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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are you? [/quote]

OP here. I’m about to turn 37. [/quote]

Okay. That’s important to know. You really don’t have much time to wait. About waiting until December. I’m guessing your baby will then be about 18 months old. Six months is a compromise between now and waiting a year. [/quote]

+1. This is exactly what we did, though I was 36, and then we ran into secondary infertility issues and while we managed to have a second, the kids are nearly 3.5 years apart instead of the 2 years I'd envisioned (which is the age gap between me and my sibling, which I always thought was perfect). It's been totally fine though. The kids are best friends.

Don't forget that even if you should conceive immediately -- which is not guaranteed -- it takes 9-10 months before baby is here! A 2 year old is so, so different from a one year old. You probably can't even envision it. I know when my first was 12 months I seriously considered stopping at one. By 18 months I felt very differently. By 2 I was definitely ready for a second even though it didn't happen for a while.

At your age, if you know you want a second, don't wait too long. Or, at least, ask yourself which you'd regret more -- having two a bit closer than you'd wanted, or not having a second at all; and then pick your poison.[/quote]

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