Why did you have more than one child ?

[Snowdrops17]

Just that really , I just had my first baby she is 14 weeks. I always thought I would have 2 children mainly because I'm an only child and didn't want that for mine, personally I think it's fine when your a child but it's very lonely and hard the older you get and the older your parents get. We don't have any family close and she will have no cousins her age and although I really don't fancy doing this all over again as it's been so much harder than I could of ever imagined we also tried to conceive for 2 years before getting pregnant. we will try for a second for her sake maybe in a years time. Just curious really .

Plus I think your brain does a kind of "erase" of what it is really like to be pregnant and have a newborn so you kind of think "it'll be fine I've done it all before" ...

I wanted them to have each other and they've been best buds since youngest came out, 2.5 yrs apart.
Don't have any cousins around and won't have any
Didn't want to have constant playdates etc
I was lonely.
I wanted them to have each other for support
Have two characters, two personalities
Love being a mum and wanted to do it again
Loved being pregnant
Less reliant on me to constantly entertain them

Because with three there is often one left out

That's lovely I'd love mine to have that as well I always longed for that as an only child

Both planned. I'm 1 of 3. I wanted 3. I had 2.

Can't imagine having just one as understandably they are used to getting their own way.

Both DDs friends that are only children go off in a strop if they can't do what they want. They aren't used to compromising. Obviously this doesn't go for every only child plus my younger sister had her own way a lot and still does at nearly 40.

Had sex with DH again.

Because I love being a parent. A lot of the stuff other parents find tedious or frustrating I really enjoy. I like going to soft play, the park, the farm, family days out. I generally don't mind the tantrums, endless questions etc.

I've loved seeing my kid develop and it gives me such a sense of satisfaction when he achieves something. I want to experience that with more kiddos to see what different personalities might be like.

I also picture myself with multiple grown up children in the future. Finding out what kind of person they become and what path life takes them on is fun.

I've got one and one on the way, and I'd like 3 (but we'll see how we get on with 2 first)