So many March 2025 mums pregnant again

I’m 32 and I want 3 in total so needed to be quick with my second! I timed it so I could get full mat leave again with nhs. So Jan onwards we could start trying and I just caught straight away. So I went back to work after having a year off something like 10 weeks pregnant maybe can’t remember now xx

I was thinking exactly the same 😅 I feel like I’ve only just come out the other side of the trenches and feel like myself again 😂🙈

I think it totally depends on circumstances. We got lucky with our firstborn - great pregnancy, easy delivery, good sleeper... that's massive. It was honestly a godsend because I was back at work within 10 days and me and my husband get no Mat/Pat pay as we're self-employed. Being self-employed, minimising the longer term impact on our work was a major factor in our decision, as was being young enough to avoid complications & have the energy to do business and parent full-time.

I had my rainbow baby at 36 and my sister struggled to conceive her third at 34, so we were wanting to crack on a bit. We started trying again as early as we dared and just happened to get a sticky bean on round one.

Don't feel pressured by other people being 'ready'... Some just don't have the luxury of time on their side and would perhaps rather have rather waited a bit. 😅 I also think some people are lucky in the way of family support / great Mat pay / high earning partner and that makes the decision waaaay easier.