would you do it over if you could

CariannelovesTim

or would you not? Anything you would have done differently? etc Just curious and wanted some opinions Ds is 5 months old and Dh and I are discussing the possibility of TTC #2 in December of this year. 

Mama Jan

I would TOTALLY do it again.  And we plan to.  When the boys are in preschool we want to do 2u2 again.

It is very hard, I won't lie about that.  It's getting easier as ds2 is getting older and now finally sitting on his own. But seriously they have been best friends from day 1.  They adore each other, make each other laugh, they're already becoming very good playmates.

Right now I'm not sure if I would have done anything differently. 

howleyshell

Yes.  And no.

I do believe it would be a bit easier in the beginning if the toddler was older but....

I LOOOVE having them this close in age now.

Turns out too that we got lucky and had we waited longer we may well have not had a sibling for DS #1 at all. 

ridesbuttons

I'd do it again.  We have our moments for sure, but overall I am glad to have them close together.

lilone_06

Yes I would and probably will.  I may have my mom come to help next time.

j9lovey

I don't think I would have 2 under 2 again.  This was really hard on me...my son cried a lot b/c of acid reflux.  I also suffered from PPD really bad!  I am okay now...but it was really rough couple of months and I refused to accept help from people.  If I were to get prego again...I would definately accpect more help.

cotner

In a heartbeat.  

Mr.&MrsS

If I had it to do all over again...I would do it in a heartbeat!!!!! It is hard, and we have our moments for sure...but I love it! They arent really at the age where they can play together yet, but my older one loves the younger one, he has since day 1. I cant wait until they are a little older and they are buddies.

SweetBaby2004

Absolutely!  DD and DS are 19 months apart and play so well together.  Plus, there was no sibling rivalry issues when we brought DS home; DD just accepted it, like he had always been there.

At 19 months, we could ask DD to get us a diaper or give DS a toy and she would love to help.  We have some adorable pics of her laying near him on his blanket when he was 8 weeks old-ish, just looking at him,smiling.  It can be hard, like if DD wanted to be carried and I already had DS.

We had wanted #3 to come closer in age, but we had some trouble so it took longer.  We would love to have one more and plan to TTC so that #3 and #4 are close in age as well.

HappyTXChick

For sure!  We love it.

My advice when anyone asks, is that only do it if you have a DH that is very involved with the kids.  My DH is great, bathes kids, feeds kids, doesn't mind loading them up and running errands...  It makes it very nice.  If I had most of the work to do by myself then it could get pretty tough.

jlw2505

My girls are 21 months apart, we were hoping for 2 years apart and we got our BFP the 1st month trying with #2.  If I had known that would have happened, we would have waited a month or 2 to TTC but since that is never possible to know - we would not have done anything different.  I love how close my girls are and I love that I am now done with the whole baby stage!!!  My girls are such great friends.  21 months apart seems perfect for us.  I would have love to give DD#2 more of a spring/summer b-day rather than her March b-day - I live in MN and its still wintery here vs my older DD who is a June baby and gets to have these awesome outside fun b-day parties.  (Can you tell I'm a winter baby who hates it!!!)