February Lovebugs of 2016!! 16 pink, 15 blue, 7 yellow

[BrandiCanucks]

I won't be finding out at the ultrasound. My friend is coming with me and she's going to find out, and then throw me a Gender Reveal party. Gonna be soooo hard for me to know someone else knows and I don't.

 

[ksquared726]

Hi ladies - I hope this doesn't hurt anyone's feelings, but I just started another thread for those of us who will be first-time mommies. I will still stay on here of course! But wanted to create a place for us first-timers so we can share our common thoughts, fears, symptoms of being pregnant for the first time (or if you've been pregnant before but baby grew wings before you met him/her).

Thanks, ladies!

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/p...ry-2016-anyone-want-join-me.html#post35655489

 

[sausages]

Okay, so here's what I have. If anyone has suggestions on how to change it that's fine just let me know. I thought it would be cute if later on after the 20 week scan we could have ones that say "My lovebug is a..." with a pink or blue theme?

https://i58.tinypic.com/2j1mkv5.png

Love it but I think I'm gonna be team green!

What is team green? Is that the same as what I call team yellow? Keeping it a surprise?

I'm not finding out so I'd need a "my love bug is a surprise" one

 

[CAx3]

Okay, so here's what I have. If anyone has suggestions on how to change it that's fine just let me know. I thought it would be cute if later on after the 20 week scan we could have ones that say "My lovebug is a..." with a pink or blue theme?

https://i58.tinypic.com/2j1mkv5.png

This is amazing! Thanks!

 

[dustergrl]

Okay, so here's what I have. If anyone has suggestions on how to change it that's fine just let me know. I thought it would be cute if later on after the 20 week scan we could have ones that say "My lovebug is a..." with a pink or blue theme?

https://i58.tinypic.com/2j1mkv5.png

Love it but I think I'm gonna be team green!

What is team green? Is that the same as what I call team yellow? Keeping it a surprise?

I'm not finding out so I'd need a "my love bug is a surprise" one

Yes it is. Actually, yellow probably suits my bip better because I want to do gray and yellow in the nursery...


And yes I'd join the first time mommies thread. Will stay here too of course- can't overlook the experiences others have to share!

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Team Green is what we say in North America for a surprise

 

[Nola0841]

I'm doing a gender reveal party too. I did one with my first as well.

Love the graphic! It's super cute

 

[Feanorous]

That looks great sausages! Well done
We'll def be finding out at the scan.

I am struggling a bit with the format of the thread too. It's great there is loads to catch up on but I find it really hard to remember who said what and the bits/who I want to reply to etc!

I am still really early so don't expect much in the way of symptoms. I didn't get sickness with my daughter so fingers crossed it'll be the same this time too.

To pass the time of first tri I thought it could be nice to get to know each other a bit better....maybe our ages, occupation, how we met OH, any interests etc?

xxx

 

[sausages]

Awesome, glad you guys like it I do quite like faffing with pretty images and things.

Ah, i get it now about the green/yellow thing. Well, i can easily make different colourways - just let me know what people want later on when it's time and i'll get on it.

A getting to know you bit sounds good too. Do you mean like a little ten questions thing?

Oh, and the url for the graphic is [*IMG]https://i58.tinypic.com/2j1mkv5.png[/IMG*] Just take out the two * when you post it.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Feanorous...as you're catching up, if there is something you want to reply to, click the MULTIQUOTE button on their comment. Do that for everyone you want to reply to. Then click on +POST REPLY just underneath the last post to the left, and that will gather all of the posts you want to reply to and quote them so you don't forget

 

[sausages]

^^^ OOOOHHH! I did not know that - thanks!!

 

[ajarvis]

Love the graphic!

Ooh a get to know you is great idea.

I'm 32, fiance is 31 - 32 in July. We met at work - telecommunications sales. I am currently unemployed looking for work so I can get my mat leave

Avid runner. I've been running for 16 years. Just did 7K this morning. It's my stress relief. I also play piano and enjoy reading.

I have two boys - oldest almost 9 (in July) youngest just turned 6. Their father and I are not together and haven't been for 6 years. I'm recently engaged - Dec. and we love spending our time in the mountains - which is also where he proposed. Not sure what else to tell

 

[Mummy1506]

Hey All, missed a lot on here as been stuck in bed with an abscess on my tooth, have been in so much pain! Worried with my temp getting high & low as know it won't be good for baby 😢.

Hope it passes quickly as haven't really been able to eat for 2 days & starting to feel sick.

Hope everyone else is doing well & welcome to the new ladies.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

I'm Brandi, 29 from Ontario. I'm a single mom of 4. My oldest, Zoe, is 8 and has autism and microcephaly, and an undiagnosed neurometabolic disease. My second child, Isaiah, is 6, then there is Anberlin, who is named after my favourite band, and she is 4. My youngest is Asher and he will be 1 next month.

This is my 7th pregnancy. I had two miscarriages in between Zoe and Isaiah. They are 20 months apart, and this baby makes he/she and Asher 18 months, so slightly smaller gap.

