Pregnant with no. 3 / 4 / 5...?!

[LimeLeafLizard]

Just wondering if anyone else is pg with their 3rd, 4th, 5th, or more?!

I am newly pg with baby number 4 and finding it a bit different this time.

Yesterday I flicked through a couple of magazines but the content didn't seem that relevant to me. I am quietly happy but not nearly as excited or nervous as I was before, especially the first time.

I know what kind of birth I want (same as the last two times) and I don't need to buy any stuff, so there doesn't seem so much to think about, at least until the scan.

I am also a bit worried about how other people are going to react when we tell them. There seems to be a general view that wanting 4 children must make us mad.

Hope I am not alone?!

Oh poo. Posted on the wrong thread [oops]

No I didn't. Perhaps I hit my head when I fell.

I did swear when my dad and the next door neighbour had to carry me down the stairs. Painful! They've never been right since. I have lumps around the ankle bone and pain in cold weather.

Bless, my 16 month old does the same thing, ouch that hurt I'll do it again. He's just started walking and gave himself a nose bleed the other day head butting the floor. Ds 2 who is 9 was hysterical, far worse than ds3 who's nose was bleeding

DS2 will not be going into healthcare as a career then.

He says he wants to be a doctor but he can't stand sick either. Runs a mile if it looks like someone might be sick

So do real doctors in my experience. He needs to work on dealing with blood though, although it is very different when it is someone you love who is hurt. Exposure therapy perhaps? It would be handy having a doctor son, although expensive in the college years.

Ansome still bf? It's really hurting at the moment and dd3 keeps twiddling ( think due to the drop in supply).

Got a scan for Thursday am.

HaitchJay - yes still bfing, this is my 3rd pg I have bf through and 2nd one I have tandem nursed during, DD1 self weaned at 3y 6m at 8m into DD3's pg and DD2 has self weaned at 4y 8m at 7m into DD4's pg, DD3 is still bfing a couple of times a week or a couple of times a day depending on mood and she is 2y 9m.

Kellymom.com has a good section on bfing & pg/tandem nursing and there is also a few books about it too (from La Leche League of course!) Adventures in Tandem Nursing and Mothering Your Nursing Toddler.

It can be quite uncomfortable during the 1st trimester but it usually eases off. Unfortunately there are no guarantees or predictable happenings when bfing & pg combine so no one can say with any certainty when/if their milk supply stops/drops, when colostrum will come back in or even if baby/toddler/child will stop or continue nursing.

All I can say is colostrum nappies are special and not to be confused with diarrhoea (as I have done TWICE!!).

Phew at the pain dropping off. Dd1 self weaned as soon as I was pg with dd2 so didn't get that far. One of my suspicions about being pg this time was dd3 complaining about the milk!

I'm still bf - at 17 weeks - boobs are v tender - I'd like to do a little tandem feeding so I hope it lasts but DD is def weaning herself.

I am very impressed by the extended breast feeding, especially whilst pregnant, and tandem feeding too. I fed both mine, but only for 18mths as they self weaned. I also found out I could not get pregnant whilst feeding.

I am guessing you ladies are experts at double pushchairs, slings, buggy boards etc. I have bought a side by side for trips from home, and a tandem for car trips. Probably a bit OTT as they will only be used for a year max, but the Tandem is a PnT so will be fine as a single. I wanted a heavy duty side by side for from home, got a Mountain Buggy, as I plan to be pounding the streets and countryside to regain my youthful figure. I never got on with a sling or wrap, and because I went back to work at 5mths with both of them, I did not want them to get used to being physically attached to me, as it would not last. I am off for 1 year this time, so a bit different.

I've a single mountain buggy and love it. I'm just going to get a buggy board this time as dd3 walks a lot anyway.
Dd3 didn't like slings and I needed the pram for support in the early days when my walking wasn't too good

Hello all,

How are you feeling Valium? Are you managing to move around much now? I thought of you over the weekend but didn't get on here because Dad was visiting.

I'm also v impressed at the extended bf. I managed 4 years non-stop pg / bf / pg / bf with DS2 and 3, but none of it overlapped! After that I had a break of 9 months before my bfp this time.

I have a PnT which I have mixed feelings about. I love the neatness and that it is relatively transportable. I like it with the cocoon in particular. What annoys me is how difficult it is to steer, particularly round shops and in tight spaces and when weighed down with bags and other children pulling on it.

So when DC4 is out of the cocoon stage I might revert back to using my MacClaren extra tall with our buggy bike attached. DS3 will prob be around 3 by then anyway and so he can mostly walk and scooter anyway.

Hello chaps! Lime, yes that's right - that's what it is for the time being at least

I'm also impressed by the BFing during pregnancy. I stopped bfing ds2 in January when he started school, or just after (don't tell!) which was totally unintentional to go on for so long, but I am SO thankful as he tried to have a bit a few times when I was first pregnant in April, and honestly the PAIN! I really, really don't know how people do it during pregnancy.
All credit to you!

Mind you my periods didn't come back till he was about 28 months, I was always envious of people who could get pregnant with babies who would be close together in age. I have a four then a five and a half year gap.

Midwife this morning, 16 week appt, not sure what they do but probably nothing much! hope people are managing with the heat, I can barely sleep...and Valium, how appalling and what a lot of things to contend with at once. I really hope you get a break soon - excuse the pun. xx

Oh x posts! Sorry I meant about the dates iyswim.

Haitch I have a single MB and love it too...have got a carrycot for it in the sale, not too impressed with that I have to say - but I might give it a try. It was only £40 instead of the usual £140 or so.

