I want another baby.... or do i?

[bababoo]

Didn't really know which topic to put this in but...

My DS is now 8 months old, and i'm feeling like i would love another baby (even though i didn't like being pregnant, know i would have no time for myself/dp etc). Is it just the hormones, as my mum warned me?

And the big thing that bothers me really, is it fair to only have one? I absolutely love my brothers and sisters, we are close and they make all the difference, but DP doesn't feel they're as important. What do you think?

I've just had my second, concieved when DS was about 8 months. We always wanted two close in age. It has been hard to organise two young ones but I love that they will grow up together and already DS seems to have accepted his sister which I imagine can be tougher when a child is older.

its not often tougher when a child is older as they have their own friends by then and want to play with them more rather than with you.

I am 28 weeks pregnant with no 2 - conceived when DS was 5 months old - I didn't plan it but then again didn't stop it IYSWIM and having had a long wait due to endometriosis with DS didn't expect it to happen so soon. Friends who've had babies close in age seem to say that the first few years are hard work but well worth it when they're a little older and can do so much with each other - time will tell!!
Good luck btw, i had a very sick pg, emergency c-sec after 23 long hours and swore that he would be an only child!!! Sickness in this pregnancy subsided by week 20 and with a little one to run after all day you soon forget about all your own worries and ailments.

Best of luck x

ChaCha, congrats!!

My ds is 19mo and I keep having wee episodes of broodiness too. But tbh I think I am just going all gooey about when ds was tiny - in reality I don't feel ready to cope with another (yet). But then I have never had any set ideas about how many children I wanted or age gaps. I don't think you can plan it too much - there are advantages and disadvantages to every kind of family setup.

Expat!!!! Will have to find a thread where i can catch up on all your news! It's been ages!

Excellent news!

DD2 is 11 months and I am broody.

I have 5. The more the better. Less pressure on the child too. 2 years ago when we were organising my mother's period of dying and then funeral and now with problems over my father it has been so helpful that we are three sibilings. I have another friend who is on his own and his mother died and everything falls just to him.

My H is an only child and hates the feeling he would have been all alone in the world had he not met me before is folks died.

dp started talking about how another baby would be nice last night!must be catching!

i'd have another in a heart beat - apart form the sleepless nights! lol. DH thou is only wanting one more but I just can't imagion the next time i'm PG it will be the last iycwim so we have a few issues to work thru. we were going to properly ttc again in the spring when boy will be about 14/15 months. he's 9 months now btw, and the broodiness hasn't left really - and isn't helped by mums bringin NB's to tots to get me broody again!