OMG I'm going to have two under 18 months! BFP after ICSI baby!
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Wow, Aimee-Lou, they do look very similar don't they!
My sister and I are 15 months apart and although we have our ups and downs we are best friends. I hope my LO's will be as close as we are. I'm so excited to give William a brother or sister. I had been a little sad that he may have never known the bond of a sibling.
My sister and I are 15 months apart and although we have our ups and downs we are best friends. I hope my LO's will be as close as we are. I'm so excited to give William a brother or sister. I had been a little sad that he may have never known the bond of a sibling.
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Congratulations.
I have 17 months exactly between my boys.
I'm only 10 weeks in but it's going we'll.
Yes, it's very hard - toddler is so rough with his baby brother but he's verly loving at the same time - just wants to play with him. I spend so much time telling him he's too little to play yet!
Accept all the help you can and if anyone offers to take the biggest for an hour have his shoes & coat on before they change there mind!
My family have been great - my mum comes and gets toddler and takes him to the park of shopping with her for an hour so I can feed baby in peace or go to bed for an hour. My sister does the same too.
I have 17 months exactly between my boys.
I'm only 10 weeks in but it's going we'll.
Yes, it's very hard - toddler is so rough with his baby brother but he's verly loving at the same time - just wants to play with him. I spend so much time telling him he's too little to play yet!
Accept all the help you can and if anyone offers to take the biggest for an hour have his shoes & coat on before they change there mind!
My family have been great - my mum comes and gets toddler and takes him to the park of shopping with her for an hour so I can feed baby in peace or go to bed for an hour. My sister does the same too.
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Yay congratulations! 
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This is so exciting, massive congratulations to you and your partner!
I have a much bigger gap with my children, but took 8 years to conceive Thomas so Sophie was a massive shock. We got pregnant on the first try with her!
When Thomas was between 12 and 18 months, he was a total sweetheart. Really was a wonderful age. I hope your toddler will be the same. I actually would have preferred having Sophie when Thomas was younger if I could have picked an age.
The first couple of months will be so hard. It gets better really quickly - my kids really enjoy eachother already.
Recently Sophie has fallen into a good sleeping pattern, she's chosen 6:30 as her bedtime, which leaves me time in the evening to relax and also sort out whatever I need to make the morning run smoothly.
I would have each Childs nappy and a fresh change of clothes all ready the night before. If your toddler will be drinking something in a sippy cup/bottle when they wake up, have it all clean and ready to go (Thomas has one formula drink a day, so I measure the powder out the night before).
The hardest thing will be getting rest, it's so difficult with 2 young kids. I am so lucky (and this sounds dumb!) that my OH lost his job, he was so much help at home.
I have a much bigger gap with my children, but took 8 years to conceive Thomas so Sophie was a massive shock. We got pregnant on the first try with her!
When Thomas was between 12 and 18 months, he was a total sweetheart. Really was a wonderful age. I hope your toddler will be the same. I actually would have preferred having Sophie when Thomas was younger if I could have picked an age.
The first couple of months will be so hard. It gets better really quickly - my kids really enjoy eachother already.
Recently Sophie has fallen into a good sleeping pattern, she's chosen 6:30 as her bedtime, which leaves me time in the evening to relax and also sort out whatever I need to make the morning run smoothly.
I would have each Childs nappy and a fresh change of clothes all ready the night before. If your toddler will be drinking something in a sippy cup/bottle when they wake up, have it all clean and ready to go (Thomas has one formula drink a day, so I measure the powder out the night before).
The hardest thing will be getting rest, it's so difficult with 2 young kids. I am so lucky (and this sounds dumb!) that my OH lost his job, he was so much help at home.
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awww congrats! what a blessing
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No advice, but congrats, you must be thrilled!! Makes me want to be pregnant again...even though I really don't want to be. Maybe it's the excitement of it all.
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congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Congratulations! I have 13 months between my two. I'm only 13 days in so far but I've found it so much easier than I thought it would be. Connor has just fitted right into our little routine. Lily's day to day routine hasn't been affected much at all, and she loves her baby brother so much - she's always giving him lovely soggy kisses! X
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yey 
Hi,
Congratulations!!
Almost two years ago you kindly responded to a post I made when my partner and I had just found out that he had a very low count etc.
I believe that getting pregnant with ICSI is truely amazing! So falling pregnant naturally is beyond that....Congratulations!!
We were also very lucky and had ICSI success and had a beautiful baby girl.
x
Congratulations!!
Almost two years ago you kindly responded to a post I made when my partner and I had just found out that he had a very low count etc.
I believe that getting pregnant with ICSI is truely amazing! So falling pregnant naturally is beyond that....Congratulations!!
