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[Banana731]

Welcome Carmen! I hope you're stay is long 9 months 

[1love4ever]

How did I miss this thread a few days ago?  Lol!  I introduced myself on another thread... Anyway, I'm officially due July 31, but I always go over.  This will be my 3rd baby, all my pregnancies have been exactly 1 year apart, got pregnant on their birthdays, not intentionally really  :)   Planning a home birth, nursing my 13 month old, and loving traditional foods!

Congrats everyone and nice to meet you all!!  Anyone else in Montana or close? 

[Banana731]

Hi 1love.

Welcome! I'd love to hear more about your experiences having your LOs spaced as they are. Was your eldest at your last HB? How did he or she do?

I've never had babies this close together before 

[1love4ever]

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Originally Posted by Banana731 

Hi 1love.

Welcome! I'd love to hear more about your experiences having your LOs spaced as they are. Was your eldest at your last HB? How did he or she do?

I've never had babies this close together before 

Honestly, I think they are WAY too close together, and I tell everyone to try to space them out more than I did!  It was pretty difficult until the baby got a little older.  It is still a bit difficult, but that's partly because my husband works out of town and is home about one week out of the month.  It would be way easier with help every night if he worked here.  So, if you have that, you'll do way better than i did!

I also had a lot of joint issues with my last pregnancy because i'm guessing my body hadnt fully recovered from the pregnancy before that, and I was still breastfeeding, so my nutrient stores were not there.  I ate like a cow lol, and ended up having to wean my DD at 21 weeks pregnant because my body couldnt handle all the demands from baby and nursling.  Now that I am in to traditional foods I am hoping it will go better with the better diet, more fat and protein, etc.  I was in the chiropractors office about once a week starting at 25? weeks pregnant, my hips were constantly out of place and some mornings I couldnt walk at all!  And it always hurt to walk, but I forced myself to go on walks, and after about 10 min I would loosen up and it would feel better.  Yoga helped too.  And, I am actually a very healthy strong person, so to be saying I had issues is saying something!

My daughter was not at my last home birth.  She was only 21 months old at the time and would have made things a lot more difficult!  When I'm in labor I want the focus to be on me, so that would have been difficult too, to have my husband paying attention to her instead of me.  In a way I wanted here there, but then when I was in labor I couldnt wait for her to leave, I couldnt pay attention to her at all, and when I'd have a contraction and have to stop and look all funny, she stared at me like what the heck!  And acted wierd herself, so it was definitely better that she wasnt there.  I dont plan on having either of my older children at this one either.  Now, if it were the middle of the night and they were both asleep in an out of the way place, I'd have nothing against them being there, as long as they stayed asleep :)  I think DD would have been freaking out if I wasnt paying attention to her, and if she was there and saw me in pain, making strange noises, etc.

Another thing about their spacing- my DD is SO MEAN to DS!  IDK what it is, why she does it, but even since he was a few days old, she would hit him, try to roll on him, etc.  She still takes away anything he is playing with, hits him, pinches, pushes, etc!  Maybe jealousy?  Trying to get attention?  IDK!  Sometimes she can be nice, but usually is not.  She does have a very agressive personality tho.  They do play together tho, and they laugh and run around, but he usually ends up running to me bawling because she hurt him :(  I've tried things with her to help the situation, but nothing has worked so far.  I'm hopig she'll be old enough to know better than to treat this baby the same.  DS got really jealout and upset when I held a friends baby the other day, so 'm hoping he will grow out of that before the next one comes!!  It will probably get better when he's not nursing too.  When DD or another baby is near my chest he thinks they're getting my boobs, which are HIS!  Lol, so when he's done, and I plan to wean him before the next one comes at some point, I think his jealousy will get better, because I think it was about my boobs not the fact that I was holding the baby.

[GISDiva]

Hi all!  Just got my BFP this weekend, so I'm *super* early at jumping on, but hey, why not?

