How did you know you were ready for a second one?

If first one is older it's little bit easier to have the second or third and out of nappies as well

My heart ached for another baby. Disappointment with every period. I just felt inside of me that it was right 🩷 17 months between my two x

Yeah get pregnant now. A 2.5-3.5 year age gap is perfect

I would have another tomorrow if my 2yo son slept through the night 🙃 I wanted a close age gap originally but my boy still has at least one night wake, usually more, so until he’s reliably sleeping through the night it’s not happening

My girl was 2,5 years old when my second was born ☺️ Feels like a pretty good age gap to me. My husband and his sister have 3 year age gap and are pretty close

My kids are exactly 2 years and 2 months apart- it was hard I’m not going to lie- but my first born is autistic and I don’t have any support- I’m pregnant now and there is going to be a almost 7 year and 5 year age gap with my others- I feel like it will be easier because my kids help get me things and are more independent and understanding of why I ask things.

I wanted my kids 2ish years apart but that didn’t work out. They ended up being 3.5 years apart. I always knew I wanted 3 kids so I was ready for number 2 after my oldest was finished potty training, I felt like it was a good age gap and it was. I couldn’t wait to see her with a sibling, put them in matching outfits and watch them play together.

Our first child will turn 3 like a week and a half before our second child’s due date and I think that’s the perfect gap 🫶🏻 3 years is statistically the best gap for baby and mother because mother gets enough time to replenish nutrients and heal and baby gets enough time being the baby of the family to comfortably hit their early developmental milestones and have their needs met. They also tend to be able to cope more easily with the addition of a baby and are easier to communicate with at that age but still young enough to have a deep/close bond with their sibling.🩷

I also have a December 2022 baby and our intention for us planning number two was very much financially based, when would we be in a position to afford number two and another round of maternity leave, and the additional nursery fees for when I return back to work. Based on that we were planning to start trying again in September 2024. We also had the thought in our mind that it took us 18 months and 2 losses before we conceived our Daughter so didn’t expect it would be a quick process. However, we ended up falling pregnant unexpectedly back in March and I’ve just given birth to number two, so all best laid down plans didn’t quite work out 🙈😅

I knew right after I had my daughter I wanted another. Giving birth to her was super traumatic and my husband thought I was crazy for still wanting more kids. I’ll be having my second baby in Feb and my daughter will be almost 4

I would say it was a process but when my girl turned 1 - I just knew I was ready! It was just a knowing that was the right time. Months before this, we debated which month to start. We did not intend to have a second but I had such a horrible feeling we were making a mistake for us personally if we stuck at one.

Something started to switch in me when my son turned 2. I started imagining what it would be like to have a baby again and it felt possible to be able to care for a baby and my son. I love the toddler stage and I wanted another toddler, my son was starting to play more independently, then we started potty training him etc so I was feeling more able to be able to care for two. I also felt a biological urge hit me at this stage. Financially and practically it made sense for us to try at this time too with our personal circumstances. Currently pregnant with my second and my son will have just turned three when he is born.

My first was 2y3m when we had our 2nd kid. I always new i want 4 kids with 2y difference in between and I stick to it. I love it, works for us very well and they play together very nicely. But even 2 years I feel the age gap and feel they have different playing habits and things they like, I'm happy they don't have bugger gap 😁

It was basically me deciding if I wasn't sleeping I might as well continue not sleeping and get those years out of the way at once. I did want my kids close and they are 2.5 years apart. Its hard, but my son is old enough to enjoy it. He stopped breastfeeding and started sleeping through the night when I was already 3 months pregnant.

My son is 2 years 9 month and I now feel ready (ish!), still scared to do it all again but ready as feeling stronger mentally and physically.