Going for Number 2!

Hey everyone, so we went for number two and will be checking pee reports in a few weeks to see our luck.

Right now I'm in transition, I had a few graduate my program to go o kindergarten and have been interviewing to fill spots. I thought I had a couple but apparently I spoke too soon.

Anyways, I forget how tired I was while pregnant, I know I was ..... but I don't remember how debilitating it was. I wasn't a puker the first time but I know I felt nauseous from start to end (I know this may not be the case this time around) I'm wondering if I should keep my numbers lower until the end of the first trimester. Anyone pregnant or has been recently? How many kids did you have during the pregnancy?

Did everyone have trouble functioning with a full house?

I know... crazy right?! LOL
Currently I am 11 weeks along so I am at the eating, and peeing all the time, tired and nauseaus stage.
My older children are 15, 13, and 10 and my youngest is 16months.
I have 4 FT daycare kiddos aged 11-18 months.
Thankfully they all still nap twice a day so for the hour in the morning I clean up a bit and prep lunch then I rest on the couch. For afternoon nap which is 2-3 hours I will admit that I may have a little snooze on the couch for a half hour with the monitors on of course.
As for the morning sickness, I usually do it first thing right after my shower so its out of the way LOL. Things have gone a little more relaxed around here. We have slowed down with walks as its too tough for me to push a double stroller AND pull a wagon at the same time. Lots of backyard time though and we go for walks after my older kiddos get home from school which is right after nap/snack so its perfect.
I have my 12 week ultrasound and genetic testing this Friday so provided all goes well, I will be sending home my announcement Friday night.
I am hoping to keep going until baby comes and keep all my clients as we need the $$$. Of course, I am playing it by ear as well.
Good luck to you... Hope this helps!

Good luck to both you ladies with your pending and current pregnancies. I haven't had the experience of pregnancy during daycare, but just suggest you make sure you look after you. Easy not to do sometimes. Sassygirl, with the monitors I hope you have a wonderful snooze. Best for you and baby too.:)

CONGRATULATIONS Cadillac and SassyGirl!! :thumbsup:

I would maybe wait to tell the families you're pregnant SassyGirl. You don't want to loose families so I would tell them only once you need to like when you start showing.

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Originally Posted by Sassygirl

I know... crazy right?! LOL
Currently I am 11 weeks along so I am at the eating, and peeing all the time, tired and nauseaus stage.
My older children are 15, 13, and 10 and my youngest is 16months.
I have 4 FT daycare kiddos aged 11-18 months.
Thankfully they all still nap twice a day so for the hour in the morning I clean up a bit and prep lunch then I rest on the couch. For afternoon nap which is 2-3 hours I will admit that I may have a little snooze on the couch for a half hour with the monitors on of course.
As for the morning sickness, I usually do it first thing right after my shower so its out of the way LOL. Things have gone a little more relaxed around here. We have slowed down with walks as its too tough for me to push a double stroller AND pull a wagon at the same time. Lots of backyard time though and we go for walks after my older kiddos get home from school which is right after nap/snack so its perfect.
I have my 12 week ultrasound and genetic testing this Friday so provided all goes well, I will be sending home my announcement Friday night.
I am hoping to keep going until baby comes and keep all my clients as we need the $$$. Of course, I am playing it by ear as well.
Good luck to you... Hope this helps!

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Hi,

How old are you? I ask because we are TTC with #2 and I will be 41 next month.
We have been trying for 3 weeks straight and I have my cycle start this Friday. Praying that it won't come! Scared too as I hear there is a slim chance of conceiving naturally at my age!

Congratulations Cadillac and Sassygirl!!! I downsized when I got pregnant since I wasn't feeling at my best during the first months. I only kept the minimum number of kids needed to maintain our finances in check. They both were well behaved and have great families. I enjoyed my pregnancy with the low workload (after the 3rd month, though when morning sickness was over)...

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Originally Posted by Other Mummy

CONGRATULATIONS Cadillac and SassyGirl!! :thumbsup:

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Congrats SassyGirl and good luck Cadillac I hope it comes out positive!

Oh I'm showing already! Its baby #5 so my body knows what to do. I'm suprised no one has asked me yet LOL.
I have 4 full time families and I know 3 will be okay with the news and me taking time off... the other maybe not but I want to give as much notice as possible.

I am not worried about now... I can handle the fatigue and morning sickness. Its later on because my 16 month old was born 5 weeks early and its likely that this one will be too.

Was my question not answered because it was to personal?

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Originally Posted by Skysue

Hi,

How old are you? I ask because we are TTC with #2 and I will be 41 next month.
We have been trying for 3 weeks straight and I have my cycle start this Friday. Praying that it won't come! Scared too as I hear there is a slim chance of conceiving naturally at my age!

