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My first was born at 32 weeks and had a difficult first year, then was diagnosed with a global developmental delay and was in intensive therapies. I had trauma from that birth, which itself was physically and psychologically hard.

But I realized I really wanted a second chance at a "normal" baby, and that it would make me a happier parent to both. So we had DC2 5 years later. The gap was enough to get over the birth and first years, and give each child personal attention.

Now my oldest is an adult. For all of his childhood, we centered our lives around his medical/psychiatric/academic needs, and we don't regret it, since this made it possible for him to get into college and be semi-functional, and we hope, fully functional in the future.

And it's my second child's turn to need help now. He had a wonderful and healthy first half of childhood, but has some medical issues that we are exploring.

Point being: nothing is guaranteed. You have to catch the moments of happiness when you can, and there is no telling when each of your children is going to get into difficulties.

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