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MelissaMiso · February 2014

Hi! Melissa here. 40 years old with a 21 month old daughter. Hubby is 39. Married for 3.5 years, dated for two years before that and knew each other since our teens. We have two rabbits and a dog (all rescues). We have always wanted to have another kidlette but we were waiting to see where we were at when our daughter was one. Things have been rough since we got pregnant the first time (our house was robbed while evacuated for hurricane Irene, unemployment/underemployment and related money problems, and house flooded in hurricane Sandy). I'm a few months shy of 41. We've been talking about TTC but here's why I'm hesitant:

we are broke but both working on changing that. I'm applying for higher paying positions and hubby is looking for full time where he works or a second job.

though I am close to my pre-preg weight it's still much higher than my healthy weight range.

our house is only a 2 bedroom and the chance of selling anytime soon is pretty slim (the whole flood-zone thing, even though it was just our crawl space that flooded, we have a couple of neighbors right around us that are not rebuilding).

Part of me wants to just throw caution to the wind and start TTC #2 but the other part of me wants to be more rational and realistic. tick tick tick

Samuelismomma · February 2014

Good luck on what ever you decide! Welcome....just a quick note some women on here is still trying to conceive #1 and some have had painful losses recently so you might want to put a *warning dd mentioned in your subject line ....:and a siggy warning when you post for your pic....:)

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kindershlitz · February 2014

Good luck to you on your journey.

tlc35 · February 2014

Welcome and good luck with your decision.

KateLouise · February 2014

Welcome and good luck!!

hooligans4 · February 2014

Welcome. You really have to follow your heart on this one. We have had simar posts lately about being ready to add you your family. If you want to look back you will find them.

I hope your husband gets a full time job so that will take a lot of the pressure off you.

If you do decide to go for #2 just remember the hectic, crazy time is only for a few years. I feel like when they start school everything gets easier. For me a few years of chaos is worth a lifetime of love.

Good luck with your decision.

Davie813 · February 2014

--Child mentioned--

Welcome, and very best of luck whatever you decide. You're definitely not alone-I'm also TTC #2, even though the situation isn't perfect (as if it ever is).

I think I wrote some of those posts @Hooligans4 mentioned....

But yeah, tick tock. It kind of feels like it's now or never, so we decided that in the long run having another child in our family, and a sibling for DD, was worth whatever hardships we experienced short term.

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