Tell Me Pink or Blue (TMPOB)

Re: Pink or Blue

Tatiana — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:31:03 GMT

Thanks Shellyanne! i feel the same way! with all the cakes and sweets and food i am eating i keep thinking it's got to be a girl! i really was not into sweets at all with my son and generally, i wasn't more hungry than normal. i only gained 15 pounds with my son! i know, it's crazy but i swear i was eating really well. it's just that i wasn't starving or pigging out (which i am this time). and, he ended up being on the big size, 7 pounds, 10 ounces, regardless of my little weight gain! i am having such a different pregnancy this time. i also had no morning sickness with this one although I did have it with my son. so because so much is different i can't believe that it could possibly be a boy.. but you know, i've heard from my doctor and other friends that already have had two babies, that you can have completely different pregnancies and the sex can still be the same! i have two friends who had two boys and their two pregnancies were very different; they were sure it was a girl the second time, but, it was a boy AGAIN! i know what you mean though about the great friends thing. i see it with other friends who have two boys. i do know that if the second is a boy, my two sons will be best friends, eventually!

Re: Pink or Blue

Chloe — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:51:53 GMT

good luck Shelleyanne! I hope no boy bits show up... (You probably have a good chance...I knew my DS was a boy at 13w4days, it was very obvious)

Re: Pink or Blue

shelleyanne — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:05:07 GMT

Hi Girls,

Firstly-thanks Alyssa for giving me some hope re the tmpob test. I now believe that even if the test is correct it is just luck. I truly wish I had never done the test as it has really messed with my head and my my pregnancy so far has been miserable!That being said-I just had my 12 week scan and a really good scan showing no boys bits just yet-so there is some hope. Every now and then,I keep thinking 'but they must have found some Y dna'..but I have had two boys in the last 3 years...maybe there is still some still floating around anyway!!My only other concern-is surely if they keep failing tests they would change the 95% rating and/or just close down....dunno...but I hope their result is wrong and I can write them a very long letter.

With all the cake and sweets I am eating this is gotta be a girl right!!!

T-if you have a second boy-don't worry. I was also upset at boy number two but now wouldn't change a thing.They are great friends and we have so much fun.Hope that helps a bit. But I know how you feel-I really hope this is the last for me and a little girl would be a dream come true.....anyway good luck to us all. I might do another scan at 15wks and keep you posted.

Re: Pink or Blue

Chloe — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:50:41 GMT

ohh, and the swaying thing...I swayed for DD with my first, and it obviously didn't work...then when I got pregnant with DD (was a surprise) in theory she should have been a DS. So, both my kiddos are probably shettles opposites. But I was going to try more of the supplements this time. Doesn't hurt I guess, I'm not completely sure I want another, it's just hard to close that door right now.............

Re: Pink or Blue

Chloe — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:48:18 GMT

Tatiana, but that's what I really want you to know...I don't think I'm that much of an exception...those companies make you feel like you are because they post fake odds like 95% but really that's not true! The odds were only 50/50! Then in your head you think, "Well, I must be having a boy, because they are right 95% of the time and I would never be that lucky to be in the 5% they get wrong." BUT THEY HAVE TO GET AT LEAST 40% WRONG. When I came to this site there were 3 other women who took the test the same time as me and we all were waiting for all ultrasounds together. We all got boy results and wanted girls. 3 of the 4 of us had girls!!! That's 75% error rate! Just between a couple of people. And if you've searched the threads here, another poster, Dazie (who got wrong results too) put together some statistics to see how right they were, and it was even below 50% correct. If you are carrying a boy, they just got lucky! I really hope you get your little girl, sounds like your family would be so complete!

Re: Pink or Blue

Tatiana — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:00:24 GMT

wow, you're really lucky and, an exception i think! too think that TMPOB and fortune baby and intelligender all got it wrong! you really were meant to have your girl Alyssa! ideally, we just wanted a boy and a girl and if this was a girl we were going to stop at two... but now i just don't know. i feel like i won't be totally happy until i get my little girl. so we're seriously considering PGD next time if this is a second boy. there is no way we are leaving it to chance for a third time and getting a third boy. No way! and after 3 boys, who would have the energy and willpower to go for it a 4th time, especially someone who wanted two kids max? a big part of me would even have been happy with one child and my son totally completes me in every way; he is an angel sent from above. but i think that in the long run, two children, a boy and a girl, would make me really complete. yeah, if you got a girl next it would really be cute and practical for your daughter... what's the age difference between your son and daughter? P.S i have heard that swaying is a complete waste of time! i know people who tried shettles and special diets etc and it just did not work.

