Should i have a third baby

I think a baby could be good for all of us. I stood there with my pajama pants halfway up one of my legs. All I could do was stare at him for a few seconds. He smiled. I think having a little sibling to take care of and grow up with would be good for the kids. So why not? I smiled back. Then the nerves pushed their way into the joy I was just starting to feel. My anxiety screamed above the joy. And it was loud. Wait a minute. Do I really want this?

Am I ready? Am I prepared to do this whole thing all over again? Can my kids handle it? All my thoughts jumbled together into mush and none of them made sense. For the next two months, all I did was overthink. Would the age gap be too big between my kids? Would my older ones move on and forget about this poor little third child when they were teenagers?

Would they have anything in common? Then it went deeper. Right at home. All the neighborhood kids come calling to play with one, two or all three of your children. Cuddles Galore With three, you will never want for love.

Eager arms are always outstretched and waiting to hug you, and you will constantly find a child or three snuggling into your side. Someone always wants to play with you, giggle with you or be held by you. Maximum Return on Investment With three kids, you ensure that you get your money's worth on all the gear you've purchased.

Clothes, strollers and toys have all been passed down, eliminating the need to purchase much of anything for baby number three but diapers and new car seats when your current ones expire. Built-in Teachers With your first, you are the model for everything your child learns to do. You teach and instruct and celebrate each milestone. But once you have two and three children, older siblings step in to help teach their younger siblings.

Potty training a third? Leave it to the older kids and watch them pass on your wisdom. Second children get away with more as you're learning to divide your attention between two kids running in opposite directions. Besides, you no longer have the time to obsess over minor details. So all three children are given more latitude as you save your energy for things that are truly important.

Triple the love. Two seemed like a manageable and practical number for us. There were two of us so we could handle them individually , and I have a pair of hands—one for each child to hold. Heck, even carnival rides came in pairs. So, when we welcomed our daughter Emilia, two years later, we felt blessed.

However, I did not feel like our family was complete. This was odd considering that we had always discussed having two children, and we were very fortunate to have a boy and a girl.