Are you doing anything differently in your 2nd+ pregnancy? I'm doing
basically the same, giving up caffeine for the most part. However, the
day after BFP, I totally got a hot dog at a football game because I
forgot about the nitrates thing. Meh.
Are you and your spouse reacting the same way as the first time? I
feel like DH and I had rose-colored glasses on the first pregnancy and
we were just excited/not worried at all. I had a very good pregnancy
with no complications. This time, my husband is being weird about
sharing the news with people, hesitant to have baby name discussions,
etc. He hasn't explicitly said he's worried but I feel like he's trying
not to jinx it or something. Before BFP, in discussions I have mentioned
that pregnancy is basically the most dangerous thing a woman (I) can
do. However, now that I actually am pregnant, I feel confident that my
body is capable and doing what it needs to do, everything worked out
fine the first time, etc. I don't know if that's just a coping mechanism
or what. Anyway, this is just something that's on my mind and I'm
curious how others (and your partners) are dealing...
@Singingmama10 DH will be wherever I tell him to be...And that is with me at the hospital! Were fortunate to have plenty of family around and DD spends the night all the time with them so it won't be weird for her. In fact, she's at her aunts right now!
I just don't think there's any way I could do the hospital with the new LO on my own.
And I never even thought about things like buckling DD in when I'm a balloon! Challenges ahead!
Hi! I have two DDs, ages 1.5 and 3. We were two under two last time and loved it My littlest sleeps in our bed most of the time, currently transitioning to her own bed.
@Singingmama10 For the birth of my second, my husband was with me for the entire birth and we had some family bonding time, then he picked up DD1 and went home with her for the night. The first block of time the baby just slept and so did I. In the morning when we woke up it was actually really sweet to have just baby and me...I just stared at her in the quiet room.
@quartz02 I sometimes feel that way too. With my second I didn't tell anyone for a long time (like until I was showing at 20wks). This time I will tell me bff sooner since she just had a baby.
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Hey ladies! I would love to join a check in. I have an 18m old and 6m old. Baby #3 due July 17th, so I'll have 3u3 or really 3 under 2 1/2. Definitely didn't plan it this way, but we are up for the challenge. We will have 3 in cribs and diapers.
Hi all! I am a former Bumpie getting back on after a hiatus. DD will be 3 in January. Love to join a STM check in!
This pregnancy already feels different. I immediately felt like I was breastfeeding again - sore, enlarged. I am not nauseous yet but I am only 5 ish weeks.
DH will definitely be at the hospital with me. But we have patents nearby so they can watch DD - we're lucky (sometimes my MIL being close doesn't feel that way though...)
DS just turned 3. We transitioned him from a toddler bed to a twin bed, and he did great for a few days, but now screams and won't fall asleep anywhere but in our bed. We move him out when he falls asleep in there, so he wakes up in his own bed, but that doesn't seem to bother him. I don't know what to do with him.
This pregnancy was going like my one with DS, so I thought, but my head has been in the toilet much more so far... With him, it was bad nausea all the time... With this one, it's nausea AND puking. Blah.
DH and I are more cautious with this pregnancy because we had a loss in June. I had some light brown spotting last week, and I got to be checked with an ultrasound a week and a half before my actual appointment, so we saw and heard the heartbeat and are feeling better, but we are still a little gun shy.
Are you doing anything differently in your 2nd+ pregnancy? I'm doing
basically the same, giving up caffeine for the most part. However, the
day after BFP, I totally got a hot dog at a football game because I
forgot about the nitrates thing. Meh.
Are you and your spouse reacting the same way as the first time? I
feel like DH and I had rose-colored glasses on the first pregnancy and
we were just excited/not worried at all. I had a very good pregnancy
with no complications. This time, my husband is being weird about
sharing the news with people, hesitant to have baby name discussions,
etc. He hasn't explicitly said he's worried but I feel like he's trying
not to jinx it or something. Before BFP, in discussions I have mentioned
that pregnancy is basically the most dangerous thing a woman (I) can
do. However, now that I actually am pregnant, I feel confident that my
body is capable and doing what it needs to do, everything worked out
fine the first time, etc. I don't know if that's just a coping mechanism
or what. Anyway, this is just something that's on my mind and I'm
curious how others (and your partners) are dealing...
