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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP. I can totally understand how you are feeling. We had a planned second but I know exactly what you mean about feeling like you're are finally getting to the next stage of parenting and feeling worried about starting over. I will share that the first months of having a second, I was worried about how it would impact our lives. It felt really hard. But now, my youngest being 2 - time has FLOWN and things are SO MUCH BETTER, and I can really see how quickly we are again going to get to that more independent stage. And I don't know if it is just my second's personality but he is already just more.. independent or something than my first was. Part of it I think is personality but part of it is just your life is set up differently with an older kid.

There is no denying that managing the sibling dynamic and disagreements can be hard but you will have less of that with your age gap. And the sibling relationship really is special to witness.

This all being said, I can see how much easier my life would be with one. And it has been a little hard on our marriage as my husband struggles more with two on his own for sure. So I agree with others that you can and should consider your options!! You know best what you and your marriage can handle, do what is right for you and your family.[/quote]

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