August Beach Bumps - 24 Girls, 27 boys, & 2 team yellow! 39 babies born!!

[Scottish]

Hi everyone, I'm glad to find such a nice chatty group to join! I got my first faint line on Sunday (16dpo), so I'm 4 weeks + 4, due August 10 with my first. My husband is super excited already! I'm having so much fun on here, finding out things like peeing on baking soda to predict the gender. Very few and mild symptoms so far -- the worst is the back ache, which started about 10 days ago. So excited for everyone here!

hello and congrats on you BFP

welcome to the group

 

[Angelmarie]

Chinese calendar says girl for me. Was right with both my boys... Baking soda says boy.

I'll dig out the litmus paper tomorrow to see what that tells me.

Do any of you have gender preference?

we want two total and this is our first. i want one of each but don't care which comes first. dh doesnt even care what sex they are. i'm guessing you want a girl since you have two boys already?

I'd love a little girl. I doubt I'd be that lucky though

Little boys are an absolute joy though so, as cliched as it sounds, as long as my baby is happy and healthy then pink of blue doesn't matter.

Litmus paper this morning said girl. It was right for my son. Baking soda said boy though. I love all these gender guesses. Pretty soon we'll be posting scan pics for the nub theory!

It's REALLY snowing here. Hope we have a white Christmas!

 

[twinkletots]

What do I do with the baking soda? I really need to know!!

 

[Crystal5483]

I don't even know if I have time to read up on this whole thread!

WELCOME! to the new ladies here!

TWINKLE - I too want to here this baking soda trick!!

CHARLIE - If coworkers start noticing your frequent bathroom trips - just tell them you drank way too much ______ (whatever you're drinking). Always worked for me!

AFM -- What is Litmus paper and does anyone know where I could find it in the US?

I'm starting to feel more positive about this pregnancy despite not seeing anything but the gestational sac on the scan Monday! I woke up for the first time in the middle of the night to pee! (I have a pretty strong bladder - as long as I'm not coughing or sneezing ) And as I'm sitting here typing I'm feeling rather nauseous! Almost tempted to go to the bathroom as I *think* it may just happen! Sad as it sounds I'd almost feel better about the sac appearing empty if I threw up! haha It would make it feel even more real!

Question - sac measured out to date me at 5w3d... but I definitely felt "O" pains on Nov 10th - which means I ovulated on 11/10 (which coincides with FF!) and so conception may not have taken place until 10/11 which makes it 5w1d or 5w2d - and surely at that point you most likely wouldn't see a Yolk right?

 

[lolpants]

quick question! Is anyone on here 5-6 weeks? or anyone over that... I need to know what symptoms anyone is having or had at 5-6 weeks. I have barely none. Besides the fact that now that I found out im pregnant I have to pee a little more than usual but not so much... Oh and im always thirsty and can drink a 16 oz bottle of water in a half hour.

Would love to know ladies

Hiya - I am at same point - at the moment peeing loads and on and off nausea (cured by eating or napping) is my main symptoms. Boobs gotta a little sore when in bed last night, other than that feeling good

So went to a dinner party with friends this evening...which was then ruined by me throwing up, then again on the way home. This is the second day with the physical throwing up, until now it's just been nausea. Can't believe it's starting so early :S
Yuck.

hopefully it will be over and done with sooner for you!

Question - sac measured out to date me at 5w3d... but I definitely felt "O" pains on Nov 10th - which means I ovulated on 11/10 (which coincides with FF!) and so conception may not have taken place until 10/11 which makes it 5w1d or 5w2d - and surely at that point you most likely wouldn't see a Yolk right?

I can't help you with that sorry hun? Don't know much about the very early stages - may be worthwhile google'ing?


So what is the general consensus on finding out gender?? I wanna be team this time and have a nice surprise, but OH wants to find out!? Hopefully I'll win!!

Lol xx

 

[Crystal5483]

I NEED to find out gender! I'm a bit of a control freak lol

I've been googling and they said it should be visible by 5w4d but then I have seen people's posts that say it wasn't but a week later there was bub!

 

[Lindsey923]

Hi ladies! Can I join?? I got my first BFP today.. I had been freaking out because it was getting later and later and I kept getting BFNs! I forced myself to wait a week and this morning we got a d
efinite BFP. Very excited and a little nervous!

Welcome! So happy you got your bfp!! Knew you would with all your symptoms.

Thanks girly! So excited we can kind of be preggo buddies! How are you feeling?

This will be out first, so I will be excited if it's a healthy boy or girl. DH wants a boy of course!

