for anyone expecting baby #3

[jimmijam]

hello!
i have a 4yr old dd and 3yr old ds, 5.5weeks pregnant.
thought this may b a good place 2 share our experiences 3rd time around

im thinking a 7 seater would b sensible (if the £££s allow) with taking other ppl out with us.
i know 3 seats would fit in back of hubbys car (which he loves), he has a citroen picasso with 3 full size back seats. but i have a c3 and the seat between the kids car seats is tiny-u have 2 squish in.
anyone know any small ish-medium sized cars with 3 full sized seats in the back?

sounds like we'll all b hunting 2gether!

we ony planned on having 2, tho after having ds i did feel sad at the thought that was it. so here we are....and this really will b our last

do any of u want more than 3 kids ?(everything being well of course)

if we won big on the lottery (bigger house, money 4 school trips etc)i thnk that would b our only way of haivng 4 (nice even number)

I have a Scenic so we can fit the 3 seats across the back. Dh would like to change his car to a 7 seater, for taking people out with us and also long trips where we wouldn't necessarily want the kids sitting right next to each other and hitting each other etc.

I'm definitely on my last. No wishes for more than 3 at all.

HI all, great to heard I'm not the only one with 'rock the boat' fears. This pregnancy was a surprise and took us a long time to come to terms with it al. We live in 3 bed and feel pretty stretched to the limit financially and all the rest... however I am extremely excited now I can feel her and it seems more real!
This baby is due 16th May - 5 days after DS's 4th birthday, which is a bit of a worry as DD and DS were early babies...
I remember the worry about telling the parents and in-laws (who I thought would react badly), but actually all have been fine and very supportive thank goodness!

Also definitely on my last - 3's enough!!!

I have 2 girls, almost 5 and 3, curretnly around 9/10 weeks & I'm also finding this pregnancy really different to the others.

I've told a few people now & find it quite funny when one of the first questions are: ''Was it planned?'' And the next one being ''bet you'd like a boy''. Yes, and actually no, I'd quite like another pink one! :o

we are expecting dc#3 in three weeks time. Its funny reading some of teh threads above as we are in Australai where most families are at least 3 children so most places cater for at least 3 kids and 2 adults... we would like one more after this one which again isnt abnormal here!
i will also jump on the ive never been this worn out wagon! especially being a hot wet humid summer!
DD1 #8 years old and DS is 2 1/2 years old.

I have 2 boys - 3 yrs and 2 yrs, only 5 weeks pg but look more pg than my sister who's 16 weeks pg with her first! Like some of you I've had really early symptoms - negative early tests (7 in total) but sickness/weight gain before missed period.

Hubby always said he preferred 2 children, but we agreed that whoever felt strongest would 'get their way', so he wasn't strongly against another and we decided long ago that we'd have another, but eldest starting school in September, so we had to avoid the first week of Sept! I've been warned in no uncertain terms not to even think of having number 4, so in a small way I'm sad to know this will definitely be the last time for all pg related things...

I think my excitement will kick it once I've had the 12 week scan and all is confirmed, or after that if I have to have a amnio...

otherwise is perfect timing for me as I was worried what I was going to do when my 2nd started school on sept. There a year apart, so I would have gone from 2 children down in none, in 2 years....
summer baby as well, plus its an aug baby,so I won't have such a big school year gap between them, as this one would start when it turned 4 (poor thing).... I'm looking forward to the day when I have one in year 5, one in year 4, and 1 in reception...

just fingers crossed its ok, and then I can start dwelling on the positives, rather than the negatives...

One of ours is going to have to move up into the loft room with a potty for emergencies and I guess camping holidays are the way forward... and at least I can start sorting through and discarding the piles of girls and boys clothes I have collected...

are you going to find out the sex?

hiya, i odnt want 2 find out the sex this time (tho theres still plenty of time), being 3rd time around and already having 1 boy and 1 girl i want 2 keep the excitement going with the element of suprise.

as ds was going 2 b our last, and we moved house i gave away all of our baby things-bath, breastpump, clothes, moses basket...everything apart from a few really nice pieces of clothing 4 them 2 look at when theyre older.

££££s

but i am really excited about baby shopping-watch out ebay and mothercare! would start now if it was remotely sensible!

Hi all,
Im 30 weeks , with DC3 and feeling everything that all you other mums are feeling so excited and scared all at the same time. Its more that I know what to expect so know that it is very hard in those first few weeks.......months...........years oh heck its always bloody hard!!

This pregnancy has been hard , Im finding it painfull to drive this morning, with a strong pulling sensation in my pubic area, backache that has me using my TENS everynight , before I attempt to sleep , with restless hot legs driving me insane!!!! ARRGGGHHH Ok rant is OVER!

We have a very big age gap of my current youngest turning 7 tomorrow! But I can not wait to hold our much wanted and loved baby (but if little one wants to come just a little early mommy wont be upset!)

can anyone tell me how to find the due late january thread?

