Too soon for new baby?

[DunderBlue]

So basically I'm 8 weeks pp, 32 years old and Id been trying for 11 years for my baby. I never got pregnant and during my pregnancy there were a lot of problems that mean my next baby will be my last and I don't know whether I'll even be able to conceive again since I didn't get pregnant for 11 years before.
My partner and I have been desperate for children for years and now we've had our miracle baby we said right away we'd try for another as soon as I'd given birth. But I ended up having a cesarian section so the doctors told me I couldn't have a baby for 2 years or it would be dangerous.
Cards on the table, after 11 years and I'm now in my 30s I darent wait 2 years to try for another baby. We wanted lots of kids but we've settled on 2, and I always wanted them close together and I'm getting older now so I don't want to wait. I know there are risks and guidelines but I just wanna know, when did everyone else have baby number 2 if it was close to the first baby? Has anyone had any bad things happen because they didn't wait long enough?
And what's your opinion? Do I wait 2 years and potentially miss my chance to ever have another baby with my fertility problems or do I go for it and risk something dangerous happening because I go too soon?

I think you need to get medical advice, I thought the standard advice was to wait a year post section (that's what I was told) so I'd be wary of taking advice on here if you have particular medical issues that posters won't know about. We started trying after 15 months and have a 2y 3m age gap and it's fine. I was a couple of years older than you but conceived quickly so didn't have to deliberate. Best of luck, and congratulations!

I'm not sure why they've told you to wait 2 years unless there are other issues. I got pregnant 13 months after 1 section and only 6 months after another. The last pregnancy was a surprise but I didn't have any complications at all. No problems during pregnancy, birth or after. I was never told to wait a certain amount of time.

Definitely seek advice about your particular circumstances but I do empathise.

It took us 4 years to have DC1 so we decided to just crack on for DC2 thinking it would take a while/may not happen. I am now pregnant with DC2 and there will be a 15 month age gap. I did have an uncomplicated birth and pregnancy though. TBH I am a bit nervous about 2 under 2 and a year of full double nursery fees is stressing me out a bit so consider the practical side of things as well as the medical side. Thankfully DC1 is very chilled out and a great sleeper which helps.

I am older than you which was a factor in our decision - I’m mid/late 30s and DH is early 40s

If you heal well you should be ok to start trying 6 months to a year post section, I wouldn't go any earlier than that. The major risk is the new baby implanting over the scar and the placenta growing through the scar (accreta) or over your cervix (previa) these would both be really stressful and potentially dangerous complications so I would definitely wait at least 6 months minimum.
2 years is the advice the WHO gives as it's what's been studied, but lots of people get pregnant again sooner than that. It don't think it would be advised to try for a VBAC if there was less than 2 years between sections.