Hellobee Boards Topic: Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:37:25 +0000 jmarionsmith on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy/page/2#post-831296 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:37:32 +0000 jmarionsmith 831296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i thought i wanted twins with my first pregnancy but i distinctly remember in the first couple of weeks of postpartum saying out loud "how do parents do with with two (or more!) babies do it?!) if i happen to get pregnant with multiples next time i would be happy but really really really scared. sunshineandsushi on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy/page/2#post-831274 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:32:05 +0000 sunshineandsushi 831274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ These responses crack me up! I am so glad we had twins first. While it's been easier than I expected (so far), I don't know any different since I've never had just one baby. If I'd had one and then twins, I'd know how much harder it was! That being said, I LOVE my baby boys and can't imagine anything else. But because we're terrified of having twins again, I'm 99.9% sure we're two and through. :) I can't imagine we'd be blessed again with another set of twins as easy as these two have been. LittleFox on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy/page/2#post-831081 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:06:08 +0000 LittleFox 831081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would be happy about it, but I know it would be a lot of work. tororojo on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy/page/2#post-830893 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:46:27 +0000 tororojo 830893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always thought I wanted multiples. But after seeing how much work 1 is, I don't know if I would want to have more at a time! Mrs. Pen on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy/page/2#post-830870 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:35:55 +0000 Mrs. Pen 830870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wouldn't mind. As long as it wasn't twin boys, please. ;) GrapeCrush on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy/page/2#post-830862 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:33:52 +0000 GrapeCrush 830862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No! I was terrified that I was preggers with multiples when I got pregnant with #2....but that could be because they will be 15 months apart Mrs. Train on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy/page/2#post-830852 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:28:00 +0000 Mrs. Train 830852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I let out a huge sigh of relief when my OB said there was only one heart beat on my second pregnancy. Twins are so tough. I don't know if I could have survived it a second time around. Ree723 on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy/page/2#post-823385 Fri, 31 May 2013 23:56:30 +0000 Ree723 823385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No thank you! We want three kids but I want to enjoy each one separately. I loved being pregnant and loved the newborn period. I don't want to lose the opportunity to have those special moments three separate times by having two at once. With our current lifestyle, four kids would really be putting a strain on us, so if we had twins next, we'd probably be done and i'd be gutted. I want my three separate pregnancies and three separate newborn periods! sarac on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy/page/2#post-823384 Fri, 31 May 2013 23:55:21 +0000 sarac 823384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ NO THANK YOU. Seriously, please no. I spent time recently with a friend who has a preschooler, twin toddlers, and is unexpectedly expecting again. She also has other life stresses like unemployment and such. But I was really struck by how little attention she was able to give her twins - just because of how much her older one needed, and the limited energy she has. It really made me appreciate how much focused attention I'm able to give my one daughter - I sure don't take that for granted. MsMini on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy/page/2#post-823355 Fri, 31 May 2013 23:24:40 +0000 MsMini 823355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope! We are considering having 3 babies, but I want to do them 1 at a time! I like the pregnant and newborn periods too much, and if we has twins next there is no way DH would agree to having another baby. lamariniere on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-823354 Fri, 31 May 2013 23:23:58 +0000 lamariniere 823354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No way! I'm currently 11 weeks with #2 and our first appointment is not until next week. I'm secretly living in fear that the doctor will say there is more than one in there. I apparently lost a twin early on when pregnant with my first...so it could happen. PurpleUnicorn on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-823331 Fri, 31 May 2013 22:56:08 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 823331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Noooooooo! skibobrown on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-823324 Fri, 31 May 2013 22:49:13 +0000 skibobrown 823324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Absolutely not! I would have been ok w/ twins for my first pregnancy, but given I only want two kids total, I would not be too happy with a twin pregnancy as my second. twoofeverything on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-823310 Fri, 31 May 2013 22:40:21 +0000 twoofeverything 823310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I love our babies. Love, love, love them. Can't imagine what life would be like without them. BUT OMG...if you want twins, have them as your first. I cannot imagine doing this with another LO running around, but I CAN imagine doing it now. Part of me fantasizes about how easy it would be having just one... Mrs. WinterWheat