Afternoon all,
Sorry to hear about your dog caz. I hope he becomes one of the '3' dogs that the vet can refer to in the future.
Congrats bowlfull. I could hear my baby kicking too and we think we may have heard a hiccup (it was a quick, sharp thud). DH couldn't come to the appointment so I asked the midwife if I could record it on my phone, and she was more than happy to let me do so!
DH seems pretty adamant now that he doesn't want to find out the sex. At first I thought I would be able to swing him around again, then I got angry that some random person could influence him so heavily over a decision we had already made together, and now I am coming around to the idea of not finding out.
Trying to reason with him as to why I want to know the sex has proved difficult and, unsurprisingly, 'because I just do' hasn't really had much power and after much debate I am starting to think that it might be quite nice to leave it until he/she is born. I am still not convinced though so if anyone has any advice to offer on either option then I would love to hear it!
As for names, we have a few that we have decided to keep secret from our friends and families. I think that, regardless of whether we find out the sex or not, we will aim to give birth with a couple of name ideas in mind, and then narrow it down once we have a baby in our arms. There are loads of boy names I like, but some of them have been 'used' by cousins so I wouldn't want to copy them... For instance I love the name Ethan but my cousin has named his son that. As for girl names, we are struggling a bit more but have some ideas in mind.