Second pregnancy in a short time…Finding out that you are pregnant again a few months after giving birth can be a bit of a shock. bewilderment. But it is a reaction that is overcome quite easily, because whoever has just had a child is still open to going through this experience again because everything is very recent. Acceptance of another child is often very strong.
In some cases, however, a nearby pregnancy may prove to be a problem, either economically or physically.
Our body before a second pregnancy close in time
Sometimes it's even good for us to have the children so close for them to play and so that you no longer have to worry about the issue, but, is the body ready to embark on this new adventure?
There is no rule that says how long we should wait between pregnancies. If the general health conditions are good and the course of the previous pregnancy has been regular and without problems, the new pregnancy can take place without difficulty. After all, the time required for the body to return to full normality is quite short. If the woman does not breastfeed, the ovulatory cycle resumes 30-40 days after delivery, while the uterus returns to a pre-pregnancy state in a couple of months.
Will we have the necessary vitamins for the second baby?
Another question that naturally arises is: could the previous pregnancy have caused a deficiency of essential substances such as iron, with which it is convenient to “supply” at the beginning of the new pregnancy?.
Six to nine months after delivery, it is virtually impossible for a woman to be deficient in iron, both because the mineral depletion is usually quickly treated with the taking of supplements, and because lactation amenorrhea allows the body a correct physiological recovery.
However, it is possible that missing trace elements, in other words, Vitamins y Mineral salts. From the beginning of this second pregnancy, therefore, a good intake of these substances will be necessary, especially through food, to which special attention should be paid.
Resting becomes something necessary and difficult at the same time
A somewhat complicated chapter for those who have already given birth and are expecting another, is the dream In fact, it will be difficult to reconcile the needs of the firstborn with the need to sleep and rest for a long time, typical of the first three months of pregnancy.
Sleeping is a need that the mother has to satisfy yes or yes. The advice for these cases is ask someone for help (to the partner, a friend, a babysitter...) to be able to rest as much as possible, during the night, but also in the early hours of the afternoon. In short, the new pregnancy requires that sleep hours be respected no matter how much the mother has some obligations and less time than with the previous pregnancy. But that is why we must remember that we have people around us who can help us, and if not, we can look for them.
Another thing that can go well is to focus more on body work, with stretching or yoga exercises. It is important that from the fifth month you can dedicate at least one hour a week to the fetus, in which you relax and give yourself only to him.
The case of mothers who are breastfeeding...
In this case, the woman always wonders what to do, whether to continue or stop. The advice is to reflect on what you really wantregardless of external pressures.
Continuing to breastfeed your baby does not take anything away from the baby you are carrying. The balanced and complete diet that breastfeeding requires, after all, is also adequate to face a new pregnancy. On the other hand, it may be that the own baby refuses the breast (the smell and taste of milk change due to the influence of pregnancy hormones), or in other cases, and for the same reason, they sometimes tend to eat more. It's totally normal.
If your first baby was born by caesarean section, will the second one be too?
It is said that if the first birth was produced by Caesarean section, the same should happen with the second one. Formerly it was believed that the best thing in these cases was to wait a long time before a woman could face a vaginal delivery. Today, thanks to modern minimally invasive surgery techniques, there are no restrictions of any kind. If the mother and baby are experiencing a state of well-being, there is no reason why birth should not occur naturally.
What about the parents?
If mothers, in general, quite easily overcome the disturbance that can result from discovering that they are pregnant again so close to the first, the father it may take a little longer to do it… In men it is a moment of crisis that is absolutely normal and frequent. One has to give the couple time to process the news and try to think positively.