2015 October Owls! | The chicks are hatching! *16 boys & 8 girls so far!*

[GingerPanda]

I was too shocked to really say anything. By the time I'd collected myself, the moment had passed.

 

[nmpjcp2015]

I have a gender preference too, but I agree with GP that I would still love my daughter very much. After coming from family with 11 aunts, 11+ female cousins, 5 sisters, a step-daughter and 4 nieces, a little boy would be a dream come true.

I agree with you also DS that the pressure from others to find out and/or state a preference is overwhelming and frankly annoying. I think not finding out at my last appointment and realizing how much it meant to me (I cried really hard) made me calm down a bit. It was great just so see my little baby no matter what it is.

 

[GingerPanda]

My generation was almost all girls, and our kids are almost all boys. But I don't care. I have always wanted a little boy!

But my parents only have one granddaughter and many grandsons. If I have a girl, it'll be the first little girl in 15 years. So that would be very special. I already told everyone no pink, though! Lol

 

[Dark_Star]

Well, I've just been to the hospital. I have an irritable uterus and am having frequent contractions already. I'm on bedrest now.

 

[2have4kids]

nmp that's ALOT of girls! Our family is completely 50/50 so there's no telling what this LO is.

Sorry to hear that dark star, did they give you meds?

15 weeks today and still not showing very much! Wonder when this little bean will pop out?

 

[Tink1o5]

Darkstar- sorry you are dealing with this. Did they say much else? Or just bedrest, and sent you on your way?

 

[Dark_Star]

My OB came to the hospital and examined me, gave me a quick portable ultrasound (I couldn't see much from the screen angle, but he says babies look good) and looked at my cervix which was good. He did some swabs and went over the times I had felt cramps/contractions and felt around my uterus while it was actually cramping and seems convinced that it is irritable uterus. I'm on 200mg progesterone suppositories.

 

[Tink1o5]

Well keep your feet Up and rest. Drink tons of water. You have 2 strong little fighters in there. I'm sure all will be fine

 

[DoubleTFun]

Dark Star I hope your uterus stops being so Irritable!! It's hard enough being pregnant with all the complications that can come with it. Just stick to your bedrest and hopefully you will be back to your normal daily self soon. Keep those babies safe.

I remember having contractions at 24 weeks with my son and it was so scary...I would have gone crazy if it happened this early. I hope this is just a slight hiccup and everything goes smoothly from here on.

 

[cheree89]

My OB came to the hospital and examined me, gave me a quick portable ultrasound (I couldn't see much from the screen angle, but he says babies look good) and looked at my cervix which was good. He did some swabs and went over the times I had felt cramps/contractions and felt around my uterus while it was actually cramping and seems convinced that it is irritable uterus. I'm on 200mg progesterone suppositories.

Keep on cooking babies! I had a 30 weeker, so I get a weekly progesterone injection starting next wednesday and a cervical length ultrasound every other week. I can't feel my ptl contractions, but I am more likely to get them if I am drinking a lot of water and not emptying my bladder frequently enough. It is also really important to try not to let yourself be constipated. Basically, anything competing for space with your uterus is bad. Finally, with my last pregnancy I figured out that when the movement of my baby decreased, I was having contractions (and not feeling them), so if I drank some water and rested on my left side at those times, it did help. That one might be a challenge with twins though. Honestly, I was horrible at bedrest and it didn't really seem to make a difference - it is a pretty controversial topic. I hope it calms down for you!

 

[cheree89]

I should add that I carried my DS2 to 39+6. My first was PPROM, but was likely silent preterm labor funneling my cervix that caused my water to break. When I mentioned at an appointment with DS2 that the baby wasn't moving as much as usual, they hooked me up to a non-stress test and I was contracting every 3 minutes. The nurses couldn't believe that I couldn't feel them. After that I did bedrest followed by modified bedrest for the remainder of my pregnancy. Every time I noticed decreased movement at a time when I wouldn't expect it, I went in for a NST and I was always contracting, so that is a big red flag (for me anyway). Might be something to think about?

 

[tallybee]

I am 16 weeks today. My MIL wants to throw a gender reveal. She wants it in late June for some reason. I said ok but we are finding out at the 20 week. She wants us to wait to find out at the party. That's not happening!

Isn't it ridiculous how people start asking the gender immediately after they find out your're pregnant? What does it matter? Is one option going to make them happier than the other? If so, that's terrible. Secondly... not everyone has the means or desire for the Harmony test.

