June 2006: messy munching, cat chasing, standing and on the move?!

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thought I'd take the chance to start a new thread. thanks to DH for help with title! Hope everyone's had a good easter so far. see you all on here soon. x

Morning all.

Latest skill learnt by DD - walking backwards! She looked so chuffed with herself for doing it! She doesn't tend to look behind her to see if she's going to walk into anything though, so there's been lots of bumps. She's also loving her sandpit now that the weather is finally better and can sit in there quietly for an hour - bliss!

Anyone see the Tour de France Kent stage on TV yesterday? It went pass the end of my road! We took DD to see it and the caravan before hand which she really enjoyed. On TV they cut to a break a couple of seconds before the cameras went pass where we were standing so we only just missed out on being on TV - gutted!

Hello Ladies. After a bit of advice ... more and more recently I keep thinking I would like to try for child no 2, DS is coming up to 13 months.

My heart is telling me do it you feel ready and you get so much pleasure from DS so it would be more pleasure. But my head is saying enjoy DS as an only child for longer at least another 6 months once I am 30, lose some weight, get a better diet, let DH settle into his new job (started this Monday gone), most importantly be sure me and DH are ok after our recent fall outs and that i'm already exhausted alot of the time so another child wouldn't help.

I'm torn between my heart and head.

vbab - I swing wildly between those two options on a daily basis - often depending on what time of day it is and how tired I am/DD is! It's not an easy choice is it? We've also had difficulty trying to decide, but because it took so long to get DD we decided to try (but not all that hard - IYSWIM) and 'see what happens'. Well, nothing has so far! So I'm quite happy trying to get pregnant, but all the while having just DD to focus on for longer. Am I making any sense?! Sorry, I've got a very fuddled head today!

blobsmummy - BIG THANKS but i'm still confused mentally and emotionally. I like your relaxed approach to having a 2nd child but i daren't try it because me and DH were very lucky and fell pregnant within 2 months of my stopping taking the pill with DS which shocked us. So if (BIG IF) it happened again we would be happy but I just hope we wouldn't look back thinking we should have waited.

I definately need to sort my diet out but i'm not sure if i should really get fitter and lose a little weight.

so sad and confused.

My mum always told me that there never actually is a 'right' time to have a baby - and after having one I can see what she means! Hope you are feeling a bit more sorted soon [hugs emoticon].

I've just been off to the docs about having another baby and been diagnosed as having secondary infertility, which means I'm going to have to go through all the hospital blood test and treatments again . The drugs made me feel ga-ga last time, so I'm trying to steel myself with coping feeling like that AND being responsible for a small child. Makes me question whether it's worth going through it all for another time - plus you don't need to listen to me rant all over again like you had to when we were 'Due in June' about the horrors of pregnancy!

How do people feel about me starting an new thread now that the LO's are 1? This thread is getting pretty long!

blobsmummy - I think that even with all the pain, sleepless nights and stress of having a child they are worth it. My DS brings so much joy to my life and that is why I am considering having another child because he makes me so happy even through the difficult times. However it is a personal choice and only you can decide.

Unfortunately I cannot practice what I preach!

Do you think I should lose my remaining baby weight before trying again?

New thread is ok with me.

Gosh, I'm completely the wrong person to ask about losing weight! If it will make you feel happier about yourself, then go for it. If you're feeling fine and nice and healthy, then i guess it may not be so much of an issue. Unfortunately I have the opposite problem. I've lost a huge amount of weight recently and am desperately trying to out it on - there seems to be no happy middle ground. Fat swop anyone?!

Ok, my first attempt at a new thread:

new thread