Just curious on people's opinions, which I understand are complete personal and differ from person to person.
Lets assume you decided to definitely have another baby.
Would you start trying right away? Or wait a while?
I have two friends on the opposite ends of the spectrum.
A, had one baby, and was pregnant again 4 months later. She says its lovely having the two young ones, they can grow up together, support each other, and she's already so used to the one, that dealing with the second was easy in terms of theory. However, she said she's dreading when they're older, arguments over toys, bed times, etc, she feels she didn't get much time with the first, and she's over the top exhausted.
B, had one baby, wanted another, and was told she couldn't. Seven years later, baby number two. She said it's lovely having such a big gap, the older is old enough now that he looks after/amuses himself, is old enough to understand that there's a new addition to the family, and she gets lots of time with baby while boy's at school, and time with boy once baby's asleep. He's also old enough to help out, getting stuff and can give baby bottle etc. On the other hand, parents had just started getting used to having time to themselves again, and they're that much older now, and have had to start again with all the baby stuff as the obviously have nothing from eight years ago.
Just wondering what you guys thought? Xx
Lets assume you decided to definitely have another baby.
Would you start trying right away? Or wait a while?
I have two friends on the opposite ends of the spectrum.
A, had one baby, and was pregnant again 4 months later. She says its lovely having the two young ones, they can grow up together, support each other, and she's already so used to the one, that dealing with the second was easy in terms of theory. However, she said she's dreading when they're older, arguments over toys, bed times, etc, she feels she didn't get much time with the first, and she's over the top exhausted.
B, had one baby, wanted another, and was told she couldn't. Seven years later, baby number two. She said it's lovely having such a big gap, the older is old enough now that he looks after/amuses himself, is old enough to understand that there's a new addition to the family, and she gets lots of time with baby while boy's at school, and time with boy once baby's asleep. He's also old enough to help out, getting stuff and can give baby bottle etc. On the other hand, parents had just started getting used to having time to themselves again, and they're that much older now, and have had to start again with all the baby stuff as the obviously have nothing from eight years ago.
Just wondering what you guys thought? Xx