Re: Pink or Blue

Chloe — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:22:41 GMT

For me Fortune baby and TMPOB said boy ALONG WITH TWO INTELLIGENDERS! And still it was a girl! Does your gut tell you anything...I really thought I'd have a girl.

I'd like one more, I want to sway hard for another girl, just because my youngest two then would be the same gender. If I had a boy than there would be a 5-6 year gap between them. But I would be okay with either.

What about you?

Re: Pink or Blue

Tatiana — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:43:47 GMT

it is a boy, unfortunately. i've checked everything by now. fortune.baby says boy, 50% of the chinese calendars say boy, pink or blue said boy and i just know deep inside that it is a boy. you'll see... i will let you know after m ultrasound. of course when i see it for myself and get the confirmation i am sure i will flip out and be so disappointed again as it will be so final.... you're so lucky to have one of each. that is truly a blessing. so are you done now or do you want more children? i always hoped my second would be a girl so that my older son could take care of her...

Re: Pink or Blue

Chloe — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:56:14 GMT

Don't say it's a boy yet...you don't know!!!!!
As for the chinese calendars, I've always heard there were two different ones, and lunar and another one...something about converting age to lunar months...I don't know, but they were right with my two, but I don't buy into them really...

The new pic I put out in green pajamas. The oldest is a boy and the youngest is my girl, she has a tiny bow on her head but it's hard to see. My little boy is obessed with twins...to him anybody wearing matching shirts are twins, so we put them in matching sleepers so he could have a "twin".

Re: Pink or Blue

Tatiana — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:22:19 GMT

Hey Alyssa, i never asked you, do you have two girls? the picture you've posted is so cute but b/c they are both in green i can't tell what they are... my hunch is that they are girls but it's hard to tell...

Re: Pink or Blue

Tatiana — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:19:32 GMT

yes i will know soon. before you know it, i will definitely have the confirmation that it is a boy.... that last glimmer of hope will extinguish but in a way, i will be at peace because the guessing game will be over and the acceptance phase can begin... it's so weird because i have looked at the chinese calendar and it's totally 50/50 for my age and month of conception. i don't get it. i have checked like 6 different chinese calendars and they all say something different. i really do not understand that because i thought that there was ONE chinese calendar- that it was what it was- and that there weren't numerous opinions on the chinese calendar. how am i supposed to know which one is right???

Re: Pink or Blue

Chloe — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:50:32 GMT

Good, you'll find out soon, and can put this whole thing behind you!!! You deserve to enjoy the rest of your pregnancy. I've not heard anything GOOD about the customer service, in fact I think most people like you feel they are kind of shady, but I have to admit, that was one thing well the only THING that was good about the test with me. Everybody right result or wrong deserves a refund in my opinion!!!!!

Re: Pink or Blue

Tatiana — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:08:18 GMT

Hi Alyssa, You think their customer service was great? I found them to be awkward and inconsistent in what they said. And, bear in mind that many people on this forum who got the wrong result have yet to receive their refund! My anatomy scan is at 18 weeks, on September 30. I should found out then, unless the baby is in a really bad position. My hospital does a 4D scan at the anatomy one so it should be clear. We'll see.

Re: Pink or Blue

Chloe — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:34:00 GMT

Tatiana, sounds like you are feeling a bit better. It's okay to be angry at them, because they are taking a precious thing to women and potenially scamming the hell out of us. I don't believe in the accuracy at all, but in fairness with me, their customer service was great. When will you get a gender scan?

It is Alyssa...Chloe, the screen name is actually my dog

Re: Pink or Blue

Tatiana — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:01:42 GMT

Dear Alyssa (or Chloe)? Thanks for your sweet e-mail. It not only was uplifting but it actually made me laugh! it's really interesting to hear what your OB-GYN said. Mine also appeared suspicious of it and told me that he does not know if it's reliable because he has no idea what methods they use. But yours seems to have looked into the matter even further. I am so angry that I took the test, because as you say, even if I am having a boy (which I am sure I am, especially because the shape of my belly is exactly the same again and pointy), it could very well be that they just got lucky. It all sounds so suspicious and the two women who answer the phone seem to dodgy and clueless. I feel like they keep changing their story around too based on what they told me and others on this forum. IF, I do end up having a girl, I will definitely post it on this forum so that I can spread the news about what a scam TMPOB is and hopefully stop other women from taking this test and wasting their money AND emotions.