October Babies No. 3

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Hi Ladies,

I have tried my best with the list below but if anyone needs me to change anything please let me know!

Piraterach – EDD 27th September. Team yellow
NotMyPenguin – EDD 27th September. Team yellow
mandScookiesrule – EDD 29th September. Team yellow
jeneral – EDD 29TH September. Team yellow
MoominMama22 – EDD 29th September. Team yellow
Presh88 - EDD 30th September. Team yellow
Mulberry2627 – EDD 30th September. Team yellow
Dinosaurkisses – EDD 30th September. Team yellow
Supersmith – EDD 1st October Team yellow
Stickaforkinimdone EDD - 1st October. Team yellow
Emmaluggs – EDD 1st October. Team yellow
MrsMcKeon – EDD 1st October. Team yellow
Hannahjoshaw – EDD 2nd October. Team yellow
Sbs6jb1 – EDD 2nd October. Team yellow
Addtothechaos – EDD 3rd October. Team yellow
Sj3rram – EDD 3rd October. Team yellow
Mummabubs – EDD 3rd October. Team yellow
10storeyloveson – EDD 4th October. Team yellow
Cineraria – EDD 4th October. Team yellow
gimbleInTheWabe – EDD 5th October. Team yellow
NannyOggsKnickers – EDD 5th October. Team yellow
Emberblu – EDD 5th October. Team yellow
Wapsmahoney – EDD 6th October. Team yellow
Silkybear – edd 7TH October. Team yellow
Powerpuff – EDD 8th October. Team yellow
Rainingcats – EDD 8th October. Team yellow
BrioLover – EDD 8th October. Team yellow
Tammie49 – EDD 8th October. Team yellow
Conkerchops – EDD 8th October. Team yellow
Thisismadness77 – EDD 8th October. Team yellow
Krakentoast – EDD 9th October. Team yellow
Rosalyn44 – EDD 9th October. Team yellow
Trytowin – EDD 9th October. Team yellow
CarpeDiem83 – EDD 9th October. Team yellow
Whyarealltheusernamestaken – EDD 9th October. Team yellow
Beansprout79 – EDD 10th October Team yellow
Kirsty8333 – EDD 10th October. Team yellow
HollyMay84 – EDD 10th October. Team yellow
DancingUnicorn – EDD 11th October. Team yellow
MerlinsBeard87 – EDD 11th October. Team yellow
EmmaGarrick – EDD 11th October. Team yellow
Cath1212 – EDD 11th October. Team yellow
Greentreeseverywhere – EDD 12th October. Team yellow
Wishmeluck16 – EDD 13th October. Team yellow
Starfish83 – EDD 14th October. Team yellow
Pollybythesea – EDD 14th October. Team yellow
MrsCharlieD – EDD 13th October. Team yellow
Loopyaboutmy2boys – ELCS 13th October. Team yellow
Corrinax – EDD 13th October Team yellow
Starfish83 – EDD 14th October. Team yellow
Babycarmen – EDD 14th October. Team yellow
Asilikeit – EDD 14th October. Team yellow
JackiePaper – EDD 15th October. Team yellow
TippetyTapWriter - EDD 15th October. Team yellow
ALRM – EDD 15th October. Team yellow
Fingerscrossed – EDD 15th October. Team yellow
Anotherminime – EDD 15th October. Team yellow
Gracey1 – EDD 15th October. Team yellow
Critterpants – EDD 15th October Team yellow
DaisyFranceLynch – EDD 16th October. Team yellow
TequilaSetAWatchman – EDD 16th October. Team yellow
Doomkittycleo – EDD 16th October. Team yellow
Ifelola – EDD 16th October. Team yellow
Mrsbumblebees – EDD 17th October Team yellow
Orifu – EDD 17th October. Team yellow
Walikingdeadfan – EDD 17th October. Team yellow
Ppleasebob – EDD 17th October. Team yellow
Boxesoffrogs – EDD 17th October. Team yellow
Yellowstarred – EDD 18th October. Team Yellow
DrunkenFlamingo – EDD 18th October. Team yellow
Lovechild2016 – EDD 19th October. Team yellow
Abcdemma – EDD 19th October. Team yellow
Emjmoore – EDD 19th October. Team yellow
Iemma321q – EDD 19th October. Team yellow
Luna4689 – EDD 19th October. Team yellow
Leafs123 – EDD 19th October Team yellow
Rachieg88 – EDD 20th October. Team yellow
SophieGiroux – EDD 20th October. Team yellow
Amyappletree – EDD 20th October. Team yellow
SeatOfMyPants – EDD 21st October. Team yellow
ThatGirl82 – EDD 21st October. Team yellow
Glitterbubble – EDD 22nd October. Team yellow
Charmanar – EDD 22nd October. Team yellow
Mishmishmish – EDD 22nd October. Team yellow
Thoughtaboutthis – EDD 23rd October Team yellow
Emwithme – EDD 23rd October. Team yellow
DrMum83 – EDD 23rd October. Team yellow
Yellowfrontdoor- EDD 23rd October Team yellow
Colourmylife – EDD 23rd October Team yellow
PlayOnWurtz – EDD 24th October. Team yellow
JanuaryJuniper –EDD 25th October. Team yellow
UndersecretaryofWhimsy – EDD 26th October Team yellow
Confusedat23 – EDD 26th October Team yellow
Vitalite – EDD 27th October. Team yellow
Sammyw1997 – EDD 28th October Team yellow
Soapycomb – EDD 28th October Team yellow
LadySchop – EDD 28th October. Team yellow
Shinysparklythings – EDD 28th October. Team yellow
DebsOctBaby – EDD 28th October. Team yellow
88claire – EDD 29th October. Team yellow
Greedyduck – EDD 29th October Team yellow
Yoyozozo – EDD 30th October Team yellow
MrsMonkeyBear – EDD 31st October. Team yellow
Tigger83 – EDD 31st October. Team yellow
Calmisthemantra – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Miwelaisjacydo – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Donkey86 - EDD TBC. Team yellow
Dinosaursparklepup – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Chlo22 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Thepotatoesofdefiance – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Han1984 –EDD TBC. Team yellow
Rosiehukk4 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Sapphire1983 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Peabody81 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Greentreeseverywhere – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Twinklelittlestar1 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Rayna – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Firsttimenearcarrier2015 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Allykatz – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Punkpuffin – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Otter16 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Reddy4no2 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Fairraid – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Missm0use – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Xxmissbrightsidexx –EDD TBC. Team yellow
Rufus200 – EDD TBC. Team yellow
FluttershyStare – EDD TBC. Team yellow
Daydreamer88 – EDD TBC Team yellow
Plzbesticky23 – EDD TBC Team yellow

