the baby was out. Home birth isn't for everyone though and I totally understand why someone would rather go to a hospital or birth center. Do what makes you comfortable! I'd really like to do the hypno-birthing this time around. I bought the CDs and book for it last time but I listened to it once then forgot about it. lol

BR, that's awesome! Have you had a home birth before? DS2 was a water birth and it was so amazing! I just used our bathtub. haha

[Littleboybluex3]

That's right, BR!! Totally forgot about the confusion with your dating. Probably a good idea to wait until you have a definitive date. Home water birth!! Did you do that for any of your other kiddos?

[Littleboybluex3]

You ladies are inspiring me to go natural!! Although I will definitely be at a hospital I love birthing stories.

[Beautifulrainbow]

For 1st son I was in hospital on a bed. Next 2 son's I had hospital water births was absolutely amazing don't want to go back to birthing without water. And because it's hospital you ate not garenteed the pool someone's might be in it. Someone got turned away while I was in it last time. I really don't want tgat to happen to me which is why I'm going to have a hope water birth.

I was planning to last time but I had a meeting at the hospital with the head midwife. I been havinh niggles for day but just assumed it was braxron hicks. Ay 9ne point rje midqife left the room and i was uncomfortable sitting dowm so atood up by the time rhe mideqife walked back in i was rocking to get comortable and hadnt realised the midwife asked was I ok there I explained I was just uncomfortable with the niggles I was getting wasn't painful. So the midwife asked.me.ro pop up on th couch so she could check.if they were doing anything. She said right your more than 5 and half cms get upstairs and have a baby. I refused insisted I was going home for a.wqter birth because I wasn't garenteed the pool. She phone to make sure it was free and also told me i was not allowed to leave the hospital I had to be escorted to my car to telly hubby I was in labour to make sure I didn't leave.
I went upstairs and waited and waited nothing happened. Telling the midwife nothing us going to heppen until my water break and I'm not in labour let me go home. They refused in the end they said if my waters don't go then they would break them at 5pm. Which they did. My contractions started coming thick and fast every 3 mins right away.
The midwife was timing them and was living the room. My hubby made me laugh because he said I was 9nly making noises when Lythe midwife was in the room. I got into the pool water was soothing. Didn't slow them just eased them.
At about 5.30pmidwife came back in the room to stay for good told hubby to start getting baby clothes ready. And asked me if I felt the pain in my bottom I did so she told me to push. I gave one almighty push and delivered his head shoulder all the way down to his hips then nothing no more contractions midwife told me to give one more push I just couldn't I was exhausted. So she reached down into the water and pulled him out the rest of the was. He was born 5.40pm June 6th 2011. I hope i get another birth like that.

Love to hear yours

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