Oh, c’mon. The 4th reply specifically asked what her preference was and preemptively “forbid” her from “…giv[ing] me that soft ‘I don’t mind as long as it’s healthy’ nonsense!” 
And wooooooooo! Congrats, sven! That is an absolutely INSANE 2 months, but it sounds like good insanity. 
Why does his mom not like the name “Victoria”?
I missed that bit, actually.
It’s not nonsense, and there’s good reason IME that I hope the svens do come around to the view. But I don’t wish to argue.
Momma Bear says it’s “too strong,” whatever that means. I think she is really attached to Gabriela, but as I said there are quite a few running around right now. “Vitoria” is, I understand, the Brazilian-friendly version, as I don’t think the “c” sound really works. But it doesn’t sound as nice in English. I think they’ll have to do with calling her “Vitoria”, or, more likely, using an adorable Brazilian nickname.
Congratulations! I think “Victoria” is a lovely name, and it lends itself well to nicknames.
OF COURSE we will be overjoyed with a healthy baby of any type. We are both so thrilled about this it’s unbelievable, and we are really looking forward to life with our new child.
I think our preferences come from that he has two younger brothers, and I am the only child of a single mother, so neither one of us has much experience with children (and more importantly, teenagers) of the other gender. I’m sure it’ll work out, and of course nobody gets a user manual, but a boy will be a steeper learning curve for me, and a girl for him.
Congratulations! We will all be thinking “sticky” thoughts for you.
As for a girl’s name, how about Sophia? Or however it’s spelled in Portugese. It also lends itself to nicknames, and was the name of my paternal grandmother.
Yay for a new baby! Congratulations!
I completely missed that you got married, so congratulations on both counts! I think you are going to be an awesome mom; I’m thrilled for you! Yay!
Oh, for goodness’ sake. Of course I’m not wishing ill on unborn babies, I’m trying to playfully avoid the boring trope answer given by all expectant mothers everywhere.
Sorry to pollute your thread, sven. As another 30-something woman, it seems everyone in my life is breeding but me, and I’m utterly sick of the pat “as long as it’s healthy!” responses. Thank you for your honest reply!
I just asked my sister, who is 23 weeks pregnant, if she thought she’d like to have another some day. She answered that she maybe would like a brown one next time – she and her husband are both white. I thought it was a cute way to refer to an adoption/
Congrats! I just noticed you mention your husband in another thread, and thought I was really behind the times. So congrats x 2.
Multiple congratulations are in order! I feel like I’ve watched you sort of grow up on these boards, so it’s really cool that you’re sharing all these life milestones with us. Good luck on all counts and I’m sure you’ll pick the perfect name. I hope there’s pictures involved.
We decided to start trying before my job situation was fully hashed out (it’s been in the works a while), with the understanding that if the baby caught we’d have a quick courthouse marriage to get me on his health insurance. The baby took five months, but the job took six, so we had a quick legal ceremony. We are really hoping to have a celebration with our friends and family next year, and so we’ve been keeping the marriage low key and without too much fanfare at the moment. That said, we are so happy that it’s hard no to revel in our new marriage.
Mr. Sven and I rib each other endlessly about the baby’s gender. He talks constantly about his plans for his son, and I show him pictures of frilly baby dresses and tell him what his daughter is up to. He bothers me when I reach for spicy snacks (which he thinks is a girl thing) and tried to push me towards the sweets. Unfortunately, the whole family is rooting for my side (he’s got two brothers, after all) so he’s really fighting a losing battle here.
But it’s all in good fun, and I don’t think either one of us has any serious emotional investment in the baby’s gender. I kind of secretly suspect it’s a boy, but we’ll find out soon enough.
No nursery yet. I think we’ll try to stay in our fairly spacious one bedroom until the kid starts getting mobile. I suspect there will be some more changes in the year ahead, and it’d be nice to have a clearer picture of what that’s going to look like before we commit to another move.
yay! I am also pregnant, and I think there are quite a few other dopers moms-to-be so if you need someone to sound off on, I am here for a PM any time!
Also, check out the parenting thread if you haven’t already
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=681711&highlight=pregnancy+parenting
I have 5 year old twins (one boy one girl) and another baby girl on the way, so even if I am not an expert I have had enough experience to at least sympathize with whatever you may be going through 
There is some truth to that spicy/savory cravings when you have a girl and sweets with a boy, IME. My mom ate peanut butter sammies with me and chocolate bars with my brother, and I have all but lost any sweet tooth I may have had with this pregnancy (with the twins I seriously had no instinct about what I was having, and didn’t even know until 5 mo that I was having twins, so I didn’t have any specific cravings with them that I can remember). Give me a juicy burger any time! In your first trimester though, you are lucky to want to eat anything, so go for whatever you want!
I adore spicy food and have never had a sweet tooth. With the pregnancy, I have come to enjoy sweets a little more, though spicy food is always my go-to. Luckily, I haven’t had much morning sickness, just the crazy fatigue.
The fatigue has been pretty much the worst thing in my experience with this pregnancy too. I had the nausea and constant horrible heartburn with the twins, so fatigue I can deal with! All I can say is pamper yourself as much as possible. Let yourself nap, take a relaxing bath, read a good book, whatever it takes to make yourself feel relaxed and refreshed. It will go a long way to combat the fatigue. And my OB says Vit B shots are perfectly safe in pregnancy and can also help with fatigue. I resort to a caffeinated drink now and then, and in moderation that is also ok.
WTF? I didn’t know you were married, had a good job or was pregnant. I must’ve missed the last 3 years.
Heck, I’m still getting used to the idea that sven has graduated from college. Weren’t you in high school when you joined the Dope?
Congratulations!
With our first kid, my wife got really worried about what she could eat–until she ran across a blog post somewhere that distinguished between foods taboo because there were documented cases of problems, and foods taboo because someone somewhere came up with a theory for how that food could possibly maybe hurt a fetus.
As a co-worker told us: “Babies are tough little critters. You can’t hardly kill them.”
So, worry, I think, but not too much.