I have conceived my last three children by at home insemination with donor sperm. I have used the same donor for all three of them. My older two were conceived with my ex-husband. I've always wanted a big family, and now I have my own personal hockey team...who will probably end up being better than the Leafs.

 

[SpudsMama]

I'm Emma, I'm 23 and live just outside Birmingham in the UK. My 2yo daughter (Phoebe) was conceived, like Brandi's children, using donor sperm. But I'm now with my OH (25) who I've known on/off since high school. This baby is a HUGE surprise but we're both incredibly excited!!

 

[Feanorous]

Feanorous...as you're catching up, if there is something you want to reply to, click the MULTIQUOTE button on their comment. Do that for everyone you want to reply to. Then click on +POST REPLY just underneath the last post to the left, and that will gather all of the posts you want to reply to and quote them so you don't forget

THANK YOU - that's a life changer lol.

Love the graphic!

Ooh a get to know you is great idea.

I'm 32, fiance is 31 - 32 in July. We met at work - telecommunications sales. I am currently unemployed looking for work so I can get my mat leave

Avid runner. I've been running for 16 years. Just did 7K this morning. It's my stress relief. I also play piano and enjoy reading.

I have two boys - oldest almost 9 (in July) youngest just turned 6. Their father and I are not together and haven't been for 6 years. I'm recently engaged - Dec. and we love spending our time in the mountains - which is also where he proposed. Not sure what else to tell

Yay! I am also 32, will be 33 by the time the new baby comes. My husband is 37. We've been together for 16 years!
We are both from the same small town but moved to London for work.

I work full time 5 days a week as a retail buyer. I design pretty things like handbags, scarves, sunglasses, swimwear etc etc. I really love my job, but it does involve quite a bit of travel to the Far East & India about 4 times a year. That can hard with my daughter only being 2.5..

I love playing netball (not sure if you have this in the states?! It's a bit like basketball). I've been in the same team for 9 years and love those girls like family.
After this baby I really want to get super fit!!

xxx

 

[Feanorous]

Wow that's amazing! You must be a busy busy lady.
Hope you don't mind me asking, but how do you go about it with a sperm donor? Is it someone you know, or do you kinda...buy anonymous sperm from somewhere? Sorry, just really intrigued!

I'm Emma, I'm 23 and live just outside Birmingham in the UK. My 2yo daughter (Phoebe) was conceived, like Brandi's children, using donor sperm. But I'm now with my OH (25) who I've known on/off since high school. This baby is a HUGE surprise but we're both incredibly excited!!

Love the name Phoebe

x

 

[sausages]

I'm Sarah and i'm 34. I live with my DH of 8 years - we've been together 18. We are in North Yorkshire, UK. We have two children DD is 6 and DS is 4. We also have two angel babies - DS died at 2 days old in 2006 and DD was stillborn at 25 weeks in 2007. I work part time as a PA. We have two guinea pigs.

Oh and I'm into photography and reading, but don't get much time to do those now.

 

[BrittRashel]

Okay, I'm finally caught up. Is it weird that I'm a little jealous of all of those with morning sickness? I know I had it by now with my son but I have nothing with this little one. It's really weird.

I love the graphic! Soo cute!!

My coworker wants to throw me a gender reveal party so I will also find out via a cake too. I'm a tad nervous about going that route because I'm kind of hoping for a girl and I would hate to have a moment of disappointment if I find out it's a boy and someone snap a picture. She is insistent that she is doing it though so she says I need to suck it up. Not sure how I feel about that either but I'm such a people pleaser that I will probably let her do it, even if I don't really want to find out that way.

Um, a little about me. One interesting fact about us, I'm 26 and and my husband is 44. We don't make much sense on paper but we make it work. We used to work together, which is how we met. We dated for 3 years before we got married. This is my second marriage. I got married the first time right out of high school to a not so great guy. He was in the army so we moved around a lot. It was a terrible marriage but I got my son out of it so I have no regrets. We divorced in 2010 after just under 3 years of marriage. I am currently a billing clerk at a logistics company. I don't really like my job but it's decent money so I put up with it. I love animals which is why I have 4 dogs.

I used to be really into working out up until the last few weeks. I've been tired so I slacked off. I'm going to try to start getting up early in the morning to take my lab running before work. Try to get back on track. I love to read. It is my only remaining hobby besides exercise. I think that pretty much covers it.

 

[mitchnorm]

Love reading a bit about everyone

Well I may well be the oldest mummy here . I am a 'young' 42 just last month. This will be my second baby....my daughter is Mia born March 2012. Our March mama's thread is still the highest 'scoring' on BnB racking up 27000 posts for the pregnancy thread and 18000 for baby one which we transferred too. I was probably post average 20 times a day....we now keep in touch 4 years later through fb...they are my rocks. I love those ladies.

Anyway I have been with my hubby 7 years and married for 5. No other children from previous relationshi ps...I just wasn't ready. Still don't know if I amam.

I work as a product manager for a diagnostic company so anything you need to know about blood tests etc I'm your gal....I was previously a biomedical scientist. I live in Surrey UK.

If I am honest a bit sh*t scared of having next baby at 42. I had 3 chemical pregnancies in the last year...we tried for this one for 12 months after falling pregnant first time with Mia at 37