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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a few weeks out from delivering my 2nd and if we want a third (which we do generally but we're in survival mode right now so who knows) we need to decide by about 6mo pp so I can wean and start ovulating again and we can get to work on #3.  There is a chance #3 will take several years or not be possible at all but there is also a chance we'll luck out right away and I'd get pregnant quickly (#1 took 5 years and lots of intervention, #2 happened in 3 months with no intervention which was shocking and great)

So I'm wondering how good or crazy it'd be to have 3 kids less than 4 years apart both in the little kid stage but also in the more middle / high school stage with all having activities and lives to juggle.

#1 and #2 are 21mo apart, #1 has been a very easy child since about 10 weeks (though I hear age 1-2 can be a fooler for a lot of kids), #2 is TBD in terms of temperament and needs

We both work (DH travels a lot for work, I have fairly reasonable hours) and have money for logistical / domestic help - so we can outsource things cleaning and meal prep as needed.  It's very important to me though to have enough time for each child (eat dinner together, have time to read stories and play) so if the answer is the way to survive is hire more childcare, that wouldn't work for me

I'd love to hear the good and bad of 3 close together since I'll need to decide whether or not we could handle that before life has even really stabilized after 2.  Thank you!

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