Going from two to three

[Mog]

I've just had number 2, but am wondering whether this will be our last baby or not. Wondered how others felt the jump from two children to three was, would love to know the difficulties you've found as well as the bonuses.

i have three - if i only knew i wudda stopped at one! one is so easy

but you dont KNOW that til you have two or three - its gods sick SOH - shes 'avin a larf!

I found that it was far more difficult going from 1 to 2. You gain more confidence in your parenting skills that going to 3 is much less hectic. Can I say that number 4 just fitted in effortlessly. It helps though, not to be houseproud! The place is a constant tip

I agree with Mears. The worst jump was from 1 to 2. Whether you have difficulties going from 2 to 3 would depend I suppose on your own routines & lifestyle, as well as the age gap between each child. For us, we had a little Datsun with only room for 2 baby seats, so we had to get a bigger car, and in a 3 bedroom house, 3 children means 2 of them share a room.

We had the 3rd one when the eldest was 3.5 & the middle one was 2, so we also had practical problems of taking them out together because you can't physically carry 3 children. The first double buggy we had was too heavy to manouever, but that was solved with a 3rd-hand Maclaren lightweight stroller.... Again, if your others are older this won't be a consideration.

Bonuses? What bonuses?!

i found the only probs with going from 2 to 3 was having enough time to give them all a bit of me but then i became a single parent while pregnant with no.3 and no.1 has special needs so my days are constantly hectic

mog - remember you only have 2 hands that can hold, and 2 knees for kids to sit on. We had problems with cars and getting 3 baby/kids seat strapped in. But that was 6 years ago, and most cars now have a 3 point harness in the middle rather than a lap belt.

So dd is 2 and a bit and ds is 7 months. I've just turned 40. Both pregnancies were healthy. I'd like to squeeze another baby in (or out ) before I'm completely over the hill. But am I being totally realistic here?

I'd really love another, but we have decided to stop at two.
My DS's are going to full time school next week, it would be an ideal time, but DH is sure he wants no more, and I could really do with some time to myself.
I had a dream last night, that I went up into the attic and found a nursery all set out.
We don't even have any baby things left in our attic, we got rid of it all.
However, I think another one would be a breeze after my twin DS's !!!

I wouldn't say you were Mog, as long as your dh is happy too.