6 weeks post partum and pregnant again.

[Saraahh]

Sums it up.

Blimey. I thought sex was regarded as unsafe before 6 weeks pp.

There was a mum at a toddler group I used to go to this happened to. She got pregnant around 4 weeks pp so first child was 10 months when sibling was born. She managed absolutely fine.

That's uncanny - I know someone who this happened to and SHE is called Sarah!!! Also two sisters when I was a kid, both in the same school year but not twins, which always confused me as a child!

Anyway, friend had two little girls, OP and after the shock wore off was really happy about it. Everyone assumes they're twins!

But if she ovulated 3 weeks after delivery she couldn’t know she’s pregnant again yet. I mean, outside chance with very early testing but why would you be testing? Fascinating.

Well she could be, if she ovulated 3 weeks after delivery then she’s classed as 5 weeks pregnant now, test would have shown positive a week ago.

It's not. https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/labour-and-birth/after-the-birth/early-days/#:~:text=Sex%20and%20contraception,and%20emotional%20changes%20are%20different.

...? You can test positive from ~10 days after ovulation. OP is presumably 2-3 weeks post.

Some very interesting comments on other people's sex lives on here! We all had different deliveries, bleed differently and felt different. I bleed for 2 days and did not feel like I had given birth. Granted my first was only 3lb!

Of course you would be able to know 3 weeks post ovulation.

If she ovulated at 3 weeks she could test positive at 4.5 weeks with an early test and 5 weeks with a normal test, shes now 6 weeks.

She could test for loads of reasons, I found out about DD because I was due to take medication you can't take while pregnant so took a test on the million to one chance of being pregnant (given double infertility and needing IVF) and guess what... it was a million to one win.

There are 46 weeks between me and my sister, so about the same as your two will be. We had a double pram and were more or less treated like twins once the first year was over.

Depends which website you read. You are more prone to infection and hemorrhage

I have to our myself as a RC abortion in my opinion is only acceptable if it's only necessary to save the mother's life.

I except that I will get some come-back on this, but my DH's mother was adopted in the 1920's, if she'd had an abortion my DH, my DCs & GCs would never have existed. 2 of my DCs served in the special forces & God only knows how many lives they saved by putting their lives at risk. My DH is a nurse &, again how many people has she helped at the end of their lives & how many lives she's saved. All because <call her Sarah> had the heartbreak of her daughter being <forcibly> adopted which was so wrong.

We have discovered DH's mother's real name & one of our GD is named after her.

If you are still bleeding from birth yes, if not then you aren’t.

Thats not relevant to this post.
Plus, using your own daft argument, how many evil people would NOT have been born and the world would be been better for it?
But as I say, the OP has not mentioned abortion but even if she had, you saying how your family wouldn't exist is completely irrelevant.
The OP has not mentioned abortion. People don't need to discuss it ir their opinions on it.

Not all siblings with close age gaps get along. Not all siblings with large gaps aren’t close. I’m about to have a second child with a 5 year age gap due to secondary infertility. Hoping they will get on ok. Posts like this are quite flippant, i don’t think an age gap like that is the same thing as being an only child and anyway nothing wrong with only children. I’ve seen siblings with 1-2 year gaps who hate each other,

5 or 6 years isn’t that big a gap anyway! It’s not like it’s 15/20 years. They will still grow up together.

That's my experience. You can't comment because you actually have not experienced having children with a 5 year age gap. Your comments are flippant not mine.

Yes it’s just your experience not everyone elses. Due to my situation I’ve researched thoroughly and what you have described isn’t always the case. As I’ve said I know siblings with 1-2 year age gaps who hate each other’s guts, your experience isn’t everyones so stop talking like it is.Plus you haven’t experienced children with larger gaps yourself so you aren’t the authority on it either.
Anyway there is nothing wrong with only children. Where did i say I had experienced a 5 year gap ? I can comment if I like who are you to say who can comment and who cannot. Nasty comment.

Same. I stopped bleeding after a week and was menstruating every 28 days again after that.

@TheIceBearI have 4.5 years between my 2. The oldest is still in reception so he's still quite dependent so not like an only child ffs. That’s some odd parenting if that’s the case. Theres less than 2 years between me and my brother and we aren’t remotely close and we’re never into the same stuff. I wouldn’t worry about 5 or 6 years. Please don’t listen and best of luck!

@cheesycheesy thank you

@theicebear there is 18m between my sister and I. We hated each other growing up. It must have been awful for my parents. In the last 12 years we have spoken twice, once at a wedding and once at a funeral. I couldn't even tell you where she lives and I have no interest (and presumably she is the same).

On the other hand, there is 7 years between my brother and I. We didnt have a huge amount in common as kids but we got on. As adults we live a fair way from each other but we talk often and make an effort to meet up and do something a few times a year.

There are 6 years between my older brother and myself and I haven't spoken to him for 23 years!
There are exactly 3.9 years between each of my 3 sons and they all get on very well so sometimes it's just nature over nurture