Not ready for this..

Meganellen · January 2012

I am still having a hard time "coping" with being pregnant with my third. I have a 2 year old and an almost 1 year old. My husband works away 2 weeks out of the month, sometimes more. We don't live near family and I already struggle when my husband is gone. I guess I am just venting a little. It's hard enough going to the grocery store with 2 kids let alone 3. I don't like having to depend on friends to help me out with my kids because they are mine, it's my job. I was really content having just the two kids I already have. I wanted more, but wanted to wait longer. I am just having a hard time dealing with it emotionally. I'm not having any big break downs. I deal with things by just toughing it out and living day by day but I feel like if I keep telling myself that I will just handle the 3 kids when the third is here that all of sudden months down the road when I do go into labor, and have the third. That I won't have really dealt with the emotions I'm feeling because I'm putting that off until the baby is actually here. I got to have an ultrasound which I thought would get me all excited about my little bean, but it didn't.... I guess I am just venting on here because I have no where else to. : )

AprilAngie · January 2012

I wouldn't stress until you are there.

kelnyc · January 2012

At the risk of sounding mean, which I am absolutely not trying to be... if you knew you weren't ready and wanted to wait a while, was there no form of birth control involved? I am really, genuinely curious because you are not the first poster to be totally overwhelmed by an unexpected pregnancy and it always makes me wonder.

Meganellen · January 2012

We had planned on waiting until the end of the summer or longer to try for another baby. I was nursing my son before I found out I was pregnant and when I am nursing I don't ovulate until my baby isn't nursing as often. He was starting to not nurse as often a few months ago so we started using condoms every time. We were very good about protecting.But obviously condoms can be faulty. Birth control kind of freaks me out and I hadn't decided on what kind I was wanting to use so condoms were working for us..or not. : )

Zoey1309 · January 2012

DH is also gone a lot for work. He?s only been home about 1/3 of the past year. It?s hard for me when he?s gone, so I can only imagine how it will be with children. All I can say is get as much information as you can on parenting and teaching them to occupy themselves and have ?quiet play.? Just remember: It?s better to have your hands full, than empty!!!

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