Am I crazy?

I am crazy, I know.
My twins are three months old and I have loved every minute of their lives, they are such a blessing. I am ready to have another now. I always knew I wanted my kids close together but I didn't realize I would be so anxious for another so soon.
It took us forever to have our babies and ended up having IVF and I am thinking we will start trying soon for another. Maybe by pure luck we can get prego naturally. We did decide that if the boys are 2 and we haven't gotten pregnant then we will go and get the two embryos put in.

Am I crazy to be ready?

 

No, you aren't crazy! You obviously know what you want and are willing to go for it!!

 

Haha, yes, you're crazy!
No, I'm just jealous that you're having such a great time with your kids that you'd want to do this again so soon. I can't even imagine...but that's great for you!

 

You are definitely not crazy! I want to have another baby too, although not too soon! My husband and I were thinking of trying again once the twins are about 2-2.5 years old. I hope that your dreams of having more children come true and best of luck. :babyflips: :babyflips:

 

I don't think you are crazy. Mine are only 4 months old and I talk about having a third ALL the time. Go for it!!

 

I think if you want more babies that is fabulous. We did IVF and were lucky enough to have embryos leftover as well. My girls are 9 months old and at this point I think we are done. A family of 4 is really all I ever wanted and count my blessings it all turned out so well.

The only words of caution I have for you would be to consider your body and health. I know my OB/GYN has said it would be best to not rush into another pregnancy. Having twins is hard on your body.

 

You are not crazy, you are just way more patient and energetic than I ever was or will be! :lol: If you and your DH want a third baby, I say go for it, but perhaps wait a little while to let your lives with twinfants fully establish to make sure you are ready for another baby.

A lady in my MOMs group, who had 2 year old twin boys and then had a daughter last summer, would strongly agree with this statement. Not only did she have delivery complications but her daughter was also born with a rare genetic disorder. But I promise I'm not saying the latter to scare you!! She was just lamenting at the last MOMs dinner that had she known how long it would take for her BODY to adjust to another pregnancy, and she is still recovery from the third, that she would have waited just one more year to get pregnant again.

 

Thank you. Great advice!!!!

 

Would just like to add that I think the advice about waiting a little bit is good. Because I find it a lot harder at 11 months than I did at 3 months. So, you might wait awhile and see how you still feel a year from now. But I also will tell you that I have a friend who tried for years to get pregnant and had twins through IVF. After her daughters were born, she got pregnant on accident with a third! She and her husband didn't think they really had to be careful because they had previously had such severe problems getting pregnant. Well apparently, her doctor told her that sometimes your body "figures it out" when you have the first pregnancy (through IVF) and then it can be easier to have children the natural way. So, hopefully that gives you some hope! But I agree about waiting... that is just me though.

 

It totally does!!!! Thanks

 

Yes, you are crazy...that is, crazy in love with being a mom evidently! Good for you momma! :bow2:

 

I think it's great that you are having such a positive experience with your LO's that you'd want to do it again so quickly

 

Yeah, totally, what's your secret? I love my babies but I can't say that I loved every minute of the first three months! LOL!

 

I haven't even had my twins and I am not due till January and I think about it too. We did IVF and only had three embryo's; implanted two and have one frozen. I think about that little emby all the time and can't wait to have it implanted, its part of our family even if it doesn't take I still look forward to using it. After 8+ years of infertility and adopting our boy I think it is so exciting that it's even a possibility. Good luck to you.

 

Good for you id love to go again too my dh thinks maybe ill change my mind but id love to be blessed again wel see i feel like the luckiest girl to have my 3 beautiful boys and if that was it id still feel like that but if i was blessed again great!

 

Nope, not crazy. But I will say that you might change your mind. Last summer I wanted more kids, but a year later and we're 99% sure we're done. I would wait these feelings out for a while, you're still on a new-baby-hormone high and you might change your mind.

Also, I'll note that my friends with 3 kids under 2 years old are less than happy. Twinfancy was hard, but holy h***, twin toddler tornados is whole 'nother story.

