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March 2013 Moms
Just realized...
Based on family history for my family and DH's family, (not to mention what is typical of most pregnancies) we think LO will be born around 38weeks. My family has (jokingly) started calling "dibs" on the actual date. I picked March 1 & 2 based on how many days early my sister and I were; that may sound crazy but it worked when I was 7 and picked exactly which day my sister was born. I picked those days a week or two ago, and (feel like major baby brain here) just relaized I picked our anniversary (3/2). I kinda think that would be cute, our anniversary baby. Although, I don't think I could top that gift the next year 
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Re: Just realized...
Oooh! If everyone is so interested in calling dates, maybe set up a fun baby-support raffle. Each person puts $5 on the date they want and then whoever turns out to be right gets half of all the money that was bet... and the other half goes into a college fund for Baby.
I think it would be fun... but then, my family is competitive enough to throw $5 at several dates.
Good idea! That's so cute, whether it's born on your anniversary or not!
My mom said that both me and my brother were early, but that things were FAR less accurate back then because they didn't use ultrasounds to date things so it all went by LMP.
Now, I might be dating myself by admitting that, but I'm not sure you can totally go by family history. That's awesome that you guessed when your sister would be born, though!
BFP(4) DD2 born 2.14.13 @ 35w5d due to pPROM
I know this. I wasn't doing it and planning like leaving the country the following week because "baby will be here by then." It was just something we've done in my family. I personally don't care when my baby is born, so long as my baby is healthy; but I still think this is fun; and now my sister (the baby it started with) is old enough to join in and understand what's going on.
I was 7 and I told my mom that my sister couldn't be born when the dr said (not sure why I was so adamant but I was) and I counted on the calandar back to how many days early I was (11 days) and told my mom that my sister would be born either 10 or 12 days early. I did a countdown to my mom's tummy every morning. The day before my first guess, I told my mom's tummy that she needed to come out the next day because it was almost time to meet her big sister. That night just after midnight my mom's water broke and my sister was born on my first guess. My family has made this a little tradition kind of.
Holy crap, you really are throwing yourself a fundraiser. Wait, I mean "baby shower". First being mad someone might show up empty handed and now having a 50/50 raffle?
Oh to be young again!
He's the single greatest thing I've done in my life and reminds me daily of how fun (and funny) life can be. He's turned out pretty swell for having such a heartless and evil mother.
Did I say I'd use money as the buy in? No. I might use a pack of diapers as the buy in or things that baby will NEED. I didn't even say for sure that I WOULD use that idea. I said it was a good idea and I "might" use it.
You're welcome, jessuh:
https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/67656600.aspx
Okay, so now that I've caught up on the baby shower post, I'll get back to this. (LMAO, btw)
So, because you predicted something ONCE you think that you carry some psychic power? You should get a 900 number, for realz.
BFP(4) DD2 born 2.14.13 @ 35w5d due to pPROM
My OB told me that maternal family history can have a lot to do with it unless someone is born more than 4 weeks early, then that one is thrown out for figuring when a baby will come. My mom was early, I was early, and my sister had my nephew early. Sure enough, my son came early as well. The male's family isn't supposed to have anything to do with it since laboring histories go from mother to daughter but my DH and his siblings were all born 8 days early and that was when my water broke.
Do you know how your mom labored? Hopefully for you she had quick labors because that is supposed to be passed down as well. My mom labored long with me but only a few hours with my siblings. I was fully dialated and effaced within an hour of going into labor but DS was stuck. The OB is expecting this one to "fly out of me" given my laboring history.