After all my worrying over this subject, Dh and I decided that because DD is more of a high needs baby, that we would just take some time off and have babies more 2 1/2 years apart. We figured there was no rush and no "perfect" spacing and it would give me more time to lose weight. Well... Surprise! I am pregnant again! ... and the babies will be 18-19 months apart.
We are not sure of the exact due date yet as my 1st appt is next week. Freaking out a little bit over them being that close together and I was slightly disappointed that I only got to 5 lbs below my pre-pregnancy weight before getting pregnant again. All that being said, we are still very excited to be having #2. Everything I've read/talked to said that the first year was hard and then after that the kids had a built in play mate and were generally very close. Thank you to everyone with positive stories of your kids close in age- it's a big help!
As for nursing, DD still nurses like a newborn sometimes (cutting teeth right now) so I'm
really hoping she nurses right through pregnancy. Even if she doesn't, I have a feeling once she sees the new baby nursing I think she'll want to join in
She's very attached to nursing. And the reason why I wanted to make it to 2 years is because of the World Health Organization's recommendation. I've also traveled to a foreign country where the weaning age is much higher than ours, so I guess to me it's just "normal" that children still have a need to nurse beyond a certain age. I hope that clears up any questions pp's may have had. Plus, right now DD has sensitivities to any kind of dairy, so weaning her to cow's milk is out of the equation.
And Xena: Your children are SO cute!! Thank you for posting pictures! I hope that DD and the new baby will be best friends someday.
