Indicators You're Ready For Another Child

When it comes to planning about family, most people think they know what they want. One cute baby then another one and they have a family just like that. However, you will be surprised to know that the last thing you want for your family is having another baby when the other is too tiny and needs care. Thus, the decision to have another baby is not a small one and should never be taken lightly. Besides, having another baby will bring changes to you and your partner, not forgetting the older kids.

So, how can you tell if you are ready to have another child? The following are some signs you are ready for another kid:

Your body is very ready

During the first pregnancy, you read pages and pages of books on coping with labour and the stresses that come after giving birth. You got goosebumps and spasms all over your body as it drifts back to the original location. The strangely tired arm that comes with holding your child and fatigue that overwhelms every cell in your body as you lack sleep makes every moment hard than it used to be. You can no longer do the workout you love and don’t run for the bus anymore because you know you cannot catch it, but your body is in good shape, and you are ready. It might be time to visit a sexual health clinic.

Baby fever

Baby fever is an emotional thing that takes over a person when they see or hold a child. You get a longing to have your own baby, even if you have another one. This can happen to anyone, but others tend to be immune.  Baby fever can also strike you when you see a pregnant woman, and you will start noticing that babies and pregnant women are almost everywhere you go.

Pregnancy no longer seems bad

Most women might have gone so far as to hate being pregnant even without saying a word about it. However, meeting their firstborn became an obsession as the meeting meant zero nausea, breathlessness, and brain fog. However, due to the hate, the thought of going through it again doesn’t come quite welcomed. In fact, you daydream of yourself on a beach sipping wine. But, if the thought of swollen feet and nausea doesn’t bother you anymore, you are very ready.

You know that babies will not be the same

Have you found yourself looking at your baby sleeping so peacefully that you start questioning how the other one will be? On many occasions, this question is sparked because even when the child wakes up, they are extremely chilled. What other thing is amazing than a cool child when the agemates are all screaming around.

Only God knows how the next child will be. Will they scream at night? Will they cluster feed? However, if you accept the fact that the next one might be different, everything will be fine. Remind yourself that when you adore someone, you forget their screams even if it leaves you sleep-deprived.

Bottom line

As much as you would like to have one child, remember that there is a fixed amount of time for you to have a child. The biological alarm counts, and you don’t want to regret that you had kids.Get your home ready, be ready both financially and emotionally for a child.