Hi, my daughter is now 5.5 and we've been trying for another baby up until a year ago. I've used all the fertility drugs I'm alowed in a lifetime apparently,I have PCOS.
We've realised that it's not going to happen and we're content with that telling ourselves that the next one could be a real nightmare etc.
I've recently lost weight and I'm doing a lot more excercise and have started to ovulate again. (I know when it happens as it's a bit painful)
My husband recently told me that he'd still love another baby, but I'm not so sure. I had extreme hyperemesis with my daughter and I don't think I could cope with a hyperactive toddler or one that won't sleep. I think we've been lucky so far, but the second is usually more challenging than the first, so I've been told.
It would also mean big changes for our daughter as she'd probubly have to change schools as she's at a private school. She has some SEN's and loves her school and dosn't like change.
I know she'd love a little brother or sister though, she keeps pretending she has one.
There would be such a big age gap now that it might be hard for them to be close anyway, I don't know.
I thought it was pretty much decided that we couldn't have any more and that was that. Now I'm ovulating again, and my husband and daughter would love another one, should we go for it? Is it something I'll regret if I look back and think I had a chance but didn't take it?
If I'm honest with myself then I think that I'd love another one too, but I do worry about the effect it'll have on my daughter if she has to leave her school and also if I become more tired/stressed and take it out on her.
I'm feeling a bit at the moment, I wish I could see into the future sometimes.
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I'm not sure wether to try for another baby or not?
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mummyloveslucy · 20/09/2010 13:16
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