When is the best time to get pregnant for the 2nd time?

Question

Is it best to wait until your body has totally recovered from the first including hormone level ect or do it while your body still has all those hormones and stuff going on? (Please give me a time scale eg 3 months after the birth, 2 years after ect) I'm 24 if that makes any difference? I'm looking for the best time in terms of having an easier pregnancy - minimising side effects of pregnancy ect.

Answer 1

There are plenty of women who get pregnant within 6 weeks to 6 months after having their first child. I was pregnant within 8 weeks on my first and everything was fine. Physically it's fine to conceive soon after birth (wait about 6 weeks). I wouldn't make a habit out of it multiple pregnancies, that may cause problems. Two or three should be fine. But emotionally, that's a different story. It's hard having to care for an infant while pregnant and having a toddler and an infant on your hands will take patience, care, and diligent time management.
This is the deal...you can ONLY conceive when there is an opening in the cervix. This will occur for a 24 hour window once per month. This "window of opportunity" will usually began 11-14 days after the first day of your menstrual cycle. This is the time to go for it. Have sex every day during this period because you don't know exactly when that window will be available. Due to this, nature has a fail safe, sperm will pool around the cervix for 72 hours patiently waiting for a chance to slip in and presto a baby. After 72 hours the sperm will die.

Answer 2

There'll never be a best time, I'm afraid. If it's too soon, you may be so tired after the second one that it's hard for your body and mind to cope (there was 19 months between my son and my daughter and I found it very hard - PND, exhaustion etc - mind you, I was in my late 30s and you have the joy of being a lot younger than me). Leave it too late and you may not feel like tackling all the nappies and the sleepless nights again, when your first is sleeping through and they are toilet trained!

It's such a hard decision and it's entirely up to you to make. Or you could just let nature take its course. You're young, and your body is resilient. Personally, given the choice, I would have left it till my son was at least 2 before trying for another one. But she's here now and she's the light of my life, so I don't regret a thing.

Answer 3

I don't have any kids, but between me and my brother there are 18 months difference, that means my mummy got pregnant after 9 months. I have other brothers and a sister, all younger, but I get on better with the one nearest my age. I don't know about hormones and that, but I can say for the future brothers it's best not to have too many years difference, and also my mummy said that there wasn't too much extra work to do with 2 kids, she said that she had almost the same amount of work to do as with the third son, and he was "alone". You probably wasn't interested with answer, but anyway, it's always some notion of experience :-)

Oh yes, My mum was very young, about 20

Answer 4

After 1 year

Answer 5

We can't possibly answer this question for you. Most people will tell you to wait at least a year before getting pregnant again. However, I only waited a couple of months and my children are 11 months apart. I had extremely healthy pregnancies although both deliveries were emergency c-sections (nothing to do with timescales though) and I now have the fittest six and seven year olds you're ever likely to meet. Do what you feel most comfortable with, I did and I have no regrets.

Answer 6

Best for the first child: 3 to 4 years later.

Best for the mother: when the first child is in college, and out of the house.

All joking aside, most people say it's best to wait a year to recover completely from the first birth. But, Nature sometimes has other ideas!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

I would definitely say wait until your first is around 3-4 years old as when you have your second baby, you have no idea how hard your life will become. Its hard enough with one but when its two you have no time at all to yourself. My daughter was 3 1/2 when my son was born and I wish I'd waited until she had started school. When they are older they are more independant and you have more time to spend on the newborn.

Answer 9

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infertility can run in the family and one of the first things the doctor asks you when you go to a fertility clinic is your family history regarding cases of infertility or other reproductive issues.
If infertility is caused by genetic disorder then it's not unusual that one of the kids (your mom) doesn't have it and another does (your aunt).
two months of trying is still to early to be concerned about the fact that you might be infertile and it's also quite early to go to a fertility specialist. Go to a regular Obgyb to get a closer insight and see what ways there are are to improve your fertility rate.
Also remove alcohol, caffeine and cigarettes from your life because they might influence your chances too. Stress is also a risk factor when it comes to infertility.

Answer 10

Not sure what 1 2 1 is... but HPTs are pretty accurate and very rarely give a false positive. Looks like you will need to wait a bit though and confirm with a doctor, and if you want to take more tests at home in the meantime just to see if they stay positive!