Is 1 enough for anyone else?

Well I've spent the last few days thinking I'm pregnant (yeah I know again!) but thankfully am not It really freaked me out, even more than teenage pregnancy scares! I know Han's only little and we will probably change our minds later on, but at the moment I really don't want anymore kids. Its not even like she has been hard work and its put me off. Not in the least bit clucky and am getting so sick of people just assuming we'll have another soon.

Has anyone else decided to just have one?

Well... apart from the obvious reasons... I am happy with just one.

But really, even if I was in the situation where I had a partner, I'm pretty sure I'd stick with just one right now. Not to bag having more kids, but I'd enjoy Han much less if I was pregnant/had another child to tend to. I lack patience as it is, imagine another one!!!

And I am really getting excited about my career and future, all of which would be much more difficult with two young children.

Plenty of time to have more later Amy. Just let people know you are enjoying watching your little girl grow up

i felt the same when i had jade. i didnt want anymore, felt very happy wee family just the 3 of us. then i got a suprise pregnancy result when jade was around 7 months old! i was in shock for the whole 9 months. when emma was born it took about 5 hours and i realised i was in love with her too hehe now there's kayla to add to our growing family all done now.

I think I fall into the small minority of people who already can't wait for number 2 (in spite of the massive shock of becoming parents!). We won't try until Maddie is at least a year old of course!!

I was an only child also and I was lonely and often wished I had brothers or sisters (that weren't imaginery ones!) but then we also had nothing to do with extended family which I think really made me feel isolated as well. I don't think only children are spolit or anything though.

We are thinking about another one but I could not have one with Ella the age she is now. I'm hoping that Ella at 3.5 will be much easier to handle, she is very hard work right now.

You're very game Emma!!

Babies are adorable though.

Ditto what Paws said !

With the way Andrew is now I wish I wasn't pregnant, but thats another story. So your choice, but as Liz said you'll probably get a lot of Hannah will be spoilt and get waht she wants. This doesn't happen, the only way it happens if you you make it happen.

I will probably have more at some stage but don't have any burning desire for more like I thought I would. I was just curious as there was a thread a week or so ago where heaps of people with little bubs were keen for more already...

I had a really easy pregnancy with DD but still had no desire what so ever to have another. Not because shes awful, I think shes pretty much the best thing ever, but because I was quite happy with just the one. The only reason we have decided to have another is that DH really wanted two- very passionately! Since I didn't feel that strongly about having one we talked about it and decided to have another. He had to talk me into it though- I am getting a big fat diamond, a tummy tuck and a boob job out of it! Hehe Now I'm pregnant of course I want this baby desperately but I still know that I would have been happy with just DD.

I am an only child and I absolutely loved it- wouldn't have had it any other way. I never ever desired siblings and don't feel I missed out on anything. I am very close with my parents and really thrived being their centre of attention

I think you'll find people have their opinions whatever you decide- if you went on to have 4 you'd have the whole "four! thats a lot to handle" comments too!