Waiting to TTC

Well I thought I would say hi as well. We are planning to start TTC #2 in Jan next year (after we get back from the family bach as the walls are very thin ). If we are lucky enough for it to happen quickly again then Jack should be around 2.5yrs which is what I am after.

However I am really clucky at the moment, my manager (I am working casually from home) told our team on Friday night at dinner that she's 13wks pg, a friend of my SIL's is about the same, a friend in Denmark has just had a little boy a few days ago. Babies are everywhere! We were in the middle of , errr, "relations" the other week and DH said lets start trying now which I nearly said yes to! But I think I need a bit longer the get things sorted with Jack first.

I am looking forward to chatting with you ladies. I joined Oh Baby well after Jack was born so didn't want to join the April 08 thread as it felt so silly joining so late in the piece.

Hi all, great idea for a thread.

I'm Emma, married with Jackson (6 months) who was conceived naturally much to the surprise of ourselves and my fertility specialist.

We are officially trying in a couple of months, but we're not NOT trying at the moment IYKWIM. My cycles are completely up the wop, always have been, so unless another miracle happens like what did with Jack, we will begin clomid around October (if we get into the specialist that quickly). We would like to start TTC now but my sis is getting married in March and I'm her bridesmaid. I can be up to 6 months then but otherwise I won't fit my dress.

We have figured all we need for #2 is another carseat, double buggy, single bed for Jack, extra MCN's, clothes if its a girl (fingers crossed ), and new teats for the bottles which isn't too bad.

I really can't wait to have another baby but I'm also very nervous as Jack has started waking in the night again and I just think how terrible it will be with 2 of them. But then again everyone does it and I'm not going to put off having kids for a couple of years of sleepless nights! (not to scare anyone of course hehe)

We never went back on the pill either, we used condoms then started randomly trying, got preg, not to be and told no pill allowed and I don't trust condoms alone so DH isn't get much of what he wants at the moment lol

I'm lucky about my cycles they are exactly 26 days long. I can predict when I'm going to ovulate and almost exactly when I'm going to see AF down to the last hour and that's without charting. I'm not going to chart, I refuse to chart, I think it removes all fun from it

i need to join here too girlys :)

DH and i got married in Feb this year.. we said we would wait around about 6 months or so.. Came off the pill last week so just going to let body get back to normal (sounds funny LOL) we are not really going to start trying for another couple of months.. play it by ear.
hopefully it wont take to long.. cant really remember what cycles are like been on pill for so long..

i agree too bring back Georgie Pie - so good but not the best for my hips

We have been really bad with the junk over the past few weeks as well. But it is all gone now apart from the small things for the boys lunches. I was thinking of going ot the pool this afternoon but I am going to do one of my dvd's so that I have a combo of cardio and stretch.

I am joining in here too. We are going to TTC from June next year. This is because we have several overseas trips between now and then, the most important being that we are off to Fiji for my 30th and I don't wanna be preggers then!

Charlotte will be nearly 4 when the next one is due (or 4 depending on how long it takes to conceive). I am only having 4 months off work then DH will take 4 months and number 2 will be in day care from about 8 months. We can not afford to do it any other way. Unsure whether we will keep DD1 in day care or not when number 2 arrives - might put her down to part time rather than fulltime. We will be eligible for the 3 and 4 year subsidy so I expect we will be taking advantage of it.

I also want to drop a few kilos but man, its hard at the moment! I managed to lose 7kg recently only to put most of it back on over a period of about 6 weeks - eeeeeek! Have been sick that entire time tho so am not surprised, haven't done any exercise or anything.

I am very clucky but at the same time, rather nervous. I live 45 mins away from work and bus it each day. I am not looking forward to doing that in early or late pregnancy, its going to be very draining.



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CuriousG wrote: I also want to drop a few kilos but man, its hard at the moment! I managed to lose 7kg recently only to put most of it back on over a period of about 6 weeks - eeeeeek! Have been sick that entire time tho so am not surprised, haven't done any exercise or anything.

 

We should try and get out together for a walk or....dare I say it..... run at lunchtime. 

must be the day for weightloss he he
i have started back again aswell.. did WW and lost about 13kgs before wedding put about 6 back on - not very happy with myself but it happens.. just to much junk food as you say..
so started off awesome so far.. off for walk tonight with a friend and gym tomorrow.

got a few friends that are having there last babies so might be able to get a few things off them :)

as for money another story LOL - not sure work wise what DH and i will do but we will work something out

Oh yeah.  Forgot to add it's the returning to work thing that bothers me most.... which is why I'm gettinbg nervous about money etc.  I returned to work when Michaela was 5 mo and emotionally it was very difficult I felt like I was missing out and I resented my DH (who left his job and stayed at home with Michaela) for not earning enough to support us.  We had a rough first few months too, Michaela wasn't an easy baby, but by 4 months she and I were both a lot happier, more settled and really getting into a great routine... then a few weeks later I went back to work fulltime.

The practicalities of it were hard too, I have coeliacs disease which is a hereditory condition.  It's recommended that I don't introduce gluten into my babies diets until after 12 months and that I am still BFing when it is introduced but I had trouble expressing when at work, plus until 10mo Michaela was still waking several times a night for feeds and I had issues settling her at bedtime for awhile too.  It was nightmarish and looking back I'm unsure how I coped.

I also worry about how I'll cope with 2.  Michaela's pretty good most of the time but she's not a great sharer (what toddler is?) and she's especially envious of my attention.  Plus as a baby she had colic (undiagnosed) and I just coped.... I don't know if I would cope if I had a toddler to care for too. 

 

oh crap.... I think I've just talked myself out of ttc again (lol... just kidding)

 

I've changed jobs now and next time around I'll propose to my manager that I begin doing a bit of work from home for a few months before returning to the office, that at least will help with the BFing.  I'm also going to take a couple of weeks off to rest before the birth (instead of leaving work for my last day before maternity leave while in labour).

Michaela will be 3 by the time #2 comes so we'll put her in care for the free 20 hours and with DH's work hours (which are 2pm - 9:30pm) I'll have a lot of support during the day so I may actually be better off than I was last time with only 1 baby. 

I know what your saying Jo. I get worried about coping with 2 aswell. It sounds like you'll have great support with having your DH around for most of the day. Also being able to use the 20 hours free care is a good idea too. Hopefully your boss will be flexible with your work.
I went back part time when Brenna was 3 months and really struggled emotionally with that so this time we are saving so I can stay home for a full year then only go back part time.