Getting pregnant with number 2???

[Chrissy1]

How long after baby number one should you wait until you get pregnant again??

Poppy is only 8 weeks old and we want to start trying again for another but I'm just worried there might be some reason why you sould wait a while.

We had a relatively easy pregnacy (only had SPD and carpal tunnel to cope with) and a wonderful homebirth with Poppy and we've always said we want two babies and to have them close togeter. I didn't have any tears or stitches or anything with Pops so am I ok to try and get pregnant again so soon.

I am still breastfeeding and the demands of having an 8 week old baby mean it will probably take a while anyway but I just want to check there's no reasons why we shouldn't start trying again after christmas is out of the way.

I think the brilliant birthing experience I had have made me want to do it again......if they all go that well I'll end up with a football team!!!

 

[x Naomi x]

I thought you were advised to wait around 6 months before trying, obviously people do get pregnant before then but its a heavy toll on your body, i know two friends who have both sadly had miscarraiges (sp) not long after they had their first babies,

I had a c-section so have been advised to wait a year anyway, have a word with your HV i am sure they could give you some advice x

 

[hennaly]

my eldest was 6 weeks old when i fell for my second and had no problems atall

 

[BabyMagic]

Whatever feels right for you But remember that if your body isn't ready it may not happen yet.

We haven't used contraception since LO was born and would welcome a new pregnancy any time, but nothing has happened yet. I haven't had my first period either - quite common when breastfeeding. I don't want to stop BF:ing early only to get pregnant though

 

[trixipaws]

i was gonna wait and give them about a 4-year age gap, but only because i had my first 4 years earlier than i was ever gonna start thinking about ttc, didnt see why i should have more before i was ready just because of one "accident"!

anyway, as it happened, no.2 was an "accident" too, but losing that one made me change my mind and now i am ready- for number 2 baby (number 3 pregnancy!) so if i got pregnant now my kids would have 2yrs 3months between them which is actually a really, really FAB age gap! (thats the age gap between me and my lil sis which was perfect!)

 

[Sherlock]

You do what feels right for you really.

Generally its felt that your body needs a year off between pregnancies to recover and gain back all the nutrients etc it lost when carrying first baby. Also the strain a pregnancy can put on your body, it needs time to bounce back. Pregnancy and giving birth is a big thing and puts a lot of strain on the body. Things like bones can suffer and need time to get back what was lost when carrying baby.

Personally as I am able to choose I will wait about a year after my first before trying for another. Its not just the effects another pregnacy will have on me and baby now, but when I am older. I feel also that if I want to carry another baby it deserves for my body to be in as best a shape as possible, same as when I had my first. I'd feel I was cheating a second child if I got pregnant too soon and my body hadn't had time to recover and restock.