Reasons you had ‘just one more’

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I recently had my third baby after a big age gap of 14 years and 16 years.
Baby will essentially be raised an only child as they will not have anything in common or be growing up together in the same home. DD1 is off to college and uni in the coming years then DD2 will be following suit. I worry it’ll be lonely for DS3.
So for anyone in this position did you decide to have another baby for this reason so they’d have each other? I know it’s not a fair reason to have a baby, there are plenty of only children or siblings with big gaps that manage fine. I have always wanted a big family anyway, im needing to have the chat with DH but would first like. To hear from those who were in my position. I’m 37 so I can’t be indecisive for too long.

Oh 37 is still young. If you can afford one more and want one more go for it! It'd be lovely for your little one to have a sibling to play with!

In answer to your question though, I have 4, big age gap between 3rd and 4th but unfortunately for me a 5th is out of the question ☹️

Was this baby planned? Same father to older ones? If not, is this his first?

thanks, 40 is my cut off and I’d like around a 2 year age gap, baby is 5 months. If DH doesn’t agree then of course it won’t happen, but the more I consider it the more I think it would be lovely for DS.

hola - sorry to hear that, how do your children find the age gap as they’re growing up?

Planned baby but with my second husband, his first baby, but he’s mid 40s and feeling old apparently so I don’t know if he’ll be up for it.

How’s he shaping up as a father to this one?

He’s great! I wish we’d met sooner and had a football team. He even took my two DDs on as his own.

Hi. I just saw your post. I have 5 children, 3 older from a previous relationship and now 2 with my husband who have a 2 year age gap between them.

We had the last and final baby for the reason you’ve asked. We didn’t want our child to feel like an only child and wanted her to have someone to grow up and play with. Now they are older (4 & 2) it’s adorable to see, the bond they have is amazing and the way they play together makes me so happy.

I was 37 when I had the youngest, we had two miscarriages trying to have her and the pregnancy wasn’t very easy and was so tiring. But I look at my girls and I feel so blessed. It’s hard but worth it, they love each other so much and honestly I wouldn’t change a thing