*** December Snowflakes 2012 *** 158 Snowflakes - 36 born so far!

[Saradavies89]

well its 3.40 here and im ready for bed done my care work this morning and then just put a full head of extensions in someones had burnt my fingers back is killing me and i have to now make t before my next client which is a full head of highlights someone plz come and put me to bed xxxxxxxxxx

P.S think i may try the cabbage tomoz i think im having a boy tho for some reason xxxx

 

[2016]

TTC_lolly...haha I love it! Very scientific! I thought another 2 controls you could use are a man's pee mixed w cabbage and a non-preggo woman mixed w cabbage.

Think I will just hang on another 7 weeks until the gender scan cos I can't face cabbage either!

 

[Momto3and...]

While gender is the topic on conversation, I am curious to know when everyone will find out the gender? I am assuming in different areas, it might be different? My ob will do it at 19 weeks. However, after being high risk with my twins and learning at 15 weeks I was pregnant with 2 boys, I am going to get a private scan done to find out early (15 weeks). I am NOT patient enough to wait!

What is the earliest you can find out based on what part of the world you live in? What is the earliest you have heard of someone finding out the sex?

 

[ttc_lolly]

Haha I actually felt a little bit like a scientist whilst carrying out the experiment 2016 except I used wine glasses instead of test tubes! I was thinking of retesting using OH's pee and DD's if I manage to catch her doing a wee without a nappy on that is!

The earliest they will do gender scans here in the UK is 16 weeks, as they say that's when it become most accurate. We have to pay to go private for that though as they would never tell you that soon on the NHS. Some hospitals here won't ever tell you the sex in fact I believe that was down to a lot of abortions happening because of gender disappointment

We found out at 16+1 with DD but we'll actually be on our summer holiday from when I'm 15+5-17+5 so I am just holding out until my 20 week anamoly scan x

 

[Baby Bell]

I don't know about anywhere else, but in Scotland it's generally at the 20 week scan.

 

[AmberDW]

Haven't had my first dr appt yet, but going off of my period, due date is dec.18thish

 

[FeLynn]

can I join my baby is due 12/5/2012

 

[ttc_lolly]

Haven't had my first dr appt yet, but going off of my period, due date is dec.18thish

can I join my baby is due 12/5/2012

Welcome and congrats ladies, will add you to our list

 

[ImSoTired]

We will be finding out the sex at around 18 weeks according to my ob/gyn although I will not be having the scan at his office but an actual screening facility. So around 18 weeks or whenever I can get the appt. My next scan is at 13 weeks. SOOO nervous.

I had thought about not finding out but I have decidied that it is in our best interest if we find out as this is our first child nd we have NOTHING for a baby and I'd hate to have to go buy his/her clothing afterward and I'd also hate to have people mistake the baby's sex if heor she were wearing gender neutral clothing. I can see being irritated by that sort of thing. Also DH and I looked at a lot of the gender neutral clothing and he said it all looked girly and I admitt most of it did....So we will certainly be finding out. No surprises for us, lol.

 

[lovie]

we will hopefully find out the sex at our 18 week scan, i love gender neutural clothes, its the norm here in sweden to dress the kids in bright green and red and yellow, with not so much pink/baby blue. id like to find out so i dont have to think up 2 sets of names!

 

[samj732]

I will definitely be finding out the sex when I have the 16-20 week scan, whenever they give me one. I hate surprises

I just got home from the dentist and my dental assistant is due May 31st, which was my DD from my loss. How strange. Also, they tried to give me x-rays because they apparently didn't see the big YES I put in the box asking if I was pregnant. Doh!

 

[Baby Bell]

Lucky you realised what they were going to give you an X-ray in time. I took one of my patients that needed a nurse escort down to X-ray when I just found out I was pregnant last time.........they were just about to do X-ray when I shouted wait and ran out the room! It hadn't even occurred to me until I got down there that I should've asked someone else! Gave myself quite a fright.

 

[mummyof2girlz]

Iam going to have to buy a red cabbage Tomorrow now, pink boy purple girl? I am defo going to find out at twenty week scan i want a 3d one done as well! We have two girls so a boy would lovely!

 

[Bean66]

OK this is going to be long. Sorry not to address everyone.