I found out the gender during my first pregnancy, not for 'colour coding' but as he had a lot of health issues and I was told he probably wouldn't make it , and during the numerous consultant apts and scans and the long scary days stuck in hospital, it helped to call him 'he' rather than 'it' and I felt like I bonded more.

Good luck sticky

Good luck sticky

Me and DH are going to find out the gender for sure, just feel like it will make planning and preparation easier, of course we have talked about names already and nothing has me gripped at all, so cutting that task in half will be a major help too haha!!

Can't wait until scan but it still feels forever away (11th April), feel like nothing is going on at all so I am anxious about it! Booking in is a week today, so will finally feel like something is happening 🙈

Best of luck sticky I hope you have a happy healthy bean!!

Good luck sticky! Hope all goes well

Good luck Sticky, hope all goes well for you.

We aren't going to find out the gender. My OH described it as "peeking at your Christmas presents" which is exactly how I feel. For me, part of the excitement of meeting my baby for the first time will be finding out the sex, and then deciding on a name that suits. I'm also not massively into pink and blue so land have seen some lovely neutral babygrows I look forward to buying in a few months!

10storey we were the same last time - we were going to be yellow but had a few scares at the beginning of the pregnancy and when that happened I immediately wanted to know the gender to help me picture the baby better and bond. I want to find out again this time as I think it will help DS bond with the bump as a sister/brother rather than 'baby'.
Good luck sticky
After a horrendous last few days where DS and I have both been really ill and we have all just about been surviving, I feel normalish for the first time in ages and actually think I can deal with taking him to the park this afternoon! Sure it's just a brief respite rather than the end of all the nausea, but I'll enjoy it while it lasts.

We will find out the sex - DS has ASD so we need to help him prepare as much as as we can. I also really want to know!

We will be staying on team yellow. I didnt find out with my other two either. I loved the guessing and and not know right up until the end.

I originally didn't want to know but OH does (he has two boys already) and I'm a real control freak and organising person (I'm a PA) so I don't think I'll be able to not find out if I'm honest. I also am coming round to the bonding aspect

Oh and today I feel like I've swallowed a beach ball, the bloating and gas is painful!!!

