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?!

I found going from 2-3 really easy, my other two were 2 and 4, the eldest had just started primary 3 weeks earlier. My youngest was and still is one of a kind, I was never able to take my eyes off her for a moment she is just a born climber and still has no fear!

The only thing I'm sad about this time is that it definitely is my last, we will be bursting out of this house when this little one arrives. Ideally I would have another when this one was 18months-2years as the age gap as it is is massive.

This pregnancy has gone so much faster than my others, maybe because I'm not running about after toddlers this time, I'm currently cramming as much overtime as I can at the moment to try to put some money aside for when I'm on maternity leave. 10 weeks to go until I'm on leave :)

I'm 31 weeks with number 4 - my boyfriend also has 2 from a previous relationship so number 6 altogether :o

Hello Norma, Stealth and Hetty! Great to have more people on the thread, knowing there are actually lots of us with bigger families now or on the way!

Shelly, I haven't had a climber yet (maybe DC4 will fill this gap in our family ) so it is always a bit of a shock to me when I am with or looking after friends' children who are climbers. The first time this happened was when my friend's 2yo climbed above my head height on the OUTSIDE of a soft play frame. He was going higher but I just managed to grab his leg and reach up to lift him down! Phew.

Anyone else so tired they could cry (and do!)? I have had tests for folate anaemia, B12 anaemia, iron anaemia, thyroid levels and glucose tolerance test - all normal but I am so tired. Plus I keep having heart palpitations and have lost more weight - I am now 16lbs lighter than when I got pg but I am 32w!

This summer holidays may finish me off!

Truth I'm constantly tired, but all my bloods are coming back normal as well. I'm beginning to think it really is just a case of the kids nackering me out! Unfortunately I'm not 16lbs lighter though :o

I'm also suffering from rather bad pelvic girdle pain - feels like I've been kicked in the arse with lead boots, multiple times.

I got lucky with this pg on the SPD/PGP front - first pg symptom was SPD flashes of pain (before I knew I was pg!) but it has really eased up and no pain unless I do something stupid like push something with my foot

I just wish I wasn't so tired, I sat on the sofa all afternoon except for sorting the washing out after telling the children I would take them to the adventure playground, I was just too tired to even catch the bus there!

Hope I feel a bit more perky soon - and you too Hetty!

LimeLeafLizard My daughter is 7 and still climbs up the door frame and hangs upside down off it! When she was about 16 months old, I was at a party at someones house, we were sat in the garden and I'd taken my eyes off her to wipe my son's nose. This lady came over to me and said 'is that your little girl?', when I looked she was half way over the fence! She was toddling about at 10 months old and trying to climb at 11.

She came in before with all grazes over her knees, when I asked her how she did it she told me it was sliding down the tree she had climbed in the woods (right at the very back of our house). Think I gave birth to a monkey .

Dd2 was my climber and wild child, she's starting to get easier now but I'm scared of getting another

Hi to all the newbies!

Hello to all the newbies! Good to know there are a few more crazy people around...!

Well this is my 3rd week off work and I am getting really bored now! Things are fine if I spend most of the day laying down, but am getting really bored of being stuck at home. And still another 12 weeks to go - assuming that things will happen around 38 weeks (I may kill someone if they don't ) That seems like an awfully long time....

DH has suggested I get into a series of something like lost, which I never normally have time to watch...I'm just not very good at this whole 'taking things easy' lark - it must just be in my nature to be madly busy all the time, that's obviously why I chose to have so many kids Right moaning over with....!

Sorry, have had a hectic few weeks and have not had a chance to get on here and post. Great that this thread is doing so well and there are now so many people on it! Hello to all the new ones I've missed - so good to see lots of people having big families, and aren't going to comment on how mad I am for having a 4th. Loving all the climber stories - it's my DD3 (18 mths) who is the climber and we're having to get rid of any chairs/stools/boxes which helps her get up onto stuff.
Lime is your scan still tomorrow? Mine was changed to tomorrow at 2:30pm so we are definitely scan buddies if yours is then too! Good luck and I hope yours goes well - I think the 12-week one is always such a relief, as sometimes it's hard to believe there's anything in there (sickness or no sickness).
Truth I'm also exhausted - bloods also came back fine (although iron stores are starting to get low). I think it's having other little ones to look after? Hope you're managing to get lots of rest. Glad you're avoiding the SPD this time round - Captain I'm with you with the SPD, and mine comes earlier with each pregnancy. In fact, I just get the crutches out as soon as I find out I'm pg now! (Not that I can use them with 3 crazy DCs running around).
Haitch Glad you got your scan, but sorry to hear you're worried - hoping all is okay and your next scan comes round quickly.
4kids I started maternity leave at 30 weeks on DD1 as was teaching at a school with super-long summer hols, and I remember getting cabin fever (and our tv had broken ). I read loads of books and slept a lot! My friend is currently ploughing through Lost and loving it, I've never seen it, so yes, get into something like that to get you through. Hope the weeks go quickly for you.
Agree with the consensus that going from 1-2 was the hardest of all. Going to 3 was much easier (or maybe I was just more relaxed about it/experienced?) Hopefully going from 3-4 will be really easy !
Okay going to read back through the thread properly now, and catch up with you all.

Craving - I measured my self today to see how big bump was getting - I have lost 2" from my waist and hips so I will be bringing this up with cons. on Monday (long standing appt for 34w) just to check everything is okay. Baby is a real wriggler though so she's obviously fine, just need to make sure she is growing well!

Sorry to hear your SPD gets earlier with each pg, it was horrible when it was my 1st I don't know how I'd cope if I had it with all 4 pgs! Hope you get some rest and some good pg compatible painkillers!