^ it should be in antenatal clubs section

i'm 10 weeks expecting my 3rd, my other 2 are boys 2.6 yrs and just turned 1 yr
and yes i am showing loads too, i have looked visibly pregnant for weeks now, i think its just like that for 3rd, my 2nd also showed earlier than the first so maybe just increases each time, other friends having their 3rd have found the same

I read on a thread on here once that you never regret having another child, but you may regret not having one.... hence that was used in my talking the dh round. I'm 42 now, so 3 will def be my last...

re car we have a fiat panada - which already was getting too small, so new car on the list

Tel1 - I totally agree that you wont regret a baby, but could regret not doing it! We decided to find out the sex of the baby so could be prepared with sleeping arrangements (DD1 has the larger room) and also get rid of boy/girl clothes that wouldn't be needed. We found out it's another girl, which was a bit of a relief as she can eventually share with DD1, and DS can stay in the smaller room for now. I sorted all the boys clothes out last weekend and have given them to a friend and girls clothes are being carefully packed and stored away! (now very much hope the scan isn't wrong!!!)

Evening all.

Sharing rooms etc is what was partly making us dither about a number three as we have a two-bed house that we've been trying to sell for nearly three years, and so it will be a little squashed with three, but saying that, there is plenty of living space, so it's just the bedrooms that are not great, and I keep reminding myself that whole families used to live in a two roomed flat, let alone a two bedroomed house, so I think that might have been a bad reason not to have three.

Holidays, fancy food, eating out etc may all be good reason though - but I am sure a third will re than make up for any difficulties in those departments. Australia does sound great if it's set up for three though. Would be nice if the uk followed suit even a little bit.

I shared a room till I was 12 or 13 and loved it. My DDs share a room now and I figure we will move house before they're old enough to care - like in 8 or 9 years. If you have plenty of other space greedy, then the children's room can be purely for sleeping and you can have toys etc in the downstairs 'living space'.

I am of the same thinking Nolady - hoping the girls can share for few years and by then we'll be able to move to a bigger house... hopefully! I do have a friend with 3 children (mixed sexes) in one room together and it seems to work fine for them at the moment. Are you expecting number 3 now greedychops or just thinking about it?

I'm nine and a half weeks pregnant with my third (not planned) and my other two are four and three too! I am sick ad a dog and not enjoying it at all! I have belly and sore boobs! And I keep asking myself the same question, what the hell am I doing! The only thing that's good is that when baby arrives, my youngest starts school that September so get some lovely time together with baby, but the way I feel at the mo, it's the end of my body! Don't think it can take any more, I feel soooooooo tired! I could sleep all day long! Quite happily have every meal in bed! I sympathise with you I really do! Good luck!!!

oh sorry greedychops - I just read before you are 5 wks.

coppernoodle dont despair - all will seem better once you are over the sickness. I remember how awful the early weeks were with our unplanned number 3 when I was feeling really ill, tired, fat etc etc. Now 22 wks and feeling really well and excited about the new addition. My youngest also starts school in sept, so after what I expect to be a difficult summer holiday with the three of them I'm hoping all will become more settled and relaxed in September!

hi - I'm nearly 25 weeks pg with my 3rd! I am lookign forward to having this baby (have a nearly 6 yr old boy and 3 1/2 yr old girl). I fear rocking the boat as things seem fairly easy at the moment with my older two, I get time to myself while they are at Sch/Nursery etc.

This pg has been quite tough, MS carried on till 20 weeks and still haunts me from time to time, I'm suffering terrible indigestion despite being on medication for it which has and am just shattered and have SPD which is pretty painful!

All in all I am looking forward to the baby coming but finding the pg really hard! We found out the sex and are having a girl!

Thankyou so much, it's lovely to hear such reassuring words! I can't wait till I feel better and start to enjoy it rather than dread! I guess I can't see past how I feel at the moment! And am really looking forward to finding out the sex! And I must say, never again! Husband to definitely get the snip!!! X x x

6 weeks along now, tired and sickness has reappeared-only sickness feeling worse than b4 :-( at least havent actually been sick yet. and, as with dd and ds, the headaches r back.

a friend of myn (who gave birht a few days ago) was told at her scan she was having a girl, bought girls clothes etc. had extra later scan (as her 2nd child has a heart condition, which was spotted b4 she was born) and was told she was actually having a boy!! someone i used 2 work with-his parents were told they were having a girl-painted room pink and all. baby was born a boy! someone else i worked with-his parents were told he was going 2 b a girl-he was born a he, but rather than ditch the name theyd chosen for 'her' they just swapped teh names around, so rather than being a female 'susan ashley...' he now has the middle name of susan! :-)

Oh no Jimmijam - that's worrying! I dont plan to buy anything girl related until she's here - really hope they're right now I've given boy clothes away (to a safe home, and we can get them back if needed!).
DH also going for snip soon as baby arrives safely!