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Anyone with a young baby in the tww?

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DoubleCarrick · 18/05/2017 16:09

Hey,

Anyone else out there?

DS is 4 and a half months nearly and we were a little careless this month. Dtd is still tender so it's only been the once but it was about two days before ovulation.

We'll be over the moon if I am pregnant but it feels weird to think of juggling another. 10 days to go until AF is due!

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beekeeper17 · 26/06/2017 08:47

I know what you mean, i haven't felt as excited about this pregnancy as I was with my first, although I'm very happy about it. I think they're resilient little things though. I went through a period of about a month of severe stress when I was about 6 months pregnant with my first due to a sudden illness in the family, and i don't think it's affected my little one, she's generally quite chilled out!

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DoubleCarrick · 25/06/2017 05:36

I'm not really sure about developmental leaps but it does seem that Ds sleeps through them

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DoubleCarrick · 25/06/2017 05:35

19 weeks!! Goes so quickly!

I'm pretty much trying to make the most of chilling out during nap time! We don't have much of a routine so I know that baby number two probably won't line up naps with Ds!

I do worry that I'm ruining a good thing by having a second. This poor baby I'm carrying hasn't felt as much positivity as Ds did. I'm sure they pick up on our feelings so I worry I'm growing a high maintenance/insecure baby because it's picking up on my worry

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beekeeper17 · 24/06/2017 21:31

I'm about 19 weeks now. I keep thinking about how I'm going to manage to do things like getting a shower when I have 2, as we're in a good routine at the minute, but I guess we'll just have to work it out. Wow, I bet you're loving the long naps!

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DoubleCarrick · 24/06/2017 13:13

How far along are you now? You must be around 16 weeks?

I think the thing that's scary is there will be no more quiet nap times unless we can get the babies to nap at the same time!

DS has been exhausted with the heat and the past couple of days has clocked up 6 hours of napping per day! It's been quite a nice break really!

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beekeeper17 · 23/06/2017 16:02

Glad you're keeping well @DoubleCarrick! I was feeling quite rough at 8 weeks so sounds like you're doing well! I'm feeling good now, although enjoying dd's nap time so I can put my feet up if I want. Time really is flying by, don't have time to think about it much this time round. I do have moments when I wonder how I'm going to love the new baby as much as I love dd but I'm hoping that that's quite normal.

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DoubleCarrick · 22/06/2017 17:37

Hi @beekeeper17! I'd been keeping an eye on this thread to see if you'd return but then stopped as I hadn't heard anything. Then I missed the email to say I'd been tagged in your post!

I'm keeping well thanks. I'm so relieved that this pregnancy seems to be easier than the last. By now I was so dizzy with low blood pressure and was sick multiple times a day as well as feeling constantly queasy! I'm now 8 weeks so time is going quickly! How are you doing? Keeping ok?

Baby is awesome. He's learnt to wave which is so cute and is getting into a good nap routine if you exclude the hot weather disrupting it

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beekeeper17 · 15/06/2017 18:26

How are you keeping @DoubleCarrick? Hope all is going well with your pregnancy and your little one.

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DoubleCarrick · 01/06/2017 00:46

Pretty shell shocked to be honest. I don't feel as sick as my previous pregnancy so I can be thankful for that. Last time I was puking even before af was due.

Glad to have a buddy @beekeeper17 we're having a 13 month age gap too!

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beekeeper17 · 30/05/2017 13:28

Wow, congrats! How are you feeling?

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DoubleCarrick · 29/05/2017 18:46

Eeek!!!

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beekeeper17 · 26/05/2017 13:45

@DoubleCarrick I felt pretty rough until about 11 or 12 weeks but I was actually quite thankful that I was off on mat leave even though I was obviously busy looking after dd. I guess you just get on with it whatever situation you're in but I was glad I didn't have to be up really early, get dd and myself organised and off to work/childcare and then come home after a full day's work and still have to make dinner, do washing etc. It's obviously tiring having a child to look after but for me I was glad of being at home with dd rather than at work.

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DoubleCarrick · 26/05/2017 04:12

@aprilshowers16 must be a weird feeling not knowing how pregnant. We only dtd twice since baby was born so can pinpoint pretty accurately! Blush

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DoubleCarrick · 26/05/2017 04:10

Dh said to me yesterday "you won't just be able to stop this time and do nothing, you know, even if you do feel really poorly" Grin it's just occurred to us both how poorly I was with my first pregnancy!! Oh dear! Every time I stood up i was dizzy and wanted to puke (for about 30 weeks)

My little monster is currently snoozing next to me after his second wake up of the night. He had his jabs yesterday so is a bit off kilter. We've had fussing and whingeing for most of the day, poor munch. Hoping today is going to be better as I've left dh at home and am at mums till Tues. Could do with him being his usual cheery self

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Oddsocksforeveryone · 25/05/2017 12:51

@double I'm worried about birth too as all mine were sections so not sure how healed up I'll be from the last one.
@noword my dd was 10kg a month or so ago, 10 months and she weighs more than half what her 7yo brother does!
@April maternity services where I am are a bit stretched but I had no clue how far I was, first scan I could get was when I was estimated 14 weeks, I turned out to be 11. I found the not knowing drove me bonkers, it was a long month waiting for the scan. I hope they can get you in faster

AprilShowers16 · 24/05/2017 19:29

Congratulations! I have a 10 month old and recently found out I'm pregnant again. No idea how pregnant though! Assuming when I finally manage to get a midwife appointment they will send me for a scan to find out?

NoWordForFluffy · 24/05/2017 19:20

Pregnancy with a baby is better than with a toddler as they still don't move about too much, and aren't too heavy to pick up etc!

It'll be great!

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DoubleCarrick · 24/05/2017 16:15

I'm mostly worried about what labour is going to do to my bits Confused I've only just recovered from this labour really

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beekeeper17 · 24/05/2017 16:12

Wow, sounds positive! You're doing much better than me at that stage, I just kept thinking what on earth have we done!!

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DoubleCarrick · 24/05/2017 07:08

Another squinter but definitely there!! Feeling excited and nervous now!

Pregnancy with a baby is certainly going to be interesting!

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Oddsocksforeveryone · 24/05/2017 06:59

My DD (DC3) is 10 months and I'm 17 weeks pregnant. I'm so so grateful for nap times!
Good luck with next test.
Congratulations and good luck to all of us with small age gaps!

beekeeper17 · 24/05/2017 06:45

I think I can see something too! Good luck with the next test!

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DoubleCarrick · 23/05/2017 21:43

It wasn't fmu either and af isn't due till fri but there is a shadow of a line.

Might do one with fmu tomorrow!

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DoubleCarrick · 23/05/2017 21:42

It's almost too much of a squinter!

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beekeeper17 · 23/05/2017 20:15

Oh no way! Exciting! Can you post a pic?

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