Can I be ridiculous for a minute?

kellibelli04 · May 2011

Don't flame- I'm not trying to be obnoxious, I swear.

DH asked me the other night when I wanted to think about having #2. And honestly, it almost caused me to have a panic attack!!! DD is such a good baby!!! She hardly cries, has been sleeping through the night for over a month and was only waking up once before that. We went through a couple of weeks of fussy time at night, but it only lasted 30 minutes to an hour at most. She loves baths, can amuse herself for a long time already and is just wonderful.

The thought of having another one terrifies me! There is no way I could be lucky enough to have two super-good babies! On top of that- aside from getting a big stomach and being uncomfortable towards the end, I barely knew I was pregnant. It was too easy...

And... done being ridiculous!

anglndsguse44 · May 2011

No flaming here. When DH and I were in the hospital getting prepped for my c-section, he said "I bet we are back here in a year and a half doing the same thing". I almost crapped my pants. Eventually I would like to have another baby to give DS a brother or sister, but I don't want that to happen for awhile. My reasoning different - I just don't want to be pregnant for a long, long time! I had a really tough pregnancy (hyperthyroidism, pre-e, 75 lb weight gain, digestive issues, etc) and I cannot fathom putting my body through that again until I feel that I have fully recovered and feel comfortable getting pregnant again. Do not worry - you are not alone!

YouandMe912 · May 2011

Omg I feel the exact same way. It's inevitable that the next time around won't be the walk in the park this one was.

Klmorgan83 · May 2011

tgoff248:
Omg I feel the exact same way. It's inevitable that the next time around won't be the walk in the park this one was.

Exactly! I'm experiencing this right now. #1 was pretty easy as far as babies go...STTN at 8 weeks, content most of the time unless he needed something, and all around easy baby. #2 is a whole different story...reflux, won't lay flat anywhere, still eating twice a night at 2 months with no sign of stopping anytime soon, general fussiness. I think they make #1 easy so that they don't scare people away from having more!

SecondTimeinMSU · May 2011

Awww...even if you have a fussy baby next time you will get thru it and time will fly. Luke has reflux and as a result he was just a miserably unhappy baby for weeks but now his medicine seems to be helping and he has been so much happier. He is now hitting 4-5 stretches at night between feedings which is exciting. I am still waiting for him to slide back into inconsolable mode but a few nights of decent sleep have totally re-energized me. Eventhough he's brought me to tears several nights I wouldn't trade him for any other baby and I know you will feel the same way. I understand though the part about feeling like you can't have another easy pregnancy. I did have horrible morning sickness that took months to end but as far as my body I got really lucky and don't have stretchmarks and fit into my old jeans in 3 weeks, I know next time I will not be that fortunate.

adoubleu12 · May 2011

I am deathly afraid of getting pregnant again! I guess the fact that I got two at once might have something to do with it. I can handle two. But two toddlers and a newborn.....no way! We decided we are waiting at least 3 years!

nici84 · May 2011

I know kinda what you mean. I was lucky enough that I have only had one of my babies with colic, but I hope my next LO is good, if not I figure God never gives me more then I can handle, and I have had to handle a LOT!

My 2yr old is already telling me I should have another, and I love being pregnant, but I think what I have right now is enough, and what happens happens. Though I just started my birth control today.

anna2029 · May 2011

I'm not sure I EVER want to be preg.again! I had a horrible pregnancy-it was so bad that I wanted to die most days b/c I was in so much pain. And LO is not a happy baby. He cries about 15 hours a day now, he's got reflux,colic, and is very gassy. It hasn't been a good process! I do want more kids someday,but DH won't ever let me get preg. again I'm sure. He says we are one and done...

RayRay007 · May 2011

I'm kind of afraid of having another one because we have been SOO lucky with this one and I don't want to have a 'hard' baby. I'm glad I'm not the only one!

Maggee206 · May 2011

I was afraid of the same thing but got number two even easier than number 1....my friends say it is because I remain calm with them I say it is luck; wait until you feel comfortable since although there are some men who pull more than others most of the time mom is primary caregiver.

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