Ok, maybe there's more to it than the title suggests but since yesterday, I've not been able to shake the desire to have a second child.
When my DS was born, money was tight and I went back to work when he was only 7 months old. We have been paying around £800 in nursery fees since then and he will be 3 in autumn of this year so we're looking forward to the relief this will be on our finances.
DH and I have always said 1 is enough and we simply couldn't afford another. After the announcement yesterday that childcare will soon become more affordable though and considering we're both in better paid jobs now, it's like a switch has gone off in my head and the idea of another baby is kind of lovely. I found the first year of motherhood very challenging and I'm sure this will sound harsh on my first born but I'd love the chance to do a better job and try to enjoy it with fewer worries and uncertainties.
Logically, another will still be expensive and will definitely mean selling up and moving to a bigger house so it's not a decision to take lightly. I'm nearly 31 so it's not totally urgent to know at this minute but I'd love some reassurance that I'm not kidding myself and that a second child isn't pie in the sky thinking based on the very sudden urge I seem to have been overcome by.