i have a 5 month old babe, is it too early to try to have another baby?

Question

my baby is 5 months old, and i want to have my children close in age, so my husband and i have been talking about trying to have another baby now...part of me thinks this would be a great idea....but part of me thinks that it will be a lot to handle....any advice? or anyone who has children very close in age?

Answer 1

My daughter was 7 months old when i found out i was prego again, now she is 22months and my other daughter is 7 months. It is actually not that hard, i wouldnt change it for anything. better to get it over with now then have them far apart so they wont be close. It is easier than you think. If that is what you and your hubby wants then it is your decision, no one else. Good luck

Answer 2

My children are 18, 22, and 24 months apart, right now they are 5, 4, 2, and 6 months. I would wait maybe 2 more months until you try just to prep yourself a bit more, then go for it!! My 3 daughters are now best friends and play so nicely together, no jealousy at all. It is a lot of work but it is fun, you are just going to be busy all the time though, you have to wake up for your toddler, no sleeping when the baby sleeps. Best wishes to you! **And I breastfed all my children for 9-11 months-so basically I have been either pregnant or breastfeeding most of the past 6 1/2 years! And I am fine-no health problems. My grandmother was the oldest of 14 children, women were meant to have pregnancies close together.

Answer 3

You poor thing... I understand your pain, although I broke much earlier than you - 6-7 months!! I really like Sheyne Rowley's 'Dream Baby Guide' book - it's ideas for during the day, as well as at night, aimed at 6-18 month olds. Search for her website on-line - it has a lot of info about her methodology, see whether you think it will suit. You might be able to start using some of her ideas straight away. The idea is that there is a 'going to sleep' routine, a re-settling routine (many aspects the same as the going to sleep one), and a waking routine. The thing that really clicked when I heard her talking on TV was the way she explained why crying it out made no sense - trying to tell your baby that at 1am crying will get you nowhere, 3am same, 5am same, but 7am? Okay, now I'll answer your cries and pick you up, saying what a good baby you are for 'sleeping through' the night! Doesn't that just teach your baby that if they cry for long enough you will eventually come in?? Could make the crying worse... Within a week of starting with her ideas (including using a Safe-T-Sleep), my daughter was sleeping 11-12 hours a night with no intervention from me. She was 6-7 months old. Good luck!

Answer 4

I have a sister who is 14 months older than I am, and it was wonderful growing up so close in age. We were on the same sports teams, went to the same schools. We are very close now and have had our babies at the same time (5 weeks apart). If it werent for my husband who wants kids 3 yrs apart I think I would have started trying early again too! :-)

Answer 5

The only advice I can give you is if your husband and yourself agree that it is the right time to have another baby...then go for it!!! The two of you are the only ones that can make a decision such as this. It can be a lot to handle but who is to say that you cant handle it. The best thing to do would be to sit down and discuss it further. I am sure you both will come to a satisfying conclusion. Good Luck!

Answer 6

Do it now before you give yourself a chance to reject the idea of multiple children.

Oh and the you need a year to heal inside is a lie manufactured by the feminist medical establishment. You r body doesn't need to "heal because it isn't sick. Yes you should wait until you get regular periods back but not years. that's just stuipid.

Women have been having babies one after the other since the beginning of time. Medical Fact: your body is more ready and more capable to conceive and nourish a baby with in a few months after a birth.

(ask you OBGYN if you want to reasearch my facts)

Answer 7

i have a son who is almost 7 months and i was thinking if i got pregnant it wouldnt be a big deal and id be kinda happy. then, i started thinking about how i highly belive in breastfeeding until 1 yr and id wean my son be pregnant and breastfeeding again and never stop! although i love breastfeeding and my sona nd i love spending all my time with him. i know i am going to need a night out without kids and with working and breastfeeding i need to save all the milk i can. i decided it's best for me to wait at least a year or 2. create a pros and cons list and go with what you think is best for YOUR family

my brother and sister are 11 mo 30 days apart! sis 23 sis 22 bro 21 me 20 sis 17 bro 10 bro 4 those are all the kids in my family and the age difference. my family did it ok but we did drive my mother father and step mother all nuts lol. i have a hard tiem babysitting my brothers and taking care of my son

Answer 8

The thing I really like about my siblings is that we are close in age, so we get along, but the thing is we are all 2 years apart, it's perfect! but the thing is if my mom would have had us 1 year apart that would really suck, because in elemetry school, they sometimes have split classes, so I could have been with my sister, witch would have sucked, even though I love her very much, and we get along great, also in high school, if the eler child fails say history, he or she will be with their sibling, which is very not cool, that happend to a friend of mine in elementry she says it was horrible. so close in age good, yes, but make it like 2 years, cuz my mom even says that with us beeing 2 years apart, it was still quite a lot to handle, so any closer would just be really bad, and imagine breast feeding 2 kids.

Answer 9

My first thought is oh man..when on earth are you going to get any sleep!
After that I'm looking at diaper costs and the chances of the baby being opposite gender of current baby and having to buy all new clothes for new baby while the one you have now is growing rapidly as well.
Medically if you had an easy delivery then there isn't really to many reasons to wait but you're in for a lot of drama. a one year old is notorious of being possessive of parents and having a newborn in the house will make for alot more fits.
I waited until my son was 3 simply becuase I knew I'd have complications with any future pregnancies and didn't want to have to rely on friends/family to bathe him or care for him while his dad is at work. He's able to get cheese sticks and other snacks from the fridge and cabinet (in my view) and also doesn't need help with sitting in a tub for bath time, He's big enough to stand up and help me wash himself and climb out with a steadying hand rather then me having to pick him up. I knew these things would be an issue is why I waited.
In the end it's up to you and your spouse how you want it to turn out. There are pros and cons to however you decide to space out siblings.

Answer 10

Up to you--but it is hard on your body to have them so close together, whether its difficult to raise them or not.
I always thought it would be nicer for there to be a little space, so that the older one can take care of the younger one and help out a bit. I think ultimately the good Lord lets the pregnancy happen when its meant to be.
Good luck!