LEngth of TIme Between Pregnancies?? r/o - Advice Needed

barbie7 wrote: I just had my baby at the end of September. I'm 32 now--turned 32 in October. What is the length of time that most doctors say is the earliest that someone should get pregnant again--just in terms of healthwise and for the best health of the baby? Just wondering because I want to have my kids before 35-to try to cut down on any potential risks. However, I dont want to get p[regnant too fast if tghere are hazards associated with that too--are there any risks associated with becoming pregnany too fast after giving birth? I was thinking of beginning to start to try this June. Do you think that would be helathy for me and the baby? Also--has anyone esle done this and would my work let me take another 3 month FMLA leave then when the baby would be born(legally?)? Help me out !!!

boyohboyohboy replied: someone else just asked this fmla question, and it seems that you have to have so many hours in to take fmla..
but my dr told me, because i am in the same boat as you, i am 33 with two kids and want one or two more before i am to old, because of the risks, but my dr said, that its best to wait one yr between kids, although some dont, but its the best thing to do,and he said that the "35" age is a myth, he said that women today do not have an increase risk at 35, any more then a 40 yr old and he is a fertility specialist...his point was if you are going to have a baby with a health issue chances are you would whether you are 35 or 40 if you are going to you are going too...

thats the advice i was given,. my youngest is one and we started trying two months ago.

good luck

flirtycuddle replied: I am 22 now but have had 2 kids. I was always told at least a yr between pregnancies but my dd was 9 months when I found out I was pregnant with my ds. They are 18 months apart. And just like the pp said if you are going to have complications its gonna happen reguardless of age. I was 20 when I had my first and had a ton of problems with the delivery and her health at first. I was 21 when I got pregnant with my second and from 24 weeks on I was on bedrest cuz of pre-term labor.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: Hmmm. My kids are halthy as horses... and my first two are 16 months apart, my second and third are 22 months apart... which would have made my first one 7 months old when I got pregant with my second, and my second was 13 months old when I got pregnant with my 3rd.

I am only 24 though.

Boo&BugsMom replied: My OB has told me a year to let your body heal from the last pregnancy.

withchild334 replied: Mine are all 2 years apart.

Cece00 replied: I've also heard a yr.

Of course, that being said, I had 4 completely healthy pregnancies. My first one was 6 months old when I got pregnant with #2, #2 was 23 months when I got pregnant with #3, #3 was 2.5 months old when I got pregnant with #4.

None of my pregnancies were any easier/harder and I didnt have any major complications with any.

A&A'smommy replied: here is what i found http://www.babycenter.com/expert/preconcep...gnant/7091.html

Nina J replied: Everyone else had great advice..I got told a year by my old doctor after I had Emily. But, after I had Odessa no one said anything. She was born in April of this year and I'm 8 weeks pregnant now, I'll be 36 next month

quinnandjacob'smom replied: I remember hearing a year as well. Not that I had to worry, I had almost 6 years in between mine lol! I know tons of people who were pg before a year had passed and did just fine.

redplaydoh replied: My two are 14 1/2 mths apart and we all did just fine. I was 37 and 38 when I had them. The 35 age is a myth IMO. We started late because we were told that we couldn't get pregnant. Then we looked into IVF and have 2 wonderful boys...

My old neighbor had hers 11 months apart. The second baby was a big oops but she did fine as well.

I wish I would've had time to wait between pregnancies, I think 2 years between would be ideal IMO. I often wonder what the heck I was thinking having mine so close together. Many days it isn't fun to have a 2 and 3 year old together.

JanetH replied: well my two boys are 15 months apart. I didn't have any problems with either child. I dunno, I would go by what you wanted. If you wanted to try for another now, then do so. Just cause you have them close together doesn't mean that you will have problems and just because you wait years between children doesn't mean you won't have problems. So either way I would do what you wanted to do.

Calimama replied:
Ditto.