I was embarrassed enough to get "caught" already sleeping with my husband on the regular by my immediate pregnancy- sleeping with a man who wasn't my husband 8 weeks postpartum would reallly have been a feat!

Anonymous wrote:Be vigilant about your nutrition for this second pregnancy. My spouse comes from a large family of tall people. All siblings are at least 6' tall, including the sisters. My DH is 6'4". They were all spaced apart by 2+ years, except for one Irish twin situation.

The one son who was born 12 months after an older sibling is 5'9". The family lore is that his older brother took all the nutrition during the first of those two back-to-back pregnancies.

Just one anecdote.

It's probably not the closely spaced pregnancy, but the conception. By that I mean that sibling might have a different daddy.

My kids are 27, 25, 23, 22, and 17. My middle kids are very close together. The hardest part for me was early pregnancy. I was so tired and so sick. Once the babies were born, I didn’t think it was all that hard. We had tough days, especially when the kids were sick. Back then my DH traveled a lot and sometimes that made for really long days. But overall, it was more fun than anything else. You’ll be fine, OP. Being very, very organized is the key.

Anonymous wrote:Yikes, you had a c-section? This is actually a lot more concerning in that case. Have you talked to your OB?

Yikes yeah that is...not necessarily great

OP I had a VBAC a year after my CS. Very uneventful pregnancy and delivery and had a babycthatbwawnjustbunder 10 lbs. nursed my first until 28 weeks pregnant.

Yikes, you had a c-section? This is actually a lot more concerning in that case. Have you talked to your OB?

Anonymous wrote:Be vigilant about your nutrition for this second pregnancy. My spouse comes from a large family of tall people. All siblings are at least 6' tall, including the sisters. My DH is 6'4". They were all spaced apart by 2+ years, except for one Irish twin situation.

The one son who was born 12 months after an older sibling is 5'9". The family lore is that his older brother took all the nutrition during the first of those two back-to-back pregnancies.

Just one anecdote.

I have seen this too.
OP it's not just about prenatals. Eat well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Be vigilant about your nutrition for this second pregnancy. My spouse comes from a large family of tall people. All siblings are at least 6' tall, including the sisters. My DH is 6'4". They were all spaced apart by 2+ years, except for one Irish twin situation.

The one son who was born 12 months after an older sibling is 5'9". The family lore is that his older brother took all the nutrition during the first of those two back-to-back pregnancies.

Just one anecdote.

OP--already taking my prenatals and will try to be kinder to myself than during my first pregnancy. I am a bit concerned about having another c-sec, but I am sure it will be okay. Thanks!

Two Csections 12 months apart is concerning. What did your OB say?

This pretty much ended my BIL's marriage. It was way too much for them.

My sister had hers 11 months apart and she did not cope well at all. She scared me into spacing mine two years apart. She nearly had a nervous breakdown when her kids were little, I was 18 and had to come get her kids in the middle of the night and take them to my house.

My boys are 18 months apart (NOT the same thing, I know) but we absolutely love it. And we had a much easier time than my friends who had their kids 2 years apart. It really wasn't bad. My first was napping 3 hours a day, and in the morning we just went to playgrounds. He went to bed at 6:30 and slept through the "witching hour". He was so little that he was blissfully oblivious to the baby and wasn't jealous or anything. It was fine.

Anonymous wrote:Be vigilant about your nutrition for this second pregnancy. My spouse comes from a large family of tall people. All siblings are at least 6' tall, including the sisters. My DH is 6'4". They were all spaced apart by 2+ years, except for one Irish twin situation.

The one son who was born 12 months after an older sibling is 5'9". The family lore is that his older brother took all the nutrition during the first of those two back-to-back pregnancies.

Just one anecdote.

OP--already taking my prenatals and will try to be kinder to myself than during my first pregnancy. I am a bit concerned about having another c-sec, but I am sure it will be okay. Thanks!

Be vigilant about your nutrition for this second pregnancy. My spouse comes from a large family of tall people. All siblings are at least 6' tall, including the sisters. My DH is 6'4". They were all spaced apart by 2+ years, except for one Irish twin situation.

The one son who was born 12 months after an older sibling is 5'9". The family lore is that his older brother took all the nutrition during the first of those two back-to-back pregnancies.

Just one anecdote.

Awesome with our 3. 15 months between 1 and 2. 23 months between 2 and 3. Planned. The hardest part was everyone leaving for college in rapid succession. They did lots of the same activities. Everyone did summer league swimming. Girls were in same Girl Scout troop. Our car insurance is through the roof!!! All those teen drivers!! You do things in clumps-- you have the year of learning to read, the year of multiplication tables, etc. youngest was reading at 3. Pushed along by siblings and exposure in the home. All good. I stayed home for about 4 years total but worked full time for the rest of their childhood. It's doable but compressing the child rearing in this way means it goes super fast!! Enjoy every moment.

Anonymous wrote:My brother and I are 12 months apart and we loved it. We're very close and have a lot of mutual friends to this day.

same here. It's great.

Just make sure your pregnancy is monitored very closely. Very closely spaced pregnancies come with additional risks. Be attentive to milestones and development in your second baby's first few years as well, as the risks to the child are real. Read Siblings Without Rivalry, you will need it.

This usually works out just fine. Good luck!