Crazy to think about baby 2 so soon??

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Help!!
I seriously think there is something wrong with me. DS is our first baby and is only 4 months, but I'm already thinking about how much I want to start trying for baby number 2. Ideally I'd like to start trying when DS is 8 months - does that make me crazy?
I have soooo many pregnant friends right now, and while I'm really happy for them, a tiny part of me is jealous that they have their gorgeous baby bumps. I loved being pregnant, so much. And DH and I want our babies to be close together. I'm sure it'd be hard in the beginning, but as an only child I want to have all my babies close together so they can grow and play, and we get the baby stages over while we're young.
But is 8 months too soon to try again? Am I mad? are there rules on this??? Anyone had babies too close and regretted not waiting longer?

I fell pg with DD2 when DD1 was 6mnths old.

I blame the kleenex advert that showed all those cute newborns in the nursery at hospital!

DDs are now 4 and 3 and are great! It is hard work (especially as I now have 14mnth old DS too) but the rewards do outweigh the negatives.

As long as you dont intend to sleep through the night anytime soon, then go for it!

You probably are crazy but you're not on you're own.

16m between dc2 and dc3,
15m between dc3 and dc4.

Never regretted it.

Go for it.

I have 14 months between two sets of twins. Now 34 months and 20 months.

As Loopymumsy said, sleep is an issue (though we are VERY good at ignoring them now) and I do get through dinner/bath time with a strong G&T but otherwise it is all good.

Its getting easier by the day and the kids are all great friends.

Everybody I know who has a less than 18 month gap says it can be harder work at the beginning (although there is an economy of scale by having them both on more or less the same schedule), but that they get through the baby stage faster and it becomes much, much easier as they leave toddlerhood.

A friend recently a set of triplets barely two years after a set of twins, so 5 under 3s, and they manage by having a very strict routine- proof that it can be done and retain sane parents!

Also, I should say, that ime 3-4 months is a dangerous time for feeling broody again- if you had a different ideal gap in mind before, you may change your mind again as your baby presents you with new challenges over the coming months. (teething, crawling, etc...)