TTC #4 - Join the madness... If you dare!!

[babyblue3]

Ok Ladies... new thread, since the old one was getting too long and dragging my computer (and Kat's) down with it!

MrsD - cant believe you are 30 weeks already! So you found that cutting out the lactose helps? It will be almost a week for me and I have noticed some improvement, but not a lot. Of course, he is still getting a milk-based formula supplement to the BFing. I am going to switch to a soy formula and see if it makes a difference as well. Until then... God give me strength!!! LOL

Loopymumsy - luckily DP is home every night and is very hands on as well I don't know how I could do it without him, he has just been off work for 2 weeks going back tomorrow so I am dreading it a bit, DD1 was gutted when the scan revealed a DS she wanted another sister although she adores him now

babyblue - cannot believe Marco is 1 already, I remember him being born just as we were starting to ttc no4. The girls love their new brother, I thought DD3 would be jealous but she loves him always kissing him, she doesn't like anyone else kissing him though. He's no different to the girls just a baby although he is very different looking to them, brown hair and eyes they are all blonde and blue eyed and he is huge.

charlottesclan - bad news about missing fertile window, I would have had some very quiet quickies still always next month, conceiving in August means May baby which is lovely

Hi Everyone,

I am TTC number 4!

Just started, well last night

Hi SK

Loopymumsy - I'm in Scotland our holidays started WAY back at the end of June, this is the 5th week!

Hi! Very new to this.. I am ttc number 2! Exciting times however periods have gone on holiday since April so not feeling positive. In need of a pick me up.. can anyone help?!

loopymumsy - go back 16th August always been end of June to middle Aug up here.

Today is not a good day to ask me if 4 was a good idea, bad day, DS not well, DD1 and 2 fought non stop argh!!!!

OMG help!!! I'll never cope with 4 children....my three are monsters, real monsters...how could I have not realised until now!!! Arrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh runs around flapping

Sometimes they are so good but today the fighting..........

breathe!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll be fine right??? LOL.

Did none of you read the title to this thread??? It requires you to be utterly MAD even CONTEMPLATING 4!!!!

Means I have a feeling your hormones have just as much to do with the panic as the unruly children. How are you feeling?? Not long now!!

Sweet Kitty Glad to hear your LOs get on so well. Mine love Marco! Even my DD2 who is not quite 3 tries to carry him around . My DC are off on hols from end of june til second week of September. Trust me... they are driving me to drink! The older 2 fight like an old married couple, DD2 is going through terrible twos, and Marco has been teething so is very grumpy! Sigh... Did I mention DD1 is also VERY HORMONAL??? She is 12 so I am thinking AF might find her soon

Loopy Dont give up quite yet

Good luck to everyone else TTC#4. You get used to all the chaos quite quickly. People come to my home and ask how I get used to all the noise!! LOL... I laugh and ask 'Is it noisy????'

LOL, I'm ok really just hormones and overly dramatic children, I can't imagine where they get it from. It's not helped by ds1 who's Mr sensitive, Mr OTT and Mr why is life so unfair....he's going to be a tough teenager.

BB, it must be so tough when a daughter gets her af.

Loopy, one day we will all be jumping around at a sticky bfp for you!!!! I know it feels like it will never happen but it will.xxx

SK, hiya, lovely to hear you are doing well.xxxx

Feeling a bit wobbly, must be chocolate oclock!

Some days I am fine I think "I can do this!"

Other days I feel so utterly overwhelmed. I think a lot depends on your DCs ages mine are 6, 4.6, 2 and 12 weeks so hard going. Also whether you have family help or not makes a difference.

One thing that is upsetting me now is because it is the school hols and I have all 4 at home just now I feel I should be doing more with them, taking them out more but it is next to impossible just myself. Huge dose of motherly guilt. Trying to sort out swimming lessons for big 2 but that's hard as cannot be after school as only me here. Saturdays are taken up by dancing, Sundays are only free day we have, DP has church in the morning and we usually do a family thing in the afternoon.

loopymumsy but at least start of a new cycle, I have a 27 day cycle but don't ovulate until CD15 for some reason

It's hard with 2 big ones and a toddler and a baby to drag them anywhere

It's hard work no doubt about it but also great fun

Oooh where did all of you come from??

Suddenly I have 3 pages of posts to read!!

Ava is 11 weeks now and the most smiley gorgeous thing in the world!! I am completely in love despite the fact she is currently screaming upstairs and won't go to sleep....

I am really enjoying having 4 but it's hard keeping track of them all sometimes!! Pretty hectic but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Dh didn't go for his vasectomy . I'm still 99% sure I don't want any more but we're only 30 so it makes sense not to rush into it when I can get an implant or something instead.

means how long have you got left!

Waves to SK and everyone else
xxx

Loopy, so sorry af got you. .xx

Kat, ava sounds lovely. HEctic sounds just about perfect for a family with 4 kids. I have 7 weeks and 2 days to go, feels like ages lol. Yay on the no vasectomy!!! In a few years you will know for sure if you are done.x

SK, hiya, how's Lacey doing?

Things are plodding along here. 3 children to entertain in the rain! I have to take them somewhere this afternoon, the arguing is driving me beserk.

Off to entertain the kids.xx

Sorry been on holiday - Af got me - bang on time! At least it's gone to a 28 day cycle post-pill which is encouraging.

Loopy sorry to see AF got you too. And yes, I completely agree with you about the days when I wonder how on earth I would cope with 4 when 3 is hard enough. Generally depends on how much sleep I've had how positive I feel!

Completely agree with everyone re problems of school holidays and after school activities with 3 or 4 kids. Keep willing DD3 to grow up fast so that it's a little easier for her to join in with things but I don't want to just wish her toddlerhood away! I'm rubbish at the toddler stage, I don't have enough patience - would quite like them to come out aged 4! (Although obviously not the size of a 4 year old owch!)

hey guys, sorry ive been off.. but looks like so has everyone else! no posts since 16th??

af due on friday.. been testing all week. and dont feel a bit pregnant.

how is everyone else??

Soooo?????