yeah i was preg when ds was 10 months old. I found i showed earlier and seemd to carry more weight with this pregnancy.
while i wasn't as exhausted as with DS, i felt it taxed my body soooo much more. it was very hard on me physically. Not sure how to put it, but i just felt like i had no reserves in the tank. so make sure you eat right and get as much sleep as you can love!!

but you know, it's so worth it. Having two babies is really just so special. might not seem like it right now, but you are blessed to be able to have two bubs who will have such a special bond and be so close in age!

as for the birth; 2nd one was even better than the first. It was a bit scary cos you know what's coming and it's still fresh in your mind... but for me, I found it was better cos I understood how to push with my bottom (with DS i really didn't get it for awhile!). My labour with DD was much shorter and she was 3lb heavier than ds. I didn't tear for either and have uncomplicated labours so it was the 'ideal' for me. (birth centre, supportive, no drugs, all our wants met, fantastic midwives who even knew our dog's name, home with 4 hrs of birthing dd, bf established exceedingly easy).

Seriously, the actual pregnancy was far worse than once she arrived. the heaviness and fatigue and sickness just sucks. But once bub arrived, things were SO much easier! And i still had plenty of time for DS (newborns sleep lots remember and he was so little he barely noticed... she would often be asleep when he was awake and she was up when he was asleep!!!)