Erk the Newbie is having a newie

[Bubbles]

Will it be a BOY or the obvious a GIRL - cause girls rule!
Good luck for December 2007 - us girls will have our legs crossed for you both :oops:

[Erk]

hahahaha!! Thanks Bubbles!! :D Just saw this thread! :lol:

We wont be able to find out for about another month yet, and insurance only pays for one ultrasound :(

Maybe I should start a poll and see what people think it will be? :lol:


Here is a pic from the ultrasound the other day :D

[scott bowler]

Erk well done mate congrats on the bub on the way hope all gose well and yes it would be a great crissy present ,we want pic when the aby is born hehe all the best

[Merrilyn]

Congratulations Eric !

Okay, I'm going to go for a girl, and ummmm 7lb 1 oz.

[scott bowler]

oh sorry no i think a big boy 9lb hehe good luck

[Erk]

Thanks scott and Merrilyn!! :D

Heartbeat is 136....has all its arms, and legs, cant tell if it has all its fingers and toes, but Im sure it does :lol: :wink:

I will def. update with pics after its born :wink:

Scott, I need your guess??

Merrilyn....thanks for the throwing the weight guess in there :wink:

I will keep you guys updated :D

Thanks again
Eric

[Erk]

Hahaha....guess we were writing at the same time scott! :wink:

Thanks for your guess...she is a tiny girl, so anything is 9lbs is gonna be funny to see! she will freak out! hahaha :wink: She will need all the luck she can get! :lol:

1 for boy, 2 for girls

Thanks again!
Eric

[Bubbles]

My guess - "if a girl" would be around the 6lb 13oz to 7lb 4oz - our first son weighed in @ 7lb 6oz & our daughter weighed in @ 6lb 13oz. Our son was 2 weeks early & our daughter was 4 days O/Due.
I know all you guys out there are going to love this statement - "sorry us girls" BOYS ARE EASIER TO RAISE, Girls are higher maintenance BUT faster at learning things like 'Toilet Training' 'Talking' & so on.... & of course what's changed, we still know how to communicate better, & we dont leave the toilet seat up. hehehe.
Anyway Erk the most important thing is the baby will be born safe & healthy.

[Bubbles]

Gee l can rant & rave!
I forgot to say "thanks" Erk for the gorgeous Ultrasound pic, What a proud moment & great to hold onto for future Son/Daughter 18th birthday - when you put it up on a wall for all the friends to see. hahaha

[ILLUSN]

Well done Erk!!! keep us all posted, i say boy bout 3.5kg mark

[Erk]

Thanks guys! :D


we still know how to communicate better, & we dont leave the toilet seat up. hehehe.

I was raised well, and I dont ever leave the seat up! Plus....with having cats, I dont want them swimming when Im not home! haha

Bubbles, you are very welcome for the ultrasound pic! I like your idea of putting it on the wall for the lil ones 18th birthday! haha :lol:

Thanks ILLUSN! Im really glad she let me get the pressurized system going before I had to start saving my pennies!

I will keep you guys updated! :D

Thanks again!
Eric

[Xtreme]

Congratulations, and good luck with it.
My advise: epidural lol.
It will be a girl. :)

[Erk]

My advise: epidural lol.

Ive heard this a lot! :lol: She is a tiny girl, so Im sure she will love epidural! :lol:


It will be a girl.

3 for girl, 2 for boy....Im thinking boy just to let everyone know! haha....my mother says my father couldnt make a girl if he tried everything possible, and he has 3 boys....I have a friend who had a girl about a month ago, so I think boy to "offset" things 8-)

Thanks again everyone! :D
Eric

[Bubbles]

Just a quick note on Epidural's, they are great if your little chickie will be in for a long labour BUT if she comes into hospital with short sharp contractions & delivers quite quick (2-4hrs - is quick for me) she will be left numb from the waist down & stuck in bed until the drug wears off thus relying on nurses to bring the baby to her & not being able to move around & enjoy the new bub's.

[Erk]

Hmmm....thanks for the tip :wink: guess she will have to make that decision then

Thanks tho....I will mention that to her :wink:

[Bubbles]

Hey Erk,
Just remember,you are both going to get all sorts of advice from "all walks of life" - (Like me) make sure that when it comes down to "what to do" follow your own heart & gut instinct, other parents experiences will not be yours, you will both have an experience of your own to talk about to other expecting parents later down the track like we have with you.

