anyone else pg with 3rd and not really looking forward to it?

[neverlookback]

hi im 7 weeks pg with my 3rd dc, its a planned pg so im quite confused to my feelings now im actually pg, im really dreading it, not just being pg and looking after 2 small dc's while exhausted, but once the baby arrives how will i cope? I suppose while we were deciding to go for this I was focusing on the posative aspects of a 3rd dc but now all i can think of is the bad points.
i have dd who is 5 (will be almost 6 when baby arrives) and ds who is 2(will be almost 3). I have never felt like this in my prev pg's maybe its becuase i know how much hard work it is and just as we are getting our lives back were going right back to the beginning again, i just cant shake this feeling of worry and dread! maybe if will shift once im past 12 weeks and i start to feel less exhausted and sickly? anyone else feel a bit like this?

Ah, I could have written this!

I'm also 7 weeks with our third, my eldest will be nearly 7 and my youngest 2 and half when this one makes an appearance. I've had a pretty dark few days but more due to chronic morning sickness (the throwing up ten times a day variety!) but I'm feeling much better today and more positive in regards to this pregnancy overall. I'm trying to focus on the positives and being practical and realistic towards any negative thoughts that occasionally crop up. I know it's daunting but we'll muddle through some how! Plus mums of three seen to be the happiest mothers I know (exhausted yes, but happy nonetheless :)

I feel exactly the same. DD is just 4 and DS 2.5. The small age gap didn't help and we are just starting to see the light. DC3 was not planned and I am 17 weeks now.
My first 2 didn't sleep for at least 10 months and I feel like I have never recovered.
I alternate between broodiness and dread...

Oh I feel your pain!

Am 21 weeks with dc3, DD1 is nearly 4 and DD2 will be 3 by the time the baby comes (and still doesn't sleep through the night about 50% of the time or more). It was a planned pregnancy and we are happy but the first 12 weeks were really hard (I felt nauseous all the time, even though not actually sick much) and I still feel exhausted, achey and grumpy now when I should be blooming

DH got ill on Friday and has been mostly in bed and now I'm really wondering what I've let myself in for as I am finding it hard to entertain 2 while pregnant, never mind bf'ing, up in the night, all the rest that comes with new baby.

On the positive side, the 20 week scan was brilliant and really great to see the baby and be amazed all over again that there's a little person growing there. Maybe when I start to feel more movement, I'll feel more excited?

Yes, in the same boat, am 8 weeks and when this one arrives I will have a newborn plus a 3 and half year old and a 2 year old. We always wanted 3 but this one came a bit earlier than expected! I too swing from "ahh how lovely" feelings to "oh my god what the hell am i doing" feelings.... I guess the best way to look at it is that i always wanted 3, and even though they are really close in age and it will be manic in the beginning i will be able to move on past the pregnancy stage and esnjoy my young family really soon. Plus I won't have to keep half a ton of baby stuff in the loft for much longer!

I just know it'll all come good in the end.....I am just finding pregnancy boring and tiresome this time around!

ps, anyone in the southwest area? I would like to find some people local who are on their 3rd go.....

ah thank gods its not just me!! i just think the other two will feel pushed out, dd already constantly jelous! and they are not the best of sleepers between them so who knows what the 3rd will be like, ds didnt sleep through till 15 months and still only sleeps through 3/4 nights a week so im dreading it!!! we will survive and muddle through!!