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[quote=Anonymous]I sort of felt this way before COVID, but I think the pandemic has killed that feeling. I want no part of having a new baby during a pandemic. My kids are 3 and 6 and it's been so chaotic and frankly boring especially this winter when we can't do indoor playdates, go to museums, travel, etc. If we had a third boy I'm not sure I could handle a third round of pretend playing cars and monster trucks and Paw Patrol. The older ones aren't old enough to be super helpful but also wouldn't be young enough to play with the baby. I would feel so isolated without being able to meet up with other moms and babies. If we wanted my parents to help at all we'd probably have to totally lock down in every other way which would be bad for my older kids. It helps that most friends have had their 2 or 3 and are now done. One friend did just give birth and I feel happy for her but zero jealousy. I get sad when I see old photos or videos of my kids when they were babies, but then I think about the reality of chaotic mealtimes, getting 3 kids in the car, balancing older kid activities with baby nap time, and how much harder it would be to travel post-COVID. I am enjoying seeing my 6 year old develop into a full blown person and learn so much. My 3 year old is still pretty snuggly so I can enjoy that. He nursed (just once at bedtime) until 2.5 so I feel like I got all the time I wanted on that. Maybe I will feel differently when they're 6 and 9 and we're hopefully out of this pandemic (God help us), but I will be 41 at that point and I don't myself wanting to start over then.[/quote]

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