October 2014 thread 4 - scans, scans scans!!

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New thread ladies. I should really leave it to someone who can link the old one. Can someone add the edd list and whatnot? Or maybe we should start again now edds are changing after scan.

Bumpbangbump dc#2 EDD 2nd October

Oh, and thanks to whoever posted the Guardian article about the 'worst' trimester. I read a lot of the comments at the bottom, and was relieved to see that several women had put 'constant period pains' as an unexpected and uncomfortable symptom/thing.

I've had period pains almost from the first day. Originally I thought they WERE period pains, obviously, but 3 months later, apparently not. They are just going to be my pregnancy thing. It's nice that my 'thing' is nice and calming.. hahaaaargh.

Which gender swimming?! I'm dying to know - and your theory as we only DTD once which was a whole week before I think I ovulated.
ohthegoats we 'knew' it was a boy last time (and were right). Glad you liked the article, I thought the comments section looked helpful though didn't read through it all.

Trouble - I wasn't planning on announcing, but am bursting with excitement & since you've asked...it's a Girl!

We thought it was 100% a boy as we DTD on day16 which would be 1-2 days after ovulation & only the 'speedy male swimmers' would succeed in reaching the egg. But looks like I ovulated a few days later & my egg waited for the 'leisurely female swimmers' to get there! My DD is over the moon as she's been desperate for a baby sister & I'd been preparing her for a possible baby brother.

Sorry for speculating on your behalf but if you DTD before your ovulation then id think it should more likely be a girl!

I've no idea on the ovulation/sex timings... we have sex most days, or at least every other day, and it was the first cycle after having a coil out (which had screwed with my timings).

I just had a 'girl' feeling - I was on a tube escalator at around 4+1 or 2, and saw a beautiful redhead girl on the opposite escalator, I had a flash of thought about the likely gingerness of any offspring (he's a redhead, redheads all through my family), and immediately thought 'she'll be lucky if it turns out like boyfs'. She. No consideration of a boy. Then when I asked the boyf whether he wanted to find out the gender, he said 'no need, it's a little girl'. He and I had not discussed it prior to that.

Be interesting to see if we're right!

Happy Mother's Day everyone

I am completely convinced this one is a girl, so is DP. I'm hoping they can give us an inkling at my dating scan.

DP didn't get me anything for Mother's Day. Nothing at all. I have been feeling slightly hard done but DP's mum very thoughtful planted some flowers in a lovely pot with DD for me today. DP didn't get his own mother anything either

I'm back to having no appetite at all. And yes I am still covered in spots. My nipples are mahoosive and darker already. Not feeling my most attractive.

I had no idea that the day you dtd could determine the sex of the baby! Given that my due date put me a good week earlier than my own estimate (which i'd based on my last period) I also have no idea about ovulation and sex timings. I have my 20 week scan in the middle of May, I don't want to be told the sex but I'm sure I'll try and scrutinise my scan picture regardless haha!!
I had zero libido last month, but it's coming back, unfortunately my first trimester exhaustion appears to have passed from me to my DH though!

Hi all, sorry for bad news in amongst the good but it's another no go for us. Maybe 3rd time lucky....
Just wanted to wish you all very uneventful and successful pregnancies, good luck!

So sorry to hear that bythesea :(

I had a gut feeling with dd that she would be a girl...this time around I have no clue lol

So sorry bythesea.

I'm so sorry bythesea, take care of yourself

Oh bythesea so sorry to hear that fx that all is okay next time. Take care of yourself x

So sorry bythesea.

So very very sorry bythesea. All the best and be kind on yourself in the coming weeks xxx

I had a girl the first time it was all bump didn't really put much weight on and was ill up until week 18. Second one I resembled an elephant at the end and morning sickness was much shorter knew if was a boy! The days when I feel better I think another boy but then sickness returns with avengence and so could be a girl.

So very sorry bythesea
Take care of yourself x

So just as I was getting DD to sleep I pulled back to the covers to find a lovely hand made card and a bottle of perfume! DP has had me completely convinced all day that he hadn't got me anything at all.

So sorry Bythesea
Congratulations swimming it's lovely your DD will get her baby sister. I thought it would be much more likely to be a girl because of the timings, also, I've had nausea with this pregnancy (none with DS) and have put very little weight on so far, still plenty of room in my normal jeans and bra at 13 weeks (was in maternity jeans and a bigger bra by 10 weeks last time) baby was also very uncooperative at the scan which friends with girls say points towards a girl(!) however, over the last week I've been trying to convince myself thinking it's a boy because I would be so made up with the opportunity to raise a girl too and the bicarbonate of side test said boy!

Soda, not side!

I'm so sorry bythesea :(

So sorry bythesea

Sorry to hear your news bythesea...make sure you've plenty of support around & take care of yourself xx

With my first DS, i had no real clue but was convinced it was a girl just because it's all girls in my family...was in total shock to find out it was a boy.

With DD, I was nauseous for longer (16 wks vs 12wks with DS) & then sick at 22wks.. I'm 11wks now & thought that nausea was going so decided it was a boy...but felt queasy again tonight so now not convinced...

Happy Mother's Day to you all! My treat was both kids actually synchronizing their naps today..woohoo! God I love them, but both were ill last week so was full on. Meant I finally got round to sorting my living room & moving it around for the summer.. I think I also have a nesting/urge to redecorate too me23!

This time next week i wont be able to sleep as it will be scan time in the morning .... !! So nervous but excited!! (",)

So grateful to be heading into the second trimester, this bit will probably fly by we are decorating our new home-so lots to keep me occupied/busy in the next 3 months!

I found out about 4 weeks and honestly feel like the past 6 weeks has gone so slowly even with working in a nursery 3 days and entertaining dd who is 4!! Dont know how i coped with the whole 9 months with my first with all my free time? .., ah yes i probably slept all the way through it!! ....

...Not an option this time with a very active 4 year old!!

So sorry by the sea. Sending love.

We thought boys with dc1&2 and were right. I think boy again but will have to wait 6 months to see if we're right.

So so so nervous this morning - off to the 12 week scan and because I've had no sickness I'm terrified they'll find nothing in there or that baby hasn't made it. Keep fingers crossed please.... Xx