Weaning Process Triggering Strong Desire to Get Pregnant Again?

Yeah, that kinda happened to me. I guessed that it was because my prolactin levels were going down and ovulation was starting to happen again. So, yeah... I thought it was my hormones! But who knows...

Do you want to have another one really soon? I have a 2-year old and a 2-month old and I find that my 2-year old is in many ways still a baby... just a really big, defiant baby! :)

R.,

I can understand but, I would recommend just enjoying your little boy for a few months without the breastfeeding or preganacy just to give yourself a little break. I have 7 kids and by the younger ones were about 8month old when I became pregnant with the following sibling. I did just fine and I am sure you would too, but, I think it is nice to have a little time just learn more about the older one before the next one comes along.

I know you will be fine no matter what but, just a thought.

Right now, I am personnally having a hard time since I know that Lucky 7 is all we will had. My husband volunteered to get"snipped" even though I really didn't want him to. That is a different story. Anyway.
Blessings to you all and whatever happens will be fine.

Best of luck with everything!!

Same thing happened to me. I was so emotionally torn. On one hand I was happy to get my body back to me and on the other I was all torn up inside that my baby didn't need me. I held off and got pregnant again after my daughter's first b-day. My kids are 25 mths apart. First 3-6 mths was VERY stressful. My daughter still wanted to be the baby. Now my little guy is very active and it is getting easier. He weaned me at 8mths (too active to sit and nurse). My heart literally broke. My favorite time was sitting in the rocking chair before bed nursing my babies with the moonlight shining down on their perfect, peaceful faces.

I just weaned our daughter (who is about to turn 1) and am totally feeling the baby bug. I am starting to obsess about it when I see pregnant women again! Some of it is my own to desire to continue to eat whatever I want and know I'll burn off the calories because of breastfeeding. :)

The weaning process was very hard, and definitely has a lot of hormonal and emotional changes associated. But, our desire for a second pushed me into having a definitive stop date for breastfeeding (because I will likely have to go through IVF again to get #2). I think the weaning was harder on me than it was on her. Hang in there!

R.,

:) I can totally relate. My boys are 20 months apart (I was pregnant again when the first was 11 months) and now am expecting #3 and the second will be 2 in Dec. AND the first two weren't weaned until 15 or 16 months so it didn't even take me till they were weaned to have the bug. I will say, that two close is super nice in some ways, but harder in others. Because they are both boys they share all the clothes, toys, etc. But, now that they are older they do fight a lot over everything. I don't think I'd change anything though.

Good luck with your decision.

Jessica

Your baby is growing up. It is totally natural to miss the "baby stage" and want to start again. What you do with those feelings is up to you. I'm already going through this with my 6 mo old. She's the 4th and probably the last (I can't bring myself to make that statement definite.) and knowing that makes every step towards growing up, becoming independent, and losing "my baby" so hard to watch. That's what motherhood is, though, excitement and joy at watching them become their own person mixed with sorrow that everyday they need you a little less. Enjoy every moment and every stage and when you're ready for #2, now or later, enjoy that too!

I always had the urge to have another baby. I wish we would have listened and had them. We waited and I regret it. In the end we had two children die before birth and I always wonder what would have happened had we not waited. Thank God I am pregnant now and all seems to be going well. In my humble opinion, if you want another baby have another baby. I am positive that you won't regret it!

I have had that happen! I love it! I have a 3 yr old boy, a 2 yr old boy, and a 7 mth old girl, I'm so ready to start trying for #4 (if hubby says yes, we were going to be done at 3) I am also nursing, she just started some solids. I think it is all the thing other moms have mentioned. I know we wanted our kids close in age. For them and for us. I didn't want to be at a water park on vaction while Dad and the big kids played and I nursed a baby. We wanted to have a few busy baby years and all be able to enjoy everything as they grow up together! Someone told me it was like pulling teeth, (at first I thought what a horrible thing to say) just get it all done at once and then enjoy your steak later. Now I see what might be ment by that. It is all personal choice. What ever you do ENJOY them!!! Always, no matter how many or how close together, take the time to enjoy them!!

I think our bodies are hormonally charged after giving birth. When I was pregnant with our second and last child I KNEW that this was the last. I said it often and planned on my husband getting snipped. Well, directly after he was born I didn't want my husband to go through with the surgery and suddenly wanted another. This luckily lasted only a few months and now I am back on track and fine with two and no desires to have more. My "theory" is that hormones can produce a desire to reproduce in very odd ways and random times. Also, when I see a newborn of course I want a baby again because they are so cute. But I am so glad I only have two and do no want another. I would suggest waiting it out. Being pregnant with a 10 month old seems like a lot. Try and re-visit your thoughts of how you wanted to plan your family. That may be more reliable than your urge to get pregnant. Good luck and Blessings to you and your family.

I had the same feelings toward the end of nursing. But my hubby wasn't on board with having another one so soon, so we still just have the one.

After I had my son, I went on the pill and we got pregnant with my daughter, they are 17 months apart. So I didn't have that urge with my son, however my daughter is now one and I want another baby so bad!!! My husband doesn't or wants to wait for the right time. I think that it is a very normal thing because your child is growing up and it seems to happen so fast and you feel like they don't need you as much. I think too that beings your husband is staying home with your little one, that has got to be hard too and maybe it is the urge to be able to stay home with your kids again? Well whatever you decide good luck and enjoy your little one.