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Post by pootsen on Oct 17, 2018 14:17:20 GMT -6
DH and I always agreed on just 2. I did go through the hormone-fueled “OMG MUST HAVE A LITTER OF BABIES” phase from like 3-6 months postpartum but luckily I snapped out of it.
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Post by grumpycat on Oct 17, 2018 14:45:13 GMT -6
Dh is getting snipped on Tuesday! No more babies here! 🙌
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Post by cakewench on Oct 17, 2018 14:54:45 GMT -6
99% sure OAD over here. If H wants a second, he hasn't said anything. In fact, the only people who mention a second are friends/coworkers/neighbors/etc asking us about it.
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Post by blabbermouth on Oct 17, 2018 15:18:02 GMT -6
99% sure OAD over here. If H wants a second, he hasn't said anything. In fact, the only people who mention a second are friends/coworkers/neighbors/etc asking us about it. Likewise. I think sometimes DH wants a second, but mehhhh. One seems so easy. And it wasn't easy to get her.
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Post by cakewench on Oct 17, 2018 15:32:21 GMT -6
99% sure OAD over here. If H wants a second, he hasn't said anything. In fact, the only people who mention a second are friends/coworkers/neighbors/etc asking us about it. Likewise. I think sometimes DH wants a second, but mehhhh. One seems so easy. And it wasn't easy to get her. Also that. Maybe if we had more embryos, I'd consider it, but N was our last one.
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Post by thatgolfb on Oct 17, 2018 15:46:41 GMT -6
Morning. I stayed up WAY too late last night, but it was fun. Plus a coworker brought in a cinnamon bun apple pie thing and it is making a pretty great breakfast- I’m just working on my winter bod- ha! Tonight we are going to a Chinese light display in a park. It’s super cool but it is going to be so cold!!! Then my H leaves for a hunting trip for 8 days tomorrow and I am not looking forward to solo parenting the whole time. Luckily my parents and IL’s live close so maybe I can deposit one of the kids with them a day or two 😊 A) do want that breakfast B) I am on day 4 of 6 of solo parenting and am exhausted, but otherwise it is okay. We are probably having takeout tomorrow night to help get us through the home stretch!
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Post by thatgolfb on Oct 17, 2018 15:49:48 GMT -6
Flu shots are done! AJ didnt even flinch. No cry. Nothing. Ds3 on the other hand.... This was us! Baby had no issue, preschooler cried but only till she got stickers lol.
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Post by blabbermouth on Oct 17, 2018 15:53:41 GMT -6
Likewise. I think sometimes DH wants a second, but mehhhh. One seems so easy. And it wasn't easy to get her. Also that. Maybe if we had more embryos, I'd consider it, but N was our last one. ❤️
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Post by thatgolfb on Oct 17, 2018 15:54:29 GMT -6
H comes home Friday night, and Saturday morning I plan to sleep in (which probably means 7:30 at the latest), go to work out, and then go to Trader Joe's solo. I really know how to let loose.
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Post by thatgolfb on Oct 17, 2018 16:03:07 GMT -6
H and I are crazy because we would have 5 kids if it were financially feasible. As of now, we both want a third, but it will really depend on where we are in about 2 years (I love love love the 3.75 year age gap between the two kids, and would want to try to aim for that again, although who the heck knows because our second took longer than our first in terms of TTC).
There are some circumstances that, if everything goes according to plan, be changing in around 3 years with H's job that will be good for us, but will put us at a crossroads of whether to stay here or to move up to northern CA. While we absolutely love our lives here, we both want to be closer to our parents (especially for the kids). If that ends up happening, we will have a lot more family support that will likely make a 3rd much more possible. I would also consider taking a per diem job and working fewer days per week if it were possible.
So anyway, that was a ramble. Tl;dr a third is on the tentative future plan for us.
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Post by quinn on Oct 17, 2018 16:55:59 GMT -6
thatgolfb you never know... it took us over a year to get pregnant with ds3. Then we got pregnant accidentally with the boy we lost practically immediately. Same with ds4. I thought it would take a lot longer since we had so much trouble getting pregnant the first time. I want to see more golf babies!!! 😉 Also, that sounds like a perfect Saturday morning! Enjoy yourself!
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Post by sarahandben108 on Oct 17, 2018 16:58:50 GMT -6
I will admit I will miss being pregnant. But I’m too old to deal with the nonsleeping phase of babies. Neither of my kids sleep past 5:30 in the morning and if I had another one like that I don’t think my H or I would make it. 😂. I’m 40, he’s 42.
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Post by quinn on Oct 17, 2018 17:38:30 GMT -6
I will admit I will miss being pregnant. But I’m too old to deal with the nonsleeping phase of babies. Neither of my kids sleep past 5:30 in the morning and if I had another one like that I don’t think my H or I would make it. 😂. I’m 40, he’s 42. I hate being pregnant. HATE.
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Post by bethkate on Oct 17, 2018 17:58:16 GMT -6
I didn’t mind being pregnant, but getting the blood clot at 27 weeks threw a wrench into that. We still have 3 embryos left, but we probably won’t use them. I feel like we got lucky with E and I don’t want to tempt fate by trying again. Plus, I don’t want to risk another DVT. Now if I could just bite the bullet and make a decision about the embryos.
