February 2014 take 2

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well new thread already ladies.... lets go

yes been here most of the day! i know its not good. they are both in the kitchen im hiding in the living room and dh is outside. need a kick up the arse!!!

My first pregnancy, I has NO symptoms at all, no sickness, no nausea, no cravings, nothing. I had a girl. This time I'm getting that empty-hungry-sickness someone else describes above - I'd actually prefer another girl!

For what it's worth in my first pregnancy I was horribly sick, throwing up most days from week 6 right up until the day I gave birth. I had a boy!

Evening all,
After feeling sick all morning my DH and I decided to get out of the house and take DC on a bike ride. Spent the whole day cycling and actually started to feel better.

Still couldn't manage to eat though when we went to lovely gastro pub on river for dinner. I was very envious of my hubby and children devouring their scrumptious food

I told my mum on the day we found out. She knew we were trying and so did our close friends so we just told them straight away. We told PIL the following weekend when we were over for dinner. We just said "we are having another baby". They were very excited.

Haven't told my dad yet though and don't plan to until I can no longer hide it. He will not be happy as he just wants me to be at work. I don't know what his problem is, I have a hard working husband who fully supports me financially, we are married, we have 2 DC already. But I know he will still think its a bad idea. So I am not going to let him rain on my parade.

I think I am having a boy. I feel bad but I actually do have a preference and will have to try and change my feelings on this one. Obviously I know once baby arrives it will not matter. But I have always wanted two girls and a boy. I have one of each so that means I really feel this should be my second girl.

Plus I grew up with only girls, I prefer girls. My son is your typical boy, climbing the walls, loves poo talk and never sits down. After having such a lovely calm and charming daughter as my first, my son was certainly a lively addition to the family. Although I know I could have a girl like this too. I hope as I go along in my pregnancy journey I can let go of my need for another girl.

No symptoms here - I am somewhere between 5+4 - 6+1weeks. At this point with ds the nausea was kicking in... with him I was constantly nauseas (but never sick) couldn't cook or decide on food until the minute I wanted to eat it and then it had to be ready NOW (carbs macdonalds or cold fresh fruit) and exhausted like never before - I had to sneak off in work each afternoon for a nap! This lasted until early into the 2nd trimester when huge bloating and awful wind took over Oh the glamour....

Somanychanges I have a "proper" running, jumping, shouting, slug collecting boy too (2.3y) and am a bit hoping for a girl this time. Actually I would REALLY like a girl (but not to the extent that I don't want a boy ifyswim?) and this is probably the only place I can admit it.I don't know whether to find out at the 20w scan (we didn't find out with ds as I really wanted a surprise). Knowing my luck though I would end up with a running, jumping, puddle splashing girl who was even more boisterous than ds! I have no idea what we would call another ds either. Looking at dh's family, its very likely we will have another ds though.

My dm always admitted that she never particularly wanted a boy but she hoped that she had hidden it well enough from us as children until my dbro, aged 5 asked "is it ok to be a boy?" hmm that sounds meaner than it actually was. My mothers fear of what to do with boys was partially realised as my dbro is a football fanatic and she ended up spending most weekends in wet muddy fields. On the other hand, she found it easier to raise a conscientious male feminist than she anticiapted

Good luck telling the family barebranches. I know what you all mean about being nervous telling them - its so silly isn't it!

In terms of gender I don't really have a preference although I second champagne on thinking two for one sounds pretty awesome now! I've always wanted a big family but pregnancy is horrid so far! Lol

I'm confused. I've just googled "8weeks pregnant" and read three pages telling me my baby is 2cm, 2.5cm and 3cm long.... I am 8+2, so how big is my baby? Can anybody recommend an accurate website? :-/

Urgh, I've just been sick for the first time. Really hoping it's a one off (sad) thought I was doing ok

littlest it's funny how they all say different things isn't it? I'm tending to just go with the biggest thing I find!

its done. dont know why i was so nervous. DH rescued me in the end and started the converstion. phew...!!

Hi how's everyone feeling today ?

I still feel really sick - counting it as a good thing due to previous probe I had though

well done barebranches! Was the reaction a good one?

Am staying with my parents for a brief solo visit next weekend (when I'll be 7wks) and then again with DH in tow when I'll be 9wks. Hoping that I'll be able to keep quiet at the first visit so we can break the news together when we visit later in the month. Also figure I might have had my midwife appt by then too.

This little bean will be the first in its generation for both sides of our family so I hope excitement and happiness will be the reaction!

Hi everyone just marking my place on the new thread. I am going for a private scan at half 11, so nervous but excited too. So i will hopefully know my exact dates and see my little blob very soon. Fingers crossed all okay! I think I am 8+6 so hoping to actually see something if that makes sense.

I'm having a pregnancy very much in the middle of my other 2 successful ones...first I felt nauseous, off food but no vom, and no real tiredness. Had a boy. Second had daily morning and night vom, soooo tired, lasted to 16 weeks before things started to improve then got gestational diabetes. Had a girl. This time I'm nauseous but no chucking and really really tired. So anyone's guess. I'm sort of hoping for a second son. My daughter will be in the middle and I think it would be nice for her to have that as something that makes her special - not first, not youngest, but only girl. But if it is another girl that would be special too, neither my husband nor I have sisters so would be interesting to see that relationship in our family.

I'm watching 'call the midwife' finally - reruns just started here - it's v good, think I might try to find the books.

big cheers then spent an hour discussing baby names! all good in the end!!

barebranches Yay for good reaction! Re telling parents - DH and I met my mum and stepfather in town for a post-show dinner, and as soon as I ordered a mocktail I could see my stepfather's eyebrows go up, so I knew I had to say something soon!

Both my sisters lost their babies at 8 weeks, about a year and a half ago, and have both since divorced their husbands, so not very likely to start trying again very soon (according to them), so my main activity at the moment is to stop my mum buying me nursing bras and "comfy" (read very very frumpy) nighties/maternity trousers until we get past that 12 week mark and the scans.

NB, I realise that sounds weird - my sisters both coincidentally fell pregnant about the same time, and then have both separately through very different circumstances divorced - they are not living the same lives at all!

Just to let you know, I lost my baby this morning, wish you all the best with your pregnancies x

We are off for a bike ride again. Taking Dc to an outdoor pool. I feel like I just have to keep going as normal as my husband is the least sympathetic person ever and keeps calling me a drama queen.

chanpagne I was also up at 6am in the bathroom thinking I was going to be sick. But managed to hold off, ate a rice cake and went back to bed.