How did life change going from 2 kids to 3?

[Zarah786]

Hi I asked this yesterday but very late in the day but would like more responses. Apologies if you've seen it twice!

How did life change going from 2 to 3 kids? I feel like 1 to 2 has been manageable. We did a house move, I've had two new job, husband changed roles, and been on holiday quite a few time and my second is three now 😂. But I wonder with 3 will it just be chaos?

We're you able to holiday as often? Did your daily routine change or did you try and fit the new addition into the existing routine?

Are school runs, activities, parent evening, clubs all harder to manage? Did the older ones feel neglected? What tips and tricks have you learned to make thing easier?

Did you and your partner work full time or have to reduce hours to make the above manageable?

So my advice to anyone thinking about a 3rd is to think beyond the baby/child years. I love my 3 but I do feel spread too thin.

I didn’t notice any difference. I had three under five, so when number three came along we just carried on as we were.

I'm thinking about a third too.

I was depressed when 2nd was a baby, and don't want to go back to that dark place. Beut before having him we were imagining 3+ children. From about 18 months I decided 4 people family is great and im happy. Making that decision was really good for my mental health and I could could focus on the present/ my career path. But DH wants more. Now a year later, ds is 2.5 I think I do too. A lay in bed imagining how nice it could be last night. DH is making all the promises. I think he thinks he can improve as a dad each child, but that doesn't sit so well with me as is like to focus more on the 2 we have. Pluswi really hated having a second baby, allthough I did love having my first.

Car wise, as my oldest is allredy 7, so booster seat age a 5 seater is doable. Maybe her in the frount in me in the middle back between the two youngest while DH drives. We did briefly have a 7 seater car, as we were planning more kids. but it was crap. I remember my cousin's had a 5 seater, closer I age 3 children with mum squeezed in the middle between two car seats and a baby carrier in the front with air bags disabled.