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

[Enid]

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.

Cant have been that bad, im now pg with no4,lol!!
They sdo have their squabbles, and one tends to get left out when they are playing. But if someone picks on one, they have all off them united,lol!!

Give me a break, Peachy, DD is only 8 days old

Enid, people are so rude when you have 3 aren?t they.
I go told I was brave or even mad. Also ?Was it planned?. Breathtaking.
It?s because you are supposed to have two, no more, no less. If you have one you?re asked all the time when are you having more. If you have 3, well you know about that. Especially if you have a pigeon pair like I did. I mean what is the third one for???
Grrrrr it makes me so angry it?s noone else?s business how many children you have
and I never use that one.

OK, good things about 3. Well, loads of course, always someone for a cuddle, always someone who wants you to read to them, at least one will be a good eater (! you suffer with this don?t you Enid?). Lots of chance to hand on clothes and feel virtuous/think ?I recall ds1 in that, aaaah?. People are constantly amazed that with 3 children you are still able to get to school with everyone dressed so you feel sort of superwoman-ish (it isn?t that hard really).
My fave as others here say is the different dynamics you get in play, as opposed to just one possibility with 2. DS1 and DD play together (big children); DD and DS2 (littlies) and more and more the boys play together too.

I love having 3. 1 to 2 was a huge shock, but 2 to 3 was really natural. I had 3 under 4 for a few months which was hard going but I love it now, they all get on so well.
I have dd1, then ds, then dd2, and now they are 6, 4 and 2 they are great friends.
I think I wanted 3 as I am one of 3 and have fond memories of my childhood. But SO many people comment on us not having an 'even' number and that ds will be left out as he is the only boy and the middle child - but they obviously dont know my ds.

Hoooray for 3!

Ooh yes, the y are mean- the number of people who say 'ooh you have a lot of hard work don't you dear'

The teacher of ds1 turned to me and said 'I know it's hard for you'.

??????

Is it? I have a house, a college course I love, friends, three wonderful boys and a fantastic dh. Precisely how hard is that then?

Having also made in irreversable decision to stop at 2, after strong medical advice, it seems to me that everywhere I look all my friends either have 3 children or the third is on its way. I would dearly love another, but it is not going to happen. But then, if docs hadn't strongly advised against more I would never have persuaded DH into any more, he would have been happy to stick at one! Hope you really enjoy no3 Enid!