Ok ladies, your gonna think I'm off my head crazy but despite all the whinging I did throughout pregnancy and the "I'm not EVER doing this agains" me and the hubby have been talking about when we should start trying again.
It all came about because I went to the clinic regarding contraception yesterday. When I got home I was talking to Mark about all the options and we both said we would love to have another one.

I always said I would have them close together and whilst I want to enjoy my time with Noah whilst he's a baby without being sick and in a tangle I'm thinking that just maybe I will cope as every pregnancy is different right??

It's great being able to have a couple of glasses of wine in the evening knowing Mark will watch him and I forgot what it was like to feel normal and be able to eat and drink what I want whilst pregnant.

Noah is 9 weeks nearly and I think I'm going to go on the Pill for 3 months then come off and start taking my Folic Acid again to start trying.

After all the pains and whatnot I went through, whenever I look at Noah I just realise how much he was worth it.

Ah thats lovely!!!!

I have 19 months between baby 2 and 3 and between 3 and 4, and i love having them close together! I had different sickness and complaints with all of them, your right every pregnancy if different just like every child

Good luck chuck x

Is there such a thing as "too soon"? ha ha ha i would HAVE to say that tho wouldn't i? Kati will be 9 days old tomorrow, and it's Kennedy's 1st birthday! I also only had 16 months between speedy 2 & speedy 3. Good luck n have fun trying :D

I personally could never have 2 so close together, I'd go stalk raving mad....oh I'm already there :hihi:
But I can understand why people do, I grew up being very close to my elder sister, there was almost exactly 2 years between us

I know a couple who had 6 babies in 3 years- fraternal triplets, followed 13 months later by a single baby, followed 11 months after that by fraternal twins (all without assistance).

6 preschool children is a bit too close together I think, but if you can put in the time, money and love then it's your business how close together your little ones are.

I know a couple who had 6 babies in 3 years- fraternal triplets, followed 13 months later by a single baby, followed 11 months after that by fraternal twins (all without assistance).

6 preschool children is a bit too close together I think, but if you can put in the time, money and love then it's your business how close together your little ones are.

:o *faints*
6 of em...!

HI! my son is 13 mth and we are trying again cos i really want to have 2 close together so they can grow up toghether and play. plus having them close together you are still in the routine of gettin up in the night etc.

hey rach since me n u have birthday buddies ill pass lol, but we have also talked about this and decided we gunna try this time next year, i dnt think there is any time u can say u shud wait but i think its watever is best for ur family, the only thing i worry about for me personally is how im gunna love sum1 as much as logan!

Ok ladies, your gonna think I'm off my head crazy but despite all the whinging I did throughout pregnancy and the "I'm not EVER doing this agains" me and the hubby have been talking about when we should start trying again..

Oh goodness Rach, I desperately want another baby as soon as poss. Rich is trying to be more sensible, but I know what you mean.

I want three or four children and whilst I want to enjoy Annie-Rose, I also would love to have a baby sibling for her. LittleStarShine is the inspiration for me, her children are close together and adore each other.

I've just got to get my head round finances and I'll be off.

If nothing else I desperatly want to give birth again, I LOVED IT :)

Oh goodness Rach, I desperately want another baby as soon as poss. Rich is trying to be more sensible, but I know what you mean.

I want three or four children and whilst I want to enjoy Annie-Rose, I also would love to have a baby sibling for her. LittleStarShine is the inspiration for me, her children are close together and adore each other.

I've just got to get my head round finances and I'll be off.

If nothing else I desperatly want to give birth again, I LOVED IT :)

I am again amazed by the power of memory-loss hormones :) The birth was great, but someone needs to make olliekitten go back and read all the threads she started when everything possible went wrong during pregnancy :hihi: I don't think I'm too cruel wanting her body to recover a little am I??

And just in case it's a tenth as hard a nine months with a second one, I'm not sure we could cope with an Anniebug as well!!

I am again amazed by the power of memory-loss hormones :) The birth was great, but someone needs to make olliekitten go back and read all the threads she started when everything possible went wrong during pregnancy :hihi: I don't think I'm too cruel wanting her body to recover a little am I??

And just in case it's a tenth as hard a nine months with a second one, I'm not sure we could cope with an Anniebug as well!!

Told you he was trying to be sensible. Its fine I'm just going to pounce on him when hes not looking :hihi: Dadah

I don't wish to be the nasty mean grumpy one, but it is worth considering that your hormones do some very odd things to you in the first months after birth. I do think it's worth waiting until you're sure it's not your hormones that are leading you rather than truly being ready mentally and physically to do it again.

I was consumed by a mad desire to do it again for a few months after cosycub was born, then came to my senses and thought 'no way am I totally sure I want to do that again', before coming back round to actually being able to consider it rationally.

Just a thought.

There is 22 months between my 2 boys. It is hard having them close as babies .I would have stopped at one but my other half wanted another[he is an only child]so I said well we should have them close together.I am 20 months older than my sister 3 years older and 5 years than my 2 brothers.We all got on great as kids and still do.My mom had 3 more children [ 1 set of twins] with her second marriage and I am 12 yrs older than her youngest!We are not close as we have nothing in common.I really didn't want to start again after years between.My 2 lads are great mates eldest in his teens now and I am only 35.I couldn't start again:hihi:Most of my friends are just starting to have babies.

I personally would wait at least a year, give your body time to come back to normal and heal after pregnancy. There's 6 weeks short of 2 years between DS1 and 2, and just over 3 years between 2 and 3 (IF he ever decides to come out) but I guess its all down to personal choice :)

i agree with cosy, I'd wait for a wee while to make sure your hormones aren't trying to talk you into it before your ready. However, it's a matter of personal choice and one of the plus points is you'll have all your child bearing days out of the way and wont be starting over with a huge gap between them.

