November Sparklers 2014....22 boys, 22 girls born! Please update us!

[eyemom]

Okay, I didn't think you did, but then I worried oh no what if she thinks I thought she was rude?? I'm sure those parents just get tired of it after a while.

Okay, Gee ah na would have been my first guess. I think if I were calling Giana back to my office for an eye exam, I would just say, "Giana," without really giving it much thought. THEN I'd panic like oh no I hope I didn't just butcher that!!! I think it's beautiful and I love the meaning. I think I've seen it on baby name websites and it caught my eye, but it sounds too much like our last name to actually consider it.

 

[Leinzlove]

I just found it the other day... I know this may sound silly. But I was reading older birth stories and I came across the name. I was like "I like that."

So looked it up and ran it by DH, he liked it too. So now its at the top of the list.

I really like Rylin (Rye Lynn). But DH says he doesn't like how it sounds.

What is your daughters name? Have you been making a list?

 

[eyemom]

My daughter's name is Shiloh. I don't usually post it on here though so I may delete this post after some time.

We have a boy name more or less picked out...I'm not totally sold, but it carries significant meaning to DH. Soo I don't know. I figure we'll discuss more seriously when we know what we're having. We haven't really thought about girl names, nothing in the running. It's hard for me to think about until we find out if it's a boy or a girl. That scan is in 11 days. So after that we will be thinking names hardcore.

 

[Leinzlove]

11 days! Eeeeek! So exciting. Not long at all.

Are you leaning any certain way?

I love your daughters name. Very pretty!

 

[eyemom]

Thanks!

I know I can hardly stand it!

Not leaning any certain way right now, not particularly. With DD, I was just convinced it was a girl. I actually started trying to talk myself out of it because I didn't want to be all confused if I actually had a boy. But then it was a girl after all!

Before I got pregnant this time, I was expecting to have a boy next (if I got pregnant again). I don't really know why. I always thought #2 would be a girl, but then I had my miscarriage, and in my heart that one was a girl. So I thought well that was my girl, next one's a boy. So I was surprised at the beginning of my pregnancy I was feeling the girl vibe. And DD predicts girl (her track record is actually quite good). But lately I keep wanting to call baby "him." But still nothing like I felt before I knew for sure DD was a girl.

 

[Leinzlove]

I thought #1 was a girl... Its a girl. I thought #2 was a boy... All wives tales, intelligender, physic all said boy... It's a girl.

This time... No idea and didn't try to find out from wives tales. Etc. Thought maybe boy because I was so sick. And I hadn't been with the girls. Thought girl because don't feel I can have a boy. It's a girl!

So hard to tell before they tell you, I think. I'm not good at gender prediction for anyone.

So exciting! 11 days!!!!

 

[eyemom]

Yeah I never went by anything other than my gut! I don't know! These 11 days are going to crrawwwwwlllll.

 

[MummyToAmberx]

I was looking at quinny buzz xtra and moodd. After comparing in shops think ill go with xtra.
I found moodd seat unit smaller and T bar looks uncomfortable as baby gets bigger.

I felt few hard prods yesterday which caught me by surprize and i make this 'ooo' sound lol

 

[Princesskell]

Nice to see you Enan. Xxx
Lots of gender scans coming up
Eyemom your little girl is so beautiful and what a pretty name xxx

I LOVE the name Isla, but over here in the UK it is pretty common these last couple of years. It wouldn't bother me if people couldnt pronounce or spell it to be honest??

 

[Missyann]

My coworker named her daughter Isla. I think it's a very cute name, though I totally mispronounced it the first time and felt a little embarrassed.

 

[Twinklie12]

Plus a celeb has the name which helps people pronounce it (Isla Fischer).

 

[hopefulfor1st]

Honest opinions wanted.

Isla. (Pronounced Eye-la). I think it's fairly common over seas, but not so much here in the States. I kind of really like it, but I worry she will constantly CONSTANTLY have her name mispronounced. Honest thoughts welcome. I don't have my heart set on it, just am now considering it and want a good pool of opinions.

