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Since having my DS2, I was surprised how often some women I know felt entitled to make "jokes" in front of me that put boys down. I went on amazon and found this book "The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men." I just started reading it but it talks about the emphasis on helping girls, particularly in education, that developed over the past 2...
22 Aug 2012 9:33 PM
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Congratulations on your sweet family. I, too, was nervous about DS2 but he's so different - more mellow in some ways and more aggro in others than DS1. Totally different little guys which opened my eyes to how much I stereotyped boys based on only having one. Funny in hindsight.
22 Aug 2012 8:40 PM
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First, you are not coming to the end of your child bearing years! I don't know your FSH levels, etc. but if you're "normal" for 35, you could easily keep going. I had my first at 37 and my second at 40 with no problems conceiving. The odds of Down's for a 40 yr. old is like 1 in 100. For a 35 yr. old it's 1 in 400.
To answer your question about how I know I...
22 Aug 2012 8:34 PM
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Trucks, I love how you tell it like it is with grace and strength. Hope your family and your little one are doing well! [HH]
13 Jun 2012 12:25 AM
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Got a new comment this weekend and I actually came up with a comeback:
We were at a friend's BBQ and the hostess said to her neighbor who is expecting #2 "You're having a boy so you'll have one of each! We have one of each, too. It's the only way to go!" I looked at her and said sarcastically, "Ohhh and I have two boys.... maybe I should give one away?" It made for an awk...
30 Apr 2012 10:18 PM
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Good question. I just googled "moms of boys" b/c I've been longing for a forum too and found this: http://www.momsofboys.org/ Didn't read much but it doesn't look religious at first glance.
I agree that it helps to let yourself feel sad. There is a loss involved. When I was pregnant with DS1 and had GD, it changed once he was born. GD did not go away c...
30 Apr 2012 9:53 PM
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Trucks! Congratulations on your big, healthy boy! You've been on my mind. I'm so glad he's here and I'm sorry it's bittersweet that your girl isn't. Wishing you so much love for your sweet family.
13 Mar 2012 3:43 AM
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I love these stories and i cannot believe the woman on the bus. Great comebacks, ladies!
31 Oct 2011 9:05 PM
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Congrats!! What are some of your good comebacks?
22 Oct 2011 5:52 AM
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My baby isn't even 3 months old yet and i've already heard plenty of comments on him not being a DD. i hear "well, maybe next time" or "two boys, huh?" or "we thought you were having a girl this time. Guess it was just wishful thinking." would they say these comments in front of him if he were old enough to understand? No. And from what other moms of one gender tell me, i can expect this for years...
22 Oct 2011 5:08 AM
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Oh, I'm so glad to hear from you and that you and the little guy are doing well! I'm still sending all good thoughts your way. It seems like I keep saying this but you are amazingly strong to have come this far. I will jump for joy when you send out your announcement post.My little guy is doing well - eating a ton, not letting me sleep longer than 3 hours at night, all the good stuff. I'm looki...
12 Oct 2011 5:04 AM
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HOOORRAYYYYY, CATCH!!!! Oh, I am so excited for you!!! Huge congratulations. You have such endurance - 2 years!!! I'm also so happy for you that they finally found something that was interfering with ttc.
I'll be stalking!! Congrats again!
12 Oct 2011 4:45 AM
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I was just stoppin by to see how she is doing. Any word from her?
05 Oct 2011 6:22 PM
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Congratulations, brotchengal!! What a big beautiful baby!
14 Sep 2011 1:08 AM
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I didn't find out with my 2nd. It was my idea not to then half way through the pregnancy i was sick of not knowing. By that point my dh was was into it and convinced me not to find out. In the end we both wish we found out bc we had a little gd the day he was born. I would rather have experienced that earlier and prepared for another boy. Bottom line i think is if you truly don't have a preference...
26 Aug 2011 1:18 PM
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Absolutely adorable! Congratulations!!!!
25 Aug 2011 11:43 PM
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[quote user="Southern Butterfly"]Your precious little baby b has a big brother waiting to welcome him/her into heaven. My prayers are with you and your family.
I will update your status on the due date thread.[/quote]
Beautifully said. I'm so sorry you have more pain to deal with. I'll be rooting for you and that sweet little baby a in the next couple of months. You're in my heart.
25 Aug 2011 12:22 AM
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I was just about to post the same topic! That's so funny. I carried ds1 like a basketball and this one like a watermelon, i felt pretty last time and had flowy hair but this time felt ugly and had dry hair, the ring test was right last time and wrong this one, same with every chinese gender calendar i tried. Also i had 2 weeks of ms with ds1 and 10 weeks this time. I thought for sure with these di...
22 Aug 2011 4:28 AM
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Yay!!!!! Congratulations! Can't wait to see photos!
21 Aug 2011 7:12 PM
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Dream, i hope everything is going smoothly. Can't wait for the announcement!bh, how adorable is this photo! He's so snuggly in that outfit.
16 Aug 2011 11:12 PM
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Thanks, trucks. Sending you all my best.
16 Aug 2011 11:59 AM
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hahahha if only it were that simple. Lol.
16 Aug 2011 11:55 AM
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Trucks, I'm so sorry you are going through this stress. I'm thinking about you and wishing everything works out.
16 Aug 2011 3:13 AM
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Here is Sidney! He is doing great - lots of sleeping, decent nursing, cuddly. How is everyone else doing?
16 Aug 2011 3:03 AM
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Here is Sidney! He is doing great - lots of sleeping, decent nursing, cuddly. How is everyone else doing?
16 Aug 2011 3:03 AM
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