When to try
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Wanting Another Child
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on April 6, 2008
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hi everyone. im a 22 year old mother of a 1 year old little girl. my question is my husband and i want to try for another baby (hopefully a boy). do you think that we ...
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- i am a mother of a 22 month old daughter and 2 month old son. I love my kids more than anything, but if i were to go back i would have waited a little longer to get p...
- Hey, I say go for it! I wanted just one kid so I wouldn't have to split my attention so much, but my hubby said it would be better to have two so they could be playm...
- J., Look first to your relationship with your husband. He needs to realize that with each child his input with the family will need to increase. I am saying this ...
Looking for Some Guidance About Deciding to Have Another Baby
Asked by A.C. from Minneapolis
on April 20, 2008
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First, I really love being a mom! I have such a sweet little girl! I've never felt so fulfilled and happy and such a change in who I am. She has been so easy to take c...
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- A. - I am a mother of one, an 8 month old little girl. She's a sweetheart. My husband and I are in a similar dilema. We're not sure if we'd like to have another, ...
- I don't think there is a easy way to decide to have another one. I to was scared with two and at first would not take them both out if it was just me but now we all go...
- You sound just like how I felt after having my first! I had so much guilt about not wanting another one thinking that my daughter would not have a sibling. Turns out...
Should I Give Pregnancy Another Shot?
Asked by M.C. from Los Angeles
on August 4, 2009
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Hello moms,
I am turning to you for advice. Briefly, my story:
I had my boy Sebastian when I was 35. The experience was traumatic in every possible way: the doct...
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- I am 38, I'll be 39 in November. I just had my third child, a little girl, 8 weeks ago today. I had my other 2 boys when I was 30 and 33, I started late. She's perfect...
- Not to downplay your drama or nervousness, but often the second pregancy is the opposite of the first, so what the heck! Give it a try. You can't let fears in life m...
- Maria : ) First, congratulations on your survival and healthy son! It says a lot for you and your husband to have survived healthy, happy, and together after such t...
He Says No More, but I Still Want Another Baby.
Asked by B.M. from Dallas
on February 14, 2008
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Last night my husband and I were talking & he told me that he doesn't want to have any more children. He said that he was happy with having the boys & that he is SURE...
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- DO NOT GET YOUR TUBES TIED GIRL!! If he doesnt want another child (which is totally fine) then he should get a vasectomy. My husband got one because he defiantly did...
- You are way to young to get your tubes tied and alot of doctors will tell you that. Alot of things could happen in 15 years. God forbid something happen to your husban...
- I have been married for 11 years. I have a 10 and 8 year old girls. For the longest time my husband always said that he was done. And that was it. You could not hardly...
Would You Have Another Child If It Would Risk Your Life?
Asked by A.B. from New York
on August 12, 2010
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Hi All,
So here is the deal I have a 71/2 old son, whom I love to death!!! I always wanted at least four kids. When my son was 2 I had a massive heart attack due t...
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- You may have a better chance at adopting if you opened your home for foster children with the option of adoption. Our church secretary married late in life and was to...
- I agree, I am not in your shoes but your son needs you and I don't think I could personally take that risk. Some people can't even have 1 child so I think I would fee...
- I've gone the ROUNDS on this one for several years. Especially over the past couple of years as divorce seems more and more likely... and being relatively young (31), ...
Should We Get a Reversal and Have Another Child?
Asked by N.D. from Chicago
on December 3, 2010
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My husband (35) recently told me that he regrets having his vasectomy and would like 1 or 2 more kids! Our kids are 9 and 6 and I am 33. I had pre ecclampsia with my ...
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- Given your medical issues, I am confused why adoption is less appealing to DH than putting you life and health at risk? One of my son's was adopted. He has come ...
- It's easy for him to want more kids but you are the one placing yourself at risk with your pregnancies. Ask him how he would feel if he had the vasectomy reversed, yo...
- My husband just had a vasectomy and the doctor who performed it made it very clear that a reversal would be costly (around $7000) and most likely wouldn't even be effe...
When Do Think Another Baby Is Right?
Asked by J.H. from Washington DC
on December 2, 2008
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I am asking all of you because you have been there type people. We have a son who is 27 months. A little over 2. We both want another child but not sure when to start....
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- Having them farther apart is better for you, but I say having them close together is better for them, short- and long-term. Yes, you have 3 or four years of constant w...
- Mine are 3 1/2 years apart and I am very pleased. They are close enough in age to play together but far enough apart that he was done being a baby and wanted to help ...
- My vote would be to start now! I had my two kids three years apart and this seems to be ideal. I wanted to have them even closer together, but I just couldn't get pr...
Feeling Sad About Having Another Boy...
Asked by A.B. from Phoenix
on October 15, 2008
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Okay so I am almost in my third trimester of my third pregnancy. I have two boys ages just over 3 & just over 1. Yes I am blessed with two healthy boys and I do under...
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- aw,you are probly just supposed to have the boys first and when you are older with more money and time and have sent all the cute boys to school-try again and it will ...
- You have a long post...your psychological emptiness (a hole of sorts) is so painful you truly feel a daughter is going to fill it. Your pain is real enough...but y...
- I am the mother of 3 boys all born with-in 4 years of each other. I absolutely love being the only female in the house. You are blessed to have healthy children :)
I Want to Have Another Baby.
Asked by S.S. from Jacksonville
on October 15, 2009
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I was on the depo for 6 months but I got off of it because i have always told myself that I wanted to have another baby by the time my baby turn five years old and she...
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- It took me 3-4 months of trying after getting off the depo to conceive. But I was always very fertile and never had those kinds of problems. I have heard 3-4 months is...
- Hi S.! Its completely normal for a woman's body to take even up to a year to adjust being off of depo-provera. Just keep trying and if you still aren't pregnant after ...
- Dear Shawana, From your question, I have gathered that you are not ready to have another child yet! Is it him or me! Maybe it just is not the right thing for...
How Did You Know You Wanted or Did Not Want Another Child?
Asked by C.D. from Orlando
on June 8, 2007
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I am going to be having surgery at the end of the month for multiple complex cysts on my ovaries and endometriosis. This will be my third surgery. It was a miracle tha...
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- Hi C., Your fears are valid. However, try to think positive. Negative thoughts can manifest themselves, and so can the good. Let go those fears and live each day, o...
- C.: I'm sorry that you're having to make this tough decision. And of course no one is going to be able to tell you what to do. I can share with you about my history...
- C., I am from a family of four children and parents who never had enough money to afford any of those nice things you want to give your son. My husband's parents st...
