UK SMOG Wannabes ~ December

[zanacal]

Lavendar - we had a catflap put in recently. I think our cat is about 10 years old and it's the first time she's had one. She goes out of it in the middle of the night (doesn't wake me up anymore - yay!) but the stupid animal is always meeowing at the door in the morning and still asks to be let out during the day!

[Sunset]

Chocolate ~ when is your due date so i can update the rollcall? with ds1 i knew the instant i fell pregnant that he was a boy, never once questioned it. with ds2 i thought he was a boy, but i know now that i "expected" him to be a girl because people are "supposed" to have pigeon pairs if that makes sense? This pregnancy is different simply because I have 2 boys already so from the moment I got my bfp I just expected to be carrying another boy and never really allowed myself to think girl. It's hard as well to know what's true "maternal instinct" when my gender desire is so strong. I still assume/think of my baby as a boy even though it's been confirmed girl 3 times. I just won't let myself believe I can actually give birth to a girl until I hold her and see her bits for myself. I think it's a defense mechanism lol

Maybebaby ~ i hope your midwife appointment goes well! keep us posted! hopefully it's not pre-eclampsia! what's your bp readings like? try and rest as much as you can!!
I'm staying as far away from the sales as possible! i have strict orders from the doctors to rest and not stress myself up and what is a better way to induce stress than the sales lol

Pinkprincess85 ~ good luck!! fx for a bfp! would be a great start to 2012

Indigoviolet ~ wow 8 weeks tomorrow how are you feeling? have you told people or are you waiting until after your scan?

[HopeandDreamG]

Sunset~ How are you??

[chocolate]

Hiya, indigoviolet I have a scan at 6+1 so after then if all is well! Kniw what you mean about not believing it. Sunset yeah I agree, hard to know what the instinct says when you have gender desire, makes it cloudy! I should be 5 weeks on sunday but got my 3+ today on the digital test so that's good, my hcg started so low and by my calculations its doubling daily so wonder if all those awful ovulation pains means its more than 1 lol. No feeling sick though so that's good in one way but would give me hope as a good girl sign

[Sunset]

Morning

HopeandDream ~ I'm fine thank you, just full of cold at the moment how are you?

Chocolate ~ perhaps it's twin girls

[charlieispy]

chocolate - yay for HCG levels sounds good and a scan hope that all goes well x

sunset - how are you feeling now any better? good plan to avoid the sales i think

loving all these preggy tickers

FX everyone will soon have one and pink too x x

What is everyone up to now? I had to work yesterday then we chilled x DH is back to work today till sat then i am working sun and mon double planning on trying to get out for a walk - definitely need to think i have gained a few pounds over xmas :S hoping i start to feel like eating veg and salad again soon all i want is bread and toast! Then the boys got some craft stuff so will be doing that too i think x
My scan is tomorrow - feeling quite nervous hope all goes well - wonder if i will get a nub shot? I dont dare ask for one but FX and 13wks today

[pinga]

Hi all.... hope you all had a fantastic Christmas! We just got back yesterday from the in-laws. Had a lovely time... Had some crazy weather on Christmas day. Melbourne was hit by crazy storms in the afternoon... there was hail the size of golf balls that broke some car windows and torrential rain. We were lucky to be further out in the countryside... so wasn't so bad for us.

Told all the family about the PG and got all the congrats. Most people asked me if I was hoping for a girl. Its hard to know how to answer that. I usually say a girl would be nice but we're happy with whatever.

sunset - hope you shift the cold soon. I've got a tummy bug at the mo... and been feeling decidedly average the last couple of days. Really not what you need. Although loving having DH home for the hols - was able to have a 2 hour lie down over lunchtime today!!! Was magical!!!! And he cooked dinner!!!

Ooooh and DS2 started walking yesterday!!!!!!!!! He's pretty much gone from nothing to standing up on his own and toddling off even when there is nobody to walk to. Its such a heartwarming moment!

[chocolate]

Ahh Pinga, how old are your boys? I have 2 boys too born in the same years as yours, Max was 3 in June so 3 years and 6 months and Jack was November 2010 so 1 year and 1 month and just walking everywhere too, so cute!
It is hard to know what to say, in one way I want to say 'Im hoping for a girl' so people would be sympathetic if it were to be a boy so they dont go saying too much. Your weather sounds like fun!

Charlie enjoy your scan tomorrow!

Sunset -forgot, my due date is about the 3rd September but will let you know after the scan. Twin girls would be sooo cool! But no way Im that lucky, however twin boys would be fab too.
Starting to feel tired now and its only mid-day so think the symptoms may be coming thick and fast now lol.
Im going to try to build up the confidence to ask which side the little bean/s have implanted in, as there is a great study out there that is very accurate, one side is meant to be boy and the other girl, was right for ds2, need to look it up to see which side means which. And think it is what side the placenta attaches to so hope it is obvious for one side or the other and not central lol as the placenta doesnt take over till about 10 weeks.

[deaks66]

Hi all,

How exciting charlie! I asked for a nub shot with ds2 but felt like a total wolly! Either way, will be lovely to see little bean!

Glad you have all had happy christmas's! Ours still seems to be going!

People on IG seem to think i wont stand much chance of pg with dh's second load of sperm a few hours later. Why do you think that is? I know the timing was right (and probably better for the second load) as we dtd 10pm and at 6am my temp wasnt up but it definately was by 9am.

[zanacal]

I think you stand a chance Deaks - and lower sperm count gives you a really good shot at a girl too! IMO lower sperm count is probably the biggest factor. We got pregnant with DH's 3rd release in 24 hours (it was less than 8 hours since his last release) and he released twice a day every day for 10 days prior to that! Nobody can tell you how much chance you stand of pregnancy so, if I were you, I wouldn't even ask the question My fingers are crossed!