Has anyone else had this?

[cindersrella]

I am 32 with two DD's my husband and I decided we no longer wanted any more children after out last DD. My oldest is 8 and youngest is 4 (and bloody hard work).

The girls have been saying they really want a brother (you can imagine trying to explain this to a 4 year old) but neither of them want a sister....

My husband has mentioned over the past 4/5 months on and off about having another and I have said if that's what he wants we will (as I'm quite happy to)

However... the girls are independent, both at full time school, my own business is established (over the past two years) but I do more or less all of the work, home life is good plus I have no baby thing as we donated all of the stuff.

I'm not sure if I'm going through a pining stage of never having another baby again (in arms). Did anyone else have mixed feelings?

[MrsCar]

I think you need to think about why you didn't want another after number 2. It was obviously a strong feeling, if you donated the baby items.

I wouldn't let the dds feelings or wishes come into it tbh; they have no idea of the reality of a baby or an annoying sibling, and are likely to change their mind.

I did have #3 (a DS after 2 girls actually), but I always knew we'd like 3.

I don't regret him for a second, but funnily enough, when people with 2 are considering a 3rd, the sensible part of me says/thinks that they should stick with 2, especially in your circumstances- life is easier, you gave away the baby items, you worked hard to build your business.

On the other hand, DS is the best thing that ever happened to our family of 4, I wouldn't change that for the world... but yes, life is far harder, more stressful, more difficult financially and in many other ways with 3, than it was with 2.

[cindersrella]

Thankyou for sending me this very logical message.

My head say the two hands two babies.

I miscarried 10 years ago and have always seen myself with three children. I'm not sure if that's a new baby or the one we lost.

It's a really strange feeling I have... I have hyperemisis pregnancy's, difficult babies... colic and dairy intolerances but I find I am really craving another.

My sister had an abortion around a month ago due to personal circumstances and I feel this has set me off even more..