6 weeks post partum and pregnant again.

[Saraahh]

Sums it up.

There's almost exactly a year between me and my brother and we got on so well when we were growing up. Lots of times we were mistaken for twins. He always had my back, and I had his, it was great. Really missed him when we went off to Uni on the same day. We should have gone to the same one, it would have been much better fun.

There’s 11 months between my second and third. They’re great company for each other. It was more difficult when the youngest started walking but at least they can go to the same activities etc. 3 kids in 3 years and 2 months and thankfully no issues with the births etc
hope you’re feeling ok

Goodness, I’ve only heard this said with love and a wink. However, that’s in America. Is the considered rude in other countries?

I have children close in age. Pros and cons. Biggest issue is whether you are healthy enough to have another baby, and whether you and your husband/partner can support all the children you already have. Good luck and remember this next time!

Fuck me, steady on. OP has just said she is still processing it.

It's racist.

This isn’t far off my first reaction reading the OP to be fair.

Maybe I’ve got it wrong but if OP has found out she’s pregnant at 6 weeks post-partum that must mean she conceived around 4 weeks post-partum?

I was still wearing sanitary towels the size of bricks at that point and wasn’t long off antibiotics for infected episiotomy stitches. No disrespect intended to OP but I’m just baffled by the logistics of this.

I don’t know why a presumably grown woman refers to her vagina as a panini?

Is it a mad autocorrect?

Wow! How are you feeling?

I was more ready for sex at 3 weeks pp than I was at 3 months. We didn't as I knew you can be super fertile straight after birth and was terrified of getting pregnant again after having a difficult pregnancy. I always feel we missed our opportunity for intimacy as I developed severe depression and had a high needs baby so it was over 12 months before I was next ready to have sex for the first time and it was 2 years before we were having sex regularly.
For me the birth and recovery from birth was the only "good" part of pregnancy and the first 12 months of my daughters life. Everyone has different experiences and are ready for intimacy at different times as long as it's consensual and what both partners want who are we to judge for two new parents taking a bit of time for them and to fulfill their needs

OP it must be a shock, give yourself time to get your head around it all and reach out for advice from your GP and the best of luck in your pregnancy.

There is 10 months between my sister and I. My parents were shocked when they found out my mum was expecting me and she was only 18 at the time but it worked out absolutely fine.

Remember you have options, OP. Don't feel pressured by anything or anyone to have this baby.

My mum and her sister were the same.
I had twins and assumed they were also twins at first until I got the birth certs.
The whole family of 8 kids were all less than a year apart !

I think you are all being really unfair. I had sex 2 weeks after giving birth, I had stopped bleeding and felt fine. Used a condom and didn't get pregnant but it's not so unusual. My first period was at 4 months so potentially could have got pregnant at 12 weeks PP (fully ebf baby).

Firstly congrats! And secondly welcome yo the mad club! Was this your first? this happened to me.. 6 weeks after my first born. There's 10 and half months between my first 2 children. When I went for my booking midwife apppintment, she said is this your 12 weeks check up or are you actually pregnant again! lol yep I definitely was! they wasnt joking when they say jow highly fertile you are after giving birth Xx

If I wanted 2 kids (I didnt) I would have been very pleased. Get it all over and done early. Kids very close in age. Marvellous.

Am Irish, still live in Ireland - its said many a time and we Irish don't think its racist at all, its laughed at here - Big eye rolling would be done at yer one saying its racist here

Well I’m pretty sure you don’t speak for all Irish people luckily.

I‘m Irish and find it heartily annoying and it is by any standards a racist trope. But you do you.

Explain how it's racist? Irish people aren't a race for a start

I had 2 babies exactly 1 year apart born on the same date in July! It's hard but they had a constant play mate. Good luck with whatever u decide x

how is it racist ??? There are far bigger issues to be resolved in Ireland at the mo than that and your probably the 0.00001 percent of the population who find it annoying.
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i had this!
11 months between dc2 and 3. That was a hell of a ride, but they are as close as twins.

Experiences differ. I was back in the saddle, so to speak, after 2 weeks with DC2 because I wanted to be. My bleeding was negligible and I felt fine and enjoyed it. The only reason it took me 6 weeks with DC1 was that DC1 preferred to be literally On Me at all times and I had to wait until the DPs took the baby overnight at 6 weeks.

Ah, this happened to a lady I know, made all the more special as she'd had loads of IVF to have baby #1 (so presumed there was no way she'd get pregnant naturally, especially immediately). Tiring but manageable.

Happened to a family I knew. Mum was a midwife!

I can remember her saying, with a little bit of a blush and a grin… ‘and now I'm going to have to contact work to let them know that I will be starting my second maternity leave before I finish the first!’

Those saying they couldn't have sex so soon. I taught two children in the same year group, born nine months apart…with two different dads!