My husband and I are 26 and 24 (respectively), and we have a 3 1/2 year old and a newly-1 year old. I know I want to be done having babies by the time I’m about 28 (I’m terrified of having multiples and I’ve heard your chances of them go up as you get older), and I feel like I want to be pregnant again, it was such a mixed experience for me, and I absolutely adore being a mom and I’ve loved all of it (except these toddler tantrums, which I posted about this morning lol). With my first two, they were planned and very much eagerly anticipated, and also got pregnant on the first try with both.

I’m still nursing and we’ve been trying the 5 or 6 months for another, but nothings happened (guess the old wives tale of breastfeeding being a birth control is true for me? Lol). Then sometimes as I think about it, I just think about how hard being pregnant was, and with my husbands job, I’m alone so much, he works out of town for months at a time, and I struggle, even though I live close to my family, it’s not the same I guess.

I don’t want a huge gap between my youngest and the next baby, if it happens. How did you know when it felt right to add the next baby, for those that planned your babies, I know it happens a lot with surprises, but I’m talking specifically about planning. Thank you in advance mamas!