I am very tempted to find out the genders myself on the 20 wk ultrasound and not tell anyone. I discussed it with OH. We were going to stay team yellow if it was a single baby but thinking up 4 names is an overwhelming prospect. It won't make much of a difference, if anything it might be beneficial since people tend to go way overboard on buying baby clothes as gifts and not the more necessary items. I have heard from seasoned mothers that they generally get so many clothes not all of them are worn. We are planning to dress our little ones in second hand clothes purchased through Facebook groups anyways to save money.

Omg yes!! Folk have been asking me if we have found the gender out since they knew we were expecting. I've lost count of the times I've said not yet too early!

Second hand stuff is always the way forward when they're very young as they go through sizes in such a short time The used stuff is barely used! You'd spend a fortune on new. I'm glad some folk can afford it so that we get the used stuff

Oh man, yes. When I told my mom we were thinking about keeping the gender a secret, she goes, "Well what's the point of having the kid?!" Like... Wtf? I think it was disappointment-induced verbal diarrhea.

Omg what?!? Lol!

Well, I've just been to the hospital. I have an irritable uterus and am having frequent contractions already. I'm on bedrest now.

I hope you're ok hun must be such a worry xx

Nop that's ALOT of girls! Our family is completely 50/50 so there's no telling what this LO is.

Sorry to hear that dark star, did they give you meds?

15 weeks today and still not showing very much! Wonder when this little bean will pop out?

Omg I've been showing for weeks lol xx

I already have a boy and a girl and it's the same across the family! So excited about the gender scan only 2 days to go now!!

omg someone please take this head cold away from me!

 

[Mrs Mel]

Hope everything's OK Dark Star.

Get well soon Tally!

 

[Mrs Mel]

Does anyone who doesn't know the gender have a feeling either way? Not a preference, but an inkling or feeling of intuition.
Or those that have found out, where you surprised or was it the gender you'd been expecting? X

 

[tallybee]

Does anyone who doesn't know the gender have a feeling either way? Not a preference, but an inkling or feeling of intuition.
Or those that have found out, where you surprised or was it the gender you'd been expecting? X

I was having girl inklings but now not so sure lol will update on Sunday!

 

[Mrs Mel]

Does anyone who doesn't know the gender have a feeling either way? Not a preference, but an inkling or feeling of intuition.
Or those that have found out, where you surprised or was it the gender you'd been expecting? X

I was having girl inklings but now not so sure lol will update on Sunday!

Can't wait to find out!

 

[Babee_Bugs]

Does anyone who doesn't know the gender have a feeling either way? Not a preference, but an inkling or feeling of intuition.
Or those that have found out, where you surprised or was it the gender you'd been expecting? X

i have a HUGE feeling its a girl... Only because both my boy pregnancies were the same... and when i had my daughter hers was completely different so i knew she was a girl... this pregnancy is the same as hers, and i would be totally shocked when baby pop outs and its a boy lol

 

[Babee_Bugs]

Oh no Darkstar, that's pretty scary!!! I would be beside myself

 

[Mrs Mel]

Does anyone who doesn't know the gender have a feeling either way? Not a preference, but an inkling or feeling of intuition.
Or those that have found out, where you surprised or was it the gender you'd been expecting? X

i have a HUGE feeling its a girl... Only because both my boy pregnancies were the same... and when i had my daughter hers was completely different so i knew she was a girl... this pregnancy is the same as hers, and i would be totally shocked when baby pop outs and its a boy lol

Can't wait to see if you're right! What were the differences in your pregnancies?

 

[Babee_Bugs]

Babee- if you don't mind me asking what brain medical condition do you have? I apologize if I've overstepped my boundaries by asking.

Oh its fine chick...

I had a ruptured Brain Aneurysm about 5 years ago now, i never knew i had the aneurysm, but i surely knew about it when it popped... I had to have brain surgery to insert some titanium coil in the opening and my blood clots around it so prevents it bleeding out again.

i have MRI scans and regular neurologist visits to keep an eye on it and make sure i don't need anymore coil put in.

it doesn't tend to factor into my life as such, but when any type of doctor or medical profession sees that on my notes, there freak out!!! There didn't know what to do with me when i was having my daughter, but i had her ok without complications just low platelets and her being slightly small... but there seem bit more relaxed lol

I tend to freak out slightly about my blood pressure and blood, just because of what I've been told about from my neurologist and obviously, i will avoid more brain surgery if i can!

Im pretty sure everything will be fine! though