Third time around?

Tehe can't help if you don't like odd number maybe you can have another bahahahahahahahahaha Just kidding, maybe I will join you soon, ummmmmm have to wait till we are moved and settled, still a bit up in the air after the miscarriage but watch this space hehe, then I'll be asking questions too.

tehe, yes well I'm ok with an odd number even though we have an eight seater, but I do have a step daughter that is 15 this year eeekkk , where has that time gone, she was 3 when we got together! And that would so be my worst nightmare come true, we have twins on both sides!!

oh thank goodness. Actually i did say to Mike the other day that If i think the birth's going downt he road of ayja's i'll be asking for drugggsss!! he he, had none with the others. stuff that.

I think the interesting and scary part of it all now, is that these people that will be looking after me, both before and after the birth.. are now my collegues.. I work with them every day in looking after the mums and babies in the unit. Will be weird.

I hope so. The nice thing is.. that my midwife who i had for Paris and for most of Ayja's pregnancy Has now retired from being independant, and works at the hospital in the postnatal ward and delivery suite. I like that idea... have worked with her a few times and it's great.

Janine my 3rd child was my second VB (I'm starting to sound like Emma lol) and it did go faster but I didn't have the freak-out transition stage like I did with Briona. Kept waiting for it to come lol! Also in the 3rd trimester I was quite freaked out with Briona because I was planning on VBAC but was really worried about a 2nd c/s. I felt a lot better in preparation for Krystiana's birth. (And yea stuff what they all say about no drugs.... )

I found it a bit harder when I was tired with pg #3 because my toddler was sleeping, as with last time, but I now had an older child at home as well. I basically taught Hannah how to play by herself so that when Briona was asleep I could go sleep too.

I find going shopping with the girls not too bad. I prefer the people mover because you don't bang your head so much getting them in LOL! Both my older girls climb into the van themselves, when getting out I start with the oldest and get them to "touch the van" while I get the youngest out.

I really feel like I have truely earned the right to park in the parent parks at Pak n Save now LOL, definitely still using them every week. I put Krystiana and Briona in a baby/toddler trolley and Hannah likes to stand on the end or, if I go at a quiet time, she likes to walk by herself.

My DH may come on here to add his piece. For his part, he's finding each new addition harder (while I find them easier!!). I guess it's because he needs to be more a part of the family with each new child.

ooh i want another one now...... you all make it sound so fun!

oh! Janine have i missed a thread!!??? Are you pregnant??? if so big congrats to you
I cant answer any of your questions though as i havnt even popped out number 2 yet!! lol

Thanks ladies. The main thing for us i think, will be that fact that i again, have to return straight back once the 3 months parental leave pay is up.. mike is studying so i am the only breadwinner, which is scary as hell.   He does ALOT, and i mean ALOT of ALOT.. he knows more about their daycare stuff than i do now.. he's always had to do stuff because i have been on placements, so he's got the time thing organised, knows the bedtime routine, knows the dinner stuff, all that - he in fact cooks far better nicer meals than i do sometimes too, we have different tastes so he's the meat and 3 vege guy and i do the fancy stirfrys and things like that. lol.

we are trying to get the girls al ittle more independant at the mo, paris is beginning to get out of nappies for nap time and hopefully will be out at night by november, and she is great and loving dressing herself and bushing her hair etc.   I think we just tend to group everything together.

Rachel - you scare me.. I had the same 5hrs then 3.5 hrs, so how on earth can a 1 hour birth be good? apart from the fact it's over darn fast!! lol.. ok, maybe I'll just hope for that then.    

Kels - i so know what you mean - i sometimes over-analyse or over diagnose my kids. Mike's my voice of reason. he reminds me to just stop being a worry-wart. lol

With the people mover - we are still going tohave to look into that, as because my income is our only one, the baby is due between semesters for mike so his study money will be zilch, and parental leave pay is far less per week than i usually get. So we will only just break even.. buying a car would not be a good idea as we couldn't make the payments.. it may have to wait till after i return to work. Realistically we don't do much travelling that involves having all 3 in the car at once, chances are we would do things in the mornings while the girls are at daycare (i found sending paris to daycare int he mornings a godsend last time) then afternoon is sleeeep time. lol

I just want to make sure everything is in place so that when i do go back to work, mike doesn't go completely gaga. Hopefully i can get mostly morning shifts which means he's not stuck at home all night with 3 kids by himself.

I think I must have missed something too!!! Congrats!! It's great news for you both!

In this book I read it says that 3rd births are often longer than 2nd but faster than firsts there was a reason but I can't remember it but it seemed to make sense at the time so hopefully that happens for you.