How do I to get rid of Baby Fever?

Seeing all the baby bellies and knowing my little just turned 13 months old....I'm having some serious baby fever.  I just don't know what to do.  I want another one and my dh would LOVE another baby.  But, I'm just worried that I would be taking away from Matthew.  Oh man I just don't know what to do.  Sometimes I think it would be better to have an oops than planning to ttc.    Matthew was planned and I have an IUD so its highly unlikely there would be an oops.  Anyone have any suggestions on how to put baby fever on hold?  I think this is more of a vent/rant maybe.  At what point do you "know" the time is right for another?

Thanks for listening!

Tracy

there is never a right time... i got pregnant with j-girl when j-man was 9 months old... i was terrified... but now shes here and i love having the new born again.. good luck

The cure for baby fever is having another baby........ lol jk....

I agree that there is "never a right time" to have another baby... "there is never enough money" to have another baby... I always knew I wanted a 2nd baby because I wanted Zachary to have a sibling. I had the same fears that you do. I couldn't wrap my head around loving another child as much as I loved Zachary... but you do! It's amazing... It can be hard, but i'm a firm believer in it being well worth it! 

My babies are 22 months apart.... if I had to do it over again.. I would have probably had them 26-28 months a part... (not a big difference) but perhaps we would be on our way to potty training?

The 2nd pregnancy makes you realize just how easy you had it the first time around! You could nap when you wanted to and really be in the "moment" with a baby on the way... I found that with Avery..... I didn't really have time to dwell on how it was going to be until she was actually here.

Zachary loves his baby sister... he throws a tantrum every now and then when i'm feeding her and he's not getting all the attention... but thats something he needs to learn to deal with (and he's almost 2!)

Good luck with whatever you decide.. I think it's rewarding to have multiple children.. and i'd even want another one if we had more room/money... time will only tell when baby fever strikes me again!

((((Hugs!))))

Love multiplies it doesn't divide. You aren't taking away from Matthew but adding to you family and to even matthews experiences. Matthew will be able to experience love for a new family member.

I'm the oldest of 6 and the mother to nearly 8. I wanted a large family and I wanted them all close together because I wanted them to grow up together as much as possible.

I've personally never felt like I was taking away from any of my children by having another one. They all love having a new baby brother or sister join the family and we all have fun learning about our new family member together.

My kids are super excited to meet their sister Adelyn when she gets here, and so am I.

I waited until DD was nearly 3.5 years- she'll be four when this pregnancy ends- we got a surprise! and are having twins- go figure! I worry about taking away from her too- but I think that the social aspect of learning to love another person, of learning to share and be part of a family is really invaluable, which is something she wouldn't get on her own. Life is tough- we don't always get all the attention we would like and we don't always get our way, and some of those lessons are better learned at home than out in the real world. If you're having baby fever, maybe there's a reason! Maybe another little one really needs to join your family, the sooner the better! That's how I look at things. Good luck!

Carrie

Hannah was 16 months old when I found out I was pregnant with Noah.  I was terrified at the thought of having two so close together. We were going to start TTC in Feb.  Noah was born a month before we were going to start TTC lol.   He was born 16 days before Hannah's 2nd B-day.

I was afraid that Hannah would hate Noah.   She is a Mommy's girl and doesn't even want me to fold laundry or anything that takes away my attention from her.   She has done wonderful with Noah.   She actually cries when he's in the bassinet and says hold it (she calls him it lol). 

It's hard having two little ones, but I'm so glad he was born when he was.  My FIL passed away 12 hour after Noah was born.  He never got to meet him, but he did get to see a picture of him.  If things would have went the way we planned my FIL would have never even known about Noah, much less have seen a picture of him.  Sorry, I'm rambling now.

I don't know how to stop baby fever.  The only time I ever really had it was a few months before I got pregnant with Hannah.   I waited a couple of months to make sure I really wanted a baby before I had my IUD taken out.  The baby fever didn't go away, so I knew it was time.  

I'd say wait a couple of months and see how you feel then.

Good luck,
Amy

The cure for baby fever......hmmm........babysitting someone's REALLY bratty kid for a FULL 24 hours. OR.....sitting at Wal-Mart listening to all the horribly misbehaved kids screaming their head's off and throwing full scale temper tantrums because they can't get 75 pieces of candy RIGHT THEN. (and then watching the idiot mother's who do nothing about it......but that part is just funny....and annoying.....and will do nothing in curing baby fever.....LOL)

The price of a pack of diapers is enough to keep my legs sealed pretty tight for at least the next 3 years    :-). I about DIED when I went to buy some. I don't remember exactly how much I spent per case with my 6yo DD but I am pretty sure it wasn't $20 for a weeks worth of diapers.