To Feel completely done at 2 kids

[SillyYou]

I feel like I am an alien when it comes to this, my second child was a difficult baby and the thought of a third fills me with dread. I never really wanted kids growing up but since having them I have surprised myself how much I love being a mother and I am literally obsessed with them (not too much mind haha)

When I speak to my friends they always say they would love another baby, when I see new-born babies now I do think they are cute but I just see hard work!

Maybe I am not maternal, I just feel completely done and wondered if this was abnormal?

Does anybody else get really teary when they look back at when they gave birth and how special it was, even the prenatal appointments etc, no, just me! hahahah

You are being unreasonable op

you should want to have another one

Why do you feel you should have more than 2? 2 is ideal, one kid per parent and you’re only sustaining the population size, not adding to it. Who cares what your friend says.

Totally understandable. I feel the same. I'm a single parent of 2 and I know I am at capacity. It's normal.

I was done after one! Love him to bits and am so lucky to have him but I couldn’t do the baby bit again.

I do get teary when I watch Call the Midwife but I wouldn’t voluntarily have my own birth experiences again. I was basically terrified for nine months. From about three months on was perfect for me.

I’m totally one and done. Each to their own. Absolutely no interest in having a second, I was fairly ambivalent about the newborn & baby stage, and I have adored the 12 months onward stage.

I'm the same! And we struggled for years to have children. We have two. They're 3.5 and 12 months and we are done! And it just feels right. I don't have the desire anymore like I did before ds1 or after ds1. Ds2 came along and it was always a content feeling... Family complete

Honestly, why would you want more? Two seems perfect to me. I did not enjoy the baby stage at all, so I can totally understand not wanting to do that again. Having more than two seems like overkill to me. (Just my opinion.)

Are your children the same sex op?

I got constantly asked if I was having a third after my 2 girls, I did and he was a boy so now everyone knows im.done 🤣

Normal!

Listen to your body/ heart/ hear/ git instinct. You're all done with two and that's great!

I'm not maternal, didn't like the baby stage! No one really seriously thinks you should have any number kids, never mind 3.