PAL Spring 2011 babies - Welcome Mason, Iris, Lily, Isaac, Luca & Dominic !!!!

[debgreasby]

Neen, not long now.

AFM, going through a bad time at the mo so apologies for not being around. I'm not far away though. x

 

[jenny25]

hun i hope your ok you know where i am if you need me xxxx

 

[Beadette]

Debs I'm so sorry you are going through a difficult time! Massive hugs to you! You know we're here if you need to off-load! Xxxxx

 

[tinybutterfly]

(((Debs)))


eeeh Neen, almost there! whoohoo
happy 12 weeks today!

 

[Tulip]

Good luck to Vicky D for scannage today! xxx

 

[SmileyShazza]

Nic can I have a yellow ticker please

OH really wants to know the sex but I have ALWAYS said for my first I would like the surprise then find out the flavour for the second. When I asked OH why he wanted to know he admitted it was because he doesn’t like surprises that he can’t guess! As much as I know he would love to find out I have a number of reasons for wanting a surprise and I think that feeling after labouring for what could be a long, difficult time hearing those words “it’s a……” would just be the most magical feeling in the world.

I do keep faltering and wondering if I’d like to find out but I am determined now that at that 20 week scan I’m going to stick by my guns and keep to team yellow. I’m actually hoping that bubs won’t play ball and give the sonographer a good look and then I won’t have to decide

The only thing is that OH is adamant we are having a growth scan at 30 weeks (not 3 or 4d though as I don’t really like them) as he feels 20 weeks is such a long time to go without seeing the baby so am worried that we would be likely to see what it is then anyway

Anyway good luck to all those having scans this week

Congratulations to all those who have gone up a week – me included

to those having a hard time at the moment.

 

[Vickieh1981]

Please can i join?

I'm due May 2nd. I've had 2 different due dates so far but i'll go with this until i get the final one at my 12 week scan if all is well lol

I've had 2 scan at 7+1 and 9+6 and all was fine both times.

Just waiting for my 12 week scan and praying everything is ok!

Congratulations and welcome to the thread.

HELLO LADIES!!! How Is everyone doing todayy????
YAY FOR GOOD SCANS!
Happy New week to all starting one

Has anyone gotten a 3d at 16 weeks?? how was it?
I'm having one oct 25 and they will determine the
gender then!! I can't stay on team yellow I'm too
Impatient!!! LOL!! How's everyone feeling???

The picture on my ticker is the 3d one from 15+6. You can see but they are not as good as they are later on.

Hey Neens, why are you team yellow?

I'm considering joining your team and would love to hear your reasons!

I caused controversy last time I expained this and don't want to offend others - it's just my preference.

For one - I feel it will be just the best surprise and just add to the whole experience for me. I also look forward to hubby telling me what flavour we've got - I imagine it will be one of those memories that stays with me for ever. I also want everyone else around us to guess and have a surprise too.

My other reason is based on a bug bear that I've got. Now don't get me wrong I have names which I like - a shortlist if you will, and I expect when I have the baby I will have a very good idea what the babys name will be if it is either sex. And I will announce the name when baby is born - what I really don't like (I'm sorry to those who do this - remember only my opinion) is when people have the gender scan and then pick the name and start calling it by the name from then. I have people on Facebook who irritate me on a daily basis by saying things like "me and Jasmine are going into town" - Jasmine is not due for another 15 weeks!! It drives me loopy! What if that baby does not 'look' like a Jasmine when she comes out?? Now i've nothing against people who choose their babies names early on but I just don't like the whole calling them by that name to everyone before they are even born!

Now don't get me wrong - I will be dying to find out what I've got but I will be stong at te 20 week scan and not ask! Above all I just want the surprise!!

I'm going to sneak off now before people start throwing things at me!!!!!! loves xxx

LOL I named my first three and I loved being able to call them by name.

With Maff however we decided that since everyone always knew what we were having and I am always induced so no surprise with the date so we wanted a surprise with the name and it was really nice.

I will do the same this time because I am already pretty set on a name.

Thanks Neens! ^^^ Sorry, I didn't mean to get you in trouble! If anyone is bothered, it's my fault, not hers! I asked!

I hear you - we have a boy name and a girl name picked out, but I want alternates in case the names don't fit (Hubby says that's ridiculous - it's a squishy baby, how could a name not fit?). But I think that can happen!

