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Thoughts?

nicoleh55nicoleh55 member
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When did you decide to start trying for baby #2?

Or were you even trying, or did you just let nature take its course?

DH and I want to start trying again right after DS is born. We only want two but want them very close in age. are we crazy for wanting this??

 

Also, we aren't going to "try" - we had a hard time getting pregnant the first time and I was on all kinds of hormones and fertility drugs and it made sex a "must" instead of doing it when we were in the mood  - it felt like a chore when we were trying...

So we are going to try without trying for 6 months-no hormones or tests or extra meds. we want to see if we can do it on our own. Dr says you are more fertile after first baby is born.

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  • StayingSecretStayingSecret member
    That's what we wanted.  Our age was the motivating reason.  We were definitely trying once I got my first PP period (9 weeks or so after birth).  OPKs and charting is what we did.
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  • kcisthebombdotcomkcisthebombdotcom member

    We let nature take its course as well. I don't think you're crazy-like with any spacing there's advantages and disadvantages. Even knowing what I know now I wouldn't change my kids spacing if I could.

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  • bookworm982bookworm982 member
    We didn't try for this one. (I was charting, but that's just because it's a habit I want to maintain.) Basically, we never prevented after DD's birth, but I was exclusively breastfeeding. I only had one postpartum period, and our little ones will be 13.5
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  • michelle7482michelle7482 member

    We wanted them close and started trying when DD was 9 months and got preggo right away.  They will be about 18 months apart.  I was not ready before then so this spacing was perfect for us. 

    Are you still pregnant with your first?

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  • kagl08kagl08 member

    We wanted them close and started trying when our 1st was 4 months old. We got pregnant right away. We originally wanted about 16-18 month age gap but we miss calculated then DS was 5 weeks early so we got 13.5 months apart. We LOVE it! 

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  • laura1laura1 member
    We had TTTC #1 as well, so we never prevented.  I weaned from bfing at 6 months, never got AF, and now my first 2 are 15 months apart.  We used condoms after DD until she was a year, then just let nature take its course - it was almost a year la
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