Hi all. Wondering if anyone in here has birthed at the new maitland hospital? What was your experience like? How hands on were the midwives? Were they respectful of your birth wishes? How many days did you stay? Did you feel rushed out? Did you get a private room or have to share?
Thanks in advance!
Hi everyone, interested in peoples experiences or knowledge on the area of planning the age gap for our potential third baby. My oldest starts school at the start of 2028 (we live in Australia). I think that transition could be challenging for him so this is a big factor in our planning. We had a 3.5 year age gap the first time.
My oldest starting school means that we would aim to either have a baby before he starts, and have a somewhere between 3-5 month old because I would be waiting until my youngest turns 2 - he turns 2 in july 2027, and I wouldn't want to have the new baby less than 3 months before my oldest starts school. Or wait until he starts school and then try, with the aim to be due late 2028/early 2029 (or whenever it happens).
A 2 year age gap scares me, especially because my first was such a challenging baby and we could end up with another one like that. But there are many benefits to having the 2 year age gap if we were successful in falling pregnant in that small window, including me being on maternity leave when my oldest starts school and being able to do all dropoffs and pick ups while he is adjusting to school. He has found daycare challenging at times so being available to support this would be a big positive (as long as I'm not dying from sleep deprivation and a colicky baby).
I'd love to hear peoples experiences with similar age gaps - either 3.5ish then 2ish years, or those who had 3.5ish and then another 3.5ish year gap. Is either likely to be particularly better or more challenging? My second baby has been really easy going and it was a very easy transition from 1 to 2.
Hi everyone, interested in peoples experiences or knowledge on the area of planning the age gap for our third baby. My oldest is autistic/ADHD and starts school at the start of 2028 (we live in Australia). I think that transition could be challenging for him so this is a big factor in our planning. We had a 3.5 year age gap the first time. My oldest starting school means that we could aim to either have a baby before he starts, and have a somewhere between 3-5 month old because I would be waiting until my youngest turns 2 (he turns 2 in july 2027). Or wait until he starts school and then try, with the aim to be due late 2028/early 2029 (or whenever it happens).
A 2 year age gap scares me, especially because my first was such a challenging baby and we could end up with another one like that. But there are many benefits to having the 2 year age gap if we were successful in falling pregnant in that small window, including me being on maternity leave when my oldest starts school and being able to do all dropoffs and pick ups while he is adjusting to school. He has found daycare challenging at times so being available to support this would be a big positive (as long as I'm not dying from sleep deprivation and a colicky baby).
I'd love to hear peoples experiences with similar age gaps - either 3.5ish then 2ish years, or those who had 3.5ish and then another 3.5ish year gap. Is either likely to be particularly better or more challenging? My second baby has been really easy going and it was a very easy transition from 1 to 2.