Bit of backgroud: I had my ds, who is 2, just before turning 21. My dh is in the forces and we currently are posted in Germany, and we have started to try for another baby.
One of the reasons we want to ttc now is that I am currently doing an OU degree, after which I want to train as a teacher. I'm currently a sahm so if I were to have another now we would be giving ds a sibling and I would be at home while they are both small. I can then concentrate on carving out a career when they are a bit older.Also, if we are to have a baby on Dh's current tour he won't get sent away when they are a baby as he is not due to go away again for a couple of years.We don't want to wait until after I've completed my degree as that will be a long way off and there would be a huge age gap. However,as much as we want a baby we've realised that there are some major negatives in this plan.
Firstly,money.Dh earns just over 20k a year,we are lucky in that we live in raf housing and don't have morgage to pay, but it would still be tight financially. The other negative is that I will then be trying to do my OU courses with two small children rather than one,and that may be a lot harder!Also, I am only 23, so would have two dcs by the age of 24. Am I mad to be trying for another?
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YummyorSlummy · 13/01/2011 11:59
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