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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a low-energy introvert with 3 -- Kid 1 at 33, Kid 2 at 35, Kid 3 at 39. Honestly, whether it will work for you really depends on your children's temperaments, and you won't have that knowledge until they're here. My Kid 1 was a colicky baby, who cried so much, but he slept through the night early, so at least I got a reasonable amount of sleep. And he was a wonderful toddler. I kept waiting for the Terrible 2s and the Troublesome 3s, and they never arrived. Kid 2 was a dream baby; he didn't sleep through the night as quickly as his older brother, but he was an efficient eater, so again, I got a reasonable amount of sleep. But Kid 2 was a terrible toddler. Due to my age, I started trying to get pregnant with Kid 3 while Kid 2 was in the midst of terrible toddlerhood. When I told my mom I was pregnant with Kid 3, her first words were "What if you have twins and they're just like Kid 2?" I think I started crying.

But, of course, I wouldn't do it any differently now. Baby- and toddler-hood is a really fleeting period of time, and I'd rather my children have siblings than feel a little less overwhelmed when they're little.

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