This is not an 'AIBU' so much as a 'Am I being sensible?' and I would be interested to know if anyone has any experience of this...
DS is just 3, and will start school Sept 13, so will be young for his year. He is a lovely and bright child but also very sensitive, likes things 'just so', doesn't adapt well to change in routine, takes a while to warm up to new people etc. Moving rooms at nursery is always a couple of weeks of misery. So I'm assuming that starting school might be tough for him, at least initially.
Meanwhile, we are thinking about TTC number 2 soon. We weren't initially sure if we wanted a second child at all, but after much discussion have decided that we do.
SO... here comes the question bit... I had thought we might start trying soon, but avoid trying to get pregnant at a time that would mean a new baby would arrive between say August and November next year, i.e. when DS will be starting school. Does this sound like a sensible precaution, or unnecessary anxiety? Did anyone have a new baby around the time their first child started school? I am 35, and my DH 42 so, although by no means 'old', I don't feel like we have all the time in the world and maybe avoiding months of trying just to make my own/DS's life easier in the very short term is madness.
Any thoughts welcome!