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[quote=Anonymous]I have a DD who is 8.5, and just had #2 4 months ago at 39. Took 4 rounds of IVF to conceive DD1, and we did 5 rounds to try for #2 which all failed. I have PCOS and immune issues and was told that another child just wasn't in the cards. We hadn't been using protection for the past 8 years just hoping I would somehow get pregnant, but I didn't. When DD was 6 we resigned ourselves to being a one child family and we were fine with it - even happy about how wonderful it was to have just one child. We traveled, she goes to private school, we are able to live in a nice area of DC because we have a smaller house.

Well, surprise, last year I somehow got pregnant. I thought I would have been overjoyed, but instead I was devastated. I knew I had to have the baby because this was what I wanted for so long, but I was so happy with our current life and didn't want to change things up. And I really didn't want to go back to the baby stage again. I was very down about it and ended up seeing a therapist, who really helped me turn my thinking around.

Fast forward to now... DS is such an unbelievable joy and welcome addition to our family. DD adores him and loves helping out. And, its great to be able to spend one on one time with DS to bond since DD is older and has her own life (school friends). And, I love that I have one more chance to experience all of those amazing firsts with another child.

I highly recommend talking to someone to help you sort through your feelings.[/quote]

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