Was there middle child syndrome in your family?

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Hi all, I'm 8 weeks with third pregnancy. I have two DDs. I just wanted to check what other people's experience of middle child syndrome is - whether it's affected your children or yourself and own siblings.

My DD2 keeps on asking me to have a baby (we haven't told them yet), which has got to be a good sign, but I'm a bit nervous about the family dynamic changing. Although I can't wait to have a DC3, I know my own older sister had a difficult time as a middle child.

Love to hear from well-adjusted and happy middle children too!

I'm a middle child but have never once felt overlooked or as though the others were favoured!

I am the oldest of three girls and because of that I never wanted to have three myself although it may be different if they are not all the same sex I have 2 DS's. My middle sister always felt left out she thought I was the oldest who got to do things she wasn't allowed to yet and my youngest sister was the baby who got spoiled. It has really affected her and as an adult she has cut herself off from the rest of us. My aunt who was a teacher tried to particularly make a fuss of her, when she was a child, because she said she could always tell a middle child.