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I see there's a few of us around the hive that are expecting our second/third/fourth babies, and I thought I'd start a chat thread for us to get to know each other! Let's start by introducing ourselves:
Number of Children, Ages, and Sexes: DD#1 is 17 months old.
Current Due Date: April 1
How Far Along?: 19+ weeks
Sex (if you know it): Team Green
How Has This Pregnancy Differed from Previous Pregnancy/Pregnancies?: With DD, I was sicker; I attribute feeling better this time to 1) just a different pregnancy altogether and 2) being a better advocate for myself in terms of care and medication. I also started showing with #2 way sooner, like 6 weeks! It's crazy! I wasn't this big with DD until I was 30+ weeks along! Let's see, I also felt this baby move a lot sooner, but I had an anterior placenta with DD, so I felt her really late. And I'm getting more uncomfortable much earlier, this time, too. I'm already feeling kinda achey and having a hard time climbing stairs/bending over/etc...
Woohoo! I'll play :)
Number of Children, Ages, and Sexes: DD#1 is 3 years old
Current Due Date: June 11th
How Far Along?: 8+ weeks
Sex (if you know it): Too early to tell yet
How Has This Pregnancy Differed from Previous Pregnancy/Pregnancies?: So far it's definitely not as easy in some ways, in others it's better. My first pregnancy I had clear glowing skin, my hair and nails were amazing, I slept really well and was hardly ever sick. Also I was working full time and had plenty of energy. But I also fixated on the pregnancy a lot and was terrified about childbirth.
This time I am more just sort of going along, life is as it always is but I'm pregnant. I'm focused on having a good pregnancy but not dwelling. I haven't bought any baby books yet, not really considering the sex of the baby. This time I'm breaking out badly and my hair is greasy. YUCK. I am also nauseated all day and have no appetite. I have no energy and have actually lost a little weight too. I really hope my second trimester gives me that much anticipated energy boost. Also I'm already showing. With DD I didn't actually show until about 18 weeks.
@KatyElle: I heard from other moms that you show faster with your second, but I didn't know it was THIS fast. :/ Right now, at 19 weeks, I look like I did when I was 30 weeks with my daughter. It's crazy!
@Mrs. Spring: I tried to warn you about seconds. They just pop out there to say "hi" to everyone before the first trimester is even close to over.
@TheFutureMcBride: Dude, you were so right! I didn't really show with Addie until about 20 weeks, so I thought I had time, but I was obviously pregnant with this one at like 6 weeks. I'll have to send you some pics of our east coast vacation this summer. I was 7-10 weeks pregnant, and easily looked like I was in my second trimester.
I get to play to!
Number of Children, Ages, and Sexes: Two DD 9 and 3
Current Due Date: July 16th
How Far Along?: 4 weeks
Sex (if you know it): Too early, but want to be team green.
How Has This Pregnancy Differed from Previous Pregnancy/Pregnancies?: I was suprised seeing the line even though we have been TTC. My boobs are sore, but that has really been it. With the other two I "knew" before I took the test. It sounds weird, but I always have baby dreams wake up and take a test and know it will be positive. I had a baby dream two nights ago, but I just didn't feel pregnant.
@MrsMeNow: Wow, congrats! I also "knew" with my daughter, but I didn't with this one. Weird...
I'll join :)
Number of Children, Ages, and Sexes: 1 child, DS, 3 1/2
Current Due Date: March 4
How Far Along?: 23+ weeks
Sex (if you know it): Girl!
How Has This Pregnancy Differed from Previous Pregnancy/Pregnancies?:This pregnancy has been so different! I have been sick, my hair is not growing... except for in unwanted places.... my nails are brittle, and she is sitting really low!
@Rosie Girl: It sounds like you're hitting all the "traditional" old wives' tales about girls, lol. Except carrying low is supposed to be a boy, I think.
Have you told your son about the baby, yet? Does he seem excited?
@Mrs. Spring: & @KatyElle: oh my goodness! I hadn't seen posts saying you two were pregnant!!! Congratulations!!!!!
@Mrs. Spring: I know! I wonder if she will move up as time goes on, but I am already about 6 months! DS is very excited! He went to our first appt with us and got to hear the baby's heartbeat, to which he looked at the dr and told her that he loved her! And he went to the gender/anatomy US with us. He doesn't understand why he can't have the baby right now though, he doesnt want to wait!
How is everyone else's kids doing with adjusting? i have noticed DS pretending to be a baby lately, and he started to have quite a few accidents with going to the bathroom. I didn't know if it was just coincidence, or if becuase he knows another child is coming?
@oracle: Thanks!
