Anyone else feeling baby hungry?

My girls are almost 1 and I'm already feeling those baby hunger pains! If we had a bigger house I would almost beg to be pg again. We definately want more kids but we figured we would want to wait longer since we got two instead of one, atleast at the beginning we felt that way. Everyone else seems to think thats a good idea and assumes that I would never think of having another baby anytime soon, like it would be crazy or something. I just wondered if having twins changed how long you were going to wait for the next one. It seems like one should be a lot easier after taking care of two. Maybe I am sorely mistaken... I was just curious to see if anyone else is getting baby hungry too.

MJ

 

I've read of a number of our fellow TS'ers who feel this way. The twins were my 2nd and 3rd, so it didn't hit me, but I know of others who it has. :hug99: I hope things work out te way you want them to go!

 

I have mixed feelings. My boys are almost 1 too and I really miss how little there were and how much they needed me. Then I think about how I felt when I was pregnant and know that I wouldn't have any energy for the boys. I'll be waiting at least another year, but I really want another one!

 

I know it's coming... but it's very unlikely we'll have another kid. We could afford it, but not the infertility treatments/adoption costs it would cost us to have another baby. Our house is too small too though...

 

I sometimes think about it. I wouldn't be ready to try until they're two. I have mixed feelings so, by then, maybe the feelings will have gone away. I hope everything works out for you!

 

I am quite content with two, no baby wishes here, nope. no-way. nada. never. non. not. I am being clear enough? : )

 

I am baby STARVING!! We said we were going to wait until the twins were potty trained to try for another, but lately I have been thinking about it all the time. I really really want another baby. I think we're going to wait 1 more year and that's all I'm going to be able to take, I'm really really wanting another baby.

 

Ha! maybe the girls are just too young now but I have no desires yet. I think we may just stay with two. I agree with others, I very mixed feelings about it. We went through SO much with these two and it was such a scary time that I think I'm almost a little scared to try it again. I'm sure I would probably have a pretty good pregnancy but I'm just not ready. They are only 6 months old anyways. Maybe in a few years?

 

No, definelty not! I'm still exhausted trying to keep up with these two all day...I could NOT imagine having another one for a few years! I do miss being pregnant somdays though and I do miss the teeny tiny little babies but....NO, not anytime soon will we be having another one!

 

I have wanted a baby sister for the boys since about the time they started STTN at 2 1/2 months. My hubby says no more kids ever after these two. He always said he wanted 3, but he is so not a baby person, and he had no idea how much work babies could be. And with two at once he had no choice - he had to help. I think he will come around when they reach "kid" stage. No doubt for me. There will be at least one more baby... and if it's a boy too, I wouldn't rule out 4. I WANT A GIRL!!!

Realistically as it took so long to have these guys we will probably start trying again when they are somewhere around a year old (depending on how much trouble they are at that stage). Ideally I would like to wait until they are two or so. Enough time that there is some hope that they could be potty training or close to when the baby comes along. But at our age we really shouldn't risk waiting too long.

 

I go back and forth on this a lot. We have 4 frozen embryos that we pay monthly storage fees to keep frozen. DH is happy with 2, but said if I want to go again he'd be on board with that as well. We are discussing it again in December.

 

Definitely not now, I couldn't imagine. I'm thinking maybe when the babies are 2-3 yrs old to try again? We still have 2 frozen embryos that no matter what we are using. That was our deal when we went through with IVF. I hope I will feel 100% about it at that point, because even thinking about it down the line still makes me uneasy at this point. Can we afford 2 more kids? Can I put my body through that all over again?

Our next decision is whether or not to put 2 embryos in again, or do one at a time. I don't think I would want 3 pregnancies, and would rather just get it over with and not have it hanging over my head that there is still one lonely embryo waiting for us - like the first two belonged together and the next two do too. I'd feel bad splitting them up. But those beginning stages with twins again (and two toddlers)?? Ugh, I just hope that going through it once would make it easier. On the other hand, having one baby at a time might be a nice change since I now wonder what that would be like. Hopefully time will make this all clear to me (not that it's all in my control anyway).

 

Twins were my second and 3rd and i am "baby hungry".. Everytime i see a newborn.. My heart melts and i almost start crying.

