All these gender prediction methods are BS I think. I remember seeing a great chart that showed all the common methods and how none of them really worked.
For no particular reason, this was the first thought that came to my mind...
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Did this accurately predict the gender of your baby?
Since I am not having a child, I thought I'd see if it worked for me. I counted back 40 weeks from when I was born to find out the age and month where my dad was boning my mom. The chart is inaccurate, so maybe I'm just part of the 10%. Was anyone else able to find out if the chart was accurate while thinking about their parents having sex with each other?
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Since I am not having a child, I thought I'd see if it worked for me. I counted back 40 weeks from when I was born to find out the age and month where my dad was boning my mom. The chart is inaccurate, so maybe I'm just part of the 10%. Was anyone else able to find out if the chart was accurate while thinking about their parents having sex with each other?
Well 40 weeks is going by the date of the last period whereas they wouldn't have been boning at that time to conceive you. Babies are conceived at 2 weeks or so.
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Well 40 weeks is going by the date of the last period whereas they wouldn't have been boning at that time to conceive you. Babies are conceived at 2 weeks or so.
I believe a doc considers the LMO as the conception date?
So last Wednesday my wife and I were eating dinner and her water broke. She was only 35 weeks to the day, so there was a little bit of denial going on. She thought maybe the baby pushed on her bladder or something. We went to the hospital and they determined that yes, it was in fact labour starting. At 7:35 am on Thursday, August 13, 2015 we welcomed our little girl into the world. We named her "Fawn Nika". Nika was the frontrunner name for some time and Fawn was on the backburner as a possible middle name. After a couple of days of getting to know her, with her big eyes and tiny fragile demeanor, We decided to go with Fawn. She was 5 pounds 6 ounces at birth but has dropped to just under 5 pounds, which is apparently normal.
Like a lot of premies, she is going to have to be in the nursery for a bit before we can take her home. She hasn't quite figured out how to feed yet and jaundice levels are border line, so they want to monitor her. One nurse thinks that she might come home Wednesday, so I am keeping my fingers crossed.
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For the other dads out there: We're 3 weeks new parents now, and our boy has started non-stop crying for a few hours right before what should be bedtime. Any pro-tips?
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For the other dads out there: We're 3 weeks new parents now, and our boy has started non-stop crying for a few hours right before what should be bedtime. Any pro-tips?
hey calf - welcome to the party!!! when was your boy born? ours was july 22!
our newborn is doing the exact same thing. he seems to have no problem chilling during the day, but come night time he has a tough time (i usually get him in the early evenings while my wife tries for get our girl to sleep). if i recall correctly, our girl was the exact same way.
from what i've been told, in the womb babies tend to sleep during the day and are more "awake" over night while mom sleeps. i guess this makes a little sense - during the day mom is up and moving around and that movement would tend to 'rock the baby back to sleep' but over night while mom is mostly still that doesn't happen. it takes a bit before the newborn adjusts to the new sleep pattern.
i usually just hold my boy in my arms and rock him while walking thru the house - that seems to work pretty well. he can totally tell when i try sitting down and rocking him... and will have none of it!! ha! ha!
listen for his stomach churning and if you hear that try to get him to burp. if that doesn't work maybe try a little gripe water
the tough part is that every kid is different and there is no magical formula
enjoy being a dad - it's freakin' AWESOME!!! (even when they don't stop crying for what seems like an eternity)
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For the other dads out there: We're 3 weeks new parents now, and our boy has started non-stop crying for a few hours right before what should be bedtime. Any pro-tips?
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It's been years since my kids were little but my baby girl always liked a tight swaddle. Wrapped up just right kept her comfy and quiet most nights. Admittedly I got lucky with both of my kids when it came to sleeping as babies. I have more problems now with my 4 year old than I did when she was a baby.
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As the evening passed into night more induction tactics were introduced, some successes, some failures. As the entire unit commented; we tried and used every tool in the box, every weapon in the arsenal and the whole buffet, but alas there was no dilation passed five. Our baby was stuck. With no other options it was off to the OR for an emergency C section due to a fluctuating heartbeat.
The team in the OR quickly worked and popped out our boy at 6:03 am Thursday August 27. Healthy and hearty at 7lbs 7 oz.
As terrified as my wife was of the C section she was a champion even though a few tears streamed down her right cheek. She never ceases to amaze me, and I have never been so proud of her. She is now getting some well deserved rest with her latest accomplishment under her belt - Mother.
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