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| Mon, 09-08-2003 - 3:21pm |
2 questions
1. whats your opinion on the oral ovulation testers?
2. If you alread have 1 baby, how long do you recommend before you have another? 1 year? 2 years? more?
thanks, Nyssa

Anita
ttc#3 c1 cd21
GL!
Tara
Tara~ co-cl of Pregnant after TTC
Cassie
I have no idea about the first qustion... I don't even know what it is! LOL!
However, I would caution you on advice about your 2nd questions. The reason I say that is because that is not an answer that any one person can answer for any other couple. That is really a couples decisions based on a couples life plans and goals.
There is no bad answer... or age difference.
For example, my husband and I have 2 children that are 15 months apart. Most other people around us thought we were/are crazy. However, they will never know how amazing... and EASY it is having children this close together. We are now TTC#3, but these 2 will be 2.5 yrs. apart, and then we will have a 4th and that one and #3 will hopefully be ~15 months apart as well. We Specifically planned it this way!
Also, I have a friend who wants 4 children. Yet her and her DH really do not enjoy the baby stage. They feel too tied down by all the diaper bags, diapers, bottles, and so on. So they are having their 4 all 13 months apart. They are about to have their 3rd, and they plan to TTC#4 in 4 months from now.
And again, we have more friends who have a 3 yr old and are waiting about another 1.5 yrs. They life plans include getting one off to kindergarten before bringing another into their lives.
It is such an individual couples basis. Something I feel so strongly that no one else should ake that decision for you.
The problem? We tend to follow the advice of the loudest... usually telling you to wait longer and take your time. Yet, from a BTDT of close siblings, I can tell you it's amazing! And still, from someone who knows friends that have waiting 3-4 yrs in between, they wouldn't have it any other way. They think I'm nuts.
You really should do what YOU and your DH think is best for your life and your future. Do you want 2 in college at the same time? Do you want to be changing 2 childrens diapers at the same time? Do you want to be a mom of a VERY independant 5-6 yr old and then have to go back to diapers again... and waking up every 2 hrs to feed.
Well I didn't mean to go all out on this. I just wanted to tell you that everybody's answers are going to vary so much... and it's ONLY going to be based on waht they know from personal experience, or what they have heard from others.
Hope this comes out right. :-)
Bethanee TTC#3