 

Alrighty... I'll add my opinion of btdt advice...

I loved every minute of my pregnancy with the boys. I had no complications and had them via scheduled c/s at 38 weeks. I was a first time mom, and I was a sahm. I always wanted a lot of children. DH and I agreed we'd stop at three, although he was happy with having the boys. I wanted another. I just had this yearning for another child. We talked about it throughout the boys first year. We too did IVF, so to me, we had to put more thought into it, as we had to be monitored, needed to take meds, many doctor appointments, etc. I remember at one of my ob appointments telling her about having another cycle, and I want to say she wanted it at least over a year after I had the boys.

Long story short, I did the FET two weeks before the boys turned one. I never imagined it would work(we had 10 frozen). It was the first embryo they thawed-and it worked! My daughter was born in June 2009, and she is 19 months younger than the boys(a repeat c/s I did). Again-I had a wonderful pregnancy with her as well, and I loved every minute of it. I wouldn't change anything. My boys are totally in love with her, and she is with them. It's amazing to watch. I'm not sure though, that I would have wanted to get pregnant THAT soon! :laughing:

I would maybe wait a bit, and as you get closer to the year mark, really think seriously about it. And-if you still are on board-go for it! I don't think you are crazy! If so-I am too! :laughing:

 

I know exactly how you feel because I feel the same way. It took us a very long time to get pregnant (4+ yrs) and we finally got pregnant with IVF. My twins were born in April 2009 and I knew even before they were born that I wanted to start trying for another as soon as we could. And, even after they were born I still felt that way. I love them so much and love being a mom. I am/was a lawyer before they were born and have been staying home with them ever since. I was a little worried how I would do as a SAHM, but I honestly love it and get the biggest kick out of my two crazy babies. They make me laugh all day long (and occasionally cry or at least want to cry - ha!). Yes, I am EXHAUSTED and sometimes very stressed. But, I love watching them grow and develop their personalities. I do miss working and being more intellectually stimulated, but not enough to go back and miss any of this. One day I am sure I will go back to work, but not now and not anytime soon.

Anyway, I was really hoping the pregnancy would "reset" my body and we would get pregnant without much effort this next time. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case with us. So now that we have been trying for almost a year, we are once again getting ready to start IVF. Ugh! But, I am so excited, too. My main stress with this is trying to decide how many embryos to transfer - 1 or 2. Not sure I can handle (logistically, emotionally or physically) another twin pregnancy (I had complications with mine and the twins were born at 30 weeks).

As for the pps advice about waiting a little longer, I would only say that you should talk to your OB/GYN and see what he/she recommends. Because of my c-section, mine recommended waiting at least 4-6 months before trying again which is what we did.

Good luck with whatever you decide! I think you should listen to your "inner voice" as Oprah would say and let that be your guide.

 

We were blessed with our twins through IVF and we didn't think we could get pregnant on our own but when I quit breastfeeding when they were 6 months I had one period and then a positive pregnancy test. We were in total shock (we were not trying at all...furthest thing from our minds actually). It was a little tough being pregnant with young twins but I did it and most of the pregnancy my husband was in training (just joined the Army) so I was on my own. My son was born when the twins were 16 months old. There have definitely been overwhelming days and I would say the hardest aspect is leaving the house with all 3 of them. I can handle being home without going crazy most days. LOL I feel very very blessed and lucky and as the kids get older they will all play great together (I hope). The twins adore their baby brother although they miss having more mommy time which I do feel guilty about. Things will get easier as they get older. I knew as soon as I found out I was pregnant that things would be hard the first couple years but it will be fine later. LOL If I would have planned this I probably would have waited a little longer. The first year of raising twins is hard work. Good luck to you and I will cross my fingers you get the natural shocker we did! (I just wanted to add I had a c-section with the twins and a VBAC with Ryder but it scared the crap out of me being so close together but all was fine...I'm sure any Doc would have preferred me to have longer between pregnancies but the 2 Docs I saw were on board with the VBAC)