Pregnancy soon after pregnancy!

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I'm finding it really hard to find anything to relate to on the Internet and was wondering if anyone else has fallen pregnant a few months after having a baby?

This is my 3rd successful pregnancy my eldest is 10 and my other daughter was born in December and I am currently 8 and half weeks pregnant (we wanted a small age gap and didn't know how long it could take to conceive, not long apparently 😂) I seem to have a little bump going on already which I'm so confused about as the baby is the size of a raspberry? Thought it might be bloat but it doesn't change throughout the day and is seeming to stay put, Is this normal? Could it be a bump already?

Any advice on juggling 2 babies under the age of 1 will be helpful too or any advice at all , doesn't seem to be a lot of info out there for this situation x

It could well be a little bump. Your stomach muscles will be weaker after subsequent pregnancies and a bump can form much quicker. Congratulations!

May I ask what it’s like having a 10 year age gap then knowing you’re having 2 close together? Was your daughter happy to be an only for many years? I’m asking because we have a 15 month old but we won’t be able to afford another child for quite some time. I’d like to be financially settled and then have another 2 close together.

I thought it might be a little bump, just in disbelief as the baby is so small 😂

I had my daughter at 17 and it was just me and her for a few years so I knew I wasn't going to have another for a long time or at all until I met my husband. I think she did pine to be a big sister and did miss out to be honest but now she is older she appreciates it so much more I think, she is like a little second mum and loves her little sister so much! She doesn't feel envious at all that these will be close in age she is just over the moon to have another sibling. I tried to have another close together as I already have everything so financially it's benificial to me and I have the room for one more in the house. Depends on what you can manage at the end of the day, there is no right or wrong x

Hey I’ve just find out I’m pregnant with a second baby 6months after giving birth. I’m at a loss though because my partner says we aren’t ready for a second one but I feel like we can manage and I don’t think he’s gonna change his mind. Has any got any advice regarding this? Tia x

I also had a very big gap and then two with a tiny gap and it all worked out really well. They are all grown up now and get on very well.

Congratulations on your expected new arrival. As a mum of three, my eldest was 3, my second was 15 months - then I had my third! Three children under 3 panicked me too! But the eldest helped out, and tbh, three is no different to two. You just need to be organised. My husband worked long hours so I looked after them by myself most of the time. They are now 39, 38 and 37. Wouldn't have had it any other way.

My dd3 was 3 months old when i found out i was pregnant, turned out the be twins

They qre 9,9,10 now dont ask me how i did as i its all a blurrrrr 😂

I was pregnant again 8 weeks after giving birth to my first dc. I'd had years of fertility treatment for DD1 and so this news was very very welcome as I thought it would never happen again, let alone naturally.

There are 12 months between them. Have to say the first year with a one year old and newborn is pretty hard. mainly lack of sleep! But, other than that it was brilliant. They are really close now they are older too.

Only advice I'd give is put routine in place for your first as soon as is feasible and def before baby 2 arrives. I think my saving grace was dd1 having a set bedtime and although would wake in the night often, was able to settle quickly again.

And be prepared for you and your dh to be swapping beds for a few months. Can't count the number of times dd2 would wake and end up in our bed and dd1 would wake and dh would go and settle her in her bed and vice versa(she was in a single bed by 14 months so we could reuse the same cot). Doing this though meant everyone actually got some sleep as they would always settle quickly this way.

And I was against dummies at the start. But they are a godsend. Both got rid at age 2 so really was no issue at all but was such a good way to soothe them to sleep.

Good luck! It'll be amazing and you'll smash it OP