who else is pregnant with 3rd?

itsstillme · January 2012

are you finding yourself just done way sooner then with the others? I LOVED being pregnant, seriously loved it, ask me before this one and I would have said I would have 10 babies, I actually have passing thought to being a surrogate because I just love(d) being pregnant. and now here I am with months to go and I said to DH last night- this one just sucks. I know having a 5 year old and a 1 year old to run after as well is some of it but holy hell I can't believe that I am actually considering being done after this baby, we've always said we wanted 4

I am probably just having a bad week - my reflux meds ran out and insurance won't approve the same ones again so now I am on something that works like crap and in pain all the time, I am exhausted from the holiday and still recovering blah blah blah. DH said to me wow you're complaining about being pregnant? I have never heard you do that before! I made it 10 days past due with DD1 and didn't utter a peep, I feel like a wuss this time. Just wondering if any others are in the same boat? I refuse to complain to anyone IRL other then DH so I needed to get it out somewhere.

saturdaysuiteheart · January 2012

im on my 3rd and it seems to be going faster for me but i have annoying symptoms i didnt have with the others like heartburn and nose bleeds. this is my first girl. im definitely more tired this time. i still cant say im done after this one bc i think it would make me feel old

tmattson2005 · January 2012

This is my 3rd, and I was telling Dh on Sunday night that this one is not a cake walk like the first two. So he started teasing me about how im older with this one blah blah blah. I just told him to stuff it. This is actually our last and final baby, I still love being pregnant feeling the baby etc. it's all the extra symptons I didnt have with the first two that I got now that are making me miserable.

itsstillme · January 2012

I am glad it's not just me. I know they say it gets harder with each one but wow I feel like the first 2 were nothing and now it's all piled up onto this pregnancy! I am sure a month after she's born I will have forgotten all about it and be talking about #4 lol. I will have to come back and read this post to remind myself

shouldbworkin · January 2012

Haven't found that to be the case this time. My 2nd PG went so fast that I didn't feel like I appreciated it enough. And, it took a long time to conceive this baby, so I'm trying to enjoy every minute. I think it helps that #1 and #2 are older too. This is probably my most miserable PG b/c of my GERD and gallbladder issues, but my happiest. I'm just in a good place mentally, which I'm hoping lasts for awhile.

My 2nd PG, when I had a toddler at home, was my worst. I seriously should have been medicated, I was just not in a good place. Physically the easiest, mentally the hardest. It couldn't go fast enough for me.

FWIW, give prevacid a try. It works better for me than the Rx meds the GI prescribed. But, it takes about 7 days to fully kick in.

ETA: This is all subject to change around week 32 when baby turns head down and my hemmies return, not to mention the constant bladder pressure.

lenfant1201 · January 2012

I'm not a fan of being pregnant. Never have been, probably never will be. This is actually my easiest/best pregnancy to date, which I attribute to the fact that I've kept up with working out rather than giving up on it like I have in the past. My DH desperately wants four kids too, but I'm not sure--more because of the time management part than the pregnancy part.

Every pregnancy is different--don't beat yourself up for not enjoying this one. People have always loved to make me feel guilty for not being Little Mary Sunshine about pregnancy. The bottom line is that there are plenty of things to love about it, but (in my opinion) even more to NOT love!

Is there any way you can get a break some time soon? Have someone help out around the house so you can take a nap and a bubble bath?

itsstillme · January 2012

shouldbworkin:

FWIW, give prevacid a try. It works better for me than the Rx meds the GI prescribed. But, it takes about 7 days to fully kick in.

unfortunatly OTC stuff does just about nothing for me I was on prescription strength prevacid 3x a day, have been for years until insurance decided they don't want to cover it anymore, nor do they want to cover a suitable replacement, more then one pill a day, more then x mgs etc. I am fighting this now because I am on the meds for more issues then just the HB, I have ended up in the ER 3x with tubes down my throat because of problems stemming from it the RX prevacid actually kept it under control too. I hate insurance companies right now. I am sure this is what's causing most of my misery right now and it would be the case if I were not pg anyway

itsstillme · January 2012

lenfant1201:

Is there any way you can get a break some time soon? Have someone help out around the house so you can take a nap and a bubble bath?

2 more weeks and then we get a kid free weekend and it can not come soon enough! Our parents are awesome and each is taking one of our girls for the weekend so we can have a nice long relaxing weekend at home alone! I think that will help my mood tremendously!!! and added bonus each dd will get one on one time with a set of grandparents and be spoiled rotten by them for 2 days

shouldbworkin · January 2012

itsstillme:
shouldbworkin:

FWIW, give prevacid a try. It works better for me than the Rx meds the GI prescribed. But, it takes about 7 days to fully kick in.

unfortunatly OTC stuff does just about nothing for me I was on prescription strength prevacid 3x a day, have been for years until insurance decided they don't want to cover it anymore, nor do they want to cover a suitable replacement, more then one pill a day, more then x mgs etc. I am fighting this now because I am on the meds for more issues then just the HB, I have ended up in the ER 3x with tubes down my throat because of problems stemming from it the RX prevacid actually kept it under control too. I hate insurance companies right now. I am sure this is what's causing most of my misery right now and it would be the case if I were not pg anyway

Oh, that super sucks. I would be SO done if my GERD wasn't under control right now. Until I started the prevacid, I was completely miserable and eating nothing. I feel your pain. I hope those a-holes get it together soon!

Luvmy2sons · January 2012

I'm definitely not done with this pregnancy. I'm loving being pregnant. Call me nuts. I love my belly, love kicks, I love it (of course I have the bad stuff, nausea, constipation, bad heartburn, etc... but the good definitely outweigh the bad)! This is also my first girl, and i'm exhausted all day. I have NO energy right now. I felt great from 17 weeks to like last week, I don't know if it's the holidays or what, but I can't stay awake at night. But I also know i'm not sleeping good at all. I toss and turn a million times. I'm not sure if this is it for us. I want to say yes, because it took us a year and a half to conceive, and after my m/c with the last this time has been very stressful for me... but only time will tell.

roxane · January 2012

tmattson2005:
This is my 3rd, and I was telling Dh on Sunday night that this one is not a cake walk like the first two. So he started teasing me about how im older with this one blah blah blah. I just told him to stuff it. This is actually our last and final baby, I still love being pregnant feeling the baby etc. it's all the extra symptons I didnt have with the first two that I got now that are making me miserable.

This exactly.

3lilbeans · January 2012

I was just thinking this last night. I seem to be more miserable & tired now then I was was with my last 2 at the end. I seem to moan with every movement & I am only 24 weeks. I have a 4 & 2 yr old so I know that has a lot to do with it, but my girls are only 19 months apart so I would think I would have had it harder with pregnancy #2. My cervix is a lot more sore this time around too.

bellablue2 · January 2012

I am done after this baby!!! I have NEVER enjoyed being pregnant, but this one is killing me! It is dragging and I feel like my daughter will never get here!! I want to have my body back and I want to hold my little girl!! I dont notice a huge difference physically because of the other kids, but I notice mentally that it is a lot harder this time. I was over a week late with both my boys and I am dreading that I will be super late again! That is the worst!

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