@Rosie Girl: I think it's so cute that he said he loves her. :) It's definitely super common for kids to regress when a new baby is expected. My understanding is that you expect regression through the first few months of the new baby's life, as the older child(ren) transitions. We're kinda lucky in this respect because Addie is so little, she doesn't really get it, yet, but I expect a big regression in her tantrums and possible potty taining when we bring home the new baby.
Just wanted to say that I hope to be joining this thread soon. We're in month 2 of trying. DD is (crazily) 9.5 months old. But after my disappointing BFN last month, I at least know that I'm on-board with trying. We were Team Green with the first one but I think I'll want to know the second time around. And I'm all about a small gender reveal party.
@candicemcc: Woot! I hope you'll be joing us, too! Lots of baby dust coming your way. :)
I am a 2 time mommy. I have an 8 year old and I just had my second baby girl 12 weeks ago today! We are all still adjusting after having been a one-kid family for so long!
@eeniebeans: How's your daughter handling the new addition? How does she feels about her new baby sister?
Does anyone have a need for two baby monitors? I'm trying to figure out how we're going to incorporate two baby monitors, or if we even need two. DD is moving into the guest room after Christmas, and she'll be in a toddler bed, so technically I don't think she needs a monitor at nighttime. However, the bedrooms are on the second floor, and I think it'd be nice to have monitor in her room for daytime naps (our stairs are gated off so I need to know when she wakes up so I can go get her). Obviously, our current monitor will stay in the nursery with #2.
Any ideas or suggestions?
I'll join!
Number of Children, Ages, and Sexes: just one, 2 1/2 year-old boy
Current Due Date: June 8th
How Far Along?: 11 weeks
Sex (if you know it): It's too soon but we don't mind either way. We have everything for a boy already but a girl would be fun to switch things up.
How Has This Pregnancy Differed from Previous Pregnancy/Pregnancies?: I've been more exhausted this pregnancy than last (okay, WAY more exhausted...somedays it's hard to get off the couch) but my morning sickness isn't too bad. I feel like my personality changes when I'm pregnant and this time around I'm very sentimental and remembering every detail of my childhood/teen years. Almost every hour I feel like I have a flashback.
@Mrs. Spring: hmm... two baby monitors might be hard. Is your daughter loud enough to hear from downstairs when she wakes up? Does she cry or talk loudly? My son always yells, "UP PLEASE". We don't really use the monitor anymore since he's so vocal when he wakes up.
Yay!!
Number of Children, Ages, and Sexes: 15 mo old son.
Current Due Date: July 25-27ish. We'll see at my 9 wk ultrasound
How Far Along?: 4 weeks
Sex (if you know it): Team Green
How Has This Pregnancy Differed from Previous Pregnancy/Pregnancies?: Well I still don't feel pregnant cause it's so early! So it's totally surreal. I found out this time at 10 DPO and now I'm 16 DPO. This is the day I tested with my first... so it's crazy we've already known for almost a week with this one. Last time my symptoms really kicked in around 6 weeks - so hopefully I'll at least make it throught thanksgiving weekend and get the house decorated for Christmas before the nausea. Or maybe I'll be lucky and not have it al all this time!
@Mrs. Spring: Gosh - I haven't even thought about monitors. We haven't used one with Roo since he was 4 months maybe. We just leave his door open and figure if he needs us we'll hear him :) And if he's just rolling around or a little fussy we won't be interupted! For naps we can hear him awake from downstairs. I'm KINDA considering putting both kids in one room... but maybe not.
They have monitors that work from two rooms, but maybe they are only video. Maybe you could sell yours on craigslist and buy one of those. You think there's a switch on your receiver to listen to which room you want. Not sure if you could have both rooms 'on'.
Maybe if I comment here I'll eventually be able to officially join. :) Re: the monitors, only the master bedroom is upstairs. We don't really use one because we, too, can hear the baby if she needs us. Re: 2 little ones sharing a room, what do you think about that? If we do get pregnant I have no idea where we're putting him/her.
@Heatherloveskenny: @babycrz: I'm so glad you guys joined! Also, babycrz, I found out with this one at 10 DPO, too, and I was amazed at how slowly the first trimester went. Ugh, it took forever! Now, I'm finally over 20 weeks, and it doesn't feel so bad, but the first part of this pregnancy was the slowest ever.
Addie is generally quiet when she wakes up. Sometimes I don't even know how long she's been awake because she'll just hang out in her crib for a while, completely silent. We have a weird kid. :) Maybe we'll try it without the monitor for a little while once we get her settled into her new room, and then I'll look for the video monitors, if that doesn't work out.
