We're having a ......

karaszoo1 · January 2016

Has anyone started a " we're having a....... "thread ??(or am I blind and can't find it lol) I know some of us know already from our genetic bloodwork.

misspuppychow · January 2016

I procrastinated so I am finding out Feb 7 via bloodwork

bananers · January 2016

Maybe we should just add them to the due date list.

ramoseecology · January 2016

@lgem4 I second your suggestion that it be it's own sticky! I don't think most people will think to add it to the due date list so having it's own thread would be nice.

SaraSchneider6 · January 2016

For the genetic blood work, is that something you can request or is it a test they do? I don't remember them doing it with DS.

presh116 · January 2016

I've been waiting for one also. It will be fun to see everyone's post and to share mine which I already have in ultra sound and my last post lol.

TX126 · January 2016

My ob recommends the genetic test if you want it even if you're low risk (which I am). Had mine done and got my results today - everything checked out and found out we're having a baby boy!

MSUgrad12 · January 2016

@TX126 What is the genetic testing actually looking for?

TX126 · January 2016

The one I did looks for the most common chromosomal abnormalities - specifically Down Syndrome, Edwards Syndrome, Patau Syndrome - and for sex chromosome abnormalities, like Turner syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, and XYY or XXX syndrome. Progenity offers other tests, too, but this was the one I had done, along with a genetic carrier screening for things like cystic fibrosis.

MrsAddy24 · January 2016

We are having a GIRL!!... I'm so excited we have a girl and a boy i always wanted our last to be a little girl. Can't wait to meet baby Madison

danahorowitz · January 2016

I got my genetic testing results and we are having a BOY! We have a three year old daughter who has been asking for a baby brother...

shelbiboston · January 2016

We are having a girl! We are so excited. As fast as this first trimester has gone, Baby Lucy will be here before we know it!

2cutepups87 · January 2016

Found out the other day we are having a BOY! So excited to start decorating and buying cute clothes now that we know

calikye90 · January 2016

For those of you who have had this test done, how do they do the test? Is it dangerous? I have heard of it but I don't know much about it.

possitivethoughts · January 2016

calikye90 said:

For those of you who have had this test done, how do they do the test? Is it dangerous? I have heard of it but I don't know much about it.

I was offered the "counsyl" informed pregnancy screen test, it is a NON-invasive blood test. they just took like 3 samples and I am still waiting on my results. I should have them no later than next wed the 3rd. it is covered by my insurance, but you can still request it and pay out of pocket if your insurance doesn't cover it.

TX126 · January 2016

Mine was a blood test, too. Took 3 vials and that was it

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presh116 · January 2016

If this is the sex thread then I'm sharing we found out a couple weeks ago it is a girl. So happy we have two boys. I really wanted to go out and buy a dress for her, but I'm high risk so a part of me said I should wait until she's viable but I couldn't and bought her an outfit . So excited.

karaszoo1 · January 2016

Genetic bloodwork says GIRL $!! WOHOOOOO after 2 boys I was dying for a girl and Thank goodness at the ultrasound this week at mfm they said well she doesn't have anything extra down there lol
It was bloodwork that took a few extra vials when they pulled all the regular ob panels and glucose .9 vials total for me

karaszoo1 · January 2016

@presh116 oh gurl I went nuts and went to gymboree 2 days later n spent a hundred bucks on girl clothes not including all the online shopping I've been doing lol we just can't help it after a few boys

presh116 · January 2016

@karaszoo1 I know what you mean when they told me we know the gender would you like to know. My heart was pounding so hard lol I said yes and IT'S A GIRL!!! LOL I'm just so happy but like I said I'm high risk but couldn't resist. With my boys I would always look at the girl clothes and just wish one day lol besides the girl clothes are so much better. My boss found out we were having a girl and she said oh good lol she said I couldn't imagine another boy for you knowing you wanted a girl. But everything we have been through really it wouldn't have mattered as long as baby was healthy. I have had four boys lost two we have two all same dad and he has a daughter from previous relationship. So this news was great. As soon as April comes I think I'll be in the clear and be like you buying everything in sight. How exciting congrats to you.

nicci2189 · January 2016

For those that have found out already. What was your initial heartbeat. We do find out Feb 15. I keep thinking it's a boy. Out heart rate was 121 the first time

mumblefrog86 · January 2016

@Nicci2189 you can't tell by the heartbeat.

karaszoo1 · January 2016

@nicci2189 boy my boys were in 130s.this baby girl is running 166 .of course old wives tale but hey who knows.....lol ur 50/50 shot of being right

nonniebird · January 2016

I just found out we're having a girl, and I can't stop smiling! As soon as the poor nurse told me it was all I could do to thank her and get off the phone before I started happy bawling!

@nicci2189 - Even though I know the science has proven heart rate isn't useful to determine gender, I'll play. At 8.5 week ultrasound heart rate was 180.

mimihatesyou · January 2016

blood test results came back yesterday- i'm having a boy. not gonna lie, i was crestfallen. after being told by the perinatologist that it looked like a girl, i had my hopes pretty high. now my girl name will have to wait another couple of years.

Kristin712 · January 2016

BOY for me!

bananers · January 2016

mimihatesyou said:

blood test results came back yesterday- i'm having a boy. not gonna lie, i was crestfallen. after being told by the perinatologist that it looked like a girl, i had my hopes pretty high. now my girl name will have to wait another couple of years.

