Am I being selfish and unreasonable?

I never got the birth or the breastfeeding journey I dreamt of. My birth was a traumatic emergency c-section and as a result, my breastfeeding was delayed and had to combo feed with formula. Sometimes there is breast aversion which breaks my heart and I have a mother who's advice is to give up and only bottle feed. I have always wanted a second baby but even more so now because I want to try a natural birth and exclusively breastfeed. Obviously I won't rush into the second because I want to put all my effort into my current baby.
Is wanting a second baby to di things differently unfair for my current baby? Am I being selfish and unreasonable?

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As long as that is not the only reason you wish to have another then no! Totally normal and valid feelings . However you need to be aware and perhaps do some therapy because you’ll need to accept that it may not all go to plan next time either. I would definitely recommend speaking to
Someone about these feelings regardless because they are totally normal x

If the only reason why you want to have another baby is to try a vaginal birth and breastfeeding then it is a little bit unreasonable as you're not guaranteed it'll work as you wish.

Selfish wouldn't be the right word. I know a lot of women who get pregnant because they enjoy the experience of being pregnant. One of them is going to the fifth...

It is better to come to terms with the idea that every birth can go either way and you can't control what life will bring. If you were already thinking having a second one, sure, go ahead.

If the next birth doesn't come as planned, will you go for a third?

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