Second pregnancy and gender
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Topic: Second pregnancy and gender
Posted By: katie1
Subject: Second pregnancy and gender
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 8:00pm
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Hi
Just curious whether those of you who have had two or more children felt different or the same with different pregnancies. ie if your pregnancy felt the same was the babies gender the same? If it felt different was the gender different? I don't know if I have explained that very clearly so I hope someone knows what I am meaning. 
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Posted By: rosewood
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 8:13pm
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I had a girl the first time round. This time I have been well throughout again but bump is much more out front instead of all around this time. Only 5 weeks till I find out what flavour this one is. We think a boy??!!??
Sorry - this hasnt helped answer you question! ------------- Gill http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 8:16pm
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I would have NO idea lol, all mine are pink ones, but I can say every pregnancy has been different. I've carried differently too, am carrying Iggle Piggle in much the same way as I did the gremlins which is much more out front than I carried Maya. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 8:28pm
Yip both of mine were totally different 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 8:30pm
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My first two pregnancies, the babies felt quite different. Turns out first was anterior and second posterior and about 6cm taller at birth. Both girls though ------------- |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 8:41pm
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Both of mine were boys. I didn't know Andrew was a boy I just guessed he was. My pregnancy with Josh at the beginning was different. I had MS and I didn't get it with Andrew so we thought Josh was a girl, but once I started feeling the movement I knew that I was carrying another boy. Can't remember about the shape of my bump though sorry. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 9:23pm
I felt differently with each pregnancy (more ms second time around) and carried differently too and have had one of each  ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: Snappy
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 9:27pm
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both of mine have been the complete opposites. with the first (a girl) i had terrible morning sickness ,and felt terrible. but throughout the rest of the pregnancy i felt great.
this time around (a boy) i didnt have as much morning sickness, but i had terrible headaches. im all baby this pregnancy, and ive got awful aches and pains - could be just the re-stretching of everthing though ------------- Mummy to two beauties... Formerly Kaiz. |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 9:27pm
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I had more m/s the second time around and also different cravings, I did however look the same both times and my bump was roughly the same shape and both mine are girls ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 9:49pm
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both of mine were different, I looked roughly the same mostly but carried ayja differently as she was transverse lie up till about 33 weeks if i remember,
It felt different though - i was convinced ayja was a boy right up till the scan, and made them check twice, then made them check again at my later scan. I ate different things, did different things, The morning sickness and nausea was about the same though and carrie don for about the same amount of time, i had more medical probs with ayja but nope.. really they both felt reallly different from one another, and both were girls - very different girls, but girls none the less. I must say though that the pregnancy that i miscarried felt REALLLLLY different from the get go, i got big, bloated, heavy, the nausea was crazy-overwhelming, the tiredness was like nothing i'd felt before and my HCG levels initially were thru the roof whereas my girls ones had been just about right for dates - I really wonder if that one would have been a boy, or if it was all just because of high levels related to something not being ok. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 11:02pm
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both my pregnancies were the same.....exact heartrate at the same gestation etc....my tummy looked exactly the same as it did with both kids......
BUT one was breech boy and the other was a head down girl....i had to ask DH 2-3 times what flavour the 2nd one was  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: bub
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 8:59am
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mine have been diff so far with My first i had no morning sickness at all but with this one i had nasty morning sickness and im not as big this time round as i was with my first.and this 2nd one is a girl to so so far they have been different. ------------- mother to Brianna, Amelia & Mathew. http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: lottieandharry
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 12:55pm
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Both my pregnancies have been almost identical. Like jack and charli even the heartrates etc were almost identical and I have one of each!!! Guess you never can tell huh!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 2:24pm
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With Rico was I sick as a dog for the first 14 weeks, and the heartbeat (in my MW's POV) was swaying towards it being a boy. She was right.
With Gia, I wasn't as sick during the first trimester, but MW still though due to the heartbeat, i was having another boy. I was carrying different though, more out front. With Rico he must've been in my back, and sides. With Jett, I was just as sick as I was with Gia, not as bad as I was with Rico. The heartbeat swayed toward a girl (again MW POV), and I carried all out the front again. So I assumed that I was having another girl. But TA-DA! Out popped another boy! So even though my pregnancies with Gia and Jett were very similiar, they were different genders. So you never can tell  . ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 2:26pm
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Both my pregnancies were different and i have 2 boys..
i looked into this theory when i was pregnant and i dont really think there is any credit to it actually but its all for fun anyway
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Posted By: nicolaann
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 4:25pm
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I felt quite similar with both pregnancies, but carried differently. I was much more 'out the front' with Sophie than I was with Alex. Both times we didn't find out babies sex, and both times I had strong feeling as to what baby would be, and was right!! ------------- Nicky, Mum to Alex (5) & Sophie (3) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 4:30pm
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So interesting to read all your responses. Thanks.
Nicolaann you just answered the question I was about to ask: Did you have a gut feel of gender and were you right? I think most of my friends have been right with their gut feel. I was sure Oliver was a boy and he was. Thanks for all your responses. It is interesting.
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 5:44pm
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I had gut feeling Rico was a boy, but that could've been because my MW was sure it was. I had no gut feeling with Gia, but went with MW's feeling of it being a boy. Then with Jett I thought, without MW saying anything, that it was a girl. So I was totally wrong with him and Gia. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 7:34pm
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I had a gut feeling with Maya and was right, had no clue with the gremlins, and was absolutely convinced this one was a boy, I STILL can't believe she's a girl! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: katie1
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 8:40pm
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So I guess the 'gut feeling' theory isn't that reliable!
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:13am
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katie, my best friend had an easy as preggy with number 1 (boy) apart from getting pneumonia and almost having him at 30weeks, and having a bit of bleeding etc. @nd time round she was throwing up every day at least 3 times a day sort of thing and i thought right from the beginning it must b a girl because of how different the two preggys were, also she was much bigger 2nd time around. Sure enough it was a girl.
Who really knows until either that scan at 20+ weeks or they are born. As much as it would b lovely to take credit upon the old wives tales etc, who can b sure. I have a feeling this one is a girl as i feel a lot sicker this time than i remember, altho i can eat meat this time whereas last time i couldn't even stand the thought of it. But also, i have had a headache all weekend. And been getting them heaps. Also mroe tired (2nd child syndrome i think). So who knows, guess we will all find out in due time. -------------   
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:28am
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All my pregnancies were different. Belly wise Alize was my smallest so just a little pg belly and dodnt put on much weight anywhere else. WIth both the girls I grew everywhere lol. I craved sweet (choc, Ice cream) with both the girls and healthy (apples) with Alize. I knew what all 3 of my kids were gender wise as well. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:37am
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I had okay pregnancies with the first two and this time it was bloody awful for the first 4 months. Hated it all.
Now its okay....plodding along...Wont be any more kids tho! Had a gut feeling it was a boy with both this one and the last one!!!! Had no idea about what Paige was but that was first pregnancy! -------------  
 
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 10:47am
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kelpa, you gonna find out?
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Posted By: Rowena
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 11:36am
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Both my pregnancies where similar. The first was a girl and this one is definitly a boy.
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Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 31 March 2008 at 2:03pm
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So far both pregnancies have been pretty similiar - not much morning sickness both times, carrying the same with second pregnancy. The only real difference this time around is that I am more tired but I put that down to having a toddler. Also having another boy this time around but I was so sure that I was carrying a girl this time around for some reason until I had my scan. ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |