[poliscmjr]

I know I'm on 6 weeks pp but I really want to start ttc again. DH thinks I'm crazy, that we should be thankful for DS and enjoy him. But I just don't know. It took us so long to get pregnant that I'm afriad that it will take that long again, and I really don't want to wait.

I also miss being pregnant. I loved every aspect of it.

I just needed to tell someone!

[DivasMomma]

definitely a big thing to do again!

They say it takes your body a year to completely heal from the 1st, but i also know many ppl who got pregnant before that year and have 2 perfectly healthy kids!

Good luck...and im glad SOMEONE liked being pregnant haha

[wanna be a young mother]

I know how you feel. I felt the same way after Nevy was born but the one thing that made me wait was the fact that I had a c-section. My Dr. strongly advised I wait until at least 12 months PP before getting pregnant. You body needs time to heal. You run a risk of opening your scar if you become pregnant to soon after a c-section. So give you body some time to heal, enjoy little Mr. J.J. and then start ttc again!

[LovingJesusinAZ]

I totally know what you mean. I remember telling a friend when my son was 4 weeks old that I couldn't wait to do it again. Though DH and I had agreed we'd only have 2 kids, after DS was born I was like "That was awesome! I want at least 4 or 5!"

Our plan was to start TTC when DS turned 1 and about a month before his b'day I told DH I wasn't quite ready, yet and we should wait a few months. DS turned 2 in August and I'm just about 38 weeks pg with our 2nd.

My advice is definitely to wait--not only for your body to heal physically, but to enjoy the "one on one" time with your son you have right now. Once he has a sibling it'll all be different.

[poliscmjr]

My OB never said I had to wait when I told him I was ready to try again. I told him I didn't want to wait to long as I wanted to be to far into my 30's for a second. He told me I was young still to have kids.

It's hard for me. My plan was to be married at 25 and my first at 27 and it turned out I got married at 27 and my first 2 weeks before my 30th b-day (so tecnically(sp) I was in my 20's!). I want to be somewhat of a young mom. I'm already going to be 40 when James is 10 and that bothers me. I don't know why but it does.

[twinzplus3]

You do know that the more you plan the less life follows the plan?

[LovingJesusinAZ]

My plan was to be done having kids by the time I was 30. Well . . . I didn't meet DH until I was 26 . . . we got married when I was 27. On my 30th b'day I was about 26 weeks pg with my first. Oh yeah--my DH is 10 years older than I am! Our first was born 5 weeks before he turned 40! He definitely didn't plan on being an "old" dad, but that's just kind of the way it worked.

I turned 32 in May and our 2nd is due on his 42nd b'day. The joke is we're stopping with 2 because he doesn't want to work until he's 80 to pay college tuition! As it is, assuming she graduates college in 4 years, our 2nd will graduate the summer before DH turns 65!

Like Valorie said . . . life doesn't follow our plans! You have time

[DK615617]

My mom was 41 when she had me, and my dad was 50 and I never thought they were old. So I wouldn't worry too much about age!!
But, I do know what you mean!!! As soon as I had Tiffany I wanted another.....well, as soon as the colic was under control !!!
I had a C-section and was told it was ok to start ttc anytime. (not that I am doubting what you said Jennifer....I know a lot of docs say that.....but mine said not to worry)
I would have been pg earlier but I was breastfeeding and didn't get af back till she was just over a year old! But, my only advice is to wait a few months so that you can cherish your alone time with your baby.....it is the only time in his life that he will be an only child!!!!!!

[1stTimeMomOf2]

Oh yes, I totally understand what you are saying. My twins are 7 months old and I find myself missing my pregnancy and wanting to ttc again. I discussed it with my hubby and we decided that we'd wait until they were a year and a half. Not only because it would just be too much to have 3 (maybe 4 babies) at the same time, but our doctor recommended waiting 18 months pp before getting pg again if I wanted to try to do a vbac.
I enjoyed my pg too, but I delivered prematurely (at 29 weeks). So even though part of me really wants to be pg again, part of me is scared that I will deliver prematurely again. But I do think you should give your baby boy time to be with you and dh and bond before you bring another one in the picture.

[wanna be a young mother]

Kasia- I forgot to add the reason my Dr. said that is b/c I am over weight. The extra pounds can make it hard for tissue to come together and heal. The constant weight pulling at the scar site takes longer to heal and the weight putting pressure on your uterus makes it hard for the internal scar to heal as well. At least that is how my Dr. explained it to me. This could be why some Dr.'s say to wait and others dont. It depends on the person and there body type.