10 Reasons to be Glad about not being Pregnant with a Second Child
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Okay, it is the third month since hubby and I officially started trying to conceive baby number two. Official in the sense that we’re actively working on it - as in counting days and waking each other up after Gavin goes to sleep. Yes, as unromantic as it sounds, it often does get that way when you’re planning your intimate life around the irregular sleeping schedule of a co-sleeping toddler. Then again, you could also look at it positively from the perspective that it makes things more interesting…
Anyway, based on a theory of getting pregnant that I wrote about previously, I guess I must be one of the women classified under low fertility since I don’t seem to be able to get pregnant while breastfeeding. Then again, maybe I should be glad I can’t get pregnant while breastfeeding after reading my BFF’s account about painful nursing during pregnancy…
It’s been a little disappointing, but I think I’m sort of come to grips with the idea that I may not get pregnant until Gavin weans. I’ve even given up on wasting money buying pointless home pregnancy test kits that only show up as negative.
To make myself feel better, I’ve decided to make a list of all the positives about not being pregnant at this stage. Here are 10 that I can think of (feel free to add some more in the comments below):
- I get to enjoy Gavin a little longer without the distraction of having a second child.
- Gavin gets to enjoy being the center of attention for a while longer.
- Gavin will be older and better able to understand what it means to have a sibling.
- Gavin will be more accepting to a sibling and more secure about his place in the family.
- Gavin will be able to help out with his sibling so I won’t be so exhausted trying to cope with two young children.
- Gavin will be more understanding when Mummy needs to rest because the pregnancy is tiring her (one of my bigger concerns about being pregnant with a toddler).
- I can enjoy going out a little more (I’m pretty convinced that going out with the children on my own is going to be quite infrequent until they’re both a lot older).
- I can enjoy having what little time I currently have to myself (which I’m sure will become non-existent when number two comes along).
- Gavin can take his time to self-wean and I won’t have painful nipples trying to nurse him while pregnant.
- I don’t have to learn how to tandem nurse a toddler and a newborn.
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