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[tallybee]

I've still no idea about names lol. Need to get the gender before I can think about it properly. Oh says he likes Finn for a boy which I also like so we'll see! I can see the surname becoming an obstacle though. My other kids have my last name but oh will want this one to have his... hmm x

 

[Chrissi1981]

Those of you that have already found out your babies genders, did you find out via ultrasound or some other way and how far along were you? I am scheduled for an ultrasound at 16+5 to check my cervix length since I am having multiples. I was hoping that they could tell me the genders then since I really don't want to wait until 20 weeks. My regular OB hasn't scheduled me for any other U/S, only my maternal fetal health Dr at their facility. I just didn't know if there was another way to find out somehow.

I had the harmony test hun xx

 

[babywesson3]

Names is just impossible in our house, normally we cant agree ona single girls names and manage to agree on one or two boys names eventually but this time we havent come up with a single boys name so far but have a couple of girls that we kinda like and were expecting it to be a boy. We just dont discuss it to much until we know the gender theres no point falling out over girls names if its a boy and vice versa lol

 

[3boys]

Those of you that have already found out your babies genders, did you find out via ultrasound or some other way and how far along were you? I am scheduled for an ultrasound at 16+5 to check my cervix length since I am having multiples. I was hoping that they could tell me the genders then since I really don't want to wait until 20 weeks. My regular OB hasn't scheduled me for any other U/S, only my maternal fetal health Dr at their facility. I just didn't know if there was another way to find out somehow.

I had the harmony test hun xx

I had a gender scan at 14 weeks you should definitely be able to tell at 16+5

 

[Kerrie-x]

I find out on the 14th may x

 

[GingerPanda]

My gender scan is this Saturday! I'm going to be so shocked if it's not a boy!

 

[babywesson3]

I have booked one for 1st May but i dont think i will even believe them if they try and tell me its not a boy lol might be a wasted journey lol

 

[nmpjcp2015]

Goood morning!!! Today is the big day.... I get to see my baby and hear the heartbeat. I am beyond psyched. I have a 4 hour training at work this morning from 8:30-12:30... I hope it all passes by quickly.

GL to everyone else who has appointments this week.

As for names, I think we have first names for boy or girl, but our middle names have fallen apart. Hahaha, we can discuss it more after knowing the gender.

 

[cheree89]

Those of you that have already found out your babies genders, did you find out via ultrasound or some other way and how far along were you? I am scheduled for an ultrasound at 16+5 to check my cervix length since I am having multiples. I was hoping that they could tell me the genders then since I really don't want to wait until 20 weeks. My regular OB hasn't scheduled me for any other U/S, only my maternal fetal health Dr at their facility. I just didn't know if there was another way to find out somehow.

I have to get cervical check because of a previous preemie birth. They don't typically look at the baby in those checks.

Thanks, I'll ask anyway, but hopefully my regular OB schedules a gender check just in case.

On another note my son's name is Cian too. It is a very uncommon name here. Everyone pronounces it wrong.

You might get a nice sonographer! Sometimes my doc would order growth checks too and then I always got to see baby.

We are in the states, so Cian is very uncommon here too. He mostly gets shawn or cyan. He is super outgoing though, so he is into saying and spelling his name to everyone he meets lol. We love our boys' names. It is a struggle to come up with a third that is simple and strong, but not super common.

 

[cheree89]

How do you pronounce it? It looks like see-ehn to me. I looked it up and it's a hard c. I love gaelic/Irish names. We like Kellan and seamus for a boy. I love Kieran but oh hates it lol

yep...like the name Ian but with a hard C in front.

Keir is on our list.

 

[Babee_Bugs]

hey Ladies... Just been to see my Consultant.... Well i didn't get to actually see him but he sort of co-worker? or whatever she is classed as... Ive seen her in my last pregnancy before... so no biggie

My C-section is Booked at 39weeks, so 30th of September.... But was sort of warned this can and may change due to the fact of my platelets in my blood.

In my last pregnancy, there started out in the normal level, but by 38 weeks there had dropped to 57

I had my last bloods took when i was 8-9weeks, which is roughly 6 weeks ago now, when there checked the results today from that blood draw it said 157 :/ urghhhhh

does anyone else know they platelet levels were at 9weeks??? also does anyone know how i can raise them, as i don't want the worry again as i had in my last pregnancy, it was so scary x

 

[tallybee]

Those of you that have already found out your babies genders, did you find out via ultrasound or some other way and how far along were you? I am scheduled for an ultrasound at 16+5 to check my cervix length since I am having multiples. I was hoping that they could tell me the genders then since I really don't want to wait until 20 weeks. My regular OB hasn't scheduled me for any other U/S, only my maternal fetal health Dr at their facility. I just didn't know if there was another way to find out somehow.

