https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:59:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-after-girl-mixed-gender-siblings#post-2926051 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:36:45 +0000 Lahela017 2926051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just found out our second baby is going to be a boy, due in July. I currently have an almost 3 year old daughter and I find myself struggling to process the news.</p> <p>Originally I wanted one of each sex, so I'm not really disappointed, but I'm also not excited about it. I guess I had started to picture another little girl, just like my first. I find myself sad that my daughter won't have a sister, like I do. I know that being the same gender doesn't guarantee a great relationship, but my sister is my best friend, so I'm sad that my daughter for sure won't have that relationship. Also, the practical side of me is really disappointed that we won't be able to reuse all my daughter's clothing and I'll have to buy more. Sounds silly, but looking at all the adorable little dresses and outfits and knowing I'll never use them again is sad.</p> <p>Honestly, I think that I'm struggling with the reality that I'm not going to just be my daughter's mom anymore, but also the mom to someone else and that seems scary. Another baby girl would have been much more familiar. Perhaps I'm just processing that our family is changing.</p> <p>Anyone else struggle with the reality of adding a new baby to the family? Any positive stories about mixed gender siblings to share? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-ers-would-you-do-it-again#post-2925132 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:08:43 +0000 bees_knees 2925132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have 3 boys and 1 girl. Three of my pregnancies we found out the gender asap with the NIPT...the first I had to wait an (excruciating) 20 weeks for the anatomy scan ;)</p> <p>I'm thinking about going team green this time! I don't know if I can do it? I'm a planner. But also, this is our last baby (for reals, this time hahaha), we already have everything we'd need if it were a boy vs a girl, and honestly...I think I'd have some gender disappointment if it's a boy. Although maybe I'd rather have the gender disappointment early so I'm "over it" by the time he's here. idk.</p> <p>Team Green mamas...would you do it again? Was it as awesome as people say? Or is it just as exciting to find out at 10 weeks? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-gender-reveal-ideas#post-2918648 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 13:31:34 +0000 LindsayInNY 2918648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any fun gender reveal ideas to be done in private? Like after the early (10-12 week) testing. Something for just hubby and I. He's all "we can just hear it together" but 1. that's no fun and 2. this is the last time. We listened to a voicemail with 1, were team green with 2. Any ideas?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sneak-peek-clinical-test#post-2900346 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:56:19 +0000 MissLace 2900346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have any of you done the CLINICAL Sneak Peek test at a Dr's office (as opposed to the home kit)? I just did mine yesterday and the nurse said i should have results today, but i still haven't even gotten the "sample received" email yet. Im just curious how long it took from when you got your blood drawn to when you had your results.</p> <p>Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gender-disappointment-2#post-2897123 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:38:19 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 2897123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I could say I was happy as could be to be having our third girl. I found out yesterday with the NIPT. She’s healthy with no chromosomal abnormalities, so that’s reason to celebrate!! But, this is our last baby and I’ve always wanted a boy. I hate that I feel sad. I know that once she’s here, it won’t even matter. What makes it worse is that my 4 YO and my mom are also disappointed. Have you been there? How and when were you able to get past it? :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-intuition-about-your-babys-gender#post-2892259 Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:28:18 +0000 Clementine12 2892259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were team green with DD but I was thinking girl the whole time. We're finding out about LO2 at the anatomy scan in a week and this pregnancy feels different, plus I dreamed it was a boy a few nights ago.</p> <p>Did you have any feelings about your kids gender before you found out? Were you correct? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-could-select-gender-would-you#post-1965588 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:21:09 +0000 BandDmommy 1965588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A friend told me yesterday that her friend who got pregnant through IVF was told she could select gender. I am not an IVF expert and didn't realize that was an option... so question, if you could select gender of your unborn child, would you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/two-syllable-a-names-please#post-2885180 Tue, 21 May 2019 14:55:56 +0000 SupernovaJ 2885180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Please post your favorite two syllable names starting with the letter A, for both girls and boys (or unisex!). We are Team Green and really need some help narrowing down some names.... thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gender-reveal-how-big-of-a-deal#post-2869104 Sun, 27 Jan 2019 17:18:06 +0000 periwinklebee 2869104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Brother and SIL are expecting. They are planning to have a gender reveal and a shower and of course we will want to meet the baby once it arrives. They are a three - four hour flight plus additional driving away. We have no leave from work given that LO is constantly sick, so any trips there will have to be super quick weekend visits. </p> <p>So my question is - how important is it to bring the family (DH + LO) to the gender reveal, versus me just going, which would be a lot less money and stress? LO got super air sick traveling for Christmas and was just miserable, that plus the expense and I'm really not enthusiastic about flying with him. I'm not close to my brother/SIL, so it's hard for me to gauge how much they will care if we don't all come. Like do people have wedding level expectations? Or nbd? If you were to have a gender reveal, what are your expectations about family traveling to it? </p> <p>(I didn't have a reveal, and asked for my shower to be over google hangouts, as I didn't want to burden people with the travel, in short I wouldn't care at all, but don't know how general this is...