Moms to be Part 4

[Sarah_Rose]

Did anyone else find that waiting for the ultrasound was harder with a second (or later) pregnancy? I felt like time flew until we knew what we were having with DS, but waiting to find out about this current pregnancy was absolute torture. We're in the process of selling our house (we accepted an offer today-HOORAY!!) so I think I really just wanted to know if I was keeping or getting rid of stuff. Now that I know, I feel much more relaxed. This baby has been pretty active already.

I'm with you! We didn't find out the sex with our first baby and I was perfectly ok with that. With this second baby, I just had to know and it was like torture waiting to find out! We're also in the process of moving (the movers show up in 10 days and I'm FREAKING out!) so I really wanted to know if I could unload some of my boy stuff. But then, even though we're having a girl and I'm SURE that she'll be our last, I still ended up saving a couple totes of boy clothes just in case the ultrasound was wrong.

And I also have to say that I'm totally with you on the little flash of gender disappointment. I think it's more mourning our expectations and the "could have been" than actually being upset about the gender of our children. Of course, we're all thrilled about having a baby.... but there are those little experiences that you know you're going to miss and you kind of have to get over those feelings. I can honestly say that I had no gender preference for either my first child or this baby. But, when I found out that this baby is a girl, I still had a little flash of disappointment. I'm over the moon about having both a boy and a girl.... but I really thought it would be fun for DS to have a little brother to play with.... how much fun it would be to have two little guys running around. And I briefly mourned the fact that DS will never have that relationship.... even though I know that he will love his sister. This feeling surprised me - I honestly hadn't considered it at all before having the gender ultrasound - I had no idea I would feel this way upon finding out the gender, but those feelings were still there. We all have a right to our feelings and no one should make you feel "inferior" because you have them.

 

[cherbear]

Please don't stop participating on my account. My comments were not intended to cause any hurt feelings
It was just a thought that sometimes people do forget others struggles.

Not to make excuses but I just had a very big surgery yesterday to clean up major scar tissue from the many surgeries I had to get pregnant.
Pain, memory flash back and my filter not working added up to me not keeping my big mouth shut.
I apologize. Maria

everyone has their moments

How are you feeling...are you still laid up after the surgery?

 

[cherbear]

I think I was slightly disappointed in the beginning that we weren't having twins (the betas were high and my dr thinks both stuck but one just didn't hang on) and mainly because we lost out on the possibility of a boy & a girl in one shot. LOL

Having found out this was a girl, I looked at all the boy clothes we had (after a failed adoption of a baby boy last year) and there are definitely a few things I want to hang onto in case we ever have a boy. One has the cutest stinking hat with it! It would have been the "coming home" outfit.

But we've already been finding the cutest girl clothes!!! I am addicted to shopping for baby girl. I told DH we have got to stop or we'll run out of room!

I can totally see both sides of wanting a same-gender sibling, and wanting one of each. I guess that's why some people have a whole lot of kids! LOL

 

[joanne312]

But we've already been finding the cutest girl clothes!!! I am addicted to shopping for baby girl. I told DH we have got to stop or we'll run out of room!

The saddest thing is that they grow out of everything so stinking fast! I already have a stack of clothes that don't fit him anymore. It's so sad! Those clothes were so flippin' cute!

 

[GoofyBaby]

Howdy ladies! Just found this thread and would love to join in! My hubby and I just found out today at 23 weeks that we are expecting a baby girl (our first child) and we are so excited! We are using a midwife in a birthing center and will birth in water. We can't wait for our little girl to make her arrival in mid-July!

 

[cherbear]

Howdy ladies! Just found this thread and would love to join in! My hubby and I just found out today at 23 weeks that we are expecting a baby girl (our first child) and we are so excited! We are using a midwife in a birthing center and will birth in water. We can't wait for our little girl to make her arrival in mid-July!

welcome and congrats! Welcome to team PINK!

 

[cherbear]

The saddest thing is that they grow out of everything so stinking fast! I already have a stack of clothes that don't fit him anymore. It's so sad! Those clothes were so flippin' cute!

well you should hang onto them!

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

well you should hang onto them!

Hi All,

My niece is having tiny baby clothes withdraw so I'm making her this with pieces of her favorites. I'm going to make the strips of clothes much smaller to make the lights shine through more.
She is going to use it for his 1st Christmas tree this year.
http://pinterest.com/pin/152066924887607830/

Hi GoofyBaby, Welcome

 

[skuttle]

But we've already been finding the cutest girl clothes!!! I am addicted to shopping for baby girl. I told DH we have got to stop or we'll run out of room!