I had the harmony test hun xx

I had a gender scan at 14 weeks you should definitely be able to tell at 16+5

Yes they should be able to! My place does gender scans from 16 weeks which is on the dot when I'm booked in for

My gender scan is this Saturday! I'm going to be so shocked if it's not a boy!

can't wait to find out!

Goood morning!!! Today is the big day.... I get to see my baby and hear the heartbeat. I am beyond psyched. I have a 4 hour training at work this morning from 8:30-12:30... I hope it all passes by quickly.

GL to everyone else who has appointments this week.

As for names, I think we have first names for boy or girl, but our middle names have fallen apart. Hahaha, we can discuss it more after knowing the gender.

Yay all the best!!

No idea about whether we will even have a middle name, I haven't got one neither do either of my other children... OH is saying nothing other than he likes Finn for a boy which is all very well but that would assume LO would have OH's surname as it wouldn't go at all with mine lol!

I kind of want to use my mum's name in some way in her memory if it's a girl but it's quite an old fashioned name so would have to be a middle name if at all

hey Ladies... Just been to see my Consultant.... Well i didn't get to actually see him but he sort of co-worker? or whatever she is classed as... Ive seen her in my last pregnancy before... so no biggie

My C-section is Booked at 39weeks, so 30th of September.... But was sort of warned this can and may change due to the fact of my platelets in my blood.

In my last pregnancy, there started out in the normal level, but by 38 weeks there had dropped to 57

I had my last bloods took when i was 8-9weeks, which is roughly 6 weeks ago now, when there checked the results today from that blood draw it said 157 :/ urghhhhh

does anyone else know they platelet levels were at 9weeks??? also does anyone know how i can raise them, as i don't want the worry again as i had in my last pregnancy, it was so scary x

Ah sorry hun I have no idea about platelet levels :/ I hope everything's ok xx

 

[Babee_Bugs]

Thats ok Tallybee, not many people know about Gestational Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count)... just having a Google at the minute and it seems that it only happens to about 7-8% of pregnancies :/ Which is low, i thought it would of been more common than that :/...

See baby doesn't get affected by it, its just the mother... If your platelets drop to below 80 then it can become a matter of life and death for the mother, as your platelets clot your blood.

I had to fight my corner in my daughters pregnancy to not be put asleep and luckily i only lost 1 pint of blood when i had her via c-section...

I just wished this time my levels were super duper high, so that when there do drop there don't drop sooo low

 

[tallybee]

Yikes that sounds scary xx

 

[GingerPanda]

That does sound scary! Unfortunately, I don't know a whole lot about it.


But I do know you can raise platelet levels by eating lots of fresh fruits and veggies. Green leafy veggies, tomatoes, berries, oranges, and kiwis are good. Avoid processed foods, sugary foods, and junk food.

Get in your omega-3 fatty acids, too. fish, eggs, flax seed oil, etc. Just make sure the fish is not one that's high in mercury.

I also read that drinking a lot of water, specifically warm water, can help. Apparently warm is better because cold slows down your digestive tract.

Vitamin C is good for platelet count, but you need to make sure you're taking a safe amount for pregnancy.

 

[DoubleTFun]

How do you pronounce it? It looks like see-ehn to me. I looked it up and it's a hard c. I love gaelic/Irish names. We like Kellan and seamus for a boy. I love Kieran but oh hates it lol

We pronounce it Key-an. Everyone likes to pronounce it Sigh-in

 

[DoubleTFun]

Thank you to all who posted back to me about the gender scan. I'm pretty sure they plan on checking the babies size every ultrasound too so hopefully they can tell me then. I just want to go do my registry and get all that done just in case I get put on bed rest. I am hoping to keep my blood pressure down. I had bed rest at 24 weeks for 2 weeks then made it to 36 weeks when they put me in the hospital. I really don't want to spend my summer in bed instead of enjoying the outdoors.

 

[onebumpplease]

Startd I will have a c section, its too risky after my first birth, both my DD and I were in a bad way.

I can't wait to find out what we're having, feels like it will make it more real.

 

[Babee_Bugs]

Thank you Ginger, I will give those ago... I need to do something pro-active as i vow never to go through that again!!! not only did i have the worry etc

But i also felt like death as apparently its second to anaemia :/ I literally spent most of my days and nights on the settee... i don't cope well not being able to do things lol... I'm a active person

 

[nmpjcp2015]

My baby decided not to coopertate s/he was sitting on it's knees and hiding all the private bits. Haha... it was a great visit though even though I cried after we didn't find out. HR was 155, and everything measured ok. We did blood/chromosomal testing today, so those results will be in this week. We had an active little baby during our ultrasound though, so I'm happy/anxious. They will be doing a 3D ultrasound and anatomy scan on May 13th, so I'll just have to wait until then.

Picture attached in case anyone wants to take a guess based on any of the theories!

Nope --- my picture isn't sideways. My baby just decided to sit up on its knees.

Thanks for all the updates and awesome news. I hope your platelet situation goes ok babee.