Advice neededddd

So I've got a 20mo old like everyone else here and he's crazy and throws his fits and does NOT like babies or other kids his age. Also I'm very very very tight on money but I've always planned on having my kids about 2-2.5-3 yrs apart. Which means it's about that time to get pregnant with my second. Money, my sons antisocial-ness, my tiny house, my STRESS, etc. Having another baby does not sound like the way to go right now. BUT my IUD is causing issues left and right for me and I really need it taken out (I'll end up pregnant so fast, that's why I haven't made an appointment and have been happily dying from the uterus out) and I've had nothing but another baby on my mind, not to mention getting me pregnant has become part of the regular dirty talk and it's making the baby fever worse. What. Do. I. Doooooooo

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I would think by the time another baby is born your son might have grown out of being antisocial

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Do you have insurance that helps cover therapy? Even just for a couple sessions it could be beneficial. Perhaps a specialist has specific insight and healthy ways to change that behavior. But he is almost 2. My niece was one of those kids who through MASSIVE tantrums. Went through a stage when she was biting and hitting my SIL. But once her baby brother came, she really changed. In a good way. I believe she was a little over 3 when her brother was born. Then for her it's been you have to keep her extremely busy or she'll start in on her tantrums though. They do grow out of alot of that, hang in there momma 🫶

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I’d do it! A lot can change in 9 months and nothing will motivate you more for good change and growth than a new baby :)

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Thank you so much!! 💓 I was nervous I was gonna look at these comments and be shamed

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Have another baby. I want another one. The thought is on my mind a lot too, so we’ll be trying in January 😉

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I guess I wouldn't really have too much helpful advice. My January baby was our second(and last) but we were able to warm ours up to the idea we'd show our oldest sonogram pictures, talk about the new baby and how much she'd love her big sister. She loved feeling the baby kick because she was saying hello big sister!

It took like a month after the birth for her to settle into her roll as big sister and not feel so jealous. Money's always going to be a factor lol but it wasn't really a choice for us since we had two oopsie babies. Honestly though every situation is different.

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@Anna I love my oopsie boy, and I'd never have it any other way but it's been such a dream to go into having a baby (and making one 😉) on purpose, I've always wanted to sit my family down and go "I'm pregnant!" And hear "congratulations!" and "that's great!"... having my first made me want it even more because it went more "I have something to tell you... I'm pregnant" and hearing "well what are you gonna do" and I'm so excited idk if I can take it anymore, I think I'm going to start trying in January because it'll be after the 24mo mark and before around the time they'd have the same birth month (also something I want to avoid) 😞 I just feel like this is such a shitty time to have a baby as far as the country, my financial and housing situation, etc. And not to mention my parents are so judgemental and gd I just want them to be excited lol I want another baby so so so bad I'm just so concerned I won't be able to give both my children the lives they deserve 🥺

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