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third child wwyd

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MrsBucketxx · 10/09/2012 08:37

dh and i where chatting over the weekend and thought it would be nice to have another child.

the thing is i dont like being pregnant all that much (not complicated i just dont like all the restrictions) and i know the first months can be hell.

if i could zap a one year old out of thin air would do it in a heart beat.

wwyd would you have another and grin and bear the first year knowing its not that long or just stick with two as i have now (dc are 2 and 1)

i feel really torn i dont want to make a decision either way i will regret.

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TubbyDuffs · 10/09/2012 08:41

In the grand scheme of things, 9 months is a very short period of time.

If you really can't face being pregnant again, have you thought about adoption?

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MrsBucketxx · 10/09/2012 08:46

dh wont i have asked. he likes the baby bit, not fostering either.

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biddyofsuburbia · 10/09/2012 08:48

I don't like being pregnant at ALL, for the last few months it is agony with SPD, heartburn etc. However, we went for it and had a third this year and he is now 7mo and is the absolute light of my life - he has brought so much joy to the whole family! Absolutely no regrets!

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IawnCont · 10/09/2012 08:48

Will you regret not having one when you're older? If so, I think you have your answer.

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MrsBucketxx · 10/09/2012 08:55

im not sure if it would bother me that much. i really like my family as it is. then i have this doubt there's another baby ill never meet :(

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plipplops · 10/09/2012 10:25

Pregnancy is such a short period in the great scheme of things that I think I'd go for it...

biddyofsuburbia · 10/09/2012 20:26

If it is of any help at all, I've got a much bigger gap between 2 & 3 than you are contemplating..we procrastinated for 4 years and finally just had to make the leap as, like you I was happy with my 2 but always had this nagging question about 3. I know I definitely don't want 4 (too old for one thing!) What I am trying to get at is you've probably got a bit of time given your youngest is only 1.

Fuzzymum1 · 11/09/2012 22:28

I felt the same way - I knew I wasn't done after #2 but we'd always agreed to have 2, DH wasn't keen on having a third. In the end we had #3 nine years after #2 and it's been great :D Now I know I am totally done and the thought of doing any of it again fills me with horror!

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