Roonsma, don't want to get anyone in trouble, but I'd love to hear your reasons for team yellow too!

It's true - sometimes they dont look like it. When Luke was born he didn't look like a Luke but we had no other names so he had to grow into it pmsl

Thanks TB! Happy 8 weeks to you! Every milestone feels like a huge success!

AFM-I booked a private gender scan for Saturday October 16th at noon (Ohio time). I am so excited. I am with Deb and some of the other gals, I am way too impatient not to find out and all of the people in my life also want to know so I think it will make everyone happy all the way around.

I totally understand the reasons for not finding out and think it would be so amazing to not find out until the baby is born. More power to those of you who have patience and are able to wait, I'm sure that moment will be well worth waiting for. As far as names go, I think that once I know the sex of the baby that I will have a short list with 2 or 3 favorites and then will see what my heart says when I look into my baby's eyes for the first time.

YEY Not long now

TB - yeay!

Hope everyone is ok today. I'm good - I can't tell you what having the doppler has done for my state of mind this past week. I know that I am very lucky to have found the HB every morning since the day I first tried it. The only bad thing about that is that I will truly panic if one day I can't find it. But I will cross that bridge if/when I come to it.

I have 3 sleeps until my NT scan and i'm nervous that everything is ok. My fear has now shifted slightly due to the doppler - previously I would have been worried about baby still being alive - due to the 2 MMC's I've had and them only being diagnosed at the first scans. Now the fear is more about if baby is ok - chromosomally (sp?) - do you understand what I mean?

I might need hugs these next couple of days ladies! xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

When you have found it every day and then can't it's terrifying. I have found this one every day since 13+6. On Saturday I tried for 20 mintes and couldn't find her anywhere. I was sobbing and about to go to the hospital. I just knew she had gone.

However after eating some tea and toast she woke up and I found her. It is horrible.

Just poking my nose in to see how everyone is! Things here have been busy, and I've been overwhelmingly thirsty, chugging water and lemon perrier like I'm hanging in the Sahara. Very excited about my parents getting back into town next weekend and sharing the news (though we may wait until our NT scan on the 14th) and finally hitting the big 12 weeks this Tuesday. No bleeds since the one in August, and I'm feeling good, but wishing we could have a boring week for a change, I'm feeling sort of pooped. I've bought foodie supplies for a batch of brown rice pudding, hoping to meet the pesky bread & cereals quota. Hope everyone's having a fantastic weekend out there! X to all the bellies and good luck to all this week's scanees! Cheers...

Glad things are going well xxx

Neen, not long now.

AFM, going through a bad time at the mo so apologies for not being around. I'm not far away though. x

Awwww sweetie. Sorry you are having a hard time xxx

 

[debgreasby]

Just got home from EPU. Had some red blood this morning, couldn't get hold of MW so went fro emergency appointment at doctors. She was lovely and referred me straight away.

Baby Badger is fine, heart beating away nicely... let us have a look at him, waved then turned away, cheeky bugger! They could see no cause for the bleed, so just got to take it easy. I have way too much stress in my life at the moment.

Still spotting now, so feet up on the sofa

 

[lovehearts]

massive deb.

I had another tiny bleed saturday morning (brown blood) It is the remainder of my bleed from 12 weeks! its frustrating seeing blood!! EPAU wouldnt see me as they said i could have on off bleeding until the burst blood clot clears! Had nothing since sat morning so hoping thats it now! im relieved to have my doppler!!

Hope everyone is doing well

xx

 

[Firedancer41]

Maybe its the pregnancy mood swings, but I just had this sudden urge to not find out the sex either?!?! Weird, but I might actually do it this time. This is my last baby and I always wanted to not find out for one of them. My kids might kill me, but it would be fun. So now advice from those of you who have done this. Do you just go on a big shopping spree after the baby is born? Sounds fun to me =)

I have never found out with the previous 4...With my first, we did a gender-neutral cream-colored them with classic Beatrix Potter. It was my favorite nursery of them all!! With my 2nd, I used the same crib set, but the room was plain and white as we planned to move. Then for DD#3, I waited until after she was born, and then DH did the painting/decorating.

As far as clothes are concerned, I did receive lots of gifts after, and I had the necessary items in neutral beforehand.

