3rd baby - how hard is it?

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I've found out that I'm expecting my third. This is unplanned and I'm approx 6 weeks.

How have people found going from 2-3 children? It seems like it would make so many things more difficult - house/cars/holidays/lack of sleep!!!

For reference my others are 4.5 and 3

Thanks x

Depends on the baby! My third is a cheerful chappie and no bother at all. You are more stretched to give them all one-on-one time, but I imagine your second is old enough to be a bit more independent so that should help things?
With holidays, you don’t really feel it for the first 2 years or so because you can still book for 4+cot.
Car-wise, we have got a people carrier, but we had it before because we have to give a lot of lifts to DH’s family.
Sleep-wise, DS is a good sleeper, but my DH has had to step up with our middle child because she still wakes in the night and comes to our room. Obviously I can’t do much with baby feeding, so when I was pregnant, he practised being the one to take her back to her room and resettle so it wasn’t a shock after the baby was born.
Good luck😊

Not going to lie I found it very hard going from 2-3. But as ppl said depends on baby, dc3 was tiny, poorly and nightmare to feed and still incredIbly clingy, other 2 were 2.5 and 1.5 though so it was hectic. House wise we have the rooms and our girls now share. Holidays were fine but becoming harder to find availability for 5 in a family room and expensive. Car again we had a vehicle that could accommodate us all already and the car seats. Dc3 was a poor sleeper and only just sleeping through with some regularity now at 18maths, however self settled like a dream. I do sometimes feel over stretched when out and things like softplay etc can be pricey now with 3. The worst bit for me are the comments about large families, and 'you've got your hands full', 'rather you than me'. Currently pregnant with an unexpected Dc 4 so they will get worse.