It's really common in Australia, I've never heard anyone say it wrong!
I just think of Isla Fisher whenever I hear it! Isla is number 21 on the list of most used baby names 2013

 

[hopefulfor1st]

I love it. I wouldn't worry about mispronunciations. All the people that matter will say it correctly.

I named my 2nd Zoela (Zo Ella). If people don't know they call her Zola, the pediatrian called her Zoe... But after its corrected, they stop. And everyone who knows her calls her Zoela properly.

I'm Twila (Twi La) with the I being loud. A few people have called me Twilla (Twill la), but its never a big deal and I get lots of compliments on my name.

I would say it Zola too sorry!
It's the baby girl off Greys Anatomys name and that's the only way I've ever heard it

 

[MissyLissy]

Honest opinions wanted.

Isla. (Pronounced Eye-la). I think it's fairly common over seas, but not so much here in the States. I kind of really like it, but I worry she will constantly CONSTANTLY have her name mispronounced. Honest thoughts welcome. I don't have my heart set on it, just am now considering it and want a good pool of opinions.

It's really common in Australia, I've never heard anyone say it wrong!
I just think of Isla Fisher whenever I hear it! Isla is number 21 on the list of most used baby names 2013

Yeah I heard it was really popular there. Here in the States it was #167 last year, though on the rise.

 

[DissySunshine]

Ladies talking to my pregnant relatives has got me nervous now!

I had asked my OB when the earliest to scan was, and she had said 18 weeks. We have a downs syndrome screening on the 10th, and so I called the sono tech to see when my (unrelated) ultrasound was scheduled. She told me the 20th. I asked her if I could move it to the 10th so that I wouldn't have to take more time off from a brand new job or school. She said that would be ok. Now, I'm only going to be 16+5, and I know that's early for gender anyway; my relatives are telling me that they may not even do it because the ultrasound is supposed to be at least 18 weeks for measuring purposes. I've gotten soooooo hyped up about possibly finding out the gender in THREE DAYS! that I don't want to be disappointed when I go in. I guess I just want some other thoughts on the matter? Will they still do measuring scan that early, or should I start expecting a reschedule?

 

[cncem]

I had my first sono at 14 weeks, then a week later at 15 weeks I went in to see a prenatal specialist who did another sono and was able to tell me the gender. I have high blood pressure, so am considered "high risk" and I guess the purpose of the sono was to check everything with baby, organs and things. I also had a blood draw for the downs syndrome and other things I guess. At 16 plus weeks they should be able to tell you gender, ask the tech.

 

[MarieMo7]

Dissy, i can only tell you my experience...my doc told me that most appts weren't too big of a deal in terms of timing (like, I'm having my 16-wk appt at 17+2) but she wanted my 20-wk to be as close to 20 weeks as possible. So not sure. That said, pretty sure I've seen others have their anatomy scan at 18-19 weeks.
I hope it's good news and no rescheduling for you!

 

[eyemom]

My dr said 18-20 weeks. Mine is smack dab in the middle at 19 weeks. I think they can look at most of the same stuff earlier, but they don't have the appropriate gestational age-related norms to compare against, so I don't know what they'll tell you. I'll be curious how it turns out.

 

[hopefulfor1st]

Your anatomy scan should be done between 19 and 21 weeks, you MAY be able to convince them to do it as early as 18 weeks but before then they can't confirm the measurements are where they should be

 

[Leinzlove]

I agree 16 weeks is early for a 20 week scan. I've had both of mine previously at 19 weeks. I also didn't find out gender at 19 weeks with #2. She wouldn't be unmodest and give us a peak. Luckily I already knew because I paid for an early private scan.

Hopeful: No reason to be sorry. Doesn't bother me if others pronounce my baby's name as Zola. I just correct them and go from there. It really isn't bad. I like that's its unique and a compromise of Zoe and Ella that DH and I both wanted.