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Next baby?

mamajama3mamajama3 member
in May 2015 Moms
This is probably a bit premature but I'm a super planner :). For those of you who are planning to try to have another baby after this one you've just had (or are soon to have) when will you be TTC again? If you are a mom who has multiple children already, what is your advice on how soon to try to conceive again and what spacing of age you have liked or not liked having with your kids? My doctor suggested trying again no earlier than 6 months after the birth of this baby. We'd like our kids relatively close in age (if we are able to have them close in age- we know that there's no way to tell how long it will take with baby #2) and we are loving being parents (despite the sleepless nights it's all been so worth it). I am thinking we will try again in November but wanted some input to see what you ladies think and what you are planning.
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  • TBsquaredTBsquared member
    edited May 2015
    Well I didn't even get my period back until 8 months post partum because of exclusive breastfeeding so that could be a factor to consider...

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  • BrooksManorBrooksManor member
    I'm giving this baby till his second birthday before I think about doing this again. Lol
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  • MrsS728MrsS728 member
    Due to our ages (he's 36 and I'm 32) and the fact it took us over a year and a half to conceive this baby, we are going to not try, put not prevent for a full year and then start actively trying again next May. We would ideally like our children to be 2-3 years apart in age. 
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  • montanchelsymontanchelsy member
    We waited until our first was 1.5 to start trying.
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  • gkrenzelgkrenzel member
    We're going to start trying again around this LO's first birthday. I liked not being pregnant over summer, and the two year age gap sounds like the perfect amount of time!
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  • mommydoopmommydoop member
    My ob said to wait a year before trying to get pregnant. I got my BFP and have another may baby :) DS turned 2 17 days after DD was born.
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  • keitlin415keitlin415 member
    My babies are exactly 18 months apart. I wanted them to be as close in age as possible because that's how my brothers and I are and I just couldn't imagine it any other way. We started trying again after 3 months because it took me that long to feel back to normal. I also breastfed my first for 6 months. As soon as I stopped breastfeeding, I got pregnant. Had a miscarriage at 7 weeks. Got pregnant again right away and now have my second. I would say if you want them close in age, start as soon as you can, but if you are breastfeeding that will more than likely affect your ability to get pregnant.
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  • OlgaN15OlgaN15 member
    DH is hoping they'll be 1 1/2 years apart, but we shall see.
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  • rosannewildrosannewild member
    edited May 2015
    We have a couple of factors which are influencing our decision to try sooner rather than later. I would like to have another pregnancy by the time my daughter turns 1. We will meet with our fertility doctor at six months to start a plan. The pregnancy I had with my daughter was wonderful. The only hiccup was in the dismount. Urgent c-section after 18 hours without progress in labor. I'm hoping to forget the hell of recovery and remember the pure joy of having my miracle baby in my arms :)
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  • sschwegesschwege member
    BFing has always been a great form of birth control, so I did not get my period back until after I dropped down to two feedings a day.  DD was 15.5 months, DS 20 months when we were able to start trying again.  So DD and DS are 2 1/4 years apart, DS and this baby will be 2 1/2 years apart.  I like the 2ish separation, they are still close enough in age to have something in common but old enough to understand you need to be gentle with baby, sometimes you have to wait, etc.  I had a lot of friends have their kids much closer together 12, 13, 18, etc  months, etc watching the challenges made me decide to wait a little longer, it wasn't for us.
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  • mrswynn2014mrswynn2014 member
    I would like to have another spring baby, so hopefully we can plan it out do baby number 2 is born in the sting of 2017. LO will be turning 2. I don't want them any closer than that. We will probably start trying in May or June next year. (That's when we started trying for LO)
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  • SammieJ1113SammieJ1113 member
    We definitely want another and this one was a pleasant surprise, my older daughter is 2 and half so the age difference is perfect for us. We'll probably start TTC once this one turns 2.
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  • canadianmom89canadianmom89 member
    Ideally I would like my kids to be 2 1/2 to 3 years apart. It only took 2 months for us to conceive so we probably won't start trying again until DD is 18 months just in case it happens that fast again.
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  • marym94marym94 member
    edited May 2015
    We wanted to wait about 2 years .. Dr said it was ideal post c section (but of course not necessary) so we waited two years.. And now our kids are 2 years and 9 months apart ;) so far we love this spread bc our oldest is so involved and loves his baby so much and can also do some things on his own but they are still going to be very close in age.. So far so good!
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  • cassietegtmeiercassietegtmeier member
    I didn't want children before I met my husband. Once we got married I felt like something was missing and we decided to try for a child. I got pregnant one month after stopping my birth control. I told my husband from the start I only wanted one child. After a horrible pregnacy I've stuck to that. After reading all these post it just makes me more sure of my choice to only want one. Does that make me a horrible person lol
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  • MrsLawson15MrsLawson15 member
    Waiting until my baby boy's first birthday to try again. I'm EBF so that may be a factor. We won't be trying to prevent either so maybe an oops baby is next lol.
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  • nogitronnogitron member
    This was our last, but I will say it was nice to get one out of diapers before having another! He'll be three in July and we got him trained a few months before this guy arrived.
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  • orangecurlsorangecurls member
    I conceived LO #2, when #1 was only 6 months old. My milk supply tanked when my first was 9 months old and I needed to start supplementing. I was pretty disappointed about not BF until 1 year. If I were to do it again, I would wait to conceive until past 10 months old. But with that being said, I like having my first kids so close in age, they are great playmates.
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  • justkeeptryingjustkeeptrying member
    We had said we wanted our kids about 3 years apart. We got pregnant on our first try with this LO so we would start trying in summer of 2017 with the hope of LO #2 in spring of 2018.

    However, it may take us both some convincing. My labour was very stressful and my DH has said several times that he doesn't want to go through that again. He hated seeing me in pain and was pretty terrified that I wasn't going to make it. I'm pretty scared of the idea of having another one at this point as well. I'm sure that will change in a couple of years though ;)
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