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Hi everyone, Thanks LNB...yep sleeping quite well actually and afternoon naps to boot. I don't normally sleep well in the arvos and then at night. Last night was a bit mad...we told mum and dad we were pg and it was a very restless night of nerves and emotion. They were thrilled and so so surprised. i think they had kind of given up on it bless them...so it was a lovely gift to tell them.
Hi girls, hope the bellies are growing...will get a chance for personals in a week or so.
Lovve to you all and GOOD LUCK to Shannon...thinking of you babe.
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Thinking of you today, Shannon. How exciting that you're about to meet your babies! Can't wait to hear your birth story.
Sorry I've fallen off the ends of the earth a bit girls, I'm going to start trying to post a bit more from now on.
Devon
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Hi everyone, Thanks LNB...yep sleeping quite well actually and afternoon naps to boot. I don't normally sleep well in the arvos and then at night. Last night was a bit mad...we told mum and dad we were pg and it was a very restless night of nerves and emotion. They were thrilled and so so surprised. i think they had kind of given up on it bless them...so it was a lovely gift to tell them.
Hi girls, hope the bellies are growing...will get a chance for personals in a week or so.
Lovve to you all and GOOD LUCK to Shannon...thinking of you babe.
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Hi all my lovely pregnant friends,
Hope you have had a great couple of days. Thanks for all your kind thoughts and words.
Good news is all is great with the little ones. I saw their heartbeats nice and strong yesterday.
AND the reason for all my pain is a hugely swollen left ovary which is sitting right under the skin...NICE!! Got to love the OHSS! Have been told by my FS it'll be painful for a few more weeks yet. I can handle the pain as long as I know my 2 little ones are growing nicely.
So back for another scan on Tuesday. YAHOO!!
I'm going to get back into the personals tomorrow night but just wanted to say a big hello to SHANNON. I hope you had an amazing day today meeting your 2 little babies.
I hope you all have a good night and enjoy your day tomorrow...it's off to work for me in the morning.
Hugs Bel
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Hi ladies,
Sorry no personal today as I am still catching up. Well I have finished (at least the draft copy) my assignments. What a relief! I haven't been feeling too great... I have come to a conclusion that my symptoms in the past week are a mixture of MS and indigestion. I feel like my tummy is very unsettled and full all the time but not to the point of throwing up. Can I ask does MS progressively worsen or can I expect this to be it for the next 9 weeks?
Had a little bit of discolored discharge yesterday (sorry TMI) and it freaked me out but it had stopped so I hope that is normal pregnancy experience.
Hope everyone is well and healthy.
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Kahlan - my MS didn't get a whole lot worse after six weeks in general, but i DID have some horrific days. i'm now 12 weeks (woot!!) and still feeling constantly queasy - but no where near as bad as i did when it was at it's peak...
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Well done BG!!! 12 weeks Woot woot! So so cool. I will get there too. Man what great news and what a huge milestone.
Love hM oxoxox
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Hi Everyone -
Bel - great news about the little ones, sorry to hear you are still in pain. I hope it goes away soon for you.
Kahlan - must be a relief to be at least almost done with your assignments. I've had light spotting for the last 2 weeks, FS did scan on Tuesday and could see no reason for concern so I am just :pray: for it to not be a problem. I read that 1 in 3 women experience spotting during the first 12 weeks.
BG - how exciting for you to reach the 12 week milestone and to have some relief from the MS. Have you been waiting for 12 weeks to share your wonderful news with everyone?
HM - hope you are doing well. Any luck on finding a better DR?
Sorry for no other personals but hoping everyone is enjoying their growing belly and having a relaxing weekend.
