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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread has been so helpful. We decided to go for number 3 over the holidays, and while we were excited we thought were going into it with eyes wide open. I’ve been reading this and other threads on 3 this month and we realized, after we got right up to that ledge, that maybe we don’t want what is on the other side of the ledge. Or rather, we “want” the big family but  the other side of the ledge is terrifying. it took walking right up to it to notice it. Did anyone else feel this way and still go for it?  I have to imagine moving forward with this much nervousness is a recipe for stress. Fwiw, I never felt like someone was missing from our family, just that we love kids and wanted a big family (chaos and all).[/quote]

There was a thread in expectant moms (actually a few threads lately) from a woman who decided to go for a third, got pregnant and then decided to terminate because she realized she didn't actually want the third. You might find that thread useful as it had a lot of posters who had been in a similar situation. [/quote]

I was a poster of one of those threads from last month.  I had a surprise 3rd pregnancy and ultimately decided to terminate (so, not the thread cited here, but one of the others).  It's been a month and I have some pangs of "what if" but I have no regrets.  I've since changed my birth control plan.  Like the PP at the top of this quote, I never felt like someone was missing from our family, though I did and do love the idea of a big family -- in theory.  In practice, for my family, DH and I ultimately decided it wouldn't be the right decision.  [/quote]

Thank you for sharing. I am sure this was and will continue to be a big decision for your family and I wish you continued peace. I appreciate the framing of wanting a big family in theory vs practice. [/quote]

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