TTC #2 and beyond

#1 January 16th, 2010, 09:09 AM

We need a thread for this in case those ttc#1 don't want to hear us whine about this all over the board

Of course any ttcer can feel free to post here!

So for those already mommies, when will you be ttc again? I think most here already know where I am at. We are ntnp without much hope of conception anytime soon. I started off not wanting another at all anytime soon, but Jack turned 6 months last month, and the baby fever ran me over. I kind of dream about being in the Oct 2010 ddc, even though that would never happen. But that makes it kind of nice to dream about

None of that awful first timer longing this time, just a "makebabymakebabymakebaby" drive. Maybe it means my body is ready?

Who knows, maybe we could have one naturally! Haha, yeah right. Still, it feels kinda good to think about ttc since it is different this time and it is apparently my default setting to want to procreate. But look at how cute Jack is - how could I not!? LOL Either way, we have some stuff we want to get done and accomplish before we want to actually go the medical route again to ttc, so I feel pretty safe ntnp or feeling ready to ttc right now. I am comfortable with it taking a long while again, even if sometimes it makes me a little sad.

Where is everyone else at?

sara~b · #2 January 16th, 2010, 09:21 AM

I can't wait for you to have #2 Michelle! Jack is the cutest baby ever! And I know he will be a great big brother! I saw today that Brandi from TTCMA got a natural BFP! Maybe it's a good sign and you will get one somehow, someway!

Resi · #3 January 16th, 2010, 10:20 AM

I have been thinking about having or not having a second baby a lot lately. I feel that keeping Oliver an only child would be the best thing over all for our family for several reasons. But I still have that feeling of wanting another in the future. Most of those reasons are selfish and I think it's me just sad that Oliver is growing so fast. I would love to ttc and be pregnant again. Having another newborn sounds so exiting too. But those aren't good enough reasons to bring another child into the world. I think I would be a better mother to one child. I can focus on that one child and we can provide more opportunites. I can't imagine having to spilt my time and loving another but I hear that changes when another comes along.

At the time I'm just waiting it out to see what happens in the future. Damon is happy with just one. If I get pregnant again we would be happy too. I would just be a little sad that my alone time with Oliver was over.

~*Bethy*~ · #4 January 16th, 2010, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MomToJack

Who knows, maybe we could have one naturally! Haha, yeah right.

Dont give up hope - look at me! 2 c-sections, overweight, even attempting a home birth - anything can happen if you set your mind to it

HopeWishWait · #5 January 16th, 2010, 11:40 AM

Pretty sure everyone knows where Nic and I are at as well. Waiting until after his deployment tour. I would LOVE to get pregnant right now but I would be a little sad that my time with just Conner was over. I have a hard time imagining another baby..I can't picture one that isn't him! Anyway, we'll start TTC in January of 2012.

Make.A.Wish · #6 January 16th, 2010, 12:31 PM

Well unless I'm already pregnant right now, we'll be waiting a little while... We're ntnp so we'll see how things go. I would love for Abbey to have a sibling close in age but I'm so happy to have my body back and sleeping on my tummy is amazing... wow.. I feel really selfish.

ShannonMVT · #7 January 16th, 2010, 01:23 PM

Maybe when he's a year old or a little after we'll start TTC but I don't want to obsess about it too much. I guess we're NTNP right now but you have to have sex to get pregnant and you also have to ovulate soooo I don't think it's gonna happen now.
I want our kids close together, like 2 years apart and part of me really misses the newborn stage. But at the same time it's like I don't even want to let myself really want another baby or start the TTC obsession b/c I don't want to be disappointed if/when it takes forever.
So yeah, I am really grateful though that we have Matthew and luckily I don't forsee my baby fever ever getting as bad as it was when I was TTC him.

LisanAndy · #8 January 16th, 2010, 02:14 PM

We'll be TTC this August or September and I can't wait! We would like 4 kids (Andy even said last night he could see us with 5

) If we conceived in August, when the new baby is born, it would be May 2011 and Taylor would be 3 years 7 months and Rylie would be 2 years 2 months

ANGWife · #9 January 16th, 2010, 04:19 PM

We've agreed that we are truly ready right now!

But I still kinda want my body to recover a full year. And we've booked a family vacation to Disney in November. We'd like to have a trip together before the second baby comes. But I hope to be pregnant this summer

HopeWishWait · #10 January 16th, 2010, 04:22 PM

Lisa, I just saw the little thing in your siggy about "the days are long but the years are short" Just wanted to say I love that! It's sooo true isn't it?

LisanAndy · #11 January 16th, 2010, 04:30 PM

It's definitely true

I feel like it was just yesterday I gave birth to my 1st baby and here she is, working on 2.5 years old and acting so big. I'm getting ready to TTC my THIRD child... that's so crazy to me.

HopeWishWait · #12 January 16th, 2010, 04:32 PM

I hear you. Conner is going to be a year old next month and I can't even remember what it was like when he was a newborn. I get teary just thinking about it. I want to TTC so bad!! *shakes fist at DH*

**jessie** · #13 January 17th, 2010, 01:51 AM

We are sort of ntnp now. But the focus is on the 'not trying' part since I never get laid anyway and AF has not returned. I may start a 3 mo pack of bcp's when I get back from my vacation at the end of February. Don't know... playing it by ear. We did agree to ttc after we get in our new house, sometime this summer.

Mars · #14 January 17th, 2010, 02:55 AM

Good luck, ladies!

#15 January 17th, 2010, 10:22 AM

I think I am going mental. I can't stop thinking about peeing on sticks. I want to soo bad. Do you think there is a disorder for this? I must have been way too involved in ttc before, because it is like I don't know what to do. I either should have a new-newborn or be peeing on things!

Not that I am like dying to get pregnant, I am so not. I just want to pee on things.

If anyone want to know about my sex life, I still haven't gotten any! I wonder if these two things are related.

HopeWishWait · #16 January 17th, 2010, 10:28 AM

I love your siggy SO much Michelle, it makes me smile every time I see it

#17 January 17th, 2010, 11:43 AM

Thanks Cait, I love it too

LisanAndy · #18 January 17th, 2010, 03:00 PM

It's getting harder and harder for me to want to wait. Now that we're pretty confident with names and the idea of being pregnant again and holding another baby sounds amazing. BUT! I want to make sure we're ready financially and we won't know until July and I'd like to lose 12 more lbs so I will wait.. poo LoL.

HopeWishWait · #19 January 17th, 2010, 03:03 PM

I give you huge props for sticking to a weight loss thing Lisa. Every time I think about it I just think "Well I'm going to be pregnant again and just gain it all back right away so what's the point". Maybe when we're done with having kiddos I'll actually do it for real.

My friend had a little boy on Christmas Eve. I have such horrible newborn fever thanks to her.

LisanAndy · #20 January 17th, 2010, 03:08 PM

This may sound totally selfish and vain but my last baby bump, because I didn't lose all the weight from Taylor, I didn't like it and I want to like it again

Ok that's totally horrible. But in all honesty, I have more energy and I was told that it could help with my thyroid? I dunno, but I'll take it