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Shall I have number 3 I just cant decide!

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Beccarolloveragain · 13/11/2006 14:20

Im really struggling to decide whether to have another baby.

Going from 2 to 3 seems to be a huge decision. Far bigger than from 1 to 2.

Pros to have one
Im broody
DH is broody
Cant wait to breastfeed again
Baby would be born around the time DH went up to nursery (if I conceived ok)
I have always wanted 3
I had DD at 18 - Im now 25 and have this feeling of completing my family quite young so when they are grown up I will still have plenty of life left in me!
I keep thinking about when Im older how lovely it will be to have lots of kids.
I thoroughly enjoy being a Mum and get lots and lots of joy from my kids - I get excited thinking about watching another personality develop and interact with the two I already have.

Cons
My life is fairly easy at the moment, DS now much easier at 3 and DD no trouble so if I didnt have any more yet I could look forward to a copule of easy years and a good bit of me time.
I would like to go to uni - having another one would delay that even further.
Money is an issue.
I worry about all the normal things like 3 kids being much harder than 2.
Will we ever have another holiday!!
Sleepless nights etc etc
Dont enjoy pregnancy

ARggghhh I just dont know

Any thoughts

OP posts:
ready4motherhood · 13/11/2006 14:42

Becca - I'd say GO FOR IT!! You are both broody and you have always wanted 3!!

There will always be cons involved in having more children... the money aspect being the major one I would have thought! But you don't need to be rolling in money to enjoy life. You don't enjoy pregnancy but it only 9 months of the big picture!! As for Uni, perhaps you could do Open University??

At the end of the day though, the decision has got to be right for you and DH!! But if you want 3, and can have 3, you should

Best of luck.

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