Thank You for the warm welcome!

[Guest guest]

Thanks Helen, , Tara and Merdith, and anyone

else I may have overlooked for the warm welcome!

The main things that I am concerned with are the age

difference between my son and this baby...he will be 3

months shy of turning 6 when this baby is born. Those

of you who mentioned that you have 5 yr olds, do you

worry about this? I have heard that such a big age

difference affects the closeness of the children...I

don't know if this is true or not, but I do know my

son is so excited to be getting a sibling, he can

hardly stand it! He says he wants it to be a

sister...

I just hope they will be close. Anyway, on the other

hand, I have also heard that its a good thing to space

them 5 years, that way each child has had the chance

to be the baby. My friend spaced her children 5 years

for this reason and they seem to be fine. I was just

wondering what your thoughts would be?

My other question/ concern is that I had a DS, and I

am just wondering how a DS pregnancy varies from an

RNY pregnancy. I take it most ppl here had an rny(?)

but I'm just wondering if anyone here had the DS also?

Thanks so much!

Meredith S.

8 wks pg

--- Helen wrote:

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> Hello I am also a mom of a 5 year old and preg.

> with the 2nd. If I can help just let me know.

> helen

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> Hi everyone,

> My name is Meredith and I am almost 8 weeks

> pregnant with baby #2, and I also have a son who

> just

> turned 5. This pregnancy wasn't actually

> planned, and

> I am still in shock even though I have known for

> almost 3 weeks now. I have so many questions

> and am in desperate need of a support group. I

> was

> so happy to find this one. I've been reading

> many

> of the posts and have already learned a lot.

> Meredith-

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[Guest guest]

hey meredith, my son will be 5 years and 5 months old when this one is born. it

was a huge concern for me as well, but i've heard nothing but good things. i

have a coule friends who have space between thier kids and they are very close,

the older sibling is very helpful and each kid gets " time alone " and time to be

an only child of sorts. i wouldn't worry to much about it. i can't help on teh

RNY vs DS, but i can tell you, being 8 weeks post op and getting preggo is hard,

i'm sick all the time and can barely eat anything. i'm very tired all the time,

etc. good luck, it'll be great...ps, my son wants a sister also...lol we

should find out sept 8th! i get people telling me alreayd they thinks it's a

girl or boy...i'm getting more " girl guesses " then boy ones, lol...only one

thinks it's a boy, lol...i can't wait to find out tho.

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> Hi everyone,

> My name is Meredith and I am almost 8 weeks

> pregnant with baby #2, and I also have a son who

> just

> turned 5. This pregnancy wasn't actually

> planned, and

> I am still in shock even though I have known for

> almost 3 weeks now. I have so many questions

> and am in desperate need of a support group. I

> was

> so happy to find this one. I've been reading

> many

> of the posts and have already learned a lot.

> Meredith-

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

My daughter is almost 11 and we are TTC a second child. I had a sister 3 years

younger than me and my husband had a brother 3 years younger than him (my ex

also had a sister 3 years younger than him) - none of us get along well with our

siblings. We don't NOT get along - but none of us are close. My daughter is

excited at the idea of us TTC a sister or brother for her. She loves

babies/little kids. So, I don't think there is any " science " to how kids are

going to get along based on their age. Just my opinion!

Sab