I would LOVE to have another baby.. But we CAN NOT afford one. We would also need a bigger house.

 

I am always thinking about when I can have another baby. Right now, I'm thinking about how much weight I want to lose before getting pregnant, how much time to wait after a c-section,...etc. I love children. I just know before we add another one I want the daily schedule to be a little more under control. So I would say we will probably think about another one when the boys are 15-18 mo. old.

 

No we do not want anymore but our twins were children #3 and #4. We would not have time or energy or money for another child. If God did bless us with one I would be grateful though. I am on BC so I am not wanting another one.

 

The twins were #s 2 & 3, and I've always thought I wanted just 3 kids. As my DH is absolutely against any more, I guess we're done. BUT, I'm sad about it! No more teeny tiny newborns in our house again, and it's hard to watch the babies reach their milestones and realize that it's the last time we'll ever experience first smiles and first words and all of the other magical baby moments.



I have to remind myself that there won't be any more all of the time, as I've always been a baby person and seeing new little ones makes me very very hungry! Our house is TINY, I need to go back to work in the somewhat near future so we can afford to exist, I HATE being pregnant, etc., etc., etc. It's just sad to see everyone grow up.

 

HA! We go to the RE tomorrow! Does that answer your question??? We have 10 frozen embryos-and I am hoping there's a girl in the mix! Honestly though-as long as we have a healthy baby-it doesn't matter to me.

But yes-baby STARVING like someone else put it-is me! I figure we probably won't do the FET until October/November, if not later. The boys will be 1 in October and ideally, when and if we get pregnant-they should be around 2 years old-which is what we would want.

Fingers crossed!

 

Nope not me...this last year was just soooo hard and we are still soooo exhausted that I just can't imagine it. Yes, the boys are a lot more fun now and basically STTN, but there is just no way. I really thought that I wanted a big family but I would guess that this is it for us. If we do decide to "go for a girl", I imagine we'll adopt though.

Cary

 

Not at all. I'm finally "out of the woods" and really starting to enjoy the boys. Adding "another one" would just make me appreciate them less. No way!

Congrats on being baby hungry that's a foreign concept to me. LOL.

 

YES!!! I posted about this when the girls were 4 months old. I think I miss being pregnant most of all, but I miss little tiny babies too! I want to wait a little longer to start trying (debating about starting TTC in December when the girls are 1 or waiting a little longer than that), but if something should happen & I get pregnant before then, I wouldn't mind (I'm not on BC at the moment).

The funny thing is, I asked for BC from my DR after the girls were born. I didn't think I would want more kids for at LEAST 2 years, if not more....well my heart has changed & I want more! heehee

 

The only thing that makes me less traumatized by the speed with which this first year (and what a wonderful, beautiful year) has nearly concluded (my baby babes turn one next month) is the comfort that I will have another. I LOVE babies and mourn the passing of this sweet stage. Having twins makes me want to wait a little bit longer for the next one because I feel like Asher and Soren already have to battle for my attention and another one will only add to their competition for my arms, my lap, my hugs, my kisses...

LOVE, love, LOVE babies.

 

I gotta say, I was baby hungry right around their first birthday, but now I want to get rid of the two I have!!

This is SUCH a hard time for us ... they are running all over the place, they don't listen, they climb on everything, it's a constant constant battle ... I love them more than anything, but holy crap is it hard right now ... and I'm not even home with them all day!

That being said, DH and I had the baby discussion the other day, and are tabling the topic for 2 years. I am planning (fingers crossed) to get pregnant as a surrogate for my sister in a few months, so I'll get to enjoy being pregnant without the take home baby and sleepless nights at the end.

DH and I are going to wait till the twins are 3, and we'll make the decision then. For us, it's a bit harder as it involves money, fertility treatments, we don't have anything frozen, etc, so it's a big committment.

In the meantime, I'm going to work on my sister's family!

Good luck with whatever you decide. I'm totally not trying to be a buzzkill with my crazy twin talk, just for me right now they are at such a tough stage I would rather give them away than add more to the mix. Wow, I sound awful! Ok, I wouldn't REALLY give them away (but if anyone wants to borrow them for a few months, I'm open to discussion!)