This is why I don't want a girl!! Sometimes I get frustrated shopping for DS because there isn't much for little boys...or it's all the same thing. But then I think about how much money I'm saving! LOL!

Howdy ladies! Just found this thread and would love to join in! My hubby and I just found out today at 23 weeks that we are expecting a baby girl (our first child) and we are so excited! We are using a midwife in a birthing center and will birth in water. We can't wait for our little girl to make her arrival in mid-July!

Welcome!! A water birth! Wow!! I've seen that on A Baby Story once or twice. My DH would pass out! LOL! He can barely make it through a hospital delivery and he just stays at my head!

 

[cherbear]

Hi All,

My niece is having tiny baby clothes withdraw so I'm making her this with pieces of her favorites. I'm going to make the strips of clothes much smaller to make the lights shine through more.
She is going to use it for his 1st Christmas tree this year.
http://pinterest.com/pin/152066924887607830/

Hi GoofyBaby, Welcome

darnit! I can't see it at work (have never even tried to get on Pinterest here, but from the looks of it, clearly others have and they've blocked it now....LOL)

 

[Lady Lallie]

Hi Everyone!

I'm happy to announce that Violet arrived on 3/13/12, weighing 7lbs 11oz, 19.5inches long.

I was induced on 3/12 and things just didn't end up progressing quickly enough while my blood pressure was rising so I ended up with a csection. I was put through the ringer a bit with all the medicine they had me on to keep my blood pressure down and to prevent seizures. I didn't truly start to feel better until about Tuesday which was a week after she was born.

We have been home since Saturday and she is absolutely perfect. I am completely smitten with my precious girl.

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

Lady Lallie, true perfection

Hope you are feeling better and enjoying that precious miracle.....

 

[joanne312]

Welcome Violet! What a cutie!

Sorry about the c-section but I'm glad you are finally feeling better.

 

[cherbear]

Hi Everyone!

I'm happy to announce that Violet arrived on 3/13/12, weighing 7lbs 11oz, 19.5inches long.

I was induced on 3/12 and things just didn't end up progressing quickly enough while my blood pressure was rising so I ended up with a csection. I was put through the ringer a bit with all the medicine they had me on to keep my blood pressure down and to prevent seizures. I didn't truly start to feel better until about Tuesday which was a week after she was born.

We have been home since Saturday and she is absolutely perfect. I am completely smitten with my precious girl.

she's beautiful!!!! Congratulations!

 

[chloelovesdisney]

She's adorable, congrats!

 

[skuttle]

Violet is just adorable. Great pictures!! Hope you are feeling better.

 

[NYEmomma]

Hi Everyone!

I'm happy to announce that Violet arrived on 3/13/12, weighing 7lbs 11oz, 19.5inches long.

I was induced on 3/12 and things just didn't end up progressing quickly enough while my blood pressure was rising so I ended up with a csection. I was put through the ringer a bit with all the medicine they had me on to keep my blood pressure down and to prevent seizures. I didn't truly start to feel better until about Tuesday which was a week after she was born.

We have been home since Saturday and she is absolutely perfect. I am completely smitten with my precious girl.

Congratulations -- she's absolutely adorable!!!

Plus, Violet's probably the best name you could ever give a little girl (coming from the mother of a 3yo Violet ).

 

[soontobewed07]

Hoping I can join you all I am now 26 weeks along and this pregnancy is a blessing after 3 years of TTC.

This is baby #2 and I have GD and it's already been a long ride

 

[skuttle]

Hoping I can join you all I am now 26 weeks along and this pregnancy is a blessing after 3 years of TTC.

This is baby #2 and I have GD and it's already been a long ride

Glad you are joining us!! Took us 4 years for baby #2...then we were surprised with baby #3! Fertility is a crazy thing!

I had GD with #2 and, instead of taking that awful glucose test again, my Dr and I decided I would just start testing my blood 3-4 times a week and follow the GD diet.

 

[soontobewed07]

Glad you are joining us!! Took us 4 years for baby #2...then we were surprised with baby #3! Fertility is a crazy thing!

I had GD with #2 and, instead of taking that awful glucose test again, my Dr and I decided I would just start testing my blood 3-4 times a week and follow the GD diet.

That's what we did this time,but my sugars started getting wonky at about 22 weeks and we knew from there diet alone was not going to help.
We are very happy for our princess to join us but this will be the last one for me.