i have a 1 year old daughter and my husband and i are talking about trying for another baby! How long do you think we should wait? i would really like for our children to be close in age. But i dont want to risk harming a new baby or myself by getting pregnant too soon.Im 21 and my husband is in the Army so i get to be a stay at home mom and i love it!
2007-06-28 14:00:01 · 13 answers · asked by ♥Brittany♥ 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Experts recommend two years between children. However, experts are often clueless and sometimes wrong. If you want another child now, go for it. Your daughter is already one. You should be fine. And thanks to your husband for serving our country.
2007-06-28 14:03:40 · answer #1 · answered by Stimpy 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You are only 21 so I would consider this approach. Your little one needs you so much right now. Why not wait until your first is potty trained and then have the second. That way you won't have 2 in diapers and the first won't be shorted on attention.
If you were closer to 35 I would tell you to go for it rather than take the chance of not being able to have it but you are young enough to put your current child first.
I do admit that my children are too far apart in age (13 yrs) but it wasn't by choice, it is just the way that it worked out. But I do know that when one of my friends had 2 only 20 months apart she went through hell. The second didn't sleep as well as the first, there was jealousy and it took her a long time to recover from the birth. She was only 24 so her age wasn't a factor.
You are young and this is the only time in your life that you will be the mother of 1 child if you are planning more so why don't you think about waiting until that child is 2 or so to enjoy it as much as you can. It is a very different world going from Mommy to one to a Mommy of 2.
Good luck!
2007-06-28 14:11:38 · answer #2 · answered by New England Babe 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-09-28 14:16:24 · answer #3 · answered by gavilanes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 year is not too soon at all to start trying, especially since you might not get pregnant right away.
I got pregnant 4 months after having a baby and I had a perfectly healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby girl. It won't damage your health or harm a baby to have children close together, unless you have some underlying health issues.
All the best to you! I was an Army wife a few years ago myself. Please tell your husband THANK YOU
2007-06-28 14:04:21 · answer #4 · answered by Veritas 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i always said i wanted my kids to be around the same age no more then 3 or 4 years apart. but now that i just had a baby i think i'de rather wait a little bit longer. personally i'de rather wait untill my first insnt such a hand full. when he's potty trained, eats normal food, and doesn't keep me up all night.
2007-06-28 14:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by Amy R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its all up to you, my first two are 12 months and 4 days apart. Because they got along so well when we got pregnant again we had a playmate for them the following year, repeat that pattern a few times.
2007-06-28 14:07:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is usually recommended that you wait at least a year. It takes that long for your hormone and your uterus to heal and balance. Just make sure you are thinking about all the diapers, bottles, nap times, etc!
2007-06-28 14:05:32 · answer #7 · answered by nurse_hageman2003 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have them close in age, they will have a close bond. Also, you will have get alot of the diapers and things done with in a few years instead of, dragging it out. I had mine close. 15 months apart. I wouldn't change anything the way I did it. watching them grow up together was wonderful they are in elemetary school now and the teachers tell me that whenever they see each other in the halls they hug each other. They are very close and don't fight often it's very cute.
2007-06-28 14:08:05 · answer #8 · answered by rxing 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Start trying now.
It will take 3-12 months to get pregnant, and you'll be pregnant for 10 months.
So, in 13-22 months you'll have another little one.
2007-06-28 14:03:06 · answer #9 · answered by kabmiller@verizon.net 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my guys are 2 days shy of 18 months apart. I was fine and so was the baby and they were planned. I know people who have had them closer (planned and unplanned) and they were fine. You could always talk to the doctor but I would sya have fun ttc!
2007-06-28 14:06:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