baby poll

ChrisG83 · April 2014

Where are we all at?

lady dixneuf · April 2014

I am weirded out that people have another child already.

I may want another but for now I am just so happy with my little guy and want to work on my career some more so...I dunno. Maybe in like 3-4 more years.

Those double strollers are like birth control to me!

scrumpfy · April 2014

Sooooo done. I love my girls, and I like babies, but I'm not a fan of the newborn phase at all. The colic doesn't help. And lots of folks thought we were nuts for having them so close together, but honestly, I just wanted to get the sucky stuff over with quickly. I can't imagine doing all this again in a few years.

lady dixneuf · April 2014

see also: $3400/mo in daycare w 2 kids.

AMT1107 · April 2014

lady dixneuf said:

I am weirded out that people have another child already.

I may want another but for now I am just so happy with my little guy and want to work on my career some more so...I dunno. Maybe in like 3-4 more years.

Those double strollers are like birth control to me!

We would love to wait, but I'm going to be 36, so we will TTC withing the year I want to be done by 40

lady dixneuf · April 2014

AMT1107 said:

lady dixneuf said:

I am weirded out that people have another child already.

I may want another but for now I am just so happy with my little guy and want to work on my career some more so...I dunno. Maybe in like 3-4 more years.

Those double strollers are like birth control to me!

We would love to wait, but I'm going to be 36, so we will TTC withing the year I want to be done by 40

I am 35- plenty of time! (that's the norm in my area and among my friends). SD is 8 and her mom is 50.

BabyCarryingVessel · April 2014

LD, $3,400 for two kids in daycare is crazy!!

I voted SS because I seriously just don't know. On the one hand we feel very fulfilled right now with the four of us. But at times I feel like we're not done. I have all these ridiculous thoughts like, "if we add one more we wouldn't be able to sit at a four-seater table at a restaurant". Then I keep reading things that say moms of three are the most stressed. I'm not sure if #3 will happen, but if it does, it'll be down the road a few years!

Wally3 · April 2014

I picked pretty sure I'm done. But we are done.

Rachelilly23 · April 2014

I'm happy with my two boys for now, but get small spurts of baby fever. H is deployed until November, so nothing is happening before then. We want 3 kids, but we'll wait awhile even after he's home so we can enjoy our time together. I'd prefer to have a longer break anyway. My boys are 28 months apart and I'd rather a bigger gap between my 2nd and 3rd child. Ideally DS1 will be 6 and DS2 will be 4 when #3 is born. So...later 2016 baby?

CnAnA · April 2014

Ask me right now to make a decision and we are done. But I know Husband wants AAAALLLLLLLLL the babies. By the time we are ready to buy a new house, which we will need to do if we have another baby, I will be at least 35. Dont know that I want a newborn at 35. (No offense to the 35yo moms. More power to you! Just not for me.)

lady dixneuf · April 2014

CnAnA said:

Ask me right now to make a decision and we are done. But I know Husband wants AAAALLLLLLLLL the babies. By the time we are ready to buy a new house, which we will need to do if we have another baby, I will be at least 35. Dont know that I want a newborn at 35. (No offense to the 35yo moms. More power to you! Just not for me.)

you're not going to feel any different at 35 than you do now. I feel exactly the same as I did at say, 24. If not better.

CnAnA · April 2014

LD, that's part of the problem. I already feel old at 29. LOL

It is also a matter of how old I will be when mythical baby 2 hits various milestones. I wanna meet my grandkids, yo! (And not have to be 120 years old to do it...)

lady dixneuf · April 2014

CnAnA said:

LD, that's part of the problem. I already feel old at 29. LOL It is also a matter of how old I will be when mythical baby 2 hits various milestones. I wanna meet my grandkids, yo! (And not have to be 120 years old to do it...)

I dunno I am pretty sure I will meet my grandchildren. We are talking a difference of only a few years ehre.

LorMor · April 2014

I'm 37 now, will be 38 later this year and want a biggish gap, but don't want to be too close to 40. It's a difficult one - also, no guarantee pregnancy will happen when we plan it. I know quite a few people struggling with getting pregnant with #2.

LOL @CnAnA thinking 35 is OOOLLLLDDDD...