Crestfallen because of a name? I'm thinking you could use a little perspective. I'd be thanking God for a healthy baby right about now.

tresamigos · January 2016

So excited for all of you gals who have found out the sex already!

possitivethoughts · January 2016

I just got the call yesterday! Passed all tests with flying colors so we are right on track with a healthy baby GIRL!! We have one boy and two girls, so this will be our third girl! Lol were so happy

mimihatesyou · January 2016

bananers said:

mimihatesyou said:

blood test results came back yesterday- i'm having a boy. not gonna lie, i was crestfallen. after being told by the perinatologist that it looked like a girl, i had my hopes pretty high. now my girl name will have to wait another couple of years.

Crestfallen because of a name? I'm thinking you could use a little perspective. I'd be thanking God for a healthy baby right about now.

i'm an atheist, so your sanctimonious commentary is pretty irrelevant to me.

i have plenty of perspective and i'm thankful to have a healthy baby that i will love infinitely. it's pretty gross being told by a total stranger that being a bit disappointed about not having a girl first is somehow intrinsically ungrateful.

texasmama2014 · January 2016

@mimihatesyou "Crestfallen" seems a bit more extreme than "a little disappointed." Your original post read very much like you were absolutely devastated that your baby had a penis and you couldn't use the name you wanted.
If you have plenty of perspective why does it matter what an Internet stranger thinks of you?
Your original post read as very insensitive towards women who have experienced loss, who could give a flying flip about what genitalia their baby had, if only that baby we're here.

bananers · January 2016

mimihatesyou said:

bananers said:

mimihatesyou said:

blood test results came back yesterday- i'm having a boy. not gonna lie, i was crestfallen. after being told by the perinatologist that it looked like a girl, i had my hopes pretty high. now my girl name will have to wait another couple of years.

Crestfallen because of a name? I'm thinking you could use a little perspective. I'd be thanking God for a healthy baby right about now.

i'm an atheist, so your sanctimonious commentary is pretty irrelevant to me.

i have plenty of perspective and i'm thankful to have a healthy baby that i will love infinitely. it's pretty gross being told by a total stranger that being a bit disappointed about not having a girl first is somehow intrinsically ungrateful.

Sorry, thank the universe, or your body for creating a healthy baby. Whatever. After losing two babies I'd hardly call my comment sanctimommy.

mimihatesyou · January 2016

i'm very sorry for your losses- i can't imagine how devastating it has been for those of y'all who have experienced such heart-wrenching difficulties. i don't intend to be insensitive or unsympathetic towards that grief- but i hope that my post about my personal preference or desire for a girl first isn't projected upon and misconstrued as a slight on anyone else.

bananers · January 2016

Like I said, perspective. It's one thing to be slightly disappointed. A completely different thing to be "crestfallen" when you just got the news you have a healthy baby. I am going in for my NIPT next week and I am legitimately scared of what the results might show. And that has zero to do with whether my child has a vagina or a penis.

mimihatesyou · January 2016

good luck, i hope your NIPT goes perfectly.
but tbh i'm not going to continue quibbling about the perceived semantics of quantifying how disappointed i am allowed to be- it's a pointless squabble. i didn't intend to offend or upset anyone by mentioning i was hoping for a girl.

ramoseecology · January 2016

bananers said:

mimihatesyou said:

blood test results came back yesterday- i'm having a boy. not gonna lie, i was crestfallen. after being told by the perinatologist that it looked like a girl, i had my hopes pretty high. now my girl name will have to wait another couple of years.

Crestfallen because of a name? I'm thinking you could use a little perspective. I'd be thanking God for a healthy baby right about now.

I think we likely have a lot of people on here who don't have the perspective of a loss or the statistics on how many pregnancies end in miscarriage. After having a loss myself I'm still surprised that I'm not feeling a gender preference in the least --I just keep hoping everyday the baby is still well. DH has a very strong preference for a girl, but would of course be happy to have a baby at the end either way. I wasn't offended by the post, I've had a lot of friends who had strong gender preferences and needed some time to work through the disappointment, and were happy once they re-visualized their future family. I took this as a post from someone who just found out, is working through that, said it in the emotion of the moment, and didn't think that her disappointment might be taken as ungratefulness to those just hoping for a healthy baby to be born.

TX126 · January 2016

Well, while we were initially told we were "all clear" from the genetic tests, I got a call on Friday that the tests show I'm a carrier for cystic fibrosis. Now DH has to get blood work to see if he, too, is a carrier. If so, baby has a 25% of having cystic fibrosis. Praying and keeping my fingers and toes crossed that DH comes back not a carrier so I don't have to worry about an amnio, etc.

ramoseecology · January 2016

@TX126 I hope the results for your DH come back negative!

THATdisneyMom · January 2016

I haven't experienced a loss. I cannot imagine. I know many things can be triggers. However, I don't think feeling disappointed about gender should be shamed when so many people deal with this. It can take time and that's okay. I know you're happy baby is healthy, and it's ok and normal to feel disappointed. At the same time, try not to be offended by a reaction by somebody who was genuinely triggered. You may have felt attacked, but I'm sure they are just dealing with their fear and sadness which is totally understandable. Getting others perspective is always a good thing. It can really make you reevaluate your own feelings and attitudes and how sometimes we can say something so genuinely innocent, and still manage to effect others so negatively. Hope you can come to terms soon!!! I've seen this a ton of times!

aliandtroy8162016 · January 2016

I haven't found out what my baby is but the heart beat is 180. Which people have told me since it's higher it's a girl but I have no idea

bananers · January 2016

@TX126 keeping everything crossed for you that DH's screen comes back negative. Keep us posted.

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