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Hi hi everyone! It's another !!!

She was very resilient after the tech got her gender and kept her feet above her head so I have another ultrasound next week to catch the spine and kidneys. After an hour of being poked, I'm exhausted lol

Everything else was great!

@namaste: holy cow, another girl!!! This is insane!! Congratulations on your daughter!!

@namaste: Congrats!!!!!

JANUARY MAMAS!!
Due Dates
January 1st: Oliviaoblivia (#2), namaste (#1)
January 2nd: PMRLADY (#1)
January 3rd: MFA_LADY (#1), Meowkers (#1)
January 6th: Cupcake (#2)
January 8th: MrsHansen82 (#1)
January 10th: Charmed (#1)
January 11th: MrsTiger (#2)
January 13th: KeepCalmCarrie (#2)
January 15th: CatchAFallingStar (#1), bhbee (#2), MapleMoose (#2)
January 16th: Oliviapope (#1)
January 18th: Mrs. Blue (#3), sorrycharlie (#2)
January 20th: Pumuckl (#2), Gigi2 (#1)
January 21st: SleepyMonkey (#2)
January 23rd: HappyGal (#1), Mrs. Confetti (#2)
January 25th: Espion (#2), JCCovi (#2)
January 26th: NerdBee (#2), Raindrop (#2)
January 29th: jojepie (#2), cheesehead (#2)
January 30th: Snowdrop (#1), Radish (#2)

Next Appointment
August 28th: SorryCharlie (Anatomy Scan)
September 3rd: MrsHansen82, Oliviaoblivia
September 4th: Espion, Gigi2, Pumuckl (Anatomy Scan)
September 5th: SleepyMonkey (Anatomy Scan)
September 8th: Mrs. Confetti (Anatomy Scan), Raindrop (Anatomy Scan)
September 10th: Radish (Anatomy Scan), Mrs. Blue (Anatomy Scan)
September 12th: Snowdrop (Anatomy Scan)
September 22: namaste
September 23rd: Charmed
September 30th: Radish

@Radish: I know! I started to think boy because of the kicks but where she is, it'd be impossible for me not to feel everything according to my doctor.

My next appointment is Sept. 22!

@mfa_lady: @oliviaoblivia: @Raindrop: @Mrs. Confetti: @MrsMccarthy: Thank you ladies!

@namaste: eeeek congrats!!!!

@namaste: oh wow, congrats on another ! Glad all is well.

Anyone considering a doula?

I am. I like the idea of having someone to help out, and my husband, bless his heart, is a squeamish guy. I don't want to worry that my main person is going to hit the floor. I've found a great one who is actually my prenatal yoga teacher! She will take me on, but has another client close to my due date, so if we work together, she'll have to schedule a back-up doula.

@Happygal: I'm seeing midwives with the hope of a med-free birth, so we'll definitely be looking into a doula. I'm glad you said this, actually--I need to start meeting with some folks!

I had a doula with my first. It was OK. My labor was so long that she actually started to bug me. I felt like I had to keep her entertained, because start to finish I was in labor for 2.5 days. Even though I wanted med free I had every intervention possible and a c-section. I kinda feel like I could have spent that $900 better.

@sorrycharlie: Today's the day! Can't wait to hear.

@Happygal: I've thought about it but the options here are limited!

@charmed: @pmrlady: @SleepyMonkey: Thank you ladies!

@sorrycharlie: Thank you and I'm so excited for you!

Another little girl for January!

@sorrycharlie: woot woot - congrats friend!!

To break it down, out of 29 so far we have:
- 3
- 13
- 4
TBD - 9

So half of us know what we are having now!

@sorrycharlie: Yay! Congrats!

@Happygal: I think it depends on your hospital. My hospital is very into vaginal births and will only do c-sections if there is no other way, so almost everyone there that I know that has the same coverage had a vaginal birth unless their baby was head up or other really rare reasons.

My friend knew her hospital was more prone to c-sections and so she got one and she is the only one she knows with the same coverage that has a vaginal birth. I can't go into stories about the friends that where in that hospital and their birth stories but they were horrible.

I would definitely talk to women with your coverage that gave birth and find out what their birth was like and talk to many of them because you might talk to someone that had a rare birth experience.

@Radish: That was a sly announcement! Yay another girl.

@Radish: and another one, this is insane! Congrats on your little girl as well.

@sorrycharlie: congrats again!

@Radish: congrats on another sweet baby girl!

So with those numbers it could really even out if the majority of those waiting have boys. I'm gonna be stalk you guys!!!

@Happygal: I loved having a doula for my first. we did go med-free and I think that makes a big difference in how much support you need. I also think it makes a HUGE difference how well you click with them, I wouldn't want just anybody. ours came to our apt while I labored at home, was very helpful when my water broke and we went to the hospital and I was panicking, and then was just a nice support for my husband through all night of labor and transition (by the time I was pushing I didn't really need her anymore). maybe TMI but I also spent time laboring in the bathroom and was soooo much more comfortable having her there than my husband and didn't want to be alone. he also says it was 100% worth it for us and wants to do it again. now I just need to find someone good since we moved!
I think like everything with birth you are gambling and just trying to set up the situation you want . . . knowing you may not get it. I know it's easy for me to say it was worth it because we did get the birth we wanted.