If you’d have asked me three months ago whether I wanted another child, I’d have said no. For years I’ve felt my family is complete. DD has just turned 10 and DS is 8. We have a lovely life, and the kids are at a great age and we are no longer restricted with what we do. We have great holidays and have New York planned for Christmas 18. We earn well and life is good. I have been self employed since both kids were of school age and as of January, I took over my old boss’ company. I’m really lucky that I only have to work a few hours a day, Work around the kids school hours and earn about £40-45k a year. I’m going to be 39 this year - but suddenly I’m questioning whether I’m really content to never have another baby...ever. My closest friend with kids the same age as mine has just had a baby, my sister in law who is my age is expecting her second and they’d been goading me...comments such as ‘time for another for you’. And I was saying no way! Until i say and thought about it. I’ve also just stopped taking the pill because it was making me miserable and I know if I were to fall pregnant accidentally it would be a shock but we’d find a way through it. However to commit to actively deciding to have another is a much bigger deal. I’m wondering - can I keep my business going, is it unreasonable to ask my kids to share a bedroom with a little one (depending on gender), does it put us back to square one in terms of our easy life. Or does it just add a new dimension? I feel like we are coasting at the moment ie life feels almost too easy. Is it possible to keep working a few hours a day with a tiny baby, what with a toddler? Could I use part time childcare? I wake up thinking about this and go to sleep thinking about it. I guess in a nutshell would I be taking away from Our happy life...or adding to it and making it even better