Wanting to try for No 2!

just thought i'd post on here to say i didnt get my af - am due 24th April.

How have the rest of you got on? Any other bfps?

hiya conker!

4 children under 4 - wow! hope you stocked up with asprin before you went!

chinchillas are fine back home with sil now (phew!) we dont have pets anymore thank goodness and looking after someone elses for a cpl of weeks just reminds me that i definately dont want anymore either.

did af arrive?

the weather here has been shocking too hale thunder and rain yesterday although today is sunny

hi iamamummy - been away for a few days at my parents - very nice time although 4 children (my brother and sister with their families were there too) under 4 was quite noisy.

How are the chinchillas gettting on? never had any pets myself so i'd be totally lost.

af due on thurs and feeling quite pmtish so expecting it to turn up as usual which would be good. although we are ttc, i think i'd prefer it not to have happened this month (although that may change if af doesnt turn up).

hope everyone is having better weather than us - its miserable outside.

conker - good luck then for next week! my af is due the 17th and i know we did the deed exactly on day 14 and that wasnt planned either!

having a bloomin nightmarre at the mo SIL has left her chinchillas with us whilst she goes to spain for 2 weeks. the mum has just had 3 babies at 1 o clock this avo i used to breed chins so its not unkown territory but im soooo not geared up for it - pets at home here i come!!

hi mrsmcj - just working on the website just now, but will let you know when its up and running - thanks.

bit cheeky of your mum - my mum is a bit more subtle about weight but she makes it known that she thinks i could do with losing some - i'm not all that much over weight but a bit, and i know i should exercise more etc etc but i dont think i am unhealthy (ran the london marathon in April) so it would be nice not to have that as an issue from her. i sometimes wish i could just get to the middle of my healthy bmi, and then stay there (which i'm sure lots of people do) but i'm not prepared to diet cause then i just get obsessive about food.

anyway long post about not very much.

wasabipeanut - the obsessiveness is inbuilt i think - dont think you can do anything to avoid it - when is af due?

Hope everyone is enjoying practising if not actually ttc . Dh and I have definitely left it open this month, eg havent tried to prevent it, so af due next thursday but i dont feel anything really either way.

Hi can I join in please?

DH and I have just agreed to start trying for dc2 as DS is 11mo and I am 35.

Feel like I have unrealistic expectations as ds was concieved before we even "officially" started trying (honeymoon baby).

This is month 1 and am already checking certain things somewhat obsessively. The fact that I know its day 13 says it all - previusly wouldn't have had a clue.

yup mrsmcj - definitely worth it - am loving (almost) every minute.

have started a wee kilt making business. did a kilt making course while i was on maternity leave, and am starting it up slowly. Will be advertising etc but most business for most kilt makers is by word of mouth, so starting slowly and building up a customer base who pass on my details will be a big part of it. Also making baby kilts - will need to post some pictures of them on my profile.

really must update that actually - mentioning the devil costume reminded me - that was last halloween so a little out of date now. ds will be 1 next Thursday iamamummy. Its a cliche - but the year has definitely flown.

we were going to start ttc this month, but some family have planned a trip to Eurodisney next march/april - and its not that i particularly want to go there, but i would like to go on the trip, so we decided to wait till next month (being very optimistic that it wont take long to ttc - only took a month really last time but that was just very lucky i think).

btw i am loving that devils outfit your ds looks so cute!!

i always joked that when i was in my teens i would dress my babies up all as winnie the pooh characters - hence the picture on my profile, think my family took me literally

i know it will be hard work juggling two littlies but its definately worth it, i am giving up work too so they will be my sole priority day in day out.

to conceive ds it took us 1 year and i really dont want to prolong ttc again just incase it takes the same amount of time if not longer to fall again.

how old is your ds now? and are you ttc now or just thinking about it? dp was ready to ttc straight away but i was the one that wanted to wait a while until after another chat when ds was 3 months we agreed after my next af we would go for it...and here we are now!

yup i agree iamamummy - although mine wont be as close in age (assuming ttc doesnt take too long), i would still like there to be less than 2 years between them.

i understand that a bigger age gap means you get to spend more time with the first child on their own, and they are older so might not get as jealous etc, but then there are loads of arguments for closer in age too, and they are less likely to remember life on their own after the initial getting over a new baby being in the house.

I think in the long term, closer ages will hopefully mean they are closer to each other when they are older.

hi ladies

conkertree - thanks for the reassurance regarding ds gender lol, i was a bit paranoid for a sec there i have always wanted a larger family 3/4 dp reckons 6 i would ideally like them all close together as i have seen the strong bond they have when they are similar ages through friends children. also dp is 20 yrs older than me.

littlemiss - my ds was born on the 6th feb, i did not breast feed so periods returned back to normal after a few weeks, although this is only our real month of ttc. ds is also a good sleeper 7-7 most nights but i have been warned no.2 will prob be the complete opposite!

yup littlemiss - i have been back at work since ds was 8 1/2 months and that definately makes the decision easier. am planning to set up my own wee business in the next year and so hopefully not have to go back to work after number 2.

What do you do? The sleeping sounds great. Ds has never been a good sleeper, but recently, its just starting to get better - i think since he has been on the move he's using a lot more energy and so making himself more tired - but i think he's just a baby that doesnt need that much sleep.

oooh mrmcjnr- I think we are in that mind frame now too !!

How do you think you will fair with two under 2? Nappies, milk etc..?

I have had such an easy ride compared to some with Ruby, she slept through from 8 weeks (12-13hrs) a night and she is such a conented and happy baby...!

Keep me posted and I will do liklwise!

Have your af come back?

ds is a really easy baby - has genuinely slept through the night since day one. I want four kids, so i figured just get on with it!!! also started back at work, which has given me the extra motivation

crossed post littlemiss - hi. i am impressed by all you lot with 6 month old babies already ready to go for the next - i've only really felt ready to think about it in the last month or so.

oh - just saw the pictures - i'd only seen the bit of the profile that says you have one child 5 months old - having seen the pictures, its obvious he is a boy!

did you always intend to have a fairly small gap between your children, or what's made you decide to ttc#2 just now - i think i was still trying to get a good nights sleep when ds was 6 months . still am come to that.

you sounds exactly the same as me!! my ds is 6 months old (also born in Jan), I'm still breastfeeding and would love to conceive number two! still no periods yet, even though i've only been doing one feed a day for the past month and a half. good luck x

hi conker!

nooo them pics are way old..i really should update them. ds is 6 months now.

we too are just seeing what happens

hi iamamummy - had a wee look at your profile page - is your dc 5 months old just now, or was that put on a while ago? Is it a boy or a girl?

sounds like we are all in the same boat this time - just seeing what happens (although i know that wont last long with me).

hi ladies

can i join your thrread mrs?

last month was our first actual month of ttc but af has been and gone since then.

not going mad like before this time, it will happen when it happens and in the meantime im just going to enjoy my time with ds!

xx

oh meant to say - i am still bf ds too but periods came back once he was about 7 months old i think.

MrsMcJnr well I bloody never!