My second baby is only 7 months old and we aren't even sure if we want a 3rd! However, if my husband said to me today "lets take out your Mirena" I would do it! I have some seriously strong baby fever right now, how do you combat it?
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Look at my bank account and wait 5 seconds for someone to start fighting/screaming/crying
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@Bao: HAHAHA bank account is a GOOD one
That's one of the reasons we don't know if a 3rd is in our future, the finances just seem so daunting for 3!
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What Bao said, hahaha!
For us is financials for sure as the #1 thing. I can't afford for them to overlap daycare for an extended period of time.
The 2nd thing is that I'm very possessive of DD.. I want to spend all my time with her and I can't bear the thought of sharing her yet!
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Did you have morning sickness? Severe morning sickness could be a deterrent!
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I think of how little time I have to give the kids, especially once I'll be back at work. Also would be terrified to have to tell my boss about needing to go on leave again! She's the nicest person, but I'd be letting people down big time if I did that.
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@Greentea: my first pregnancy was really rough, my second is was easy. I think I have rose colored glasses on from my second/most recent one.
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@Mama Bird: Yes, I think my boss would look at me like "you're kidding right?" haha but he couldn't say anything legally to me.
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Yup, my bank account and personal goals are the main things! And also I had a miserable second pregnancy. And also I like sleeping and it's really been the better let of a year since sleeping through the night and baby is only three weeks, so...
That said I didn't have baby fever so much for #2, just wanted another child. But if he continues to be such a go with the flow kind of kid I could see having baby fever for a third!
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yup. constant screeching and whining over here. they're cute little squishes for not that long! then they get loud and misbehave
also, I haven't slept longer than 2-3 hours in about 3.5 years.
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@sorrycharlie: the sleep is what I always try to think about! DD is 12.5 mos and still not STTN, so I can't imagine getting pregnant and being any more tired than I already am.
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i think of losing sleep over sids, shots, colds, head bumps and even though they turned out fine, i think no, no freaking way could i go through that again! for dh i think it's bank account! he also feels super useless during the newborn/infant phase so he loves the older age and getting out to experience the world. can't do a lot of that with a new baby but you can make all kinds of plans with the kids you have already!
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I have hard pregnancies and the entire year pp was rocky each time. I would love another baby but I can't put my family through another one of my pregnancies.
Also, finances, we would have to dip into savings to pay for another set of hospital bills and baby gear. I can't imagine 6 more years of preschool tuition and another few years of diapers!
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6-12 months I would totally have had another because LO was sleeping great and a ton of fun, but DH was in a work transition and it wasn't good timing. Then we've had shitty toddler sleep since then and I just recently (at almost 2 yrs old) now want another. I'd remind myself next time that toddler sleep sucks
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@sorrycharlie: ahhh that sucks, I've been blessed with 2 decent sleepers I think my opinion of this topic would be the opposite if I didn't! I love sleep!
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Another one for sleep! I kept a sleep log for both my kids during the roughest stretches. One look at those and I have no desire for a third!
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So I am almost ready..but to hold out these final couple months I just think about how miserable I would be with a newborn in the summer. No swimming! No beach! Being stuck indoors in a/c all the time. No thank you!
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I'm trying so hard to fight it! Telling myself that I want DD to have me to herself for as long as possible! And also wanting my body to completely heal from my c-section. 7 months... I should be healed, right?
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My husband got snipped.... that pretty much made me stop longing for another one.
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I have given in.
We are working on number 3.
That's one of the reasons we don't know if a 3rd is in our future, the finances just seem so daunting for 3!
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