Hey ladies, I'm very newly pregnant (5 weeks, 5 days) and our little baby bee is due on 27th December. I'm so excited! This is my first baby so everything is new for me, it's amazing!!! Congratulations to all the other yummy mummies due in December. xoxo

Congratulations. I'm due on the 29th. Where a bouts in London are you? I'm SE.

I'm due 29th too! And I'm in SE London (Croydon)!

xoxo[/QUOTE]

I'm in Brockley, Just up the east london line from you!

Hi everyone,

How is everyone feeling? Still no symptoms for me I'll be 7 weeks on Saturday.

Got my Babybond scan next Tuesday and I am so excited/scared/apprehensive/ arghhhhhh. I just hope it all goes well and it will put my mind at ease.

Looks like we are on the same schedule! I will be 7 weeks Sunday, and we have our first scan on Tuesday as well!

Have you had to go and book this private for yourself or are you having it done on NHS? My doctor doesn't even want to know until I am over 8 weeks and told me to call back!! It's like they dont even see me as pregnant!

Yep, its the same in Ireland - feel like I've known for ages and dying to book an appointment but going off the last time I was PG the GP looked at me like I was mad, when I went into her at 5 weeks - tho I do think I will give her a ring so she can make a first app for me in the hospital
WE know you're pg - thats the main thinkg

All the different PCTs seem to be different. Once I saw the doctor I just needed to book my own appointment with the Midwife. The first appointment I could make was 2 weeks after. I also got my letter for my 12 weeks scan through within a week.

I'm considering a private scan at 9-10 weeks. Just not sure I can wait unit 12 weeks. But then the money could go towards something else.

Well i had my early scan today. Just didn't realise how emotional i would be. i toldthe doctor that as i had had a mmc could she keep the screen off until she was sure everything was ok. within a few seconds she switched the screen on, saying she'd found a hb of 178. I blubbed like a baby!!!! They moved me to 8w3d. I know im not out the woods yet, but feel so relieved. So nice for me and the oh to have a happy scan xx
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Congratulations! So happy for you!! I know I'm going to cry too. I well up just thinking about it.

Congrats on the good scan MrsBunny. I wish I had another scan soon but it isn't until the end of the month! So anxious to know if baby is still ok in there!

Still feeling nauseous today. My stomach feels all full and icky. I have a lot of gas the last few days too. Just blah! I'm so embarassed about gaining weight and I'm terrified of getting really big. So many pressures in pregnancy and just feeling like crap mostly. I've been having really odd dreams everynight as well.

Going bra shopping tonight and maybe to get a belly band because I am between jean sizes. So much to do today but not feeling like doing any of it. Hope you girls are doing well!

So great to see you here Imsotired!! So pleased everything is going well for you.

Well i had my early scan today. Just didn't realise how emotional i would be. i toldthe doctor that as i had had a mmc could she keep the screen off until she was sure everything was ok. within a few seconds she switched the screen on, saying she'd found a hb of 178. I blubbed like a baby!!!! They moved me to 8w3d. I know im not out the woods yet, but feel so relieved. So nice for me and the oh to have a happy scan xx
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Aww am so happy for you it get me so excited for my next scan but im also soooo nervous and i've got another 6 days to wait xxxx

Great to see you too Sara!

iam 9+6 Tomorrow according to my scan i can Not believe how fast Its going! Nearly ten weeks.. Only 16days till my dating scan starting to regret declining the downs screening now.. Have a chest infection which has just made me feel horrendous, spent most of today in bed drinking bottles of water worst thing is dh is poorly too so no sympathy as obviously him being a man he is feeling far worse than me! My little girls have been great bringing me biscuits and treats to make me better.. Hope everyone is feeling better than me lol..

Sorry you're feeling poorly. Get well soon!

Excellent news trgirl

Ladies, I just did the red cabbage gender prediction test and according to that I'm having a boy! Can't wait to find out if it's right x

Thanks for the link Lolly, sounds like a bit of fun! Am going to try it. Have you tried the Chinese Gender prediction test? Wonder if you get boy with that one too? X

I did the chinese prediction test a while ago and that predicted boy too! There's actually a bit of science behind the red cabbage test so I'm excited to see if it's right. Here are my result's, what do you guys think?

