Due October 2023 - thread 7

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Hi guys. Another new thread here.
Baby #2 for us. Currently 17wk5. Baby due 24th Oct.
20 week scan on 9th June - planning to not finder out sex. We didn't with our 1st and loved the excitement of not knowing. We literally bought a pack of 6 white babygrows to take to the hospital and then when our DS was born we got loads of boys clothes from family & friends as gifts.
This worked well for us as I felt he did wear everything more than once.
My sis who found out she was having a little girl bought loads of clothes herself and then all the gifts from family too. She felt as though alot of it was wasted either only worn once if at all. Some stuff still had tags on when she took it to the charity shop xx

Marking my place 🫶🏼

Baby no.1 due 16th October - we’re having a little girl 🩷

20 week scan on Monday 29th x

Place marking too.

Baby Boy due 05.10 💙

Reporting for duty, hello everyone

Little girl (baby #1) due 15th October, though will likely be a week earlier than that as having a planned c section.

Our 20 week scan is on 31st May and we can't wait!

Baby 2 due October 25, 20 week scan 7th June and looking forward to finding out!

Due end of October, but may be induced mid-October.
I don’t want to know the sex either. I’ve waited so long for a baby four months longer is fine!
Bump is starting to look more pronounced now, so I don’t just look like I’ve had too many carbs (which I have tbf!).

Place marking 🥰

Due 26th October with a baby boy 💙 my first baby. Got a slight bump showing now, nothing too big but a very slight little one. Most symptoms have gone now except still have sore/veiny boobs and strong sense of smell. 20 week scan in just under 3 weeks time xx

Baby boy due 16 October ... bump definitely growing! 💙 symptoms easing!

Marking my place,

Due 25/10 with my first baby, we won’t find out the gender 🩷🩵

@Summer022 the strong sense of smell is crazy. I spent yesterday morning like a mad person hunting down what was smelling that was making my hallway and utility musty. Eventually determined (after cleaning drains, the washing machine and everything else I could) that it was the fact that next door smoke and it seeps through the door from our shared alleyway into the utility. So nothing I can do except opening windows, sticking the extractor on in the bathroom and utility and burning candles.

Firstborn son expected Oct 8! Rolling over in bed has recently become a 3 point maneuver.

To all not finding out sex-- I think it's great and thanks for sharing your thoughts on that! For me everything else about this baby is going to be a huge surprise so I like having one piece of concrete info. But I'm starting to get hyped for this challenge and journey of discovery. 😍

Place marking

Baby no.1 due on Oct 7th. 20 week scan tomorrow. Not finding out the sex 😊

Hi again! 19+2 pregnant with my first, due Friday 13th Oct 😁 having 20w scan next Friday and can't wait to find out the sex! Keeping a secret for family until our wedding in July.

Before I got pregnant I was also adamant I wouldn't want to find out to avoid start putting gendered expectations on an unborn baby. But I've realised it doesn't really matter - if you're minded to raise a child according to those expectations honestly it's not because you waited 4 months till birth that's going to make a difference in your child's lifetime... I don't intend to buy gendered clothes even when I find out so that won't change. In terms of gifts, can't really control what others do so that doesn't bother me. I understand that it can help people go through labour though, but I think I'll still be super excited to meet my baby if I know what it's going to be 😊 In terms of the element of surprise, you're still getting it, at the scan when you find out 😂 it's just a different timing.

Ultimately it's about my perception of control, pregnancy and beyond is so bloody unpredictable that I want to have all the bits of info I can get my hands on! 😅

@LaVitesse2022 yeah I actually do get the “control” bit. We didn’t have the easiest ttc journey and I really hated the feeling of it all feeling so out of my control.

17w pregnant tomorrow, 1st child, DD 30.10. I will hopefully know the sex tomorrow :) I want to know for similar reasons @LaVitesse2022 stated. I am a single parent and want to be prepared as much as I can. I have a donor baby so there will be a lot of unknowns. And on the topic of rude questions - the number of times people ask me who the daddy is has become ridiculous. I am not shy in telling people I am so called single mother by choice but funnily my close friends don't ask for any details while acquaintances and some work colleagues have very specific questions. I would have never asked unless people told me but I understand people are curious. Anyone trying to give me "wait how tired you will be" speech or "birth horror story" gets stopped immediately, I don't want to know. My journey is so specific and so long that nothing and no one can compare unless they have been on a similar path (and not many people would have been, esp. at my age).

I am also against gendering babies the minute they pop out to the world. I got super angry the other day in Next checking out baby stuff and spotted a lovely cuddly dino - in blue, while rabbit was pink. Yeah, let tell kinds that strong powerful dino is for boys but timid weak rabbit is for girls. I gave all my friends instructions against blue/pink colours and am continuously banging on about neutral colours. If I get some blue/pink stuff that's ok, but everything in one colour is a total no-no. I am also super down to earth about baby registry and have listed very boring stuff - all my friends have been informed :) because I don't want 5 blankets when in reality I need 2 but then I will need tons of pads, diapers, snot sucker...I know it is not the most fun thing to buy but that's what babies need.

@Saturnsmoon yeah, that was the thing that weighed the most for me in deciding to find out. Knowing how much I love planning stuff, don't know how I imagined I'd be capable of waiting! I guess this pregnancy thing is also about self-discovery 😅

Placemarking

Baby #2 due 30/10. Not finding out this time round and still just looking like I’ve eaten too much 🤣

Placemarking, baby no 2 a little girl due on 8th October

Expecting my second baby girl! 17+1 today. 20 week scan 9th June.
I bought as many gender neutral clothes as possible with my first, even thought I knew the sex. But most clothes are either cream/white/grey or boys/girls, the colourful gender neutral clothes were limited. I introduced toys marketed at boys and girls, she had cars, trains, dolls, etc a lot of gender neutral toys. After around 3 years old, she was already full time at nursery, she just went full on girly things. And that's fine, she can still kick a$$ and be an independent young lady. I offer her the same opportunities as if I had a boy when I can, e.g. football, karate, video games but also gymnastics etc. And it's up to her what she enjoys.
My point is when they are little it won't affect them what they wear. When they are older it's better if they have our support regardless of whether they want to be a knight or a princess. It's around puberty or a bit earlier that the girls will lose their confidence and accept the stereotypes around us.

Congratulations mummies and mummies to be

We are due on the 18th October and also not finding out - it will be a lovely surprise and a gift either way!

I’ve started looking on Facebook market place for a few baby bits - has anyone else bought anything yet x

@Marie0001 I have a long list but I will not buy anything before the 20 week scan. I started saving money so I will still be able to afford all the big buys later.

Same here. Have looked at what I want and pretty much selected what I plan on buying but won't buy anything until the scan or a bit later (end of June).

Marking my place!

Baby #2 due 26 Oct. We do plan to find out but haven't yet. We didn't want to find out with #1 but it was given away so taking different approach this time.

Placemarking
17 weeks+2 20 week scan in a few weeks and midwife appointment tomorrow. Everythings going well except a little bit of nausea still. Keeping gender a surprise

Placemarking!

Due our first on 30th Oct, 20 week scan on 13th June, DH and I know the sex but keeping it a secret from everyone until they’re born.

Place marking 😀

Baby #2 due 17th October and will be our 2nd daughter 💕

20 week scan on the 31st and consultant appointment this coming Wednesday to find out if I need to have a c section after previous health issues.