Are people gonna think im crazy? lol

Rachel - posted on 07/22/2010

Mine arent that close with a almost 3 year gap and i think do what works for you. my son was just done potty training when my daughter was born which was 2 months before he was 3 so i only had one set of diapers but if you dont mind 2 sets of diapers then go for it. its good that you have support and both of you want the next one while havig a 9 month old. good luck ad have fun

Isobel - posted on 07/22/2010

yup...and they were right ;P two sets of diapers, breastfeeding a newborn while the other learns to climb, potty training one while changing the other's diapers...good times...

It's nice now though, they are playmates for each other and are very close :)

JuLeah - posted on 07/22/2010

Well, you can make all the plans you want, but mother nature will have the final say. It will be what it will be, it will work out as it is meant to, and your kids will be spaced the perfect amount of time for them.

Nikki - posted on 07/22/2010

You aren't crazy! As long as both of you are excited about having a 2nd one so close in age, things will be fine! Yes, it will be tiresome, and there may be moments that you question why you ever thought of having 2 kids so close in age, but those moments will be pushed aside with the happy, smiling, moments :-D Enjoy parenthood!

Aliska - posted on 07/22/2010

We only had a 14 mth gap between our first and second and everyone thought we were nuts too. We wanted our kids close in age so that they would have the best chance of being friends.

If you had no problems with your first pregnancy and birth and are coping with your first baby you shouldn't have a problem.

Positives:
First baby is still having naps so you can have a nap in the day at the end of your pregnancy and when you are getting broken sleep from the second. When the baby starts sleeping through the first is still having naps so if you make sure that they nap at the same time you get a couple of 'child free' hours in the afternoon!!!

The first baby is too little to feel jealous so you don't go through the jealous, clingy phase a lot of first kids go through when a second is born.

As soon as the second is old enough to play with the first they amuse themselves and play together rather than demanding attention from you so you can get things done when necessary.

They become close friends, ours have.

You are doing nappies for one so you don't really notice the second.

Negatives
Don't expect much 'me' time in the first few years!

If the first is late to start walking having two babies to carry around.

Good luck, I think having children close is great. It worked for us, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Keshia - posted on 07/22/2010

I always wanted to have kids clos ein age like that but my fiance wants to wait :( I think you will do fine it might be stressful but we are women and strong we are made to handle things like that ive known people to get pregnant a couple months after having one your not crazy

Iridescent - posted on 07/22/2010

We have 5 kids. Our first two are 2 years apart, then a 5 year gap, and our last 3 are 7 weeks apart (total). I'd never recommend 3 at a time. We're just now, at 3 years old, starting to get enough sleep to function at a minimal capacity. It would be different if there were at least a 9 month gap between each, but there isn't. With having one and planning another, not so bad at all! Good luck!

Joy - posted on 07/22/2010

My kids are 5 yrs apart and I'm tired! I waited a while, I was 30 and 35 when my girls were born. It might be easier to get all the "baby stuff" diapers, bottles, ect all done within a couple years. I sometimes wonder if I should have had mine closer together. Do what is right for you. Good luck!!

Abby - posted on 07/22/2010

I think you will be very tired :) good luck with your baby making.