When were you ready for baby #2?

Question

Our sweet girl is now a year old. And man, I LOVE THAT LITTLE TURD 💩 she is the brightest part of my day and we love her so much it hurts. But my husband and I have been talking about when we’d like to start trying again. Some days I’m like “yes, let’s do it! Right now! She needs a sibling!” We want them to be about 2 years apart. But then other days I start second guessing it. I think back to how damn hard it was with a newborn. How hard pregnancy was for me. How scary it was. How bad my anxiety got. Can I love another baby as much?? Can I give them both enough attention? Then I spiral down the drain in worry. Before we got pregnant I prayed so desperately for a baby. I wanted her so so badly. My heart ached for a baby. And now I’m so happy and content with one precious little girl. Have any other mamas or daddy’s out there felt a little scared or worried about having a second?

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My babies are 16 months apart, which is totally planned. I never really worried that one would get more love than the other. My mom told me a mother’s heart grows to be filled with love for all her babies. My LOs are now 2yrs and 3yrs and they are the best of friends, double trouble and the light of our lives. It was very hard the first month but once we figured out a routine that worked for us things got easier!

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I’m pregnant with baby #2 right now and my daughter turns 3 next month, she’ll be about 3.5 when the new baby is born. My partner wanted to wait a little longer but I felt that if we didn’t get pregnant this year or next year than it just wasn’t going to happen so I just had to take the leap. I just started taking some college classes and I’m eager to do more but decided I needed to get having and raising babies out of the way before I can really dedicate myself to school since I’m a sahm and plan to stay that way until #2 starts school. Our daughter also starts preschool this fall so I feel that will help in a lot of ways by giving me time with just the baby for a few hours a day after he/she is born as well as giving big sister the opportunity to makes friends and exert some energy outside of the home. I expect the first 2 months to be the hardest because lack of sleep and still needing to get my oldest to and from school on time. But we are all very excited and the timing seems to be perfect. Big sister is very involved with the pregnancy and it really fills my heart.

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My son is turning 3 in November and I'm currently pregnant with our 2nd and this baby's due date is Febuary 2020 . I'm glad we didnt wait to long to try again for another one ! I wanted my kids to be close in age . Between 2-3 years apart is the perfect age for me !

When were you ready for baby #2?

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