AFM - until Friday, I had not had any of the symptoms described in the books,but man did they all come at once ! Friday morning I awoke to MS, major moodyness (poor DH), tiredness and good ole constipation (sorry for TMI). The MS seems to be better now but the rest are still here. I saw my GP on Friday for my OB referral and she said it was all normal and good to feel so many sypmtoms at once. Taking it easy today and trying not to be too cranky :)
Hope everyone has a great week,
Take care,
LNB
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i was hoping to wait until Christmas to tell a lot of my family - simply because of estrangement between DH and his family, and the fact that some of my family are friends with some of his (it's bloody confusing!) - however, a friend of a friend works at Target, seen DH picking up baby stuff, and not only blabbed to our mutual friend that i was pregnant (thankfully i'd already told her) but also said something to my mum in front of other family. NOT HAPPY! anyway, with her on the blab front, i need to start telling people so that they don't hear things from this woman (who my mum has officially complained about!)
will tell the last of the "close" family after Monday's scan (woot woot!) - and after that, well, as people find out they find out. i had intentions of doing a cute Christmas Card with 12w scan piccie with a little santa hat on - but seeing everyone has decided to ruin the suprise, i'll just tell people. not what i wanted to do, but everyone seems to think 12 weeks is the magic milestone and i should get over it - so bugger them - i'll not be "cute"!
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BG - Contgrats on 12 weeks have a great scan on Monday it is amazing
:bellyrubs: to everyone
Me: 20 weeks today scan tommorrow Morning :dance:
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Woo Hoo TL best of luck with your 20 week scan tomorrow :dance:
:bellyrubs: :bellyrubs: :bellyrubs: to everyone else
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BG - how annoying to have some one blab to your family - some people just don't think do they ? I think the Santa hat on the 12 week scan is adorable - you should do it anyway and enjoy it. Good luck for your scan tomorrow.
TL - Good luck for your 20 week scan - i'm sure it will be an amazing experience.
Well time for me to walk the pooch and get off my butt for the first time today. Very lazy day, not sure how I will get through tomorrow at work with out cat naps every few hours!
Take care everyone,
LNB
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Kahlan, my m/s didn't get progressively worse...it was pretty much the same from 5wks-14wks. Some days were worse than others, and at about 16wks it disappeared completely.
BG and TL, Good luck with your scans tomorrow!! :D
AFM, back to the diabetes educator tomorrow for her to check how I am going with my GD, and then big scan on Wednesday. Feeling a bit more movement as well. Still feels like flutters but I feel more of them and I feel them every day now.
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Hi All,
Hope you have had great weekends relaxing and resting.
Kahlan- Great news about the assignment. You must be so relieved.
BG- Happy 12 weeks to the little one. Have an amazing scan tomorrow. Looking forward to hearing all about it. Bugger about people's big mouths!!! I just love the Christmas card idea. I'd LOVE to receive a card like that.
Hippy Mum- Hope you had a good weekend of naps!!
LNB- Friday sounds like it was a hard day..hope you had a better day today. You make me laugh with hoping the crankiness stays away today!! I have been like that for months now on this IVF journey. Waking up every day praying not to get cranky!
TL- I can't believe you are 20 weeks now..gee time goes fast! Have a great scan tomorrow. How beautiful to see Baby Tigger again xx
Megan- Hope the appointment goes well tomorrow. I can't WAIT to feel flutters. It must be so beautiful.
Nicole- Hi there. Hope things are going well for you.
Janie- Hope your weekend has been a relaxing one. Am always thinking of you.
Devon- Great to hear from you. Hope all is well with you
Sorry if I missed anyone..we are a massive group now which is so amazing!!
AFM- Have worked all weekend and gee can I feel it. I'm on the recliner and Mum and Dad's and probably will only move to feed myself, go to the toilet, then to bed!!! WHAT A SLOTH!!! Oohh and another scan on Tuesday. Can't wait to see the 2 little cutie pies again!!
Have a great day tomorrow all. 1 more day of work for me, then 2 off!
Night night
Bel
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Good luck with your scans tomorrow BG and TL - very exciting!!
I'm 30 weeks tomorrow, getting very impatient to meet our little boy, but of course hoping he stays in for the full 40 weeks!
