You know you're done having babies when...

[Mamabear1988]

Just a lighthearted post.
When did you know you were done having babies?

Yesterday a friend announced their pregnancy and I was just like, thank God it's not me! Lol. Guess I'm definitely done then lol

In hospital back in August with my second & worse Hyperemesis pregnancy feeling like I may die.. still to have baby no.2 but safe to say I will never have another. Pregnancy is one long, mentally difficult, very poorly slog for me. I hate it. But wanted two. So I’m slogging again. But that is it. I will be using triple protection 😂 I tick of each week & tell myself I never have to do that week of pregnancy ever again 😂

6 months after having my first I realise I can’t do it all again or god forbid I’d probably kill my self. I think I need to go to the doctor.

When I found out I was pregnant with DC3 (very much planned and wanted).

Someone flipped the switch and I was like "this one and no more".

DH would like more (he's mental), but I'm currently doubled up on contraception and would happily gave a hysterectomy tomorrow to prevent further pregnancies.

Never questioned this once in the three years since.

A friend told me she was pregnant and I actually said “oh no I’m so sorry ..... err I mean congratulations!”

My period was late and for the first time I thought 'please God no!'

I knew then that I was done!

Literally as soon as id given birth to my first (and only!) Baby. Fuck doing that again, no thank you very much one'll do nicely.

Sat here with my newborn, having solo patented both her and my 2.5 year old today. They have reduced me to tears and made me feel like a dreadful, failing parent! I definitely don't have the parenting skills to have anymore even if I wanted to!

When I see a pregnant woman now I accidentally seem to give them a wry, pitying smile and try to make them "feel better", when they're probably absolutely delighted!

When you start feeling sympathy not happiness for pregnant women you know you're done.

When I asked the MW to take away my womb with DSs placenta (he was no4). Whenever I see a heavily pregnant woman I just think of the pain.

When you fantasise about them leaving home, often, whilst they launch toys at each other's heads, throw food and squabble over the remote control and you can no longer recall how it feels to not be physically touching another person all of the time.

Seriously, I never do anything without a pudgy little fist holding onto me or a dimpled leg giving me a kick. I never sit down without somebody using me as an arm rest or arm chair. When I'm in bed at night it no longer freaks me out to feel a hand on my shoulder or around my ankle. Or they're on my hip or shoulders or having a piggy back, or jumping on my bladder and singing horsey horsey.
Personal space, the privilege I never realised I had.

They are just little bundles of snot and sick and poop and germs too. I know a lot more about viruses, fungus and parasites than I ever wished too.

They are the joy of my life but they are gross little limpets too and no amount of cute babyness is going to convince me to go through all that again.

When I see doe-eyed parents pram pushing and think "you haven't got a bloody clue..."

@Bouncer4me

Please make an appointment. It shouldn't feel like that and there are good drugs out there to help you get back your old self.

When the smell of 1 makes you want to remove your own reproductive organs with a rusty spoon

When I realised I would flick past baby posts on social media with no interest have no idea or interest in toys couldn't care less about weaning and the thought of attending kids parties n soft play is unappealing I used to love these things and pore over toy catalogues looking at prams etc no interest now Nada. But I do love babies n children just don't want any more

Just after my second (and last) labour thinking “Thank god I never have to have that agony ever again.”

Feeling gleeful when selling or donating baby stuff. Yay!

Seeing a pregnant woman and thinking “Gutted”.

A few colleagues this month have announced their pregnancies. I love calculating in my head how much older my children are (and further away from the hell of the newborn stage). Does anyone else do this or is it just me?!

When i wake up at 10am on a Saturday morning...bliss!

When my BF (now dh) told me he had had a vacestomy and my initial thought was "thank fuck"

Yes, feeling sympathy for pregnant women.
My best friend just had her first. My heart goes out to the poor girl.

I have 3, once we went to the park about six months ago and no one argued, no one fell over, no one demanded an ice cream, they all got in the car to go home when asked. The sun shone through the windows on their rosy little faces and I felt broody.

Then I got my bottle of water out, and all hell broke loose as they all wanted to drink a bit and fought over it and spilt it all over the car. Then the eldest did that whiny cry that makes me want to rip my ears off, and middle child made it worse by deliberately poking her and the youngest screamed for a poo.

I told myself off, called myself fucking mad, and now I count down the days until primary school starts for youngest. People tell me I will miss these days with dc3. No I bloody won’t.

Never had a broody moment since that day. Similar broody moment occurred when dc1 and dc2 played together nicely in the garden for about 5 minutes. Hence why we ended up with dc3.

Top tip, if you Facebook all the shite days when you feel like you want to ram your head against the wall you get handy annual reminders as to the hell you went through and you are not missing when the kids are grown up and biology makes you broody!

I'm looking forward to my Sterilisation.
That the youngest determines the type of days out we can have as a family.
The thought that another baby means I sacrifice on outings, holidays, studying, time alone, the ease of just nipping out.
Breastfeeding bras. Urgh..
Stupid little itty bitty parts of toys scattered around the house and shelves and everywhere else. Fed up of the things.
I want my house to be as I want it and NOT baby proofed. I want my plants to not be up high and out of the way. Ditto ornaments and candles.
Fiddling with car seat straps in the rain.
Wrapping the baby's/toddler's up against the cold and then dealing with the rigmarole of undressing their outer layers when settling somewhere inside. Having to stuff the puffy coats and onsies under the pushchair or cram it into changing bags. FUCK THE FUCK OFF!! Then the rigmarole of nappy changes.
Co-sleeping can do one.
Missing out on evening time because I've got to put the baby to bed and she won't fall asleep for ages.
The pain of labour. Just awful.
There's more....lots more. But the baby won't flipping settle and the phone is distracting her.

When I had a crash section under general anasethic due to a uterine rupture and DS’s heart stopped.

Oh god, @BikeRunSki hope you're both ok now.

I was so broody at the start of the year but I have 5 already, my youngest is a fire cracker and I don't sit down for a second and I'm just so knackered and she's 3. I honestly think pregnancy and another child might kill me off all together so I'm done. My db and sil had twin boys in the summer and not even they make me broody nor does my pregnant baby sister. I see babies now and I just think "thank god I haven't got to do that again"

2nd labour. Big baby, little me. It was instant as soon as I held her. I loved her to bits but I had an overwhelming feeling of "I'm done" and it never changed.

I knew we'd only have two. But when I was was pregnant with my second, I knew it would be the final time which is what keeps pushing me through (easy pregnancies, just didn't enjoy it)
The second she was out, it was just utter relief and my first thought was "thank fuck I never have to go through that again!" Even before I knew what sex she was.
I'm counting down the days until I can start selling/donating baby stuff
Looking forward to when they're older and more independent
Feeling sorry for them when I see a pregnant person (but also pleased for them)
Utter terror at the idea of getting pregnant again
Feeling cold at the idea of being pregnant again
My eldest is Just about to start assessment for ASD and my youngest is incredibly demanding and is only happy when she's being held (nearly 6 months)
I miss sleep!!!

There's not enough money in the world to make me have another one