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MrsMojo 
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 Posted: 15 July 2008 at 9:41am |
Emma, what job do you do? (if you don't mind me asking)
I couldn't keep it secret last time and ended up telling people at about 8 weeks. I'm very petite (5ft and sz 8-10) and my womb started building itself into a large spacious home very early so my work colleagues started asking my BF whether I was pregnant. This time might be easier as I still have a small (nbot small enough) mummy tummy. I'll tell my boss and then keep it secret as long as poss, I've even toyed with the idea of not telling people until it's so obvious someone says something to my face (which, if last time is anything to go by will be pretty early on).
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 9:43am |
After the 3rd I am off to Southern Cross to have it all removed, I can't wait to have it done. No more AF will be bliss!!!!
The reason for me having it done is I have uncontrollable bleeding at times, endo covering everthing including my bowels  , and PCOS on both ovaries. My mum had this and she handed it on to me - hence why I really don't want a girl.
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 9:43am |
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DF would like a boy first, then a girl (so that she has an older brother to "look after" her like he did when he was a kid LOL not that she would have anything to do with that). Then again, twins run in my family (every generation, at least twice if not more per generation  ) so who knows. We do definitely want a boy though, so at this stage we'd like 2 children, about 2 years apart and if both are girls, I might get my 3rd one  That's in an ideal world though. I just can't wait to get off the BCP and get pregnant and have our baby!! |
If you get a single first time and twins second time then you get 3 for the price of 2
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 9:44am |
mummy_becks wrote:
After the 3rd I am off to Southern Cross to have it all removed, I can't wait to have it done. No more AF will be bliss!!!!
The reason for me having it done is I have uncontrollable bleeding at times, endo covering everthing including my bowels , and PCOS on both ovaries. My mum had this and she handed it on to me - hence why I really don't want a girl.
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I totally understand that Becks. How soon after your 3rd can you have the operation?
Will you be trying any particular methods to get another boy?
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 9:55am |
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My DH is pretty set on having the snip after we have the 2 kids I've got him to agree to. I'm one of 3, but as much as I love kids, I only want to have 2 for a number of reasons. DH is the youngest of 5 and hated it.
We're just hoping that everything's good with our baby making parts! DH's older brother and sister in law had to have IVF for their little one so we're hoping it's nothing genetic on his side.
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 9:57am |
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We don't want more than 2 so we are happy with doing something permanent. I didn't enjoy being pregnant with Daniel. So only 2 full term pregnancies would be good lol.. if it happens to be twins next time that's fine.
Becks - no AF would be heaven! lol
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 9:59am |
Hi girls  *waves*
I might as well join in here too. We are looking at TTC #2 from December (although AF is currently missing in action so not sure what that's about ).
Truthfully, I would probably prefer a bigger age gap between the 2 but due to different circumstances - including going overseas for a year for DH's work & DH going back to sea (he's in the navy), Dec it is. Although we will probably have a break for a couple of months so we don't end up with 2 Dec babies.
I'm not doing anything in preparation but I will buy some more folic acid before then. I'm still BF'ing so don't drink much. I could always eat healthier but I'm finding that I'm still pretty hungry, probably from the BF'ing.
We would like a girl too but won't be doing anything in particular. I have no idea how to chart so we'll just see what happens . Liam was conceived in the first month of trying so it will be interesting to see how quickly it happens this time.
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 10:00am |
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Good on you for making the decision Stacey, I reread my post afterwards and hope I didn't come across as judgemental or condescending. I know that DH and I are quite unusual (for nowadays) in our desire to have a large family and it makes a lot of sense to go for something permanent when you're certain that your family is complete.
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 10:04am |
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p.s. I'm pretty sure we'll stop using protection in September leave it up to God from there. What's meant to happen will happen. |
I think that's a good way of approaching it Jo. We all have the tendency to overthink things sometimes don't we?  . There doesn't seem to ever be the perfect time because we'll never have enough money, never be at the right time in our careers etc etc 
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 10:05am |
Nope not doing anything just going to hope like hell it is another boy.