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Happy 30 week day little Devon boy!! How exciting!
Hugs Bel
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Its a Girl Charlotte May due on the 5th April Happy and Healthy and Active at her scan today
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Woo Hoo TL GREAT NEWS!!:cheer::
...and what a beautiful name :stork-girl:
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:clap::dance: Congrats TL! Wonderful to hear you are having a healthy baby girl.
Devon - congrats on 30 weeks!
Bel - I remember that feeling of complete exhaustion - it does go away eventually! Can't wait to hear how your 2 little ones are going tomorrow.
Megan - GL with the diabetes educator and also your scan on Wednesday! How wonderful that you are feeling more movement.
BG - hope your scan goes well today... congrats on 12 weeks! And aren't people just miserable that they would feel happy to release your wonderful news before you are ready.
Kahlan - I think sometimes the discolouration can just be old blood from implantation. Try not to worry about it (easier said than done I know)... a lot of women have bleeding in pregnancy and have perfect little baby's at the end of it. Just look at what TL went through and here she is with a beautiful healthy little girl on her way.
Hi and lots of :bellyrubs:to LNB, Nicole, HM, Devon and anyone else I have missed.
AFM - well my little monkey has finally kicked hard enough for DH to feel from the outside! He felt 3 definite kicks last night - which was really very special. The only thing is, now the kicks are really feeling like kicks not flutters - and bubs decided that as I was trying to go to sleep last night that they would wake up and kick about like nobodies business for a couple of hours. Needless to say I feel exhausted today, but oh so happy about feeling all this movement.
Janie xxx
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congrats on the pink bundle TL
warning - totally self absorbed post ahead!
scan was fantastic!! i can't believe how much our Gremlin has grown! and how HUMAN it looked. we have one hyper little vegemite growing in there - no wonder i felt movement so early. the sonographer was having issues getting pics cos it just wouldn't stop moving! not that i'm complaining - it was amazing to see! we got to see arms and legs, tummy, heart, head - and after 40 minutes of poking and prodding, we finally got the NT measurement - came in at 0.202, which i'm sure is fine! we have some very cute pics - two that were face on, so very alien like, but gives a clear indication of the face. the other couple are gorgeous profile shots. i had to empty my bladder at one point to get clearer images, then lay on my side - and even then, the little bugger wasn't cooperating too much! it was such an amazing experience though - i'm so pleased hubby was there. went back to my bro's place and the gremlin got it's first present. Daddy is a staunch Geelong fan, so first present from Uncle P is a Geelong singlet - in a size 6/8 - it's gonna fit for aaaaaaaaaages!
well, must away. have to go and photoshop a profile pic. we're designing our own cards this year - Gremlin with a santa hat (if i can) on the front of the card! need to get them ordered in a hurry though!
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Oh BG that is great news :dance:
I am so happy that your little Gremlin is kicking along nice and strong.
AFM, my 12 week scan is on Wednesday afternoon and I wish it was now!!!
Have a nice afternoon ladies and :bellyrubs: to all
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Hi girls,
Thanks so much for the advice. As long as MS doesn't progressively get worse I can live with the current situation.
It's amazing to hear you guys talking about scans. I can't wait to have mine but I am a bit scared at the moment. Had a little more spotting last night. Only a little (a few drops) and then it stopped. :wall::wall: Anyway I rang the nurse and she told me to come in for another bt. Will have the results tomorrow afternoon. I am so nervous. My sister told me she had spotting with both of her boys but then everybody is different. My only hope is that it was only brownish and only very little.
One question, when did your nipples changed? I was quite sure my haven't changed much. My BB are not that sore, only firmer and slightly bigger. My DH said that my nipples have changed a little but I couldn't see it. Sorry I am just grasping onto any signs that my little bub is doing o.k. :pray:
Take care everyone
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Hi girls
Hope everyone is well!!
