If you grew up one of three siblings...

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How was it? I am seriously broody and thinking about a 3rd, but am worried that they won't get enough parental attention, and also about the fabled 'middle child syndrome'. Does it exist? How did you feel growing up? I have read lots of threads about three children from the parents perspective but was interested in how the children might feel. I like the idea of having a supportive little tribe of them, but maybe I am romanticising it a bit...

I'm the middle of three and I love it. I don't know what middle child syndrome is though?

I honestly think it depends on how you bring your children up. As long as everyone is treated equally it'll be fine.

We didn't gang up on one another, sure we all had our fights but it was more one on one really.

I'd say that we're all still close now and we speak to one another on a weekly basis even though we're now in our thirties with our own families.

I'm youngest of 3 and I have 3 children - I'm sure being one of three made me want 3 as well. DH was one of 2, and he was happy to stop at 2, but I didn't feel "done".

As an adult, I love having 2 siblings, someone to whinge to when one is being unreasonable, share the responsibility for parents as they age etc, and plenty of nieces and nephews to play with.

My middle sister (of 3 siblings) still has chip on shoulder, like she never grew out of her teenage attitude. My brother calls her estranged cuz she doesn't keep in touch even with our parents. As a child she was so whingy and was constantly getting me in trouble. She was considered the smart and responsible child and looking back I remember she got a puppy when she really wanted one. She said she hated me (the eldest) from about mid primary school and even now she won't speak much to me and only has insults for me. I don't know whether to feel bad for not playing with her more when she was very young or to be concerned about her personality now. I'd like her to find healing.

I am the youngest of of 3 and I think 3 is a great number. The only downside for me was that I worried a lot I was an accident and less wanted than my siblings because all other families I knew had two (I still have no idea if I was planned or not as I never dared ask and figured my parents would say yes even if I wasn't). Just make it clear to your third that they were very much planned!

I'm a middle.
I had a great childhood, my parents didn't have a lot of money but I always felt loved.
Like any family we fought as kids but get along pretty well. I am a natural peace maker.
I'd love to have 3 kids but I'm barely holding it together with one so I think two will be the limit.
3 seems practically difficult. Space and money.

I'm the middle of 3 - and we aee due dc3 soon. I loved having 2 siblings growing up - felt like a gang! And we are all close and friendly now. I know plenty of families with 2 dc where they don't get on and I know one of 8 where they are v close. I think personality comes into it more than number.

I'm the eldest of 3 girls. There's the golden child, scapegoat, and the peacekeeper. Take a wild guess at the order there...