Sorry I haven't been on very regularly. After finishing my Masters presentation I really have done not much except sleep and do some yard work and try to relax the last few days, and haven't been on BnB a lot. I don't know why I just have been feeling overwhelmed, but I have found i get that way a few days before my weekly appointment each week.
AFM - I had my 8w appointment yesterday. Bean is measuring at 8w+3 (I was 8w+1 so a little ahead, yay!) and OMG it actually is beginning to look like a baby! I could clearly see the heart beating this time, and I COULD HEAR IT! I will admit I came very close to crying. Steady, strong heartbeat at 166. This is beginning to actually feel real. I feel so reassured.
Mrs.Green I have a lot of stress as a high school teacher. You wouldn't think so, but teenagers are incredibly stressful, plus their parents and admin and....everything. I drink a lot of tea, I come home and try to decompress with a calming bath with some bath oils and something that I can relax with. Plus I exercise. I try to hit the gym at least 3-4 times a week. It helps a lot.
Sunshine I def see what you are talking about. That's a little weird. Try not to look at it.
AFM regarding boy/girl - there's the old wives tale about heart rate and gender, which most people put no stock in, but I like to pretend. Most of what I've read says that >140 is a girl, and lower is a boy, but I've seen some websites say the opposite. Based on our timing, I think there's a higher chance it's a boy because if you put stock into the Shettles method, we only BD the day before and day of O this cycle and they say the male sperm is faster and that timing is more likely to lead to boy (but not guaranteed). Meh, I don't know yet. I'm thinking girl, but that's just because I know I want a girl. DH actually wants to wait until day of birth to find out. There's no way that's going to work for me.
I canNOT wait that long! lol.
I love animals!
