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I want another baby already?

I'm not sure what's wrong with me. My baby is 4 months old, and I already want another one. *forehead smack* My husband doesn't want another so soon...not by a long shot. And after how hard my labor and birth with our daughter was, I didn't think I'd want another baby ever. But it just suddenly hit me really hard, and I'm starting to feel that same obsession I felt prior to conceiving our child.

Any advice? Anecdotes or personal experiences? Ways to convince me it's NOT a good idea?

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  • 1 decade ago

    Sorry I'm not going to UNconvince you, I felt the same after my second child. I fell pregnant when she was 5 months old. They are 5 and 6 now and are 14 months apart, I loved having them so close together they watch out for eachother at school and can play together nicely although they do have a love/hate relationship at times. Don't rush into anything though give it another month or so and see how you feel then x

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I know how your feeling. I had my first child in Nov 01 and wanted another straight away. The hubby and i decide that we wouldn't wait long and have the kids close together unfortunately i miscarriages at 13weeks in the June. There would have been 14months between the babies. I fell again 6 weeks later and had my second child in March 03. there is 16months between and them and they get on great. They have been able to go up together and learn things together.

    I can't say that its not a good idea! I can only think of positives having them close together. Its down to you and your husband. good luck.

  • 5 years ago

    Your feeling is thoroughly accepted. it fairly is nevertheless hormones enjoying a trick on you. I remember desiring a newborn very quickly when I had my daughter. I even asked a similar Q on Y!A and it grew to become out i substitute into no longer on my own! lol you will possibly desire to provide your physique a minimum of 6 months to get properly (even with the actuality that 12 is much greater perfect). If after which you nevertheless want a newborn, you will possibly desire to examine your subject, and settle on. splendid now nevertheless, in basic terms take it sometime on the time. threat are that when your daughter gets older and starts off "doing issues" rather of snoozing all day, you would be greater preoccupied together with her, and ignore approximately desiring yet another toddler for a on a similar time as. the sensation does come back nevertheless... :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    hey hunni

    i was the same as you...but my other half wanted another child as well..we started trying again when our son was 5 months old...(it took us 17 months to fall pregnant with our son)..i found out i was pregnant when my son was 9 months old..i now have a son who's 17 months old and a daughter who's 4 weeks old...i new it was right what we done because i was so happy all the way through my pregnancy and now we are so happy with our little family. its not even that hard, i thought it was going to be stressful and that i couldn't cope but its great and when my hubby is at work i do the same as before with my son but all i'm doing it fitting in my daughters feeds. but its really up to you and your hubby best of luck hunni xxx

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    i felt exactly the same, i knew that when i had one that i would want another straight away, i thoroughly enjoyed being pregnant and of course that small thing of having the gorgeous baby lol, i also wanted to have a small age gap because no one around me is in a position to have children for years and years and wanted my son to have family close to his own age.

    Anyway, although i really wanted another i also understood that my baby needed me to give him absolutely everything at least until he became a little more independant, can you imagine all that exhaustion from being pregnant, possibly also having to work also and then having the energy to be the best mum to your first child - no, not really possible.

    Enjoy the time you have with your first and let them grow a little before having another.

  • 1 decade ago

    well im six months pregnant with a nine month old i have to admit that she wasn't planned but now im so excited and what makes it more special is she is due on my baby's 1st birthday and a day after my eldest daughters 7th birthday! What i can say for sure is that a my six year old would have loved to have had siblings earlier and i feel guilty that she had to wait so long, good luck and i hope that you make the right choice for you and your family.

  • 1 decade ago

    Hi sorry I cannot unconvince you either as I myself have 2 little ladies 15 months apart they were however planned and in between I did miscarry at 11 weeks, which was horrible but would have meant my children would have only been 11 months apart but I take this as gods way of telling me I wasn't ready and maybe he was right . My little ladies are now 23 months and 7 months and love playing together and its great knowing they will grow up together .

  • 1 decade ago

    enjoy this little one first, shes to little to have someone take her much needed attention. The desision is obviously up to you (and your partner lol) but just think of your baby that you have already, there wil be time for another. good luck

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You need to allow your body to recover from the last pregnancy.It would not be the best option for health reasons to try for another one right now.It is just hormones making you broody.Treasure one gift at a time you don't have to recieve them all in one go.Allow your child to be the baby of the family for as long as possible.

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