Due date is April 28th, anybody with similar who wants to buddy up?

[honeybeartee]

A small world indeed lithodora, what county are you in?
Don't dread the sickness, it isn't pleasant but I had hyperemisis & I can still say it's all worth it.
How long were you ttc? It prob won't hit home till you have your first scan.
I've gone off the name sophia now. I've moved on to Abigail.... For now..

 

[Lithodora]

I live in Westmeath, kinda, on the border. I'm not someone who copes well with nausea, I can handle migraines, burning pains, injuries, but not puking!

We were trying for one month, August, then we were going to leave it until next year

 

[honeybeartee]

Haha that really was quick, well done good for you. TTC is stressful & frustrating. This was our 3rd month this time round. 2nd month of using AC & 1st month of temping. Didn't expect it to happen so quickly either. Feels too good to be true. How does you OH feel about it happening so fast?
I'm in cork but from Clare

 

[Lithodora]

I used to live in Cork, lovely place, shame about the accent Some of my best friends are living there. It's great having someone in the same time zone on here!

he's doing fine with it I think. He was not remotely keen on the idea of ttc to begin with, but then, neither was I, fear of the unknown when youre happy with your life how it is. We just got married a few months ago. When we got bfp a few days ago he thought it was just hilarious, we dtd 3 times in early August, that was it! He was away for work after that and I was away too so he thought it was just so funny, watching me freak out saying what have we done. Yesterday he started to make suggestions, plan things, and keeps asking am I ok when I wince at cramps and stuff. He feels sorry for me in a nice way, said that he understands completely why Im freaked out, it's me going through, he's just a bystander for now.

sorry about the essay, it's all so surreal! That's great for you that it only took 3 months. Have you been to the doctor yet? I'm trying to decide when to go.

A friend of mine was ttc over 18 months and luckily got her bfp recently, she is going to be pissed when I tell her about this, she is the type that will get mad at me for it being so easy (if it all works out). Oops, lol

 

[honeybeartee]

Haha! She so will, it'll make it easier that she for her bfp too though, if she was still ttc I think she'd be secretly devastated, nice you have someone to go through it with.
It only takes one time to make a baby I don't ovulate on a regular basis, this month I literally felt the egg come out, I was in so much pain, took painkillers & said to DH we need to go upstairs, no romance about it AT ALL!!
I'm not gonna go to the doctor for another 2 weeks I think. I'll prob do about another half dozen tests to make sure it's actually real first.

 

[Lithodora]

The joy of cheap tests! Thats amazing to get such distinct ovulation pains.

I would've died telling her if she was still ttc, she actually never told me they were trying that long, but I know her so well I know what was going on, she's like an open book with feelings written all over her. Funnily though last week lots of friends were making jibes about me joining them some day, little did any of us know it had already happened!

Yeah I think I'll wait another fortnight to go to gp.

 

[honeybeartee]

Dunnes, 2 for 1.49, I've been keeping them in business!

Do you have health insuranve? Have you thought if you are gonna go private or public? I had my girls in England & I have no idea how things work over here.

 

[Lithodora]

I got 3 strip tests for 2euro in a euro shop!

we have health insurance, going public though. A relative went private, paid thousands of euro, and all she really got was extra scans, ended up on a public ward and stuff. Private isn't covered on my policy so I wouldn't bother paying for it, public will be grand!

We're not much use to each other for advice on how it works in Ireland so lol doctor refers me to hospital here, that's all I know! And the nearest hospital to me do scans at 12 and 20 weeks, and is apparently a good hospital overall.

 

[honeybeartee]

I'm gonna do the same. I haven't heard much positive feedback about going private. CUMH will be my local hospital & think that's meant to be good.
Are you gonna find out the sex?

 

[Lithodora]

Oh my cousin had a baby in CUMH earlier this summer and by all accounts it was great. Her baby was in icu for a week and everyone was great and very helpful to her there.

Yes we'd find out the sex, I'd like to know! Will you?

