Small age gap!

[Mrstobe90]

My husband and I were planning to start trying for DC2 next June. We've been dtd without protection but I was tracking my cycle and avoiding fertile week... well that didn't work! Lol

My DD is 9 months so there'll be a 16-18month age gap (depending on how far along I am). I'm really nervous I won't cope.

Anyone else have a similar gap between DC?

I'm 27w pregnant with twins and our DS is 14m so will have a 16/17m gap, we also have a 4yo DD! I'm panicking a bit about how I'm going to cope but having spoken to other people that have small age gaps they say you just get on with it even though it's a bit of a blur! I've started DS in nursery 2 mornings a week to give me a bit of a break and to give me some one on one time with the twins once they are here.

My bro & sis are 51w apart 🙈 and whilst my mum said it was hard work once they were both toddling they entertained each other and they are still great friends to this day!

16 month age gap is A M A Z I N G

I'm 4m preg with a 7m old 😁
They'll be a 13/14 month gap. I'll be shattered initially but I'm really excited about a small age gap and them sharing their childhoods so closely together.
16m is good. They can walk, are beginning to communicate, you can distract with toys if you need a moment and they have enough of an attention span to watch a bit of tv while you get a chore or two done.
😊
Congratulations x

I'm also 8 weeks pregnant and DS is 10 months

A 16 month gap is bloody hard work at first, but really lovely as well. My two are best friends & so close. And it can't have been too bad because I had a third DC a couple of years later

To be honest, I find 2 a much harder age than 16 months so I don't think it will make much difference.

Had similar age gap. Dcs are now 19,18,17,16 and 15.

Just under 14 months between my first two (now adults). It was hard work (cloth nappies and a twin tub anyone?) but I just got on with it. It was good in that number 1 couldn't really remember a time without number 2 and they played together really well.once number 2 was old enough.

I had 16 month age gap, and yes it is hard work, but it does get easier once you have a routine established. (took me about 6 months before I got into a comfortable routine - but everyone is different). If you have a good support network around you, that can be a godsend.

It was so lovely watching my two grow up really close, only one school year apart (so shared a lot of friends - all the way through to senior school).
They are now 22 and 21 and have a brilliant relationship.
I would do it all again in a heartbeat!

Thank you all for your replies! I can't wait for them to be little friends 

Oh my gosh @MrsY87! Twins!! That must be exciting! Good idea to put your dd in nursery for a couple of mornings a week.

Congratulations to everyone who is expecting!

When I found out I was pregnant with my DD, I was so excited! With this pregnancy, I have a really bad feeling and I don't know why. I feel guilty for feeling like this but I can't help it.

I'm 24 weeks pregnant with DD2 and DD1 has just turned 11 months. So they'll be around 16 months between them both. 😊

I have a 13 month age gap and felt exactly the same when I found out I was pregnant again. How would I love the new baby as much as I do the first? I felt guilty and wondered how on earth I'd cope. But it's great! Hard work, especially for the first few months or even the first year, but then it does get easier and if (like me) you only want to have two then you get all the sleepless nights etc out of the way quickly and know you're not going back to that stage again.

My only advice is to take whatever help anyone wants to give you because it is hard work and tiring. If you can put the older one into childcare for a day or two a week you'll be really thankful for that time.

Congratulations!!

Thank you for the advice! It's comforting to know that others are coping with 2 under 2. I'm just feeling overwhelmed tbh but I know once the pregnancy feels more 'real', I'll get excited.
At the moment I just can't wrap my head around it!