Thought I'd post it all and see what you all think

Cabbage chopped
https://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m503/laurynp86/c5ccbe3f.jpg

Cabbage post boiled for 10 mins
https://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m503/laurynp86/0ba695da.jpg

The test on the left (100ml cabbage water, 100ml urine) and control on the right (100ml cabbage water)
https://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m503/laurynp86/fd0deefa.jpg
https://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m503/laurynp86/12c29a39.jpg

The control showed at a different angle to get a good view of the colour;
https://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m503/laurynp86/7e9bd8b1.jpg

And finally, the test! Held up to the light;
https://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m503/laurynp86/490d7671.jpg

I also dipped some rolled up loo roll in to both liquids so you could see the colour a bit more!
https://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m503/laurynp86/067c196a.jpg

Can you tell I've enjoyed myself!?!?

So the theory is that if the water stays purple then the baby is a girl. If the water turns pink then it's a boy. At first I thought mine was purple, but when you hold it up to the light and on the dipped loo roll it really looks pink what do you guys think? Am I having a boy!?!?!

The ladies who follow my journal all think boy too

This made me laugh. Going to get me a cabbage!

While gender is the topic on conversation, I am curious to know when everyone will find out the gender? I am assuming in different areas, it might be different? My ob will do it at 19 weeks. However, after being high risk with my twins and learning at 15 weeks I was pregnant with 2 boys, I am going to get a private scan done to find out early (15 weeks). I am NOT patient enough to wait!

What is the earliest you can find out based on what part of the world you live in? What is the earliest you have heard of someone finding out the sex?

I don't think I'm going to find out. I want to wait but not sure I'll be able to. I do love gender natural clothes but it would make life easier. I think we'll find out with future children but we'll try and enjoy the surprise of the first. As a general rule we can find out at the 20week scan but I've known ladies been given a 75% confident prediction at earlier scans.

Hi to everyone else. :wave:

 

[munch]

Hi girls, we usually find out sex at 18 week scan but I have heard many stories re finding out at 12 weeks. My sister in the UK found out at 12 weeks they said it was about 85% she was having a girl. For my DD2 I asked if they could show me the "area" on the ulstrasound and see if I could work it out myself, sure enough there were 3 white lines and I said its a girl, which was nice working it out yourself not being told FX I can do the same for this one and double FX that we can see at 12 week scan Sometimes they won't tell you if they are unsure to avoid being wrong. I am dying to know, can't stand surprises/secrets! X

 

[juless]

While gender is the topic on conversation, I am curious to know when everyone will find out the gender? I am assuming in different areas, it might be different? My ob will do it at 19 weeks. However, after being high risk with my twins and learning at 15 weeks I was pregnant with 2 boys, I am going to get a private scan done to find out early (15 weeks). I am NOT patient enough to wait!

What is the earliest you can find out based on what part of the world you live in? What is the earliest you have heard of someone finding out the sex?

We get one scan here in PEI, where I live. It's around 16 weeks and that's it! They also refuse to tell you gender. So for that I need to have a private 3D one done, which I'd like to do anyways. But I'll have to wait till I'm over 26 weeks!

Also welcome to the new snowflakes!!

 

[ImSoTired]

Ugg. When does this nonsense worrying stop!? I just want to enjoy this but I can't help but think of all the awful things that could happen! These stupid symptoms coming and going doesn't help! I really want a scan before the 30th just to see if everything is ok. I just don't get it. Why am I so worried? Why can't I just be happy?

 

[trgirl308]

Jules that is crazy you only get one scan throughout your entire pregnancy? Our first is at 20 weeks... but after you get a bunch more.

I've heard of ppl finding out at 12 weeks, but I think it depends on how sure the doctor is and what position the baby is in. I've also heard of ppl being told one thing and then birthing something else... so I dunno. I will find out at 20 weeks. I don't mind waiting... the longer I wait the more I can hope for a girl.

 

[SaucySac38]

I don't want to know but the hubby does so we will see. I won't get another scan until 18 weeks so hopefully we will make a decision by then. This is our only one so I want to be surprised.

 

[LvMyHsbnd]

Hello lovely ladies!

I hope this week is treating everyone well! I love reading everyone's posts )! I had an exciting week, because on Wednesday I got to hear our little babies lub dub )! DH and I could not stop smiling at when she turned the volume up ! I took a video of it, I wish I could post it on here! I look pregnant already due to my growing fibroid, bah! Dr. told me to mentally prepare for a C-section because it's a 50-50 chance!

XOXO
TGIF pretty soon!