 

[honeybeartee]

That's good to know. My friend had her baby there 2weeks ago & had no complaints either.
We won't find out, we did with the twins but I had the need to be super organised with them & this time I want a surprise. DH is going crazy over it. He can't stand not knowing, think that's part of the appeal for not finding out!

 

[Lithodora]

No I couldn't deal with not knowing! I hate surprises...which is ironic at the moment lol

 

[SJDsMommy]

I can't stand not knowing either! I paid for private gender scans at 15 weeks and 6 days for both of my kids. I will do the same (between 15 and 16 weeks) for this baby as well unless my dr schedules me for one for some reason before the 18-20 week routine anatomy scan. My dr does routine scans at 8 weeks for dating, 20 week for anatomy and 30 weeks for growth and presentation. There is also an optional NT scan at 12/13 weeks if you want it.

I don't know how I managed to hold off buying things for my son, but I didn't buy anything until right after that gender scan. With my daughter I was already buying pink before then. I just knew. (I knew my first was a boy as well). My husband thought I was crazy for buying clothes and stuff before knowing for sure (he was fine with the diapers and little things like that though) but I told him if for whatever reason my mothers instinct was wrong, there were 4 other pregnant women at the time all due within a month and a half of me. SOMEONE was going to use it if not us!

I'm getting the urge to buy stuff now too. We don't have the space for anything though.. Thankfully we are planning on buying a new home early next year (around the time baby is due) Most of the stuff in our closets are for things for Christmas lol so I will REALLY be stocking up once all the toys and what not can come out of the closets.

I gave all our baby stuff to my sister in law who had her daughter in may of this year, she's out of state now so I'm going to have to buy everything all over again! haha. I do plan on having a diaper party or something later on (probably not a full blown baby shower as this will be my 3rd kid but I do want to do something!)

 

[Lithodora]

I am going to have a battle on my hands about a baby shower with hubby's family. We don't really do baby showers here, it's really really new, and I personally don't like them, especially as almost none of my friends or family would be able to make it even if I did want one, as they all live far away. Hubby's family throw 1-2 baby showers for each recent pregnancy, how can they need 2??!! There was a similar kerfuffle when I didn't want a hen party, stood my ground with that one

 

[SJDsMommy]

I love baby showers! Personally I'll take all the help I can get! Kids are expensive! haha

 

[Lithodora]

It's just not really done here, any of my friends with kids didn't have baby showers or were almost forced into it. We usually do buy useful gifts for expectant parents, we just give them when the baby is born (or beforehand if it's something they have asked for and need to get ready like car seat, furniture, etc) or at the christening. It's difficult to then fit baby showers into that culture because people often feel that they have to get something else when the baby is born/christened, rather than coming empty handed. I guarantee we would get just as many generous gifts from family and friends without a baby shower, and I wouldn't have to sit through the hell that I find baby showers to be! They're just still seen as quite grabby here, it's very much not our culture and never happened traditionally. It's a bit of a "you made it so you pay for it!" kinda attitude

 

[SJDsMommy]

Funny how much cultures differ!

 

[flagrl]

im due may 5th if that counts, april 30th will be my birthday so maybe ill get a birthday baby

 

[RainbowBaby13]

I definitely couldn't be team yellow my whole pregnancy. Lol marking the days until my gender scan so I can finally know what I'm having and I also would like to be prepared with clothes and such. Also I love baby showers just like sdjsmommy said , ill take all the help I can get but I do understand every culture is different

@flagrl my due date is April 22 and my bday is may 1st definitely am looking fwd to my early bday present

 

[SJDsMommy]

We have so many april and May birthdays in the family! My niece on the 21st of April, my other niece on the 22nd. A family friend (practically another brother for me) on the 29th, my grandpa on the 30th, then in May theres my niece on the 12th, my mom and aunt (not twins but they were born 3 years apart on the same day) on the 16th (plus mothers day in the US is right before then) and hubbys cousin on the 17th I also have a nephew and an uncle on the 24th.. soooo May is packed! haha. Really hoping the baby gets her (or his) own day..