@candicemcc: I think it's fine and great for little ones to share a room. I'm not sure about other kids, but now that Addie's so active during the day she sleeps HARD at night. I don't think even a crying baby would wake her up, lol. :) We figure Addie will get her own room until we have #3, and then Addie and #2 will share a room. We only have three bedrooms in our house, so two kids are going to have to share a room, if we want three babies altogether.
I'm totally in favor of siblings sharing rooms - especially when they are little. I've heard they are pretty adaptable to sleeping through the other ones waking up. Plus all they really do is 'sleep' in their rooms. We have some toys and Roo's room and he plays in their a little - but not much. Most of his toys are downstairs in his playroom.
I am feeling a little selfish though. We have 4 bedrooms - plenty of room for them to each have their own... I'm just not ready to give up my craftroom and the other room is the office. We have an unfinished bonus room off our master - in a perfect world I'd like to finish that space into our office/craftroom - then have a room for each kid and a guest room. But that's a couple years away. I'm not really sure why I need to keep the craft room - it's not like I find much time to play in there these days... and it's only going to get less!
We'll see... I still have 8 months to figure it out! First order of business is to finish the 2 bathroom remodels we're in the middle of and get built-ins in the playroom/living room.
Are you guys planning to continue with your current childcare options when #2 (or more) arrives? Roo started a daycare at 7 months (I worked from home until then). I feel so blessed I was able to keep him at home for 7 months! The thought of putting a 12 week old in daycare is breaking my heart. I'm contemplating having them both at home with a nanny until the baby is a year old and then rethinking daycare. HOPEFULLY hubby and I can work out our schedules so we each work 4 days/week and only need a nanny 3 days. Or maybe I can not go into the office until 11 or something. Childcare is probably going to be my biggest worry this time around.
@babycrz: this time I around, I'm not coming back from maternity leave. :) I really wanted to stay home after we had Addie, and we even set an "end date" for me to be done working twice, but both times those deadlines had to be pushed back. This time, my "end date" is real! I had such a tough time leaving Addie at 3 months with a nanny, and even though we love her daycare, I have a lot of apprehension about leaving a 3 month old at daycare full time, too. So, I'm going to stop working after #2 comes, and stay home full-time, instead.
Super early but we can add me to the list! No OB appt till the 20th.
Number of Children, Ages, and Sexes: 1 child, 10-month-old girl
Current Due Date: My calculations say August 7th
How Far Along?: 4 weeks
Sex (if you know it): Way too early but I want to find out this time.
How Has This Pregnancy Differed from Previous Pregnancy/Pregnancies?:The only thing to say at this point is that it took 1 try with baby #1 and 2 tries with baby #2. Also, DD was born 1 day after my husband's grandmother turned 100 and we found out about #2 one day after she died. Crazy.
Just wanted to say OMG I can't believe some of you are pregnant with baby #2 since it seem like not that long ago I was reading about your first pregnancy! Congrats to all of you!
(Hopefully we will not be joining this thread till the end of next year) :)
Thanks, Mrs Spring. And camrie, I know. If you would have told me 5 years ago that I'd be trying to have 2 kids under 2 I wouldn't have believed you. Freakin' biological clock/old age/husband's wishes. :)
So has anyone started thinking about birth experiences yet? Is there anything you plan on doing differently this time around?
With DD, I planned for a med-free birth, and ended up getting an epidural. I'd like to try for a med-free birth again, but I'm not sure it will be possible this time, due to some (nonserious) complications. However, knowing what birth is like, this time I do feel more prepared to labor without meds for a little longer.
Beyond that, I'd really like to stick to my guns about not being in the hospital for longer than necessary. With DD, we requested to be released several times, but labor & delivery was so packed, they couldn't get all our procedures done in time. We ended up spending about 30 hours in the hospital, but this time, I'd like to leave within 12-24 hours. Especially now that we'll have DD at home waiting for us, I don't want to spend any more time there than necessary!
I spent MOST of my first pregnancy focused on the birth and reading those books and absolute ZERO time focused on actual parenting... so yes the birth plan has already crossed my mind. I'm FB friends with my doula and every time I see her name I want to SCREAM "Are you ready to do it again?" :) But I'm waiting until after our first appt and then I shoot her an email to get on her calendar early! Last time I didn't contact her until the 7th month (oops!).
The biggest change for me will be my doctors. My OBGYN was in his own practice with 1 midwife when I delivered Roo. He's since added another doctor AND another midwife. Seeing as 95% of my 15 friends who delivered in 2011 go to the same office (small town!) I've heard lots of good things about the additions - but I'll need to meet them for myself. My first appt is actually with the new doc. (I'm kinda bummed not to see Dr Roberts but it's cause I know how excited he'll be for me - He's AWESOME) I'm not sure how they work call but I'm hoping this means a midwife will definitely be present for delivery. Even though I love the doc - I really want a midwife present... and I just got lucky with Roo on that one.