Devon: CONGRATS belly buddy 30 weeks yiiipppppeeeeee were on the home stretch. Know what you mean about cant wait to meet bub, although i must admit being my 2nd i can hold out till she's ready as i know how full on the first weeks are and will be quite happy to get chrissy over!
Kahlan: They really can change at any stage! also i had abit of spotting to it can be very normal ! good luck with the BT!
Nicole: Hope the next few days fly and wednesday will be sooo exciting!
BG: love the gremlin with a santa hat how cute!
Janie: enjoy all those lovely little flutters
TL: congrats on the girl, so glad eveything is going so well for you now, it just awsome.
Bel: huge congrats on the twins ( i know abit late sorry :redface:) enjoy the scan tomorrow.
Megan: Goood luck with the scan on wednesday !
LNB: hope your feelin better, as much as the symptoms are reassuring they still suck!!
Shannon: how are you going it must be so close now and i cant get back to see the date you said ti was all happening, i bet you cant wait to meet your gorgeous twins. Good luck!
To all the lovely ladies i missed sorry :redface: but huge hugs and :bellyrubs:
AFM: nothing much to report it gets abit boring at this stage :rolleyes: had abit of a scare last week had a bit of a tummy bug i think without the vomiting etc. and also abit of spotting, but everything is looking ok. Been having loads of Braxton hicks as well, i cant believe that 8 weeks tomorrow ill be meeting my little girl, its a bit of a reality check even though i really still have so much to do. Any ways take care everyone.
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Sorry to crash, but just wanted to say Hi to Scooby and Devon my Belly Buddies. Yay for reaching 30 weeks!
Also has anyone heard news about Shannon? I believe she was going into Hospital Friday...
:bellyrubs: to everyone!
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Numa - TL posted a birth announcement for bubble and squeak the other day - both out and doing well!
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Nicole - Your scan on Wednesday will be amazing
Scooby - So glad the scare was just that :hug:
Kalhan :hug: the spotting is tough mine came on and off upto 12 weeks stay postive
Janie - Great news on the kicks :)
BG - Go with the photoshop much more creative than I am
Well still smiling for ear to ear went for a big ebay shop for wall stickers for Charoltte today she is going to have a fairies and carebears room :shhh: I love her so much and it all became more real today this being our first scan without beelding or a scare she really is ok :dance:
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ooh if you want carebears, scope out the scholastic website - you can buy carebear books and stuff - they are a set and come with a little plush bear each month... very cute
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Hi Everyone
Thought I'd say a quick hi before I start my hectic day at work.
Congratulations to TL and BG on their scans!
TL how wonderful a girl, and you have chosen a beautiful name!
BG The 12 week scan is a very important one, congratulations! Mine is tomorrow and I am nervous and excited! Its very cute seeing them being so active, makes it seem all the more real.
Nicole 1 sleep to go for us, good luck tomorrow! 12 weeks felt like it would take forever, but the day is almost here now. Hope we both have an amazing experience!
Hi to everyone else, hope you have a great day :hello:
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TL, Congratulations on your little girl :)
BG, so happy to hear that your scan went well yesterday. You must have felt on top of the world during and after that. It is such a relief to get in there and see something on screen that looks like a little baby bouncing around.
LS and Nicole, good luck for your u/s tomorrow. It's definitely the week for scans around here at the moment. Mine is tomorrow too. I can't wait to find out if Buddy is a boy or a girl. I just hope I manage to get more sleep tonight than I did before my 12 week scan!
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Hi Everyone -
What an exciting day yesterday with all the scans and more today !
TL - what a beautiful name, congratulations, you must be over the moon. Enjoy the shopping for carebears !
Bel - good luck for your scan today, can't wait to hear about the little ones.
Kahlan - I'm also having spotting still, have had it for almost 14 days nows. Seems to come and go and never gets any worse but freaks me out each time. I just hope and :pray: and am trying not be a complete basket case. I'm sure your BT will reassure you. Thinking of you.
