I want another baby??

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Currently got an 8month old

am I absolutely deluded? I’ve always wanted at least a 2 year age gap but I’m so bloody broody at the moment

someone talk me out of speaking to DH about this!!!!

I could have written this word for word. No help, but perfectly normal to feel this way...I think.

We only had a 14 months gap it was hard work as the younger one had silent reflux but no regrets over a small age gap.

I was ready for another about 2 weeks after birth 🤣 circumstances meant that I've had to wait 4 years to get pregnant again so I'm going to have an almost 5 year age gap

No harm in having the conversation

I got pregnant with DD when DS was 9 months.
i cant talk you out of it, because it’s the best!
i wont lie, it was a hard first few years. DS was the easiest baby and we thought we are just really good at parenting 🤦🏻‍♀️ DD was hard work from birth and DS was still quite dependent on me for everything too. He started acting up as well when his sister was born, probably because she got so much attention with all her crying and not sleeping!
Its hard! Really really hard!

But it changes for the better when they are older and more independent. Mine are 7 and 8 now and they are best friends. They keep themselves entertained for hours. They go outside to play together and have a similar friend circle. We have no issues picking an activity/movie/game that both kids enjoy.
They get along really well most of the time. When they were little they were constantly fighting and it was exhausting, but now they rarely fight and love to play together.

I think the factors stopping me are:

1. we want a bigger house so the kids won’t have to share rooms! But with the current market we want to wait for some normality re. Prices

2. I want to pay my credit card off when I start back at work on my full time wage. That’s about £2500 to pay and I want it gone by the time I’m pregnant again

I would really love 2 close but my heart knows those 2 factors stop me :( so I’m going to have to wait

I got pregnant when my first was 6 months old 😬 I won't lie it was hard work but I love how close they are now. Currently upstairs sleeping in the same bed together 🥰

Why would we talk you out of it? It's awesome that you had such a great experience as parent and that you want another.
The only thing I would warn you of is not to expect the second one to be easy too. He might be colicky.

I think it’s so normal at that age tbh op as it’s an easy age and they are so cute at his age. Personally for me things became a lot more challenging from 18 months and you can’t really imagine that when you have a. 8 month old. That said I think close ages are a good thing overall, you are in the baby stage anyway , they’ll have more in common age wise , closer in school years etc.

Could you afford two sets of nursery fees (if they’ll be going to nursery)?