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Do I go for 3?!

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Awaitinground2 · 31/03/2024 17:02

I currently have a soon to be 8yo boy and soon to be 3yo girl (born a day apart).
I didn't feel 'done' when I had my daughter and I'm feeling extremely broody for number 3.
I'm 30 this year and my OH is 42 now so time is of the essence.
Am I crazy for wanting to go for no3?

I worry financially how much of a strain it will be I work part time and OH full time. My work are really flexible with working from home etc so that is plus. My oldest is a handful and my youngest is a dream. I don't know if I'm trying to talk myself out of it?
I'm at a stage where I'm looking at leaving nappies and sleepness nights behind and should be grateful for that but I can't shift this feeling of one more before it's too late.
What are you experiences of going from 2 to 3? Am I crazy?
I feel noone ever looks back and wishes they never had their youngest but many look back and wish they had just had one more.

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SantasRubiksCube · 31/03/2024 20:21

I can only offer my experience (currently 17 weeks with a surprise 4th and definitely last baby 😅). My DD was 6 and DS was 2 and a half when third came along, I did worry how I was going to cope looking after two children and being in that exhausted newborn phase but it was surprisingly not as bad as I thought it would be. Financially it didn't make much difference as we had kept all the baby stuff from the other two so didn't really need to buy anything new, house is a little more cramped but not desperately so and even though they have their little arguments, they all love eachother to pieces. At times it can of course be difficult, stressful and demanding but that's parenthood all together I'd say 😅. Like I said, this is just my experience and only you know your own personal circumstances as to whether another one is right or not.

PickledScrump · 31/03/2024 20:25

We went for 3 and I worried so much about whether I’d made the right choice and how it would impact our lives. She slotted in like a dream, absolutely completed our family, I definitely felt done after her. I’m so glad we went for it.

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