hi im 7 weeks pg with my 3rd dc, its a planned pg so im quite confused to my feelings now im actually pg, im really dreading it, not just being pg and looking after 2 small dc's while exhausted, but once the baby arrives how will i cope? I suppose while we were deciding to go for this I was focusing on the posative aspects of a 3rd dc but now all i can think of is the bad points.
i have dd who is 5 (will be almost 6 when baby arrives) and ds who is 2(will be almost 3). I have never felt like this in my prev pg's maybe its becuase i know how much hard work it is and just as we are getting our lives back were going right back to the beginning again, i just cant shake this feeling of worry and dread! maybe if will shift once im past 12 weeks and i start to feel less exhausted and sickly? anyone else feel a bit like this?
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anyone else pg with 3rd and not really looking forward to it?
neverlookback · 03/01/2011 10:57
Oh I feel your pain!
Am 21 weeks with dc3, DD1 is nearly 4 and DD2 will be 3 by the time the baby comes (and still doesn't sleep through the night about 50% of the time or more). It was a planned pregnancy and we are happy but the first 12 weeks were really hard (I felt nauseous all the time, even though not actually sick much) and I still feel exhausted, achey and grumpy now when I should be blooming 
DH got ill on Friday and has been mostly in bed and now I'm really wondering what I've let myself in for as I am finding it hard to entertain 2 while pregnant, never mind bf'ing, up in the night, all the rest that comes with new baby.
On the positive side, the 20 week scan was brilliant and really great to see the baby and be amazed all over again that there's a little person growing there. Maybe when I start to feel more movement, I'll feel more excited?
Yes, in the same boat, am 8 weeks and when this one arrives I will have a newborn plus a 3 and half year old and a 2 year old. We always wanted 3 but this one came a bit earlier than expected! I too swing from "ahh how lovely" feelings to "oh my god what the hell am i doing" feelings.... I guess the best way to look at it is that i always wanted 3, and even though they are really close in age and it will be manic in the beginning i will be able to move on past the pregnancy stage and esnjoy my young family really soon. Plus I won't have to keep half a ton of baby stuff in the loft for much longer! 
I just know it'll all come good in the end.....I am just finding pregnancy boring and tiresome this time around!
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