September 2013 babies!!

[WantingPink]

Hi all, is it too late to join in here? I'm nearly 16 weeks with number 3, and have two little boys and I've been hoping for a girl each time. This is absolutely our last child, I barely managed to talk Hubby into trying again, but he'd like a daughter too. I didn't join in the groups when I was TTC because I thought it would make me stress more, and then I didn't join in later because I thought it would make me worry about it more, but there's no one I can talk about this with IRL and it's quietly doing my head in!
Does anyone else feel like they need to keep it secret, that they have a gender preference? I feel like people will think I don't love my boys, or won't love this baby as much if it's a boy, when I know that once I meet him it won't make any difference, my boys are my life, and wouldn't swap them for any girl in the world. Many of my friends are also dealing with infertility, so trying to talk about this with them would just seem plain ungrateful and insensitive.
I'm pretty sure this is a boy too. I didn't know about nub theory when I had my NT scan, so I only have two pics to go on, but the little forked bit looks very boyish indeed. I was trying to hold out til my morphology scan at 19 weeks, but I gave in and booked a gender scan for this coming Monday, so at least I'll know one way or the other! Logically I know it will be fine in the long run, but somehow I'm still quietly terrified all the same, and dreading all those comments people make.

Divakotka, I'm thinking of you, I remember how hard it was to adjust when I found about about each of my boys, and hoping they'd somehow got it wrong.

Northern Shutterbug, fingers crossed for you!

Wanting a Girl and Thorz, how exciting, that sounds very promising!

Welcome and you are in good company. I think we can all relate with the way you are feeling! I didn't tell very many people at all that I really wanted a girl. No one except for DH knows how devastated I would have been if baby #3 was a boy. I really hope you get to hear girl on Monday!!

[Honeychild]

Thanks Divakotka and Wanting Pink, it's such a relief even just to be ale to talk about it!

And congratulations Wanting Pink, I missed your reveal, how exciting! I have checked this thread a few times since I found out I was pregnant, but between horrendous morning sickness and you guys having nearly 100 pages of posts, I've missed quite a bit! I'm due on he 8th btw.

[Wanting-a-girl]

Welcome! Your def in the right place there is lots of support here

[Elements]

Welcome! Ill look foward to you news next monday and I hope you get your girl
Not even my husband knows how much I want a son. Im scared If I hear 'girl' i'll just think "Really. crap."

[Elements]

Finally I have time to write (I am back at work) The sonographer was 90% positive it's a girl :-) :-) He didn't give us a potty shot which is a bummer. But it's a high percentage and it made us very happy. I can't believe my dream will come true. I will probably only believe it when the little one is born :-)

Congratulations!!!!!!! AWESOME News!!!

[Elements]

I'm back! DH and I went out for a nice lunch afterwards so that's why I'm late to update.

I didn't even ask the tech to look, I was just really enjoying watching the baby bounce around. She then went to make some measurements and it was very obvious that it's a boy! I can't believe it but I honestly have hardly been able to stop smiling. I'm not sure if it's just adrenaline from finally seeing him and knowing I have a healthy baby or what but I have yet to feel any kind of sadness. I keep waiting for it to hit but I'm just honestly beaming at the moment. Tomorrow is our gender reveal party and I'm so excited to share the news with family. I'll be making cupcakes, half iced in pink and half iced in blue. They will all have a blue filling and I'll ask everyone to choose the cupcake with the colot icing that they think the baby is then everyone will bite into their cupcakes and see the blue filling!

I'm sure I will have my "down" moments to come but for now I'm so relieved to be in a great place

Congratulations to you as well!

[Southern Butterfly]

Hi ladies! We had our gender reveal today and had a lot of fun. Everyone enjoyed the surprise blue filling that revealed gender, I'm really glad we did this to show everyone that we want to celebrate this little guy!

However, once the party was over I noticed DS1 seemed really sad. I knew he had hoped for a baby sister (which shocked the heck out of me since I assumed a 10 year old boy wouldn't want anything to do with a baby girl lol). He told me he was really angry that it's another boy and he didn't want it. He said he won't love this baby like his other brothers because it should have been a girl. I was stunned and worried at how hard he was taking this. He sounded just like many moms with GD (and how I felt when pregnant with DS3). I know kids can be disappointed but it really worries me how upset he is. Anyone else experience anyhing like this?

[Honeychild]

Thanks Wanting a Girl and Elements.

Congratulations Girlsway!

Southern Butterfly, what a great idea! A nice way to show everyone that it's a positive thing. I wonder if your son feels like he'll be usurped if you have another boy, maybe he liked being the only one?

[Southern Butterfly]

Thanks Wanting a Girl and Elements.

Congratulations Girlsway!

Southern Butterfly, what a great idea! A nice way to show everyone that it's a positive thing. I wonder if your son feels like he'll be usurped if you have another boy, maybe he liked being the only one?

Thanks and welcome! Glad you joined us

DS1 is actually the eldest of my 3 (soon to be 4). He actually really wanted another brother for our third and was very excited when we found out. I'm just not sure why he is having a hard time with this one. I really feel for him because in a weird way I understand from my previous experiences with GD. I'm just not sure how to help him feel better.

[Elements]

Sorry for the delay!! DH and I went out to dinner afterward and did a little maternity clothes shopping. So it is a GIRL!! Attached is the proof I am happy with the pictures. I wasn't sure if they would be able to get really good potty shots but they did and I am convinced this baby is a girl!!!!!

I am over the top happy and can't believe this is finally happening!!




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So happy for you!!!