Hello Berries, how are you all?
I would like to share with you my pregnancy stories and I hope to hear your thoughts on your pregnancies, ttc etc.
Well, I have a one and a half year old son. He is my first child. I was 19 when I fell pregnant, was living in a hostel, and had a very low paying part time job. My partner and I decided to move so I could be closer to my mum. We moved in with her when I was about 4months pregnant. My partner went from a full time to a part time job, and I had to give up work. My mums place is a one bedroom flat, so we were sleeping in the living room, on the floor. Money was very tight, and it was a really stressful time. We had no money to buy things for the baby, no money to get a place of our own and no help from the council. There was no way we could fit a baby into mums place so we had to sort something out. I couldn’t work, and mynpartner couldn’t get any more hours from his job.
So, my partner quit working. And we had more money and more help, and we managed to get a crisis loan to go towards out deposit for a flat. We managed to get just enough things for the baby. All was going well.
We moved into a bigger property with our little boy when he was only 1month old. I had post natal depression, but was put on antidepressants. I had a thyroid problem which is being controlled with medication. My partner got a full time job.
A few days after our sons 1st birthday, I found out I was pregnant again. Really happy. Sadly I miscarried at 7 weeks. Started planning a wedding.
Getting married in 4 months time, ttc later this month. Who knows what will happen?
All I know is, everything will work out, I am positive. After all we have been through, I am not worried. Everything will work out.
I had my first daughter, [name]Lily[/name], at 24, while the rest of my friends were “considering” marriage, maybe just finding a boyfriend, starting new jobs, or in medical or law school. I didn’t expect to have a baby that young, but me and my husband hadn’t been preventing it, so we were very excited and fairly “ready”. For the next six years I was a teacher at a private school near us that had free childcare for the faculty. I taught ninth grade English to girls. When [name]Lily[/name] was seven I had my second daughter, [name]Scarlett[/name]. I planned to have four children so we continued with the family and ended up getting pregnant again, this time with…another girl. Not that I was upset, I love my little princesses. When [name]Isabelle[/name] was born [name]Lily[/name] was nine and [name]Scarlett[/name] was two. By this time, I was about 33 and pretty much ready to be done. But…I realized our family wouldn’t be complete until we had our little man. So, in [name]December[/name] of 2009 we found out we were pregnant again. And, it was twins! So, we didn’t get our four, but we got five! And here I was, thinking, OF COURSE, we will get TWO boys! Or at least [name]ONE[/name]. But, God had a different plan and blessed us with two little girls, [name]Evelyn[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name]. By then, [name]Lily[/name] was already 11, nearly 12, [name]Scarlett[/name] was 4, nearly five, and [name]Isabelle[/name] was two. By then, me and my husband had pretty much accepted that we would never have a boy. And we were fine with it. My husband was a great father of girls. Fantastic, even. But, we didn’t get my tubes tied. And that is how I found out I was pregnant with baby #6 in February of this year. [name]Lily[/name], 13 when we found out, told me I had been acting weird. I found myself hoarding [name]Valentine[/name]'s chocolates. We found out it was our amazing little man and announced it to our families. I had a great pregnancy, very different from all the girls, and [name]James[/name] [name]Edward[/name] [name]Taylor[/name] was born on [name]October[/name] 27 of this year. [name]Lily[/name], 14 now, loves taking care of him and her friends love him too. [name]Scarlett[/name] is now 7, [name]Isabelle[/name] is 4, and the twins are two. It’s interesting to see how the younger ones are reacting to the new family member. [name]Scarlett[/name] and [name]Isabelle[/name] only like to be around him during extremely inconvenient times, like nap times and feedings. But [name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Evie[/name] are obsessed with him. They run around all day yelling about their baby [name]James[/name]. They have claimed him as their own. “Mommy, my baby is crying,” “Mommy, I think you need to feed my baby,”. I love the way the family has opened up for our little man and he is such a central part of us now. I am pretty positive that this little one will be our last, but you never know…
Cheers
[name]Sophie[/name] [name]Taylor[/name]
Wife to a handsome king - [name]William[/name] [name]Frederick[/name] [name]Taylor[/name]
