I think I want a number two

Hi all
Hubby and I have recently discovered we are both wanting a number two..

Great, except we had decided after our first that we would leave TTC til number 1 was two, and nearly three before number 2 arrived.

The thought of two babies is terrifying me!
We will most likely leave TTC till after the New Year as I would like another summer bubs. =)

Hopefully we will have no issue TTC as we are both young ( Supposed to be very fertile apparently!).

Any one else in the same/similar boat here??
Would love to hear everyones stories!!

I was going to PM you!
I saw the ticker.
Great someone else is with me =)
We will have to keep each other updated than!!

That is a great way to put it, instead we will have a toddler!

We will be trying for #2 in the new year , My wee girl will be 1 a the end of December but she was 3 months prem so her corrected age would mean she will be 1 in March. I'm excitied but worried about money for us, maybe I need to go back to work for a year or so doing more hours than I am now. do you think having 2 will cost more??

Hey, we staring trying when DD was 6 months old, so its taking a little longer then we both throught!! DD was only the second month of trying

I dont think it will cost that much more really.

I cant wait, Jake is so social and loves other kids (i love that his personality is coming out) i reckon he will love to have a bubba in the house... once he gets used to sharing me of course

melnel wrote: Think about it this way, if you get pg today your wee girl will be 18 months when number 2 comes and thats not really a baby anymore is it

la la la can't hear you

Good luck!!

MamaPickle wrote: melnel wrote: Think about it this way, if you get pg today your wee girl will be 18 months when number 2 comes and thats not really a baby anymore is it la la la can't hear you Good luck!!

   

LOL Kel I am already thinking of number 3 and I dont even have number 2 yet!!!!

Thats another reason we want to start earlier, it might take a while (number 1 did).

my next bubby is due 18 days after DS 1st bday. im not worried, we planned it this way and altough it will be really hard for the first few years i think it will be much easier having 2 kids who are in roughly the same stages of life ie. like the same type of movies, similar toys (depending on sex) DS wont know what it was like to be an only child and be upset. we'll be used to the sleepless nights still etc... all that has changed in our budget is another cot, a twin buggy and a new set of drawers so they match. we are using cloth nappies and hopefully the next baby wont have bad reflux and need thickened formula but thats an expense we can handle.

i guess it depends how you coped after the birth of your first child (no way at all am i trying to sound patronising) i realise 2 will be harder than one esp since they sleep at different times etc but i found having a baby really easy. the sleepless nights/keeping my social life/keeping up with uni etc.. all seemed to not be a problem but if you were quite overwhelmed by the whole thing it might be better to hold off till bubs is more self-sufficient if that makes sense? anyway good luck with your decision and im sure you'll do just fine with whatever you decide :)

edited for appalling spelling that couldnt even be understood!

Edited by monikah

Madiandme wrote: Although everyone keeps telling me the younger you are the more fertile?

This is true, but not particularly helpful, nevertheless. What they mean is you at 23 (say) will be more fertile than you at 28, and at 28 you'd be more fertile than you would be at 32 etc. This doesn't mean you'll be as fertile at 23 as some other chick at 23. Your 23 might be similar to their 30, if you know what I mean?

The time it took you to conceive your first baby is kind-of helpful, but by no means a reliable indicator either. Don't you wish life was easier to plan?

I second Monikah - when you plan #2 (yes plan not actually get coz it can mean 2 different things!) you should take into consideration how you handled #1 and also what happens if you don't cope so well this time round? Are you prepared for the possibility of PND? Recovering from a CS?
I fell pregnant 3 months after Jake was born and had an MC which was basically the catalyst for my PND and it fully sucked. I dealt with having Jake just great but when the situation fell apart about 7 weeks later I found it really difficult. I don't know what I would've done if I'd gone on to have another one then.