 

[Girly922]

This will be our first too. OH wants a boy first too. I'm not fussy, as long as its healthy.

Symptom wise, I've been getting a lot of morning sickness that lasts ALL day!! Lol. I ache a lot and I'm constantly exhausted. I don't think I'm peeing much more than usual but OH reckons I am. I'm hoping the list stops there!

How are you doing at the moment?

I've just been to register at our new local DR's, gotta call tomorrow to book my first midwife appt. Apparently it takes a full day to register.

 

[Lindsey923]

Is anyone planning on telling family over Christmas?? DH and I are just thinking of telling out parents on Christmas day and trying to think of a clever way to do it.

 

[Girly922]

So what is the general consensus on finding out gender?? I wanna be team this time and have a nice surprise, but OH wants to find out!? Hopefully I'll win!!

Lol xx

We've agreed I dont want to find out, and OH wants the surprise. So we're not going to even do any of the little fun at home tests. As much as I'm intrigued. I want a true surprise. Lol.

 

[Scottish]

i dotn know whether to find out or not and its driving me mad lol.

i am 50/50 just now on whether i will or not

my dd is 9 and i didnt find out with her and i must say i was glad i never as nothing beats the feeling of finding out the sex when you give birth!

but now i am more inpatient as i was then so unsure but i really want to wait till birth. grr lol

 

[Girly922]

Is anyone planning on telling family over Christmas?? DH and I are just thinking of telling out parents on Christmas day and trying to think of a clever way to do it.

I have no idea when to tell my parents. I'm working Xmas day so we're going to theirs boxing day but then the whole family is there. Like 17 of us!! Not telling everyone!!

For OHs parents (massive gossips) we are waiting until we've had the 12 week scan and then they will both get a framed scan photo in identical gift bags.

 

[Scottish]

Is anyone planning on telling family over Christmas?? DH and I are just thinking of telling out parents on Christmas day and trying to think of a clever way to do it.

i was wanting to tell my mum, nana and grandad at xmas. i was only 17 when i had dd so i didnt tell them until late on (20weeks!!) but i was so scared then. now its a different story as i am older and wiser (i think lol) and still in the same relationship so i think that they would feel much more happy this time

 

[Angelmarie]

What do I do with the baking soda? I really need to know!!

Just put a tsp of baking soda in a cup and wee in it! if it fizzes its a boy. If it doesn't fizz it's girl!

I think it's got to be new soda to be more 'accurate'. Mine wasn't. I might try again sometime.

Give it a go!

 

[Lindsey923]

This will be our first too. OH wants a boy first too. I'm not fussy, as long as its healthy.

Symptom wise, I've been getting a lot of morning sickness that lasts ALL day!! Lol. I ache a lot and I'm constantly exhausted. I don't think I'm peeing much more than usual but OH reckons I am. I'm hoping the list stops there!

How are you doing at the moment?

I've just been to register at our new local DR's, gotta call tomorrow to book my first midwife appt. Apparently it takes a full day to register.

Have you tried Sea Bands for nausea?? I bought them yesterday because I was getting waves of nausea all day, especially at night, and was having to force myself to eat. They are definitely working!

 

[Girly922]

I haven't yet but I might have too. It seems to be getting worse. Although, all the while I'm feeling sick I'm happy knowing that nothing is wrong. Silly I know.

I'm also having to force myself to eat at the moment. But I keep having mints which really help calm my stomach.

 

[twinkletots]

What do I do with the baking soda? I really need to know!!

Just put a tsp of baking soda in a cup and wee in it! if it fizzes its a boy. If it doesn't fizz it's girl!

I think it's got to be new soda to be more 'accurate'. Mine wasn't. I might try again sometime.

Give it a go!

I did it, no fizz. It's a girl!! Ha ha, if only it was that easy to predict.
I will be delighted with either.
As long as it sticks I am a happy lady. Going to go team yellow!

 

[charlie00134]

we're going to find out but we're not telling anyone other than close family. we're telling over Christmas to our parents just awkward as stepdaughter will be there when we see my dad and we don't want her to know yet.

 

[Crystal5483]

So you know you're pregnant when you're DD is selling Girl Scout cookies and you come to work and find out someone else's daughter is too and you JUST KNOW that now you won't sell any and you start to tear up...

Luckily I didn't full on cry! But I wanted to!!

 

[Barhanita]

Now I am worried that I do not have much nausea. Last week I felt sick a lot in the mornings, but for the past few days it's been gone. It's a horrible sing, isn't it?

Also, I am 5 weeks today, and the stupid ticker is still showing 4w5d...

Anyway, I am having a major freakout.