TTC baby #3 CHIT CHAT

[cocobambino]

Well i searched the TTC threads and found chats for ttc #1 2 and 4 but no 3 so im gonna start it.

My name is Courts and ive been TTC #3 since feb, we took a break for 1 month so i could come off some meds but we have been back at it for 2 months now.

Ill be testing july 27th my birthday

[MissEdwards]

hey Courts, i'm Silla and i have 2 kidlets... DS 2.7yo and DD 6.5mths old. we are TTC #3 this yr!!! i'll be testing on 30th July!! :fingerscrossed: you get your :bfp:

Love silla

[branjie]

Thanks for starting this thread! Will be great to chat with some others in the same boat. I have a 5 year old and a 3 year old. I never thought I would want another baby, but now the first two are a lot easier to manage, I've found myself wanting another. DH has agreed, but it was too late try for this month, so I'm just waiting for AF (any day now) to get started.

I'll have my fingers crossed for you girls at the end of this month!

Let me know if you have any tips on how to TTC with two kids in the house! DH and I are tired in the evening, so the am works best for us. Only thing is that the kids get up at 6:30am. I set them up with the TV and something to eat, but they still like to pop in to say hello from time to time, when some privacy would be nice lol. Are you girls having the same trouble?

[cocobambino]

Hey girls,
Dh and I take any moment day/night/middle of the night whatever:o to bd and dont seem to have problems with the girls "interupting" so i cant really give you any advice.

What time do the kids get up in the morning?

Are you girls temping and charting and things or just letting nature take its course?

[branjie]

My kids are up at 6:30am, so it's hard to get up before them. I'm glad you and your DH seem to have so much energy to do it all of the time. Have you tried to hold off for a few days before when you are fertile, to save up some of those spermies for the big day? When DH and I did IVF to have our first one, we weren't allowed to BD for 7 days before DH had to give his specimen, to make sure it was a super one LOL.

I'm not doing temps, and won't test unless AF is late. I have a good idea of when I'm fertile, so I'm going to try not to stress/obsess over things. I think being stressed stopped me concieving naturally the first time, and being so relaxed about things helped me concieve (naturally) second time around, in just two months. Just a theory.

I have two boys, and would be happy for a boy or girl next time. I have realised that last time I didn't really have much chance of a girl as I waited until I was fertile to BD. I'm going to try before and after this time, to give both genders a chance.

Either of you trying any gender swaying techniques (timing, certain foods)?

[cocobambino]

I was on a boy diet for a while but it was too hard to maintain, we use the boy making positions but thats as far as we go, well DH doesnt get home until 10-10:30 at night and is a truck driver im just a SAHM so I have plenty of energy. NO we havnt tried holding off I dont think i could and I did read somewhere that its a myth but im not sure.

I use the CM method of knowing when I O and i usually get pains too I seem to ovulate at different times each month and I read somewhere that Oing can come earlier/later from things such as stress and other bodily issues

[branjie]

Yes I'm going by the cm changes, and I get period like pains as well, so I have a fair idea of when to make the most effort :). I'm hoping that I don't have to try for too long, as I'm 33yo and don't want to be trying when I'm too much older. I'm also kind of hoping to maybe even fit in a baby #4. That would probably be nuts, but for some reason I don't like odd numbers, and don't want #3 to feel left out considering age differences etc.

Do you think you may try for a #4 in the future?

Tell me off if I come back on here, because I'm supposed to be cleaning the house today :).

[cocobambino]

I say now that I wat #4 but we will wait and see what how I feel after #3 Im only 23 so I have heaps of years, ive always said ill have my last baby at 40 so there could be a #5 in 15 years, I became a big sister at 16 and i loved it then 2 years later I became a mum:laughing:

[branjie]

Are you from a big family Courts? I've noticed people from big families often want to have more kids. No one in our family has had more than two so I kind of feel like we're jumping in the deep end having a third, not knowing what to expect.

[MissEdwards]

Hey!

Well both DP and I are from 2 sibling families... and we want 3 or 4

I just love kids...and so does DP.

well for Tyrone when we conceived him we had bd only twice that month. wth Samantha we bd nearly everyday for 3weeks...

[cocobambino]

I have 5 sisters and 2 brothers but its a blended family hmmm how do I explain ah ok

Dad
3 sisters 28, 18, 15
2 brothers 30, 16

Mum
2 sisters 12 & 8

mum & dad
Just Me

I have all halfies:)

[branjie]

Looks a bit confusing Courts. How many halfies did you live with when you were at home?

