some 'next baby' worries
Mar. 20th, 2012 11:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
We forwent (is that even a word?) the Down's Syndrome test last time because we felt that they could only give us a probability for Down's and I didn't want to have to make any decisions. Plus I am young and healthy and it was unlikely to happen.
This time around though, I think I'm more likely to want to know. I don't know - maybe I felt like I could deal with a child with Down's if I only had one child? And all the time I would spend on a second child with Down's wouldn't be fair on Liam.
And really, how high a probability would you have to have before you (or I, rather) would decide to abort?
You know what I'm actually genuinely terrified of though? Twins. I'm pretty sure I just don't have it in me to emotionally, physically, financially support twins. Especially with Liam. Lots of people have done it,
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I'm hoping I'll go in for a dating scan so I'll know pretty soon whether it's twins or not.
On the more practical front, I was thinking in a few months time of moving Liam out of his cot and into a big boy bed so that he won't be all 'BUT THAT'S MY COT' when the new baby comes. Then I was thinking of having both the cot and the bed in the one room, but Adam thinks that's a terrible idea and the baby (who will be at least 4 months by then) will keep waking Liam up. We have a third bedroom, but I do want to keep that as a playroom/spare room. Adam then was thinking of upsizing our house but he seems to have forgotten that a) the market is shit and b) WE ARE DIRT POOR.
And seriously? How privileged have we become that a three bedroom house with a large living area and yard is not big enough for a family with two young children? Especially since our living area also houses the study area?
I will have to purchase things though - another car seat, probably one for Liam, and Liam's current one will go to the new baby, and a double stroller. Thank goodness they pay you for having babies in this country ;P
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Date: 2012-03-20 05:29 am (UTC)Right now, they have separate rooms even though Remi is still sleeping in my bed. Pipa loves the idea of sleeping with her sister, so I could see them sharing later on.
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Date: 2012-03-20 09:15 am (UTC)Liam has cousins that are two years apart (11 months and 2.5 years) and they sleep in the same room. The elder girl sleeps much better because she knows her younger brother isn't out in the loungeroom having fun while she's supposed to be sleeping.
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Date: 2012-03-20 03:06 pm (UTC)