Too soon to be pregnant with number 2?

mango09 · June 2010

Sorry if this is not the right board.

My son is 8months and we're thinking about having baby number two soon, if I'm not already pregnant (waiting for my blood work this friday). People I've spoken to here at the office think its too soon. Everyone has told me I should wait 2 years before having number my second baby.

What are your thoughts?

IEtoLA · June 2010

I actually asked this question on this board and the 2 under 2 board last week. DH and I were thinking of starting to try next month and I was wondering how those who have LO's so close in age felt. They all said they wouldn't do it differently. I wonder if anyone will chime in this time around on the negatives...if any.

mags1984 · June 2010

I think this is a matter of personal opinion. If you and your SO/DH are ready than go for it and don't worry what other people think.

I am have a 7 month old and i am pregnant again {points to ticker}. Granted it was not planned for me but i am confident we will do just fine.

juliane2004 · June 2010

We started trying for #2 when DD was 3 months.

There's a bunch of women on here who are pregnant again.

The 2u2 board would be good to ask, but if you want to try again, go for it!!!

erinb31 · June 2010

I want to start trying now, too -- ds is 8 months-- and if some things were more settled (my husband is getting his m.a. & graduates in spring '11 w/ hopes of moving up professionally to who-knows-where), dh would be on board, but he strongly feels we should wait. I totally respect that, but I would LOVE all my kids to be very close in age. I'm from a family of 4 kids, and I love big families. My Mom has warned me that with kids under 24 months apart, you do sometimes lose out on special time with the older ones, and those older ones are forced to walk instead of being carried, etc.

If it is what will work for your family, go for it!

iowagirl73 · June 2010

My kids are 16.5mos apart. I tried to time it for 17.5-18mos apart but DS2 came early. I was told at my pp checkup with DS1 that I should wait a year before TTC again. That didn't happen though for 2 reasons - my age and having to TTC around deployments.

verowed · June 2010

I'm 34, so I want to try to have another baby soon. I'm still trying to lose these 15 lbs to hit my pre pregn weight. I want to start at the end of the year when DD will be one. God willing, it will go right. Good luck.

kfriscia · June 2010

Mine are 19 months apart and I mostly LOVE it. Today was a bad day (Two years olds are a challenge! And I felt guilty for ds#2 since I spent most of the day dealing with tantrums and timeouts). Catch me on any other day and I would normally rave about it though

Lantaria · June 2010

My first three kids are all 19 months apart and baby #4 with be born 15 months after baby #3. It is hard, and my house is a zoo...but I would not change anything.

Amber68W · June 2010

My 2 older siblings are 9 years older than me, and my younger brother is 7 years younger than me. I never had anyone to play with growing up, and I hated how spaced apart we were. So we're trying for another one. I don't think it depends on what other people say. If you want another one, go for it. I don't think it's too soon.

littlemaybaby · June 2010

Honestly, I didn't want them so close together, but rolling the dice with our birth control while exclusively breastfeeding gave us an unexpected surprise!

Now that I've mostly gotten used to the idea, I see benefits to having them close together for their sake. I think it'll be great for them growing up together. Honestly, I still cry sometimes when I think about how exhausted I'm going to be, but I'm slowly accepting that too.

It's a personal choice and if you and your DH/SO are ready then that's what matters. Most people will have opinions on whatever you choose to do and their opinions should be irrelevant!

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