Every time I read this title I think, "Sperm? She has a pet name for her partner's sperm or the sperm that fertilized the egg??" And then I realize you're talking about the embryo/fetus.
Every time I read this title I think, "Sperm? She has a pet name for her partner's sperm or the sperm that fertilized the egg??" And then I realize you're talking about the embryo/fetus.
Phoenix.
I thought the same thing. I was very confused. Lol.
Scuba Steve is an awesome fetus name! Honestly, I just call it Parasite. My husband's last name, which the kid will probably get, also starts with a P so the first/last combo has a nice ring to it.
Peanut was what the husband went with this time and it stuck. I don't think of it as swimming around though as much as I think of my uterus being used like a bouncy castle
So far it's jellybean, the weekly fruit (blueberry until tomorrow), or mystery child That started because whenever DH leaves on a work trip I bury a note in his suitcase and sign it from "Your Girls." This last trip it was "Your Girls plus Mystery Child" and it kind of stuck.
We've been calling it Lil Bean since we found out. I'm convinced it's a girl even though we're team green so husband called it Lil Ms Princess Bean yesterday.
We tend to go with Parasite... None of our parents like it, but we find it honest and funny. Once we know what we're having, I'm sure this will change.
Just "beebee" or as FI likes to joke, "beebees" since he is so certain there is more than one. I'm sure something more creative is bound to happen further down the line.
We tend to go with Parasite... None of our parents like it, but we find it honest and funny. Once we know what we're having, I'm sure this will change.
@breweber2010 We are in the Parasite club as well, lol. My husband actually called one of our friends that lives out of state & told her that we just found out I had a parasite...she was all worried and asked if I was going to be ok and he said yeah, she'll be fine...in about 9 months or so. She was ready to kill him!
This one hasn't earned a nickname yet. Our first was Kermit/Kermie. I had an adorable frog hat for him to wear after he was born. I was pushing for Piggy this time, but DH hates it. Boo!
I call my twins the meatballs, and my husband calls them master blaster...This will only make sense if you've seen Mad Max 2: Beyond Thunderdome. It's a little person, sitting on top of a giants shoulders. They live in Barter town....So my husband will occasionally yell at my belly "WHO RUNS BARTER TOWN?!!!"....We're dorks.
Re: Pet names for the lil swimmer
DD Born 5.9.12
MC March 2016@8.5w
Expecting #2 4/30/17
PCOS baby due October 09, 2016
Beta #1: 22.5
Beta #2: 74
Phoenix.
Earlier on on when morning sickness was at its worst I may have called him/her "Eppy-Cac".. (ipecac)
Because that's what my 2 year old daughter wants. She wants a boy sister haha.
Fell in love: Dec 2005 // Married: Feb 9, 2013
Little Miss Rosalie Harper--Born Jan 9th, 2014
Gummy bear!
Love it! Even if I find out the baby is a girl, it will still be Severus lol
DD Born 5.9.12
MC March 2016@8.5w
Expecting #2 4/30/17
We've been calling the baby, "Baby G" because of SO's last name. Every time I say "Baby G" though, it makes me think of babies like this....
Edit to add I also thought "little swimmers" referred to sperm
IUI #7 Follistim + Ganirelix + Ovidrel + Prometrium + Baby Aspirin - BFP! PLEASE STICK!!!
1/25 Beta #1: 389, #2: 940! IT'S TWINS!
TEAM DOUBLE PINK!!!!
H has also taken to calling us "host sweetie" and "parasite sweetie". I think it's cute.
Lilo and Stitch (2002)