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One-child families

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Night shifts and feeds !
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DS asked to be a brother
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Sticking at one when you still have frozen embryos
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Growth spur
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Toys for newborns
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Sleep deprived
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Disrupt sleep
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Does anyone else have few friends to have playdates with and end up feeling bad for child?
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Lockdown and seeing family!
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onlies and play by themselves? what age?
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1 or 2 help?
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I'm so guilt ridden and confused
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Can't stop comparing us to other families... will I get past it?
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Clock watching for hometime
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How to accept it's not the right time for another baby?
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Almost every single hero or heroine in literature is an only child. Only children are clearly the BEST :)
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what's your Xmas holiday like?
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Very unlikely we can have a second child - trying to get my head around it
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How are you and your onlies doing?
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One and done after difficult first?
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It's that topic again :)
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Anyone an only child and only have 1?
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Hes going to be an only child
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Single mum, 10yo DS is bored with me
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Feeling such guilt but just cannot do it all again....friends cruel comment
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The pressure to have a second is overwhelming..
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Please help lol x
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sleeping
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Second child when I'm older
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Counselling to accept only one child
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Anyone else's partner put huge pressure on them to have a 2nd?
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Are we doing the right thing?
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Newborn Baby
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Home alone
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One child is great!!
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My heart sinks to see her sad...
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Anyone an only themselves & felt lonely as a child?
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Anyone else have mum guilt cuz your wee one is an only child
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Dithering about having a second child ( and I dont have the luxury of time to dither!)
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Feeling sad for DD
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Does it get easier? Grieving for my womb and no more babies
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Dd lonely and wanting sibling.
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Coming to terms with not having a second child
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Feeling resentment and guilt
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What are you planning on doing with your only over half term?
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Still struggling to come to terms with only one child
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Will having a baby harm my teenager?
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Do you think being a first time parent affects the medical care your child receives?
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Im so scared
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Positive points about having just the one
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