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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know whether I am just feeling like this is my last chance (I’m 40) or what, but I have baby fever lately. My daughters say they would love a baby sibling, but I’m not sure that would be the case once someone had to share a room... my husband isn’t so hot on the idea, but he could be convinced. He’s 47 and feels like it may be a little late. I am from a big family (number 2 of 5) and I loved taking care of the younger kids. It made having a baby undaunting and I truly loved having newborns. But, there are factors like the fact that I work full-time, the toddler years, the bigger car, and the difficulty traveling that can’t be ignored. Still, I’m panicking that I might only have a decade left with kids at home.  Anyone else have a big break and then have a baby? [/quote]

Nothing of what you described sounds like a terrible predicament.  Having a child when you're 40, people do it every day. Older siblings already in place, eh, happens every day.  You're not too old, and your other children aren't too old. The only things that matter are whether you want to, whether DH is on board, and whether you can afford it.

We had a third when I was 44 (had a DS8 and a DD3.5 at that point).  My DH was 51. I work full time too, we already had a SUV, and we only travel as a family in a car anyway.  So I didn't feel like it was a huge style cramper.[/quote]

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