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Struggling to decide on another baby, advice please

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Dadoftwoooo · 09/02/2025 22:25

Hi everyone, hope you are all well and LO

So me and my partner finally had our own child after 11 years together, I have a son from a previous relationship which is 13 now (time flies).
Having my second son, I am now financially stable, a lot more mature ( I was a wild card in my youth) I have always been a great father I believe, it's something that just clicks for me, with my newest son we are inseperable, I spoil him, take him out everywhere activities all sorts, now we are stuck as we have spoken about having another child, problem is we love the dynamic we have now, routine is great, we are comfortable with money, we can spoil the boys within reason, but we feel it's unfair not to give our younger son a sibling of a similar age, but honestly and selfishly we don't want more stress lol is this selfish to not give our son a sibling? Thanks guys

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RoastPotatoConnoisseur · 09/02/2025 22:30

Just because you give them a sibling of a similar age, it doesn't mean they will get along.
I have an only and I do feel guilty that she doesn't have a sibling to play with but I am also thankful she doesn't have a sibling to scream and fight with. Our house is calm, we can put our full focus on her and give her the best experiences that she wouldn't be able to have with a sibling.
I did have a wobble a few months ago and for about 3 days wanted to have another baby but that quickly passed when I remembered the horrendous HG I suffered with the first time round and the lack of sleep that I could barely cope with.

Dadoftwoooo · 09/02/2025 22:38

Yeah so we have a similar household, my son stays over every other week, so our younger son does have a big brother but there is such an age gap, but he is an amazing big brother, he's a sweet soul so it's great, but yeah it seems everyone feels this dilemma 😂 yes my partner suffered with HG and bless her it was horrible, I think if she decided to have another I would not put up much of a fight, but she is also pretty content and we are such good friends we enjoy doing so much together so with one we can get the occasional day out lol thank you for your advice

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