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I wonder if anyone else has been in any similar positions to the way I am
feeling right now. I always wanted more than 2 children, we discussed our ideal being 2 children closish together, then a 3-5yr gap followed by 2 more. Now we are the middle of that, we have 2 beautiful children, however whilst both DH and I still want to have more, even just one more. It is looking like another pregnancy and another delivery would just be a bad idea and I am finding this very difficult to come to terms with. I get little sympathy from my husband as he just says we should adopt, which I am very happy to explore, but as well as wanting another child, I want to be pregnant again, I want to go through that process of growing a baby and birthing it, I want to give it drops of colostrum and then squirts of breastmilk. Some people are probably thinking I should be grateful that I have had 2 of my own and don't get me wrong, I am, and I know this would be much harder if I was dealing with something that and caused me to have no children, or to lose babies. But despite that, I'm still finding things really difficult right now. Anne |
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"Anne Rogers" wrote: Some people are probably thinking I should be grateful that I have had 2 of my own and don't get me wrong, I am, and I know this would be much harder if I was dealing with something that and caused me to have no children, or to lose babies. But despite that, I'm still finding things really difficult right now. I haven't been through what you're going through, but I think it would be strange if you _didn't_ have a period of sadness about it. It doesn't mean you're ungrateful or that you don't love the kids you have -- it just means you need some time to get used to the new situation. -- Sara accompanied by TK, due in April Quoting, for users of Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/support/bin...4213&topic=250 |
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Yes, Anne I understand what you are going through. I was like that after my
second child. I wanted another one right away, but hubby was not on board with that and he really didn't want a third child. Money concerns was the top of his list for not wanting more. He wanted a vasectomy after the second and we were able to come to a compromise that we would wait a year and see how we felt at that time. Well the third baby had other ideas, lol. She snuck up on us. Hubby had a vasectomy appointment, but had to cancel it for some reason, but little did I know I was pregnant. DD2 and DD3 are 19 months apart. However, after the third child, I felt done and he had his vasectomy and I never looked back nor did I even go through a period of sadness. After my third, I felt complete. -- Sue (mom to three girls) "Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... I wonder if anyone else has been in any similar positions to the way I am feeling right now. I always wanted more than 2 children, we discussed our ideal being 2 children closish together, then a 3-5yr gap followed by 2 more. Now we are the middle of that, we have 2 beautiful children, however whilst both DH and I still want to have more, even just one more. It is looking like another pregnancy and another delivery would just be a bad idea and I am finding this very difficult to come to terms with. I get little sympathy from my husband as he just says we should adopt, which I am very happy to explore, but as well as wanting another child, I want to be pregnant again, I want to go through that process of growing a baby and birthing it, I want to give it drops of colostrum and then squirts of breastmilk. Some people are probably thinking I should be grateful that I have had 2 of my own and don't get me wrong, I am, and I know this would be much harder if I was dealing with something that and caused me to have no children, or to lose babies. But despite that, I'm still finding things really difficult right now. Anne |
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I have no answers, but I know exactly how you fell.