Thank you all for all the luck - it must have worked because scan went well! The baby is measuring at 7+4 which means my due date is 28th October, and the heartbeat was so strong, we got to hear it and DP cried a bit, it's all very real now. Feel much more calm. Hope you're all having a lovely afternoon xx

Sticky that is such great news you must be so happy

Anyone else suffering with crazy breakouts? My face is like a dot to dot puzzle at the moment!

Congrats sticky!

We kept it a secret with DS1 (my choice), found out with DS2 (DH's choice) but didn't tell anyone else. I think there are arguments for both but at the moment I'm leaning towards another surprise

I'm spotting again, getting fed up of this now, 3rd time in the last 8 days, am worried the scan tomorrow will show the baby has died and that it's only the progesterone keeping everything at bay. Probably completely irrational but just feel so negative right now.

Best of luck loopy x

loopy if it helps a bleed doesn't mean the end. I had my second bleed last night. Got checked out at epu and everything going great.
But I can honestly say when this one comes out it'll be pay back! For all the stress it's causing me haha
Positive vibes from me x

Booking in appt today, all the usual forms. Plus lots of blood tests, vein collapsed half way through which was entertaining...I then passed out! I lost over 2.5l of blood after Ds, than passed out losing a few ml. 😂

Congratulations sticky and sorry to hear the drama, witsender! Hope you're OK now.

Interesting that I am seeing a trend of generally the women don't care less about finding out the sex.... I'm with a lot of women here in that I'm not a fan of all this pink blue (my mother dressed me in constant pink as a child and I hated it.) For me it's more a fear that I don't want my husband to - even involuntarily - start picturing what our baby will grow up to be based on lazy gender stereotypes (he's an avid football fan and I've told him I'll break his legs if he doesn't force his passion on a girl as equally if it would be a boy.) It's a real concern of mine. But, that said, if it's important for him to know, I'll go with it.

I cracked and booked a private scan for tomorrow! My reasoning is I'm going to see relatives next week and would like to know it's ok before i say anything. Also I'm so impatient! Re. Pink and blue I'm really not a fan but i don't do neutral either. I'm a Goth mum to be (eek) so white beige lemon pink blue etc. all out. That being said both my husband and I are of the find out persuasion so at least we agree! Plus we have the same taste so win win!

My DH and I have finally agreed to stay team yellow, we both agreed that after our MC last year all that matters this time is Pip (our nickname for baby) is healthy and survives. Also I'm not a girlie girl, I never wear makeup and very rarely wear dresses, so girl or boy they being brought up to love rugby, walking and cycling

I had my first midwifes appointment yesterday as well, they couldn't get blood out of me and ended up using a vein in my foot which I can say was likely the worst experience ever. She was saying that the scan I had at 8weeks also put me 1 day ahead of what I thought but that will be determined on the 28th March at my 12week scan xx

try good luck for today!

lizzy that sounds painful... pip is also the nickname we have for whoever is hopefully growing in there as well, snap!

Got a week and a day to go before booking in, and then 3 and a half weeks to go before first scan. The waiting and in limbo bit is driving me mad... I just booked a holiday to get back the day before, so at least hopefully that will take my mind off it, plus I need some sunshine right now.

A lot of you have had early scans... how do you go about it? Was it because of any previous history/bleeding, or just because you (understandably) want the reassurance? Sorry to be nosy.

Boxes I had a scan through my EPU due to bleeding at 7 weeks, it was literally 3 minutes start to finish- is there a baby still there? Yup! Phew! Early scans through the NHS will be because of this or if someone has a history of high-risk pregnancy/early loss. Others get scans by paying for them from a private company, think on average it costs about £80 per scan but don't quote me on that! X

YES Debs also bloating like anything. Really hurts too. And Rachie my skin is going bananas. Luckily it's more on my back and chest but the spots are massive and itchy.

I should probably have said more about why we're finding out the sex. DS gets on really well with girls, but not with boys. Apparently can happen a lot with ASD (he is Aspergers, so high functioning). So if it's a boy then we have to do far more prep, and I will need to start working on my worries and concerns about it being a boy so I at least try to prevent PND (which I had last time).

I like to think I'm not going to be all pink for girls blue for boys. But I'm sure some will sneak in somewhere.

I'm convinced baby is a girl. Dh doesn't care which and neither do I. He's said that he will encourage sports no matter which. S/he will learn about rugby and football and cricket and NFL. He's planning on using this as dad bonding.

He's thought about how funny it would be for him to teach baby (esp if it's a girl) to repeat commentators/pundits remarks on the tv and get her to say them to my dad. Neither me or my sister were good at or interested in sports. So it freaks dad out when I sometimes watch match of the day and then memorise stuff that's said and parrotnit back to him. He has to double take.