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If I had more than one child, I couldn't....

littlelamb99littlelamb99 member
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...what would you say?

For me, I couldn't sleep in.  DD is great and my DH does an excellent job keeping her quiet when I sleep in on the weekends. Granted, it's only until 7:45 or 8, but still! :) 

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  • hopefulmom81hopefulmom81 member
    I couldn't afford life.  DH and I both make good livings, and combined we are comfortable, but holy crap-o-la, we would be hurting with 2 in daycare!

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    ...what would you say?

    For me, I couldn't sleep in.  DD is great and my DH does an excellent job keep

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  • Tink112011Tink112011 member

    I could afford life, but nothing more.

    No new clothes, no lunches out.  No girls night, no vacations. I would never be able to buy anything without stressing out about it.

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  • zeptattoozeptattoo member
    stay married to DH.  If he acting the way he did when DS was born, I wouldn't be able to handle it.  He was such a douchecanoe, even his own mother and sister were in his face about how selfish he was.  We are just now getting our marriage
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    I couldn't afford life.  DH and I both make good livings, and combined we are comfortable, but holy crap-o-
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  • missymomissymo member

    ...focus on my own goals.  

    If I had another child I feel like I would literally have no time for myself.  I know for a fact that I must have time to be alone and focus on myself and my own personal goals in order to be happy. &n


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  • SonadoraSonadora member

    maintain my sanity.

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  • Tink112011Tink112011 member

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    stay married to DH.  If he acting the way he did when DS was born, I wouldn't be able to handle it.  He w
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  • LittleLMomLittleLMom
    If I had more than one, DD couldn't do all the activites I want her to try out when she gets older.  It would be too expensive, and too hard to drive 2 kids around, while working full time.
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    ...focus on my own goals.  

    If I had another child I feel like I would literally have no time for mys

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  • JayandEmmJayandEmm member
    I definitely wouldn't have my down time. Right now, I get a lot of that.

    I NEED time to myself everyday to keep my sanity. I SAH, so I spend all day long with ds.
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  • urbanflowerpoturbanflowerpot

    ...give him the attention I feel he deserves. 

    I'm also jealous you get to sleep in - he just started to STTN a couple months ago! O_O 

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  • Arcadia1114Arcadia1114 member
    Have a great relationship with dh. We don't have much family around so date nights just aren't in that cards for us. We plan date nights after DS goes to bed. We'll have a beer and watch a movie. Friday night, we just sat and read together.
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  • pastaladypastalady member

    I wouldn't be able to focus on DD's therapies as much as I want.

     Also I would not be sleeping or functioning. DD has a sleep disorder and can stay awake for 30 hours easy. I cannot fathom doing that with a newborn too lol!

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  • Smudges*MomSmudges*Mom member
    imageSonadora:

    maintain my sanity.

    Amen.  Even with one, my sanity is in jeopardy!  Thou

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    maintain my sanity.

    This. DD has been a very easy child in so many ways. Whenever p

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    stay married to DH.  If he acting the way he did when DS was born, I wouldn't be able to handle it.  He w
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  • KgirlyKgirly

    Afford life after daycare for 2.....and I would need to send them to daycare.  DS is great but super clingy and I cannot imagine me personally doing well with him and a newborn at home.  I would need to start working again for my sanity, but

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  • mishelemishele member
    Travel as much as we do. We are VERY lucky to have my parents who not only watch DD four days a week, but practically beg to take her overnight once in a while. DH and I actually got to go to Vegas for three nights back in October. I think a second chi
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  • Leila'sMommyLeila'sMommy

    I couldn't function.

    We only wanted one child, no more. I sure couldn't handle more! I'm not cut out for it. I like just having one child. No sibling fights to break up. More one on one time with DD. I can work part time, she goes to a good presc

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  • jb2rnjb2rn member
    this thread is awesome! So many thoughts in my head, on paper. .
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