LO will be 1 next month and I always thought I would be pregnant by now because I DO want my babies close together. I always said when he starts sleeping better, we will try. Well he IS sleeping better, thank you sleep training! I'm just having a hard time actually pulling the trigger.
How did you know it was the right time for baby number 2?
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
We are deciding based on some logistical reasons, not desire. I think I'd be ready to start trying right after DS turns 1, but we are going to wait until he's like 20 months to try, I think.
GOLD / squash / 13576 posts
We want our LOs close in age. Mostly because I'm almost 35 and risk goes up after 35. We are delaying slightly because I just started a new job and DH is perpetually unhappy at his current job. But we had heart to heart last night and he said he does not want to delay TTC 2 based on him. So, we will be starting TTC once B turns 1.
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
I know I want them close together, but I'd like to get at least 1 full year in at my desk before taking maternity leave again which means waiting a couple more months to get pregnant. I've had the itch for a while now though.
pomegranate / 3759 posts
We are in the same boat. I haven't had the fever yet and not sure if we should wait until we get that. We do want them close in age. LO is 9.5 months. It's been a rough 9.5 months just getting used to parenthood and DH and I have definitely had more arguments so we are not sure if we want to go through it all again so soon!
persimmon / 1361 posts
Ah! I don't know. I really am not looking forward to being pregnant again! I didn't even have a rough pregnancy. LO is 7.5 months. I am thinking we might wait until he is 3!
clementine / 959 posts
We knew before we ever started having kids that we wanted the first two close in age. Within a few months of LO being born we both knew we were ready for another, but waited until I got the OK to start TTC from my midwife when he was 5.5 months old. For us, we couldn't really see a reason NOT to have another!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
We weren't trying or preventing and I got pregnant I think 3 days after DD turned 1!
pomegranate / 3204 posts
@chopsuey119: I think we will start NTNP next month and see what happens. I will be super paranoid though and test every day lol.
pomelo / 5524 posts
@Springtime: Love your avatar! I sing that to my son every day!
We're not TTC for #2 yet, but we had a lot of trouble with TTC #1. A total of a year and a half and 2 miscarriages, so I know I want to start trying this summer just in case we have the same issues. LO is 6 months old now.
pomegranate / 3388 posts
I can't imagine being ready for #2 year. (DD is 1 year old.) Realistically, we'll probably wait until DD is 3 b/c I'll have a sabbatical year from work at that time, which would be great to combine with my maternity leave.
pomegranate / 3204 posts
@2PeasinaPod: I do too! Every night! When I first started singing it to LO I would tear up!
pomelo / 5524 posts
@Springtime: It's still the one thing that will instantly calm him down no matter how upset he is. So glad I started something like that so early :o)
coconut / 8498 posts
Before LO, we thought we would plan a two year age gap. Once LO came, we knew pretty much right away that we would be happy having #2 sooner if it happened. We've been NTNP the whole time, but EBFing has proved to be a pretty good form of BC for us so far.
grapefruit / 4823 posts
We knew when I POAS and it was positive...when LO was about 7 months. Lol
cherry / 142 posts
We wanted our LOs to be close in age so we knew that we'd start TTC when DS was about 6-7 months old. Life had other plans and we got pregnant before that so they'll be 13.5 months apart :-)It'll be tricky but worth it in the long run. It's all personal preference I think and what sort of age gap you envision for your family
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