HM - how are you?
LS and Nicole - good luck for your scans today / tomorrow
BG - how did the photoshopping project turn out - that must have been so much fun to work on
Janie - i bet those kicks felf wonderful !
Sorry if I have forgotten anyone - so many to keep up with :) Sending happy thoughts and belly rubs to everyone.
AFM - spotting came back Sunday / Monday night. Trying not to be freaked out as it was the same as before and doesn't get anyworse. I have my OB appt next Tuesday and he will do a scan then so trying to stay calm and not run to the loo every 20 minutes to 'check':) Still have a little MS but it is not to bad, just a bit of a "gagging" feeling a few times in the morning but constantly constipated (sorry TMI). Hoping and :pray: everday.
Hope everyone has a great day,
Take care,
LNB
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Bel...lots of yummy naps hun!! got to make the most of it while i can.
LNB...kind of taken a bit of a turn on that lately. I haven't found a new dr ..and i will soon. But...see below
BG...OMG re the blabber...hun i hope you can still do something special to announce your bub. My Dh 's family is a little estranged too and we are in a similar boat by the sounds. I am quite happy some of them not knowing at all actually but i guess i can't avoid that.
Sorry your mum found out the way she did. Good luck with it and hope you can do something exciting and special. xx
AFM- i have really calmed down and feeling really good about everything that we are thinking of trying to go as far as we can with no scan at all. See if we can make it all the way...but this doesn't help us wanting to know the sex of the bub at 20 weeks. We will have to decide on that later on. Does anyone know if a scan is the only way of showing the sex??
We just figure if all is going well and we are feeling good...we would like to avoid the scans. I have alwasy felt this way but after the miscarriage...needed some comfort when we forst had the BFP. I wanted to be sure i had no cysts to worry about. But then i think...well if i have cysts and find out through a scan...what can i do? Nothing, so what is the point in creating more worry for myself when i am feeling great right now. That feeling of comfort, confidence and happiness is irreplaceable and can have such a wonderful influence on our bubs.
Mums been guilting me a bit but i think we have reached a balance. Time will tell and she is only trying to help...but in doing that it feels like she has no confidence in my own abilities. She make me feel a bit like if i don't take her advice (from a wiser woman than when she had kids) then i am being somewhat irresponsible for the health of my child. I am vegetarian to a great extent and a lot of people have difficulty with that.
Off my soap box now and all is good. Mum is fine, she just worries.
Love to all and sorry i can't keep up with you all, bit tired. But you are all in my thoughts and wishing you well.
Love hm xoxox
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Hey LNB- I know the feeling hun re the constipation...i hardly ever have it and lately...can't seem to escape it no matter what i do. Noice! Hope the spotting, ms and constipation eases for you soon babe. My ms is very very mild just feel a bit nauseous when i eat and if i wait too long to eat. Yesterday was the worst i had....i was blowing air into my cheeks to get through my lunch. Yukko but pretty good really.
HUgs to you hun.
xxoxox
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Hi everyone - Belly rubs, belly rubs.....
Can I ask a question? I just want your personal thoughts.....
DH and I have always thought that we would find out the sex of the baby at the 18 - 20 weeks. In the last couple of weeks I have been having second thoughts. Something in the back of my head is telling me that by NOT finding out I can get back a little of that 'traditional' pregnancy feeling....
We've all talked about the losses we have felt in having to go down the IVF road and I'm just trying to figure out what to do. I really want to know, but I also really want to have that surprise at the end. The surprise not only for us, but for our friends and family as well.
I know there have been a lot of women on this thread who have found out - is there anyone who doesn't want to know?
The count down is on and I only have 4 weeks to decide. I reckon it will take us that long......*sigh*
Thanks
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Nic - Little Charlotte was doing summersualts and was quite happy to show us :) and for me it allows me to personalise her room
HM - Not sure on the scan thing sweetie but I do know they checked everything yesterday and it was very reassuring for me.
