Wanting more children

My husband and I always agreed on only 2 children. I have a toddler (girl) and baby (boy). I know that I am so so lucky and it doesn’t make any sense to have any more children (financially, sharing attention between kids, small house etc…) he is adamant that we are only having 2. But… I feel so sad every time someone announces they are pregnant. I wish I could do it all again and have another gorgeous little tiny baby. I also think it might be linked to the fact that my dad who I was very close to has just passed away. Is this normal and do I just need to accept that we aren’t having any more?

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I feel the same as you, I have a 2 and a half year old boy and my May baby boy. Looking at the financial side it makes sense to stick to 2 with the cost of everything at the moment, plus we would need to move house again. But also I’m already missing my newborn baby and the idea of not doing it again makes me so sad.

I think I’ll always want another baby ❤️ so I can relate to how you are feeling. We also have two and that was always the plan. The idea of not going through the excitement of pregnancy again is sad. But like you’ve said, I think for me 2 is perfect as I can give them lots of attention and focus on being excited about watching them grow and celebrating their achievements 🥰 There was a brief time where we discussed a third. Our second baby has been an absolute angel and we had romantic ideas of another angel baby 😆 but the baby fever soon passed and we are happy with our family of 4 💕 Take your time and think about it. Chat with your partner about it. But most of all enjoy being present with your little ones ☺️

@Ellie I agree - the little ones aren’t newborns anymore and I miss it already 😭

@Lisa thank you for your message! I agree I need to be present with the little ones I already have!

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