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Tell me Im crazy...3+ moms
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But I think I'm ready for #3.
We have a nice routine going with our girlies. Dont want to mess it up. How was the transition from 2 to 3?
1 to 2 was ROUGH for me...but DD2 was/is a needy baby. I kinda think she might be a little spoiled and I think another baby would pull her out of the me me me's.
We live in a decent sized 2 br, but if we have a boy...I want him to have his own room. We are planning on buying a house next spring.
I am torn I dont want a huge gap between any of my children, but I dont want an odd number either, So waiting a little bit longer set me up for another set of two OR If we do TTC now would I be prepared for 4 under 5 in the coming years.
I do miss being pregnant though. But I'm also concerned about criticism we might get for having so many so close together.
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Re: Tell me Im crazy...3+ moms
Well #3 was a surprise (was on the pill) but we were planning on a 3rd in the future. My older two are 16.5 months apart and I love their age spacing and had a pretty easy transition from 1-2. DD2 and DD3 will be about 19.5 months apart and DD1 will turn 3 right around my due date so I'll have 3 in 3 years.
From what I've heard from friends with 3 or more, they've almost all said the transition from 2-3 was way easier than 1-2. I'm hoping that is the same for us!
We're also in a small 2 bedroom condo, we were hoping to try and get it on the market this summer and move before TTC #3 but obviously plans changed. We ideally would still like to sell soon but the market hasn't been great and I'm just not sure we can swing having our condo for sale this summer with a new baby and two toddlers.
We'll figure out the room situation, plenty of people have more kids and less space than we do and work it out just fine. We even talked before we got pregnant with #3 that if we couldn't move (the market really sucked around us for awhile) we'd still go for the 3rd when we were ready regardless. You can always move but you can't ever go back and change the spacing of your kidsDS1 was much more needy than DD and the transition from 1-2 SUCKED for me. Oddly, that didn't deter me from wanting to try for #3 when DS1 was about 7 months old.
The transition from 2-3 has been SO much easier.
DOn't worry about what other people say, I say go for it! going from 1 to 2 was way harder than 2-3. Good luck with your decision!
I wouldnt have another kid because you miss being pregnant, and I wouldn't avoid having a child because of what other people think.
personally, if I were in that situation I wouldnt ttc another child in a 2BR apartment. Id wait until I got in the house and settled, then worried about having another pregnancy. I'd rather not go through a big move while pregnant or with an infant if it were avoidable.
GL with whatever you decide!
I'm right where you are! DD2 just turned one and I decided I'm ready for #3. This is our first month TTC. If we get lucky this month, we'll have 3u3 for a couple weeks!
We also want 4 and want them close together, so we'll have to have #4 shortly after #3. My original plan was to wait a few years and do 2u2 again with #3/4, but baby fever took over.
This exactly! Except we have boys
1 to 2 was pretty rough but I think it had to do with all of the issues DS2 had (milk protein allergy, severe reflux, sensitive stomach, super gassy, really clingy, and he is a total mama's boy!)
People will always talk.
We will have 3 u 3, after having 2 u 1. And from what everyone has said, after you have 2, it isn't nearly as difficult to add another.
pPROM at 27 weeks, Birdy born at 28 weeks at 2lb 7oz.
Also, my girls share a room, and absolutely love it. Our third girl will eventually share their room, as well. We have a 4 bedroom house, but we find they sleep better together. I wouldnt worry about the baby sharing the room if he is a boy. It would be temporary, or he could sleep in your room until he is old enough to room in with the girls. It would be a few years before he realized he was in a girly room.
Do what YOU TWO think is best!
pPROM at 27 weeks, Birdy born at 28 weeks at 2lb 7oz.