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[quote=Anonymous]My oldest was born premature with a global developmental delay, LDs, ADHD/ASD. I knew I wanted more than one, but it took me years to recover from his traumatic birth. The special needs were actually not a consideration, it was more the memory of that horrible emergency birth I needed to get over.

My second is gifted and high-achieving, OP, so you never know what you're going to get! She has no neurodivergence. Sadly, she was recently diagnosed with an auto-immune disease that will plague her for life.

I am so happy that I have two. They're years apart, and have diametrically opposite personalities, but they get on so well!

It's a lottery. You roll the dice every time. I don't want to push you one way or the other, but I think you should project yourself into the future and think: "Will I regret not having a second in 10, 20, 30 years?". Childcare is intense but short, in the grand scheme of things. Also, given your age, even if you start trying now you might never succeed.

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