Pregnant with third child - not sure how I feel - anyone similar??

[mayl]

I feel awful writing this but I am expecting my third child. I have spent the last two years considering having a third and actually got some ovulation sticks just in case. Went on holiday last month and used them from day 7 to day 19 but didn't have a positive result. Had unprotected sex as thought I probably wouldn't get pregnant as I suspected I wasn't ovulating (age and other things) and if I did it would be a lovely surprise. However, I am pregnant and feeling very confused. I will be 37 and my other two will be 4 and 6, so just getting our lives back. We have a very good life with lots of friends and are very social both with and without the children. Work (part time) is great and I suspect it may be difficult to return with three and financially it?s going to be tough. I knew all these things before I took the risk and they just seemed secondary but now it is reality I feel totally different. I just want to feel positive about this but am struggling at the moment. Please let me know if you felt this way and if so what happened??

I'm barely noticing the strain of the third (3 m.o.) . He just snuggles in the crook of my arm, hoover-sucks my nipple for food, and watches the world go by.

[misty eyed hormonal emoticon]

OK I may be been a dim here but I not getting the meaning of the abreviations like m.o, DH etc. Take pity! I am new to all this abreviated mothers talk. I will catch on soon!

For me was shocking all the abrev women use here and took me sometime to understand them and haven't got them all though. DD is dear daughter, DS dear son, DH dear husband, DP dear partner.MO I guess is months old.
I shared the bedroom with my brother for 20 years and we became real close (our gap is 2 years). They will be fine.

Hi, found out I am pregnant with 3dc, will be due around 15th April, can I join the "3 time round gang"?!!!

Am in very similar situation, DS's are 6 and 4, so DC2 is about to go off to nursery. Was just starting to wonder what I would do and that I should go back to work when we found out I was pregnant again. We had debated about it for a while and never really came to a decision. When I found out a week ago I was really shocked and wasnt sure what to do. Now I am very excited, I had started to close off on the whole baby thing, telling myslef that I wouldnt experince all the wonderful feelings that having a baby brings and now I know that I will again. With DCS ages they will be at school and nursery when the baby is born so I will be able to enjoy the baby during the day before chaos starts in the afternoon.

Hopefully you will start to feel the same... I think its just the shock from realising that its really happened. My only worry is about getting the depressing big family mini bus car!!

We should start a thread for "3rd time round due in April"!

ALso with age gaps of 3 years and 4 years there will only be one at uni at a time!!!

I have only read OP, but I felt panicky and down for the first half of my pregnancy when I was expecting DD (my 3rd). I had desperately wanted a 3rd for years, and finally got my wish, but I felt so regretful. I kept on asking myself why I thought it would be a good idea to go back to the baby stage. My boys were 10 and 8 at the time. I couldn't think of a single reason why it would be.

The great news is, our DD is the absolute joy of this house, we struggle to remember what it was like before she came along, she is such a happy little girl and makes us laugh loads. She's now 11 months old.

I remember posting a similar message at the tiem, and I got lots of replies, probably similar to what you're getting here, telling me that it was a completely normal emotion - and it is.

Good luck with your pregnancy, having three DC is just FAB FAB FAB

FeeBee, there's an acronym list near the top of this page,

DD - darling daughter
DH - darling husband

mayl - i'm 8 wks PG with my 3rd, DS1 is 2 years ds2 is 10 months, and every day i wonder how i'm going to cope. since finding out we've had some awful nights with DS2 waking with teething pains, wind sometimes hunger. and i can't imagine having him like that and a newborn.
But i know once baby arrives it will all fall into place. I will have 3 under 3, and it'll be hard work, but worth it.

your children are at an age now where they will be helpful and can enjoy it rather than demanding your time and not understanding when you have to make them wait a while.

you'll be fine, i think your anxiety its totally normal. you sound like a well grounded happy person. This is a positive thing and once your baby is in your arms you'll forget all these worries.

Hi, I am currently 30 weeks pg with no 3 and although I'd always wanted three, when it happened I really felt we'd made a huge mistake. It took weeks for me to get my head round things - I was worried about the effects on our other two (DS will be 5 and DD 2 years 10 months when this one is born), how work and family would react, and the practical implications ie car, house etc.

Now I'm sure the other two will be absolutely fine when their new sibling arrives, work was very supportive, family were fine, and well, we'll just need to figure it out in terms of the practicalities.

I know I would have regretted for ever not having a third child despite my initial worries. Equally, I'm now convinced that our family will be complete after this baby - I'm quite sure I don't want to do pregnancy again!

I'm sure your feelings will settle down and you'll never regret this baby.

I am 44 and would love to have a 3 rd - mine are 2.9 and 14 months - dh is not keen
Is it worth pushing him?