When does everyone plan on having another?

champ579 · August 2012

I'm loving my time off with my little girl and I am wondering, when does everyone plan on having another? I loved being pregnant and I love having lil' Tatum even more than being pregnant. I am thinking about TTC with the hopes of having LO's 2 yrs apart from one another.

nawlinsgrl · August 2012

I will be 40 in March, and want a sibling for DD, so we are going to try ASAP. I've already consulted with my RE, and as soon as AF returns, we'll be getting started. We hope to cycle before the end of the year.

It's not the timeline I would have chosen, but based on my age, it's the best option if we are going to have another child. Luckily, DD has been an absolutely wonderful child so far (minimal crying/fussing and STTN since just over 6 weeks), so it makes having 2U2 seem far less daunting.

khill86 · August 2012

DH thinks everything has just been a breeze and wants to try right away. I, on the other hand, will be off for a year and when I go back I need to accrue enough time to get another year off (I don't want to have to go back early just to make sure I have enough insurable hours in for another mat leave). DS has been very easy so far, although we all have a feeling he's going to be a very active baby in no time. I loved my pregnancy and labour/delivery and totally want to do it all again, but I honestly don't know how I would devote "enough" attention to two babies close together. I know you just figure it out, but I definitely don't feel like I'm ready or will be ready for that any time soon - maybe when DS is 2 we'll start trying again.

The only thing I'm hesitant about is that we always talked about having at least 2, maybe 3 kids, but with each day that passes, I feel more and more like my family is full and complete. So I think when DS is 2, we'll revisit unless I have a change of heart and am ready to try again before that.

GracieBlue · August 2012

nawlinsgrl:
I will be 40 in March, and want a sibling for DD, so we are going to try ASAP. I've already consulted with my RE, and as soon as AF returns, we'll be getting started. We hope to cycle before the end of the year.
It's not the timeline I would have chosen, but based on my age, it's the best option if we are going to have another child. Luckily, DD has been an absolutely wonderful child so far (minimal crying/fussing and STTN since just over 6 weeks), so it makes having 2U2 seem far less daunting.

This is me exactly. I am 37 and with our ob's blessing are trying as soon as af returns. I also would have liked to have had more time between children but based on my age and how long it took to conceive dd we need to start asap.

DD sttn and has a very mellow disposition so I am also less scared of 2u2 (though 2u1 scares the hell out of me

jamiah18 · August 2012

Our plan is to start trying when dd is 9 months, which would keep our kids pretty close in age. With that being said, it took us a while for this little bundle to come so who knows how it will work out!!:)

kdjudd · August 2012

I'm going to try to get pregnant next September. I'm thinking two years apart is good.

JessieCupcake · August 2012

I'm planning to wait two years but we'll see what happens.

jess9802 · August 2012

We'll probably start trying in two years. I think we want to get our finances in better order and I want to make partner at my firm. The only thing that sucks about that is that would make my stepson 16 years older than the new baby - such a huge age gap. :-(

acbfreire · August 2012

in 2-3 yrs

mylittlesunshine · August 2012

Our two DD's are almost 3 years apart and I think that is my ideal spacing. IF and it is a big IF we have another...it won't be until 2-3 years.

Our first daughter was a very easy baby. So naturally I thought our second would be as well. NOT THE CASE! This child is colicky and has mspi issues. She is a lot more work add that ontop of taking care of DD1 and I am a busy momma. The thought of a third baby isn't even on my radar at the moment.

Brandyjean30 · August 2012

I'm really hoping to try after her first birthday! It all depends on finances.

daisy080187 · August 2012

I told DH that I wanted to get off birth control on DS 1st birthday & than maybe not start "actively" trying but also stop preventing getting pregnant.. but also I've not been on birth control just cause I had to get my galbladder removed (yesterday..& boy does it hurt) & my obgyn said that birth control can only irritate it even more... so I plan on waiting til after my galbladder was removed & healed & than start on my birth control but we had sex for the 1st time a couple of times the past weekend & I asked him what happens if I got pregnant & he said he'd like a lil time to pass first but if it happened sooner he'd be thrilled!!

Sigir · August 2012

I am going to be 36 next month, and we want another, so we are not planning on waiting too long. My DH would love to have another one next summer but I told him he is insane!

Instead, we are not planning on doing any birth control beyond breastfeeding, which I plan to do for one year. So whenever my fertility returns as dd starts to eat more solids, we'll be trying!

amberleeb · August 2012

Call mr crazy but we are doing nothing to prevent. I would like to be PG by the time Lydia is 18 months old. If if works out then we would have 3u3! Then we will be done but since the girls are only 18 months apart I would not want #3 to be a ton younger and feel left out.

rubber_chicken · August 2012

I think we'll start talking about it when DD is 2, with the aim of having them 3 years apart.

CaitlinJ22 · August 2012

We will likely go for #4 when DS is 21 months. We have a big family reunion in the british virgin islands and I dont want to be pregant then. That would make them 2.5 plus years apart. #1 and #2 are 18 months apart and I love it, but 2 and 3 are 24 months apart and DD is a handful at her age. I would wait longer next time so I had 2 kids in school.

AliciaS1411 · August 2012

we're not 100% sure yet. I'd like to start trying around LO's 4th birthday I think, because I want my kids to be far enough apart that I can really give the second one almost as much attention as the first.

Samiantha101 · August 2012

We're going for Irish twins!

GeekFantasy · August 2012

rubber_chicken:
I think we'll start talking about it when DD is 2, with the aim of having them 3 years apart.

This. Or when DD is potty trained.

sam19 · August 2012

No more for me. My two are almost 3 years apart. I had my tubes tied after this one so we're donzo.

AshleyT121 · August 2012

They will hopefully be about 3 years apart, but it could be more. I'd like to have one sooner, but I really want to finish school first, and since I'm only doing it part time, it will be a while.

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