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TTC baby #2

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Mommabear20 · 06/10/2020 10:44

For all us mammas trying for baby #2!

First month of trying here! Fell pregnant in the first month last time so 🤞🤞

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Waffle10 · 07/10/2020 10:49

@Mommabear20 the small age gap will be worth all the hard work of those first few years, my DNs are really close in age and get along great!

@Waiting4another do you find the OPKs work? I've got some to try this month but I've heard mixed reviews.

@Char899 that would be a great age gap too! That was our initial thinking for an age gap but then covid hit and we waited

Waiting4another · 07/10/2020 10:41

@Mommabear20 Wow, that’s great, hopefully no issues with your cycles then - I am thinking of weaning too if I don’t get AF back soon - I am so bad at waiting! Last time when I came off contraception I thought I had to get AF before trying, so it was a shock when I just got pregnant, but now that I know that is a possibility I am driving myself crazy hoping I will ovulate soon and going through a million of the OPK strips!

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Mommabear20 · 07/10/2020 09:19

@Waiting4another I've had 1 cycle which seemed normal but not 100% sure. Yeah Baby girl is formula fed, tried breastfeeding but my body just wasn't on board with that 😂

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Waiting4another · 07/10/2020 08:31

@Mommabear20 I don’t think it is stupid at all, I feel like I could easily have a second right now, but that would have meant getting pregnant at 7 months, and who knows how long it will take to actually get pregnant! I feel like I should have started trying at 3 months too!
Are your normal cycles back now at 3 months?
That is one major downside of breastfeeding they don’t tell you about! Is your bub on formula?

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Mommabear20 · 07/10/2020 06:53

@Waiting4another yeah it feels completely stupid right now but we know (well believe 😂) it'll be worth it in the long run! We have a niece who just turned 1 and another niece due at Christmas so having mother now would mean they were all within a 2 year age bracket and no one would end up being left out (hopefully!)

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Waiting4another · 06/10/2020 23:18

@Mommabear20 wow 3 months! I kind of wish I did that too! A good friend has two daughters very close in age and they are thick as thieves it is wonderful
@Char899 my DS is 16 months now, I would have tried earlier but COVID put me off initially
@Waffle10 @Char899 Hope you both get your sticky beans too!
I am desperate for a second now too, wish AF would hurry up and show up!
That said with DS it never showed up at all, I just got pregnant 45 days after going off contraception! Lucky me

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Mommabear20 · 06/10/2020 21:06

Haha I don't know if brave is the word I'd choose! 😂 we know the first few years are going to be really difficult but we're willing to endure it to then have them close as they get older.
Also gets all the nappies out of the way in one go 😂

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Char899 · 06/10/2020 19:37

@Waffle10 Haha yes 2 under 2 is a terrifying thought but I guess it must work or else people wouldn’t do it!

Mine is nearly 19 months. I was hoping for a 2.5ish year age gap Smile

Waffle10 · 06/10/2020 19:30

@Char899 my little one has just turned 2. Only started feeling broody again, the thought of having two under 2 wasn't appealing to me haha! What about you? How old is your little boy?

Char899 · 06/10/2020 18:30

@Mommabear20 fingers crossed you get your close age gap! Your braver than me that’s for sure! Smile

@Waffle10 @Waiting4another how old are your little ones? Hopefully you get your bleed soon! It’s so annoying being in limbo. Same thing happened to me, it turned up after about 6 weeks in the end so fx yours will too 🤞🏼

Waffle10 · 06/10/2020 18:06

@Char899 cycle has just started so not in either yet haha! Came off the pill a couple of months ago so hoping will catch quickly again like last time.

@Mommabear20 & @Waiting4another fingers crossed for you both too!

Char899 · 06/10/2020 16:50

@Waffle10 thank you 😊 what cd are you on? Are you in the bd stage or the waiting stage lol

Waffle10 · 06/10/2020 16:45

@Char899 fingers crossed this is your month! Smile

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Mommabear20 · 06/10/2020 16:26

@Waiting4another our DD is 3 months! We know it's soon but we want a close age gap so they can (fingers crossed) be friends and have similar interests in the future

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Char899 · 06/10/2020 15:35

Hiii, second month trying here! Ovulated a couple of days ago so I’m in my 2ww now! Desperate for my little boy to have a baby brother or sister :)

Waffle10 · 06/10/2020 13:27

Hello, first month of trying here too. It didn't take long the first time either for us so hoping for the same this time!

Waiting4another · 06/10/2020 12:15

How old is your first?

Waiting4another · 06/10/2020 12:14

Me too @Mommabear20
Fingers crossed it doesn’t take us long the second time around either!
I am still breastfeeding though and have not yet ovulated or had a bleed after coming off contraception last month, so starting to get worried that it might take a while...

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