Hello, we are thinking of having a 3rd baby but wanted to see how you all coped.
I have a very mature, angelic (she was such an easy baby) DD who is now 8. She adores her little brother who is 3. DS however was born boisterous, was a handful, I was so sleep deprived. He however is very particular, caring and family oriented and loves his older sister. I love the dynamic the two have. The age gap didn't really concern me but I find myself now thinking about their teenage years when DH is 18-20 and DS is 12-14, I pray they stay close.
I always wanted 3 but after how touch DS was as a baby I felt done. Now that he's more independent I am thinking of adding a third but they could have around a 4/5 year gap, even more so from eldest. I worry about what that would do to the dynamic DH/DS already have. I know logistics etc are all tougher, we can afford and have space for the third. I think my internal debate is are my current 2 better off with another sibling vs more parent time as obviously we would have to split our time between 3. We are incredibly close as a family so also feel like adding a third would be great for them too.
A lot of waffle! If you have a DH, DS and stuck with that, how did their relationship evolve? If you added a third, same question!