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Post by grumpycat on Oct 17, 2018 18:25:22 GMT -6
Ds2 had a veggie pouch, three chicken nuggets, Cheerios, and goldfish crackers in the span of two hours tonight. 😲 He crawled up the stairs too. So I'm in trouble in more than one way lol. No more slow potato here.
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Post by thatgolfb on Oct 17, 2018 20:25:11 GMT -6
I will admit I will miss being pregnant. But I’m too old to deal with the nonsleeping phase of babies. Neither of my kids sleep past 5:30 in the morning and if I had another one like that I don’t think my H or I would make it. 😂. I’m 40, he’s 42. I hate being pregnant. HATE. My second pregnancy was awful, a third one is honestly one of the biggest drawbacks to having another kid. Although, adoption may be an option.
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Post by jules1614 on Oct 17, 2018 20:54:54 GMT -6
I loved being pregnant. My H would have been fine being OAD but I really wanted a 2nd. I sometimes think I want a 3rd but I think I actually just want a newborn to snuggle. I would like to strongly consider being a foster parent once the boys are in school but my H isn’t so sure... so we will see what the future brings!
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Post by grumpycat on Oct 17, 2018 21:07:25 GMT -6
I will admit I will miss being pregnant. But I’m too old to deal with the nonsleeping phase of babies. Neither of my kids sleep past 5:30 in the morning and if I had another one like that I don’t think my H or I would make it. 😂. I’m 40, he’s 42. I hate being pregnant. HATE. +1 for hating being pregnant ... I also hate the newborn stage ... And recovering from having a baby. There's a reason we are done lol.
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Post by grumpycat on Oct 17, 2018 21:11:11 GMT -6
I loved being pregnant. My H would have been fine being OAD but I really wanted a 2nd. I sometimes think I want a 3rd but I think I actually just want a newborn to snuggle. I would like to strongly consider being a foster parent once the boys are in school but my H isn’t so sure... so we will see what the future brings! I've thought about fostering when the boys are older. It kind of depends where I am at career wise. And we'd probably have an older child. There's so so many teenagers needing foster care. Dh isn't as on board with this as me though. I've been seeing people volunteer to snuggle NICU babies -- that may be a good option 😉
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Post by sarahandben108 on Oct 18, 2018 6:33:45 GMT -6
I loved being pregnant. My H would have been fine being OAD but I really wanted a 2nd. I sometimes think I want a 3rd but I think I actually just want a newborn to snuggle. I would like to strongly consider being a foster parent once the boys are in school but my H isn’t so sure... so we will see what the future brings! This is us too. My H would've probably been fine with one but from the very beginning I was adamant that I wanted 2 kids and he is happy he has 2 now.
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Post by sarahandben108 on Oct 18, 2018 6:35:24 GMT -6
I hate being pregnant. HATE. My second pregnancy was awful, a third one is honestly one of the biggest drawbacks to having another kid. Although, adoption may be an option. This is also me concerning the 2nd pregnancy. It was much more difficult on my body and I had a lot more issues than the first time. I think part of that was the nature of the pregnancy and part of that was I was 4 years older with another child. I couldn't sit on the couch or put my feet up as often as I could with N.
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Post by quinn on Oct 18, 2018 7:05:05 GMT -6
I loved being pregnant. My H would have been fine being OAD but I really wanted a 2nd. I sometimes think I want a 3rd but I think I actually just want a newborn to snuggle. I would like to strongly consider being a foster parent once the boys are in school but my H isn’t so sure... so we will see what the future brings! I've thought about fostering when the boys are older. It kind of depends where I am at career wise. And we'd probably have an older child. There's so so many teenagers needing foster care. Dh isn't as on board with this as me though. I've been seeing people volunteer to snuggle NICU babies -- that may be a good option 😉 I have strongly considered fostering older children once the kids are grown. But I'm also really looking forward to my freedom and maybe traveling
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Post by laurensc927 on Oct 18, 2018 8:41:14 GMT -6
I have a couple errands to run today. I really need to get to the consignment store to get pants for ds1. Or maybe I'll see if I can find any sales online. He favors sweatpants lol. Ds2 is getting closer to walking. He's at the "just needs to let go" stage. He cruises everywhere and pulls himself up on flat surfaces (like the wall). He's gotten in the habit of two wake ups and we are pushing him to only have one. So he woke up at 1045pm last night, we let him cry it out. He did go back to sleep and woke up later around 3am. I fed him then. I need him to get more teeth and start walking then I will feel better about night weaning lol. H pulls himself up on the wall too then tends to lick it on his way down lol
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Post by laurensc927 on Oct 18, 2018 8:46:31 GMT -6
I missed this while convo yesterday, I'm totally crazy and ready for #2. Once H was 6 months we stopped using protection, I think it's MH's way of letting fate decide if we have another. We do have 5 embryos left and I'm up for doing another transfer but it took us 3 transfers to get H. I guess we'll see but I'm also not getting any younger lol.
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Post by Waffle on Oct 19, 2018 2:47:21 GMT -6
I enjoyed being pregnant apart from the stress of potential loss. The fact is that it all felt great but I did have a bunch of meds to take, and ended up with HELLP so I'm questioning the sanity of trying again at 41...
Also, BabyWaffle was easy and a great sleeper from day 1 and I am still exhausted so nr 2 would probably end me. And very likely be difficult baby from hell.
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