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I need to get this out
I really want to have another baby. This intense baby fever I have been experiencing recently is further exacerbated by the fact that DS is going to turn one next week and while I am enjoying how fun he is at this age, I am very sad that this year went by so fast. I am also not sure if DH wants to have another baby, which makes things 100x worse.
Sooo, are these feelings something that moms go through when their child gets older, or am I just a little crazy.
Re: I need to get this out
Probably not the best time to do so though Meredith. Remember my pm from awhile back.
You are so.not.crazy. I'm already experiencing baby fever, and Sophie's still an infant. I think it gets its roots from me not wanting to have a lot of time between the babies, but I definitely see how crazy fast time is flying (Sophie's nearly 4 months old, for Pete's sake!) Luckily, DH is on the same page as me as far as wanting another one fairly soon (I think we'll start TTC in the spring), but I definitely feel your pain on the waiting aspect.
You don't think your DH wants another one at all? Or another one so soon?
My mom always said she started to want a third when I got to be about a year, but ended up stopping at two. I think it's natural to look back on the baby stage of your child and want to relive it because it is such an exciting time. You're definitely not crazy.
I'm not a mom so I'm completely unqualified to answer this question but I really want to start a family and simply can't right now, so I can relate to the longing!
GL figuring it all out with your DH.
LMAO; my dad says this, in all seriousness, about smart, upwardly-mobile people. I told him I may not want to have kids and he vetoed that and told me it was my responsibility to procreate, lol.
it seems like whenever people's kids turn 1 they want another baby, lol. So for that reason I think its natural to have "the fever" right now. Just remind yourself how hard all those life events will be with 2 kids closer together in age and remember that many people wait a bit longer yet for their second. Im guessing that whatever other reasons that are preventing you and your DH from considering it a good idea right now are just fueling that baby fever rebellion!
ITA. I have no advice of course, but sorry you're going through this.
Lol Katie! That is a new reason I had not considered!
I was kind of thinking it may be just a phase that some moms go through when their kids hit milestones. So it helps to hear it is not uncommon. Before we got married and we talked about having more than one child, we never thought about having them this close together so I am taken back by the fact that I even have baby fever right now.
I got baby fever when my DD hit 5m because she was the easiest baby in the world. I was pg by the time DD was 6m and ended up having two kids under 1,5.
I think it's normal to catch the fever again. A quick cure is to have two kids back to back. I have no desire to be pg ever again. :-)
Good luck, I know this is a tough one.
Have you ever seen Idiocracy? Or maybe your dad has....
I feel your pain.
I STILL go through this and my kids are almost 4!
We don't have the extra $$$ for another child right now. The two of them set us back about $1600/month in daycare alone! Three would not be possible. I'm 33 and my H is 41. He says we're "done" as far as children go but I'm not sure about that.
Before we were married I told him to just forget it if he only wanted one child. I was determined to have at least two. I lol'd when we got PG with twins!!!
Your feelings are totally normal and might intensify once that gorgeous boy gets a little older. I really miss having infants in the house. They are sooo precious at that age.
I'm sorry!!! ?I've had bad baby fever (though I'm not a mom), but it's been quelled a bit by kittens. ?Maybe it's time for a new pet!
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