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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have to ask then you shouldn’t have another.[/quote]

So much this.  This, this, this.

DH and I have three, we always wanted three, at no point after having two did we wonder, hm, should we still go for that third?  It wasn't even a question.

We did discuss having a fourth, and were so uncertain that it became clear the answer was to not have one.  We're both glad we didn't.[/quote]

I don't agree at all.  We went back and forth a LOT before deciding on our third.  Happy we did it, but it wasn't a given after baby two.[/quote]

Yea, I really disagree too. I was *so* on the fence about another, went back and forth all the time, and we decided to go for it eventually. Couldn't imagine my life without three! [/quote]

The reason I agree is that it’s not about hindsight being 20/20, which is what you’re both saying.  It’s about your capacity to handle things that may not go well and giving yourself breathing room.  Too many people don’t, IMO, and end up overextended and stressed out.  That’s not to say it can’t work out, of course, but if someone asked my opinion, that’s what I’d tell them.[/quote]

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