on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-823278 Fri, 31 May 2013 22:02:21 +0000 Mrs. WinterWheat 823278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I thought twins would be nice but I am already on LO #3 and if this one turns out to be 2 or more I think I would be terrified. So it would be a 4 year old, 23 month old and newborns. Not sure if I would be prepared for that lol. Weagle on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-686020 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:09:17 +0000 Weagle 686020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have mixed emotions about it. I would be thrilled with multiples just like I would with any baby, but it also makes me nervous. My fears cone from what friends have experienced. From watching several friends, I know parenting a toddler and multiples is really really really hard. And I'm scared I would be on bed rest for a long time. One friend was in the hospital on bed rest from weeks 22-37. Bookish on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-686008 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:59:12 +0000 Bookish 686008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nooope. Mostly because I was the older sister of two twin girls and I didn't like the family dynamic; didn't work for me! So hopefully if we have a baby #2, it'll just be a singleton! mamabolt on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685994 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:54:56 +0000 mamabolt 685994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Eeek, no way! I'd be terrified of handling 2 babies at once, and plus we'd have to buy more of all the gear we need doubles of rather than reusing LO's stuff. Not to mention child care for 3 kids would break us! regberadaisy on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685926 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:15:49 +0000 regberadaisy 685926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Glad I'm not the only crazy one! :P heffalump on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685918 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:12:45 +0000 heffalump 685918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'd be happy either way. I do want 3 kids but I don't think it will happen due to financial reasons and my health problems...... so that way I would get my way. But it's so much work just to take care of one, and I would still want time for LO. dagret on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685909 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:04:30 +0000 dagret 685909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wouldn't mind twins bc then I'd be done. But triplets would be scary. My BFF is expecting triplets this summer. I've been watching Make Room for Multiples in preparation, ha. I text her every time there's a really awesome outcome or something she's voiced concerns about. winniebee on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685895 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:53:06 +0000 winniebee 685895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes! We want 3 kids and it would be amazing to be done next round! Also, I was on bedrest for #1 and might be for #2 so even more reason to want to only go through it again only one more time. On the other hand, DS was a peanut and I bet if I had twins they would be just TINY. Sammyfab on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685893 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:50:12 +0000 Sammyfab 685893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Noo way!!!! I could barely survive with one newborn! bpcmarj on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685892 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:50:08 +0000 bpcmarj 685892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Because I want to have three and am compromising to 2, I think it would be awesomely in my favor to have twins. Although, I can't imagine spending more time nursing thsn I did with one newborn while having another child around!! lavender on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685888 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:47:10 +0000 lavender 685888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No way! Rubies on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685887 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:47:06 +0000 Rubies 685887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was terrified of having multiples. LO#1 was such a tough baby that I can't imagine what two would be like together! BelugaBean on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685885 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:43:33 +0000 BelugaBean 685885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope! I'm always amazed at women who can handle multiples but I don't think I'm one of them! I'd be pretty freaked out if that happened! matador84 on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685881 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:40:41 +0000 matador84 685881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes! There is a possibility my first pregnancy was twins and I m/c one...I always think about what might have been. I would love twins and then be done! Dandelion on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685872 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:27:59 +0000 Dandelion 685872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ After what I've gone through recently, I do secretly wish that if I try again, I end up with twins, even though we say we'd only try for one more. But, I feel like I'm kinda owed it, lol. mrs. bird on "Would you want multiples for your second pregnancy?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-want-multiples-for-your-second-pregnancy#post-685865 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:20:41 +0000 mrs. bird 685865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am in awe of mothers of multiples! But I would not wish for multiples for my first, second or any subsequent pregnancies. I want to enjoy each of my children one at a time.