Anybody else thinking this is their last pg?

[miranda]

This is #3 for us. We are pretty sure that this will be the last pregnancy for us, although we hope to adopt at least one child.

I am doing my best to enjoy this pregnancy and relish all of the unique feelings that come with it. Of course, this is made difficult by the fact that I feel fairly lousy about 1/2 the time. I know that as I am near the 2nd trimester this will change. I'm really looking forward to feeling the baby move, and even the labor and birth, but at the same time I don't want to be so busy thinking about that stuff that I miss out on what is going on right now.

Anybody else out there in a similar situation?

[Mama~Love]

Yes, this will be our last. This is Baby #6, and this is plenty for us right now. I go back & forth all the time, but we're not going to do anything "permanent" for a long time. But we'll see.

[bc1995]

This is #3 for us, and I fear it is our last. We had always said 4, but I don't think dh is really going to go for that still. I am trying to think of this as likely my last so that I don't feel cheated if it is. It makes me so sad to think this is the last time I coudl go through all of this.

[Fuamami]

Definitely our last. I'm glad I got this one, it was quite a compromise with my dh to even try. But he seems very excited, and I'm so glad.

I, too, am trying to relish every minute.

And, honestly, there's a little part of me that also feels some relief. I'll be glad to have my body back, I'll be done with child-bearing before I'm 30, and I'll have my own life again someday. I wasn't planning to be a mother when I did, but I'm so happy with how everything's worked out.

[Bethkm]

This is our last as well, but only number 2 at our house! We've always said two kids was what we were having and that's really all we are having. I am trying hard to enjoy this pregnancy, but like someone else said, it'll be easier in a few weeks when I'm feeling better again. I am really glad this is the last time for mornign sickness and all that! What a great perspective though to know it'll be over soon since I've BTDT now.

[mary3mama]

Probably. Less by choice than by biology.

My 41st birthday is in a few weeks and this baby is due in December. With my last baby, I had lactational ammenorhea until he was 17 months old.

I just don't see myself wanting to, or having the energy to, choose to get pregnant again at the age of 43-44.

So, I am enjoying this one...or expect and plan to once I make it to the 2nd trimester.

[Noniegrace]

Yeah, this is my last. This is #2 for me and #3 for DH, and that is plenty for us. I try to enjoy it but I have been so sick and so busy chasing my 2.5 y/o around that most of the time I don't even think about it. It's going by soooo fast. I mean, OMG I'll be 12 weeks on Saturday! How did that happen?

[Shenandoah]

This is definitely my last pregnancy. We had planned it for next year and were quite surprised by the timing. My dd (10/02) was adopted at birth. I bore ds (10/04) and am due again in January. We will probably adopt another in about 3 years.

I'm not to the point of enjoying it yet. Mainly I'm trying to adjust to all my big summer plans being blown. I'm just moving out of denial. It's a good thing I'm feeling good or I'd be miserable.

[jenr]

This is #3 and probably the last for us, as well. We had talked of having 4 but DH thinks 3 is more manageable financially and in the long-run. I am kind of sad that this is the end, especially seeing as I would be happy to have 4, so I'm also feeling a tiny bit resentful that my reproductive decision-making is not all my own. But, then the other day DH says "maybe 4 wouldn't be so bad" so maybe it is his waffling that is making me a bit peeved. I also don't want to be an "older" mother, and this baby will be born just before my 35th birthday.

Jennifer

[diane1969]

This is our 3rd and FINAL. DH is so getting snipped after delivery! 3 for us is perfect. I am definately a bit sad that this will be my last pregnancy because I love being pregnant (well, maybe 2nd and 3rd trimester pregnancy!) so I'm enjoying every moment while I can.

[Owen'nZoe]

This will most likely be our last. We always have said 2 kids, and this is baby #2 for us. A part of me would really love a third, but the environmentalist in me says 2 is enough.

Like the others, I am trying to just enjoy this pregnancy, but even though we really wanted this baby, I am finding myself a little ambivalent about it at this point. I'm hoping that changes in the coming weeks.

[miranda]

I think that I'm feeling good about saying it's my last pregnancy since we're wure that we want to adopt. If we could afford a literal house full of kids we would do it. Whatever the gender of this babe we want to adopt a babe of the same gender within 3 years of it's birth. Then they can share a room. (Well, when they're done sharing our room )

So far this has been my most draining physically draining pregnancy. i'm sure that part of that is attributable to having 2 other children, but I never puked like this or had back pain the way I am with the other two. I'm feeling really at peace with this being the last pregnancy for us.

I'm surprised how many other ladies on here are stopping at 3. Anytime I mention to anyone that this is our last (I don't go into the adoption with just anybody, as I don't want to jinx anything) people say "you can't have three, you need an even number" There also seems to be some kind of "middle child" stigma. I don't know.

[wifeandmom]

We thought we were done at 3.

Now I'm pg with #4.

This is it for us though. This will be my 3rd c-section (twins followed by 2 singles), and a woman's uterus simply isn't designed to be cut into repeatedly without complications. I was VERY VERY VERY blessed with my 2 previous sections in that I simply cannot imagine how recovery would be any easier than it already was. I feel like we'd be pushing our luck if I had a fifth child/4th c-section. And VBAC isn't an option for lots of reasons.

DH will eventually get a vasectomy, he's still 'thinking' on that one. Men and their 'stuff'. But I think the thought of a 5th scares him more than the scalpel at this point. If not now, certainly when the sleepless nights arrive.

[Sharlla]

The last PG was suppose to be the last Yeah, this one will be (if I don't marry someone else that is )

[Twilight]

This is our 2nd and last. How interesting that so many of us are in the same boat!

[Naughty Dingo]

Well, I can't really say that I am thinking this is my last pregnancy, but Mr. Dingo sure thinks it is

ND

[Jess A]

We plan on this being our last pregnancy. Not sure if we want to do anything permanent about that yet, though.

[heartdancer]

This will be my last pregnancy as well, for the same reason - we want to adopt. This is only our second, but however many more we decide on will be adopted. I think hubby is thinking of drastic measures for himself.

Where do you want to adopt from?

I, too, am trying to really love every feeling. With my first pregnancy I talked non-stop about how much I loved every second, but this time I'm over the "woohoo I'm pregnant!" and feeling more the.. "I'm so tired I can't function" thing. Luckily, that should pass soon and we'll be able to move on to Second Trimester Heaven.

*can't wait*

Amy

[miranda]

Originally Posted by heartdancer

Where do you want to adopt from?

We want to adopt thru a program here wherein you adopt foster children who's parents no longer have rights to their children. We are leaning towards hispanic children, as my dh is from Mexico. But, I think once we get involved in the process and the organization, the right babe/child will "find" us.

[earthgirl]

This is our first and last. We are only having one. We may adopt from DSS in the future, but right now this is it for us.