There. I said it.
Although being a mom has had its challenges, I just got a surge of want in the last couple of days. DD is just over 3 months.
Anyone else get an urge? I'm sure if I told my fiance he would be tooootally on board to start trying. I am hoping it passes...maybe I just miss being pregnant?
Re: I want another one.
Yup. So we got a puppy. Totally cured the want of another baby.
Now, talk to me in a year when my son is no longer a baby and the puppy is no longer a puppy.
Man, I never thought about getting a puppy with a baby.
I had baby fever for EVER after I had DD1. We finally got pregnant when she was 18 months old, and I love both of my kids, but I wouldn't mind an extra year between them.
Personally though, I wanted to enjoy the first year of just us and our LO, without adding in pregnancy or new babies. And two babies would be a handful. A toddler and a baby makes my head want to explode sometimes.
Lol! It's been fun having a puppy and a baby. It wasn't too difficult.
Totally feel the same way! I love being pregnant and love babies!
Realistically I know we will wait because I remember how much my supply tanked after I became pregnant with DS. Luckily DD was 18 months old, so she didn't rely on BFing the way my son does right now. Also I just want DS to have his turn to be 'the baby' for awhile and I want DD to be in school before we have another. But yeah, emotionally I'm ready!
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See, we got a dog, but she was 5 years old because the idea of PTing a dog and a toddler at the same time was terrifying to me. But the idea of getting a brand new dog at 39 weeks pregnant wasn't. Damn hormones. I went into labor at the Humane Society haha.
I definitely want a puppy though. I might prod DH more into the idea now.
I feel like we should have another so we can try for a boy for my husband but frankly I'm not excited about pregnancy OR the newborn stage. And honestly I know it's a me thing, because my little girl was an easy newborn, and at 14 weeks still incredibly easy. But even if the next one is like here I'm not jonesing for it. I didn't like pregnancy (even though it was easy) and I'm just not a newborn person.
But when LO is 2 we will probably start talking about trying again
Lol! I love our Ein. Potty training isn't hard if you have a fenced backyard and a spot bot.
This only DD is my first and I don't know if I want to do it a second time.
An old man on a flight we took the other day kept commenting that DD is so cute & did so well on the plane that we have to have at least 2 more and I kept saying... but we got it right the first time. She's a handful & I love her but she's really tested my limits of sanity.
Yeah, that's sort of where I'm at. I always pictured us having two, and I do have moments when DS is doing something beyond cute when I want another. I had a breezy, healthy pregnancy and a delivery I couldn't have pictured going any better, and I still think we might be one and done. The newborn phase wiped me out physically and emotionally, and my husband has already said he's done. Financially it just isn't possible for us right now anyway. I would much rather be able to give one everything he needs than struggle to give two the bare minimum. Nothing is ever etched in stone, though. Time will tell!
This is exactly us! DH has been saying he only wants one since before she was even born. I had a really easy time with pregnancy/delivery but I still have average sleep in 3 hour chunks throughout the night and I'm exhausted!
I have a Daughter born 2/26/2013. She is pretty much amazing!
Yep, this. Plus I got my tubes tied so I'm pretty much done...
Surprisingly DH is the one who is really ready he keeps asking me why we have to wait until August o start trying!
Married to DH 10.29.11
DD born 1.26.13
DS born 6.12.14
#3 due 12.6.16
Had the urge, acted on it, wouldn't change it for the world. Then number three was harder because I didn't want there to be a huge age gap or I'd have to have number four soon after. So my first two kids are 13m3w apart and my second and third are 26m apart, tubes tied and thank goodness because I totally have the urge to have another regardless of deciding we were done.
I love hearing from other moms on whether or not they'd have another. Can't say I loved being pregnant and even though my labour went relatively smoothly, it's still taken me 3 mos. to totally recover and feel almost back to normal.
DD is an amazing baby and we'd be so lucky if we got to have a second with the same temperament ... BUT we haven't gone through teething, potty training, etc. so we are waiting to see what's in store for us before making the decision to have a second or not.
We'd be looking to have them about 3 yrs apart if we do pull the trigger on a second baby. I really think that once our friends and family start having babies too, I'll get the urge to join in and do the baby thing all over again!
Same at my house, although the snip snip is still pending! It needed to happen like yesterday.
DS1: Quinn - 10.22.10 and DS2: Cole - 01.18.13
This is where I'm at. I can't say I definitely will have another but I don't like the idea of thinking I'll never experience pregnancy, L&D, and another child again. We'll evaluate it all when DD is around 1 and see where we're at. I'm guessing we are actually probably done, but I want to see how it feels at that point and go from there. I think DH is done but I always get what I want