 

Oh dear I am totally baby hungry! The chicks have just turned one and have thought I could do this again, but while I was recovering from my c-section DH had a vasectomy. We agreed we could not afford more children two was enough. I have not told DH it would make him feel bad. I gave away all our baby stuff that is when it really hit!

 

I'm an active reader here, but don't really post much. I felt the need to post here since I was starting to get baby hungry about 2 months ago since I was pregnant during last summer. My husband and I decided to table the discussion for at least 6 months.

Well, mother nature kicked in and we're pregnant again... We tried for 2 1/2 years last time and after IVF, we were blessed with the boys. We have 3 embryos on ice (which I guess we won't need!) I know I heard the stories about people conceiving naturally after infertility but after what we went through, I was very naive.

Anyway, we're excited, but scared about what's ahead (3 kids under 18 months!!!). Just a word of warning to all those IVF moms out there...use BC.

 

I'm SOOO back and forth about this!! Everytime I see a newborn or a pregnant woman, I think, I MISS THAT!!! BUt then other days, I think, these boys are enough work, they are our family!! I don't know though. DF has basically said we'll talk about it when the boys are 2, if not before. At this point though, I don't know if it would be in the cards until they were in school as we are both back in college, officially!!! :banana: Yay for us!!

Shannon

 

During the 1st year, I got the baby bug bad at about 4 and 10 months. I probably would have gotten it again a few months later but we were busy moving and adjusting so that kept me busy.

 

Glad to see that I'm not the only one baby hungry out there. DH feels bad that he isn't quite as anxious as I am, but I can understand where he is coming from. I can totally relate to those who go back and forth on this, some days I REALLY want another one and other days I don't know if I would be able to handle it. Potty training would be a good milestone to get past before the next one comes around, I hadn't really thought of that. It will probably be another year for us but I'm excited for the future. Good luck to those who are going to try for another baby soon

MJ

 

I was like that after my three singletons, but after the twins..... H*ll no. They are good girls and love them, but even 5 is crazy.

BTW, 1 baby is way easier!

 

YES...YES..I AM!!
We went to see my SIL yesterday she just had a baby girl and named her Ivy. My hear just melted and I started to cry when I saw her.
It brought back so many memories of the twins! I asked my DH oh.. doesn't his make you want another one? He replied and said ARE YOU CRAZY??
Of course I said No, I'm not crazy it would be fun to have just ONE more! WE both laughed. **But what he doesn't know is that I'm LATE actually 5 days for my period so... if I haven't started by this weekend I'll get a test!** I'm keeping my fingers crossed hoping & praying it'll be positive. I've got some morning sickness today but, who knows it may be all in my mind.

 

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I have wanted a baby sister for the boys since about the time they started STTN at 2 1/2 months. My hubby says no more kids ever after these two. He always said he wanted 3, but he is so not a baby person, and he had no idea how much work babies could be. And with two at once he had no choice - he had to help. I think he will come around when they reach "kid" stage. No doubt for me. There will be at least one more baby... and if it's a boy too, I wouldn't rule out 4. I WANT A GIRL!!!



This is so me! Only I haven't had my boys yet. I want a girl! I have a good friend that's very baby hungry! She has two kids under 3 and every time she sees me she tells me how she wants more! I'm not sure how long I'd wait to try for another, (never if my DH has his way ) I've had people tell me things like "Oh, now you have an excuse to space them further apart!" But there's a part of me that finds it very appealing to get all done at once, like my mom did. She had four in five years, and said she wouldn't have it any other way. I figure since my first two are going to be spaced something like 5 minutes apart, spacing kids 10 months or 18 months doesn't seem so scary to me. And if I have to have 12 or so to get a girl, I'm not sure that would be such a bad thing either. :lol:

 

Oh yah!! I walked out of the hospital after delivering them wanting another one! Even on the days that I'm exhausted, I still want more. We did IVF for these babes, and we have one more embryo at the lab, and we are thinking of transfering it once the babies are a little older, maybe this winter.

 

Heck no!!!
I'll admit to miss being pregnant. If my body could handle another pregnancy, I'd love to be pregnant again- for someone else! I did not enjoy the newborn phase at all and have no wish to repeat it anytime soon.

That said, I've been advised that it may not be a good idea for me to become pregnant again.