Me and my husband have always said we want children close in age, to the point when we were buying pram for our first baby we were looking at how well it converts into a double. The second I gave birth I said I wanted another 😂😂
We said that in the new year we'd start trying and that always felt so far away but suprise, the new year is here!!
My baby is 10 months old atm, so if we were to get pregnant straight away there would be a 19 month age gap. Anyone with a similar age gap- do you wish you waited or would you recommend?
For context: My little girl is becoming more and more independent every day and her communication is quite good, using gestures and signs to try and tell me what she wants. However she's also very cuddly. She doesn't tolerate her pram for very long and I use a mix of the pram and carrier when we are out. She is breastfed and in the day mostly contact naps. Her night sleep isnt too bad, she will wake twice for a feed and then gets into our bed at around 6:30am so I can stretch another hour of sleep out of her. She will be starting nursery when she is 14 months, twice a day.
A bit more context: I am also thinking about how work will react. I officially go back to work in February but have annual leave until April. I'm not sure how they would react if I was to go back pregnant again. I actually started my job already pregnant and was there for 6 months before going off. They were super supportive but upper management (my bosses, bosses, boss) refused to sign off my preceptorship which I had finished, once they found out I was going on mat leave.
I also have two clingy dogs that we love dearly but do overstimulate us now we have a baby 😂🙈
I clearly love chaos and have always thrived in chaos.
I know realistically every age gap comes with different challenges and there's never really a "right" time but based on experiences, do we follow the itch or wait it out???