I have crutches in the storage cupboard upstairs, I'm considering fishing them back out even if only to assist with night time toilet trips because seriously, once I've laid down now I have to be practically prised back up again and hobble across the landing going 'oooh, ouch, feck it' :o

Also just found the perfect house and should be moving in 5-6 weeks. As I'm 31+2 now, I'm not convinced this is a great idea, but figuring moving with baby inside belly will be easier than with newborn in car seat, then sling, and trying to feed and change nappies in between... Everyone else thinks I'm bloody mental :o

We moved when I was 6m pg with DD1 with me on crutches and in extreme pain. It was so much easier than when we moved when DD1 was 8m old so I think you are doing the right thing (and we moved ourselves when I was pg but had movers when DD1 was a baby)

Gosh Truth sorry to hear about the possible weight loss, but definitely a good sign that your baby is moving well. Good to get it checked out though and fx for you on Monday. 34 weeks already?! So exciting! Have read through the thread properly now, and sorry that you are so exhausted all the time. I know that it gets very tiring in late pregnancy, but still. Hope the next few weeks go quickly for you. SPD is difficult, but it's for a good reason I guess! As for "rest" - I'm trying to remember what that word actually means!
Definitely agree that moving house whilst pregnant is much better than moving with a newborn - we've also done both, and even though my role was restricted pg, it was even worse trying to keep an eye on a newborn and also feeling really exhausted and hormonal with big, leaky boobs! Think it will be lovely to have a new house just before your baby is born, Captain (good excuse to get out of doing any lifting etc, too ). I don't think you're mental, especially if you've found your perfect house - isn't it all part of the nesting thing anyway?!
Great info on the pushchairs above, wish I'd had that when we were looking for a double buggy. We also have a P&T which I've used since DC2. DH hates it - detests it in fact. I think it's okay sometimes but not a huge fan either. It's practical having them in line, I guess. Anyway, I think that discussion has long finished, so will stop there and make sure I stay up-to-date with this thread now.

Evening all!

Truth, hope your appointment on Monday is reassuring. Funny how weight loss is often seen as a good thing, but when you're pg it is another thing to monitor / feel anxious about. It must be so comforting to feel your baby moving loads.

Hetty great news about your house! It will be a good distraction from waiting for baby to show up, and also being pg a good excuse to get DH and the removal blokes to do all the lifting! What is the new place like?

Craving, yes my scan is tomorrow at 11am so I am nervous and excited. I'll check back here tomorrow afternoon to see how yours went too!

We are going to tell the children about the pregnancy tomorrow too, if it is all ok. PIL heard the news this week, they were a little surprised but quite supportive. MIL did say the inevitable 'oh just imagine if it is a little girl'! but to be fair, she has three sons and four grandsons so she deserves a moment of fantasy about a baby girl, I think. And I know she'll be as warm and loving to another DS as she is to the first 3.

Good luck with everyone's scans! And with the move Hetty.

Baby's a really wriggler - does weird pulsing movements, the other 3 never did that! But if she's moving she's not, well you know.

Hi can I join you all please.

I am 21 weeks pregnant with dc4 we found out on Monday that we are having a little girl.
Looking forward to chatting to you all and good luck to you ladies with scans tomorrow.

Good luck with the scan Craving and Limeleaf

Welcome Cherrypie - the more the merrier!

Think I must have been having a particularly bad day yesterday - not feeling quite so bad today! DC3 & 4 are back from my mums, but they are both currently asleep so having an hour chill time before cooking lunch!

Have been trying to speak to the midwife this morning as they didn't give me a MATB1 form last week, but so far have not been able to get hold of them....good thing it's not something really urgent

Good luck with the house moving Hetty

I know MW/HV/GP (delete as appropriate ) are v busy but it's v frustrating when you can't contact anyone

I know Haitchjay. In the end I got fedup with not being able to get through to anyone, and just went down to the place where they have the midwife clinics - got my form within about 5 mins! Doesn't fill you with confidence that you will be able to get hold of them if you really do need them though...

Hello, just checking in before bed. I'm really tired these days but had a little nap on the sofa earlier so have made it to 11pm!

The scan went well today - it was the 12 week nuchal scan with combined bloods. My odds of having chromosomal problems were 'as low as they can be considering your age' according to the sonographer!
I am apparently 5 days further on than I thought (but am always late anyway).
tbh it was just a massive relief to see a live baby and know all is OK. Phew.

We told DS1 and he was really happy and excited - he has been very caring all day, telling me to rest etc. unlike DH who is oblivious.

Hello cherry I recognise your name, maybe from the ttc threads? Good to see you here.

4kids, there is a moral to that tale, about having to make a little bit of a fuss to get some action. I have to take my son to the hospital regularly, and ime there is nothing like standing there in person making friends with the receptionist to get results quickly.

PS Craving hope all went well for you, too. I was thinking of you this afternoon.

I thought of you too Lime! So glad all went well with your scan and that you got to see your baby all healthy and well. How sweet of your DS to be looking out for you - your DH sounds very like mine! My scan went well too, and all good so far and growth is smack on with dates (they also took away 5 days from my original EDD on 12-week). Big relief all round, definitely. Apart from DD3 being born 6 weeks prem, all pregnancies have gone well, so sometimes I worry we're pushing our luck going for another one.

4kids good for you for going directly to the mw to get your form. There's no excuse that they were unreachable via telephone.

Hi Cherry and congratulations on expecting a baby girl! Couldn't find out what we're having this time as baby's legs were crossed. Hope your pg is going well.

Truth hope you're resting up and not feeling too exhausted. Speaking of which, I need to go to bed! Good night all.

Have had a few wide eyes this week when the usual 'is this your first?', 'no it's my fourth', conversation starts. Feel like saying 'oh feck off!'

I got lots of aw is she your first about dd3. Think it's partly my age though as there's a lot of 30ish first timers.