LNB - :hug: on the spotting hun I know it can be scary take a peek at my blog if you want to read what happened eraly on with Baby Tigger
Megan LS and Nicole :goodluck: for the scans
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Nic, I used to never what to know...and maybe we might still go that way..we shall see. I can totally see what you are saying about taking back some of the traditional...so many of us take so long to get there. I totally agree with that. I have also recently come up against watching our friends find out they were having a girl. It was wonderful to see that the baby all of a sudden could be referred to as a 'she' and they spoke about her and her personality like it was already a reality in their lives. It was wonderful to watch them bond. My Sil and Bro did something different, they found out and didn't tell anyone.
So, I am in two minds too, we are thinking of avoiding scans if we can and thinking whether or not we want to know the sex...part of me does and i know that the baby's birth will be enough of an overwhelming experience for me. I think i would like to be prepared to meet our child and get to know it as much as i can before the birth....BUT then there is a part of me that thinks...it should be a surprise. I think i will be like you hun...confused and making the decision at the last minute.
Good luck hun, whatever you decide just dont feel guilty...whatever you choose will be the right choice.
Love Hm xxoxoxo
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Thanks TL for letting me know. I am so glad it comforted you a little more hun. It is just fab news.
Love Hm xoxo
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First things first......:bellyrubs: :bellyrubs:
BG, Love the new Avi...very cute :)
Luckystrike, only one more sleep for us to go how exciting what time is your scan?
Best of luck to you and hope you get some great pics
Megan, it sure is the week for scans. All the best for yours tomorrow.
I know what you mean about sleep...I had the worst sleep last night and all I could do was dream about scan day.
Have a great day ladies...
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Nic - maybe you need to leave it up to your bub - as TL said, some give you no choice but to find out - they flash everything for you to see! others are shy. maybe leave it to the day - if you find out you find out (so basically tell the sonographer to tell you if it's obvious, but don't go searching!). we plan on finding out, and sharing with BB and immediate family, but not extended family (i think). we're also planning on having a 4d scan (woo hoo - finally an advantage to living in the sticks - we get 4d scans so much cheaper out here!)
as to scans - HM - not sure what it's like over there, but you have no real choice over here on the morphology (18-20 week) scan. it's essentially to check for any birth defects that may be incompatible with life (and yes, that's a harsh way to put it - but that's what they do sorry). it's the one scan that every pregnant woman is referred for.
haven't done much on the photoshop front. realised photoshop is on PC (which isnt connected) so either have to install on laptop, or go and visit SIL and use her computer! thinking the first bit sounds easier. for anyone that wants to see Gremlins photos so far, i've created a folder on the website in my profile - pw is bg.
and woo hoo - i have a preggers avvy! yay!!
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Nixon - we decided not to find out the sex at our 20 week scan. The sonographer will always ask you and if you say no, they will still look, but not make it obvious. I asked him at the end and he knew what sex we were having, but I still have no idea - so he was very good at not making it obvious to us.
As to why we made the decision - I had always thought that I would find out, but once I fell pregnant it became less and less important to me. With having been through IVF and everything being so planned and with no surprises, we decided that we wanted at least one surprise along the way. So that is what lead us to not finding out. My OB doesn't even know - he says he finds it really nice also when the parents find out on the birth day.
It is such a personal choice, but for us we are happy and excited to wait.
Janie xxx
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Hey I'm crashing again! Nixon I so know how you feel. I was in two minds about finding out, although was soooo curious. But DH didn't want to know so that decided it for me (I'm bad at keeping secrets). Either way its all good I think, although occassionally they do get it wrong. I just read a post recently from a BB member who at the 20 wk scan was told she was having a girl, and at a recent 30ish week scan they said sorry, made a mistake, its a boy!
I'm sure whatever you decide you'll be happy about it... :)
