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[quote=Anonymous]3 kids. I had read all the blog posts about “zone defense”, minivans and not fitting into hotel rooms and so I thought I was prepared for that. What no one told me:

1. What a challenge the age gap would be. My 3 were all spaced about 2.5 years apart and my oldest was in K when I had my 3rd. Being in eementary school, with back to school nights and PTA meetings and field trips and what not, while I had a newborn, was hard. Could not be as involved as I wanted to be. 
2. Similar to 1, I felt like I lost my parenting cohort. The mom friends I made with my oldest all stopped at 2 and were moving on in life. Scheduling play dates during nap time and going to those PTA meetings I was skipping. OTOH I just could not relate to the first time moms that primarily made up any mom/baby meetups during my maternity leave. This might be different in you live in an area where more people have 3+ kids but in the city it’s rare. 
3. The economies of scale I used to justify a lot of the gear I bought didn’t quite work out the way I anticipated. Had to replace stroller, infant car seat, etc. [/quote]

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