Hi all,
Those who know a little about me know that I have recently my ID boy on 1st November 2004 (yes, only 4 months ago) and have found myself thinking about falling pregnant again, I don't know what is going on in my head....
I guess I am just looking for support/ideas why this is happening.DH thinks I am crazy...
those who went back ater a multiple birth

How long did you wait?
Did you have similar thoughts after you had your twins?

I'm think im going crazy, the urge is so great!?

Lauren

Our girls are 3 in March & I've had that nagging feeling for at least 12 months. We are thinking of TTC next dec/jan. This will be our 4th child.

Enjoy your time with them while their little but it's your decision when you have another.

Cheers

Justine
Nick
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I am yet to have our twins - but I don't think you are crazy....obviously loving being a Mum and very maternal. Go for it when the time is right!
Enjoy!!!! You have so much to offer and If you feel its right than its right.
Bree xxoo 34 + 2 & counting........


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Crazy? No, definitely not.

I spent almost the entire first year wanting another baby, and yes even wanted another set of twins!
However (all you Mums of older twins may now start laughing...) since my twins turned one in January I am seriously re-considering EVER having more! ;p
I think I was lucky enough that my first year with the twins were a breeze for the most part but now looking back I am wondering if I was still in the "honeymoon" period or something! Even when my urges to have more were at their strongest I knew I would not have had another one before the twins turned 3. I just physically would not cope with that amount of work and be pregnant as well.
I would certainly give yourself more time and see how you feel. Now that the twins are bigger and my eldest DD has just started private school I am also unsure of how we would cope financially as the twins will also attend the same private school. Our house is not big enough so we would need to either renovate or move neither of which we can afford to do right now.

It's a big decision and certainly if the twins had been my first babies I would definitely want to go back for more but we have 3 kids and maybe that will be it for us...I still refuse to say NEVER again

Jo

Hi.

I am a mum of 'old' twins lol.

As you can see we waited a long time before ttc again after having them.

I guess the main reason was that I knew things would get busier as they got older and I wanted to spend that time with them.

Looking back now, I could have handled another baby straight away. My girls were such placid babies, who slept and were very good little girls.

bam we hit 18 months and there was no stopping them.........full on or not at all. They were very similar to the twins off 'desperate housewives'........just a blond curly girl version o:

There is no way i could have coped with another child at that stage and so the idea of ttc NEVER entered my head (i was so buggered it would have had to be an imaculate conception! ;p )

Sorry to say they are only just calming now

It goes without saying that it is up to you and your dp/dh in the end.

This is what we did and I am happy with it. *I* like the space between the kids and the time I can spend with each child one on one, where other people would find it too much of an age gap.

If you feel so stongly about it, wait until your dr says it is ok to start ttc.......your body has been through a lot lately

Good luck. Whatever happens you will do the right thing for your family



Amanda (previously known as amandamum)

Georgia and Kelsey 26.3.99
Piper 1.7.04

My girls are also Novemeber babies, but Nov 03 (and should have been born the same time as Jo's pair!) and I can't say that I thought longingly about having another quite so soon but that could have been because our first year was pretty horrible all round. But the thought did cross my mind several times so I don't think you are crazy at all!

Now my girls are one I am starting to have big bad baby lust (which I blame entirely on Nee!) but rationally I know I am not ready nor is the rest of the family and I am hoping to stick to our original plan and wait till the girls would be turning three before we have another. But I really don't think there is any 'proper' age break between babies and twins are not really any different... if you are ready to have another you are ready to have another regardless of how many you already have! It's a big decision but it is your decision to make, only you know what is right for you!

Personally I really want to have two more but it seems that when you tell people you want to have four children they think you are loony. Most people assume since we have had twins we won't bother having any more. But I must be totally loony as I have my heart set on four... just have to convince DH to go past three.... and hope my recurring dream of finding out number 4 is actually 4 and 5 doesn't come true (only a 1 in 70,000 chance to I am not too worried!).

Justine - just have to add that I think it's so awesome you are thinking about having another one... when I mentioned to my MIL that we wanted to buy a four bedroom house because I wanted two more babies she told me I was being stupid! I get the feeling people expect us to never have any more children since we already have two so it's so nice to see that not everyone thinks like that! You and Renee give me hope and make me feel slightly less loopy!

hugs

Kate

Yes, you are, but I was/am crazy too. I could not get it out of my head for the first few months, but I knew it was not the right time emotionally, physically or financially, so we don't plan on TTC for another year. I will also get to see how bad toddler twins are before I make my decision.

It is really up to you and your DH to do what is right for your family, and if that is throwing another pregnancy/baby into the mix then go ahead.

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Do I think you're crazy?? Well...if you're crazy, then what does that make me? lol! Although, I waited longer than 4 months before we started ttc number 4. My three will be 2 1/2 when our next bub arrives. I knew even before my three were born that I wanted another baby. I just wanted to stop breastfeeding before we started ttc.

I think if you want to have another baby then go for it when you think you're ready. Don't be swayed by other peoples opinions!

Hi Lauren, I knew pretty soon after having my boys that I was keen to try for a third. They were two when I had my daughter. It is totally up to you and your DH to decide if and when you are going to try for another child. I can only say that it was hard work and exhausting at times but I have never regretted it... it was the best thing for us. It's a big decision to make and I wish you all the best!

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