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too close?...
This is a discussion on too close?... within the Closely Spaced Pregnancies forums, part of the Age and Experience category; hello im new here. i am a stay at home mom.i have two little boys, ages 2 and 2....
hello im new here. i am a stay at home mom.i have two little boys, ages 2 and 2.5 months. I was wondering do you thing it would be too soon to try for another?
It's really all up to you, but it's best to give your body the time to recover. But if you're ready and willing, why not? I found out at my 6 week PP appointment that I was already pregnant again, and I doubt you can really get any closer than that.
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My doctors always recommend I wait at least 6 months after delivery...if I'd ever had a c-section they'd want at least a year in between.
But, I've known many girls who have become pregnant just 3 month after and did fine...not optimal, but it's done.
I got pregnant only 3.5 months pp this time...I'm scared of the risks and know my nutritional stores have not been build up (especially since I pumped milk for 2 months)...and of course, there is how well I'm healed up inside my uterus too at the site where the last baby's placenta detatched (there is a higher risk of placenta accretia/incretia/hemmorage if there is risidual scar tissue).
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I agree that only you know if you are ready for another baby. I don't think there's any such thing as 'too soon'. I think your natural Mama's instinct can tell you whether you're ready or not.
That said, I agree that the healthiest way to go about closely spaced pregnancies is to wait to start actively trying until your youngest is 6 months old, so your body does have time to recover and is ready for another pregnancy.
my midwife says it isn't likely...my opinion is that yes it was due to having them so close...I think in my gut I knew a 3rd pregnancy so close to the other two would be a bad thing.
I feel very lucky to have gotten through it okay (although I do freak out when my bleeding gets worse or changes back to red etc) it is hard to just take bleeding/afterpains for granted after something like that happens.
My bleeding was worst this last time. I thought I wanted the next to be close, but my body has been telling me it needs a longer break. They would already be almost 2 yrs apart now, and I'm just starting to feel like I could be ready.
Beansie's EDD: May 12 (arrived May 10)
Lucky Clover's EDD: July 2 (arrived July 3)
Little Boo's EDD: January 25 (arrived January 31)
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The thing to remember is there are a lot of ladies that have difficult pregnancies/deliveries not just ones that have children close together. I know so many ladies that have had their children close without any complications. So you just have to look at how you feel and if you think your body is ready for another pregnancy.
My first two are just 12 months apart, my second and third at 16 months apart and my third and forth will be about 22 months apart.I wouldn't have it any other way
thank u for the reply...Ive had so many people think Im crazy for wanting another one close, my first 2 are 22 months apart and I would love to have my 3rd around that too...
I have a pair that are 15 month's apart and a pair that are exact 12 months and one day apart.
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My three youngest are 2 years 10 months from start to finish ..... ane at 5, one at 4, and one at just days away from being 3 ..... I did just fine, it was a bit tiring but we got through. looking back I realise it was worth it as we were already in 'baby mode' instead of feeling like we were starting over like new parents which is what it was like after my first baby when we left it many years to have the 2nd
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