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Anyone thinking of TTC before this year is out?
Just wondered if anyone else is thinking about another bubba?
If we are lucky enough to have another we would like a small age gap between them and so I would like to start TTC when Ollie is 1 as I know it may take a while but hubby wants to wait until 2013.
I wonder who will get their way!
SB x
If we are lucky enough to have another we would like a small age gap between them and so I would like to start TTC when Ollie is 1 as I know it may take a while but hubby wants to wait until 2013.
I wonder who will get their way!
SB x
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However, half of me feels sad that if i have another i won't be able to give as much attention to my gorgeous boy. xxx
We had such a traumatic birth and since I've had an infection and mastitis, so although I enjoyed a pretty comfortable pregnancy I feel I need time to recover emotionally, physically and financially! Seriously can't afford another for a while.
We also had a serious complication in the end and there is an 80% chance I would get it again in a subsequent pregnancy so its a big consideration. It means a 2nd pregnancy would require very close monitoring and of course the increased risk of stillbirth which would affect us and also our little boy now.
If we have anymore will be a big decision full stop when originally we assumed we would have 2 or 3. If we get sick again which is the most likely outcome then it will be weekly blood tests, monthly scans moving to daily at the end and constant worry. Plus a c section at 37 weeks or sooner if my bile acid levels go up. So I'd need to be ready for this.
I suppose ideally I hope we'd be ready to consider a 2nd when Connor is around 2 or 3 as this seems a sensible gap where he'd be that bit older but not 'too old'.
Best of luck to all those ttc soon. Hope you have successfull pregnancies x
In the real world however, I have to go back to work so we'll see.
I am having a really tough time with Noah's apparent allergy to sleeping!!
However in my delirious tired state I actually really want another one- (I must be mad!!) Maybe at the very very end of the year!!
I had Aoif???? on 5/09/11 with a natural birth... fell asleep in-between every contraction with just gas&air and my labour lasted 3hours and 42mins of pushing
I had an awful pregnancy, had hyperemisis, placental lakes, haematomas, spd and very slow movement but its not put me off lol.
After a great labour i then went on to being rushed to theatre as my placenta wouldn't come away and i was losing a lot of blood!
Ended up that my placenta was in pieces when they got it out manually and i lost just over a litre of blood.
But i still managed to b/f her till she was about 16 weeks, she now has formula and has started on food
After all of this we are already trying for baby number 2!
AF turned up on saturday so wasn't our month but shall be trying again this month
EVERYONE tells me i'm crazy but i don't care what they say!
I have a beautiful little girl who is also a very good little girl, sleeping 12-13 hours every night and we can't wait to give her a little brother/sister
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we've carried on talking and looks like we might try again at the end of 2013 - so in just under 2 years time.
It'll give us a time to heal, allow us to enjoy our little boy and he'll have some free hours at nursery by the time any baby is born. Also means I can be a real person again and go back to work for a bit.
Even saying we WILL try for another at any stage is progress so I'm really happy with that.
Do you think its all the hormones making everyone want more..???????