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| Now I know my daughter is only 8 months old, but I also only see my husband once a month due to his job and I have been thinking about baby number two. I was wondering how long it took some of you to concieve again. We do want them close in age so this is not a problem (by time he comes home next she will be 9 months and given the RARE chance it happens then they will be 18 months apart). It took us about 5 months, but only 2 of them were very serious trying to concieve. I have heard it is harder to concieve a second time and I was just wondering how true that was. Thanks! |
| Posted by Ashley on 04/01/2008 10:32 PM
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| Hi ! My husband and I want to conceive again too. But we're waiting alittle bit. My mother had mentioned that too...that it may be harder to conceive the second time around. I have a hard time believing that! I'm going to see what others have to say! Try not to worry too much about it. I've heard that if you think and feel you want to have a baby, that's enough to help you conceive. Mind over matter sort of thinking.Good luck, and I'm sure you'll conceive when the time is right and all that good stuff. |
| posted by Danielle on 04/02/2008 08:51 AM
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Hi! I'm a sahm of 3 girls ages 8, 6, and 3. My pregnancy with my first born was awesome, I had never felt better in my life. Before she turned two we were already trying for number two. Conceiving our second child happened much faster than my husband had hoped! With the second pregnancy you will get your belly much sooner and don't expect the two pregnancies to be at all similar. My prenancy with my second daughter was aweful. Honestly, I'd never felt worse in my life. (Check out the age differences; it took a lot more convincing to get pregnant a third time.)
There benefits to both having a small age difference and a bigger age difference. Having them closer together is less adjustment for mom and dad, you are already in "baby-mode". Having them further apart means that the oldest child can be very helpful, kind of like having a live-in babysitter that you don't have to pay!
Good luck! |
| posted by kerry on 04/02/2008 09:40 AM
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| I was still nursing when we tried for our second, but I think the day I weaned our oldest, I got pregnant, our daughters are just 3 days shy of exactly 20 months apart and depending on how your oldest is it can be very good, my oldest (almost 2) is amazingly helpful, she loves her sister so much, but we began preparing her as soon as we found out we were pregnant again, the only time she didnt seem to like her baby sister was when she was born, her first words to her were "shes yucky!!!" I truly believe that its goint to be much better to have them so close together...dont fret too much, it will happen...I guess the good news is, they trying is fun too!!!!! Good Luck |
| posted by Mandi on 04/02/2008 05:43 PM
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My step kids are 16 months apart and I thank god that my 2 aren't that close.
That is just me. I am an only child so I see things different. But right now I pull my hair out when these 2 are together. Boy and girl and all they do is bicker all day long. I get tired of telling them to stop.
My 2 are 13 years apart and I love it!!!! mind you all 3 are very helpful so I have no complaints.
But my best friend has 2 4 years apart and she loves it.
She did say her 2nd pregnancy was easy to conceive but was a totally different world for 9 months.
I say go for it! Good Luck |
| posted by Kristhal on 04/03/2008 07:23 PM
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