TTC Baby #3 Not our first rodeo 🤠

[olivehush]

I thought I’d start a thread for those TTC baby number 3 (and beyond, feel free to join!) It would be nice to share experiences. I feel like where I’m from 3 is the new 2 😅 but I’ve always felt like I wanted a bigger family anyway (I am 1 of 4!)

For background, DD1 has just turned 6 and DD2 has just turned 4. I’m on cycle #2, AF due in a couple of days but I’m testing BFN so roll on cycle #3. I was really hoping to catch before November so baby would only be 4 school years behind DD2 🙈 but what will be will be!

DD1 took 15 cycles

DD2 took 1 cycle

Anyone else??? X

Hope everyone is good?

Into the dreaded 2ww for you then @mummatara?

I have my booking in appointment at 2pm tomorrow, so that’ll make things feel a bit more real. I actually had to call in sick today as I have been totally floored by nausea and sickness, literally feeling constantly sick whenever I’m upright 😣

@MamaO88yep into the tww 🙄 the worst bit ha. I need to order some tests. An exciting week for you! Sorry your feeling poorly though it’s such a hard time you hate feeling ill but at the same time you’re happy for them 🙈 x

Poor you re sickness! Although exciting booking appointment is so soon. Feel like I’m 100 years away from booking appt atm, and finding it ominous I’m already feeling sick at 4 weeks 😂😬

@PoppyN919 I think I’m nearly 7 weeks, but had my coil out in September and fell straight away so unsure of cycle length and don’t have a “last period” to go by for all of the calculators.

The midwife phoned on Friday and when I said I thought I was 6-7 weeks she said “oh we better get you booked in sharp then”

So yeah @mummatara it is an exciting week, booking tomorrow and early scan on Sunday 😍

Ahh so excited for you @MamaO88 it starts to feel so real at the booking appointment 🥹 although I remember taking a bowl to my last one because my sickness was so bad 🤣 hope it doesn’t last too long for you!

@mummatara woohoo, happy TWW for us! Think I’m 2dpo 🫠

@MamaO88how did the booking go?

looking at my bbt chart I would say O was CD16 so today is 2dpo. I did want to get one last go in yesterday incase O was yesterday but it didn’t happen and tbh I don’t think it would have made any difference now looking at my chart. Only 10 more days to wait 🫠

@olivehushi remember you from last cycle. I was convinced for you as well!! I was proper shocked when you got bfn’s. But best of luck this cycle ❤️ I’ll ovulate tomorrow at CD13, also feel like I’m just going through the motions, not particularly happy/joyful this month. Definitely a low mood month ❤️😕

@underthethree ahh that’s so sweet thank you! I know what you mean I’ve been a bit like that this month! I felt like I was out before I even ovulated…just something in me where I am like…who am I kidding to think it’s going to be me this month. Definitely a moody month!

@MamaO88 hope your booking app was good! Counting down the days to early scan 🤩

4dpo today…crazy to think that some people will implant in 2 days and then get a BFP 2 days after that 🤣 even so…no testing for me this month. I feel so over it. AF due Sunday 23rd!

Booking appointment went well thank you @mummatara and @olivehush - it was so unbelievably long though! I was there for nearly 2 hours 😳

Gave come away with a full concoction of additional meds I need to take - increased folic acid, iron tablets and daily aspirin - a combination of my previous history, age and BMI apparently 😅

Today is the first day I haven’t felt persistent nausea, although it’s rumbling and I can feel it on the peripheral - maybe I’m too old for this 👵😂

@MamaO88 glad to hear your booking went well. My clinic forgot to let me know I was anaemic until I was into my last pregnancy, so I'm also taking iron supplements just in case.

My first appointment is actually my in 1.5hrs. I'm not expecting much, but will be interesting to what they say. My last birth was (thankfully) a successful VBAC. So hoping that will reduce my risk profile somewhat.

How did you get on @Outside9?