We've the carrycot too. Our house has steps up to it and the carry cot meant I could split it to get the pram in. Most carry cots we found aren't stable if you remove them .

Very impressed with the buggy bike. Never seen one of them before.

I also have mixed feelings about the PnT, but it will fit in the car, and is fairly neat. I can see myself selling it and getting a Maclaren when DS is 1yo. I got it for a bargain price, and it is only 3months old, so I may well sell it for more than I paid for it. I think they are a bit like marmite - people seem to love 'em or hate 'em. I am looking forward to using the cocoon as baby due Oct, so will be nice and cosy. I will also use it on the Mountain Buggy. I thought about getting a carrycot for the MB, but if I get a single, the toddler does not get a rain or sun cover. Bit of a design flaw there. It is suitable from birth with the seat reclined anyway.

My foot is still pretty painful, and I am quite immobile. Still swells when I put my foot down, but it has only been in plaster 5 days. I probably did quite a bit of damage in the 8 days I was walking on it. Thank you for thinking of me. That means a lot.

DD 2 back at nursery today (thank the Lord!) so just 6yo to entertain, and no hobbling after her or lifting or nappy changes until 6pm.

I absolutely hated my P&T (I had the E3 v2) but luckily it cost £30 with the cocoon, sleeping bag/cosy toes and rain cover so it wasn't a total loss especially considering I sold it for £75 The first time I used it I ran it into a bush - DD1 still remembers it and she wasn't quite 2y old then!

I have a B-Dual with a Graco soft carry cot (though DD2 & DD3 ride in it now) and a vintage Silver Cross with pram seat, as well as a Graco Citisport single and a Quinny Zapp. I'm a not so secret pramoholic!

My EasyLife Sport twin is going to the BuggyPark in the sky very soon as it is absolutely knackered and it's not worth it to ship parts over from NZ to repair it (it needs 2 front forks, new fabrics and a new hood). It was so useful though as DD2 had arthritis at 3y which left her with Hypermobility Syndrome when she went into remission so even at 4y 8m she still needs to ride on occasion as she gets very tired (the EasyLife will take 45kg per seat ) plus you can get a week's shopping in the basket, hanging off the handle and on the hood

Wow truth.

You made me laugh with the tale of the bush! Very jealous of the Silver Cross. I wanted one of them, indeed still do.

Truth, we have a few things in common! I've actually had (counts) about 58 buggies and prams since before ds1 was born, he 's 9 now...and the first new one I bought for him was a Graco Citisport! Or was it a Metrosport? It was stripy and came from La Redoute when they used to have one featured pram in the back of the vertbaudet catalogue!
I made a new seat cover for it and then sold it after a month or two as it was so light, and kept blowing away! That was the beginning of my pram addiction.

I've got an Easylife as well - only the single - it is huge (and heavy) isn't it? Our shopping basket keeps falling off and it squeaks dreadfully but I have pictures of ds1 and 2 sharing the seat when ds2 was a newborn and ds1 was four

I cannot consign it to the tip just yet.
currently have awaiting dc3: Emmaljunga pram (from ds2, was off ebay - like most of them!) new (but used for product testing, so very very cheap)Teutonia thing which I love, MB, also bought for ds2, old Quinny Freestyle, Gesslein pram which is so impractical but very beautiful, and a Bugaboo frog also off ebay which fits with the car seat.
Oh and a few more but I can't remember them
People think I am odd, they are probably right! Nice to meet a fellow enthusiast

I have a (soon to be sold) Silver Cross XT Travel System, which I bought nearly new off eBay. This served DDs 1&2 well, and would be used for this one too if there were a bigger age gap.

I had a red umbrella fold (£7) for DD1 which fell to bits, so I got a second hand Silver Cross pushchair to take her to and from childminder (prams had to be left outside so I did not mind if that one got pinched) I donated it to charity shop when DD1 started nursery.

When DD2 arrived I bought a pink umbrella fold (£10) which is still going strong, but will be donated once PnT arrives. My mother also wanted a lie flat pram for her to use, so I got a Silver Cross Sleepover, and sold that a couple of months before I fell pregnant again. Sold it for £20 less than I paid for it. Could have got more, but just wanted it sold and away.

Also bought a shite lightweight 3 wheeler (new) which DD1 refused to sit in. Really must sell that...

So, including my two new ones, that makes a grand total of 8, which I thought was bad, until now

Oh the XT!
that was the new version o the cosatto T4 (think SC bought the design and adapted it a bit) - the cosatto t4 waswhat I bought for ds1 after the graco! how funny.

I had a sleepover for ds2 briefly before deciding it was an indulgence and selling it...I had a few others...it was a gorgeous pram though and I was tempted to buy another for dc3, it was so nice.

I hate selling them, Valium - I always worry selling on ebay - so I really shouldn't buy so many!

You are a pram-geek then?

I have the pre-2011 mountain buggy double terrain with the fixed wheels. Much better quality build than the new ones that have been made since PnT took over the company. I managed to get it new from Winstanleys a couple of weeks back and am chuffed to f**k with it.

Does that make me a pram-geek too? [ grin]

There are not many of the Sliver Cross XTs on eBay so I doubt if I will get much for it.

You never know Valium, it all depends who is looking, you might do better than you think.

I am at the MB, I have been watching that one on Winstanleys for weeks, wishing I was having twins!!! And before that the Urban they had too. I am so sad

I'm glad you bought it and love it, that's made me happy.

That's where I got my carrycot as well!