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I go from feeling like you mentioned to panicking that it will take me forever to get prgnant or my fertility is suffering. It's a really hard place to be because I really want another baby but I would love to be more laid back about it and I so would be if I could guarantee I would be pregnant by the time my son is around 2 years old. I would love more time with him Just us and to feel less pressure to possibly wean. Unfortunately there is no such guarantee.

Nope. But I had a very easy first pregnancy. There is also nothing I want more than to have them close together. I'm really wishing we had started sooner.

@T.H.O.U.: @Radish: Same! The pregnancy part was not bad for me. Up until 34 weeks I had a super easy pregnancy.

We're not quite there yet, but for me, the biggest things are getting to a healthier weight - especially knowing that breast feeding doesn't melt the weight off for me - and getting my home cleaned/organized. I just get too overwhelmed with the amount of STUFF we have. I know that being financially prepared should be a big part of it too, but it's not. Perhaps because I feel like my first two goals are insurmountable anyway.

No - I'm ready. Ideally, I'd like to move before #2 arrives, which means fixing a few cosmetic things around our house and actually moving, but we are currently looking for a "forever" house... so if we don't find it before we have #2, that's okay, too. I am trying really hard not to stress about the housing thing - there are pros and cons to both moving and staying, so I am just trying to take things as they come.

I feel like if I tried to get everything exactly perfect, we'd never be ready for another baby!

@scg00387: You're not alone!! I actually think it's completely normal and am surprised there aren't more of us

@septca: exactly! It will never feel perfect. I kind of wish we had started sooner because this whole nursing and cycles thing cost us a couple before I realized there was an issue.

The only reason I'm saying no is bc I waited to start TTC until I felt like I was ready. For me that meant waiting until LO was a bit older (we didn't start trying until she was 20 months). I had all day nausea and exhaustion from week 5 to week 25 so I didn't want to be carrying around a LO and I really wanted to be done with diapers. I figure the rest of the stuff can happen during the pregnancy - getting her moved into her big girl room, etc.

i'm taking my time warming up to ttc#2 because of this fear!

i'm slowwwwly catching the fever though and i think will be ready once we h it our planned timeline of spring/summer.

DS will be 17 months+ and I have my mom nearby.

I'm ready! it's probably going to happen that we'll end up moving to a new state while I'm in first tri (because that's the way life goes, isn't it? we don't know the timing yet of the bfp (obv) or the move). but I'll take anything because we've had such a hard time ttc.
I did force myself to finish my LO's year 2 photo book this week just in case I get a bfp and get sick though. it needed to get done sooner than later so was the perfect motivation.