How did you feel when you got pregnant too soon?

It's really difficult to have baby nowadays. Babies are so expensive. LOL! I have 2 and i really planned it well and I guess I just got lucky since I didn't use any artificial birth control. I thought that it would be okey to have them 3 years at a time, but later i realized that i miscalculated and that I should have made it 5 years gap because my 3 year old daughter at that time is still too needy. But I already got myself pregnant too and had my 2nd child at exactly 3 years gap with my first. But don't worry, you will certainly make do whatever time and resources that you have. As parents, we always do that and everything will come out fine. It may be more difficult but all will be fine.

Hi there Plainhousewife, The too soon depends on the person your talking to .. LOL!!! I have five kids and they are all born withing a year to a year and a half of eachother. My kids are 9,8,6,5,and 4. my 6,5,and 4 will all turn 7,6,and 5 by the end of this year. LOL!! I have to say that this is I've learned is a blessing. LOL!! My kids are so tight with eachother that when someone does something to one of the others they band together to the point were they are like a pack of wolves. For example my one daughter was playing with her bouncy ball at the park and it bounced away from her a boy that was older than all my kids picked it up and refused to give it to her. She started to cry and I was getting up and before I could even go to intervene the kid was surrounded by my other kids and forced to give the ball back and apologize to my daughter before I could even get there. Their is such a unity. They may fight amongst themselves at times but the bond that they have for eachother out weighs the fighting. LOL!! So I would say that I don't know if that bond would be there if they were apart. My 4and 5 yr old look like they could be twins to some and I laugh but those to are thick as theives when in the house together. I know that the older three are thick as theives too. LOL! But when it comes down to it. They are all they for each other. So did I feel I got pregnant again to soon when it first happened but then it all worked out. LOL!!

I only had one child, and he was conceived before we were married, it surprised us, and speedy up the wedding a bit. for your child, just make sure you set time for her and do not let her feel left out.

My youngest two are only a little farther apart than yours but they're the closest of my kids and yes it was unplanned and shocking. My youngest was born when his brother was just shy of 19 months. My circumstances were different enough that another baby at all wasn't a good idea no matter when it happened. So my feelings were more scared and worried about that more than anything. I do feel like I missed a lot of the baby time with the second youngest because I get major Mommy fog when I'm pregnant and have a new baby. It's like he went from being a little baby to being a 2 year old before I came out of it. Now the youngest is almost as old as he was when...ok that was going to get confusing...#6 is almost as old as #5 was when #6 was born and I keep looking at him trying to remember what #5 was like and I mostly draw a blank. It's weird and frustrating. I was also worried about how my body would handle it. The closest I'd ever had babies before was just over 2 years apart. I can't say it was my healthiest pregnancy...but that may have been more due to the amount of emotional stress I was under...but we managed. He was born a few weeks early and significantly smaller than his brothers but he was healthy and happy. My recovery wasn't the quickest either but it was better than the one traumatic birth I had. The thing to remember though is that the 7th month old isn't going to know any different. And I don't mean becaus she's a little baby, babies are very smart...it's just that this is the only life she knows. She doesn't know that other babies get more 'alone time' with their moms before a new baby arrives. This is how it is for her and she'll never know the experience of anything different so it's not like she's 'giving up' anything.

I believe that all the emotions that you're feeling are completely normal. My oldest daughter was born in April 06 and in December 06, I found out that I was pregnant again. She wasn't really interested in the pregnancy BUT when her sister was born, she was so excited. We kept our oldest daughter involved in everything with her little sister. When the baby is sleeping, I spend a lot of alone time with my oldest. In March 08, we found out that we're expecting again and I know this time will be just as much fun. I wouldn't of done it any other way, they all will grow up close in age and I know that will be best for our family. :-) Good luck!

my son is our honeymoon baby. we didn't want children at all but that didn't happen. we were not expecting the baby but 9 months later we had a beautiful baby boy. but we are planning to just have one. with the economy the way it is, its hard financially to take care of thoe one we have. but he is a blessing, he he keeps me smiling and happy all the time.

well in one way its a good thing because they will grow up together...but i had a miscarriage in between my two daughters, so it was almost 4 years before my second daughter was born...they are pretty close now but i imagine they will be even closer when they are older (they are 11 and 14 now).

I have five children and with each of them, I thought I was pregnant too soon. *lol* Don't worry, by the time your little one is due, the older one would be walking so that's a load off your mind.

My 2nd child was born only 17 months after the first. It was hard at first but you will make it work. I felt bad for my oldest. I have 4 children and though they fight and argue, they love each other. Looking back, I don't regret it; the age differences. There are almost 9 years between the baby and my oldest. He loves her to pieces, but they will probably not have any similar interests until they are much much older. Not like he does with his brother who is only a little over a year older.

I would not feel too guilty about it - it is good for the kids to have other kids - I am so very glad I had my 2 older brothers growing up - we were all a few years apart so it was very nice to be close in age & do things...my youngest brother though is 21 years younger than me so it seems so strange I didn't grow up with like I did with the other 2. I can see how you feel though. If I found out I was pregnant tomorrow I would not be jumping up and down with elation - i too have a 7 month old. I do think things happen for a reason though, so enjoy the little ones while you can, make sure you get lots of rest if possible and think how when they're all grown up how glad you'll be you didn't wait so long :)

Yes maybe that is diffucult,but the baby is still a blessing,well If that would happen to me like you,maybe I feel guilt also,and think what happen when the babby is there already,but the other side is good because they grow up very close,my mom told me that If the kids are close in their age they will grow up close to each other, Congrats for the new member of your family.

I know your feeling. Because I have been pregnant a month before.But my husband doesn't welcome him.It is not enough for us to feed him so we gave him up. I feel guilty. Please forgive me my god.

Well, I learn to get over it and focus on what really needs me, the new baby. I would get disappointed, but it would make me feel so guilty being so concerned about my OWN feelings, and not thinking of what is inside of me.

Well I got pregnant again of my second child when my 1st was about 6 to 7 months and I felt totally depressed I new I would have alot of comments coming by which made me feel miserable, which totally happened. But when I 1st heard my babies beats everything desapeared and I felt in that instent that he would be someone special in my life and that's how he is right now he is 11 months and he is always smiling, before what I thought will made my life a little miserable which was my thought then could have been cause I was depressed, cause as you I think it's a Blessing to have a new member in the family. All I can tell you it is not going to be easy cause you daughter will get totally jealous to the point she won't even get near you but once a week or 2 pass by she'll get use to the new baby and will even try to take care of the baby the best part of all is that they will me very close that's was happening with mines. Once one wakes up they start looking for each other. Oh and one more bad thing when the oldest wakes up he will call the other one by he's name to wake him up this totally happend to me.

Well its not yet happened to me..im still single. But my sister inlaw had a problem before when they just married of my older brother...they waited for more than one month before she got fragnant...Ofcourse she is so happy as well as my brother coz its there first baby...And now my niece is already nine months old.