A sincerely insane husband...

[BirthFree]

It's DH's birthday and we were out having dinner... he says he wants to get "this" (ie. having babies) out of the way. He'd like to have the next one in a year.

Ummmm... as in get pg in 3 months?????? He sees my shocked (and definite "no") face and says "No??".

IS HE INSANE???!!

(Don't get me wrong, I love my babies and they are blessings and true treasures and I don't take the ability to have them for granted - truly - but to propose pg to a 4.5w post-partum mother? Is that even legal??).

I'd go into the sanity-leaving reasons as to why this would be a bad idea, but my number one reason at this time is: I have non-stop screaming children for at least 6 months... who the HECK is going to be dealing with a first trimester and that? Certainly not me... no way, I would loose my friggin' mind. I think I am with just my 3 right now. (Plus, my milk dries up instantly when I get pg, and I make a promise to nurse for a year.)

He's crazy I tell you, absolutely and totally mad. There is no way...

[hellyaellen]

we THOUGHT we were going to start working on #3 right after #2 was born but the reality hit now we're thinking we'll start trying when hes 2.

[boobyfeeder]

He should be locked up, that is seriously wacko! lol I wouldn't even begin to consider having another child until the little one is at least a year old.

[taradt]

Maybe your DH needs to be awake a bit more at night that would change my DH's mind really fast, that or a whole day alone with the kids

tara

[radiogirlgr]

I agree with the PP-a day AND night alone with the kids should cure him of his ideas to have another so quickly. It wouldn't be so easy on you physically either-don't most docs and midwives recommend at least a year before TTC again?

Men have no idea... seriously.

[mamamilkers]

Oh my! Yes, definitely insane. I couldn't even imagine . . .

[peilover010202]

My dh said something similar to me, telling me that #3 should happen more quickly (there are 3yrs between #1 and #2.) I, however, am thinking 4yrs sounds good!

And, I agree, one full day & night would change my dh's mind.

[BetsyS]

I'm a freak....

I just asked my dh last night when we could have another one. :

[veganf]

Sounds sooo much like my husband right now, LOL. I told him I won't worry about birth control while we're in Paris, or around July 4th next summer (since I've always wanted a spring baby), but I think that's enough Russian roulette for me for a few years!!

Agreed, that if my husband actually walked a day in my shoes right now he'd be begging to be made sterile immediately.

[Azreial]

my dh has been doing tons, he doesn't have a choice with twins. Last night he even did night duty all night with both babies. He does more than I do some days You know what he said that if we could afford to have #5 (and we knew it would ONLY be #5) he would want another baby in a heartbeat. He says he wishes he could have done more when E was a baby. He did a lot then, but with one baby there was a lot less baby care to pass around

[2 in August]

I think I would deck my dh if he proposed such a thing, lol. We are done so he knows better, but if he even had the insane idea it would be gotten rid of quickly!