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[pennysbored]

Well I'm off to the hospital tomorrow morning for my induction. I'm a few days early as Theo was such a large baby so fingers crossed they are still planning to do it. If baby is born on friday, there will exactly 13 months difference between them! Feels v odd that Theo is not going to be there and I have asked my mum to bring him up to the hospital if things are going slowly - although I did just say to my OH that I am quite looking forward to having some rest at the hospital!!

Hope all your pregnancies are going smoothly and hopefully I'll be able to let you know how it is having a newborn and a toddler very soon!
xx

Good luck!

 

[MoonMuffin]

Well I'm off to the hospital tomorrow morning for my induction. I'm a few days early as Theo was such a large baby so fingers crossed they are still planning to do it. If baby is born on friday, there will exactly 13 months difference between them! Feels v odd that Theo is not going to be there and I have asked my mum to bring him up to the hospital if things are going slowly - although I did just say to my OH that I am quite looking forward to having some rest at the hospital!!

Hope all your pregnancies are going smoothly and hopefully I'll be able to let you know how it is having a newborn and a toddler very soon!
xx

Aw, hope all goes well! Good luck

 

[Beltane]

Just wanted to poke in and say you ladies are doing awesome! I am a twin and it was so comforting growing up to never have to do anything alone. Props to all of you!

 

[Shinning_Star]

OMg I'm soooo glad I found this group, although I could of done with it yesterday when got my shocker

My first born is five now, and my second just turned five months, I well pooed bricks when I first saw that line, thiking OMG how cld we have been so silly, it was just one time, I cannot believe we hit the target tbh!

Now I'm actually smiling about it, and reading about you ladies has made it sound even more positive, i might even phone and tell my Mum. Well in a few weeks, I'm still waiting fto have a mc I know sounds awful, but I'm in so much shock I can't believe its really happening, I've looked for my double buggy and have found one but it's 300.00 eek! Looks like I'll have to sell my silver cross coach pram, as Olivia won't be old enuf for the seat on top she'l still be needding a reclining seat at just fourteen months if comes on time.

I'm actually kind of looking forward to it, although I do suffer from ms, although last pregnancy was more migraines and nausea until 17 weeks, so I will have to see how things go, but thank goodness Olivia is a brilliant sleeper and has an ace routine! Thank lord for mercies.

ANyway I shall be regularly checking this one out, have a feeling it could be a great source of support and info and it's nice to see a few names I recognise too. xxxx

 

[pennysbored]

OMg I'm soooo glad I found this group, although I could of done with it yesterday when got my shocker

My first born is five now, and my second just turned five months, I well pooed bricks when I first saw that line, thiking OMG how cld we have been so silly, it was just one time, I cannot believe we hit the target tbh!

Now I'm actually smiling about it, and reading about you ladies has made it sound even more positive, i might even phone and tell my Mum. Well in a few weeks, I'm still waiting fto have a mc I know sounds awful, but I'm in so much shock I can't believe its really happening, I've looked for my double buggy and have found one but it's 300.00 eek! Looks like I'll have to sell my silver cross coach pram, as Olivia won't be old enuf for the seat on top she'l still be needding a reclining seat at just fourteen months if comes on time.

I'm actually kind of looking forward to it, although I do suffer from ms, although last pregnancy was more migraines and nausea until 17 weeks, so I will have to see how things go, but thank goodness Olivia is a brilliant sleeper and has an ace routine! Thank lord for mercies.

ANyway I shall be regularly checking this one out, have a feeling it could be a great source of support and info and it's nice to see a few names I recognise too. xxxx

Welcome to the club. It is a bit of a shock, hey? I TOTALLY didn't expect it, like you say, just one tiny slip up.......
And yeah, strollers are a pain in the ass for this situation. Its all twins or toddlers and new borns. I still haven't found anything, and I've only got 3 months to go. AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
How far along do you think you are anyway?

 

[pennysbored]

Just wanted to poke in and say you ladies are doing awesome! I am a twin and it was so comforting growing up to never have to do anything alone. Props to all of you!

I heart you!

 

[Shinning_Star]

only four weeks , added my ticker now! xxx

 

[pennysbored]

only four weeks , added my ticker now! xxx

You're lucky, I didn't find out till I was almost 9 weeks!
Much morning sickness so far?

 

[Shinning_Star]

Lol in a way wish I hadn't lol less time to worry. very slight nausea but not much at all, not even that hungry tbh. which is strange for me, seeing a was severly sick with first, had and then wiv daughter had nausea from 6dpo.

 

[pennysbored]

Yeah, its a lot to take in at once if you weren't planning on being pregnant again. I wasn't, but you get used to the idea. I'm pretty excited now, TBH I was pretty angry and scared at first. I thought I was just getting my uterus back finally, you know? But hey, a baby is never a bad thing.
And that's great that you are having an easier time now. I've found that its alot easier this time around, too.

 

[Shinning_Star]

Yeah I'm excited lol and I've got so long too go, hehe! Although then I think man two lots of bottles, etc. I'm wondering if Olivia will wean herself off bottles like my son did, by thirteen months he just wasn't interested.

