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Post by sammysam on Jun 25, 2018 4:39:25 GMT -6
Alright, any guesses as to what you think baby is?
For those of you who already know, is it what you thought?
Let's hear it!
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Post by sammysam on Jun 25, 2018 4:56:02 GMT -6
With DD I was sure she was a boy. Positive. I had no doubt.
Then at my AS I found out she was a Girl. I had to have a bunch more ultrasounds after that for various reasons and I kept asking at every one for them to check since I wasn't convinced.
Before DD there were 14 boys born to my family. She was the first girl in 8 years. Everyone kept telling me she would be a boy. My one cousin was told at each of their ultrasounds that their second was a girl. When baby was born SURPRISE! Another boy. No one believed I was going to have a girl.
I have a feeling this is going to be a boy. Either would be amazing but I'm guessing boy. Maybe it's just residual conviction from my first pregnancy. So in that case probably girl:)
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Post by redhead610 on Jun 25, 2018 6:55:59 GMT -6
We were almost positive this one was a girl. My nausea is 1 million times worse than with my other pregnancies, so I figured something must be different. But, nope! It's a boy!
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Post by notagoddess on Jun 25, 2018 7:09:41 GMT -6
I was convinced it was a girl last time. I had read Taking Charge of Your Fertility and apparently, your timing before conception can affect the chances of having a boy/girl (though it's iffy whether this is legit). Anyway, our timing was such that a girl was supposedly more likely. I also had a strong gut feeling, and I was right.
This time, I don't have any gut feeling at all. I do prefer another girl, because we will be moving this baby into DD's pink nursery, and I want to be able to reuse all the clothing we have, and also, we have better girl names. I also want a boy though. My ideal family would be girl, girl, boy. Since I want both, I don't think I will have any gender disappointment.
I can't wait to find out! We'll probably do the NIPT again, so I should know by the end of August.
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Post by sunshiney on Jun 25, 2018 7:35:04 GMT -6
I have no idea. Can't imagine. Dying to know. Plan to do everything pretty gender neutral, but realized as I was trying to put together a registry (just private! need time to research all the best choices lol!) that truly neutral choices are really limited! But, I'd like to pose a question to the group. We talk about baby gender, but really what we're talking about is the sex. Would it make sense for us (and be respectful to all genders/agender) to use the word sex here? Thank you for considering.
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Post by strawberrykiki on Jun 25, 2018 8:57:28 GMT -6
I feel like it’s a girl. No real reason except my mom was sick with me but not my brother and I feel like crap most of the time lol
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Post by tngrl3 on Jun 25, 2018 9:40:13 GMT -6
I was sure DS was a girl for no other reason than I just thought he was. However was obviously wrong! My pregnancy with DD was very different in the beginning but I didn't really have a feeling about what she might be. I have no clue with this one. I was much sicker with DD than DS and am already having constant nausea so that makes me lean toward this baby being a girl. I have zero preference this time around. SO is hopeful for another girl.
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Post by sammysam on Jun 25, 2018 10:11:09 GMT -6
I have no idea. Can't imagine. Dying to know. Plan to do everything pretty gender neutral, but realized as I was trying to put together a registry (just private! need time to research all the best choices lol!) that truly neutral choices are really limited! But, I'd like to pose a question to the group. We talk about baby gender, but really what we're talking about is the sex. Would it make sense for us (and be respectful to all genders/agender) to use the word sex here? Thank you for considering. Sorry! Yes! Of course it's sex. Thread title changed immediately. I was trying not to confuse what the thread was about but didn't think it through:)
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Post by sammysam on Jun 25, 2018 10:18:33 GMT -6
sunshiney Even though we knew DD was a girl we still picked mostly gender neutral things...mostly because I think it's more our style. People called DD a boy for the first 8 months. I never corrected anyone because I don't mind. Now that DD is older she has totally her own style. She has been dressing herself for quite a long time now and I am still thoroughly amused by her choices. She truly marches to the beat of her own drum:)
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Post by sammysam on Jun 25, 2018 10:19:36 GMT -6
Waiting until the end of September to find out is going to be hard:/
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Post by sunshiney on Jun 25, 2018 10:38:19 GMT -6
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Post by k on Jun 25, 2018 11:42:56 GMT -6
I think it’s another boy. I told MH before we had any kids we were going to have 3 boys, and so far we are 2/3 of the way there! We can’t decide on any boy names this time though 😬.
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Post by sammysam on Jun 25, 2018 12:59:29 GMT -6
Oooh! So cool!!! I didn't know something like this existed!
