Due In May :)

[cgav1424]

We're staying Team Yellow too! My perinatologist scheduled my anatomy scan for 18 weeks so I have mine on 12/12/12. Hubs is super good at seeing things on ultrasounds (with no training, he called out the gender of both of our kids the minute the sonography went to the right place and even before the sonographer could see) so I have no idea how the perinatologist plans to hide the sex from him. The scan is on a gigantic flat screen on the wall and I can't trust DH to close or avert his eyes as he wants to know the sex and I don't!

I finally caved and rented a doppler as I decided 4 weeks before appointments was way too long for me...DH didn't want me to get one so my compromise was to rent one until I could feel baby move. It's coming on Monday! We have family coming over tomorrow for DH's bday, then this week is busy at DD's school as we have parent teacher conferences then Thanksgiving break starts for them on Friday. Then I finally have my appointment on 11/21... I don't think I'll get a scan but I'm hoping my OB will start weaning me off my prednisone. These side effects are killing me!

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!

 

[pinktiara]

I felt the same way with my first I just knew he was a boy and sure enough lol. Im feeling girl with this one and my dr says girls because its been so rough this pregnancy but I also think I just want one so much its messing with my head haha.

 

[Hann12]

Glad I have some team yellow buds - I'm just going to get excited for the rest of you!

Pink tiara - in general I believe the same - I was terribly sick with my DD, my mum was very sick with me, but she was nauseous with my sister and nothing with my brother. The thing about this one is that I have been sick and nauseous but nowhere near as bad as with my DD, so in theory going by my mum this should be a girl but I just have a feeling it's a boy because everyone has said boy when they saw the scan and it looks so different from my DD's scan, mainly head shape. Having said that it looks similar to her 20 week scan, just not her 12 week one. Weird! Who knows though! I kind of like the not knowing and guessing with each symptom! Also with my DD I craved orange juice and chocolate, same this time.

 

[Jary]

Team yellow hear too!!

 

[prolifer]

I want to feel baby kicking ^^

My 3 year old kissed my cheek tonight and held my hand as he fell asleep and he whispered, "night mumma" - I cuddled and smooched him right on back!

 

[Hann12]

Team yellow hear too!!

Yay Jary!!!


That's a cute image pro! Love when our babies are cute!

 

[Sass827]

I think it just must be harder to be team yellow w #1 and easier with #2 or 3? Maybe except for Jary! I don't think I could ever do yellow because I'm such planner. Almost everything feels like it has a gender associated with it. I'm like nearly, I'm obsessing over it. I need to know ASAP! Going for a private in 10 days. Cannot wait. I'll e surprised enough to see who this baby looks like.

 

[Powell130]

I think it just must be harder to be team yellow w #1 and easier with #2 or 3? Maybe except for Jary! I don't think I could ever do yellow because I'm such planner. Almost everything feels like it has a gender associated with it. I'm like nearly, I'm obsessing over it. I need to know ASAP! Going for a private in 10 days. Cannot wait. I'll e surprised enough to see who this baby looks like.

I'm with ya Sass! Not knowing is driving me crazy. I haven't bought anything yet because I feel like everything has to be gender associated lol 20 days til we find out!

my FIL texted me last night (it was my BIL's birthday and i didn't go over there because I didn't wanna deal with their judgementalness) and said that he will treat me like he always has and that he respects my judgement. That's all I wanted. He doesn't have to agree with me or my choices, just trust that I'm not making my decisions blindly. So I think I may be able to be around them, well I'll give them a trial run at least lol I'm not sure if we'll go over there today or wait til next weekend. I've hated not going over there and not letting them be involved in the pregnancy but they were being too stressful. FX'd they'll go back to normal lol

 

[Jary]

I know I'll be tempted to find out but we think that after going through pregnancy, labour and birth it's nice to have the surprise at the end.

And I know I'm probably imagining it but when I got into bed I swear I could feel movement. It felt different to normal feelings I get (like bowel twinges)...it was kinda like little flutters and jumping. Can't wait till I feel those things for definate!

Getting excited for tomorrow morning! When I finish my nightshift I'm off to collect mum from the airport can't wait to see her!

 

[Hann12]

Powell - glad you've sorted things out with your FIL

Jary - have a great time with your mum! First feelings of the baby will feel kind of tickly and fluttery. Although they are the size of a lemon they aren't strong enough to make a big impact to us like kicks etc, think that's more around 18+ weeks but if you are feeling flutters it could well be the baby, I felt my DD at 13.5 weeks.