 

[pennysbored]

It'll go by quickly. I feel like I just got my, and I'm a breath away from being in third tri. Its CRAZY how fast it goes.

 

[MoonMuffin]

Hi and welcome Shinning_Star! Sorry I'm a bit late on the welcome, we are signing the lease for an apartment next week, but we are also going to a wedding next week where DH is the best man, and it was my birthday on tues so I've been crazy busy! I like the busy-ness though, it's distracting in a good way.
And congrats on your pregnancy! This one was a surprise for me too, I didn't find out untill I was past 8 weeks along though! What a shock, we were using condoms every time and they never broke, so go figure! It'll be tough but I think it'll be worth it when the kids are close and always have someone to play with. I'm excited cause I was an only child so I'm trilled to give Kathryn someone to grow up with

How's everyone been feeling?

 

[Ell87]

I had my first two 18 months apart and then had my 2nd and 3rd 1 day short of 12 months apart. I am pregnant with #4 although this will be my biggest age gap of 22 months...

I love having my kids close in age, I wouldn't change a thing

It's strange though that now my 2 girls are not really babies anymore, I find it impossible to imagine what it was like having a baby and being heavily pregnant. I keep looking at the tickers on this thread and thinking how brave everyone is for being pregnant with such young babies!

 

[Shinning_Star]

HI,

Back again, well this is a weird pregnancy, my forst I suffered mercilessly with morning sickness in hospital twice, with my daughter was nauseous and had migraines up until week 17 and this one I have nothing no symptoms at all it's scary.

I do feel a bit sick but am on anti biotics for chest infection and she said it would upset my tummy a bit so the little nasea I do feel could be those, so it's reallt weird and scary, also with my other two I had early scans cs if pain on side, but this time no pain on side either so have to wait for 12 week scan, which gonna be murder if I ahve no symptoms.

Hows everyone else feeling although I know most are further along.

 

[pennysbored]

Hi and welcome Shinning_Star! Sorry I'm a bit late on the welcome, we are signing the lease for an apartment next week, but we are also going to a wedding next week where DH is the best man, and it was my birthday on tues so I've been crazy busy! I like the busy-ness though, it's distracting in a good way.
And congrats on your pregnancy! This one was a surprise for me too, I didn't find out untill I was past 8 weeks along though! What a shock, we were using condoms every time and they never broke, so go figure! It'll be tough but I think it'll be worth it when the kids are close and always have someone to play with. I'm excited cause I was an only child so I'm trilled to give Kathryn someone to grow up with

How's everyone been feeling?

You have been busy! Our birthdays are really close together, virgo's are AWESOME!
I've been okay, I tire out really easily, Betty isn't getting the walks that she is used to, and i feel bad about that, but we still play together a lot, so that's good. Doc has told me to take it easy, considering I am moving at the end of the month, not so easy, but we are hiring movers, so that should help.

 

[emmajane]

Grr - just wrote a huge long post about my birth and coming home from hospital and computer froze.

Anyway, Oliver was finally born on monday 24th August - all healthy and well. Hospital took ages to induce me and I ended up waiting 3 days for a room on labour ward to break my waters and start contractions. Not great to be away from Theo for so long and he was angry with me for a few days when I came home from hospital.

Once it was all started the birth happened a lot quicker than anyone thought. They were due to see how dilated I was at 9pm but by 7pm I was getting v bad breakthrough pain through the epidural so finally checked me at 8pm and said baby was coming. It took me only a couple of pushes for him to come out and actually my OH was the only one in the room as the midwife had gone out to get prepared for the birth! He forgot her name though so was calling out lots of different names trying to get the right one. Was hilarious.

Theo has been really good with Oliver since we have come home and loves hugging his brother. Generally though, both OH and I have felt really content with life since his birth. We both wanted more children but actually I don't think we will as we both feel our family is complete now and it is such a lovely feeling. All is going surprisingly smoothly but as OH has to go back to work tomorrow, all that could change!!

Hope all your pregnancies are going well
xxx

 

[Shinning_Star]

Wo must ne incredible feeling to 'know' your family is complete. Luckily I'v not had that seeing as third baby but can't imagine this one being last?

Sounds like once on your way you got there with birth, sounds pretty gd experience.

 

[snettyb]

congrats on the birth of your baby emmajane xx

Well i am feeling sooo tired lately and the nausea on an afternoon is quite bad but apart from that i am doing great. Jake is ever so clingy and twisty atm and it terrifies me the thought of having a clingy twisty baby and and a one year old to look after Also it worries me how jake will react to a new baby. Kieran is 7 now so he does his own thing so jake is used to having alot of my attention. I know its a bit late to be worrying about these things but i can't help it xx

 

[maddiwatts19]

whoops i realised i never replied to this! whoopise!!
anyway, no.2 is an oopsie baby. i was on the pill after having no.1 and got an infection so was on anti-biotics and due to my frazzled new mummy brain, forgot that doc saidtye could stop the pill working..

recently found out that number 2 is another boy and although i'm worried about how hard its going to be. i really wish January would hurry up so we could meet little man!!!

hope everyone else is doing good! xx