Hi Aimee, Congrats on having a little girl. I find it quite ironic that a few women I know would love a boy and they have found out they are having a girl (or have just had a girl) and here I am I really, really, really want a girl and I feel 80% sure it is going to be a boy!!!! I have my scan in 9 days and I'm feeling really anxious. At the moment I can still hold out hope that I am wrong and it will be a girl but once I have that scan there will probably be no doubt (not that I want any doubt mind you).
When I was talking to a long time friend about finding out the gender she said "Oh, so you want to know?" I told her I NEED to know, becaue if it is a boy (as I fear) I will need that time to get my head around it and try to mentally prepare for it. If they can't tell the gender at this scan I will be trying to organise another one (even if I have to pay privately) because I really do need the time to prepare myself emotionally.
When I had my daughter I was a little worried about having a boy but hadn't had experience with boys so wasn't as worried as I am now. My ex had a baby boy and he was such a brat. I think this has turned me off boys even more. Even by 1 year old he showed a real aggressive streak. She also had a nephew who used to visit us regularly and he was a horror and I now look after 3 girls and 1 boy and the little boy (who is 5) isn't really aggressive or anything like that but he can be nasty to his sisters and I just struggle with him a bit (thank god I only have 5 days left with them now as this past week the little girls who are normally really well behaved have started to play up a bit - yesterday I had to give one of them time out 3 times and normally I'll be lucky to do it once a week).
Kelly, glad to hear things seem to be going well and your meeting with the multiple births association was so enjoyable.
AFM: finished the thrush medication but it is still slightly tingly (like how it started) so not sure whether I should be seeing the Dr about taking more or just wait and see. Coldsore hasn't come up yet - I've stopped eating chocolate as chemist said it makes it worse... so maybe that is helping?
OK - which one of you lovely ladies recommended stringy cheese to me a while back? I'M ADDICTED!!! The other day I went grocery shopping and had to keep pulling over onto the side of the road to open another one. It was crazy. Or perhaps the baby was telling me it needed some calcium
lol MH! mine addiction is strawberry flavoured milk... and chocolate.
went and bought a new spanking breast feeding chair. Hardly Normal had 20% off or soemthing like that so i got a $500 gliding recliner for $400. It's not going to last 10 years but hopefully will do the bf job with number 2 and also come in handy as an extra seat in the lounge room.
with DS i used an old office chair we picked up about 5th hand... it is grotty, but i hide it under sheets or blankets and when feeding DS had to use about 10 pillows to get comfy. So i hope this chair is better!! can't be worse eh! It's not a 'bf chair' as marketed in the baby shops, but pretty much the same and similar price range.
hope that thrush has cleared fully Lori! I'm sure you'll just fall in love as easily with a little boy as girl. But i know what you mean, DH and I have sooo convinced ourselves we're having a little girl that I am worried DH may be disappointed if it is a little boy instead... and i'll certainly be shocked and need time to compute.
kelly -that sounds so lovely about your mutiples group, it's so nice when you can find somehwere you fit in. I think i'll join one of those new parent courses through community health here cos that's how my last mum's group was formed... and we are all still in touch! most have gone back to work but we've created our own secret fb group so we can chat, share pics and offer/receive advice
I'm just so glad you've made it this far! I know you feel soooo uncomfy but i suppose every extra day inside you is one less day they have to spend in hospital afterwards! OMG i remember itchy skin with DS but i think i'm sufficient stretched from my first pregnancy that i haven't had it this time. I remember I scratched myself to bleeding on my legs several times, just absentmindedly!
anyone remember murraycod? tried to send a pm but inbox full. wondered how she was getting on. how are you all....theres' a lot happening on here!! yeh for a busy thread, love to all bellies and bubs xx
Hi Ladies just quickly popping in to read everyones posts. Iv got my 12 weeks scan tomorrow im so excited but so nervous too, i dont know why but i always doubt my self but everything is going to be just fine and im wondering if just maybe they might be able to see what sex it is?? prob not i know but two girls at work found out at this scan (both boys) so im guessing if its a girl they def wont say. I went to these awesome markets in sydney with my sister yesterday it was all home made baby and childrens clothes, shoes, toys etc it was all just beautiful so when i find out what im having im going back down to go crazy!! lol
good luck oneday!!!! thinking of you tomoz love!!!
they can't tell the sex til 16 weeks i think love so don't be disappointed if they say it's too early.!!! and remember bub might do what ours did... and not show!!! lol.
sorry airline i don't know murraycod. was she on this thread??? oxo
kelly- what a relief, so great you have made it this far, been thinking of you. You must be very uncomfortable now
aimee- great news on your scan and congrats
lori and aimee- just a word from me on the gender topic. i can relate to much of what you both say. Basically I know people in my family were waiting for a baby girl...and I personally have no experirence with boys, and being an only child and very close to mum, think I had subconconsciously always imagined myself with, and dearly wanted, a girl of my own.
That's why i wanted to make sure I knew the gender, so that I would have time to be mentally prepared and to bond more with our little one, whether they be a boy or girl! As it is a boy, I am very glad we did find out and already he feels more real to me now and DH and I think we have found a name we both like. It's also given me a chance to accept that fact that this baby is not a girl and that I might never have a girl. There is a sadness for me in that fact, which is entirely separate to the excitement and happiness I feel about being pregnant and having a healthy baby, boy or girl, if that makes sense. I think it's a hard subject to talk about though, because a lot of people will judge, without understanding.
oneday- good luck with your scan!
kaybee- hi...on the public v private thing, i would go private in a flash if i could. It's not offered in port mac, with the way our healthsystem is set up. the private obs can only see us until 12 weeks, then they rotate at the public clinic. I am not happy with the public clinic so far for a few reasons. There is also no consistency and I have a high risk pregnancy and would MUCH rather be seeing my own Ob each time.
grub- great about the GD test! and your smart shopping...now go enjoy some choc!
afm- all going well. As i mentioned above to lori and aimee, things are more real now we know it's a boy and I am so glad we found out and I have time to adjust etc (that it isn't the girl I have so long imagined I would have). We've even found a name we both like (amazing!lol)...and bought a few little outfits, so much fun. And now I can chat to him more and embrace him in my heart ...we've even hung one of the cutest outfits on the nursery door, so it feels real and we think of him already whenever we walk in there.
I haven't been feeling too well lately. I seem to have developed an ULTRA sensitive digestive system. If I eat anything even remotely spicey...or anything beyond totally plain basically, I feel very sick, get cold shivers, bad stomach pains. And that can last for three days (during which time i have to eat plain rice etc) until it settles again.
I also still can hear my heart pounding through my ears/in my head. It can be pretty tough to sleep at night because of that. It's also made some of my exercise a bit more challenging.
I very much wish I had the option of private care here and am not really satisfied with the public clinic. Am also tempted to drive an hour away so I can see a private Ob. But like you kaybee, I wonder if it's just too late now?
But, despite that, I am still very very happy to be pregnant and on the way to holding our much longed for baby.
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