celtricia, i agree w u tt we need to wait for a period of time b4 getting preggie again. my SIL shared w me tt her SIL had #1 & 2 TOO CLOSE liao, both same yr, ger beginning of yr & boy end of yr. as mummy din "replenish" her body b4 getting preggie again, tink her #2's development was badly affected, not tt smart, v.slow & no interest in learning, academic results v.bad, tink he din even complete his "O", then learning attn aso v.short, say wants to learn tis, then aft a while, dun wan, wan to learn another skill, gone case le. e father so mad tt nearly chased him out of e hse & quarelled w e wife over tis. so my SIL advised me to recover my body 1st cos during preggie, bb gets all e nutrients fr our body. i agree lor cos jake consumed all my reserves tt i lost even more wt than wat i had gained during preggie. some more, i bfeed, lagi worse, all nutrients go to jake, not much left for myself.
looking at my hb's eldest sis, who popped almost 1 aft another, #1 & #2 1yr apart, #2 & #3 2yrs apart, & #3 & #4 1yr apart. his sis looks so so much thinner than when she got married. they all so skinny, like malnutrition, e maid looks more well nourished than them. pardon me saying tis but i dun tink they r v.smart tho they r v.guai, somehow, tink #3, e oni ger, looks smarter, at least i always c her studying hard.
as both hb & I got prob conceiving 1, so we'll oni try again aft 1yr. meanwhile, enjoy e time we hv w jake.
ester, agree tt children r god's gifts & age is catching up w us, i oni younger than u by a bit bit nia. but we r still bfing, dun even hv enugh nutrients for ourselves, how to feed e little one in our body. by delaying a bit, it's for both mother & bb gd lor.