Anyone with a small age gap?

[Lou98]

Hi! Does anybody have two kids close in age? My wee boy is about to turn 6 months and I just found out this morning I’m pregnant again!
It wasn’t planned but now I’m freaking out slightly about only having a 14 month age gap between the two!

How did you find it? Was it easier going from 1 to 2 than you thought? Pros, cons etc? I’m so nervous now

@ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba thank you, that is really great to hear and makes me feel much better!

One thing I have really been struggling with is the guilt, I feel so guilty that when I should be fully focused on my son hitting his milestones etc I'm going to also have a new baby splitting my focus, I feel as though I've almost taken something away from him there and let him down. It's so hard to explain but the guilt is definitely real!

Congratulations @Lou98. Tell me more about your contraception fail - stalking this board and conception for threads about condom failure. The one we used seemed perfect but I still have a niggle. Not quite late yet!

I have three in under two years (second one was twins).

Intense but great for them.

Also my sister and I are 15 months apart. We're now early forties and best friends.

There's nothing better than a close sibling (but obvs at times through childhood will also feel like there's nothing worse).

@Lou98

you won't take anything away from him, you are not letting him down.
what if you had twins or triplets the first time round? would you feel guilty about splitting your attention?
in the nicest possible way: don't be daft. stop it with the guilt already. you are wasting precious energy feeling bad about something that hasn't even happened yet and might not ever happen.
enough with the doom & gloom. it will be fine!

besides it's good for kids to learn that they have to wait, share, take turns.
they don't even need your undivided attention 24/7.

I'd say something like this
www.online4baby.com/ickle-bubba-venus-prime-double-pushchair-stroller-3pc-bundle-with-cocoon-and-raincover-black?istCompanyId=de21a2a3-8ec8-4653-bd6c-4559fe95eb33&istFeedId=7d9bc8c6-c509-4e2d-81e8-cad6c9102c34&istItemId=pirilqplp&istBid=t&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8p2MBhCiARIsADDUFVEzkllrD_gMB7mn8P5MoDqOffNDvVcCdnMDbsKBxpE7WyLzAFPvMSwaAuejEALw_wcB
I wanted side by side so both could see the world rather than one looking at the back of the seat however the one I bought was too wide for a standard doorway so if I was doing it again I'd go for one behind the other 🙈 or actually measure and compare with normal household doorways before I bought. Shops always have wide doorways so wasn't til I got mine home that I realised I'd have to put the pram outside to then load the kids up!
Mine was a maxi cosi Dana for 2 which I bought cos you could click the car seat into a toddler chair but seems to be discontinued.