DH and I talked/planned when we'd hope to have #2 a week after LO was born in Oct. I thought we were crazy then, but we've talked about it numerous times since and hope to stick with trying for that timeline!

For those of you with more than one already, if you "planned" the timing between LOs, any regrets? Wish you tried sooner? Or waited longer? Why the timing that you chose?

For those with LOs around 18 months apart specifically.....how'd it go!?

For those with just one, with plans for another, what timing between LOs are you hoping for, and why?

For us, I have to go back to work to get 600 hours to "get" another maternity leave and we'd like some buffer time on top of that just in case. Otherwise, we hope to have another soon after that window. For us, awful as it sounds I'd like to get babies "done with" and having a sister 8 years younger than me, and who I had little/nothing in common with, siblings close together is something I never experienced and was always envious of! DH is 8 years older, so him not being an "old Dad" is a factor too. DH said we'll go with two for now, and get them past daycare age and see if we'd like another, but we for now are going to stick with hopes for two.

All of this is of course pending no potential issues in conceiving again, here's hoping.