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I'm 36. I am also still nursing my 16 month old 3-4 times a day. We basically haven't been using anything since he was born. I have had 2 miscarriages previous to this pregnancy at the 5-6 week point.
Good luck!!!

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Originally Posted by Skysue

Hi,

How old are you? I ask because we are TTC with #2 and I will be 41 next month.
We have been trying for 3 weeks straight and I have my cycle start this Friday. Praying that it won't come! Scared too as I hear there is a slim chance of conceiving naturally at my age!

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Originally Posted by Skysue

Was my question not answered because it was to personal?

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Hi im checking in here late ..... I have 5 kids also .... My fourth born a week before I turned 40 and my 5th when I was closer to 42. The key is knowing exactly when you ovulate because at this age the egg is only viable for one day versus 4 or 5 days when you are in your twenties so your window of opportunity is very slim. Also make sure your husband is not going in hot tubs. You need to pin point when you ovulate also because having sex everyday depletes the amount of sperm it's better to have it every other day. If your taking your temperature then the day your temp goes up its too late. I did not know this when I was trying and thought it was the day to try. Hope this helps. Good luck

All my families know we are trying. I warned them before so I could be prepared with reactions and not have to worry myself (more) sick bout whether I'll lose my clients. All 5 families are uber excited for me. THANK GOD!!!!

They all breathed a sigh of relief when I said I was going to employ someone to take over the daycare while I take a few months to relax and snuggle with whomever comes along.

I'm sure I'll be ok with the tiredness and morning sickness. I've worked through unimaginable diseases since starting the daycare

Thanks Ladies for your helpful info, Crayola kiddies we tried the whole time I was ovulating, sometimes twice a day! LoL I never knew to often slowed down production?

Cadillac I hope you have good news soon! Are you paying someone full time to come in while your on mat leave or part time?

I hope so too.

hey to the ladies trying. I bought the pee sticks to test for ovulation and tested for a few months. then we had sex the day before I ovulated. I'm hoping that works. we'll check in a few weeks I guess. EEEEEEEE

I'm hiring full time after two weeks off. I figured that since I don't get the whole year off. I can at least supervise for 4 or five months and then go back. I can come and go as I please, keep my business, and keep and eye on things for my parents (and for my own piece of mind) I'm thinking it'll be a great start for a new ECE graduate. If I do get pregnant this time (and it sticks - had a disappointment the month before last and took a break) and I shouldn't have too much trouble. I could start them as soon as they graduate since I'll be only a month from due date and be too big to do some of the really fun stuff.

wow . . . I got this all planned out. Hope I'm not disappointed again.

I never mentioned trying to the new kids starting . . . . Hope they stick around

Just some info for ladies that are trying without success. You can get referral to a fertility clinic after you've been trying for a yr unsuccessfully (they don't know so you can stretch the truth) they may do it sooner if you are reaching the later childbearing years. It is completely free. I did this when trying for my first as we were not having much luck. It is a huge commitment though. You go in and get daily blood and urine tests (they had very early clinic hours so you could go before work) around your ovulation cycle so they can determine when you should get busy. I got pregnant just with this. They also connected me with a specialist (rheumatolgy and pregnancy) who also helped get me on better medication for my illness that didn't effect getting pregnant.

There are other low cost options as well including (don't remember what it is called) injecting semen inside with essentially a turkey baster to help the little guys out (this was around $300 I think)...might speed things up for those of us watching the clock!

I thought I'd chime in. I'm currently 7 weeks pregnant with my 2nd. It took 2 years ttc with my first- found out after going to the fertility clinic I didn't ovulate, even though I was having regular periods. got put on clomid to conceive and within 2 months I was pregnant

the recommendation from the fertility clinic was from days 9-21 of my cycle to have sex every other day. any more than that wouldn't give the good sperm enough time to rebuild.

We were able to get on the medication right away and conceived in 2 months again =) good luck ladies. I forgot how exhausting this was.

Congratulations to you!!! I had my #2 a year ago this Sept 16! I had children in my care my entire pregnancy except for the last two months. I would have went longer with the kids, but worked out that we were moving into our first house so I had to close at that time anyway and just stayed off. I think the best thing you can do is to be up front and honest with the parents. I had amazing clients and they were always worried about me! They were great with the time off I needed for the never ending doctors appointments as well. I also did the nap on the couch thing while kids were sleeping...I think this is what kept me going. I had all day sickness for a while and definitely wasn't my usual high energy self, but I found being up front with the parents eased my guilt. Good luck and enjoy as much as possible.