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Pregnant with my 2nd. Leaning towards 3, possibly a 4th. But putting space between 2 and 3. Maybe when E is 4 or 5 we will ttc again. I love the idea of a bigger family but my body canNOT handle being pregnant again so soon. It needs more recovery time

@BandDmommy: rockstar!

We have a 9mo and are on the fence about a second. I am 37 so feel some pressure to decide soon. If I had more time to recover in between, I would almost certainly have a second.

I have been reflecting a lot on this year, and I think my husband and I did a great job figuring out this parenting thing. I am very happy with my work/life balance. I am glad that I am not a SAHM but I also have a flexible job and am able to spend a decent amount of time with my child.

But I had a very hard time ramping back up at work. It took 3-4 months for me to hit my stride again, and it was demoralizing in the interim. And neither my husband nor I have had enough time to exercise and take care of ourselves physically. Things are better at work now, and I am really looking forward to having a great year in 2015. But I need to get into better shape so that I have fewer aches and pains. It's an issue of health, not vanity.

So, I need to feel more personally balanced before we pull the trigger on a second. The first six months are just so disruptive and I am still feeling the toll from Baby #1.

I'm done being pregnant. I'd like to adopt an older child in 10 years or so, but for now we're sticking with our two boys.

@knittylady: I'm crazy. But sadly age is not my friend. I just turned 36 and want to be done soon.

We want two. We have one and I am (barely) pregnant with our hopeful #2.

We really thought we wanted a second after LO was born and we would even love if #2 was deaf just like him so they could communicate better with each other. But now that we're going through the diagnostic process with genetics, it seems more likely that we'll choose not to roll the dice again.

No more babies!

We have a 3 month old now. I think we'll probably have 3 or 4. I would have a bunch if money wasn't an option and I didn't have to be pregnant. My pregnancy and c-section recovery were rough. I'm not in a hurry to do it again

Pregnant with #2 now, I'm 95% done, DH is still thinking one more (I think trying for a boy.) So we are giving it a year before deciding if we are 2 and through or if we will try for a third. I just know we will have another girl, and the thought of 3 girls scares me! (I grew up in a 3 girl family!)

@LovelyPlum: I could have written exactly this, except we wanted probably three.

@autumnlove: @Anagram: I missed this...congratulations!!

@spaniellove: hi there

@gilmoregirl: it is funny, it isn't the lack of sleep thing that would do me in. Actually, in a perfect world, I'd have them close together,because I'm already tired. But the anxiety of waiting to see if a new BFP would stick, 20 weeks of morning sickness and 40 weeks of worry, etc? Mentally, I am so, so not there.

Also, work would really suffer. Not that work should dictate plans, but I'm 5 years in to grad school. I need to get through my exams before we have another!

I would like 2, but would be content with one if a second is not in the cards.

I really want two. My husband is warming up to the idea.

We have a 2 year old and are due with #2 in the next few weeks. I always wanted a big family and DH wants 3, but #1 really rocked my world, so we'll see how it goes with this baby.

We can't afford to have three kids in daycare so it would be a bigger age gap, and I'm not sure I'll want to start over at that point. Also, this second pregnancy has been way harder on my body than the first!

What's weird is that we will have one of each, and I feel like that makes me want a third more so one of them can have a sibling of the same sex.

@LovelyPlum: I hear you. The only thing that has made me willing to go through pregnancy again is the thought that it COULD be completely different the second time. I did not handle that whole experience well mentally or emotionally, and the newborn experience was not great for me either. But each month gets better and I feel more able to handle it every month. So there will, we hope, be a second in a few years.

We have one 10 month old. Ideally, I would like to TTC for #2 in 8 months. DH would like to wait longer. So at this point, there is no plan. I think we will only have 2 biological children and if we don't feel our family is complete, we have considered adopting a third child.

We're waiting in number two - 10 more days!! Hoping for two more.

We are going to start TTC in January for #2. I think it will be our last. I always wanted 3-4 but dh is adamant on 2. Now after seeing how much $$$ and energy kids suck up, I think I will be good with 2!