Is this your "last" baby? - Page 3

[wryknowlicious]

i;m DONE!
done done done done.

I really want more kids - 4 or 5 total would be nice.

but I cannot handle another pregancy. my 2 girls have been practically neglected for months because of my extreme H/G. Not to mention the H/G itself.. this is the 3rd go around as well. And previous to this pregnancy I did everything humanly possible to prep myself. Still I've been i nthe clinic for IVs and am still on a steady dose of Zofran (my prescription was actually written to lst me untill 41 weeks).
I'm not enjoying this pregancy and I can't wait for it to be over. I cannot even imagine how much farther my life would fall apart if i had 3 or 4 kids to take care of while down and out with a 4th or 5th pregnancy!!
I know alrady it;s just beyond my capabilities.

DH and I have talked about adoption or foster to adopt as a possibbility later in the future. So we'll see what the next decade brings.
But as far as my Uterus - she's closed for buisness.

and I'm getting the Mirena put back in after this pregncny - even though I have to pay for it out of pocket this time.

[~Megan~]

This is #3 for us as well. We had been talking about having more and I wasn't for sure but was just getting used to the idea of stopping at two. I was starting to like the older ages and independence that provided for me. Dh was for sure done with two kids.

Then surprise, we found out about the pregnancy. We are both becoming more and more comfortable with the idea. I warmed up to it faster than dh.

Once I found out I was pregnant I knew immediately that I was done. I didn't even think I could get pregnant without a lot of trying, charting, and supplements as it was so hard last time.

[bluebirdmama]

It could be but I don't know yet.

I've always wanted 3 and would even like 4 if the spacing was right. But dh is happy with 2. We've talked about waiting about 4 years after this one and if we are settled in a good place, having a third. We'll see what life brings us. As it is this could be our last.

I haven't even thought to cherish this pregnancy partly because I generally love pregnancy (after the 1st tri) anyway, but also because deep down I don't feel like this could really be the last for me. I would feel a bit sad if it were. Time will tell...

(I've never told dh that I'd be happy with 4. We live with my sister who has 4 kids and he finds her life a bit overwhelming!! )

[red_trillium]

i have no idea. i feel like this could be, but still not sure. who knows if we'll have another somewhere down the line. and of course, there's always surprises! lol

i was feeling pretty content with two, but no strong feelings one way or another, but dh really wanted at least 1 more, so here we are. lol he's always said since we were teenagers dating that he wanted 7 kids. i think he shrunk the number a bit after having our first(extremely high needs), but i know he would welcome as many as we could into our family. or as many as i will concent to.. lol

we're still both only 27, and wouldn't do anything permanant. but i'd really like to be done with my childbearing years around 30. we didn't get to enjoy any alone couple time before kids(had our first at 19) and i really want to take advantage of the fact that we had them young, and spend lots of time in our early 50's, when all the kids are out on their own, so we can do all the fun couple things we haven't had a chance to do without kids in tow. so we'll see.

[so_blessed]

This is number 5 for us. We would love to have more, but being 40+, one miscarriage, etc., we're not sure if there will be anymore. It is definitely sad for me to think of not being pregnant again, even though this pregnancy is definitely not as easy as when I was 25!