ok so who wants to get pregnant in 2011? (closed group)

[nypage1981]

Preethi- I am praying for a boy for you, but you would be soooo adorable with a mini girl that looks just like her pretty mommy

I have a lot of abdominal cramping lately becuse im not really "going" regular. So the day I finally do, its very painful. Maybe your tummy is just upset?

 

[sherylb]

I am not "going" regularly either. I think it's gotten a bit better though. I think I go about every 3rd day.

Sarah, yes I am off work now. I am sure it was fine as I felt it a little this morning and it's gone away again. I went garage sale shopping with MIL while DH is golfing with a friend this morning. I found some bright, colorful, large bibs that will be great for either sex. 2 for $.50 and they were new too.

 

[nypage1981]

Lol. Sheryl TMI but at the beginning mine was about that....now this last time I went 5 full days without. Finally on the 6th day. I didn't go for as many days as God took to create earth. Seems unhealthy to me.

 

[sherylb]

Well, I have also lost 7 lbs now so my eating habits have obviously changed over the past month.

 

[nypage1981]

Wow! I lost 3 or 4 depending on whose scale but now being 13 weeks i've still not gained any. Hope you start feeling better so you can eat, and get your system in motion.

 

[sarahincanada]

NY Im soooooo glad that you have both come to somewhat of an understanding.....thats a good sign that he did come around to thinking the same way. And I agree, the talk about contribution should wait for later, but its important to have. He should never bring that up again, he knew you wanted to be a stay at home mother and you do contribute ...I forgot you do work part time (doesnt matter where that money goes, its not like you are spending it all on yourself while he pays the shared bills) and even if you didnt have a job you contribute many other things Im sure. Perhaps when he sees how much you do for his baby he will realize. I hope also he wont change his mind about moving when he realizes all the work involved, but again when he sees his baby I have a feeling he will want to do everything for him/her, including moving into a safe house with more rooms

sorry I dont know many alternative things, but my husbands family (polish) swear by garlic cloves for anything!! the thought makes me want to vomit but they always swallow it, I guess it doesnt smell so much when its not crunched up.

preethi Ive always wanted a boy too, as Im 1 of 3 girls and my sister had 2 girls. but a little girl would be amazing too, its only a very slight preference if I could choose!

Im excited for the first person to learn of the gender on this thread! Im guessing Huggles will be the first!

 

[Huggles]

Sarah my next scan is 4 May. I'll be 10+6 then.

The earliest I would find out the gender would be at the NT scan which is likely to be around 20 May. I'm really hoping we get a peak.
If they say it's a boy then i'll take it as correct, but if they say it's a girl I'll wait until a bit later (16/20 weeks) before taking it as definite - because boys are much easier to see clearly than girls.
If they say it's a boy it's almost always a boy, but if they say it's a girl there's still a chance it's a boy if that makes sense. My cousin was told with her son that it was another girl right up until she was about 30/32 weeks pregnant!

I'll be having lots of scans next month though cos i have my 11 weeks scan on 4 May, then the NT scan will be around 20 May (still need to book the appointment - we'll book it on 4 May), then i go back to my gynae really soon after that one (like 23 May) for one last scan and check and appointment etc before he puts the stitch in that week. So 3 scans (2 with gynae and 1 with specialist) and one op (the stitch) all in May, followed by a week off for recovery.

 

[nypage1981]

I could find out at 16 weeks probably which would be in 3 weeks but not sure how that goes cuz on my schedule its a doctors appointment. So not sure if thy wait until 20 weeks then.

 

[babyhopes2323]

Hey ladies, good morning.. Nyp, im so glad things are working out.. it usually dosent go on for long, at the end, couples do usually come to a resolution and im glad your dh is working towards it !

my toilet runs are not a problem trust me... i go everyday and many times too.. sorry tmi..

so thats not an issue. this was some crazy cramping on my upper abdomen but im just going to ignore it as it has not been there today.

Sarah.. yes, in my family i have an older sister and a younger brother so two girls, plus my mums siblings are three girls ! and my cousins are two girls and one boy too.. plus we do have a lot of girls born in our family so my mum would also like a boy and she has a feeling it is going to be a boy.. guess i will just have to wait and find out.. although when i look at the scan, i dont know why i dont feel like its a girl, i expected a girl baby scan to have soft features and stuff? i dont know.. !!

have a nice day everyone.. im off to spanish class. xxx

 

[babyhopes2323]

i have a question for the pregnant ladies.. are any of you BDing at all?? we have not dtd since we found out.. feb 22nd.. its been 12 weeks and 6 days, i will be 13 weeks tomorrow the reason we are not Bding is because if i bleed due to irritation of cervix or whatever its just going to cause me unnecessary worries, but i was just wondering.. it is hard though being celibate for so long ! there are other ways im sure but still ..

 

[sherylb]

We haven't since we found out and DH hasn't said a word about it.

 

[nypage1981]

No we aren't either because of all my spotting. I spotted every day for 5 weeks and quite frankly could not handle doin something that may cauae spotting right now. It is hard but I hope to relax soon. Maybe.

 

[babyhopes2323]

yea its totally not worth all the worry and bleeding, even though spotting can be extremely normal, its better not to cause all that worry..

 

[flyingduster]

haha, well we did BD once, but it was in the spur of the moment and not a word was said, we just did! But other than that it's just been *cough* mutual helping *cough* to satisfy desires without having to do anything strenuous.... lol! It's more because I've been feeling bloated and gross, and the whole act of BD was unappealing to me (though DH sure is keen!)

 

[MummyCat]

Yep we have twice... mostly because my husband is a nightmare if he has too long between it!

but I've not been well lately... so we haven't had for a couple weeks! x

 

[sherylb]

Tonight my friend is teaching me how to make this awesome homemade salsa. So we are having a dinner party at her house with steaks, baked potatoes, green beans, chips and fresh salsa. And I am in a cooking mood so I am making fresh chocolate chip cookies. So hard not to be able to eat the raw cookie dough. I had just a little to make sure the new recipe was ok but put the beaters and mixing bowls straight into soapy water.

 

[nypage1981]

Yum! My daughter just decorated some adorable Easter cookies so that was fun and messy. She cried when OH left for Colorado so I had to get her mind off of it and messy fronting and cookies did the trick!

This is the first time my hunny is leaving while I'm pregnant and im feeling so much more protective over him than I used to. I can't wait for him to call me safe on the ground. He is making me Skype while he is away so he can see me listen to bean' s heartbeat each night

 

[MummyCat]

Awww.... we Skype with our folks DAILY!!

Ella sounds too lovely!!!

So........ it's scan day!!! 3 hours till scan!!! I'm heading straight to the zoo after the scan as we're attending a birthday party, but I'll have a few friends that will be able to update my journal... so anyone who's desperate to know, if you take a look at my journal after about 12ish UK time, there will hopefully be an update.

Of course i'll pop on this thread and update you once I'm home (and share the pic with you all)!! xxxx

 

[NDH]

Yay for scan Mummy! Can't wait to see it!

 

[nypage1981]

Good luck Mummy! How exciting to meet your bean today! I will be at work for the next 10 hours and don't get to check this while im there since people are always around me and its not exactly something I want people reading over my shoulder! So, I won't probably be able to see the results for a very long time but I am thinking of you.

Hi to everyone else. I will talk later have a good day.