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Post by Foxy on Jun 25, 2018 14:13:23 GMT -6
Oooh! So cool!!! I didn't know something like this existed! If we didn't do the NIPT I was contemplating the sneak peak. I read that you have to be VERY careful when you take it and not to let your husband help because it can contaminate the sample. I wanted the genetic results so NIPT it was!
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Post by Foxy on Jun 25, 2018 14:15:37 GMT -6
I was pretty convinced I was having a boy despite everyone guessing and telling me we were going to have a girl. Like they would know.... : eye roll: It would have been much easier though if it was a girl! We would gotten a ton of girl stuff from friends and family! Honestly I would have been happy with either but my instincts always thought boy, and I was right!
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Post by sammysam on Jun 25, 2018 14:24:28 GMT -6
Oooh! So cool!!! I didn't know something like this existed! If we didn't do the NIPT I was contemplating the sneak peak. I read that you have to be VERY careful when you take it and not to let your husband help because it can contaminate the sample. I wanted the genetic results so NIPT it was! We get screening done between 11 to 14 weeks but they don't tell us the gender. I'm super impatient but I'm ok waiting until the AS to find out. Gives me more time to obsess about names. Also it stops me from buying stuff too early;)
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Post by Foxy on Jun 25, 2018 17:02:33 GMT -6
If we didn't do the NIPT I was contemplating the sneak peak. I read that you have to be VERY careful when you take it and not to let your husband help because it can contaminate the sample. I wanted the genetic results so NIPT it was! We get screening done between 11 to 14 weeks but they don't tell us the gender. I'm super impatient but I'm ok waiting until the AS to find out. Gives me more time to obsess about names. Also it stops me from buying stuff too early;) I was talking about our nipt with my mom and she was saying how she didn't have anything like that (obviously) but she mentioned she didn't even know what she was having until she delivered! I didn't realize that my mom had no idea. I don't know why that never occurred to me.
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Post by stayingblonde on Jun 25, 2018 17:15:03 GMT -6
I just have it in my mind that it's a boy. I really love the idea of two boys/brothers, and we have so many boy clothes that I'd love to get use out of again. I also (and this might sound weird to some of you) have a LOT of fears about raising a daughter. I have so many body image issues that I don't want to pass on (I got mine from my mama), and I think about things like risk of sexual assault and the gender wage gap and I just go into this spiral of despair. I know I need to not think about all the bad things so much, but it's just the way my brain works. SO I'm sure all of this means it will be a girl. (Honestly, I'd be thrilled to have a girl, and so would MH. I'm just in my own head a lot.)
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Post by Foxy on Jun 25, 2018 17:43:47 GMT -6
stayingblonde I was really starting to like the idea of having a girl and was both happy and sad when I heard we were having a boy. Even though I always just assumed we would have a boy. But then I started thinking of all the things I hate about being female. Hellllo periods.... so happy I don't have to teach about tampons. I would have, but happy I don't have to lol. My H told me if I take care of 0-3 he'll take care of 3 on. DONE! I shook his hand so fast lol. I also had witnesses. One of our friends said "get that in writing" 🤣😂🤣
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Post by sammysam on Jun 25, 2018 19:08:14 GMT -6
We get screening done between 11 to 14 weeks but they don't tell us the gender. I'm super impatient but I'm ok waiting until the AS to find out. Gives me more time to obsess about names. Also it stops me from buying stuff too early;) I was talking about our nipt with my mom and she was saying how she didn't have anything like that (obviously) but she mentioned she didn't even know what she was having until she delivered! I didn't realize that my mom had no idea. I don't know why that never occurred to me. So funny! I've never even asked my mom if she knew! I feel like she knew with my younger sister because she was AMA and they made her get an amino...but now I feel like I need to ask her. I wish my early screening gave me sex results.
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Post by sammysam on Jun 25, 2018 19:22:36 GMT -6
stayingblonde These are all my SO's issues with raising a girl as well. I never pictured myself with daughters. But now that I have one I can't imagine it any other way. I think part of me wants a boy only because I can't imagine loving another little girl the way I love my daughter. Plus I don't want her to feel like the new baby is taking her place. Part of me feels that if it's a boy then maybe there won't be the same feelings of competition. Especially since they'll be 5 years apart. But I love having a girl so much that the other part of me wants another one. Plus I have SOOOO many clothes. I really want to reuse them.
