Due April/May 2016

@ CDLK, I am so excited for your scan tomorrow, let us know asap what the doctor says I have a feeling that I am having a boy but my mom says girl so will wait and see
This is my first pregnancy and I want the whole nursery with cot etc and my sister has told me on many occasions that she also wanted that but her first has only slept in a camp cot next to her bed and now the second one too, so she bought so many unused and useless items, lol. Maybe I have a half nursery with the clothes etc and a day bed/guest bed but baby will probably sleep in a camp cot next to our bed.
My colour theme is white with gray and touches of pale yellow and pale blue (hee hee I really think that it is a boy).

AFM, feeling a little better after eating some Pronutro as can't face any other food and really want to get some Energade for my tummy but don't want to venture out. I was wondering if any of you ladies are the same as sometimes I can just feel like crying and I cry for a few seconds before I wonder what the heck is going on. I was making some tea and bam started crying for no reason at all... odd symptoms.

Hi there ladies!

So good to see everyone is doing so well.

@Gib - congrats on the 12w mark!
@Jaybee - shame I hope you start feeling better soon. I think your drs are correct. We tend to be in complete protection mode during pregnancy but keep forgetting that we need to take care of ourselves as well!

@Blou - good luck with work. Almost over
@Ninies - you are much stronger than I am. I won't be able to live with a mother in law or actually anyone else in the house. I'm too full of nonsense for that to work! Good luck with that

So tomorrow have my 12w scan (should be about 12w3d then). Very excited! We told my son and he is very excited. He wants a brother obviously lol. I have a feeling it's a girl but we'll just have to wait and see. Hopefully we will get an idea tomorrow but be able to confirm at 16w.

I am also not going to do the nursery thing. Did it with my son and he hardly slept in his room or cot! He slept in the camp cot next to our bed and most of the time in our bed! However I am starting to itch to buy things. Will go have a look this weekend and maybe start stocking up on nappies and things.

What are you ladies doing? Nurseries?

@ Ninies, wow second trimester already and you must be so chuffed! The antibiotics that I am taking is safe during pregnancy and the Gynae + Dentist said that its better to take them as the infection can cause harm to the baby. Well the pills have made me so nauseous and now I have a terrible runny tummy and Gynae says its because of the pills but to continue with them and not to worry. I have my scan on Thursday which will be my 10w4d as I couldn't wait till 12 weeks as worry to much. I will have another scan at 11/12 weeks as well.

@ Maj, the babysitting was great fun and loads of practice I also love my sleep but do you also get vivid dreams?

@ MtB3, jeez louise Robertson to Cpt is hectic. I stay in Durbanville which is +- 35km to the city centre and will never drive there during peak hours. Are you staying at a friends place now which is closer?

@ Blou, ooh that can be tricky as you don't want to offend anyone but also want them to respect your wishes of waiting to be 100% sure of the gender first. Maybe just say that the doctor said to wait until they can be sure.

@ Gib, congrats on the reaching the second trimester, I am also eagerly awaiting to now the gender.

I am 12 weeks today

Can't wait for my scan, but its only next week Thursday (for some reason its really late, I will be 13 and a half weeks already - but my gynae insisted that was the best time). Hoping to find out gender then.

Nausea and other symptoms are easing, starting to feel myself again.

Have a very happy day everybody!

@Momtobe3: oh gosh! its probably going to be cheaper for you to book in somewhere in CT, than the petrol you are going to have to spend coming and going. I cant even suggest having a strong cup of coffee before you leave, as you probably have had a strong cup!

I think you should really just tell people you dont know until you want to tell them!
With my daughter, the dr told me at somewhere between 12 and 16 weeks. We really wanted to find out. Hubby really wants a son, but he somehow knew it was going to be a girl!. I was kinda impartial.
This time around Hubby really wants a boy again, as he only wants 2 kids. I again am pretty impartial. If we have a girl, I might be able to convince him we can have a 3rd kid , but if its a boy, i dont think much will change his mind!

I dont want to find out this time around actually. It made things a little easier in terms of buying stuff (mostly clothes) and choosing a name. But that was about it.
We didnt do a nursery (and wont have 1 now either). We had alot of pink (which I am now so over!), And I think we bought too many clothes anyway!
And hubby is set on his dad's name if its a boy (i literally have no say in this!), so we need to some options for a girl available.
hubby reckons we should find out for his parents, as his mum like stockpiling stuff, and buying n advance but I really dont think its reason enough to find out!

Our first son was confirmed only at 16 weeks. And I was very happy about it being a little boy. Our second son I was convinced it was a girl, only confirmed that it was a boy at 22 weeks. Also cried my eyes out for a day, and then got over it. With this little one I am sure it is another boy, but had hoped for a little girl. So far we will not find out. I like my bubble of not knowing.

Don't really listen to those that want to know. Not their pregnancy, so they can get over it.

@Blou - Yeah so we are scan buddies and you are only 4 days ahead of me.


I totally understand how you feel. People keep on asking us aswell what the gender is and all I say is that it is too early to see and that one can only see at 16 weeks if baby is lying ok or otherwise 20 weeks. Just in my case this is the truth as my doctor only has a 2D scan.
It was the same with my son. We only confirmed the gender at 20 weeks. I also had my heart set on a girl because hubby wanted a girl, and I remember driving back from the scan how I cried that it was a boy. I always wanted a boy but because hubby wanted a girl I set my heart on a girl. But I decided then and there that I want a boy - I was afraid the baby would feel that we wanted something else and feel rejected.

Everything worked out fine and we never ever again said that we wanted a girl. Until now...hubby wants a girl, but we both said that if it is another boy we are fine. We know how difficult it was in conceiving this baby so we dont really care what the gender is.
Good luck with all the pressure from the family - but I think you must just say you dont know yet and doctor could not see. A 12 week scan is super small.

What are the other ladies hoping for?