Any blue swayers TTC in dec 2013

[Boysway]

Fingers crossed for blue bundles

[Ewpnx1]

Congrats Oncue..Yes either gender is fine with me too..hats off for having 3..i find quiet busy with thinking about two only..lol..i have been feeling very tired and not wanting to eat much.. social calendar had been busy with work so dint come online and missed out the news!! but here i am today is day off so catching up on this..i have told a few people now..Crazy cat have you told your boss? I am planning to tell after 8 weeks at least..i am not telling the relatives and friends unless 3 months are over..i am a bit superstitious on these things and want to avoid..Ladies do you have same symptoms or different? I have pretty much same symptoms.. So i think its a girl..i am craving same food items that i craved with DD. More tires this time as i have a toddler and hubby keeps busy.. How do you manage house work? I am thinking of hiring a cleaner or something to help with cleaning at least..
Boysway: YOu are going good with everything arriving finally..good luck for this month..n no stress that worked with me in getting pregnant..its easier said than done but for me stress and for hubby was lack of sleep was main reasons..

[oncue]

Thnks expnx1. Yes I think life will get busy especially as DD1 will still be 3.5yrs old when the new one arrives! It's been tough as I have been so sick. I'm not having any cravings (I didn't with the girls either) but I can eat meat this time, which I cldnt before. I am spewing more this time too and my legs are super hairy hahaha - I have never had very hairy legs! Apart from that it's very similar. Since we had our 12wk scan we have told all family and friends as it comes up. I think once u get to 3 kids the novelty wears off people hahah.
Housework is very difficult, DH is so helpful even after long days of work he comes home, cooks dinner if I haven't yet, baths the kids, puts them to bed and then tidies up. I feel bad for him so hopefully it goes away in a few weeks. I just want some normality back.
Hope everyone is feeling well xox

[crazycatcouple]

I work for my brother, so yes, I already told my boss :-) In fact, the majority of people in our company are family, so the secret is out there, lol. The only hard part of that has been my sister-in-law, who works directly for me. She and I have sort of been TTC buddies since late last year, both originally swaying for blue. They ended up getting pregnant pretty early on, but then had a MC. They've now been trying again for about 4 or 5 months with it not taking, so she's starting to get pretty depressed about it. I felt bad telling her my news, but thought she might be more hurt if she found out I told everyone but her. At this point, when I ask her about her progress and how their attempts are going she's now saying she appreciates that I asked, but that she'd rather not talk about it anymore :-( I know everyone deals with things differently, and if that's what works best for her, I'll of course support it, but I feel bad. It was their first pregnancy so she doesn't even have a little one to help distract her. I'm really hoping they get a sticky bean soon!!

As far as differences for me, yes, this one seems pretty different so far. I'm still getting similar symptoms, but they are milder. I'm not 100% sure if this is because they truly are milder or if I'm just managing them better, but who knows. I also want to puke at the thought of sweets, which is exactly the opposite of my last, so I'm hoping that's a good sign for a boy :-) I've been loving milk and fruits this time around as well. In my gut I feel like it our little boy, but I know that doesn't always work out, and my gut could just be reacting to my wishful thinking, lol. I was sure our daughter was a girl, but we also swayed for a girl, so again, wishful thinking. Who knows!

Since I'm fairly certain they won't do an ultrasound at our 8 week appt, I'm debating pushing the normal 12 week one to 13 weeks so that I can try and get a more accurate nub shot :-) It would be pretty cool to have a good idea of gender by then! But if not, I suppose we'll just have to be patient. When the time comes to schedule it, I'm not sure the idea of a good nub shot will outweigh my eagerness to simply see the baby, so I may still do it at 12 week so I don't have to wait another week!

As far as cleaning, I am quite lucky, as my hubby is the neat freak in the family and therefore the cleaner :-) He has been really good about making me snacks and such and generally helping out more with our daughter. It makes me want to be pregnant more often since he's so stinking sweet to me when I am, lol. But he keeps commenting how "Isn't it nice knowing that you'll never have to go through this again though?" Since he's 100% positive we'll stop at 2. I'm still not sold on that, but don't think it's worth fighting over right now. I would like to be done at 2, but if this one ends up pink, I'm just not sure I'll be okay with that. We shall see. It's a discussion to be had much further down the road!

Oncue, I hope your symptoms get better soon! My DH told me the other day that I was halfway there since we're 7 weeks and the symptoms last time stopped about week 14. I said, yeah right... the symptoms didn't start until 6 weeks, so it's only been 1 week out of 7!! Definitely not even close to halfway there, lol.

[oncue]

Must be nice for family at work to know - at least with feeling sick they understand and don't think ur just slacking off and taking naps at ur desk haha!
That's so interesting about the food, as I also have been loving milk, dairy and fresh fruit. I wouldn't say I crave it but if it's in the house I will choose it first over anything else.
I think it's really hard when others are trying and you get pregnant. My sister has a 6yr old, and ever since he was born she has been trying, so she has been unsuccessful for about 5.5yrs. I Skyped my family to tell them our news as we live in different cities, and even though she was happy, I could see she was also heart broken as she wants to be pg so bad. I felt really bad actually.
My symptoms usually stop at 14 weeks too, so I'm praying it's the case this time. I can feel it easing, I just hate the vomiting. I'm trying to remain optimistic that this is our boy, but I'm ok as well if it's a girl. All I know is this is definitely the last one! Xo

[Ewpnx1]

wow everyone seems to be having fun times with thinking of what its gong to be.. i have booked my appt with OB at 8 weeks and also i get a first US. I dont think i can find the gender untill 20 weeks. I think i wouldnt ask at 12 week as it would be very clear so its better at 20 weeks at least its definite then about the gender. I dint sway last time with DD or even with this one. So if I am lucky it can be a boy but if its a girl i would be happy as well as same gender siblings have more fun i guess than different gender. I am one of the 3 sisters and we have amazing bond. we don't have a brother and we never thought about it. The only difference this time around conception is I am 6 kgs heavier than i used to be with my DD. As initially i was trying to sway and ate alot but dint conceive. But i was eating normally after that. I think not thinking about swaying helped me to conceive thats y i told my DH when TTC with this one that i just want a baby healthy and super cute like DD and not worried about gender.

