We’ve just decided to start trying for baby #2 but since all we do is argue

Maybe it's just a strange coincidence, but a couple of months ago my husband and I had the most amazing weekend together. We really connected, had some deep heart to heart conversations, and ultimately decided that we wanted to grow our family. 🥰
For about a week, we were both so excited. Then, out of nowhere, we started bickering and arguing constantly. Don't get me wrong we argue like any normal couple from time to time, but this feels different. It feels more intense than our usual disagreements.
Of course, I plan to talk to him about it and figure out what's going on, but it's frustrating that this has happened now, of all times. We've never really let things get to this point before. It's affecting me more than I'd like to admit. I'm losing sleep over it because, at our core, we're still very much in love. After all, we were excited enough to start trying for another baby. But lately, the way we've been communicating, you'd think we couldn't stand each other.
It's also not exactly helping our intimacy, so there's definitely no baby making happening right now!
Do you think deciding to try for another baby could have unintentionally put pressure on us and brought underlying issues to the surface? I genuinely can't work it out.
From my perspective, he's suddenly started annoying me more than usual. I wear my heart on my sleeve, and I know I can be guilty of picking battles that probably aren't worth fighting. That's something I need to take responsibility for.
His weakness is that if he disagrees with something I've said, he can become quite defensive. He also tends to present his opinions as facts, which drives me absolutely mad.
I know this probably sounds toxic when written down, but I promise we're actually a loving couple. I adore him. He's a wonderful husband, an amazing father, and I can't imagine growing old without him or not having more babies with this man.
So now I'm wondering, should we put baby number two on hold for a while, or stick to the plan? We're definitely not talking about separating here, and I don't want to put our future family plans on hold because of a few months of petty arguments.
What would you do? Have you been here before?? Did you put off growing a family while you navigated a rocky patch?

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