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Post by dashook on Jun 26, 2018 14:23:12 GMT -6
It amazes me how I am wrong 100% of the time on something that has 50-50 odds. Every time I try to guess what I think someone is having, I am wrong. From early on in my pregnancy with DS, I was sure I was having a girl. Clearly wrong. With DD, I had no feeling either way. I was absolutely thrilled when she came out and I found out it was a girl! This time, I am getting boy vibes, which almost certainly means I am having another girl In terms of the pregnancies themselves, though it's still early, this one has been more similar to my first. So who knows, maybe I'll be right for the first time? Either way I am so, so excited to find out in January the sex of our little tiebreaker.
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Post by k on Jun 26, 2018 19:33:44 GMT -6
It amazes me how I am wrong 100% of the time on something that has 50-50 odds. Every time I try to guess what I think someone is having, I am wrong. From early on in my pregnancy with DS, I was sure I was having a girl. Clearly wrong. With DD, I had no feeling either way. I was absolutely thrilled when she came out and I found out it was a girl! This time, I am getting boy vibes, which almost certainly means I am having another girl In terms of the pregnancies themselves, though it's still early, this one has been more similar to my first. So who knows, maybe I'll be right for the first time? Either way I am so, so excited to find out in January the sex of our little tiebreaker. So what do you think I’m having? 😉
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Post by dashook on Jun 27, 2018 5:48:02 GMT -6
It amazes me how I am wrong 100% of the time on something that has 50-50 odds. Every time I try to guess what I think someone is having, I am wrong. From early on in my pregnancy with DS, I was sure I was having a girl. Clearly wrong. With DD, I had no feeling either way. I was absolutely thrilled when she came out and I found out it was a girl! This time, I am getting boy vibes, which almost certainly means I am having another girl In terms of the pregnancies themselves, though it's still early, this one has been more similar to my first. So who knows, maybe I'll be right for the first time? Either way I am so, so excited to find out in January the sex of our little tiebreaker. So what do you think I’m having? 😉 Lol! I’ll say boy. Congratulations on your baby girl!
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Post by sunshiney on Jul 27, 2018 11:25:56 GMT -6
Just sent in the sneak peek blood sample at 9 weeks yesterday, and checking the tracking it looks like we'll learn the baby's sex Monday or maybe Tuesday! This is so crazy. Did anyone do or thinking of doing something special to announce the sex to their SO or other family? Since we had a whole IF process for getting PG, I couldn't really give him a surprise that we're pregnant, and he agreed I can find out first and then tell him in a special way. I was thinking of filling the bedroom with colored balloons, I dunno?
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Post by thelittleredm on Jul 27, 2018 14:50:51 GMT -6
With DS, I didn't really have any gut feelings about sex until the day of the ultrasound and I decided he was probably going to be a boy. DS2 I kept flip-flopping about. Mostly, I think, because I really wanted a girl but based on the amount of boys in H's family, I knew the odds were probably skewed in favor of another boy.
I think this one is another boy. H and I both really want a girl and DS1 keeps calling it his sister and my mom insists on referring to it as a girl (power of belief/suggestion and all that). I want a girl.
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Post by k on Jul 27, 2018 19:01:48 GMT -6
I get sad thinking about not having another boy, because that’s all I know I guess. I’m pretty sure everyone else wants us to have a girl. DS1 calls it a boy girl.
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Post by sunshiney on Jul 29, 2018 13:20:37 GMT -6
At 9 weeks 3 days we now know the sex of the baby!!! Got the results back 5 days after I first ordered the sneak peek test. Surprised DH with a bedroom full of 3 dozen helium balloons. It definitely makes it feel more real! We plan to keep it between the two of us until the baby's born. It feels very special to have this knowledge together! So excited to meet the baby!
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Post by strawberrykiki on Jul 30, 2018 8:17:02 GMT -6
At 9 weeks 3 days we now know the sex of the baby!!! Got the results back 5 days after I first ordered the sneak peek test. Surprised DH with a bedroom full of 3 dozen helium balloons. It definitely makes it feel more real! We plan to keep it between the two of us until the baby's born. It feels very special to have this knowledge together! So excited to meet the baby! I feel like there’s no way I wouldn’t slip and say he or she by accident lol I’m dying to find out!!! I might be doing the blood work test on Wednesday. I have it scheduled but if it’s beyond pricey I’m not doing it. Either way I want to find out at the anatomy scan. Hopefully just a few more weeks!
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Post by wildflowers on Aug 9, 2018 12:05:46 GMT -6
We decided not to do the genetic testing which means I won't know the sex for four to six more weeks. Originally I wanted to wait, but now that we are finding out I want to know right now! I am ready to start thinking about names.
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