Silla, it looks like you and I will hopefully be pioneers in our families as far as the larger family goes.

Well, AF arrived today. I was kind of hoping I may be pg but knew it was pretty unlikely, as we only started TTC about a week ago. Anyway, I'm looking forward to starting in earnest once AF is done with. Will be testing/waiting for AF on Aug 17.

I keep changing my mind about whether a boy or a girl would be better, so I think we'll just try all month and get whatever comes. I think time is of the esscence, so I'm not going to reduce my chances of getting pg by only trying for one gender.

Do your families know that you are TTC? I haven't told mine, but my mum and my MIL have both said that they would like us to have another, so I know they will be supportive. They would like a girl (we have two boys), and don't mind saying it. Either would be great as far as I'm concerned. Not sure what I'd do with a girl...

[cocobambino]

Well mum & dad split up when I was 2 weeks old,mums had me when she was 17 I lived as an only child with my nan & Granda 5 days of the week and mum or dads on the weekend, i was brought up super spoilt and an only child,mum had another baby when I was 12 I moved with mum and step dad to another town then mum had another baby when I was 16 then 2 years later I had a baby of my own.

No family doesnt know about TTC but friends and stuff do, my family live 4.5 hours away so its easy to keep it from them, im not talking to mum and stepdad anyway so they def have no idea, I speak to my nanny all the time and I think she suspects but im not sure

[branjie]

It's a shame your family aren't able to help you out much, as far as baby sitting and things go. My Mum has lived interstate since I've had the kids, but will be living near me part time so hopefully that will mean that I get some help when I need it, and trips to the movies and out to tea with just DH which will be great. Sounds like your nanny is great to talk to. Does she get to see your kids much?

[cocobambino]

No we havnt been back home since christmas because of all the problems and stuff with mum I hope to get there soon.
Im off to queensland child & Hubby free in 8 days time im really looking forward to that

[branjie]

Sounds like it will be a great trip. Let us know how you go with your testing before you go :).

We took the kids to the Gold Coast recently. We had a great time, and the weather was lovely, but it's a lot of work with two little ones on holiday.

[cocobambino]

We plan on eventually taking the girls up one day, but this trip is a present to me because I became pregnant at 17 and missed out on alot of things so it will be like a week of self
re-discovery and I really look forward to finding myself again, im more than just a mummy but I cant remember myself outside of that iykwim

[MissEdwards]

Hey girls... sorry havent been on much lately... i just resigned from my wk.. thank god. i so started to hate it... yay now back being a SAHM again... I hope you have a good trip courts.
yes pioneers sounds good... hopefully it happens for us. im get test end of the month woo hoo!!! cant wait :fingerscrossed: hmmm oh i better go my lil missy moo is wanting some milk now... be back later.

[cocobambino]

Hey Silla,
Congrats on joining us SAHM's I recently done the same thing and am so far enjoying it but somedays i would love to be at work just for one day:laughing:

6 DAYS TILL MY TRIP :smiliedance::smiliedance:

[branjie]

Congrats on resigning Silla. I got my first post babies job a few months ago. It didn't feel right from the start, and it was never my plan to go back until the kids started school. This job just seemed too good to pass up. It was a good job, but in the end, it made life harder for me, hubby and the kids, so I resigned. The best part is that I have such a renewed appreciation for being a SAHM. I love it.

[cocobambino]

OMG girls 3 sleeps until i fly to queensland for my 7 day childfree holiday im hoping ill be so relaxed by the time i get home that pg will happen, I got a reading from a psychic this morning and he said ill find out Im pregnant within 3 weeks so heres hoping thats right

How are you all going?

[branjie]

Wow I hope the psychic is right. Aren't you testing in a couple of days? Good luck! Don't forget to tell us the result before you go away, don't leave us hanging.

I'm still waiting for another week or so to be Oing to get started! Jeepers it is taking so long. I can feel myself getting anxious, and feeling teary over really trivial things, which is so unlike me. I think getting too worked up about things stopped me from conceiving naturally first time around, so I'm trying not to let it happen again, but how do you switch yourself off? My sister in law is 8 weeks preg and I confided in her that DH and I hope to be having another one. Straight up she says well don't wait too long so that we can have one at the same time. Talk about pressure.

[lambjam00]

Hi there! I found this thread recently while agonising over whether to go for no 3... we've decided to go for it, so here I am! I didn't really visit any forums for my first 2, so this is all a bit new to me...

Anyway, I have two boys, 7 and 2, and we're going to start trying around January. I'm about to go off the pill, visit the doctor, and start my vitamins, YAY! :smiliedance: