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I got pregnant at 8 months postpartum so my babies will be 17 months apart. Currently 18 weeks pregnant and still breastfeeding my first! She is turning a year old this weekend. Honestly it has been super doable, haven’t noticed an impact on my supply, maybe just a bit of extra sensitivity. I do plan to start weaning her slowly before baby comes as I don’t wish to tandem feed and don’t think breastfeeding her when my belly gets bigger will be the most comfortable fine, but I have heard of many moms who have had success with that too! I say if you want your kids close in age, go for it! It MAY impact your supply so keep that in mind and remain flexible if needed but it’s totally possible.

I think it varies person to person. I know of many who could, and many who couldn’t.

I got pregnant around 4.5mo PP and by the time my daughter was 6mo she was fully on formula. Made me sad to end it so much sooner than I planned, but she instantly started sleeping through the night so im actually kind of happy with how it worked out… lol

Not that I’m in a position to say anything lol but doctors usually recommend to wait about 18 months between babies to reduce risks of complications and also to make sure your nutrients are all replenished for a second pregnancy. Waiting 12-18 months isn’t much higher risk but under 12 months isn’t recommended. That said, I found out I was pregnant a couple days before my baby’s first birthday 😅 I have decided to wean for a couple reasons such as terrible nausea while breastfeeding (worth mentioning that certain meds for morning sickness can’t be taken while breastfeeding and the one I had prescribed reduces milk supply) and in my experience it takes SO much more out of you than before pregnancy. I’ve felt super dehydrated, had my blood work done and lack vitamin D and iron. Plus, pregnancy with a young toddler is something! But on the positive side, you don’t start everything over, you’re still dealing with nappies, sleep regressions and all!

I was exclusively breastfeeding my first and got pregnant around 7 months postpartum, continued to breastfeed her the whole pregnancy and then when my son was born I breastfed them both. There where times it was a little stressful when they where both breastfeeding but overall it was alright. I had a healthy pregnancy everything was good.

I got pregnant at 7 month PP and within a month I completely dried out. I had no idea that was a possibility because I was an over supplier and I knew people who were able to continue breastfeeding throughout pregnancy. Unfortunately I was not one of them and so I had to cope with the fact I couldn’t give my first baby breast milk the whole first year like I planned. This go around I’m planning to wait a year so that I don’t have to do formula. The only complication I experienced from having them so close was I became anemic and had I known earlier I could have just taken an iron supplement but I found out like a month before giving birth so I got an iron transfusion. Other than that, baby was growing right on track and had a super smooth delivery. It was a hard adjustment the first month with 2 under 2 but it’s going so much better 4.5 months in.