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dreams-about-gender#post-2861243 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:48:56 +0000 paigeface 2861243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I apologize in advanced because I am hooked on gender feelings right now since we won't find out for another 4 weeks (we chose to wait for the 20 week scan and it's driving me nuts!) </p> <p>I had a dream last night that the baby was a boy and in my dream I was a little disappointed as we already have a boy. This whole pregnancy I have a "feeling/intuition" like it's a girl but trying not to put too much stock in it. Did you guys have any dreams about the gender? Were they accurate or were they opposite gender of what you were having?</p> <p>This 4 weeks is killing my patience! :silly: If anyone waited until birth to find out I commend your will power! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sneak-peak#post-2863674 Thu, 27 Dec 2018 08:00:45 +0000 cyoung 2863674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone use Sneak Peak? Apparently they have really gotta good compared to back when they first started. I ordered it cause they said its 99.6 percent accurate and if its wrong they give you a full refund. I ordered it as a birthday present for myself. I figured it would be fun to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-did-dr-or-nurse-ever-slip#post-2861320 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 14:09:22 +0000 LindsayInNY 2861320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard some dr/nurses use the same pronoun all the time or use the baby from before. Did yours do that or ever slip on gender (and were they right/wrong)? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-accurate-was-your-intution-either-with-this-pregnancy-or-with-previous-pregnancies#post-2860552 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:08:29 +0000 paigeface 2860552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>"Studies have shown that a mother's intuition about her baby's gender is correct approximately 70% of the time. Intuition refers to either having vivid and accurate dreams of the baby's gender, or having strong feelings that it will be a boy/girl, without being quite sure why you "just know." Intuition does NOT mean assuming it will be a boy/girl based on old wives' tales, because a certain gender runs in the family, etc."</p> <p>So, just for fun I saw this and thought it was a cute idea. I’ll be finding out if my "intuition" is right or terribly wrong come the first week of January! Was your gut feeling wrong or right with your pregnancies? Feel free to comment below on why you thought it was boy/girl. I’d love to hear why!</p> <p>:boy: :girl: :teamgreen: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-deal-with-family-boy-bias#post-2848983 Wed, 03 Oct 2018 14:55:11 +0000 MamaBear87 2848983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My fil is dead set on our second baby being a boy. He mentions it every time we talk to him. He even joked that if it's a girl maybe we should trade her in. I love my fil dearly but this is really starting to bother me. Anyone have suggestions for gentle reminders that being dead set on a specific sex is not OK? </p> <p>Hubby and I are totally on the same page. We're just grateful to have a second on the way and will be jazzed about either sex. And none of the rest of the family has mentioned anything. I just don't want to end up resenting my fil over something we don't have control over </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ring-test-for-gender#post-2837991 Sat, 04 Aug 2018 21:12:14 +0000 LindsayInNY 2837991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone do this? You put a wedding ring on a necklace chain and hang over belly. If it moves in a circle, it’s a girl. If it moves back and forth, it’s a boy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-all-boy-mamas#post-2817365 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:46:56 +0000 buttermilk 2817365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mamas! I just found out that LO2 is a boy! :) I have a daughter who will be 3 years old when he is born. She is a very smart, spunky girly-girl (a Leo). Baby boy will be a Scorpio or Libra if he is early. </p> <p>I love my daughter to pieces but I don’t have any experience with little boys! Boy mamas, tell me what makes your little boys so special! What do you love about them? What can I look forward to? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anterior-placenta-boy-or-girl#post-2806231 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:28:54 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 2806231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an anterior placenta this pregnancy, and did not with my first. In trying to do some research on when to expect to feel movement, I came across a study done in Turkey that found babies with anterior placentas were more frequently females (62%). Of course that still means 38% of anterior placentas are male babies! However, my anterior placenta is a girl baby (or so the sonographer tells me!), so I fell into that nearly two-thirds category. I wondered if the Hellobee community would fall in line with this study, so I created a poll. Multiple voting enabled for multiple babies!</p> <p>Here is the abstract for the study for those interested: <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25552170" rel="nofollow">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25552170</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ramzy-theory-help#post-2794261 Sat, 30 Dec 2017 18:44:38 +0000 MOMMYTAYLOR 2794261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I NEED SOME HELP USING THE RAMZY THEORY!!! This is an abdominal ultrasound picture of baby when I was 6 weeks 6 days... (My first ultrasound) I have tried studying the Ramzy Theory, but I just don't understand how it works!! Plus, I'm not sure where my placenta is??? CAN ANYBODY HELP ME?!?!?! I know the answer is never 100% accurate, but I'm just curious what everybody thinks!!!!??? </p> [attach=8829/17/p1ssme.450x600.IMG_3298.