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Thanks for your input ladies. I had a very normal vaginal delivery and lost all my baby weigh 3 days post giving birth (i only gained 7kgs). The reason i want to have a baby before he turns one is if i get ptegnant before his first birthday than i dont have to go back to work and my maternity leave is extended. I was only going to start trying when he turns 6months (definitely not before) It took us 5 months to fall pregnant with him in the first place so i dont expect to get pregnant right away.

my dd turned 5 months yesterday n i am 10 weeks and two days pregnant,no one has hollered at me but i am already a high risk pregnancy...

I think it depends on the woman. All people are different and our bodies react differently. I say that if you feel good enough, then go for it. Otherwise, wait until you feel ready. I believe that if you are healthy and in shape before you get pregnant, then it is much easier on your body when you're pregnant. Did you have a csection before? Or vaginal birth?

I think it's all up to you and your doctors. I would talk it over with the OB or mid-wife so you know the risks assosciated with your body (versus every woman out there and scaring the be-jesus out of you) and decide where to go from there. It's honestly very common though. My fiance and his brother and sister are all clumped together like that, as is my father and my uncle, and a friend of mine had her boy and her girl even closer together than that!

i got pregnant when my daughter was 7 months old.. my pregnancy was high risk and had alot of complications, it was also a very painful pregnancy, because my body just wasnt ready to be pregnant again yet. i was terrified at one point, because i watched a program on CNN that talked about the higher risk of Autism if u did not wait 2 years between pregnancies, and the much higher risk if u did not wait even 1 year. thankfully my son hasnt got autism but his development was slower then my other 3 children. it takes your body 2 years to restore nutrients lost during pregnancy and delivery. im glad my kids are close in age,, sometimes its easier now that they are 2 and 3, but when they were young it was very hard. if i could go back, i would have waited at least 1 year before getting pregnant again

I think its pretty normal for babies 1 and 2 to be close together, just remember it increases your risks for complications. I have a sister in law who has had her babies every 18 months(on baby 4 now) and she has problems up the wazoo cuz she won't let her body recover. I have heard its good to wait a year to 18 months to fall pregnant again with another. Again though, its pretty normal to have closer babies 1 and 2.

I agree with the previous member. My mom got pregnant with me when my brother was 4 months old and she had no complications, but there is a higher risks of complication as like the previous person said you have not completely recovered from the last one.

People do it all the time, but its really not giving your body long enough to heal FULLY in between. Pregnancy takes a very strong toll on you, and when you have multiply very close together your body pretty much picks up where it left off in the last pregnancy. You can be very tired and uncomfortable much sooner, gain more weight and have a harder time recovering again afterwords. You are also more likely to have complications like GD, pre-e, and high blood pressure. I want to say I was told they recommend a year in between, but I'm not 100% sure, and it probably also varies person to person. I would definitely discuss it with your doctor. Like I said, lots of people have kids very close together, so it is possible, it just raises risks of complications.