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Broody... but do I do anything about it?

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Peppette · 16/01/2024 19:14

I recently had a late period which is unusual for me, anyway it turned up but I guess my husband and I were kind of hoping it wouldn't. It would be silly for us to plan to have a baby now but if it happened by accident it would be happy news. I have a 10yo boy and 7yo girl and I honestly thought I was done, gave all the baby clothes away and everything. But I can't shake this broody feeling.

I'm 34 so ideally if I was going to make this decision, it would be sooner rather than later (though I know there's still time yet). And we could do it financially, practically etc. But we would lose the bit of freedom we've got back with the older kids and start all over again, and when the kids move out, we'll be older than originally planned, if we have grandchildren we'd be older etc. But also I feel like a baby/extra child would slot into the family well and would obviously be rewarding, "worth it" etc.

Basically I guess I'm asking has anyone been here and what did they do? Did they regret doing it/not doing it? Is going from 2 to 3 kids hard, especially with the age gap? How do I shake this broodiness?!

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JanuaryBirthdays · 16/01/2024 19:29

I have 3, age 9,7 and just turned 1.

It was easy for the first 6 months. Then it was hard when the baby didn't sleep all day anymore and became mobile.

The hardest thing for us has been nursery/school runs and juggling work.

Luckily they're all boys so I haven't got to worry about the practicalities of room sharing, the 2 eldest have always chosen to share a bedroom, long may that continue (😳).

It's a hard decision, one we didn't take lightly and I changed my mind a few times. I went with my heart in the end. Best of luck.

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