To have no3 or not

I read an article a wee while back about timing and whether or not people were having more. One thing mentioned was regrets, what will you regret more, a child you have, or one you don't have.

I'm wondering how I will go if/when we go for No2, as I had horrible MS for the first 20 weeks

My mum recons that number 3 slots into the family so easily it is like they were never not there!

I know a couple of families recently that had number three and the babyies have all been really layed back and good sleepers.

Thanks for you replies everyone.

I am feeling really good about going for no3 now, it just feels right. Just have to get fit now so hopefully by the end of summer we can start trying.

I know it is totally worth going through ms to get that wonderful little baby, its just hard at the time. I am getting quite excited now.

Thanks again.

I had #3 after a 8 year gap and he just fitted in with all of us. Hes always been a good sleeper etc....

And now we are looking at going for #4 - can;t be that bad.

I've found #4 has fitted in pretty easily, can't comment on #3 coz she arrived 3 minutes after #2 so I wasn't a mum of two for very long! The older three love their baby sister, and she's been a great baby - she's so flexible, sleeps in the capsule when we're out and about no worries and is pretty easy going.

The hardest part for me tho was pregnancy. I get hyperemesis during pregnancy and spend the entire 9 mths vomiting, I found my pregnancy with the gremlins was manageable as Maya was 3 and semi-independent. I could set her up with some crayons and paper or a DVD and then go back to bed if I needed to, and she was at preschool during the week.

But being pregnant with Chiara was horrid, the gremlins were 12 mths when I found out I was preg and 20 mths when she was born and I really, really struggled. I remember one day where I couldn't get out of bed without passing out or vomiting and poor Maya had to get the gremlins up and feed them (I ended up in hospital). They were (and still are) really demanding which I found hard to cope with when I was preg.

Like the others have said, it's all worth it when you see your bub, but I wouldn't do the small age gap again for anything. Having a baby and a toddler is a piece of cake but being pregnant with a toddler for me is just too hard!

I love having 3 kids.  It was hard when I was pg and had a toddler who was only 13 months when I fell pg with #3 and a 3 yr old, but now it's awesome.  I had a lot of family help though when I was really sick with MS, and my mum helped a lot through the week when DH was at work.  DH would cook most nights since being anywhere near the kitchen made me hurl.  I know I couldn't have stopped at only 2 kids.  The older 2 have loved Jett from the start and they look after him and play with him really well.  Dh would love #4 at some stage, but I'm really just happy with our 3.