Larry Anne Rogers writes: : I wonder if anyone else has been in any similar positions to the way I am : feeling right now. : I always wanted more than 2 children, we discussed our ideal being 2 : children closish together, then a 3-5yr gap followed by 2 more. Now we are : the middle of that, we have 2 beautiful children, however whilst both DH and : I still want to have more, even just one more. It is looking like another : pregnancy and another delivery would just be a bad idea and I am finding : this very difficult to come to terms with. : I get little sympathy from my husband as he just says we should adopt, which : I am very happy to explore, but as well as wanting another child, I want to : be pregnant again, I want to go through that process of growing a baby and : birthing it, I want to give it drops of colostrum and then squirts of : breastmilk. : Some people are probably thinking I should be grateful that I have had 2 of : my own and don't get me wrong, I am, and I know this would be much harder if : I was dealing with something that and caused me to have no children, or to : lose babies. But despite that, I'm still finding things really difficult : right now. : Anne |
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I haven't been through what you're going through, but I think it would be strange if you _didn't_ have a period of sadness about it. It doesn't mean you're ungrateful or that you don't love the kids you have -- it just means you need some time to get used to the new situation. now tht makes sense, I guess I've never been one of those people to admit I need to get used to something, now I can give myself permission to feel sad about this if I need to. Anne |
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Yes, Anne I understand what you are going through. I was like that after
my second child. I wanted another one right away, but hubby was not on board with that and he really didn't want a third child. Money concerns was the top of his list for not wanting more. He wanted a vasectomy after the second and we were able to come to a compromise that we would wait a year and see how we felt at that time. Well the third baby had other ideas, lol. She snuck up on us. Hubby had a vasectomy appointment, but had to cancel it for some reason, but little did I know I was pregnant. DD2 and DD3 are 19 months apart. However, after the third child, I felt done and he had his vasectomy and I never looked back nor did I even go through a period of sadness. After my third, I felt complete. You've helped me understand how my mum felt when cancer treatment left her infertile,it wasn't that she wanted more children, it's just the transition from being able to, then not being able to, leaving it no longer a theoretical option. Btw, what method were you using, getting pregnant right now would really be a disaster for me. I have a Mirena, which should last for 5 years, if it continues to be as good as it so far appears to be I suspect I will get another one straight away. Anne |
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Larry wrote:
I have no answers, but I know exactly how you fell. I presume that was a typo? Thanks, Larry Anne |
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"Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... I haven't been through what you're going through, but I think it would be strange if you _didn't_ have a period of sadness about it. It doesn't mean you're ungrateful or that you don't love the kids you have -- it just means you need some time to get used to the new situation. now tht makes sense, I guess I've never been one of those people to admit I need to get used to something, now I can give myself permission to feel sad about this if I need to. ((hugs)) If it's any help then I would feel the same way. I suspect I will feel sad on the last pregnancy however many I have, as although I don't do pregnancy well, there is something special about growing that baby. Debbie |
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Hugs Anne. I think you are going through a natural grieving process. Yes,
I understand wanting to be pregnant again, but in reality, you don't have good or easy pregnancies. I guess you could try to do it again, but here is the thing -- now, you aren't just risking your life, you are risking the life of your entire family -- your dh and your two existing children. If you were to get pregnant again, and it put you out of commission because of the SPD and or/ depression, well, you are depriving your husband of a useful wife, and your children of a useful and happy mother. And I'm not sure that's fair. As someone who has never got to go to term and deliver a live infant, and who will likely never get to be pregnant (to term) again, I can honestly say I may know a little bit of what you are going through. Maybe it's less bad for me, since it's not really in my control, but the truth of the matter is that I still had to accept the facts that were before me. I am not going to birth my own children. It's sad, and upsetting, but it's fact. I had to accept it an move on. You are still in the early phases, grieving the loss, or at least getting closer to making the decision, and then grieving it. But it's normal. There is nothing wrong with feeling the way that you do. Hugs. -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys, 1/3/03 Addison Grace, 9/30/04 Check out the family! -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clarkguest1, Password: Guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password "Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... I wonder if anyone else has been in any similar positions to the way I am feeling right now. I always wanted more than 2 children, we discussed our ideal being 2 children closish together, then a 3-5yr gap followed by 2 more. Now we are the middle of that, we have 2 beautiful children, however whilst both DH and I still want to have more, even just one more. It is looking like another pregnancy and another delivery would just be a bad idea and I am finding this very difficult to come to terms with. I get little sympathy from my husband as he just says we should adopt, which I am very happy to explore, but as well as wanting another child, I want to be pregnant again, I want to go through that process of growing a baby and birthing it, I want to give it drops of colostrum and then squirts of breastmilk. Some people are probably thinking I should be grateful that I have had 2 of my own and don't get me wrong, I am, and I know this would be much harder if I was dealing with something that and caused me to have no children, or to lose babies. But despite that, I'm still finding things really difficult right now. Anne |
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Understand.
Completely. Wanted 3... but the idea of going through pregnancy again...even the notion makes me want to crawl under a rock. Not gonna happen, not in the next couple years, that's for dang sure. |
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