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I want another baby, DH says he doesn't because he wants to send DD to private school

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TheNextStop · 23/06/2019 18:38

We have a beautiful DD who is 6 months old. I don't want another baby yet but I really do want her to have a sibling at some point. I'm already seeing that baby stage slip away and I can't believe how fast it's going, I'm getting broody for another one.

In the past DH and I have spoken casually about how we would give her a sibling and how he would quite like a son etc. For full disclosure when we were TTC we both said we would be blessed to have one and anything after that a bonus and back then I thought just one would make me happy.

Anyway tonight I said I was getting broody again and not suggesting we start TTC now or even in the next few months but DH shut it down completely and said he is trying to be able to afford to send DD to a good school and we can't afford two and he definitely only wants one. We live in London (another problem, I don't want to) and he is insistent that there are no suitable state schools here.

I would like to move to a cheaper area with better schools and have another baby. He wants to stay in central London and pay for private school and have one DC. How the hell do we move forward?

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Chilledout11 · 23/06/2019 20:53

I don't think private school is necessary at all. A decent state school is fine with tutoring if required. That aside, I can see your dh only wants the best and his intentions are good. I would leave the conversation for now as you are not wanting to try yet anyway.

Hope it all works out for you

BlamesFartsOnTheNeighbour · 23/06/2019 21:16

I don't see why he gets to make the final decision on the school. There's a lot to be said for not going private.

Bringonspring · 23/06/2019 21:19

London’s state school are some of the highest performing in the country!

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