[sammigold]

Congrats on bub!! Hope all goes well. Your ultrasound is really cool, you can really see the shape of the baby. My little one was facing outwards when my ultrasound was taken so it was really hard to see it. All I could see was the top of the skull and the back bone. LOL

Good luck! (ps. no drugs at all for me, just tried to stay relaxed as much as possible and stayed standing for as long as I could. It really helped. It is amazing how much your own adrenalin can produce endorphins etc. when needed. It still hurt like hell but nowhere near as bad as I had imagined. Maybe that is the key. lol imagine the worst pain ever and then it can only be better!)
My advice to you Erk, is let your lady make her final decisions about pain relief, and discuss it thouroughly before hand so you know what she wants and can communicate it to the nurses/midwives on her behalf if necessary. (sorry this has become an essay! :-) )
cheers
sammi

[Erk]

Thanks bubbles and sammi for the congrats & tips :D I will discuss all this with her. Her sister who is slightly older then her has two kids, and Im sure my woman will take a good bit of advice from her.

Sammi....no guess? Boy or girl? You can guess weight if you wanna...its up to you

Thanks again! :D
Eric

[sammigold]

I am thinking Boy! No idea on the weight... :-)

[Erk]

Thanks sammi....you tied it up now :D 3 for each (not including my vote) haha

No problem about the weight

Thanks for the vote!
Eric :D

[DiscusWidow]

Girl 8pounds4ounces, 51cm long...

Tell her pethadine rocks... turn up the gas when the doctor is out of the room...

When my sister was in labour, i was sucking on the gas... it was heaps of fun, i did share it when she got a contraction.. lol

[Erk]

Thanks DiscusWidow :D and you took it a step further as well with the length! :lol: 8-) Nice!


i was sucking on the gas... it was heaps of fun, i did share it when she got a contraction.. lol

That sounds like a plan to me! haha :lol: prolly gonna be a very nerve-racking day for us

I will mention that to her about the "pethadine" dunno if that is a common drug? Perhaps we cant get that over here? But thanks, I will mention that to her also

Thanks again for your vote.......now up to 4 for girls, 3 for boys :D

[DiscusWidow]

it is a common drug.. I swore to go drug free... but was screaming for the drugs at the end of it...

Tell her good luck...

[DiscusWidow]

Might be time to change ur name, ur a newbie with more posts than me...

[Erk]

Yeah Ive heard quite a few people tell me they wanted to do drug free, but they couldnt....I will tell her you said good luck :wink:

Hahaha....good point about the name! :lol: I think thats just cause Im a newbie, and ask too many dumb questions, so I get to rack them up, plus I prolly post too many pictures too often....like I prolly have 50 pictures on here, with only owning discus for about 3 months! hahaha

Guess I will just make it say "erk" soon

Thanks :wink:

[Bald_noggin]

Congratulations on the great news Erk. I hope you'll be there for the birth of your baby as it will be a treasured memory and something that you will never forget.

Our first was by natural delivery (Maddison) and the second was by an emergency cezar because the little bugger (Jacob) did not turn in the womb so he was going to try and climb out feet first (and the doctor f*@&ed up too :evil: ).

But all is good now and they are great fun!

All the best!!

[Erk]

Thanks Bald_noggin :D I will be there for the birth of the baby, and Im sure it will be a treasured memory :D

Im glad to hear things are good with you and your family now...sorry to hear the doc *^%#ed up :(

We were actually thinking of the name madison (with only one d) as one of the names if its a girl :D

Got a guess boy or girl for me Bald_noggin?

Thanks for the congrats :D
Eric

[Bald_noggin]

Got a guess boy or girl for me Bald_noggin?
Eric

Hmmm, Girl.

Madison is a good name that you can truncate so you can call them by Madi most of the time. Only when they're in trouble, it becomes MADISON! :lol:

You have my vote for that name!

[Erk]

Hmmm, Girl.

Thanks Bald_noggin :D


Madison is a good name that you can truncate so you can call them by Madi most of the time. Only when they're in trouble, it becomes MADISON!

That sounds good to me 8-) :lol:


You have my vote for that name!

Thanks :D I will let her know 8-) :D

Girls names are easier to come up :roll:

Thanks again! :D
Eric

[Erk]

*Update.......we will find out thursday what the sex is! Time to really place your bets people! haha :lol:

I will let everyone know!

Thanks to all for your support, and advice :D
Eric

[DiscusWidow]

Has to be a girl, there is far too much testosterone flying about the place as it is...

[Bald_noggin]

What?? :shock: You're going to spoil the surprise before the big day!?!

[Bubbles]

Hey Eric,
How is everything going, did the ultrasound go good? How exciting this is.
I say as long as the baby has 10 fingers & 10 toes, a girl or a boy will be perfect either way - I still think girls rule & I love the name "Madison" - I seem to have gone for the American Kids names (Jake & Shelby). I fell in love with the name Shelby from the movie "Steel Magnolias" - Julia Roberts played Shelby in the movie (us girls will know the movie) & yes the Car is pretty cool too.
Cheers
Bubbles

[Erk]

Thanks everyone


What?? You're going to spoil the surprise before the big day!?!

