Never Say Never ... To A Minivan

Re: Never Say Never ... To A Minivan

• queenbone member

  November 2013

  That's so funny! We bought our microvan a few weeks before I turned 35 and it was a major identity crisis for me. In the end it was the right choice to make, but boy did DH drag me kicking and screaming!
  

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• Dragonfly1226 member

  November 2013

  I am right there with you! We bought ours right before K&A were born. I walked onto that lot dreading it but it took me about five seconds in the thing before falling in love. I mean, the thing has a cold box to keep drinks cold while you drive. Awesome.

  
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• jesselayne8 member

  November 2013

  I want one sooooo bad.  People think I am crazy for wanting to trade my luxury SUV for a minivan but I think automatic sliding doors would make life a little easier.

  Congrats on your new ride!  

  
  
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• Ruthie04 member

  November 2013

  I'm so jealous. I want one SO bad. The sedan + twins + double stroller + groceries is just not cutting it. If we do end up having more children, it's on.

  TTC in 2009, Dx: Unexplained IF

  Three TI cycles (BFP...miscarriage), five IUI attempts and 2.5 IVF cycles later...BFP!!
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• kzawisl member

  November 2013

  I am not even ashamed of it: I LOVE my minivan. I am only 5' tall, so it is way easier for me to hoist my chunky twins into and out of it. And it has a DVD player, which I'm not afraid to use on long trips to lull them into complacency. And there are so many cup holders!

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• Eve_Angelique member

  November 2013

  Love it! I don't see why some area so opposed! Love that you jumped on the badwagon, sounds like you have all the great features too! We don't have a mini-van yet, but I think after another kid, and maybe a 3rd somewhere down the line, we will be wanting one!

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• pb_bride member

  November 2013

  @saraevh, are you still pg?

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• kbeach82 member

  November 2013

  DH and I were totally in the "we will NEVER own a minivan" camp, but we wised up and I said goodbye to my Subaru (which I was in love with, sigh) shortly before the twins were born. Now, I seriously don't know how we could function without it. Welcome to the dark side! It's glorious over here :-)

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• laura1 member

  November 2013

  We will be getting one soon too.  DH's car is old, and my CRV will be paid off in 2 months, so we stuck it out for a year with 3 kids in the CRV (thank goodness for Radian carseats!).  It was much easier than I thought it was going to be, I do have to say!  But i am looking forward to having more room so that I don't have to hear "Mommy, DS is touching me!", "Mommy, DD is kicking me!", etc all day...

  TTC#1 = Success on Cycle#19 with Clomid/trigger/b2b IUIs; beta#1 (15dpiui) 200, #2 (18dpiui) 433, #3 (22dpiui) 2356; TTC#2 = Surprise BFP 9/2009; TTC#3 = m/c at 6 wks, 10/29/11; BFP#2 4/1/2012...

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• Saraevh member

  November 2013

  @laura1 we had a Ford Explorer (with third row so it could seat 7) and my husband was aaaaall about getting the Radian carseats and keeping the truck.  It took all I had to convince him that a van was a better option  

  
  

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• TJ1979 member

  November 2013

  Congrats on your new ride! And come on baby!

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  IUI#2 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 5-9) = BFN
  IUI#3 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP!
  beta #1 11/23 = 270, P4 = 75
  beta #2 11/28 = 2055
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• mcgeeva member

  November 2013

  Lol! Hey we say the same but it's a pimp ride with everything you need!

  Married: 5/09 ~ TTC Since: 10/10 ~ PCOS ~ Progesterone from 10/10 - 2/11 ~ HSG on 3/18 - Clear ~ Started Metformin 1000mg & Clomid 50mg 2/11 ~ Metformin upped to 1500mg 4/6 ~ 6/7 Now going to SG and put on Clomid, Ovidrel, Gonal F, Prometrium, Estrace ~ IUI #1 7/2 = BFP!!!!!! March 6th our little man was born. 

  6/17/13 - Ovidrel, Follistim, Prometrium ~ IUI #1 7/2 = BFP! March 17th our St. Pattys day baby arrived

  10/29/17 - Started process for IVF, got pregnant & miscarried a 2nd time since summer. 2/22 started stims - Menopur, Gonal F, Cetrotide - retrieval 3/6 - , PIO, estrace 3xday - FET 4/18 = Beta 1: 616; Beta 2: 1342 = BFP 

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• mdiblasi10 member

  November 2013

  Congrats on the minivan! I want one too

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• Saraevh member

  November 2013

  @LeahB12 37w3d and this child cannot come soon enough.  I want to fill that van up!  Like, TOMORROW  

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