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I think it is fairly common for many to want a baby soon after having one. I did that between #1 and #2. They are 13.5 months apart. Then #3 and #4 are 23 months apart. I have a 4 week old and am not having anymore (DH's orders) and I have had a very hard time accepting this. I know I don't need more kids but am sad that it will not be happening for me again. Having them close together has been fun for us but it is a bit hard and I haave felt guilty for thye older baby because they do loose attention I feel before they are ready. It never seemed to affect them negatively but I still felt sorry for them.

Hi Kristina, i don't know if you remember me, i am with the August momies and you came on a few times. I'm glad to hear that being a mom is going well for you. When did you end up having your baby? I had mine on August 6th. Dh and i talk about another baby, my dh would like to try now but he is not the one who is home all day, LOL. Being pregnant was a really positive experience for me and so has being a mother but i know for me i need to wait a while. I just really want to enjoy this time with my dd and when we do have baby #2 i would like for her to be potty trained so i'm not just changing diapers all day long. That's just how i feel though. There are a lot of positive things about have kids close together, lIke the bonding between siblings. I don't have any advice for the heavy periods as i still have not had mine. I guess if we did want another soon that might be a problem.

hi ladies, thanks for response. Yes, Krissy I remember, I had my daughter Aug 8th. she was 8.5 and 22''. She was nice surprise for my hubby, since we didn't know what we're having. he wanted daughter, i didn't mind. and she looked just like him when she came out. I love being mom, even though as I mentioned I suffered from PPD. I asked my hubby about baby #2 and despite his age 47 he agreed!!! I am not 100% sure yet, but getting there. So I will start to get in shape soon, but will not try till my little one is at least 6 months. I don't mind so much the diapers but I'm worried about the attention deficit. we'll see.

Wow your baby was long, are you and your dh tall? My dd, Jacquelyn, was 8 lbs 4oz and 20.5 in long. It's been so amazing having her and i'm just so happy being a mom. I'm sorry to hear you are having the ppd. I had the baby blues for a few weeks but nothing serious. I am a little lonely though, i wish there were some stay at home moms in my neighborhood. It's basically me and the baby all day until my dh comes home. Are you working? I know you were working a lot before the baby was born with your business. I'm really enjoying not working right now but i think i will eventually start to look for some part time work as long as my MIL will look after dd other wise i don't think it would be worth it with daycare and all.

hi, yes, we are both tall, hubby 6'3'' I am 5'9''. I am actually not working except the last few days. OUr employee's BF had bad car crash so she is taking care of him right now, but only until tomorrow. so today I worked like 9 hours. and had to have Tiara (dd) with me. I like being home, but also feel lonely. we live in Alaska, and everybody lives so far apart, and now it snowed so it's dangerous to drive. but I will start to go swimming with her, she loves water, and I am taking her to story times in library, even though she is too little, but at least i have some adult intervention. i am planning to go to school for one cla__s as well, cause my english vocabulary is vanishing rapidly. I'm not native speaker. I speak to my daughter all day in my language, and I can feel it. I'm not worried about PPD. I was treated for depression the past 5 years, I rather be on meds than to neglect my baby. I will stop though when we decide to have another one. I did stop with Tiara as well and had great pregnancy. Ok, talk to you later.

Kristina that is a very pretty name for your daughter. Wow i didn't know you lived in Alaska. I imagine it must be very beautiful but i can only imagine the isolation. What is your nativie language? I can't tell by your writing that you are forgeting anything. Swimming sounds like fun, i want to go to the ymca and do some of that with Jacquelyn. I was a swimmer myself and i taught swim lessons so i'm hoping to be able to teach her how to swim at a young age.

Kristina- give your body a chance to rest and recuperate from the first pregnancy! I would recommend starting ttc once your child is 12 months old, your body really needs this much time to recover.

hi ladies, sorry it takes me so long to answer, but baby keeps me busy. Krissy, my native language is Slovak, I am from Slovak Republic (next to Ukraine(russia). Yeah Alaska is beautiful, but there's not much to do unless you an outdoor person, but literally outdoor. I might go to swimming pool tomorrow. MNMOM, thanks for your advice. I know now, that my body is not ready, I am getting sharp pain here and there in my lower body, so I know it's still adjusting and my hair is still falling off a bit. I will try at leas till Tiara is 6 months. than stop pills and TTC. I know it will take us at leas 4-6 months if that quick. It took us half a year with this one, and I was very regular. ok ladies got to go.

kristina- I spent some time in ukraine and then also st peterburg russia and moscow when I was in college. what a small world. Your english is great. Good luck as a new mom!