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[quote=Anonymous]Once upon a time, DH and I talked about potentially having 3. He and I are both the oldest of two and we liked the idea of having a bigger family. Even when we were pregnant with our second, we thought maybe we'd try for a third one day. But then our second was born (two girls) and our family just felt complete. I don't feel like we're missing anything. Even then, I wondered if I'd regret not having a third once my youngest got a little older. But as time went on and she learned to walk and talk and use the potty, I became even more secure in our decision to stop at two. We're moving on to the next phase of life.

Funny thing is, most of our friends have gone on to have three, so we're the odd ones out with only two. Even some of my overwhelmed friends who I thought for sure would be done after two went ahead and had a third and they are doing just fine. It seems to have made them less anxious, actually, to have a newborn to distract from some of the unnecessary worrying they were doing about the other two. So, OP, do what you feel is right for now and just hold onto that if you start to have regrets later.[/quote]

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