Me, 37. DH 40.  DS will be 5 in April.  We originally planned on having an only, but I started feeling like we weren't complete, so it took me a full year to convince DH.  Hence the large spacing.    DS will be over the moon when he finds out, he's been asking for a sibling for a good long while now and talking about the "baby in your tummy" for a good 8 months.  We'll wait to tell him for a bit yet, because he's not a good secret keeper!

Due date is August 19th-ish.  I already contacted my midwife from last time, she's super excited.  I saw her at a friend's homebirth last summer and told her I had gotten the green light from DH and she *insisted* she be the second person to know, so I obliged.  She's awesome.

Last time we birthed at a free-standing birth center (basically a homebirth away from home), but this time I think we'll do it at home to make it easier on DS.  I think we'll find out the sex this time too.  With DS we didn't, and it was fun, but since I didn't think DH would actually say "yes" on having another, I had *just* gotten rid of just about everything and I need to be pickier about what I have to gather for this one.  (Yeah, DH is a big old poopy head for that one.  Luckily I have many, many mommy friends with lots of stuff to get rid of, including cloth diapers.)  Plus we'll have some rearranging in the house to do that will depend on the sex, although that won't happen for a good long while since we co-sleep as well.

Anyway.  Glad to be here, hopefully baby will stay around so I can too!

PS - I saw at least one other Wisconsinite here, hello to a fellow Cheesehead!  

[Jillgayle]

Hi Everyone! I was trying to wait to join in too, but I just can't! I just got my BFP on 12/7 and of course, won't have a first appointment until 1/2, but I feel like it would great to have some support.  So good to see that some of you from the 2ww forums are here too already!

About me: I am 35 and my DH is 37.  We have a wonderful, 2 yo son.  I work full time out of the house, and my DH is a SAHD.  Well, he does work 3 nights a week too. We have been together for 13 years and married for 5 (holy cow!)  We never thought we would have kids, then just maybe one but then I got older and two seemed like a really good #.  We are very, very excited but I would say were are both a little anxious.  My first pregnancy was really uncomfortable and I had severe MS until 20 weeks (almost to the point of hospitalization), but for the most part very very healthy.  I am really hoping to avoid the terrible MS and trying to be optimistic since i have changed my diet drastically since my first, and am now 10 lbs lighter than i was when I got pregnant the first time (any other primal/paleo moms out there?)

I am also a little worried because my EDD is exactly what it was the first time around.  It seems we can not conceive any other time besides Thanksgiving (we were trying for 4 months)!  So i get completely ahead of myself, and I am already thinking about how to make my son's birthday special this year and in all the years that follow.  Anyone else have kiddos born in the same month?

Ah and then there is getting through the holidays without telling family....I don't know how I did it the first time! 

Btw: I have never added a signature line (you know with all the cute emoticons), how do i do that?

[GISDiva]

Hi Jillgayle!  I have a friend who has two out of three kids conceived on Thanksgiving.  Weird, huh?  There must be something in that turkey.    I'll be back with how to put a signature in, I have to go look myself because I can't remember exactly, even though I just did it this morning to edit it.  

ETA:  OK - go to the very top where your username is signed in and click on your name.  That will open your profile.  Then scroll almost all the way to the bottom and you'll see a link for "Edit Signature".  Hope that helps!

[quantumleap]

Originally Posted by Jillgayle 

I am also a little worried because my EDD is exactly what it was the first time around.  It seems we can not conceive any other time besides Thanksgiving (we were trying for 4 months)!  So i get completely ahead of myself, and I am already thinking about how to make my son's birthday special this year and in all the years that follow.  Anyone else have kiddos born in the same month?

My dd was born on her Dec 22 due date, and my son was born on Dec 19th, a few days ahead of his Dec 24th due date. They're still little, but it's totally been a non issue to have them close together so far. Close to Christmas, that's been an issue though! August will be soooo different. 

