Due in Mar/April/May 2015

[Babybeaublue]

Ladies with the yuck taste in their mouths - I have had it with my 4 girls and this time too (boo!) my breath is fine tho and it's really only bad in the evenings.

LaVie, my 4th was my smallest baby so they aren't always bigger.- 7lbs 1. 7lbs14. 8lbs12 and 6lbs14 1/2 (I was induced 5 days early tho, I usually go over)

Also, how cute are those pics?!!? Love them!

[sweetdream]

My eldest was the biggest. The second was 800 gr smaller. Third 400 gr bigger then the second.

[PrimalMamma]

I'm guessing smaller because this baby will be born between 2 and 3 weeks earlier than my first two. I'm sure if I went to term (or over as I usually do - 41+2 with DS1 and 42+1 with DS2) it would be 9lb+ but as this one will be scheduled for 39+2 I'm expecting a smaller baby.

[kitkat18]

Hi everyone,
I have a sour taste in my mouth all the time its gross!! , not as bad as poo hehe!!
La vie your baby is gorgeous!
Both my boys were massive DS1 was 8pounds at 39 weeks and DS2 was 9pounds at 40 weeks. I too will be having a planned c section after two emergencies and I have asked to have it at 39 weeks so I am guessing 8pounds?
What fun! Can't wait to meet them all!
I have four kids today and tonight wish me luck, the cousins are staying over!
Xxxx
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[BlessedMomma]

Yay kit kat i hope it means ur having a girl! Ive had this gross sour taste since very early on. Yuck!
Lavie the skull looks girlie
Ladies i wish my babies were as big as yours. My first was 10lbs 2oz second was 10lbs 12oz!
Im praying since this one is a girl that she will b smaller

[odd]

Lol...my kiddo was born 4 pounds and a preemie so I'm hoping to be in the normal range this time around. 3,things I pray for everyday

1. Healthy baby
2. Full term baby
3. Being able to breastfeed. Even though it was not in my control, my guilt for not being able to breastfeed my son will never go away

[kitkat18]

Blessed momma me too the yucky sour taste was there from the begginning.FX that's a girly symptom, I am still crapping myself about finding out!!
WOW your babies are big Blessed I do love a chubby baby!
Odd honey how many weeks did he come? That must have been hard having such a wee one, hoping and praying your little lady stays comfortable for longer!!
I also hope you get to experience breast feeding but sometimes these things are out of our control and we can't beat ourselves up! XX
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[laVieEnRose]

I had that strange taste in my mouth too from the beginning till about week 17. Even water tasted strange. Most of my ms and taste have disappeared now which feels good!

Odd, indeed it must have been a really hard time for you...I have been visiting my nephews in neonatalogy and it is really humbling to see All those little beings fighting.

I still feel down this morning and can't shake that feeling off. As many have said before me, I feel guilty to even have those feelings as 1. Nothing has been confirmed either way but its just what I think I saw, 2. I have a healthy bubba in there and that should be the most important thing.
My DH said you don't want to know and yet you are so obsessed about finding out...I hope that I can let go soon and enjoy the rest of my pg and stop acting like a little spoilt girl ;-)

[PrimalMamma]

BlessedMomma my friend has 4 kids, all large & the only girl was her biggest (11lb 3oz!!!) born at home!

Odd I can really empathize with that guilt. It is all consuming but can be useful if you channel it into determination to help you establish breastfeeding with subsequent children. I only breastfed DS1 for 3 weeks due to horrid PND & PTSD from his very traumatic birth. I desperately wanted to breastfeed DS2 for longer (I hoped for 12 months)... I had staph, thrush, mastitis & the worst nipple trauma ever (there were literally bleeding craters in my nipples at one point) but I was determined to do it. i fought tooth & nail, even when I went back to work when he was 8 months old I expressed at work & went to daycare in my lunch break to breastfeed as well. Anyway he is now 3 years 3 months & STILL breastfeeding! I would never have dreamed I would breastfeed for so long! You can do it, I promise it is possible. And don't stress about the first baby, my eldest is now 5.5, top of his class & has a really robust immune system despite only breastfeeding very briefly. To appease my own guilt I gave DS1 expressed breastmilk in a cup a few times when DS2 was newborn. He felt really important & special drinking "booby milk", helped ease some of his jealousy & it was cathartic for me.

LaVieEnRose don't feel guilty honey, gender desire is why we are all here. I know it stinks but if your baby is a boy you won't love him any less & if it's a girl you won't love her any more. GD isn't about love IMO & doesn't dictate being a "good" or "bad" parent. It is just about wanting the experience of parenting both genders, which I think is totally human & totally natural xx

[hotdogz&boyz]

^^Excellent post mama! It's totally true, as someone who got my DG after I already had experienced GD...I was so happy she was coming and felt relief, but I can assure you I don't love her any bit more than either of my boys. I love each the same and sometimes it actually "surprises" me that having her didn't really change much overall. I'm certainly not saying that it didn't matter or that you shouldn't care (heck, I do and I have one of my DG), but I'm saying that it's totally possible to be an amazing parent while having disappointment. It's one of the benefits that I believe I have, knowing that while I'd love to give my daughter a sister...knowing it won't actually matter when baby gets here, that I will adore my new son just as much as I would have adored a daughter. Hang in there!

I am so surprised how big some of the babies in here are! That is awesome. I love myself a chunky little one (as long as he/she doesn't have a big head, I am good. Lol). Mine come early, which was a surprise to me, my mom delivered late. But all three of mine have come between 37-38 weeks (36.6, 37.2, 37.6), so I anticipate that this one will be similar. I am guessing 37.4, haha. Which is late-Feb. I've had a bit of a spread, and they are "decent size" considering gestation. I've had a 6.10, 8.4, and 7.0 (mine didn't "get bigger" each time either. My second was the biggest). I am thinking mid-7s this time, if he/she comes in the same time frame. I'm crossing my fingers that even if he/she is big, it's head won't be giant like DS2. He was off the charts at birth (and pretty much ever since).