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Right come on tell me three kids are going to be great!

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Enid · 23/01/2006 09:29

After a depressing sunday lunch with friends where they were listing the reasons why they wouldn't have a third child - the reasons seemed all too convincing in my current sore-throated, fat, backaching state.

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cutekids · 08/02/2006 13:25

We get called "the tribe" wherever we go!

agalch · 08/02/2006 14:05

I have 3 great kids.Boy of 14(actually not so great atm,he's really a horrible teenager)boy age 10 who is a sweetie and dd who is 18 months and it's been fab having 3 so far.I am now pg with no4,due end July.It's amazing how many rude and ignorant some people are tho.Told a neighbour this morning and she said "oh god not another one!!". Then she said "what does x(dp) think?" Well i said he was there when babe was conceived so he's pretty happy about it.Even if i have thought something negative i would not be rude and say to the person.It only shows a lack of manners imo.Can you tell im really pissed off with my neighbour.

Mog · 08/02/2006 19:36

I've got girl, boy, boy and it is very interesting to see what you and dh produce when you have a second of the same sex. If I was younger I would love to keep going because can't imagine what another girl would turn out like.

Someone on mn once posted that if you have three kids it means you REALLY like kids (no offence to smaller families) and I think there is a sense in which children outnumber the adults so the house is very kiddy orientated i.e. chaotic and v.v.noisy and my youngest isn't even talking yet!

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cutekids · 08/02/2006 20:52

I knew what sex my first was going to be ...beautiful little girl.
I knew what sex my secong was going to be ...beautiful little boy.
They stopped telling on my third go...and it was intriguing...little girl, by the way. And- no matter what anyone says- all very precious and special in their own right!!!!

Angeliz · 08/02/2006 20:55

Since i've started telling a few people i get the raised eyebrows in question so i just say straight out, we planned it before any mindless comments come our way.

I have 2 girls and would love another. Would also be happy with a boy though, whole new world for me!!

JanH · 08/02/2006 21:04

Families can be just as dysfunctional with more than 2 of course - look at our own dear Queen

3 is fab, 4 is fabber, that ever-changing family dynamic is sometimes infuriating, often enchanting and always fascinating.

mendipmum · 10/02/2006 18:55

My husband wants a third, but I'm not sure I'm up to the stress of it all. I worry that the age gap (other children (both girls) would be at least 6 and 4) means number 3 would get left out. When trying to decide, I go from excitement to terror. Has anyone had similar apprehensions or advice?
By the way, am booked in for coil to be removed, but still unsure!

lucyhoneybee · 11/02/2006 00:14

Three is great, I think! I have dd aged 10 dd aged 2.5 and ds aged 7months. Also i was one of 3; my sisters are 12 and 19 years younger than me and we have a brilliant supportive relationship. That said, it's your choice- if you're not sure borrow a friend's baby for a day or evening and then see how you and dh b oth feel after! have you read rebecca Abrams book 3 shoes 1 sock and no hairbrush about second time mums? It's hilarious, true and wise.
Good luck with your decision!

mears · 11/02/2006 00:22

My post just disappeared there for some reason!

Going from 2 to 3 is so much easier than 1 to 2 ( I was totally stressed). My DS2 was 15 months old when DS3 arrived and it was great. So much so that DD1 (babe no. 4) was an absolute breeze.

meggmoo · 11/02/2006 00:23

Holidays, flat tummies and the rest of it you won't give a fig about when you hold that baby Enid.

Also you're going to have a helping hand from your dd's who will spoilt your db rotten. Plus you can have them doing all the fetching and carrying whilst you paint your toe nails and lounge on the sofa in a housecoat all day.

I always find that couples who go on about not wanting kids(or an addition to their family) always secretly do anyway, they're all just jealous at how wonderfully fertile you and your dh are!

ShaysMummy · 11/02/2006 00:32

right come on tell me how to get dh to agree to three?!!?

LadyTophamHatt · 11/02/2006 07:23

or 4 shaysmummy

Enid, you siad "listing the reasons why they wouldn't have a 3rd child"...so they haven't get a 3rd child then......so how do they know how "bad" it is?

Pah...what do they know???

They are fools!!

fullmoonfiend · 13/02/2006 12:51

enid - having made the irreversible decision to stick at 2 , I am now very broody and wish I could have 3! All the sensible reasons for having just two seem to have disintegrated. Congratulations, best of luck with the rest of the pg, and sod anyone who dares to criticise

SoupDragon · 13/02/2006 13:01

Make sure you sort out your three-carseats-fitting-in-car problems before you have the baby.

Sigh.

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Enid · 13/02/2006 13:10

lol

we are arguing over it chez Enid right now

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cod · 13/02/2006 13:12

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SoupDragon · 13/02/2006 13:14

Who?

cod · 13/02/2006 13:14

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Enid · 13/02/2006 13:14

what have you gmailed me?

have replied

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GDG · 13/02/2006 13:14

3 is fabbo - don't listen to the boring old farts

Re figures - hmmm, I have crinkly tum too but still size 10 and look alright with clothes on (dh doesn't complain clothes off either

SoupDragon · 13/02/2006 13:16

Oooh, speaking of figures, is now the right time to mention I'm 4lbs off my pre-pregnancy weight? Probably not...

cod · 13/02/2006 13:16

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SoupDragon · 13/02/2006 13:21

I never had a last 7lbs to lose - I went past that just by having the baby!!

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PeachyClair · 13/02/2006 14:18

3 is OK, much more manic than two (there's always one less than the number of parents unless you have a very-um- diverse household) but it's also good fun. And the first time you find all three cuddled in bed together when you know youn settled them separeately, you'll understand why you did it

PeachyClair · 13/02/2006 14:19

1 stone under the weight I was pre-pg.

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