Due November No 2

[eidsvold]

sorry for being presumptuous enough to start a new thread but I had so much to catch up on and fill you in on...

hiya all - finally settled and have pc at home!! Singapore was wonderful if exhausting. The heat took a lot out of me but it was great to have the break before we headed into the move again. We are in our house and settled - almost unpacked - just books and non essentials left to sort out.

had my first real ante natal appt last week - found a great GP - very approachable and very pro - woman's choice re: everything - amount and type of testing - I had three hospitals to choose from. She then did a proper antenatal consultation and I got to hear the baby's heart beat - great I also have my referral for my scan but have yet to have a date.

Halfway( 20 weeks) today - EDD is 5th November.

Over here the antenatal care is either shared between the GP and the hospital consultant or is all hospital based - there are a couple of midwife led birthing units but very hard to get into - done by ballot system and at this late stage no way I would even get a look in.

Gp was brilliant - took all I had to tell her about last pregnancy in her stride and rather than preaching and assuming what I wanted ( like the GP and midwife in UK) she asked me what I wanted.

Unlike the UK - homebirths are extremely rare - I have decided to have a hospital birth in the major hospital for the state - should anything like last time happen again I am right there rather than having to be transferred or having the baby transferred.

Now I just have to wait for them to get back to me with an anomaly scan date. Hopefully all being well - next week.

Glad to hear all is well with everyone else - baby is moving and heard it swishing around whilst the GP was trying to hear the heartbeat. Definitely in maternity clothes now - got some good jeans from George/ASDA before we left.

Take care....

Ok I'll try and oblige;
Vivie, Boy
Twinkie, Boy
Mum2Ela, Boy (Has she posted since?)
Edisvold, Shy and retiring baby!
Bunny2, didn't find out? Thought it was a boy
a little while ago?
PandaBear, didn't find out?
Collision, scan in August.
Bronze, scan friday.
Arewevenstar, scan saturday
PlantPot, supposed to have scan yesterday.
Gingernut, 26th july.
Pot Pourri, Opted out.
Webmum, Too intimidated by the medical students
to ask!!
Sam, finding out tomorrow all being well!

I hope I've covered everyone! So far it does look like all boys!!

Nice one Sam. Wouldn't it be mad if we all had boys! I think mine is a boy too, but for no apparent reason (other than the fact I have a big bum now, and that is supposed to indicate a boy I think). Good luck all the girls with their scans this week.

Ooooooh. Am getting sooo excited now.

i think it might be a boy - strange reason though....

last time I felt dd would be a girl and we could not really decide on a boys name - in fact did not even choose a boy's name - found dd's name, loved it so much - that was it... thank goodness she was in fact a girl.

This time - no idea what I am having although - we have a boy's name we really like and yet cannot seem to agree on a girl's name - go figure... very unscientific I know.

Well, eidsvold, just about as scientific as most of the other theories out there .

PP, I don't think my bum got big when I was pg with ds (although maybe it did but was just dwarfed by the bump!).

I did think ds was a boy. This time, not sure. Have felt very different in this pregnancy but I know lots of people do but still have the same sex again.

Bronze, good luck with the scan and the move.

We're on holiday next week (going to the Isle of Wight....hope the weather perks up a bit). Don't know how I'll manage without my fix of mumsnet...might have to find an internet cafe somewhere.

Well we have agreed on a boys name but not a girls, but I really can't make my mind up what it will be. I've slipped out with he and her so obviously don't know subconciously either!! My mum was saying he... oh I don't know, hopefully all speculation will end tomorrow providing all is ok and baby wants to show us!!

I also think I'm having a boy - no reason why just a gut feeling (excuse the pun ). Maybe it's just because we had a girl last time and this pregnancy seems different. Then again, last time I thought I was having a boy too, so I'll just wait and see.

I'll be flabbergasted if mine is a girl. It'll be interesting to see how many of us are right with our hunches.

hey gingernut

we also call our baby 'little bean'

I have absolutely no feelings as to what sex might be. I'm hoping to find out when I next go to Italy.

DD keeps patting my bump and calls it 'her baby', but she's stopped asking when will it come out!!

I can't wait to see them together....

Ha Hunches!! My hunch is it is a boy.....well, probably cos we have two boys already and the likelyhood is another one, but the ring test and other old wives tales and the chinese predictions test "Gulp" done them all, how sad are indicating a girl......poor lass! These two would give her a run for her money.

I don't know if I will find out or not, to be honest I am so worried that there might be something wrong that the sex at the moment has slipped into the background. I think if they tell me that everything is okay, then I might "treat myself" ha ha if he is playing ball (or balls).
It's weird how this stupid statistic take over your rational thought! I just remember how dreadfully naive I felt when they told me, despite it not being such a massive risk anyway, it seems to open up a part of your brain that alleviates all rational thought and I am now worried it has all kinds of things wrong - silly I know.
Hopefully I will have good news on Saturday!

Sam what is this pencil test thing?

Good luck to Bronze and Plantpot, hope all goes/went well.

