How soon are you planning your next LO?

kmv68

This is our 2nd and last.  I would have never said there would be a 6 year difference between them, but health issues, moving and jobs made it impossible to happen before now.

ann_jeremiah

We plan on TTC as soon as we get the go-ahead from the doctor. Both of my jobs are during the "school year"... so as far as planning a pregnancy - our babies will be born during summer..

CarlaAndJames

4-5 years? We really can't afford 2 in full time daycare any time soon!

earl&pearl

We will probably start trying when this LO is around two. We're both 27 right now so we're not in a hurry, but I don't want them too far apart.

SarahinRichmond

We plan on starting to try again after LO turns one. We want our kids to be close in age (around 2 years apart). DH and his brother are 15 months apart and my sister and I are 22 months apart. Of course I've worried a little about the impact of being pregnant again so quickly at my job, but there are more important things in life than work! Also we want three kids and I'd like to be done having children by my early-mid 30s (I'm 27 now).

MommySteph2009

If we have some change in our income, it will be about 2 years away.  I am getting older (34) and menopause runs in my family early (around 40.)  Ideally, I'd love to have another shot at having a girl.

We had planned on this one to be 2.5-3 years apart from our first son, and it worked out perfectly, DS will be 2 years and 6 months old when DS # 2 arrives.

MrsAllison33

We're hoping around 3 years apart. We'll probably start trying when this LO is 2 and a half or so.

actresscye

We're on next year to try to get our boy!  January is the hopeful BFP!  Then we'll take a 2-3 week break

JuneBugsMommy

I want my next baby to be born 18 months after this little guy. I want 4 kids and I want them to be close in age. Me and my 3 brothers are very close in age, my mom had all 4 of us within 6 years. My FI and I are getting married March 24, so if we get pregnant on our Honeymoon our plan will work out perfectly!

tchubirubi

We'll start TTC as soon as my doctor green lights us to. I don't want much of an age difference between my two children. First because I have a feeling that it is easier on the first child if she is either still very young or already around four or five when her younger sibling arrives, and second because I suppose it will be easier if we can have the second child while we are still used to sleepless nights and nappies (diapers) and infant cries and all that.

It just seems more practical. We'll see, though. Maybe actually taking care of a newborn will make me never want to have other children, who knows?

All the best!

magnoliablossom00

mrs.happy:

I think 2 1/2 to 3 years between babies is our plan.

This!

supermom83

My two sons will be exactly 2.5 years apart and I am happy with that right now but have learned my lesson and will not repeat it again! Being pregnant with a toddler has been very difficult for me personally, especially since I've had multiple complications and I've been on bedrest since week 26....sooooo, we're going to be waiting I think at least 3 years until we try again, and possibly even 4 (right when this LO would be in preschool). I've always wanted 4 kids but after this pregnancy I don't know if I really want to be pregnant two more times, so we'll for sure try for a 3rd, but then re-evaluate if we want to have a 4th or not. I'm 28 now, so time is there, but somewhat tight with the amount of time we want to wait till the next one. We'll see!

Ambeerose

DS #1 will be 2 next week and I definitely want to wait a little longer for the next baby!! I'm thinking we will start trying again when this lo is about 2 1/2-3yo. I wanted to have all my kids by 30 (don't ask me why...I used to think that was "old" I guess lol.) I'm 27 now so I think I'm going to miss my 30yo deadline lol

cookierlr1

Unpopular answer but I would be perfectly happy if this were our only one. Everyone says I will change my mind but we'll see. We're not planning on anymore though.

MommaA117

whenever it will be feasable for me to possibly go on bed rest again. This is why we don't want to rely much on my future income anymore. We also want Finley to be out of diapers by that time in case I do go on bed rest again...although we will try our hardest to avoid it, at least so soon like it happened this time...

Without these complications I get we would have said when she was 1.5 but not so much now. Sucks.

after #2 we are done! We've always said that but sort of questioned it. Now it's set in stone. No more than two..

kevinslove

We're not entirely sure we want a second one.  Before we got married, we agreed that we wanted 2 or 3.  Now that we are pregnant, my husband is terrified that the next pregnancy will be twins (we are both fraternal twins, and his mom's second pregnancy was twins after having a singleton the first time).  If we decide to have another LO, then we will probably start trying when this one is 2 1/2 or 3.

gymnst1013

Immediately!  I am almost 38 and it took us a dogs' age and a small fortune for me to get pregnant.  We will try on our own - as fruitless as that may be - as soon as I'm cleared for sex while we save up for another IVF.  I'm perfectly happy with 2u1.

ekfritsche

cvl105:

I think we plan to have them be about 1 1/2 years apart...so I'll be pregnant sooner than later.

Reasons: I think it's nice to have them close in age. MH is gonna be 36 this month and I think he wants to have them before he's "too old" - if next one is a girl too, he's gonna want to try one more time for a boy.

"Too old" in your late thirties? Wow, then MH must be ancient to be becoming a dad again at 53. lol

ChristinaMT4

I think this is my last, but if I were to have another it wouldn't be any sooner than 3 years. I like having my babies spread out, I feel like I get to enjoy each one more that way. My first two were really close in age and it was rough.

pmpkn219

We'll probably try again when this one is about 2. I like a 3 year age gap, it's the difference between my brother and I, and H and his sister, so we're familiar with the pitfalls and positives and we would like to replicate that trend

rainstar752

I really liked the 2-year age gap between my sister and me growing up- we were always close.  But, I think practically-speaking, we'll wait until LO is ~3-4 years old before trying again- DH is going to start residency in 2 years and I want to wait until after his intern year is done, which would put TTC #2 in late 2013-2014.  I suppose it's just as well since I don't think we can afford daycare for two at once!

ashleah83

Never!! Haha. Seriously I would tie my tubes but MH would be mad at me.

I would love to have more children, but I volunteered at an orphanage for children who lost their parents to HIV/AIDS in Thailand when I was 17 and it has since been my dream to go back and adopt (obviously I was too young at that time to do so). 

kbel424

Sooner rather then later for us. I'd say when LO is a year, maybe even a little sooner. DH is 41 already so he wants to have a 2nd rather quickly.