Hello - seems like my husband is finally prepared to consider a third child... After much angst. DC1 is just 6 and DC2 will be 5 in August. I am 39.... Am I totally crazy? We always thought we'd probably have three then husband back-tracked majorly - because of financial reasons and the recession, I think. (We both work in the city and his job is particularly sensitive to financial conditions - but he still has one 6 years after all that).
I've been actively (on and off) campaigning for one since youngest child was one...
Somebody please tell me that DC3 won't feel like an only child with knackered older parents who will be senile before he/she is a teenager.... Of course, might not be able to conceive so easily now and husband hasn't yet totally come round (although i suspect he will).
And that DCs 1 and 2 won't resent me/us for bringing a pesky baby into the house and diluting the attention they get.
I'm the eldest of 3, by the way. 2 years between me and my nearest sibling and 8 years between me and my youngest. My mother was quite ill for a few years when the youngest sibling was born so think that sibling did suffer from disengaged parents and no siblings close in age to play with.
Maybe I'll have to have another two children in quick succession .
I work part time by the way -
'downgraded' my career so I could do something with more reasonable hours that allowed me to spend more time with the children.
Any thoughts??
(By the way, don't think families of 5 are particularly 'large' but this seemed the best place to get friendly advice about having more than two children...)
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Might start trying for a third - big gap
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okimighthavenamechanged · 07/04/2014 16:39
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