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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My baby was exhausting - he didn’t sleep through the night until 2, and we did all the things. Wanted constant interaction with people, screamed bloody murder if left alone. As a toddler he had epic tantrums.

We stopped at 1. I wanted another but my husband said he was afraid he’d break and become a terrible father and husband, so we have an only. That only is now 17 and a champion sleeper, sweet and kind, hasn’t had any sort of tantrum (even the teen kind) in a decade. In the end I think my husband was right about himself so I am glad we didn’t have another. I tell you about my now-delightful son so you are reassured that who kids are at age 1 (or 3) are not who they will become.[/quote]

Thank you, this is really helpful. We are leaning towards being done for these reasons, except I’m the one whose capacity we’re worried about, not my husband. I lost my patience many times during the night when my baby woke for the 47th time, and I don’t want to do that to another if we got another non-sleeper. I know I just can’t do it again and exhibit the perfect patience required for such a hard child.[/quote]

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