Broody in the UK

[Lillbjorne]

Hi,

I'm new on here, a friend recommended the site.
I'm a bit of a newbie to forums generally, though I'm on several Ning networks.

I'm a slightly crunchy, hippy-christian stay-at-home homeschooler, very ecclectic (unit-studies, lapbooking, touch of Classical, dash of Charlotte Mason, all mixed up to look a little bit like unschooling!)

I have 4 children, but I always wanted to have a big family. Now after 6 years of DH telling me "four's enough", he has suddenly and inexplicably said, "OK" to the possibility of trying for another baby.:

But now I'm worried, because I'm not far off 40, I'm overweight and constantly tired... I'm also completely rubbish at cooking and housework...

...if I wait until I lose weight and become the perfect domestic goddess, I might be too old!!

I thought this might be the place to get some advice!

x Shoshana x

[HunaMama]

Hi Lillb,

I'm new here too. Nice to meet you. I'm just beginning my homeschooling - likely to be mostly unschooling - with our four year old son. And, by the time we try for another baby, I will likely be nearing 40 as well. I'm interested to see how your journey goes.

Cheers,
Colleen

[Kismet_fw]

"Don't let fear and common sense hold you back."

I have that on a patch on my leather vest (it's been too hot to ride lately, but I love that one.)

If I let either fear or common sense rule me, I never would have:

Had a second child (he's so AWESOME, we are great buds even now, and he moved out over a year ago)
Learned to swim
Learned to ride a motorcycle
Passed EMT exams
Taken a year of Kung-Fu lessons
Kept working after the osteopenia (earlier bone loss than osteoporosis, a sort of half-way step) was diagnosed
Gotten in the habit of going to ren faires
Learned more enjoyable ways to eat salads - maybe not a big one, but good for me
Started hanging out with cajuns (and loving their food!)
... and lots of other stuff.

[orangefoot]

Hey! Come to the Moms of Many thread in Parenting! Four is a few there and lots of mamas have good advice on how to make the leap to 5.

I also have 4 and dither over having a fifth almost daily.......

[hjrowan]

Hi there!

I'm British too but live in the USA - welcome! I've found these forums really helpful - there are so many topics to read about and a wide range of views. MDC is a great place to hang-out online.

By the way, Americans don't know what "broody" means! I always get blank looks when I tell people I'm feeling broody - there's no equivalent expression. And it's such a useful word!

Hope you find some good advice - I'm getting closer to 40 too and want to have another baby asap, but that would only be number 2

Cheers!

[valerie mom of 4]

Hi and welcome!

[NewDirections]

Glad you are here :

[Peacemamalove]

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[Irishmommy]

Welcome to Mothering!

[Kidzaplenty]

Welcome to MDC!