[mmselig]

Hello everyone!  Congratulations!   I am still a little shocked.   This is so weird for me!  I'm 31 (married for the last 7 1/2 years)  and this is our first - EVER.  I am excited, nervous and trying to figure out what I should be doing.  It still doesn't feel quite real.  Like akmeg - we've been waiting a long time for this little one.  I was out of town when I realized that at 2 weeks late - somethings up.  One night I felt my breasts, and  they felt different, they felt unfamiliar - who's are these?!  On 12/7, the day I flew home, I took a hpt and whaddya know - positive.  I should be due around August 2nd. 

I called today and scheduled a meet and greet for next Monday with a local midwife.  She delivers at the hospital nearby and I have read lots of great reviews on her (and I also learned how fast midwives around here get booked up!).   I'm not sure what I am going to do yet, but I want to explore my options.  I want to ask friends and family about their experiences and recommendations but, I don't want to announce anything yet.  So I am glad to find this group!

To Everyone -

I hope we all have happy and healthy pregnancies.

[carmen358]

Originally Posted by Banana731 

Welcome Carmen! I hope you're stay is long 9 months 

Thanks, Banana, you too :)

[Jillgayle]

GISDiva: We love Thanksgiving around here !  For me its, my favorite holiday so nice to not have the pressure of gifts and to focus on just being with family and friends. Maybe we are more relaxed and able to enjoy "things" :)

Thanks, QuantumLeap!    December must be a very busy time of year!!  I know my mother and brother share birthdays on 12/22 and 12/23, plus we celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas.  I hope that they feel showered with love during this time (which I think they do) and not short-changed.  How did you handle your DD's birthday the year your DS was born? 

Congrats, MMSelig!

Is anyone else having cravings/aversions yet?  Mine were pretty severe this weekend, which I thought was a little crazy since I just got my BFP.  They have gone away slightly today, but of course symptoms are reassuring to me so then I start to worry.  I am already eating like a horse, my bra is sufficating and my big pants are tight (my husband says I look no different- I don't know if that is a compliment or not :)  I made my first prenatal for 1/2/13 but I am worried that I am not going to be able to hide this one.  I am trying to remember, but I think I started wearing a belly band on my pants before 12 weeks even the last time and I feel like am going to need to put on maternity pants tomorrow!  

[GISDiva]

No cravings or aversions other than just being generally hungry.  I didn't really have anything like that last time around either, so who knows...

Welcome to the newcomers, nice to meet you!

[songbirdsparkle]

Hi mamas!  I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself.  I just got my BFP last week, and I'm about 4 weeks, 2 days.  Last cycle I had a very early miscarriage and got pregnant again right afterward, so I am cautiously happy....

I am 36, DH is 38, and I have a 7yo DD and a 5yo DS.  We thought we were done because I had HG 2x, and we just couldn't bear to do it again.  But we both really began to feel a desire to expand our family just a little bit more, and so here we are.  This will probably be our last.  I am trying to eat well and cross fingers and toes, praying that I don't get HG again.  Both times before, I was in hell by 6-6.5 weeks.  So I am trying to see how well I can keep it together til Christmas.

I am so excited to "meet" you ladies and join this group! 

[mamapigeon]

Hello everyone! It looks like I'm going to be a part of this group!    I got a barely visible line yesterday, and today I got a darker line.

I am 24, DH is 22, and DS is 19 months. I've wanted to get pregnant again since DS was little, so I'm really excited! I'm definitely trying for a VBAC, and hopefully an HBAC.

Hoping we all have sticky babies!

[Trinket90]

Hey everyone! Finally checking in to the DDC. I'm 6 wks 3 days. I have an almost 14 month old boy already. Looking forward to getting to know you all! I saw that a couple of you are planning home births in Maryland and since I am too I'd love to chat!

[Banana731]

 newcomers!

[somegirl99]

Lots of new DDC members!  Welcome all!

[my kidlets and me]

Hi all - I'm from the west coast of B.C. and this bfp is a big, big surprise.  This will be our #5 -our other kids are 8,6,4, and 2.  Excitement will kick in soon, once we get used to the idea.  Looking forward to chatting with you all. 

[Stormikris]

Oh I am originally from Victoria. Welcome to the DDC.

[GISDiva]

Hi everyone!