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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm not trying to say this judgmentally, but why would you consider a third when you don't have balance in your life right now? It's like taking on another pet when your dogs are clawing up the furniture. Never getting a break from your children is not balanced, imo. We're far enough along in the pandemic that if you have the means and if no one's immunocompromised, you should be able to find a sitter for a couple hours a week at least.

If you just miss the cuddly feeling of holding a baby, consider volunteering with babies.[/quote]

The OP currently has a newborn. Even most of the people who are of the "it doesn't get easier, it's just different, learn to live with it" philosophy are carving out exceptions for the newborn phase. [/quote]

I posted that it gets easier when you accept that raising kids is going to be a big part of your life, and you need to figure out how to live it.

I’m not making exceptions for the newborn phase.  I also have kids on both sides of the divide, and the kids that came later were easier than the older ones were as newborns.  Part of it was that I knew more about taking care of babies, but part of it is that I had set up my life in a way that makes taking care of kids (even newborns) easier.  
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