When is right time for second baby ?

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Hi moms! 
When is a good time to TTC for the second baby? I realize the answer can vary for each family. But I am a stay at home mom for now and I’m 32 years old. I love being a mom and I would like to have all my children before 35 years of age. If you have more than one baby, when did you decide to have your second, third, or forth etc.

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I just had my first. I’d like her to be out of nappies when I start trying for my second.

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My girl is is 3.5 months and I’m pregnant again. We started trying when she was almost 3 months 😊

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We started trying when my first was 9 months. Think it just depends on you, how you’re feeling and how your birth went. Some people have Irish twins, both under 1 year

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I gave birth jan 30 but my son passed away a few days after birth, we’re gonna ttc from June.

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We waited until our second would be a little over 2 years old so that I could potty train him before next baby came! So I got pregnant when he was like almost a year and a half old. I ended up w twins though- so my pregnancy journey is officially over 🤣

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I had my first at 32, just had my second at 34.  My babies are about 22 months apart.  I think a lot of it depends on your babies personality and how well you handle pregnancy.   I had morning sickness for 20 weeks with my first and 23 with my second.  It was rough trying to take care of a toddler while dealing with it.  I also had a lot more trouble with prolapsing and back pain.  I feel like I maybe wouldn't haven't have had it quite so bad if I had gotten my core a little bit stronger first.  But that's me, and my first birth was pretty rough on my body. Plus my daughter didn't start sleeping through the night until 2 months before my second was born so it took me longer to heal.

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I waited until their first birthdays to start trying. Only because I was dead set on exclusively breastfeeding for at least a year and I didn’t want to risk drying up and having to switch to formula. I had 3 babies in a little less than 4 years. I’ll be trying a little sooner for number 4 (when my newest baby is 9 months) because from experience I don’t dry up until about week 15 and i also don’t tend to get my period back til after the year mark anyway so it’s not a big risk. I want to have 5 total but I also I wanna be done by 30 and I’m gonna be 28 next week.

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I waited until my son was 1 before trying again and got pregnant a month later. My two boys are 22 months apart and so far it’s been great. I did feel guilty being so tired when pregnant and not always able to keep up my toddler but I had read somewhere it takes a good 12 months for your body to recover from pregnancy so I wanted to wait. I was 33 with my first and wanted to give my body enough time to get back to normal again (which took a good 9-10 months). Maybe if I was younger and bounced back quicker I would have tried earlier. We plan to wait the same for #3.

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My daughter was 3 years old before we decided to try for another. She is super high energy and I just couldn't handle another kid before she was out of diapers and a bit more self sufficient. 😅 She turned 4 just before her baby brother was born in January and it's the perfect age gap for us. She loves him and can help me out a little bit here and there. I'm almost 34 and I still find it challenging to balance two kids even when one can get her own snacks, so i'm sure there's no right answer.

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We are going to start trying when my daughter is 1 years old I had a c-section with my first

When is right time for second baby ?

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