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AIBU?

To be really worried about my pregnancy.

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mameulah · 26/11/2014 14:26

I have conceived really quickly since giving birth, approximately nine weeks. Is there any reason why my body won't be able to carry a healthy baby through a healthy pregnancy because of this?

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FATEdestiny · 26/11/2014 14:31

No.

My firstborn was 16 weeks when I conceived with #2. I was exclusively breastfeeding when I conceived and all the way through the first two trimesters aswel.

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FATEdestiny · 26/11/2014 14:33

The siblings will be 11 months apart? Will they be in the same school year? That would be cool.

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FreeWee · 26/11/2014 14:35

Sex within 9 weeks of giving birth? Fair play to you! Congratulations. A few of my friends who had trouble conceiving the first quickly conceived the second. They all had happy healthy pregnancies (albeit a little tired... Smile)

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mameulah · 26/11/2014 14:37

Oh, I don't know. Will certainly try for that not to be the case.

I get the feeling my doctor doesn't really approve, did you get any negative feedback?

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Mammanat222 · 26/11/2014 14:38

Sex within 9 weeks of giving birth? Fair play to you!

I had to take the MAP 6 weeks post birth due to a broken condom and I'd just moved to comb feeding.

As long as you didn't have a C-section I am sure it will be fine. (sections you are meant to wait before getting pregnant for X amount of time?)

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Andrewofgg · 26/11/2014 14:39

FATEdestiny An HV (whom I knew socially) once told me that to have a You can't conceive while you are breastfeeding baby is the ultimate in middle-class Guardianism. Working-class women would have a My friend Sylv said it was safe standing up baby instead!

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Mammanat222 · 26/11/2014 14:39
  • combi feeding, not comb feeding.
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mameulah · 26/11/2014 14:49

This is our third!

Three babies in three years!

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MrsMarcJacobs · 26/11/2014 14:55

Congratulations on your pregnancy. The human body is amazing - sounds like you are super fertile (an I mean that in a complimentary way) Why not discuss your worries with your doctor. I am sure he/she will be able to offer sage medical advice on this subject and it may take some of the pressure off to hear it from a medical professional.

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MedusaIsHavingaBadHairday · 26/11/2014 16:45

I had three babies in 2 yrs 3 months.. no twins. Bodies are amazing, and can manage a lot!

Only thing I will say,... do your pelvic floor exercises as the third one just about did for mine!!!

Congrats!
(ps I had a 4th too, but 3 years later... Grin)

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MammaTJ · 26/11/2014 16:56

I am obese although I prefer the term cuddly had a c-section with DD towards the end of August. Then did pregnancy test on Christmas Day. DS was born early September.

The only real problem I had that was associated with the closeness was that I got carpol tunnel syndrome early on in pregnancy with DS which normally happens later on. The Dr said this, then went on to say 'but in your case, your body thinks you have been pregnant for a VERY long time'.

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kalidasa · 26/11/2014 16:56

I think the official advice is ideally to wait a bit longer to build your nutritional reserves etc back up again (which is maybe what your doctor has in mind), but in Western Europe, provided you are well nourished and had no major probs with the pregnancy/birth, I'm sure you'll be fine. As I remember there is some evidence that babies conceived very soon after a previous birth are slightly more likely to be a bit on the small side, but that's all really.

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Poolomoomon · 26/11/2014 17:00

I had three babies in two and a half years. Three really traumatic labours for different reasons, the second two nearly killed me. The smallest was 9 lbs 6, biggest was 10 lbs 3! I'm still here, they all made it and they're all fine. It's hard work, fecking exhausting but there's no reason why you won't have a normal healthy pregnancy. Congrats! Flowers

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Purplepoodle · 26/11/2014 18:08

It's not good for you as your own bodies reserves will be very depleted BUT it won't affect the baby. Babies are like little parasites (gorgeous ones of course!) but they take all the goodness out of your body that takes time to replenish, this doesn't happen if you have back to back pregnancies. You need to take extra good care of yourself and your nutrition.

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Purplepoodle · 26/11/2014 18:10

Esp watch your teeth - very prone to calcium loss

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MiaowTheCat · 26/11/2014 18:22

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ticktactoegivemeago · 26/11/2014 18:25

I think your supposed to wait abit longer but I'm having my 4th and my dd will have just turned 1 and I'm due 3 weeks later Shock

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Dropdeadfred2 · 26/11/2014 18:27

there's less than a year between me and my brother Grin Grin

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RoundRobinSparkles · 26/11/2014 18:36

My friend has two girls ten months apart, perfectly healthy! They're not going to be in the same school year as one is January birthday and the youngest is November.

The school I used to work at had two brothers who were ten months apart - one had a September birthday and one had a July one. They looked so different I didn't realise that they were brothers for ages! BlushGrin

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MammaTJ · 26/11/2014 20:18

As I remember there is some evidence that babies conceived very soon after a previous birth are slightly more likely to be a bit on the small side, but that's all really.

Ha, someone forgot to tell DS. He was 10lb 5ozs.

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Flowerfae · 26/11/2014 20:25

My son and daughter have 11 months between them, they are 9 and 10 now and in the same class at school. The only thing with the pregnancy with my daughter was that I had bad SPD, but I had it with my first pregnancy too just not as bad. Other then that it was fine, hard work with two close in age as babies but we managed.. I'm sure you'll be fine :)

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MiaowTheCat · 27/11/2014 08:16

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dancestomyowntune · 27/11/2014 08:22

I have a 13 month gap between my boys. I am ashamed to say I was devastated when I found myself pregnant with a three month old baby. But that was my easiest pregnancy.

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Quitelikely · 27/11/2014 08:22

In all honesty if the human body couldn't handle it we would be made in such a way that did not let it happen. Well that's my opinion anyway.

2 under 1 you've got your work cut out there. Worry about that if anything! Grin

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