See ya

Thansk for the good luck messages. i'm much more worried about thi scan than i was for all th others and i havnt got a clue why. i think I'm having aboy cos I keep catching myself looking at miffy stuff on ebay so subconciously i want a girl and sods law or somthing like that. Another one of those great predictors me.
Good luck to everyone else whos having cans soon and to anyone who is really worrying i hop its good news
Bron
oh and the move is quite sudden though we've been on the market for over a year and i had finally given up hope. a bit of a long story but the inlaws are loaning us the money (theyre mortgaging not super dooper rich) so that we can move cos we cant actually fit another crib in this house and then we can blitz our old house and hopefully sell it. So we're off to north norfolk in not much time at all as we are cash buyers and they have no chain. So excited after a year of stress

think i need to buy a new keyboard too

hi all message got lost its quite a way back now scan went well all seems to be fine no idea of babes sex legs firmly shut and crossed at ankles lol evry1 else wants a boy (it would be lovely to have another boy)but who knows i just keep telling myself as long as its ok but do we all say that and secretly hope for one or the other ?(got a guilty feeling that if i say i want a boy and have a girl will people think im upset iyswim???

Heelloo!
Hust back from my scan this morning, the sonographer was lovely, went through all the measurements she was taking and why, identified all the bits for us and everything seems complete! Have a couple of photos of baby sucking it's thumb, which was a habit I had for several years, when it wasn't sucking it's thumb it seemed to be examining it's foot!! What fun!

Lovely to see, DP is as excited as a little boy, which by the way is exactly what we are having!! I thought statistically with all of you it should be a girl, but another November boy is on his way, to be called Benjamin we think (well I think, DP KNOWS!!)!!

Excellent news Plantpot and Sam . All these boys.... one of us has to have a girl, surely!!

Great news Samcj.....all boys......how strange!! I think mine is a boy too, but it really doesnt matter either way. Roll on August.....cant wait now.

fab news Sam. Really glad it all went well. My ds is called Benjamin, it is my fav boys name ever.

I have naother scan next Tuesday (they are scan happy here in Bournemouth) and I am sooo tempted to find out the sex. I'll be delighted with a boy or girl, I just want a healthy baby, but I am getting curious now!

eidsvold

I'm in the same boat as you, as I'm expecting the second one, and I do worry at times hhow on earth I'm going to cope!!

I'm not a 'natural' mother and I enjoy my days at work, and I just worry with two I won't have any me time anymore!!

But then I'm sure things will work out somehow. And dd is going to school next year so she won't be around most of the time!!

Boys and girls, I don't think there's a clear distinction (though some people will swear by it).

The only thing I can notice in my friend's sons is that at about 3 they become very active (physically). they definitiley enjoy physical rough play more, and from what my friends tell me they need more activities to keep them busy or they get frustrated and they might wreck your house. BUt then I'm sure there are exceptions on both sides, though I'ma bit scared at the thought of a boy when I spend an afternoon with my friend's 5 year old !!

Lots of people have told me thesecond is the biggest shock, but then I've seen other friends take it very much in their stride without a glitch.

I guess it all depends on how easy/difficult the birth was and the baby is, how badly jealous your older one is, how much help you're getting from dp/dh or other. I'm trying to expect the worst and hope for the best!!

DD was a very demanding baby so hopefully I'm ready for anything! (almost)

Morning all -

Great to hear your good news Sam, another little fella to add to the list. It would be really bizarre if we all had boys definately!

Bronze - how did your scan go? You sound pretty busy what with the move too. Where abouts in North Norfolk are you going? I'm from near Norwich originally and would LOVE to move back there, near the coast somewhere perhaps.......have a few chickens and fruit trees.......watching FAR too much River Cottage on Sky at the mo

Will update you all tomorrow on my scan and maybe the sex too.

Take care and have a great Friday.

arwenevenstar, I can re sit, hand in date is in a few weeks. I can choose not too, but it means that my workplace wouldn't put me forward to do another course, which to be honest I'm not sure I'd want to do anyway. But I think I'll have another shot, if I mess it up second time around then thats it, but at least I tried again. Was pretty sure I hadn't done all that well, but submitted a rough copy to one lecturer at the time and she pointed out a few things I needed to correct, which have come back incorrect on my paper!! Never mind.

Bunny2 said she was having a scan yesterday, and I think she was thinking about finding out, so let us know how you got on Bunny!!

Eidsvold and Webmum, I am going to be a thirdtime mum and have to say that I found the biggest demand on me was time management and MY organisation.

Whereas with one I could generally get out of the door on time with two I had to push my getting ready time back earlier etc. I think anyone that says the transition from one to two is a doddle is lying!! however, it isn't all horror stories. It just changes that's all.

When ds2 started crawling things got tricky as he wanted all the things his brother had which caused arguments and worry for me as he would put the little bits in his mouth, however, with a re-think and jiggle, we got round it.

Now they are starting to play together and can play with the same toys etc, however, the bickering has started........so it's swings and roundabouts!!

As for #3, well I am hoping with one at school full time, one at nursery part-time, I might stand a chance!!!! Can't be that bad.....we came back for more !!!!

As for the girls v boys thing......haven't a clue, but if someone knows, please tell me!!

Oh and I forgot to add that IKEA storage solutions became VERY useful!!!

oh no

no more IKEA furniture allowed in my house!!!!!!

(we seem to be addicted, well dh is anyway

arwenevenstar, I'm a little concerned, is the Ikea storage a way to tidy away all the toys etc, or 'child storage' to help you manage with the third!!! Is that a NSPPC approved method?!!

arwenevenstar, good luck tomorrow.

Hiya, thanks Sam, for remembering about my scan . They just wanted a closer look at the babys face and all looks absolutely fine. I didnt find out the sex, it will be a surprise!