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2 under 2 and want more kids?
Hi All,
I lurk here on occasion because DH and I are talking about TTC #2. I always thought that I wanted 2+ years between kids, but now that DS is getting easier and I'm soooo missing being pregnant, we are considering having them a little closer in age. We want at least 3 kids, so my question is how many of you have 2 under 2 and still want more kids? TIA :-)
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Re: 2 under 2 and want more kids?
Nope! Before my daughter I thought about 3. After her I know I am done lol. Miss taking a shower and eating in peace lol. Cant't imagine what 3 is like, Got my boy...got my girl...done!
I'm only 2u2 by 5 days but.........
I only wanted 1 until I had my DD and then I knew we just had to go for #2. My age made me push that date up a lot and so we had ours 2yrs apart and I'm so content and want no more. So *I'm* happy where we are, but I'm not the one who wanted more to begin with.......it's MH who's changed his tune lol.
He was the one wanting 3 but now that we have our boy and our girl and he sees how challenging it can be even when we are one kid per parent during outings/errands, yeah....he's all set now lol
Had we both been 8-10yrs younger when we had these two then sure we might have entertained a 3rd once the youngest was starting 1st grade but certainly not know.
I wanted 3, but now am reconsidering because I'm going to have 2u13 months. I cant imagine 3u3, so instead of taking a break for a few years and starting all over again well get it all of the baby stuff like not sleeping and diapers out of the way more quickly.
In terms of your DS being easier, it's not going to last long! My once extremely easy DS started crawling really quickly, cruising, teething and going through separation anxiety all in the past month. Its WAY more challenging now than when he was an infant! It's going to get much tougher when your LO gets to that point, so I'd wait a few months and see how you feel then! Enjoy the "easy-ness" while it lasts!
DH told me that since I SAH, it's pretty much up to me. I keep wavering back and forth. I love being PG, but HATE the first 6 mo! The thought of an infant/newborn makes me cringe, but I always pictured 3 kids. IF we decide to go for a third, it will be sooner than later. I'm of the mentality, do it, get it over with, and realize it will be insanity for a few years (meaning babies) and no time to romanticize babyhood.
We do! Or I suppose I should say I do, lol. My husband would be fine with stopping at 2, but I really want to have a 3rd. But we will definitely wait until our younger son is 2-2.5 to try again. No way do I want to have 2u2 again.
And ditto pp who said that toddlers (18 months-4 years) are waaaay harder than babies. Tantrums, into everything...it's a fun age but tough, tough, tough.
Ive always wanted 4 or 5.
After DS I thought maybe 3 or 4. We have 2 18 months apart. I dont want 3 u 3, so we are waiting til DD is at least 2 to start to TTC, and then we may have 2 more kids 2 years apart. We'll see. Depends on DH's job and our house situation.
6 months is the magical age where most moms start to think how easy it gets and consider a second....I am happy with 18 months apart, and I am glad they arent closer. I also have to say I cant imagine being pg now with a 19 month old throw tantrums ands tallking back....
GL to you!
He'll only be easier until the cruising/ walking/ tantrums start!! LOL! DS is a very easy going, good natured child who sleeps a TON for a 19 month old, and even then some days are very trying!!
I've thought about 3- DH only wants 2. He'll be 37 when this baby is born and we'd have to wait until #1 went to school before we could have another. He doesn't want to be "old"... We'll see! This is boy #2, so you never know! I could push to try for a girl! But I'm sure we'd have 3 boys then!
Going to have two under one here (for a week, anyway) and I have already gone from wanting 3 to definitely only wanting 2.
I wanted two close together but now that it's actually coming to fruition, I know that it's all I can / want to handle.
We definitely are going to have more kids. The plan right now is to wait until the boys are in preschool and then do 2u2 again. When those are in school, we will adopt at least one.
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This is my second time going for 2 under 2. My oldest DD and DS are 27 months apart. DS and my youngest DD are 20 months apart. This baby and DD#2 will be 15 months apart.
So yes, we did 2 under 2 and still wanted more kids.
(m/c 1.17.07, m/c 5.15.07)
DS - 03.15.08
DD2 - 12.03.09
DD3 - 3.28.11
I had two under one -- 11 months apart -- and although I still want at least one more, I want to get these two out of diapers first.
Ideally, we'd have another in two years (when DS is 3) and another two years after that, and then we'd be done. Or we could have twins the next time around.
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All of this, exactly, for me
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This, but we are waiting for a few years... we may have one or two more.
ME!!! We have 3 almost under 3 and I want another one. We'll see how our finances and sanity handle this first, though (#3 is only a week old).
There are 5 kids in my family, and I love having several siblings. It was so fun to have people to play with, and we're all best friends now, so I really want my kids to have that. DH is freaking out about the ones we've got (he also has an 8yo DD, so together we have 4), but he grew up with 3 kids in the family and thinks we've got a TON of kids already!
Same for us except we'll wait until DS2 is 3 to start TTC again.
Yes, definitely! DS got easier at 6 months because that's when he began STTN. Being pregnant with an active toddler is exhausting and mine still sleeps and naps beautifully. If I could do it over again, I probably would have waited until DS was at least two to get pregnant, if not two and a half.