My risk profile was as expected! 2 x c-section, 2 x pre-term labour, 1 x pre-eclampsia - I’m red pathway and consultant led for sure 🙄😅

@MamaO88 it was okay I think! Apparently previous section is still considered a significant risk even with a VBAC, though the management should be less intense compared to last time. Testing for GD is becoming a standard routine now, so I'll have one in a few months (though I never had GD in previous pregnancies).

Do you think you'll go for an elective section? From what I hear it's much calmer and pleasant vibes.

The TWW is so boring 🙄 how you finding this one @olivehush? Where is everyone else at? How are all you pregnant mamas feeling?

All good here, nausea just been hitting hard. Trying not to moan too much to DH lol

@mummatara how you feeling? Hope TWW flies by 🧡

@Outside9ahhh if you have to suffer only right they get to deal with you moaning about it 😂 I’m ok nothing exciting to report it’s too early for anything exciting. I did order a box of easy at home tests so I don’t feel bad about wasting them at 8dpo 😬 still a few days off testing though. Smallest DS has been sleeping awful the past couple of weeks so I am questioning my sanity of another right now 😂

@Outside9i think nausea is actually worse than just being sick. First DS I had constant nausea but second DS I was just sick think I preferred that 😂

@mummatara I totally agree! When you're sick it's inconvenient but it's like there's a relief, and you can go about your day. Nausea just makes you miserable 😅😂 to make matters worse... a few months ago I signed up and raised money to do a 5K charity run. That's next week, I clearly didn't think things through...

It's funny how your own children will have you 2nd guessing giving them siblings haha. I remember the very next day I found I was pregnant DD2, DD1's toddler tantrums started. DH and I looked at each other like "WTF have we done 😭"

Hahaha @Outside9 @mummatara DH and I almost had a breakdown just trying to get the girls out of the front door the other day. Every time we located one the other was gone. Nobody was listening. I was like…are you sure you want a 3rd yeah? 🤣

7dpo today can’t believe how quick the week went! I’m not as busy next week though so feel like I might get tempted to test. See how I go…

@olivehushthey for sure make you question your sanity don’t they 😂 oooh you’ve done so well I’m only 5dpo also had a busy week and next week isn’t looking much quieter but I’ll still be testing from Tuesday 🤣 I know I won’t be able to help myself. I have had an awful backache since last night but I think it’s too early to be anything related most likely pulled something picking up the 100 toys strewn all over my house 🙄 dreading Christmas and the arrival of more stuff 😭

@MamaO88how did the scan go? It was this morning wasn’t it?

How are you feeling @olivehush? You gonna wait it out or think you’ll test? Where is everyone else at? I don’t think anyone else is in tww are they?

I'm CD11 and ovulation testing to find my peak again this month. See how we get on.

Hope all are keeping well xx

Hopefully not long to go @MintRobin🤞🏼 you were CD18 last time or did I get that wrong?

I think I might have the start of something on this morning test. I took an easy at home saw the lightest little shadow. So I dipped another easy at home and a boots 6 day early test. They all have shadows but they are so faint they look more like indents I feel like 3 indents would be very poor luck. And I’ve never had an indent on either test despite using them for so long. Not counting my chickens yet but certainly looks promising 🤞🏼

Sorry for the radio silence! Scan on Sunday went well, all looking good and on track ❤

Since we’ve had that scan we made the decision to tell the kids and our parents/siblings - they were all thrilled and just been in a little bubble really. Although I’ve been feeling so lousy and sick, I literally was sick watching the I’m a Celeb eating trial as I just couldn’t stomach it 😅

Photo of our little jellybean 😍

Ooh @mummatara that’s exciting, can you catch the lines on photo?

@MamaO88oh I’m so glad all went well. Been thinking about you. Did they give you an idea of how many weeks? Haha I’m not sure I could watch the eating trial at any time 🤣 no def not there enough for a photo. Might try again this evening and see if I’m not imagining it 🙈 hopefully not if all 3 have shadows but you never know stranger things have happened. It is also still very early app thinks 8dpo but I’m leaning more towards 9dpo