Mommy to five beautiful princesses and one dashing prince
[name]Lily[/name] [name]Annemarie[/name] - 08.30.98 ([name]Lily[/name])
[name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Elaine[/name] - 9.22.05 ([name]Scarlett[/name])
[name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] - 5.28.08 ([name]Isabelle[/name])
[name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Claire[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] - 7.4.10 ([name]Evie[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name])
[name]James[/name] [name]Edward[/name] - 10.27.12 ([name]James[/name])
My husband and I married at 25 in [name]September[/name] 2005. Started trying a few months after our wedding. Found out I was pregnant [name]July[/name] 2006, we were so happy, only to miscarry at the county fair on the 4th of [name]July[/name]. Never been back to that fair since. Doctors reassured us it’s a common occurrence and unlikely to happen again. A few months later we joyfully discovered we were pregnant. Went in to for the 8 week scan and did see a heartbeat but it was very faint and a week later there was no heartbeat. I carried the baby for a month before my body finally started the miscarriage but I ended up with an emergency D&C. We were devastated and chose to wait before trying again. I was in a horrible state-wondering desperately if we would ever be blessed with the one thing I wanted in life, children. [name]Spring[/name] of 2007 we started trying again and found out in [name]November[/name] of that year we were pregnant. This time I was put on a regiment of baby aspirin and low-dose progesterone. We spent a month in terror waiting for the first ultrasound. Finally the day arrived that we went in for our scan…to see the most beautiful sight in the world, a strong rapid heartbeat 
I quit working, wanting to do everything I could to ensure this one stuck. I had an easy, uncomplicated pregnancy with a [name]LONG[/name] but uncomplicated labor. That sweet baby is now an intelligent four year old.
We started trying when she turned one. I was slightly fearful of another miscarriage but thought the baby aspirin and progesterone was the answer to our prayers. I was wrong. I had two more miscarriages. The second miscarriage I made it all the way to the day of the appointment only to wake up bleeding. That was a harsh blow. We weren’t sure we could go through another miscarriage but the desire for more was incredibly strong. Neither of us wanted our child to be an only child. To go through life without siblings is an awful thought to the both of us as we are close to our siblings. So we continued trying. [name]November[/name] 2010 we found out we were pregnant and again spent a month in worry and fear before seeing that beautiful heartbeat on the screen. Blessed with another easy, uncomplicated pregnancy followed by this time by a quick and beautiful birth experience. They are three years apart which to me seemed like a big age spread (my sister and I are only a year and 13 days apart).
Started trying again when the baby turned one. Not really trying though but definitely not preventing. We were shocked to find ourselves pregnant after just a few months of trying. The only reason I thought to take a pregnancy test was because a friend had just told me she was pregnant, otherwise I would have thought I just had the stomach flu until the flu didn’t go away. We are thankful beyond words to have a sticky baby without having gone through the pain of miscarriage first! Having such a large age spread between my first two makes me a bit nervous about these two being so close in age.
Our finances have been poor since I stopped working. Went through foreclosure, bankruptcy, having our cars and RV repo’d. If you wait until everything is just right to have a baby you’ll never have one is the way we look at it. My husband has changed jobs a few times in the last few years which is always highly stressful. We are blessed with a large supportive extended family. Children need love, not money. My losses have taught me just what a blessing children truly are.
[name]Both[/name] of those stories are so beautifully touching, I really loved reading them. Thank you so much for sharing them. You never know what the future may bring, and children are definatley a blessing. xxx
I had my first, [name]Olivia[/name], at 25. I was working at Johns Hopkins as an oncology nurse and my husband works for a government agency. We were married for about 2 years before I got pregnant. We were living in a town house when I was pregnant and moved into a bigger town house when I gave birth to [name]Olivia[/name]. [name]Olivia[/name] was premature so she had to stay in the NICU for a while but she is now a happy and healthy baby
So sorry to hear about your miscarriage. Everything will work out, it always does!!