I have a daughter who's just turned 10 and a newborn and it's hard work!

I'd have another one, but the big man sez no :( We only have 7 seats in the car, so with us 2 and 5 kids, there's no spare seats. I told him I can always get pregnant, then divorce him so i have room :hihi: Funnily enough, he wasn't too impressed with that idea! I also came up with the idea that he and my eldest daughter could travel everywhere on his motorbike, therefore giving me TWO spare seats in the car. But he just looks at me like I've lost the plot totally :huh:

Oh goodness Rach, I desperately want another baby as soon as poss. Rich is trying to be more sensible, but I know what you mean.

I want three or four children and whilst I want to enjoy Annie-Rose, I also would love to have a baby sibling for her. LittleStarShine is the inspiration for me, her children are close together and adore each other.

I've just got to get my head round finances and I'll be off.

If nothing else I desperatly want to give birth again, I LOVED IT :)

Thats one of the nicest things i have ever heard :) thank you! :) x x

We would like another baby quite close to Rachel but have decided to wait till we know what is happening with her heart murmur.

As far as I can see, as long as you feel healthy enough and you both agree...... get practicing as my old GP used to say !!

Thats one of the nicest things i have ever heard :) thank you! :) x x

Honey, what I didn't add was that you are an inspiration to me in so many other ways. You are an amazing Mum, and your children are such an amazing credit to you. xxxxx

Those forget hormones havent kicked in for me yet, so im still in the mind set of im never doing that again, so looks like Harrys going to be an only child, lol.

We've decided that we'd like to wait till Noah is about 9 months old before we'll start trying but if it happens before it happens :)

I said I would never EVER EVER get pregnant again but I've totally forgotten how much pain I went through and now want a who le footie team :D

Bear in mind that if you are breastfeeding, you may not get pregnant till you stop feeding. Doesn't always work, and it's a most unreliable method of contraception, but it can suppress periods.

Those forget hormones havent kicked in for me yet, so im still in the mind set of im never doing that again, so looks like Harrys going to be an only child, lol.

Me too!! Even after over 4 months... I still have flashabcks that give me panic attacks.. that can't be good :o :help:

We are looking towards adoption though

I'd have another one, but the big man sez no :( We only have 7 seats in the car, so with us 2 and 5 kids, there's no spare seats. I told him I can always get pregnant, then divorce him so i have room
:hihi: how funny

I am all for LOADS of babies :) but as has been pointed out take a bit of time to think about the demand on your body, ie breastfeeding (if u r) & getting pregnant. I think (and not seen the research on this so feel free to correct me anyone) there are higher rates of miscarriage if you try really soon- like you body is saying "steady on I cant do all this at once"!! I would say it depends how much other support you have around you. I had to have a CS this time round and if i had to have the again just would not be able to chase a toddler, or crawling baby round the house or get up and feed in the night (yes some do still wake up that far down the line) !! It would be OK of I had other family who could do it for me though :hihi: I am thinking about this too (mine is 10 months) but I had a bit of a sicky start to my last pregnancy :gag: and dont want to inflict that on her just yet but as someone has pointed out all pregnancies are different. Having said all this I am sure if this is what you really want to do you will do it anyway, but maybe see how you feel when your little one is 3months rather than making the decision now if you know what I mean. Good luck though. Being a mummy rocks :):love: (most of the time :rolleyes:)

I must say that Raychul was a very happy looking mummy when I met her so something must be going well.
I shall also point out that hormones do some super clever things to us and at 6 weeks even I thought more was a good idea, then things changed a bit and it put me off. I'm just about coming round to the idea again now.
But, if I can do twins, you can do two close siblings! :)

OMG all of a sudden my hormones are raging and I am getting this sudden and very strong urge to have another. Is it contagious or something?!!! Must not have any more babies yet :headbang: :hihi:

as mentioned above: if you are breastfeeding it can take time for your periods to come back but be warned if you are anything like me mine came back 6 weeks after having baby d! so not always the case!

I think there are 2 good reasons to space children about 2 to 3 years apart. Having two children in nappies at the same time is no joke. And secondly it gives you time to enjoy each child as a baby. My first 2 were a bit too close together. My third came after the others were out of nappies and one was at school and the other in nursery. It gave me time to get to know him.

I must say that Raychul was a very happy looking mummy when I met her so something must be going well.
I shall also point out that hormones do some super clever things to us and at 6 weeks even I thought more was a good idea, then things changed a bit and it put me off. I'm just about coming round to the idea again now.
But, if I can do twins, you can do two close siblings! :)

Aww cheers hunnie. I am indeed a very happy mummy :)

Apart from having the worst pregnancy ever, I'm sorry ladies but no matter how bad yours was mine was worse :D

I had it so easy in Labour, I was in slow labour from Thur to Mon but the contractions weren't "that bad" when my waters broke it only took 4 hours before he was here and in my arms.

Now the chances of me having an easy birth like Noahs are slim to none but I don't care. Bring on the Big belly and sickness!!!! :D

OMG Raychul this is seriously contagious!

I am getting the most terrible pangs. Its been for about a week. Its like an ache in the bottom of my stomach. I have never experienced anything like it before! It feels very biological. Its so strange. As much as I wanted a baby first time round I didnt get this! Trying to ignore it for a while, in case I just ate something. lol :hihi: Just got a new job. Not good timing!

*calculates how many weeks until normal maternity pay would happen in new job*

Aww but Sam, you could have another one as cute as the first and possibly twice the flirt :D
Get to the maternity dates required and go for it :)