CnAnA · April 2014

No, I dont think 35 is old. Hell, that's only 6 years away! I just don't want to be just then starting with a brand new baby.

Keep in mind, we staryed TTC when I was 19, and had planned on being done having babies by 30. So in my head, my kid(s) would be in school by now.

lady dixneuf · April 2014

CnAnA said:

No, I dont think 35 is old. Hell, that's only 6 years away! I just don't want to be just then starting with a brand new baby. Keep in mind, we staryed TTC when I was 19, and had planned on being done having babies by 30. So in my head, my kid(s) would be in school by now.

I just think (and you will clearly agree) that with all this planning and ages and stuff the old adage

"make plans and god laughs" clearly applies.

nothing will ever ever go according to plan!

CnAnA · April 2014

Wise Dix is wise!

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ChrisG83 · April 2014

haygurlhay said:
Looking to adopt in maybe 2015

Oh I didn't even think about that as an option, sorry. How exciting!

hilsy85 · April 2014

probably will start TTC late this summer...eek.

Starry Again · April 2014

We won't TTC until January at the earliest, which would put them 3 years apart. I am debating between that vs trying for a spring baby which would place them closer to 3.5 years apart. It took me 5 cycles last time though and who knows how long it could take this next time.

95% certain if we have another that will be our last and I'm 31 so not in a huge hurry.

I agree with dix that even though I am older AND have a child I have more energy than I did at 25.

chricast · April 2014

We all know I am ready to ttc. Medically we can start trying again this month. Hubs doesnt want to try before vacation and I dont know if I can take maternity leave before being at work for a full year now.

navyandviolet · April 2014

Done and done (and done)

lady dixneuf · April 2014

@ck2md and @cmarie79 I want to add that I went to a music class here in NYC today and I was easily EASILY the youngest mom there.

Wally3 · April 2014

@Starry Again‌ ds1 took 5 cycles ttc ds2 was 1st cycle you never know. The boys are 4 years apart I like that age diff.

@RVASC811‌ my parents had me when they were older and so did dh's parents. Then I had ds 1 at 31. It is nice that both sets of grand parents are older and retired and can come visit for every few months for a couple weeks. It is really helpful especially when I was on bed rest.

annabelle8101 · April 2014

I have a hard time seeing myself effectively parenting 2 children. My mom is sick and I recently had thoughts about not wanting Emme to be alone when we're gone. I just don't know.

Ziegeficker · April 2014

What @scrumpfy‌ said...

Also, there are 11 pregnant people on this board? I didn't realize there were so many!

In my head, we are done after this one. My husband is still holding out for a third. All I know is there is no sense in making plans either way right now — Very soon I'll be in one-day-at-a-time mode.

StefanieM522 · April 2014

Ziegeficker said:

Also, there are 11 pregnant people on this board? I didn't realize there were so many!

I was thinking the same thing. We must have some lurkers who are pregnant, because I can only think of maybe 4 and LuckySquare just had her squishy!

Cbeanz · April 2014

I am glad this poll is here because I just hopped on to say that we decided to try again!

I wasn't sure if I'd be able to take another risk (medically and emotionally) after my horrific ectopic in January. The scars and memories are fading and the MTX has titrated out of my liver!

navyandviolet · April 2014

@Ziegeficker‌ that is how I ended up with 3. Dh just kept on talking about a third and wore me down. ;;)

CLLDLL · April 2014

annabelle8101 said:
I have a hard time seeing myself effectively parenting 2 children. My mom is sick and I recently had thoughts about not wanting Emme to be alone when we're gone. I just don't know.

My Dad getting cancer and me and my 3 sibs dealing with it was a big factor in DH and I's decision to have G when D was almost 7. Now we're talking about #3. Slippery slope. But so worth it!!

Ziegeficker · April 2014

navy&violet said:

@Ziegeficker‌ that is how I ended up with 3. Dh just kept on talking about a third and wore me down. ;;)

Lmao, thanks for the "warning"...now I know to keep my guard up!

Ziegeficker · April 2014

Big hugs and all the love in the world, @Cbeanz‌! You deserve good news and a very uneventful pregnancy.

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