I have 2 children both Girls ages 2 years and 9 months I want to try again for a boy but my husband says NO he does want anymore child right now he wants to wait 4or 5 years. I think that is to long, what do you think?
2007-07-02 04:53:03 · 12 answers · asked by coastiewife85 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My girls are 17 months apart. I want to have another baby ay the time my 9 month old is 2.
2007-07-02 05:12:47 · update #1
I'm with you....it's nice to have them close...perhaps you guys can meet in the middle at 2 years or so??? keep talking to him....i'm sure you'll come to a compromise eventually
2007-07-02 05:01:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think about it... do you really want 3 children all under the age of 3? If you are comfortable with this analogy then talk to your husband again... tell him the pros and cons of it and why you want another child...
I'd suggest waiting at least a year or two... because you want to pay attention to your other 2... your oldest is getting to the stage where shes probably going to be clingy and need you more and then you have a 9 month old on top of that... so I would say you dont really need another one now... but if you can handle it.. again... talk to your husband.
Good Luck!
2007-07-02 12:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by NCIS ♥ Addict 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have two girls 18 months apart. The first 2 years were really hard, but now it's great because they play together and are interested in the same things.
I have a boy who is older than my daughters, and let me tell you, boys are VERY different in general. It's like you need very different parenting skills to raise boys vs. girls.
If you really want a boy, I would wait a little while. Enjoy the girls you have now. When the youngest is a little more self-sufficient, you can try for a boy. And you might be able to increase your odds by tracking ovulation. Boy sperm (Y) swims faster than girl sperm (X), but live for a shorter time period, so you need to time sex to match the day of ovulation. In theory, the boy sperm will swim to the egg faster and fertilize the egg before the X sperm gets there. If you have sex too early in the week, the Y sperm won't have anything to fertilize and will die off, leaving only X sperm to do the job.
Of course, there are lots of factors, and this isn't an exact science. It would only increase your odds, not guarantee them. The only way you can really guarantee adding a son to your family is adopting a boy.
2007-07-02 12:05:51 · answer #3 · answered by sparki777 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just my opinion I would wait maybe a couple of years, you have a 9 month old already, just enjoy the time you have with your little ones, when it's almost time for the 2 year old to go to school then you can try for another baby.
2007-07-02 11:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by *Stephanie* 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i feel the same. My kids are 4 and 1 tho. But I think that 3 yrs apart is a good age for kids. unless you like having soo many young kids in the house all the time i dont see a problem with waiting. Im in love with the idea of being pregnant again but realistically we have no choice to wait.
2007-07-02 13:41:36 · answer #5 · answered by adrianne M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i also have two daughters and they r fourand half and 2 year old so i would suggest that for the third one u should wait for atleast 2 to 3 years cause its hard to tackle all 3 plus the older ones will be little mature and will be school going and they will also help u a lot in different house hold activities .i also pray that u will have a baby boy than u will have a complete family best of luck ...
2007-07-02 12:09:30 · answer #6 · answered by cutee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that sounds like a good gap between your 2nd and 3rd child.
right now we just have one ourselves who'll turn 1 in august. we'd like to try for another and hopefully have them be 2 1/2 to 3 years apart. Then we decided that after 2 babies we will wait 3-5 years to decide if we want more and then try for two more close in age again.
So if you are worried about the 3rd child not having a playmate close in age then you can have a 4th child close in age for him or her.
either way you are blessed with two wonderful children!
2007-07-02 12:00:57 · answer #7 · answered by blank 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think its a good idea to wait...at this point, if he doesn't want to have anymore for a few more years, you pretty much don't have a choice but to wait.
Plus you need to give your body a chance to rest and build back up before becoming pregnant again...having too many children too close together isn't a good or healthy thing for your body, and you could put yourself and your baby at risk.
Enjoy the two little ones you have now.
2007-07-02 12:10:17 · answer #8 · answered by *Syncere* 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
id wait about 2 1/2 - 3 year to have another one
2007-07-02 12:01:51 · answer #9 · answered by you is pretty flyyy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
aww that is good that ur love kids so much i have one now but i would like to have 1 or 2 more i planned on 2 to 3 years apart so i would wait atleast another year goodluck
2007-07-02 12:02:13 · answer #10 · answered by Britney 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