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AIBU?

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Trying for second baby, 39...

57 replies

BeardyButton · 03/12/2020 22:15

Where to start...

I always wanted a big family. I thought three or four. But life got in the way. A lot of job insecurity and changes. A lot of moves. My first was not 'easy' - not well for the first year, but thankfully seems to have grown out of issues.

My head says its too late. We could afford another, but my job is a bit all over the place and my career would take a massive kick by having a maternity leave. I dont feel like I d have the energy.

But my heart cries out for another. Every time I see a baby, I physically ache to be pregnant again and bring another little person into our family. Everytime a friend announces a pregnancy or birth, while happy for them, I get really really upset (I hide it well though). Husband says our child is enough for him, but he will go ahead if it really means that much to me.

Our child is nearly five, so big age gap too.

So YABU - given age, career, age gap, unenthusiastic husband, etc, you are unreasonable to have another.

YANBU - follow your heart. You ll regret it bitterly in years to come if you dont. Husband wasnt amazingly enthusiastic about having first and now regularly says its the best thing that ever happened to him.

OP posts:
Wrenna · 04/12/2020 20:17

I had my first and only at 38, we wanted more but at 39 I went into premature menopause so that ended that. I would personally have been physically ok at 39 with another and I had a friend with children at a 5 year age gap that it’s worked out very well for.

Buttercream22 · 04/12/2020 20:30

Im due my 2nd and will be 38 when I give birth! It will be a 5 year age gap too and I'm not worried in the slightest about it.

MissConductUS · 04/12/2020 20:36

I had my first at 39 and my second at 41. Go for it. It was fine, both are in uni now and doing great.

LouJ85 · 04/12/2020 21:25

Our child is nearly five, so big age gap too.

My daughter is 14 and I'm currently 5 months pregnant with my second. Bloody hell if 5 is too big an age gap then I'm screwed with an almost 15 year age gap by time baby arrives!

Phyzzy · 04/12/2020 21:37

Trust me when you get to 60 your main regret wont be you wish you had concentrated on your career more
This is true, in spite of my age gap reservations I say go for it.
I had mine at 37 and 39. Only wish I'd started a few years earlier and I would have had more. But at 40 with two healthy children I decided to quit while I was ahead.
Also Dh is 9 years older so he's now 71 and DC are 22 and 24. Slim chance of being able to enjoy grandchildren.

RefuseTheLies · 04/12/2020 21:48

I'm 41 and pregnant. My dd is 5. This will be our last one, I think although we do have another embryo on ice at our ivf clinic...

AmIpg · 04/12/2020 22:42

OP, I am in EXACTLY your position. Will PM you!

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