PG again with 5 month old!

[effervescentmind]

I have been feeling kinda sick and nothing was making it go away so on a whim I took a test and its positive! Just gave birth to my first on March 17th 2010.... I am exclusively breast feeding and have not had a return of my period so I have no clue how far along I am either! I have 2 step children 8 & 5 too. Not sure what to make of it. I am scared but excited. worried about so much. Anyone else out there in a similar situation? Sonja

[confustication]

I'm not now, but my youngest two are 14 months apart. It's a TON of work early on, but as my baby is making the shift to 'toddler' it is SO much fun. Congrats!

[southernmommie]

OMG!! I am!! I found out I was pg when my baby was only 4 months. Ugh!! In fact, they have the exact same due date, although baby girl came early. I'm hoping this one comes early too just not on the same date as baby girl. I want them to each have their own birthday.

[Baby~Braatens~Mama]

Must be overwhelming... But CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[Baby~Braatens~Mama]

And same for you southernmommie! Congratulations!

My DP and his little brother are only fourteen months apart. His mother told me that she didn't even know she was pregnant until she was almost 5 months along, and that she can't really remember the next three years after finding out. Raising two boys so close in a age when she already had two older children made the time fly by, but she says it was definetly worth it!

[effervescentmind]

update It turns out i am now having identical twins... most likely to be born before my boys 1st birthday! i am in total shock and have no idea how to process this!

[MaryLang]

Oh boy!!! I know it's overwhelming, but congrats!!!
It'll all work out!
I can't speak for twins, but my first 3 are VERY close in age.
In fact with this new babe #5, I'll have 5 kiddos 6 and under for a while.
You can't prepare for this. Just take it a day at a time.
Your son will be a very happy camper growing up with sibs so close in age.
And he probably won't have much of a "transition" phase waiting for the new ones to get here, because he's so young (At least this is what I found).
Yes things will be crazy for you for a while. But the hard times don't last forever and are much far outweighed by the good times.

[MamaChef]

Originally Posted by effervescentmind

update It turns out i am now having identical twins... most likely to be born before my boys 1st birthday! i am in total shock and have no idea how to process this!

WOW! That is some update. I have no wisdom to share, only empathy as I would also be having a heck of a time processing that. Maybe you can process some of it on here with us

Do you have a good support system around you?

Other then shock, how do you feel about this?

How does your partner feel about this?

[sewingsparklz]

Oh WOW! Twins!

I found out that baby #3 was coming when baby #2 was 8 months old, so it's not quite as close as yours. The only thing I really had a problem with was that I was JUST pregnant, and my body felt overwhelmed. Also the looks I got, when I was big, with my other two so young...

But other than that I wasn't stressed about 2 in diapers or anything. It went very smoothly - the littles were so little they were all babies, you know. It's NOW that it's a little stressful! I am prego with #5 and I still have to homeschool 2 of them, and feed them, and LISTEN to them talk! Aack!

But they are our joys!!! Congratulations!

[pollyanna123]

I was five months old when my mom got pregnant with my brother and sister (twins). I know it was hard on my parents in the early years, but my brother, sister, and I have always enjoyed being so close in age! We're all close to this day.

[WifeofAnt]

Originally Posted by effervescentmind

update It turns out i am now having identical twins... most likely to be born before my boys 1st birthday! i am in total shock and have no idea how to process this!

WOW!! My sister in law has 3 boys within 365 days. The twins were second (and unexpected) too. They were also a few weeks early.

[effervescentmind]

Originally Posted by WifeofAnt

WOW!! My sister in law has 3 boys within 365 days. The twins were second (and unexpected) too. They were also a few weeks early.

And she handled it ok? I have had no support from any family but my friends are excited. My parents said I was irresponsible and asked me if I learned a lesson. Like i am 16 or something. I am 37! gesh.

[Aliy]

wow. I can understand feeling overwhelmed... wow.

I hope your family will come around for you and that you have a good support system you'll want one i'm sure. best of luck to you

[CherryBomb]

Congratulations! I have a friend who has 7 all one right after the other, a few are only 10 months apart. They're a great, happy family! I can imagine it's a huge shock and scary to be pregnant with twins with a 5 month old. But the people I know with kids very close say you just do what you have to do and they find a way to manage.

[WifeofAnt]

Originally Posted by effervescentmind

And she handled it ok? I have had no support from any family but my friends are excited. My parents said I was irresponsible and asked me if I learned a lesson. Like i am 16 or something. I am 37! gesh.

I guess so since they just turned 3, 2, and 2 in August and they tried for another (she's 30 weeks now). I think she's a bit nuts because I can't imagine having 4 kids in diapers but she loves them so much.

[phathui5]

Congratulations!

[MrsBone]

I don't have any experience with this, but I just wanted to wish you a congratulations, and wanted you to know that you will always be supported on MDC from us! I can't imagine not having a supportive family to back me, so it breaks my heart to hear that your family isn't taking it well. I hope you have great support from friends to help get you through this! I would feel totally overwhelmed as well, but I know you can do it. We are women, we can do anything! Good luck, and I personally would love to have twins but my son is 1 1/2 so, that makes a difference!

[katroshka]

Wow, crazy time! My two daughters are 15 months apart, and I totally freaked when I found out I was pregnant when my baby was only 7 months old. It was hard at first, and the big bummer was that I had to stop nursing my oldest at about 11 months, my milk was gone, and I was getting painful contractions. But, fast forward 8 years, and I'm pregnant with #3. I think it's so awesome that my daughters are so close in age (and are best friends), that I plan on having #4 be about 16-17 months younger. So I would say it's a little too close to be absolutely comfy, but the benefits are awesome, too. And really, the hard part goes by so fast, and then you have two kids (oops, 3 for you!) that keep each other entertained and are around the same developmental age, so long term I think it's way easier.

Congratulations! You may feel overwhelmed right now, but I promise it will pass and you will barely remember how freaked out you are now!

And don't take what your parents say to heart, I got a lot of that with my #2, but everyone else forgets about that, too!

[lillymonster]

Congratulations. My mom had identical twins, and then 5 years later had my sister AND then found out she was pregnant less than 3 months after she had my sister. My brother and sister are less than a year apart by 2 weeks.

I always wondered why she waited another 7 years to have me, but now having my own, I think she need a break!

[happythistle]

That's a lot of news~!!! Take care and get lots of support. My sister survived having twins although they were her first and only babies.
Best of luck to you!