Due in December/January/February 2013/14

[lollylegs]

Been away feeling unwell and sorry for myself, and it is lovely to be reading so many beautiful updates.
I will try doing better when this second trimester healthy glow kicks in.
But thought I'd just say hi anyway!

[black&gold]

I'd love to know as well about the transition from 2-3. Most people i've spoken to make it seem like not really a big deal - the baby just falls into the schedule that you already have going. I'm hoping it's that simple for us!

[BeadinMom]

From 2 to 3 was nothing...honestly. I hope from 3 to 4 is just as easy!!

Lolly, congrats on the sweet baby girl!!

[Soar]

Good to know adding #3 doesn't change to much! I like that! My concern is also about getting in the car with everyone safe while running errands. I can't remember who voiced that concern but I'm with you on that worry! Any moms of 3 or more wanna give their how to's on that one?

How is everyone feeling m/s wise? I'm still getting sick. Woke up at 5:45am and ran to the bathroom! Anyone else in this same boat still? Ugh it's really starting to bring Me down! I want to feel good! I'm still eating two eggs for breakfast. And at night I drink a glass of orange juice but nothing seems to help the super early morning sickness! What if I am the lady who is sick the entire pregnancy? I will be 19 weeks Tuesday.

[Tree]

Soar sound positive for a girl, my ms dragged on way longer than with the boys and even now (22 weeks) I still get waves.

It was me who asked about getting 3 kids in the car, and yes I agree the more info about logistics with three would be awesome!!

I also wonder how DS1 will react to another sibling, we were so lucky with how amazingly he has embraced DS2. I think DS2 will still be young enough to not be effected.

[Waiting4Daisy]

Soar I'm not as far along as you (14 weeks) and still sick. Was horrible today and yesterday. I never really had any sickness in my other pregnancies but this time it has been relentless and the worst bit is I retch and retch but usually only bring up some bile as my stomach is empty. Hoping it eases off for us soon :-)

Tree I usually walk with my three boys. I have two in the nipper 360 which is amazing double buggy and my eldest who is 6 walks alongside us. When my baby was littler (less than 1 and a half), I carried him in the ergo and just pushed a single buggy. When we use the car, we have three car seats in the back and it's actually not too hard logistically to get them all in now they are a wee bit older. My two older boys climb in themselves.

Initially being honest I found going 2 to 3 quote challenging because my children were all four and under, now we are in a routine it is nice. I work full time but still feel I get lots of time with them. My baby didn't get in a routine until he was a year as he was nursing all the time until then. I loved the ergo because I could nurse in it and I also wore him all the time round the house as he was a grumpy wee thing who liked constant contact.

[myrainbowgirl]

Adjusting from 2-3 was pretty easy for me. 1-2 was much harder! My oldest was old enough to strap himself into his carseat by the time DS3 came along, so I really only had to worry about the baby and DS2...that was super helpful! (DS1 was 4, almost 5 when DS3 was born.) I am hoping DS2 (who just turned 4) will be able to do his own carseat when DS4 gets here...I'll still only have to worry about the two littlest! But I fully intend to avoid running errands with all of them. It'll just have to wait till they're in school or on weekends when DH is home!

[black&gold]

Soar - I'm still sick. I've been on morning sickness medication since 5 weeks and I've tried to go off in the last couple week and every time I try I start to feel like i'm coming down with the flu and get really nauseous. I've had it bad with all 3 of my pregnancies but DS2 was way worse than DS1 and this one seems to be very similar to DS2 but it started a lot earlier. I'm almost 24 weeks

And even with only 2 right now I rarely run errands with them together. I usually go on days when DS1 is in preschool for the morning or do it in the evenings once they are in bed. I like grocery shopping in peace so I'm happy to just avoid it at all costs with the kids. DS1 will be in school when #3 comes so that will help! My babies are all late year babies (Oct & Dec.. this one Dec. also) so they start school early.. which actually is quite nice when it comes to new additions arriving!

[meeks32]

Thanks to the women who have 3 or more and the tips, I love these!

I found going from 1 to 2 was challenging, but not as bad as I imagined (I have a great/ridiculous imagination, lol). But I had a double pram and they were only 2 years and 3 weeks apart so ds1 was still in the pram for another 5-6 months when I had ds2. Not all the time, but when it was important he would go in there. That helped immensely when we went out.

This time the gap will be longer, and ds2 isnt using the pram almost ever... yet also isnt safe to hold my hand and walk without slipping out and running away. Hoping like mad this changes by February 4th! I dont know how to walk a 2 and 4 year old around plus a pram, but like the others said, I plan to rarely need to attempt it, without either dh around or ds1 at kinder. Thankfully ds1 starts 3 x 5hr days at kinder in January so I should have enough days where its just ds2 and baby to wrangle. Getting them in the car no longer scares me, we have been babysitting a friend's toddler so I worked out the seating configuration and brought a seatbelt extender for the middle seat due to the tight squeeze, this helps me not have to reach between the seats and fiddle too much to click them in. I think ds1 will be able to click himself in most times, as he has started to do that now. Only thing I worry about is him poking baby (ds1 is our difficult one). I am worried about feeds, since I struggled with breastfeeding both times and am really keen to try it again regardless of those experiences, but it takes SO long to do each feed for me, and i'm wondering how I will entertain the boys while I feed so many times a day. I mean with ds1 I used things like tv time, activities or snack time to feed ds2 but there was only one of him. This time ds1 and ds2 fight a lot and I am constantly having to tell ds1 to stop being naughty, no idea how that will go.

Did I tell you I have a date for the birth?? Feb 4th!!! It is so seriously weird knowing when, but there has to be some perk to caesarians because everything else is CRAP. Wish I could safely choose to naturally birth but my doctors keep reminding me its impossible for me. Sigh.

So anyway i'm trying to get excited about the one perk, knowing the date! Of course I didnt get to CHOOSE the date, contrary to popular belief, they just choose a date for you and you have no say. Although I was happy my ob asked if there was any date in that week that I would definitely not want to give birth, which was nice, I didnt mind but if I had a relative die or a negative association with a date, I imagine that would be a comfort.

[Tree]

How strange Meeks, I feel like my range for giving birth is about a month! Both boys were very overdue but I hear things can be different with opposite sex. I do however still expect to go over.

Girls thanks for the tips and comfort. Ds3 will still be so young when this baby arrives and that had concerned me before, but actually now, realising that means I can have them both in a double buggy I feel quite comforted. And I guess shopping the can both then go in the trolly and DS1 can walk.

So I'm wide awake, despite being so very tired!! I've got terrible acid reflux! I had it with DS2 and it was horrible, somehow thought I was going to get away with it this time. I've taken two tums and they just haven't worked. I now can't take anymore and am having to sit up right. As if the constant wake ups to wee weren't enough... I would love to be asleep right now! :-( Pregnancy sure does present a few challenges huh!