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In article YhgTa.120804$H17.37514@sccrnsc02, Em
wrote: We decided to find out. I felt like it would make the baby more "real" to me to know (and it did). We also wanted to get psyched up for whichever one we were having as opposed to be surprised at the actual birth. We decided not to find out, and I regretted it throughout the pregnancy. My whole point was that I knew I wanted a girl, and I wanted some time to accept it if it was a boy. My wife thought it would be more fun and that the intensity of the moment would wipe away any disappointment. She expected and wanted a boy. As it turned out, we had a girl, and I was elated and very, very relieved. I'm a little ashamed of that to be honest. My wife was disappointed along with lots of other intense emotions, none of which really wiped another away. Above all, finding out was thrilling. But so is a good suspense movie. 8 weeks later, I sometimes see our daughter as a boy--I think it's because I had preconceived ideas of what it'd be like to raise a girl and she's pretty much just a little critter at this point. APS |
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"Jeridiah" wrote in message om... Hello all, Been lurking since finding out my wife is pregnant with our first. EDD is 3-14(pi day). So far this has been an informative and interesting group(aside from the inordinate amount of trolls on this group). Hi Jeridiah, Congrats and welcome! I'm also due with my first on 3-14. Hope you stick around despite the trolls. We've tentatively decided not to find out...but we'll probably change our minds a few times between now and the first ultrasound. ....and I'll get in my own little "Go geeks!" cheer here. -Michelle |
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aps wrote:
[...] As it turned out, we had a girl, and I was elated and very, very relieved. I'm a little ashamed of that to be honest. My wife was disappointed along with lots of other intense emotions, none of which really wiped another away. Above all, finding out was thrilling. But so is a good suspense movie. That's interesting...I'd always envisioned myself having a girl, and before being pregnant, I remember actively wanting a girl/not wanting a boy. Then, once I was pregnant, I wondered how I'd feel if it turned out I was to have a boy. Bloke has daughters, and I knew he'd be thrilled to have a son. But I really didn't know how I'd feel. Then, at 16 weeks, I had an amnio done, and had a complication. I leaked some amniotic fluid shortly after the procedure, which was very scary, and I was terrified that I was going to lose the baby. I was absolutely beside myself. I spent the night in hospital on IV fluids. The next morning, they did a sonogram to check the fluid level (it was fine), and the tech asked me if I'd wanted to know the sex, and I said yes. We just happened to have a really clear view...she pointed out the legs, and the little penis. And I was just overwhelmed by emotion, both because he was apparently fine, and a little boy. Suddenly he was a person to me, and I think that was when I started to love him. That was just my own experience...I think it's interesting that my feelings turned around so instantaneously. I still sometimes feel wistful when I see a little girl, especially since this baby is likely to be my only child, but now I can't imagine this baby being anything other than a boy. I'm glad I found out my baby's sex when I did...and now I can't wait to meet him. -- z e l d a b e e @ p a n i x . c o m http://NewsReader.Com/ |
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