To have only just realised I could be pregnant

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DP and I have only DTD once since DS was born, about 2 months ago due to combination of him working away and cosleeping making it difficult. We didnt use protection as I'm EBF and it was kind of a 'fuck it' moment.

Last two days have had awful gas, bloating and weird metallic taste in my mouth. Was burping endlessly in the car and DP said 'haha wow the only time I've seen you this bad is when you were pregnant'. It was just a passing comment but thinking about it I do feel exactly as I did a year ago when in first trimester.

Oh God I'm pregnant aren't I?! I need to take a test but it's 1am and I'm panicking. 5mo is asleep next to me.

Don't even know what I'd do. I'd love another baby but how the hell would we cope with a just 1 year old and a newborn? Oh lordy.

our = out

Just saying in case it does. Like mine

I know someone with a 15 month age gap between her first 2 and she said that was much easier than her 3rd who was 4 years younger than the middle child, because with the first 2 she didn't have to do school runs etc

I fell pregnant when my first was 10 months and I found a 10 month old a lot easier to manage through the sickness etc than I am finding it now with a 3.5 year old and a 2 year old! I now have to get out to get 3.5 year old to preschool etc

Congratulations! Hope dp took the news well, what a lovely way to start the year x

@NameChangeSoSisCantFindMeAhhhh

Congratulations! I'm pregnant with my second DC and my first is only 7mths old (will be 14-15mths old if all goes to plan, when DC2 is born mid August).

I'm also on the August antenatal group on MN so don't know if you'd be due around about the same time, but if you are come and join us and we can freak out manage the small age gap together.

Thanks for the pram tips everyone.

We had the Oyster Max which was quickly superfluous as once DD was walking at 14 months she rarely went into it! Or we went out as a family so could have a pram / buggy each, or the youngest was in a sling.

Our two are really close; it's very sweet. Obviously I've no idea about other age gaps as we stuck at 2 (I'm older and wanted our family to be complete before I turned 40, so the small gap was very much planned), but you will be fine with 13 months! (Your bin will be very heavy due to nappies for a while though!)

Congratulations op!

My eldest was 9 months old when I found out I was expecting number 2 (unplanned, well 6 months sooner than we had planned). They are 18 months almost to the day apart. It's been hard at times but they're now 2 and 6 months old and it'll be lovely watching them grow together.

As for prams we went for a mountain buggy duet, it's side by side double but the same width as our large single pram. Our front door is very narrow but it fits through no problem. I didn't want one of those doubles where the baby at the bottom can't see. In the early days I used the sling and the single pram, but we had a big baby so he got too heavy quite soon.

It'll work out just great. I think it's just the getting your head around having another baby when you already have one that's hard, that's what I found anyway.

Please let us know how it went when you told DH?
Congratulations!

When I had my son 2 years ago, I was repeatedly told that breastfeeding is not contraception and I heard the hospital staff telling the other new parents on the ward. I’m shocked that this isn’t happening everywhere.

Likewise, Teaches (although a lot longer ago). It was in all the breastfeeding and post-natal leaflets and if you hadn't been kitted out already, contraception was part of the six week check.

Congratulations OP. You can make it work, won't be easy but worth it. Save all you DS's clothes etc and reuse them.

Congratulations! Like so many others have said, it is a busy time having them close together but I'd far rather it that way. We have 18 months between DD and DS1 and 20 months from DS1 to DS2. I remember on the morning DD started full time school a boy in her class was being dropped off by his mum who had just given birth to her second child and I couldn't think of anything worse than nurturing one as far as school age and then going all the way back to nappies and sleepless nights with the second. By the time my daughter was 6 I had two in school full time and one in the nursery at school 5 mornings a week and was starting to get back my life as a person, not just a mum.

Oh yes, holey, we've said that too. The further we get from newborn / nappies, the less we want to go back there!

My two youngest were born 13 months apart and it was actually far easier than when I had "sensible " gaps between the others. Yes its tiring but also wonderful company for each other . Congratulations , try not to stress and above all, enjoy .

Congratulations!!!!!

Congratulations! We have four children with five years between oldest and youngest. It's been full on, but every year gets easier.

Congratulations OP
I hope your DH has taken the news well.

I have 5 DC and when the youngest was born our oldest had just turned 7, our 2nd had just turned 5, our 3rd had just turned 3 and our 4th was 12 months, he was a little surprise although we both knew we were playing with fire

The pregnancy was harder, probably because I had 4 other boys to run after too and there were concerns about the baby in early pregnancy and then again in the last two months which actually all turned out to be fine but TBH I didn't find the 12 months gap any harder than the 2 year gap we had with our other boys.

Congratulations, what awesome new year news!

Congratulations, it will be hard but you will manage,but in your favour it will also be over quicker.

Jeanneweany

WTAF? Sorry for your brother and mother, but what is the point of posting something like that on this thread?
The vast majority of babies and mothers will be fine.

I remember that feeling so well, with having a baby and expecting another one. My three are all 14 months apart, though the youngest was meant to be 17 months younger than the middle one, but she had different ideas and arrived 9 weeks early! It is hard, but not impossible. You'll remember moments like them all being asleep for a daytime nap AT THE SAME TIME! Only happened once, but it was bliss. They played together so much. Sadly, they aren't as close now, but they do care for each other and I am sure they will always be there for each other as they get older.
As for prams, I had a one seat in front of the other which meant it could get into shop doorways easily. I also had a wheeled step for my eldest to stand on if she got tired (I did a lot of walking as I couldn't drive).
My friends had phil and teds and loved them. They are great bought second hand and have a good resale value too.
Good luck OP! Hope you are feeling ok now.

Congratulations! So exciting! Iv got a 9 month old and I'm due again in July! We got a bugaboo donkey as we can use it as a single till number 2 is here! 😁

OP how are you? How did OH take the news?

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Just been thinking about you and wondering how you're getting on. How did your DH take the news?