Expecting 3rd baby but so many questions!

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Hi!

I’ve just found out I’m expecting baby number 3! A very happy and hugely wanted surprise ❤️

However there’s the biggest of age gaps my eldest will be 13 by the time baby is due and my youngest will be 9 when baby is here. We thought we’d missed our chance at a 3rd as left it too late with age gaps. But now the decision has been taken from me I’m so happy but wish I had sooner still.

so it’s been 8 years since I was last pregnant! I was in my mid twenties and now I’m in my early/ mid thirties!
And I can’t remember so much pregnancy wise or what it feels like what’s normal …. Almost feel like I’m starting out again.
so here come the questions ….

i don’t feel sick yet …. Is that ok I’m around 6 weeks just and so worried it means something bad as with my second I knew from how sick I felt I was pregnant before I even missed my period! But so far I actually feel good better than I have recently and I’m so hungry wanting to eat meals that I’d happily usually skip during the day I can’t miss one as I’m ravenous! 🙈

I’m getting aches especially when Sat crunched over ( at work ) or when I’m stood or when I change positions. Not cramps and not painful but enough that I’m aware of that area. Again is that normal I know things start to move etc but I’m so early I wouldn’t think much would be moving / growing enough to cause any sensation. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Also has anyone else got huge age gaps ?
I feel like my 2 are amazing and I just don’t want to disturb their lives bless them. They love each other dearly … also argue like cat and dog 🤦‍♀️ but have such a good bond I just hope they will have a bond with baby and don’t hate us for changing things.

I work in a school so I feel I should tell my boss incase anything happens good or bad and appointments etc but am I tempting fate telling her?? I only would tell her and no one else but think it’d be better to have someone know incase of anything maybe…. I don’t know!

aghh I’m sure I didn’t feel like this with the first 2! I’m just so desperately wanting baby and I’m terrified at every twinge. I still don’t think it’s fully sunk in yet if honest and because I don’t feel pregnant it’s making me doubt everything.

thanks for sticking with me to this point!!

Oh so firstly congratulations.

I had 2 lads aged 10 snd 9 snd got pregnant by accidental wine. We had twin dds! :)

Dh worked away and honestly I can say it was fabulous. The lads were amazing and were really helpful. I had good school mum friends who did help with drop off/pick up in the early days but you just get on. You have to be very organised and multitask so older 2 had footie and swimming so girls went too with me.

Dh batch cooked at the weekend so that was his way of helping so I didn't have to cook.

It will be fine my lads were little dads to them
Snd now lads 30s girls 20s all 4 are incredibly close

Oh tell the kids first before anyone else. Thats vital. It's their right to know. We filmed telling ours. We still watch it as it's very very funny. Ds1 said 'omg gross'and dh2 said 'oh holy Jesus ' 😂😂😂 :)

I was never sick once or felt sick with any pregnancy.

Sorry to bombard I was young 20s having the lads and young 30s having the girjs. Yes you feel older but you have more patience as you have done or all before so the sleepless nights are ok. You know they will end eventually

My siblings are 10 and 12 years older than me. The family dynamic has always been great. If I had started early enough I would have loved to replicate the large gap.
Congratulations

I had a gap between 2 and 3. 1 and 2 helped out a lot and were old enough to amused themselves while I was feeding etc - not nearly as difficult as coping with a baby and a toddler or younger child. All three are very close now (grown up in their 20s. I felt more tired with the third pregnancy, being older, but was very confident dealing with baby stuff and I could see beyond the difficult patches to better times ahead. It was way easier than with the other two (who were Irish twins).
Congratulations and enjoy!!

Oh what are Irish twins?

I've got one age 27
One age 18 and
One age 9
I'm old 🤣
You will be fine you just have to get on with it 🤷‍♀️