I'm a glutton for punishment...

erind228

Hi,
I wanted to introduce myself. I posted on this board a few times when I was pregnant with #2. My first two are 15 months apart. They are now almost 5 and 3.5. I also have a 14 month old daughter, and we just found out I am pregnant with number four. We always planned on four, but thought we would have a slightly bigger age gap. I'm not so much worried about the age gap, as I am on how people are going to react to being pregnant with our fourth. Any experience you could share would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to getting to know you better.

jesselayne8

We want 4. Family thinks we are crazy for having 3 so I am sure they will be less than thrilled about a 4th. I wouldn't worry about what other people think. They will come around eventually. I would prefer mine close together because I want to get all the night feedings and diapers over with so we can travel in the future and I like having my kids interested in the same things.

thisblessedmess

First of all, Congratulations! My first was 4-1/2 when my 4th was born. Reactions universally were "Whoa! You REALLY have your hands full!" If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, I would be a rich woman. I never got any of the nasty comments like "Haven't you figured out how to stop that from happening?" that I have heard other moms get, but we live in a fairly pro-life community.

After the first 4, our babies came much further apart and we are now expecting #7. I get congratulations from people who also have or had a lot of kids and a general "Wow, 7?!" response from everyone else. I love the old ladies who come up and tell me their stories of growing up in a big family or raising many children & tell me to keep it up. What really pulls at my heart strings are older moms who say, "I wish we would/could have had more."

I hope the positive comments outweigh the negative ones for you!

erind228

Thank you @thisblessedmess. We have always told people we wanted four, and I know I shouldn't care what people think, but it's hard. Congratulations to you on expecting number 7, that is wonderful!!!