I'll be planning for a med and intervention free birth w/ Doula. Praying REALLY REALLY hard baby decides to make an appearence before 42 weeks :)
Changes:
~ Labor at home as long as possible (I ended up going in for a Non-Stress test in early labor this time and it was OK because labor was so fast... but really would rather be at home during that time)
~ My mom will probably be in town this time (to watch Roo) and possibly at the hospital. I didn't invite her to the first birth but I feel like this will be her only chance to be in on a grandchild birth and she'll really enjoy it.
~ Add Earplugs to the hospital bag packing list. For Daddy and Nurses. They both requested this after Roo's birth. Hey what can I say it's intense and you gotta deal with it however you see fit. For me that's vocally :) :) :)
~ Note: I'd be all for a home water birth if I could get my hubby on board, but that's doubtful. He works in a hospital and is totally glass half-empty so he only thinks about what could go wrong.
I've never really thought about 'time in the hospital'. I'll have to think more about how much that matters to me. I lost a decent amount of blood with Roo and passed the first time I got up... so I'm not sure they would have sent me home early. I guess it kinda depends what time of day the baby is born etc.
But gosh.... this is SO FAR AWAY FOR ME!! At least 33 weeks!!
@babycrz: I don't think I ever heard your birth story with #1. Did you have a med-free birth with him? Did you study any natural birthing methods, or did you rely on your husband and doula to help you through? Are you planning on using any other tactics/methods with this pregnancy?
I was totally thinking about birth even before I got pregnant, lol. :) Dd's birth was such an incredible experience; I'm not sure I could improve on it!
Congrats to all you second time moms! I agree with Camrie - It's kinda crazy to think about you guys already getting ready for #2!
Geez - I have a 70% written birth story doc on my desktop. Maybe I should finish that! Hmm. maybe after Christmas... but I'll check back in soon with minor details.
yay I can officially join!
Number of Children, Ages, and Sexes: 1, 5, daughter
Current Due Date: July 30th
How Far Along?: 6w5d
Sex (if you know it): too early to tell, but will def. be finding out I'm too impatient!
How Has This Pregnancy Differed from Previous Pregnancy/Pregnancies?: so far I have been nauseous on and off and it really stinks, with DD I got nauseous one time! Also my hormones are all over the place, hope everyone else is feeling well!
Anyone starting to think about ALL the stuff left to do before baby #2 gets here? I feel kinda bad because I was so prepared (maybe overly prepared) with Addie, and I don't think I've done anything yet to prepare for Thing 2. I started making a list, to get myself organized, though, so hopefully that will keep me on track:
Anyone have things to add?
@Mrs. Spring: ah, by this point in my last pregnancy I had already bought half of what we needed. I haven't bought anything yet! But I just made up an online cart at Babies"R"Us and totaled what we'll need to spend. I'm tempted to just buy everything right now but we find out the gender in a day so I'm sure there will be a few more items to add.
The baby registry for the completion coupon is a good idea!
We're buying: diaper pale (old one was disgusting even after deep cleaning it a thousand times), new crib mattress, a better 3 in 1 swing type deal, a good front carrier, diapers/wipes/ointment and...that's just about it.
But just about everything you've listed is what we plan on doing. Oh, we're also saving for the hospital bill since our insurance has changed.
By the way, "Thing 2" made me laugh :)
I'm not pregnant yet but I would love to join :)
Number of Children, Ages, and Sexes: 3 1/2 yr old Birth son, 6 yr old adopted son, 12 yr old adopted son, and finally 15 yr old adopted daughter.
Curtent Due Date: Non yet hopefully soon
How Far Along?:
Sex (if you know it): We will be team green
How Has This Pregnancy Differed from Previous Pregnancy/Pregnancies?:
I really hope I show faster with my second pregnancy with my son I didn't look pregnant until between 26-28 weeks super depressing to just look bloated all the time.
Did you ladies find it easier to get pregnant with your second? I am terrified that it will take more then 6 months to get preggers.
@Heatherloveskenny: Did you find out the sex today? So exciting!!! We also need to plan the baby's baptism, but I don't think we're going to do that until the fall, so I really just need to call the church and get us on the books. Maybe I'll do that today... I did, however, make a private ragistry for baby stuff and get all of Addie's stuff moved into her big girl room, so I feel like we're making some progress!
@MarryMeTiffany: Good luck! I hope you join us here soon. :) Getting pregnant with #2 took the exact same amount of time as #1 did, for us, but I've heard for some people it is easier the second time around. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
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