4 year 8 months old and 5 weeks pregnant!!

[Niclew2]

Hi
Not really sure how to use this site but am looking for some help and support!

I've just done a pregnancy test and found I am 5 weeks pregnant with my third child! I have a 3 n half year old boy and a 8 month old girl and I'm petrified I really don't know what to do?!

I don't like the idea of a termination but don't know if I could cope with a newborn and 19 month old, both my kids are not good sleepers and I am worries all my time will be taken with the newborn and the other two will beefy out, my lil boy will be at preschool everyday but I will have to contend with getting 4 of us out the door before 9 and just daily activities of looking after 3 kids!

I know plenty of people have kids so close together and cope but my last was a v difficult newborn really bad silent reflux and on meds n basically screamed for the first 6 months of her life but look at her now and know its all worth it.

Just wondered if anyone out there has been I. The same situation and how you coped???

Bump

Well i am 6 wks pg and dc1 is 14m. God knows how we will cope. Dc1 doesn't sleep well either.
Can't offer any advice as in the same boat but just think in 12m time that could be it all done and dusted and you can work on getting your life back.
That's my plan anyway.

You can't look into the future. You might be carrying the easiest child on the planet and you'll be wondering:

Why was I so worried?

It might be the other way around too. You don't know that on this moment.

You said your second cried a lot in the first 6 months. That must have been very hard for you and your partner.
But in the end it was only 6 months. What is that on a lifetime?

I'm now pregnant with nr 4. I've a 6 year old, 4 and a 3 year old. Some moments were difficult. But it's not the end of the world.

I'm now looking forward to our next arrival in September.

There'll be difficult moments, but there will also be beautiful moments.

You're mostly worried about how you'll cope when the baby is born. The first year is the most difficult one.
It might be difficult, but it's only one year. He/she doesn't stay a baby for the rest of his life. Your other children are growing too.

In the beginning it might be difficult. But in time it'll get more and more easier as the children grow older and you'll learn on the job how to handle it all.

Sylvia

Oh my god, I had to reply to your post. You have literally described me life!! I have a 5 year old and an 19 month old and I am 10 weeks pregnant with number 3 (unplanned) . I know how u feel.
When my daughter was born she had horrendous reflux , to the point where she was admitted into hospital for weeks as she lost so much weight and I had to stop breast feeding her so we could measure how much she was drinking.
We got told at the time that reflux normally runs in families and I'm dreading my newborn will have it too.
I'm also worried about how I will cope with 3 children , especially as my son is really hectic . I'm only 24 and sometimes I get a bit worried about how I will cope . I also work 3 days a week , but that's like a break for me lol.

I think us mums just find a way to cope . Ull be fine. Admittedly I considered termination ( from the shock) but once it had settled in I am now really excited .