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Ready for #2 already?
Lauren79
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DD is almost 6 weeks old and I am ready to do it all over again. Am I crazy? DH and I plan to have our babies close together since we are already in our 30's. I really didn't think I would be ready so soon. I guess I need to start researching some things since I am not sure if you can get pregnant while breastfeeding and if you can breastfeed while pregnant...I have no idea these things. It did take us a year to get pregnant do to a hormone problem that is now resolved so maybe starting now isn't a bad thing since we want to have 3 children.
Pregnant with Letrazole (Femara) on the first cycle with DD after TTC 2+ years
TTC#2 with Letrazole (Femara) since January 2012
BFP 06.29.12 EDD 03.11.13 natural m/c 07.13.12
BFP 09.22.12 EDD 05.31.13 natural m/c 10.07.12
CP 11.09.12
BFP 01.01.13 EDD 09.15.13 d&c 01.24.13
BFP 03.26.13 EDD 12.04.13
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Re: Ready for #2 already?
You might want to talk with your OB/GYN about it, first. I believe the recommendation is to wait 1 year before getting PG again...
I'll be waiting 5 years, at least, and I am 30. No rush. I may not have another, too. I'm happy with one!
FTM and we are in a similar situation - want to have babies close together because we are in our 30's. Not that I'm ready, but I just asked my midwife about #2 Monday... she said we need to wait at least a year, so my body can fully recover since pregnancy has a significant impact on your body. I'm sure there are multiple perspectives out there...
GL! I'll be curious to hear what BTDT moms have to say because I have NO idea about BFing while pregnant...
I found out I was PG when DD was 10 months old and I had only had one PP AF (at 9 months, got PG that month). I made it to a year BF'ing b/c she was eating so many solid foods at that point. Not sure I would have made it to a year if I got PG when she was any younger. My milk dried up when I was exactly 13 weeks PG and I switched DD over to cow's milk 1 week after her first birthday.
I would recommend waiting more than a year because your body really needs to heal after pregnancy. It's a natural process but it's tough on it. I was planning on spacing 2 years apart and I found this article while I was pregnant to cofirm that theory.
https://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/10/closely-spaced-pregnancies-increase-autism-risk/
I would wait until at least a year after because the risk goes way down.
IMO you are!
DH and I both are not sure if we EVER want to do it again at this point!
I'd talk to your OBGYN first.
A little bit crazy, yes!
Even the best newborns can turn into fussy, teething infants or whining, tantrum-ful toddlers, you may change your mind soon!
You can get pregnant while breastfeeding and can breastfeed while pregnant although it can cause some problems (effect supply, make milk taste different to LO).
I am with you, I am ready to do it again. Of course I did have an easy pg, delivery, recovery and baby. I can't be that lucky twice can I? But like you we are in our mid-30s and want atleast 1 more baby.
Right now I am thinking of trying again around his 1st birthday, really not that far away. I want to get my body into better shape and need to work some ($$$) before our next. Can't wait!
BFP #1 March 24, 2010; missed m/c May 26, 2010 @ 12w 4d; D&E May 28, 2010
BFP #2 Oct 20, 2010; My little boy was born on July 5, 2011
BFP #3 April 30, 2013; Chemical Pg May 5, 2013
BFP #4 Aug 22, 2013; It's a boy. Loss discovered at 24 weeks on Jan 15, 2014 (cause CMV virus)
BFP #5 April 6, 2014; missed m/c May 15, 2014 @ 9 weeks; Misoprostol May 15, 2014; D&C May June 3, 2014
Ditto here. I've been having such a good time with DD that I TOTALLY understand why people say they'll have only 2 but end up having a third or fourth. Even though I'm excited for every new phase of her development, part of me is also sad to see her newborn days pass so quickly. But, I'm thankful and hope we'll be fortunate enough to do it all again!
We are in our 30's as well and found out I was pregnant with #2, 3 days after DD's first birthday. We didn't plan on having them so close together. It would be nice if DD had been potty trained and talking lol. I wouldn't change anything but I am taking bc now lol. I don't want it happening again so soon
You can nurse and be pregnant. I did for quite awhile but it became too painful and she started biting me, so we quit. She was well over a year old at that point.
My sister got pregnant again before her 6 week checkup after the first. I think it's nuts, but heck if you believe you're ready then go for it. I would talk to your doctor about it first though.
ugh, 90% of the time, i'm ready for #3. what the heck is wrong with me?!
the other 10% and my husband are what's keeping me from acting on it. haha.
Same here! I'm jealous of pregnant women now. Fortunately, my sis just found out she's pregnant, so maybe I can live vicariously (sp?) through her for a while!
FWIW - I think part of the reason I want to do it all again is because I was very disappointed in this birth experience. The first was a perfect vaginal delivery. The second was a failed induction that led to a c-section. I feel jipped.
Basically this. We wanted two kids, but during the pregnancy and then during our baby's first four weeks I was fairly convinced that one is enough. Now she's nearly 6 weeks old and I can handle the thought of a second one but I don't know how soon. We want them to be close and I don't want to wait too long (also in our 30's) but we'll see. We will probably just let things play out. We won't be "trying" but we won't be using BC either.
Oh, and you definitely can get pregnant quickly. My mother had my brother a month before my first birthday. So I was probably just a couple months old when she got pregnant again. She had my sister a year after my brother, and my other sister the year after her! I joke that she was basically pregnant for 4 years, but it's kind of true. 4 kids in 4 years is not my idea of fun though
This! I may be done!