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[DSemcho]

Omigosh ladies! I got 5 pictures!!! Two sides views of baby, one profile and two bottom pics!! And the tech said unofficially she is pretty sure we are having a little boy! I'm only 11+2 according to them, but measuring 11+5. When she put the probe in she went wow that is a big baby lol. I will post the pics in a little bit!!! omigosh!

 

[Hope39]

Congrats D

It always amazes me how a sonographer can tell if a baby is big at 11w, how do they know because they are like mm big

Xx

Xx

 

[ab75]

Great news D xx

Congratulations Radiance xx

 

[wookie130]

Congrats, Radiance!

Yay, DSemcho! I have no idea how your tech could determine the gender yet, however...don't they all look like little boys at this gestation? It just seems like a huge guess at this early stage. So happy to hear that all looks well!

 

[Tasha]

Congratulations Radiance. We are here to hold your hand.

Lovely D, can't wait to see the photos. I agree with the girls, the difference in three days would be about 3-5mm so I wouldn't worry about being too big, and def take the gender with a pinch of salt, at this gestation. Because although it's different on a 5cm baby it is very hard to be sure and also swelling on a girl can make it look boy as the differences aren't massive yet!

 

[Radiance]

Thank you all It's driving me crazy knowing at this point they should be able to see baby!! I'm not patient

 

[DSemcho]

Baby! The reason she is pretty sure its a boy is because when we looked at a side view the weenie was still visible. So to make sure it wasn't the umbilical cord she turned the color on.

Spoiler

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[Radiance]

Looks like a boy!!!

 

[floridamomma]

Congrats radiance and dschemo!!

 

[DSemcho]

I forgot to mention there was a nub. She did another profile of the full baby and turned color on so we could distinguish the cord and there was still a nub sticking up from between the legs, but the cord was in the stomach

 

[hopeful23456]

congrats D! love the pics, they are so clear!

congrats Radiance!

 

[Squig34]

Congratulations Radiance - I hope your new protocol gets you your rainbow this time

Congratulations D- all looking good & less than 2 weeks til you are second tri!

 

[Mrs Reineke]

Good morning ladies,

I read through everything and hope I don't miss anything important.

Radiance, congrats!!! That's soooo exciting!!! Praying this is your sticky one!!!

DSemcho, beautiful pictures!!! Possible boy huh? Pretty exciting!!

AFM: I had my first appointment with my doctor yesterday and it went wonderful. She did an ultrasound and we saw the babies heartbeat! I was 7 weeks yesterday and she measured me at 7+1 at one angle and 7+2 at another angle. So perfect. I'm still in shock. I know it doesn't mean something can't still happen, but my doctor told me once a heartbeat is seen it lowers the mc risk by about 50%, so that's promising. I feel like absolute crap today. Pukey and upset belly. I haven't actually thrown up, but feel like I could. It's lovely, but I'll take it. Praying everything continues to go well.

 

[Ummi2boyz]

Congratulations to you girls!

Radiance: I'm thrilled you've got a stick little one! Hope the meds do the trick.

Dsemcho: fantastic pics! Looks like a boy to me too. But do wait for confirmation at the next scan though.

MrsR: yay! Glad you saw hb! It does change everything. I never saw a hb with my losses either, so I saw it I was so relieved. (Until PARLanoia kicks in!)

:happy dance: more rainbows on their way!

 

[dairymomma]

Dsemcho-amazing pics and so clear! Scans can be nerve-wracking but it's oh so worth it when they give you amazing news, right?

Radiance-wow, congrats! I too got a surprise bfp just a few weeks ago so we won't be too far apart in EDD. FX is this your sticky STICKY rainbow baby!

Tasha-how are you doing? Did you get your scans set up yet?

AFM-I've been doing some research on low impact exercising I can do while pg as well as inside since there's all kinds of this white sloppy stuff outside and the sun likes to play hide-n-seek alot, and I found this program called T-Tapp. It's all about using isometric exercises to build long lean muscle so I thought I'd give it a try. I got the book and have done a few of the moves but the only one I've mastered so far is the funniest looking one called hoe-downs. They are supposed to help flush the lymphatic system and strengthen the core so I've been experimenting. If I don't do them, I have no symptoms whatsoever during the day and my progesterone doesn't affect me. If I do 3 sets of hoe-downs within a few hours of taking my progesterone though, I get SUPER dizzy and tired after taking it, and my symptoms start peeking out again. I'm going to keep doing these goofy things because even if this is all in my head, I do feel more energized after doing them and it does feel like my core has tightened up a wee bit. Besides, if nothing else, I'm getting a good giggle at myself while doing the move and that's a positive right? (If you are curious what I'm talking about, search for T-Tapp hoedowns on YouTube and prepare to laugh away as the lady keeps telling you "You can do it, YES you can!")

 

[dairymomma]

Cross posted with you MrsR but glad that your appt went so well and you got to see bubs again! I'm getting excited for my first appt but being as it's 2 weeks away yet, it'll be a waiting game for me. Esp since I'm just hitting the 6-9.5 week stage where things have tended to go wrong for me. BUT the biggest thing that's boosting my spirits is knowing my hCG rose like that. That's never happened so I'm taking it as a good sign and TRYING to forget the rest.

 

[Squig34]

Great news Mrs R

Dairy I know it will be a long 3 weeks til you're out of your danger zone, but your protocol got you your rainbow the last time so there's every reason to believe all will be well this time

 

[Mrs Reineke]

Thank you ladies, it's pretty exciting, but I'm also scared because I see so many women who see the heartbeat and then lose it anyways. So that terrifies me. My next appointment is in 4 weeks on February 19th. Just going to be praying in the meantime everything stays good.

 

[dancareoi]

That's interesting Dancareoi - I've heard good reports from others too about acupuncture helping in pregnancy. My NK cells test was negative too, I was so sure that was going to be the problem but it seems I must just have had a hostile womb environment. Why did you have to take the progesterone & Clexane so long? Mine was only til 13 weeks.

They suggested I went on it until 24 weeks, due to my second tri loss (thought I was 17 weeks but only 13-14) when it came to it I was too nervous to stop so prof Q said I could take until 28 weeks, when I weaned off it gradually.

My DH thought the acupuncture was nonsense! However I felt it helped, and whether it did or didn't the fact was it made me feel better. Went on a weekly basis up until about 16 weeks, then every other week (expensive at £40 for 1/2 hour) but definitely worth it!

He concentrated on increasing the blood flow to my womb. He also thought my blood quality was low, so advised me to eat spinach, kale, beetroot, butter from grass fed cows, good cuts of steak and at least 2 eggs every day!

I switched to Kerry gold butter and had a 3 egg spinach omelette for lunch most days (couldnt do the beetroot, yuk)

 

[hopeful23456]

Congrats mrsr!!! Is this the first pregnancy you've seen a heartbeat?