2 under 2 - reassurance!

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So I'm currently almost 9 weeks pg with dc2, there will be a 20 month gap when this one arrives. I'd got my head around that and all is fine but after my booking in appointment yesterday the midwife mentioned taking extra iron due to having two pregnancies close together.

I'd not heard of this so then I fell down the Google rabbit hole of two babies close together and possible low birth wait, pre term labour and the rest of it. Please put my mind at rest and tell me it's all just ifs, but and what ifs!!

My second and third were 17m apart. I had a healthy pregnancy although my SPD was awful. Dd3 was 9lb10!!! They are in consecutive school years and have always been close. The early years were a blur but I loved it. Double buggies are brilliant for napping at the same time.

I am currently 10+6 with DC5, there will be a 22m gap, so just squeezing into 2 under 2 again.

It's always scary when you Google and I remember having similar fears with 2&3.

Good luck!

I had 3 under 2, my eldest was 18 months when my twins were born. I did take iron but that was because of having multiples. They are all fine as am I! The twins were 6lb 3oz and 5lb 6oz which is massive for 35 week twins! And the 35 week birth was a twin thing too, not having 2 pregnancies so close together. Congratulations, it’s chaos but brilliant having them close in age, mine are 4 and 3 now and best friends most of the time.

I had a 14 month age gap between my first two and had no issues at all. 2 under 2 was wonderful. You just need to look after yourself and ignore Google for now. Good luck OP! It's great having 2 under 2.

Wow you guys are absolute troopers! Thank you all for the words of encouragement, it means a lot!

I have a 20 month old and a 2 month old, i found i was a bit more fed up in the second pregnancy but i think it jist felt like i was either pregnant or breastfeeding for ages. I had a really straightforward waterbirth, no complications and actually easier than my first birth, my DD was born on her due date and a healthy 8 pounds 4

Congrats!! 20 months between my eldest and it's fab. Take iron supplements religiously as it does have a bit of an impact on the body when babies are so close (or it did on me anyway but I'm old and knackered ) Getting a good double buddy and managing simultaneous napping is the holy grail! It's a great gap, I call mine 'the twins'. I had a third and for many reasons the gap was larger (2.5 years) and I realised how good that smaller gap was in lots of funny ways...It's tiring but hugely rewarding :)

Oh actually I second what showgirlie said actually I was hugely hugely grumpy for the whole second pregnancy tbh, felt endless - but still zero regrets about the small gap! How we forget