With Holden, I sorted out the neutral clothes and put them in the drawers, and the girls stuff are all boxed away at the ready. Last night I was searching online for a boy crib set; found one I really like here: https://www.babyearth.com/eddie-bauer-little-builder-4-piece-set.html There was another one I really liked, but then I realized it was one I had bookmarked previously for Holden, so I want something different if this baby is also a boy.
The room has a gray carpet, and right now is purple from when it was my dd's...I want to paint it a neutral cream color and that way it will work with either gender theme.

yay, i did it!

8 weeks!

i could puke from happiness LOL

So thrilled for you, TB!!! Hope you feel well, despite the nausea!

Neen, not long now.

AFM, going through a bad time at the mo so apologies for not being around. I'm not far away though. x

Sorry, Deb. If you need to talk/vent, you know where to find me!

I have to shower and get ready for my dr. appt. in a couple of hours-looking forward to hearing the HB again and hopefully scheduling my scan for a couple of weeks...almost to 20 weeks!

 

[roonsma]

I was wondering where you were Vickie, kept forgetting to ask though! x

Big to Deb, keep your feet up and try to chill hun x

I bet it was baby just giving you a prod Jen, i bet your right and it found a nerve to poke you in! x

Your right Tulip, Good luck to Vicky D x

Good luck for appt FD x

Sorry if i've missed anyone, got a cracker of a headache and just remembered i forgot to get the ingredients for the tiramisu i promised to make for my sister bday tomorrow, F***, off to bloody asda i suppose x

 

[vickyd]

Deb glad that all was well hun!
Ill be leaving for my scan in 15 minutes....Im very scared and anxious but what else is new?

 

[Vickieh1981]

I was wondering where you were Vickie, kept forgetting to ask though! x

Sorry if i've missed anyone, got a cracker of a headache and just remembered i forgot to get the ingredients for the tiramisu i promised to make for my sister bday tomorrow, F***, off to bloody asda i suppose x

That made me LOL. I went to my friends for the weekend (with no kids) to try on bridesmaids dresses for her wedding before i get too big lol.

It took me 4.5 hours on the train to get home yesterday so am pretty knackered. x

 

[Vickieh1981]

Can I just add that I don't get these fruit tickers. According to mine my baby is the size of an onion but baby should be 20cm head to toe - that is one hell of a big onion.

 

[jenny25]

im a broken person girls someone has hacked into my bank and stolen our money my bank has now frozen my account until they investigate it its just added to my stress level its cleared us out i cant even get to my appointments at the hospital im in such a mess

 

[Mummy2Angel.]

Hope your doning ok debs

Midwifes and hospitals , the bloody hospital sent out my old pregnancy notes so i had to sit and look through them all and read about everything that happened last time to 'double check' they are old ones according to my midwife was horrid. Then sat for ages myself while she went to find new notes for me......and then there was no scan booked....so she had to phone hospital to get me booked in asap as it has to be done before 14 weeks.

My scan date is 15th october at 2pm

And next midwife is 10th november at 9am ....i asked if she would try heartbeat, she said they usually dont but will as long as i know she might not find it....

Had routine bloods done and will get next set at 16 weeks midwife app....but im unsure its the tests for downs sydrome and spina bifida......she said they dont test for anything else here.....im not sure if i want them or not? so would love you ladies opinions on whether you are getting them done or not? I think of the bad outcome, as i personallly know a lady who lost her son to spina bifida at 22 weeks......but that was very severe....i just dont know . x

 

[roonsma]

Can I just add that I don't get these fruit tickers. According to mine my baby is the size of an onion but baby should be 20cm head to toe - that is one hell of a big onion.

That'll be one of those enormous prize winning onions!

 

[roonsma]

im a broken person girls someone has hacked into my bank and stolen our money my bank has now frozen my account until they investigate it its just added to my stress level its cleared us out i cant even get to my appointments at the hospital im in such a mess

Oh no Jen, thats bloody awful- Is there anyone who could help you out with some cash in the short term? Rotten *******s.

I had my account emptied twice after using a website that must have been dodgy, i was lucky i didn't have too much in and the bank sorted it quickly, i really hope yours do the same chick xx

 

[Lianne1986]

roonsma - im from leicestershire too x i live in cambridgeshire now tho but ALL my family are in leicestershire

 

[jenny25]

the bank seems to think it was one of those things that go over the card holder that scans details its been on crime stoppers and watch dog for tampering with bank machines , their isnt anyone that can help us out my mother in law isnt rich and that and stuff so we are stuck in this position till the bank investigates it x