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[quote=Anonymous]Don't lose hope yet in trying to have a second. My best friend had her DD at 32 and was trying for 7 years to have a second. She was told at age 34 that she would never have another child for a variety of issues. She actually did 2 rounds of IVF at age 35 which both failed, so she was done. She is now 6 months pregnant with her second at 39. Sure, it's not the way she planned things in terms of the sibling gap or her age, but nonetheless she is thrilled to be having another child. This may not happen in your case but if you really truly want a second child then keep trying. I know how hard IVF can be - but if it won't bankrupt you, maybe it's worth a couple tries?

In terms of having an only. My DD is 5 and we are not planning to have another. DH and I both come from larger families and for us, we just want one. We don't have family close by either, but work extra hard to have a close knit circle of friends for ourselves and DD. I would say things changed a lot this year when DD started K because kids can do drop off play dates and it's not all about getting together with the entire family - which is more challenging when you have multiple kids. Most of DD's friends have siblings but it doesn't seem to be an issue.

I think being is only is what you make of it for your DD - you know what it was like to feel lonely, so you have the power to make sure she doesn't feel the same.

I second the idea of signing your DD up for girl scouts - I did it as a kid and that's where I made most of my childhood friends.

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