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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here - thanks to the nice posters who can commiserate with me.

To the rest of you - do you not remember the newborn (as in 6 weeks old and up 5 to 6 times a night) newborn stage? Plus my other two kids are not adjusting well to the new addition to the family and then add on the global pandemic. My postpartum hormones are raging, my older kids are having a super hard time and I am extremely sleep deprived.

I would not just voluntarily tell my friends not to have kids but if they asked I would tell them the truth. [/quote]

It's going to be ok, OP. You're in survival mode. The newborn phase will soon be behind you, and your older kids will slowly forget life as a family of four and adapt to a new normal. For me that was the best thing about having two under two - my eldest initially had a tough time but adjusted pretty quickly. Now at 3 years old he doesn't remember or even fully understand that there was a time his little sister wasn't around.

Take it day by day - I hope your husband is very hands on and is taking things off your plate as much as possible. This too shall pass.

And as far as your friends go... most likely, they aren't going to ask, and you shouldn't even hint at it if they don't ask. The people who truly feel a strong desire for kids won't take anything you say to heart anyway (and they will be right because everyone's parenting experience is very different).  [/quote]

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