@quarts02 I'm a bit less strict about my food choices this time around, for sure. Nothing major but I have had a hotdog and would totally eat bacon. I also had eggs today that had a slightly runny yolk (I know I'm a rebel) and a slightly medium rare steak the other night, whereas last time I followed the rules to a T, at least until my third trimester when I loosened up a bit. I do feel a lot more nervous this time around, but that's more because of the difficult time I had last time and knowing what I might be in for!
We have 3 boys that are 8, 5 and 4. This is a complete surprise as we were done with kids. My husband is in the Navy and we moved to Japan in August. I am so worried about delivering either at a Japanese hospital or the American hospital on base 6 hours away. I go to my first appointment tomorrow and will have a lot to talk to the dr about.
My last little guy was born while my husband was in Iraq. My in-laws helped with the two little ones while he was born but they of course couldn't stay over. I had an emergency c-section because he was well over 10 lbs and I was tired. In all honestly, I rather enjoyed the one on one bonding I had with my new bundle and we established nursing much more effectively and it may have been easier. I missed my husband helping though. This time, depending on delivery he may have to stay over night with our older kids and leave me to do nights alone. I am hoping for a vbac so the hospital stay is much shorter.
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I'm doing basically the same, giving up caffeine for the most part. However, the day after BFP, I totally got a hot dog at a football game because I forgot about the nitrates thing. Meh.
Are you and your spouse reacting the same way as the first time?
I feel like DH and I had rose-colored glasses on the first pregnancy and we were just excited/not worried at all. I had a very good pregnancy with no complications. This time, my husband is being weird about sharing the news with people, hesitant to have baby name discussions, etc. He hasn't explicitly said he's worried but I feel like he's trying not to jinx it or something. Before BFP, in discussions I have mentioned that pregnancy is basically the most dangerous thing a woman (I) can do. However, now that I actually am pregnant, I feel confident that my body is capable and doing what it needs to do, everything worked out fine the first time, etc. I don't know if that's just a coping mechanism or what. Anyway, this is just something that's on my mind and I'm curious how others (and your partners) are dealing...
I just don't think there's any way I could do the hospital with the new LO on my own.
And I never even thought about things like buckling DD in when I'm a balloon! Challenges ahead!
My littlest sleeps in our bed most of the time, currently transitioning to her own bed.
@Singingmama10 For the birth of my second, my husband was with me for the entire birth and we had some family bonding time, then he picked up DD1 and went home with her for the night. The first block of time the baby just slept and so did I. In the morning when we woke up it was actually really sweet to have just baby and me...I just stared at her in the quiet room.
@quartz02 I sometimes feel that way too. With my second I didn't tell anyone for a long time (like until I was showing at 20wks). This time I will tell me bff sooner since she just had a baby.
This pregnancy already feels different. I immediately felt like I was breastfeeding again - sore, enlarged. I am not nauseous yet but I am only 5 ish weeks.
DH will definitely be at the hospital with me. But we have patents nearby so they can watch DD - we're lucky (sometimes my MIL being close doesn't feel that way though...)
Look forward to getting to know everyone!
We have 3 boys that are 8, 5 and 4. This is a complete surprise as we were done with kids. My husband is in the Navy and we moved to Japan in August. I am so worried about delivering either at a Japanese hospital or the American hospital on base 6 hours away. I go to my first appointment tomorrow and will have a lot to talk to the dr about.
My last little guy was born while my husband was in Iraq. My in-laws helped with the two little ones while he was born but they of course couldn't stay over. I had an emergency c-section because he was well over 10 lbs and I was tired. In all honestly, I rather enjoyed the one on one bonding I had with my new bundle and we established nursing much more effectively and it may have been easier. I missed my husband helping though. This time, depending on delivery he may have to stay over night with our older kids and leave me to do nights alone. I am hoping for a vbac so the hospital stay is much shorter.