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Will you/ Do you enjoy being P another time?

lorist202lorist202 member
in May 2011 Moms

As H and I consider TTC again, I have to confess that I'm nervous about being pregnant.

My first P was beyond perfect, and I loved every minute, but my only responsibilities were to go to work every day and keep the house up.  Work was great because I had a regimented day for eating and water intake.  It also kept me prioritized with my time.  I rested... a LOT! 

Now that I'm chasing a toddler as a SAHM, I'm more concerned about keeping up with him, my own healthy eating, and keeping a generally happy household.

Additionally, there's not much that I get to enjoy expressly for myself anymore.  However, I'm really enjoying buying clothes for my (own) body, and having the freedom to eat what/ when I want!

If only I weren't 36 yo, we would just wait......  (big sigh)

So do you think you will enjoy it another time???

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  • kacellekacelle member
    I'm pregnant now...I'd enjoy it if I were confident it'd stick.  I had an easy first pregnancy and I loved my baby bump!  I work full time, which does seem to help me keep my schedule on track.
    Married to my best friend 6/5/10
    BFP #1 9/7/10, EDD 5/14/11, Violet born 5/27/11.
    BFP #2 4/9/12, EDD 12/16/12, M/C Rory 4/24/12.
    BFP #3 10/6/12, EDD 6/16/12., Matilda born 6/17/13.
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  • jcameron2010jcameron2010
    I think that I will. We are TTC #2 now, so I am very excited to be pregnant again. But then I wonder what it will be like with DS to chase around instead of lying around the house all day. I hope it is easy. I loved being pregnant with DS, it was amazing.
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  • lizardknitterlizardknitter member

    We have been TTC since October.  That said, I'm not KU (I'm blaming round the clock BF'ing right now).  I'm also SAH.  I think having some sort of schedule for LO is key.  Ours is not very regimented, but we do things in a certain order each day.  That gives me some stability and a way to maintain myself and the house (a bit anyway).  

    I imagine that a toddler and infant will be very time consuming and that more days than not, I'll be ready to pass out from exhaustion or pull my hair out.  But I think all the joy of 2 LO's growing up together will make it worth the hard times.  And I'm 39, so I understand the feeling that you need to hurry up and get pregnant.  I think pregnancy will be the easy part. 

    Me - 40, DH 34 Married 11 years, TTC since 7/09 3 rounds of Clomid > Vivienne born 5/28/11
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    BFP on HPT at 11dp3dt
    Beta #1 13dp3dt 787
    Beta #2 17dp3dt 6,007
    1st u/s 5w2d showing one "good" sac and 2-3 questionable
    2nd u/s 6w2d showing one baby with HR 128bpm
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  • kuipogirlkuipogirl member
    My first pregnancy was rough. I had severe hypermesis and was almost hospitalized a few times. I am hoping for a much different pregnancy this time. I am excited about the age gap for my LOs but I think its going to be tough taking care of a toddler and taking care of myself for the pregnancy.
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  • chatty6176chatty6176 member
    I have to boys...my first pregnancy was wonderful....only sick to my stomach for like 3 weeks.  My second pregnancy I was sick alot more..........DS was 2 1/2 and I admit after work (I am a teacher) I'd come home and lay on the couch and have him in front of the tv until hubby came home....then I would head to bed....that was the first trimester.  The 2nd and 3rd were fine.  DS #1 loves having a brother and vice versa....#2 is 11 months and the 2 of them love playing together!!!!  I was a week shy of 35 when #2 was born  so I understand not wanting to wait too long.  We are contemplating #3 but I can't imagine working full time, having 2 active boys and keeping up the house....and me staying home is out of the questions except for a few months of maternity leave.    In the end it all turns out fine....it's just  thinking of all the logsitics, but we make it work!  Good luck!
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  • pinkflipflops44pinkflipflops44 member

    The thought of possibly being miserable my entire pregnancy instead of 100 woo this is awesome keeps me from not TTC ha. So does the thought of having a basically helpless child at home and then bringing home another.  So, yeah, no TTC here until child number 1 is older and perhaps would allow for larying around breaks when I'm tired. ;P

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  • kelly321kelly321 member
    I had an easy early pregnancy which turned really difficult towards the end when I had an irritable uterus then got HELLP. I was still looking forward to it a lot, but started miscarrying this morning (I was 7w4d). I knew it was coming, but of course that doesn't make it easier. We're hoping to TTC again asap, though.

    BFP1: DD1 born April 2011 at 34w1d via unplanned c/s due to HELLP, DVT 1 week PP
    BFP2: 3/18/12, blighted ovum, natural m/c @ 7w4d
    BFP3: DD2 born Feb 2013 at 38w4d via unplanned RCS due to uterine dehiscence

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  • ToBeMrsC6907ToBeMrsC6907
    I loved both of my pregnancies, probably even more the second time around because I was so much more relaxed and laid-back about everything- you don't freak out about every little thing, or have 10,000 questions because you know what to expect.  I think you're also less focused on the pregnancy itself and more focused/excited about the baby itself, IMO. 
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  • SladekinloveSladekinlove

    I am feeling the same way you are.  I am excited to think about having another baby, but I don't know how I will do everything I do now, even as a SAHM.  I am thinking about going back to work this coming school year (teacher) but I have to start over, since we moved to a new state just after my DD was born last May.  So I job search, then a new job, a toddler at home, and a possible fall pregnancy, ehh. 

    I loved being pregnant, and can't wait to do it again, but I am sad because we only want two and it will be the last time.  I am conflicted because I want our children to be close together but I don't want to be done so soon . . .  

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