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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have three children - 6,4, and 6 months. My first is SN with moderate to severe ADHD. Second has no SN and third has none that we know of yet.

We had zero idea that our first was SN until well after my second was born. We knew of his speech and sensory issues when I got pregnant with my third and maybe had slight suspicions of ADHD, but it wasn’t until I was a few months pregnant with my third that his ADHD symptoms exploded and he got the diagnosis.  I still would have had a third even if the diagnoses preceded the pregnancy, BUT I will admit that as Inwas dealing with a lot of challenging issues with DS, I ended up (subconsciously) terrified of having another boy due to fear of SN again knowing the risks are higher with boys. I didn’t even realize how subconsciously strong that fear was until I found out I was pregnant with a girl. Before then, I had been cranky, crying everyday, and generally anxious. I figured it was just bad antepartum depression, but when I found out I was pregnant with a girl, all of those symptoms instantly disappeared. That’s when I realized what was truly causing them.

Now, while she is not SN that we know of, my baby is the worst of worst sleepers and very high needs. THAT has caused me to swear off ever having another 100x more than SN ever had or would.[/quote]

I get this. I was an older mom with both of my pregnancies and was incredibly relieved and thrilled to find out I was having girls both times. 
I hope your kid are doing well and sleeping through the night!
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