[oncue]

I'm pretty excited for all of us to find out what we are having. I think the nub shot at 13 weeks wld prob give a good indication of gender, and the potty shot around 20 weeks wld confirm it. I got a scan at 12 weeks, but it doesn't show too much. I didn't ask my obstetrician either to get a nub shot as I forgot. As soon as he showed me heartbeat and measured length I just didn't remember to ask hahah.
I am starting to get a bit of pregnancy baby brain though! DH always laughs at some of the dumb things I have been saying or forgetting. I don't ever remember it being this bad with my last 2 pregnancies! Hahaha

[crazycatcouple]

Oh wow, Oncue, that must be hard for your sister! Poor thing. I'll send some baby dust her way!!

Yes, it is nice working with family for that reason. They are pretty understanding about things. My office at home is also the guest room, meaning we have a pullout sofa, so needless to say, I do take quite a few cat naps on that couch :-) I started working for my brother almost 4 years ago, right when we got pregnant with my daughter, which I am so thankful for. I don't know how I would have survived at my previous job with how sick I was last time. I would have for sure been fired. It was an awful work environment and not family friendly at all. Plus it was an hour commute and long hours. Corporate America is something I hope I never have to go back to!!

I'm also not really having cravings per say, but dairy and fruit seem to be my saving grace. Along with white toast with peanut butter and honey. I think the protein may be what's helping keep the MS at bay a bit more than last time. Plus since we were all eating a bit more protein to begin with, I think our bodies may be used to it, Of course I'm also hoping it means we got our boys...we shall see! Oncue, you find out soon, right? I am so excited for you!

Ewpnx1, I am right there with you on the gender stuff. If I could choose, I would choose to have a son, simply because I'd love to experience raising both genders, and I know my DH would love to have a son for the more manly type of activities. However, I also see the benefit to giving my daughter a sister. I never had one - only brothers, and although I never missed having one growing up, I could see how it might be nice to have a sister as an adult. I am lucky that my brothers married fairly awesome women, so I at l;east have some by marriage :-) My mom is one of five daughters and they are all still so close. Although I consider myself extremely close with my brothers, it's still not quite the same. I don't call them up and chit chat with them the way I do my mom and girlfriends. Either way, we will be happy! My DH is one of those guys that I think would handle being a father of only daughters really well. Even though I know he would love to have a son, I also know he'd really embrace another daughter.

Boysway, any updates for you?

[oncue]

Yep crazycat I find out in about 10days I think. Makes me nervous actually thinking about it!
How awesome to work from home (I checked out ur links too! Very cool!) with both DDs I worked part time and I called in sick sooooo many times! I probably wld have been sacked but as I ran a teaching program i basically Cld get ppl to fill in for me. I confided in a colleague that I was pregnant and she basically helped run things for 6 weeks both times. I was very lucky. After DD2 was born I resigned and am a SAHM.
I definitely think if u guys end up with DD2, u will be ecstatic! My DDs are opposite personalities in every way, but they have the most amazing bond and gentle kindness towards eachother. I also have 3 sisters who are my best friends, and when we were pg with DD2, I didn't mind either way the outcome. If she ended up a DS it wld be awesome esp for DH, and I knew a girl wld be fab for DD1, either way you can't lose. X

[Boysway]

It sounds like everyone's pregnancies are progressing beautifully

Oncue, fingers crossed for extra special news when you have your scan

I am on CD 1 as of today (early hours of the morning in Australia). I'm hoping my cycle might settle. Two cycles in a row of 33 days. LP of 14 days with ovulation being CD 19. I hope if I remember to take my vitamins all the time, especially the brewers yeast my cycle will remain the same. AF seems to come with little warning besides really sores bb's. *TMI* but thankful I was already wearing a pad as AF has gone straight into medium to possibly heavy first day and I'm in the last 30 mins of nightshift.

I'm hoping this is the cycle for us. If not, there is always next month In saying that, I may not be in this mindset if we don't get an attempt this cycle but trying to remain positive for now.

When I eventually get a bfp I don't know how much I will look into symptoms during my 2 ww beforehand. Bb's were so sore for a week and felt full. I also had cramping through a good part of my last cycle. I think acupuncture might have something to do with that.

It will also be interesting to see how I go when I get my bfp. With each pregnancy the morning sickness has lessened. I mainly had dry retching with my last pregnancy. Strangely, also with my last pregnancy I knew very, very early on I was going to get a bfp. From 6 dpo I had sore bb's and fatigue. I still remember the sore bb's very clearly. They felt like they were on fire. My sil even picked up on my pregnancy before I told her because of my bb's, lol. I'm kind of hoping to get strong symptoms like that again.