Suprise Pregnancies

United States
November 30, 2006 3:58pm CST
How many times have you come up pregnant without planning to be? I mean I love my kids but now that I've got them both it just keeps getting harder and harder. I love the fact that they're so close in age but not too close. But it just seems like everything they do is completely the opposite of the other. My oldest is shorter and husky my youngest is Tall and thin....and being 20 months apart...well they just shouldn't be almost the same height!
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
30 Nov 06
my kids - my kids
Ha ha That's funny to me because I have had 7 kids and only one was a planned pregnancy. They are very close in age in two set. The first set of three are the teens. 16, 14, and 13. Then the second set I refer to as the babies....even though they hate it. Ages 9, 8, 7, and 5 (6 in April) It was tough having them so close together. But it was also easier because I knew what ti expect and when because when one was growing out of a phase, the other was growing into it. Trust me, at times is can drive me crazy with their arguing because they are butting head. But it has been great. I wouldn't have done it any other way!!!
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• United States
30 Nov 06
wow really? I always thought having them so close in age would be detrimental for them I guess not thanks for the comment
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• United States
30 Nov 06
I never really thought of it that way. Thanks
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
30 Nov 06
Why would having them close together be harmful? They understand each other better because they are so close in age. They help each other with school work because they had that teacher the year before. Or they like playing the same things together because they are still into the same playing age range. I think them being close together offers them to not only have siblings...but also to be friends with each other.
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@starr4all (2863)
30 Nov 06
Both mine were surprises. I love them but they were unexpected. I was on the depo shot for the first and birth control pill for the second.
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• United States
30 Nov 06
wow I never knew there were other women out there that certain birth control's didnt work for them. I was on the ortho evra patch when I found out I was pregnant with my second. Thanks for the comment
@starr4all (2863)
10 Jan 07
And, now my third since I just came up pregnant. I was on the pill.
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@Mommamea (1215)
• United States
1 Dec 06
All 4 of mine were suprises. That is I was suprised I was pregnant again. Well kind of not. But they are 3 to 4 years apart. I think when they are younger they tend to be more loving towards each other then they go through a stage of independancy then as they grow older they start to like each other again. You will always hear It was hardest being the oldest, the middle or the youngest. But all in all they love each other even as different as they may be.
• United States
18 Jan 07
Thanks for the response. It's good to know that. I'm glad to hear how others feel about the ages of children and what they go through.
@annsweets (2046)
• United States
1 Dec 06
both of mine were surprises
• United States
18 Jan 07
Thanks for the response. What make you say they were suprises? Were you on birth control?
• Canada
1 Dec 06
My daughter was a surprise. At first it was hard to deal with because I was only 19 when I found out that I was pregnant. Me and my boyfriend (now husband) fought alot and I didn't really feel ready for a baby. After awhile of being pregnant I got somewhat used to the idea of being a mom, and eventually started to get excited about it. I think everything happens for a reason.
• Australia
30 Nov 06
both mine were a surprise ones 2 ones 3 and my eldest is tall and a bit tubby and the youngest is noraml height and normal weight she also got her teeth very late. every child is different in every way
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• United States
30 Nov 06
yeah mine are 2 years old and the other is 6 months....but I agree with you that every child is different
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• United States
1 Dec 06
My 4 kids in the leaves - My kids playing in the leaves in November 2006.
Pretty much all 4 of my pregnancies were a surprise. With the first one we weren't trying to get pregnant, but we weren't really trying not to, either. We had only been together a few months when I got pregnant. The next two were the result of me screwing up my birth control pills. Both times I missed a couple pills and thought I might have been pregnant so stopped taking the pills just in case. And both times I ended up getting pregnant before starting to take them again. Those 3 kids are each a year apart. #1 and #2 are 15 months apart and #2 and #3 are 13 months apart. The third one really threw us for a loop because we were already overwhelmed with the two we had. Then with our fourth we had talked about having another baby. We had finally moved out of my dad's house and we said as soon as we moved we wanted to try for another baby. We had moved in mid-June 2005 and had talked about it a few times. I was pregnant by the middle of July, lol. We hadn't actually started to try yet. I have actually found the 3 1/2 year spacing between the baby and #3 to be harder then the 1 year between each of the older kids. The baby isn't going to have a close sibling that shares her interests when she is older. She is going to be the tag along for her older brother and sisters. It should be intersting.
@jaginfo2006 (1757)
• India
1 Dec 06
well is ok, it doesn't seem to be that bad.
@honest007 (793)
• India
1 Dec 06
there is no pericuiar reason for that .. they may have opposite nature.. nothing to worry for that..
• United States
1 Dec 06
no babies for me.... YET! I'm still working on getting married and finishing college. when I have them though i'll let you know what I think lol.
@emarie (5442)
• United States
1 Dec 06
my 2nd son was more of a surprise to me...at first i cried because i had another son who just turned a year...we were living with my sister and already struggling, and i knew she was finding another place and we had to go out on our own, so i was a little scared. but my husband calmed me down and accepted it...but he turned out to be the most loving little boy...it was unexpected, but i never regreted it...
@bombeirao (733)
• Brazil
1 Dec 06
without it doubts that something half frightful in the hour is, more child is very good and she did not ask for to come to the world
• Romania
1 Dec 06
if you love kids you should do,don;t think about it...
@SharK07 (245)
• Romania
1 Dec 06
There is no pericuiar reason for that .. they may have opposite nature.. nothing to worry for that..