SOoo jealous! ?How do I get my husband to agree to baby no. 3?!

[MellyJ]

Am mumsnet virgin, so soz if breach any etiquette?!

OK, just wondered if any one else has any probs with dh being reluctant to try for third baby?

We have 2 beautiful kids, ds is 9 and dd is 4. I am so broody for another but my dh won't countenance the idea. He says we have perfectly healthy one of each and shouldn't be greedy (ie we are tempting fate if get pg again!~)

Can't explain it to him, but love my kids so much and really want a bigger family!

Anyone else been thru something similar????

dh and i discussed third for ages and ages before finally going for it.i think apart from talking to him,telling him why you feel how you feel theres not a lot you can do(apart from hoping for the best-him changing his mind)

i was more keen than dp to go for no.3
We had ds 6 and dd 3 and i really wanted another but he didn't.
Took many months of working on it but she is now here 13 weeks and he loves her, even said today he would have half a dozen if they were all like her good job i have just given all my mat clothes to freecycle!

so sorry to hear you are going through this
my sis would dearly like no 3 but both her and her dh know it just isn't practical with money, car size, house size isues.
But it is so upsetting for her although she is starting to see the bigger picture and how she wants her family to be in a few years time - ie not cramped into a 2 kids family lifestyle iyswim

Ha! He has given all of baby stuff away th3e minute dd has grown out of it saying ' Good job we won't need that again!'. Can't stand the tought of not having another, tried to tell him and he suggested a puppy (!!!). Also tried reverse pyschology but that didn't work!

~Hmm, looking at that post , relationship doesn't look too healthy! It is, honest!

i keep mentioning 4th,dh says no.then when he wants a 4th i dont but when i say about getting rid of baby stuff he says no!we'll see.

Awww, lucky you! Keep trying the tactic of getting out old baby photos, dh melts but mention another baby and he clams up!! (if you know what I mean!!) Thing is, he's sucha good Dad and think it's such a waste - his argument is where would we stop? ( My sis has 8!!!) Just would love one more baby.....

if your sister has 8 maybe thats what hes worried about!not that theres anything wrong with 8 but i couldnt cope!the only reason were oohing and aahing about fourth is because was told couldnt have any more but then told we could but to beware of risks as ive had 3 cs.so if we did have one more that would defiantly be it.

i think just keep discussing it together-one day he might shock you by saying yes!

3 cs must have been hard, esp. with 2 little ones when you had 3rd? think he is more realistic and remembers problems from pregnancy and birth more, He thinks I romanticise it. Not that I do, just think that htrouble isorth end result ! Am annoying myself now, love mine and am not unhappy, just think that could be more complete.