Yup, we both wanna know, and we are having issues coming up with names, so it will be nice to narrow the field down! lol

Bubbles, I will figure all this out on thursday my time.....so I will update again this weekend! Its very exciting tho! I do like madison and shelby, as girls name. Ive seen Steel Magnolias, but it was a long time ago

Thanks again everyone :D

[Del]

Erk - we found what sex our baby was and never regretted it - its your choice and it's magical to bond with it once you know if it is a Daddy's girl or a Mummy's boy. Congratulations!

DEL

[Bubbles]

Erk - we found what sex our baby was and never regretted it - its your choice and it's magical to bond with it once you know if it is a Daddy's girl or a Mummy's boy. Congratulations!

DELHey Del,
This is very true, once you have found out if it's a boy or girl the bond is even greater & you can put a name to the baby growing inside. not to mention the decor & clothing colours (remember the 'Mint Green" & "Yellow" bonds suits). It makes it easier for other people to buy gifts too.
Cheers
Bubbles

[Erk]

Thanks Del and Bubbles! We both said a while ago, that we wanted to find out what it is, so with it being our first, we would like to know....prolly just make things a bit easier for us. Maybe next one we can let be a surprise! lol :shock:

Thanks again! Will update tomorrow what we find out :D

[the german]

congrats erk.

madison :roll: i hope you have a square garden :lol:

like the name,i have a 7 month old boy,its just the best what can happen....untill they can crawl :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Erk]

Hahaha......thanks german! Im sure its gonna be an interesting ride from here on! lol :lol:

Congrats on your 7month old baby boy!

[Xtreme]

WELL?????? What is it :) Suspense is not a good thing lol :)

[Erk]

Sorry Xtreme.....nothing good to report on the gender front :( The baby either moves too much or is curled up in a ball, so we couldnt find out.

So far she is 18-20 weeks, the baby is 11 ounces....has all its arms, legs, fingers, toes, facial features....and the heartbeat is 150

We are hopefull we can get another one, and hopefully find out then

Thanks for asking tho :D

[sammigold]

You know Erk, the surprise factor is pretty cool!! and no matter how sure you are of the name he/she is bound to come out and not look anything like the name you have chosen... Or you may be desperate like me and my partner who couldnt agree on anything and I happened to see an ad for Charmed on the tv and in desperation said "what about Phoebe?" and lo and behold he happened to like it... its just a pity that it really was never a name I would have chosen but in saying that, it really does suit her. lol (and I call her Flea anyway :-) )

[Erk]

Finally found out what the sex is yesterday :roll: All these "rules" so people dont get sued!

Anyways......GIRL!!! :D :D

Thanks for your guesses :D
Eric

[sammigold]

Yay! a girl, just a warning though, I had a friend who was told she was having a boy and it turned out to be a girl... so it is not 100% but hey! lucky she had not bought all blue stuff etc.

good luck!

[Erk]

Yeah, the doctor said "it looks like a girl" not "its a girl" cause you never know for sure until the lil one arrives, so we will see

Im sure we wont buy all pink! :lol:

Thanks for the tip tho :wink:
Eric

[sammigold]

lol! :-)

[Xtreme]

:wave1

Congratulations, girls rock lol :)

[Erk]

:lol: Thanks very much Xtreme and sammi :lol:

Im very excited! I have to get back to figuring out a name for her, and have a backup boy name...oh and middle names :P

I will keep you guys posted

Thanks again :D
Eric

[Bubbles]

Well I guess I'm a tad late with the news - Erk, I'm with Xtreme "Girls Rock" a BIG congrats to you & your Chickie Babe - Erk, that's fantastic.

[Merrilyn]

Yaaaaay girls rule :blob

[Erk]

Thanks Bubbles and Merrilyn :D

Im very excited! She wanted a girl, so Im excited for her too! :D

Thanks for the congrats everyone :D

[Bubbles]

Thanks Bubbles and Merrilyn :D

Im very excited! She wanted a girl, so Im excited for her too! :D

Thanks for the congrats everyone :DSo Erk,
Do we have any girls names yet?
I'm going to post a new topic for everyone to respond with an idea for girls names in this forum to help you both out, you may see a name someone posted & think "I like that name".
Cheers
Bubbles aka Karen

[Erk]

Thanks very much Karen!! :D Thats a great idea! I just saw the thread your talking about....we arent having the greatest luck so far, so hopefully that thread will help!

Im gonna go check it out now :D

Thanks again!