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 10:17am |
MrsMojo wrote:
Good on you for making the decision Stacey, I reread my post afterwards and hope I didn't come across as judgemental or condescending. I know that DH and I are quite unusual (for nowadays) in our desire to have a large family and it makes a lot of sense to go for something permanent when you're certain that your family is complete. |
Nah I didn't see it as that. We only want 2 because realistically it's all we can afford. Like yeah we would make it work with more but I missed out on some things as a kid as my parents struggled quite bad early on so I'd like to give my kiddies things I didn't have or experience - not to say my parents did a bad job or anything
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 11:22am |
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My idea about charting etc is that I've only got one more shot to have a girl as we are only having 2 kids, so I might as well try everything. I don't think I'd be into it as much if I was having more. Not that it matters at the end of the day.
Looks like I may have ov'd yesterday but will have to wait a couple of days to see my chart on FF and see what they say. That would be so exciting. Best case scenario would be I ov at the same time each month from now on so we can plan it and then I won't have to go on clomid. That would be great.
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 11:24am |
I think that if I haven't gotten pregnant by Feb next year then I will have to go and talk to my gyne.
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 11:47am |
We were having the exact same conversation last night. If we are not pregnant by April (6mths of TTC) then we will go see a specialist. After 18mths last time I don't think I could stay sane with another 18mths (not that I'm sane now  LOL).
We haven't talked about any long term contraception plans. Before my endo op we talked about the Mirena with my specialist and that seemed like a good option as I can't take the BCP as it makes me really depressed/loopy/unstable (does this happen to anyone else? I tried 3 types after we had Caitlin and all did the same to me!)
DH doesn't care if we have another girl or a boy next time. I'm leaning towards a boy but only because that's what I thought I was having first time (just that hunch you get) but I'm not getting my hopes up and would be equally over the moon with another girl. In fact, if we could have another Caitlin that would be all good I just love everything about her, the way she plays Mummy with her toys (even puts her cars to bed lol) and her wacky sence of humour cracks me up every day 
Is it October yet? *cluck cluck cluck* 
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 11:51am |
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wow heaps of talk today...
cant wait to start trying either... DH and i had talk last night just need to clear a few little things up and do a little more on house then we are ready... Also would like to get me a new car aswell :)
DH really wants little girls and i dont mind.. would like a boy first off.. but as long as healthly i am happy either way.
we will have 2 or 3.. DH wants a big family but probably as big as we will get these days..
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 11:52am |
Talking to my gyne last time (he is also my OB) he said that after I have my 3rd and it is VB then 6 months after that. However if I have a CS it will be a knocked out CS and he may do it then and there, just depends.
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 12:20pm |
Toni, Michaela's such a little mummy too. Whenever we visit friends with babies she forever has her arms out "ta ta ta" wanting to hold the baby and she plays babies with her toys too and is forever making her toys kiss and cuddle - oh bless!
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 12:30pm |
Hi - can I sign up here too??
We're going to start TTC in September - all going to plan...
We actually started trying last October, but then I had to change jobs unexpectedly, so the timing wasn't ideal.
I've been off BCP since then - so it's kind of just a case of deciding to go for it!
DH wants to get our bathroom renovations finished before we start TTC - but that's pretty much all that's 'stopping us' at the mo.
Kind of exciting!
I signed up on here last October - but try not to come on too much because it makes me WAY too clucky!
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 12:31pm |
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All this talk is making me very clucky! Bu t similar to your Megs we have ti finish the house then sell it. Mum got the ball rolling when she said a few months ago that she didn't think I would cope with 2 kids in our house. She's right, the living area is relatively small and it sometimes feels too small with just Jack's things in there.
We had never even thought of doing anything permanent after we have had our 3 kids. I suppose I would like to keep our options open just in case.
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 12:57pm |
yeah same with us - not alot really holding us back.. but i have said i wanted to finish these couple of things off and DH is feeling the same way so that is great... Paint faster DH LOL just kidding.
friend had a baby girl on friday - going to see them sometime this week.. oh no cluckness on LOL LOL
Oh how exicting for all of us
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