We were also very lucky and had ICSI success and had a beautiful baby girl.
x
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Wow congratulations.
This exact scenario happened to us so I should be well qualified to give some advice!! We had ICSI, dh had poor everyhting lol. Given a 2% chance of conceiving naturally so obv didnt use contraception. 8months later I was pregnant but didnt find out til I was almost 9 weeks as just wasnt expecting it! I almost fainted when I saw the 2 lines
We have a 17 month gap.
Tips for being pregnant while having a baby: take things slow. Walk slowly, take your time in the supermarket, dont rush anywhere. Cuddle up on the sofa with DVDs and books for either of you if youre having a rough day. Sleep when ur LO does. Get family to take LO for a few hours once or twice a week so you can either sleep or do something for yourself like a long bath with a book or a DVD boxset.
When you have baby and toddler:
Put the kids needs first, dont worry about housework, do the bare minimum to survive. You wont remember a grubby bathroom in a few years but you will remember tiime with your precious kiddies
Once the first few mad weeks are over (and believe me you wont know whether your coming or going!!) Get REALLY organised. Its the key. Treat your kids as a job. Pack your bags the night before, lay out all your clothes if necessary. We get up dressed and leave te house by 9am every day. Even if its just a walk to the supermarket or library it will do you all good. Then we come home have lunch then ALL go to bed! The routine helkps the kids as they like routine and it will save your sanity trust me! Have changing set ups in every room of the house (I have a pack of wipes in everhy room and some nappies). Have one day a week where you get a lie in and OH has the kids in the morning (mine is Saturday, his is Sunday).
I wouldnt worry too much about jealousy as your LO will probably be too young to be able to feel jealous. But Im sure you will give him as much attention as possible.
Im getting a bit carried away here, lol uv only just got BFP!!! Feel free to pm me anytime for any tips or advice hun, Im really excited for you Ive been there!!
This exact scenario happened to us so I should be well qualified to give some advice!! We had ICSI, dh had poor everyhting lol. Given a 2% chance of conceiving naturally so obv didnt use contraception. 8months later I was pregnant but didnt find out til I was almost 9 weeks as just wasnt expecting it! I almost fainted when I saw the 2 lines
We have a 17 month gap.
Tips for being pregnant while having a baby: take things slow. Walk slowly, take your time in the supermarket, dont rush anywhere. Cuddle up on the sofa with DVDs and books for either of you if youre having a rough day. Sleep when ur LO does. Get family to take LO for a few hours once or twice a week so you can either sleep or do something for yourself like a long bath with a book or a DVD boxset.
When you have baby and toddler:
Put the kids needs first, dont worry about housework, do the bare minimum to survive. You wont remember a grubby bathroom in a few years but you will remember tiime with your precious kiddies
Once the first few mad weeks are over (and believe me you wont know whether your coming or going!!) Get REALLY organised. Its the key. Treat your kids as a job. Pack your bags the night before, lay out all your clothes if necessary. We get up dressed and leave te house by 9am every day. Even if its just a walk to the supermarket or library it will do you all good. Then we come home have lunch then ALL go to bed! The routine helkps the kids as they like routine and it will save your sanity trust me! Have changing set ups in every room of the house (I have a pack of wipes in everhy room and some nappies). Have one day a week where you get a lie in and OH has the kids in the morning (mine is Saturday, his is Sunday).
I wouldnt worry too much about jealousy as your LO will probably be too young to be able to feel jealous. But Im sure you will give him as much attention as possible.
Im getting a bit carried away here, lol uv only just got BFP!!! Feel free to pm me anytime for any tips or advice hun, Im really excited for you Ive been there!!
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Thank you all!
Toch, I remember you! Massive congrats on your little girl, ICSI babies really are amazing, you're right there.
Aphrodite, thank you for your advice. It's amazing that you guys had exactly the same situation as us! It's funny, when the midwife came to see us when Will was five days old, she asked us what we had planned by way of contraception and we completely dismissed it and said "oh no we will always need ICSI to conceive". We were actually relieved not to have to worry about it! Little did we know. I'm only 7 months post c-section, hopefully that won't cause any problems.
Toch, I remember you! Massive congrats on your little girl, ICSI babies really are amazing, you're right there.
Aphrodite, thank you for your advice. It's amazing that you guys had exactly the same situation as us! It's funny, when the midwife came to see us when Will was five days old, she asked us what we had planned by way of contraception and we completely dismissed it and said "oh no we will always need ICSI to conceive". We were actually relieved not to have to worry about it! Little did we know. I'm only 7 months post c-section, hopefully that won't cause any problems.
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HUGE congrats to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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