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-suggestions-for-boy-number-2#post-2779857 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 09:56:21 +0000 Honeydew 2779857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Struggling for boy names. Our first is Graeme Richard. I had met Graeme McDowell at the Ryder cup and had loved his name. Richard is my father in law.</p> <p>Now with boy number 2 the middle name is going to be Charles after my dad. But we are having trouble with the first name. Any recos? Unique name but not too crazy sounding? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-w-ramzi-method#post-2773636 Sat, 16 Sep 2017 21:19:09 +0000 celim14 2773636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>tv u/s at 6w 4d. Boy or girl? Any guesses? </p> [attach=8608/17/owejrx.600x450.IMG_1612.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ramzi-theory-1#post-2749302 Mon, 19 Jun 2017 14:52:47 +0000 Brooke 2749302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tv at 5 wks 5 days .. any idea on gender? </p> [attach=8317/17/ort8jz.450x600.IMG_1861.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sex-once-and-it-was-close-to-ovulation-means-boy#post-2739809 Thu, 25 May 2017 06:14:30 +0000 liz 2739809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been following the Shettles method for a couple of months now, but one night got carried away with DH, ignored it all, and had sex on the same day as my positive ovulation test :meh: </p> <p>I was just wondering how many people still conceived a girl even though they had sex on ovulation day ? I had my first ultrasound last week and everything went well, I was supposed to be 7 weeks but my doctor said baby look more like 6 weeks and 5 days so maybe means I ovulated 2 days later than I thought ? HB was good 160.</p> <p>Searching on internet I came across to Ramzi theory, and found another page called Gender Expert Team, I summited my first ultrasound picture and they guess A BOY. according to this method is 97 % accurate. I have a feeling is going to be a boy according to my timing and based that " my placenta" is implanted on the right side. Has anybody used Ovulations test and just had sex when positive and still have Daughter ? Have Ramzi theory was wrong for you ? TIA</p> <p>[attach=8245/17/oqi9w6.600x324.Screen-Shot-2017-05-25-at-7.10.29-AM.png]</p> <p>[attach=8245/17/oqi9w7.544x491.Screen-Shot-2017-05-25-at-7.11.08-AM.png] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/team-green-guess-just-for-fun#post-2739919 Thu, 25 May 2017 08:59:23 +0000 Mademoiselle3 2739919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are team green and surprisingly, it's been very easy so far (at least for me!). My husband is dying to find out but also is excited to find out later on, too. I always liked reading posts where people guessed the sex based off of the ultrasound pic. So here is my 20 week ultrasound. Thanks for playing! :grin: </p> [attach=7974/17/oqihiz.600x477.wee1.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-want-to-take-a-nub-shot-guess#post-2727619 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 19:17:36 +0000 Synchronicity 2727619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really have no idea what I'm looking at with these things but, just for fun.... This was at 13+1.</p> <p>[attach=3760/17/oosbhc.600x450.Nub-Shot.jpg] </p> [attach=3760/17/oosbir.600x449.Nub-Shot-2.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-intuition-right-about-the-gender#post-956253 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:47:59 +0000 Bao 956253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you have a gut feeling what the gender of your baby was before a confirmed ultrasound? Were you right or wrong? I just knew DD was a girl, and she is in fact a girl. With this baby I also feel like it's a girl, but I am only 6 weeks so maybe that will change. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-do-an-elective-ultrasound-to-find-out-gender#post-2709084 Sun, 12 Mar 2017 14:53:15 +0000 Mae 2709084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi. I'm Mae and I'm the most impatient pregnant person ever. :) </p> <p>There are elective u/s places here that say they can determine gender as early as 14 weeks but I"m kind of nervous they'd be wrong. Experiences? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/guess-this-nub#post-2686727 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:21:13 +0000 littlejoy 2686727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we got a pretty good photo of the nub today ... our tech was awesome, and even knew what we were talking about when we asked for this view. For fun, what do you think?</p> <p>Also, the face in this view is cracking me up. Why does it look like a 40 year old man?! :silly:</p> <p>[attach=5603/17/okcwse.600x443.IMG_2328.JPG] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-children-do-you-have-of-which-sex#post-2693659 Wed, 08 Feb 2017 10:48:27 +0000 Anya 2693659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope I got these poll options right!!<br /> I didn't specify pregnancies in progress, stepchildren, or anything else, so answer however you choose to identify your family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-gender-disappointment-1#post-2686038 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 19:58:01 +0000 Coral 2686038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you were nervous about gender disappointment, do you think it would be a bad idea to be team green? DH and I are only going to have two and, while I LOVE being a boy mama, I would love to experience having a daughter, too. DH would like to be team green next time but I am a little nervous about experiencing disappointment and would hate for it to be in the delivery room. I would love to experience the surprise, too, if it weren't for this worry.<br /> But, maybe, I will be so excited to be done with labor and have the baby right there that it would be short-lived. Any thoughts?</p> <p>Also, hi! I'm new here but a long, long time reader. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-nub-theory-correct-for-you#post-2203398 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 19:29:47 +0000 maybebaby 2203398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We find out in a week if our ultrasound nub theory is correct! </p>