8mo nursling and a pos. preg test!

[coltynsmom]

Hello all. I am not sure if this is the right thread but I need a little reassurance. I am pretty sure I am pregnant. We are extremely happy and excited to add to our little family but I am kinda scared. My 8 month old ds is so attached to me and I am worried that he will not get enough mommy/daddy time before the new babe comes. Plus I am a bit worried about co-sleeping with a newborn and a young toddler (he will be about 17months at the time of birth) other people have told me that having babies too close in age will cause bad sibling rivalry and detached kids..blah blah....I basically NEED someone to tell me that their children are close in age and everything will be fine. DH and I are attached parents and know that we have enough love to go around :-)

[ShwarmaQueen]

That's pretty close, but you'll survive and your kiddos will too. My brother and I are 13 mos apart...we did fight a ton growing up, but we have a great relationship as adults. GL Momma and Congrats!!!

[minsca]

My girls are 16 months apart in age! It is fine, in fact I think it's great. They are very close, and very much love each other. Yeah they fight on occasion, ok more then once or twice a day. But most of the time they are best of friends. It was an opps to have them so close together, but now I can't imagine it any other way. I did stop bf DD1 as I was so sick the first couple of months pregnant with DD2. But many mom's successfully bf throughout pregnancy. Plus when dd1 was around 14 months we started slowly getting her used to her own bed. So that dd2 would have room in our bed. But again many people successfully co-sleep both kids. We now have both girls in their own room together. And they love it!

[mamaprek]

Hello!! I'm in this ddc and I have an 8 month old! This pregnancy was a total surprise to me! Our boys are 22 months apart and we had planned to have our third be about the same, but nature had other plans! I'm glad to know there is another mom on here with the same issue. It will work out - it always does!

[ldsmom06]

Congrats and it will be great!
I got preg with my dd when ds was only 6mos old and he was ebf. They are so close and can't go anywhere without the other. My ds has to go see "baby" as soon as he wakes up. They do fight but I think all little kids will. I actually wouldn't of changed a thing. After having them so close this baby seems like they will be a huge gap since ds will be 3 and a few months older and dd will be almost 23 mos older.

[Daisie125]

I found out I was pregnant with DD when DS was 8 months. They are 18 months apart and I LOVE the gap so much that I wanted to do it again (my body had other plans).

There is no jealousy or anything with them and never has been. To DS it's like DD has always been here

[ilovebabies]

Hi! Crashing from the March DDC just to let you know that I have 2 already very close in age and got pg AGAIN when my little guy was just 9 months old and am due any day! My last two that are so close in age have done GREAT! No issues there at all! I fully expect the same this time around. And I will say that those 9 months make a HUGE difference! Your ds will be 17-18 months by then. Plus, for the older child to feel "detached" it would take a whole lot more than just having another baby. My dd was HIGHLY attached to me (and still is) when my son was born and that hasn't changed. While I nursed, she would sit right by my side and "snuggle" my arm skin to skin and rub the baby's head. She continued to co-sleep with us. She is still as attached as ever. And the sibling rivalry? Well.... you will get some of that regardless, I don't care how many years apart your kids are, or aren't.

It's going to be just fine mamma! I've heard so many positive things about having babies close together! I'm sure there are some drawbacks, but I think it's mostly positive, IMHO. Good luck mamma!

[coltynsmom]

thank you all so much. it has been a huge help to hear about all you mammas who have babies so close. Now I am even more excited!!