When did you start trying for a second baby and why?

[mintich]

Curious about how long people left it to get pregnant again?

When DS1 turned 2 I realised if I wanted a smallish age gap I better get cracking on the next one.

We started trying again when ds was 2. I'm 33 and as it took 4 years to conceive DS I didn't want to waste any time. In the end it took 7 months to fall pregnant so we'll have a 3 years and 4 months age gap.

When DD1 turned one. It took three years to conceive her so we assumed it would be a similar amount of time.

DD2 was conceived second month of trying.

We started TCC when Ds was three/four months. I was lucky and fell pregnant straight away.

We wanted a small age gap and I was desperate to give birth again. I think it was hormonal because now I'm pregnant I'm actually pretty nervous!

When DD1 was 18 months because it took me 8 months to get pregnant with her and we wanted a 3ish year gap. Of course DD2 was conceived first month of trying!! So we have a 2 yr 1 monthish gap. Tough first 3 months but now I wouldn't change it.

Just before DS1 turned 3.

Waited until DS was 18 months as we worked out he'd be eligible for free nursery hours by the time I finished maternity leave for dc2.

3 years and 6 mc later... wish I hadn't bothered waiting!

Pregnant when dc1 was about 20mo. Lost it at weeks.

Pregnant again when she was 2y2m; carried to term so had dc2 when dc1 was 2y10m

Started trying not long before #1 turned 3. She was a terrible sleeper and the first year was a fucking hard slog. I went back to college when she was 1, with the intention of going on to uni. Thought I wouldn't want any more kids for ages and was happy to leave it indefinitely. Got into first choice uni, started course, had a terrible time, #1 became brilliant fun, I settled into parenting, revised my earlier opinions about having another. Started getting v broody when she was about 2. Lasted a year and then dropped out, got pg and mc x2, got pg again and had baby #2 with a 4 year age gap. Great in many ways but #2 is now 1 and we are going for #3 as would ideally like a much smaller gap this time.

When ds was 14 months and got lucky first time. That's the problem- I was 37 so it could have taken ages but you have to be prepared for a one hit wonder.

I decided the minimum age gap I could cope with was 2.5 years, which just so happened to coincide with DS1 becoming an absolute delight at about 20 months and sleeping through the night (which I find rather aids conception). It didn't last, and now I have a 26mo and an 8wo, neither of whom sleep much

When DC1 turned 1, as we were aiming for a two year age gap. DC2 is now due in a few months and we'll have a 22 month gap, so we're happy.

My maths is totally out on account of aforementioned 8wo! DS1 is 31mo!

It took about 5mos ttc to start DD1. She was/is amazing but v. hard work - totally high maintenance, even now. That said, for the first year or so I was still totally besotted and could not imagine having another - it seemed disloyal somehow. Plus, she was a rubbish sleeper and I was a very green, new mummy so it took a while for her to start sleeping through the night and she's always been an early (and noisy, demanding) riser. Thus, many friends had a second almost on the back of the first but I waited an extra year.

When I started wanting a second, it took me a few months to convince DH. I think he was horribly surprised that we were first time lucky - no sooner had we finished the convo on the way to a wedding in another county than we DTD and boom! DC2 was on the way. So now there's 3yrs + 1 day between them. This has meant that we are able to re-use everything without overlap - pushchairs, carseats, clothes, etc.

When DD turned 1 because I'm old and it was the smallest age gap we could make work financially. The next one is due 2 weeks before DD turns 2. After I've taken a year maternity leave DD will be turning 3 as I return to work and we'll get some free hours at nursery.

Took well over 2 years to conceive DD. Started trying again when she was 7 months. Got my bfp with DS a couple of days before her 2nd birthday, so almost 18 months trying. 2yrs 8m age gap, probably a slightly bigger gap than I wanted but nice all the same.

Just after dd turned 3 as we couldn't afford to have two in nursery so needed a 4 year age gap. Dd2 was born slightly early 5 days before dd1's 4th birthday.

We have been trying four months for no 2.DS turns 2 in a few weeks.

We wanted a small age gap so started trying the month DS turned 1, and I fell pregnant the second month of trying. He'll be about 21 months old when DD is born - I'm sure it'll be knackering but I'm so pleased they'll grow up together.

Age was also a factor as I'll be 32 when DD is born and I hoped to be done and dusted before I reached 35. No judgment at all of those who conceived later than this, this was just our personal preference based on our circumstances. We had reason to believe I may struggle not to get pregnant but to stay pregnant, hence trying a little earlier than the rest of our peers - although thankfully this wasn't the case.

Waited till my periods returned when DS was 23 months (still fed on demand till 21 months and he was a bit of a boob monster). Figured my body was then ready. He'll be 34 months when his little sister arrives :)

Dh wanted a 2y gap, so when DD was 15m. I thought that might be quite hard work but it would be fine, no way we would be successful first time there's 2 years and 9 days between dc

I'm due baby number 2 in December and my first has not long turned 6 x

Couldn't really afford to have 2 kids in childcare at the same time so we ttc baby no 2 after dd turned 3. Fell pregnant after 5 months and gave birth to ds 2 months ago. Am happy with the 4 year gap between dd and ds. Still undecided whether I will try for a 3rd, as would like a similar age gap but would mean that I would be in early 40s and I found last pregnancy quite hard so not sure if I really want to go through it again.

As soon as my periods returned after DC1. Did the same when ttc DC3.

When DS was 18 months old we decided we were going to start trying for another in a couple of months (we had a big trip coming up with lots of very long flights and I didn't want to do that with a toddler and sickness) .

We started trying when he was 20 months old, and fell pregnant when he was 26 months old, so it took 6 months second time round - this surprised us as DS1 was conceived on a one off night of un-careful passion 6 weeks before our wedding!