Had a lovely weekend and sickness and tiredness are definitely reducing thankfully! Having a roast tonight which I am very much looking forward to, then X factor, homeland and bed! Nice chilled out night for us!

 

[Stevensmummyx]

I've got a feeling my bubs is a girlie (maybe wishful thinking?) I never had ms with steven and I was bad this time, my skin has badly broke out and not with last time !

Powell I'm glad you have sorted this with FIL x

 

[BellaRosa8302]

Sooo anyone else obsessing over baby stuff?? I think my registry is pretty much done Although I haven't made it public yet.

The hardest part about being Team Yellow is that I won't allow myself to register for the things that I want to be gender specific. For example, I won't be buying crib bedding until after baby is born - I want pink or blue! And, the same goes for clothes - I don't want green and yellow clothing - I want pink or blue! My poor kid will be born with nothing to wear, lol.

All of the stuff I thought I could use for multiple babies (furniture, strollers, toys, etc) I wanted to keep gender neutral anyway, so that wasn't bad.

Anyone else??

 

[Hann12]

I might be alone saying this but we don't really do baby showers and gifts like that in the UK, we tend to get presents once the baby is born from friends and relatives - soft toys, clothes etc and family help out with bigger items sometimes but it's much less formal over here.

I have just eaten a massive roast dinner followed by around 500 calories of a chocolate reindeer. Feeling very guilty for eating so much and the chocolate! Oops!

 

[prolifer]

I have a huge bag full of all different sized clothing I got from a 2nd hand site and they're not pink or blue but rather covered with bears or stripes or other nice patterns that aren't boy or girl specific Doesn't need to be yellow or green lol

I still will have fun at the end, asking what is it? What is it? Gives the midwives/nurses something to share with me other than, here's your baby, you were right it's a ____ !

 

[Hann12]

I have a huge bag full of all different sized clothing I got from a 2nd hand site and they're not pink or blue but rather covered with bears or stripes or other nice patterns that aren't boy or girl specific Doesn't need to be yellow or green lol

I still will have fun at the end, asking what is it? What is it? Gives the midwives/nurses something to share with me other than, here's your baby, you were right it's a ____ !

Or worse....they have nothing to say except its time for your stitches lol! By the way to you first timers that wasn't meant to scare you - loads of people don't have to have stitches!! Just a joke!

I have some nice neutral stuff too

 

[Stevensmummyx]

I got oh to announce stevens sex at birth and it was special, even if he was spluttering and trying to tell me through tears

As for eating! I'm eating way more that I did before falling pregnant, I'm exercising less and I've managed to lose half of a stone!! How is that even possible lol! And I am slowly but surely getting fatter lol! Weird xx

 

[Powell130]

I have gained 7 lbs and have been stuck there for about a week but my clothes are continuing to get tighter lol I think im going to need maternity clothes wayy earlier than I expected.

 

[mathgenius33]

I'm definitely showing something already. It may not be the baby since he or she is only 4 inches or so, but I definitely have a belly now which was flat beforehand. As for the gender I can't wait to know so we can finally get excited about a name.

My husband just thought of a really cool middle name for a boy (we have the first names chosen since a while ago). In a way I want it to be a girl because my mom kept my baby clothes from the '80s and our baby could still use them. I'd also be glad to have a boy because I can already picture my husband teaching him everything about sports (he loves sports). In other words, I'll be happy with either but am really curious to know.

 

[mathgenius33]

Of course a girl can be really into sports too if anyone took that the wrong way.

 

[nearlythere38]

Anyone thought about feeding yet? Hann i know u said u will breastfeed....

Are u at all concerned about your toddler when u r feeding? I bottlefed my first, but breast fed my second but i stopped at 3 months because he had major problems with gas and i put it down to my over supply, which i had tried lots of things to help. He's been very poorly as well, both these things i wasbtold breast fed babies wouldn't get. I am also concerned that i will struggle to look after my other 2 kids if I've permanently got a baby on my boob....

BUT i loved breastfeeding, it feels so natural to me, i think instinct will kick in at birth and i will want to put the baby to my breast. It also lost me like 2 stone in 3 months. I love that there's no bottles to sterilise and the night feeds are so much easier...


So im a bit confused over it all. I think i will breastfeed but worry that this baby will have the same issues :-/