Different Pregnancy Question

It takes a woman's body 2 full years to completely recover from pregnancy and birth. It takes this long to also recoup the lost minerals and vitamins that are taken to support a pregnancy and breastfeeding. Women have babies back to back all the time but that does not mean it is healthy for her. Yes, she is doing harm to her body. But ultimately it is her decision. And many times doctors don't tell women to wait. If they did that he/she would lose money. Remember being a doctor is a business.

if her doctor isnt concerned, I wouldnt be.

It took me 3.5 years to get pregnant, then i was pregnant five years in a row. Your body will stop producing and not let you get pregnant if it feels under stress or that it's in danger (flight or fight)...

I am sorry for your GF's loss...Congrats on her births!!

My GF had a baby in June '99, the next one was born April '00 - she calls them her Irish Twins....

If they are mature enough to handle them - great! If they are not using public assistance to care for them - then let 'em have a nut!

My kids are 18 months apart, and my grandoma and great aunts always joke about how far apart they are! All their kids were 10-12 months apart. I think if you are able to get pregnant and keep the pregnancy that close together, your body is ok with holding babies so close together. Good luck to her!

You should really wait between 6 months to a year to let your body heal and get everything back into place, at least that's that's what my dr told me. My son was born March 31st 2010 and I am now having another boy who's due in like 7 weeks. So they will be about a year and 2-3 months apart. I know I didn't give my body the 6 months and to me that was a bad thing lol. This pregnancy has been really painful for me, I was really sick for the first 5 months. I am in a lot more pain with this one then I was with my first one. But really it all depends on what their dr says.

I am preggo with #3. #1 and #2 are 16 months apart, and #2 and #3 will be 16 months apart too. I asked my dr if I needed to wait to get preggo, he said no. I have had uneventful, healthy pregnancies and babies.

Maybe?

My neighbor's daughter acrosst he street (early 20's) had 4 babies, exactly a year apart - they are all born in June. All unplanned of course and 3 different dad's involved... ugh...

Or you could look in to the Duggar family - Mom of what, 19 or 20 kids? She seems fine.

You should always wait at least 2 years for your body to fully recover. I have one daughter who is 2 1/2 now and i am now 15 weeks with our second baby. I wanted my children to be 3 years apart and it would be healthy on my body.

I don't know if it's healthy for her body, but her doctor does. She is receiving prenatal care, right? Just yesterday I saw a woman at my OB who had an 8 month old and she was 6 months pregnant!! I would NEVER! But, that's just me. While you and I would not have babies so close together your friend has chosen to do so, with a doctors care.
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Every woman's body is different. I was conceived 9 months after my sister was born. We are happy to be so close. My children are two years apart, yet I wish they were closer.

In 'olden' times, women would have about 15 pregnancies or so in their child-bearing years, many which would result in infant death or miscarriage... hence the reason they were always pregnant, trying to rebuild the families so they could have a family of farming boys and such.

Really, if she is a good mother, I wouldn't worry so much about her timing.