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[quote=Anonymous]Don't have another child.  When your youngest gets a bit older, life will become so much easier.  SO much easier.

We have two, and I'm so happy with two.  However, because things were tough with one, we waited a very long time to have a second.  We encountered secondary infertility, which wasn't fun.  We wanted our second desperately, and our family feels perfect to us now.  The pros of having them far apart is that everything is more manageable, and we get to spend quality time with both.  If we'd had them close together, it would have been horribly difficult.  A con is that even when you have two kids several years apart, it's still harder than having only one.

I'm trying to say - while being clear that two works for us - is that having one child is okay.  It's really okay.  You will get your life back sooner, and everything will feel much more manageable sooner.  You're only 31, so your child will be out of the house when you're in your 40s and have a lot of time ahead of you to travel.  Kids don't need siblings.  Don't drink the kool aid.  Having toddlers is really hard, so only do it once.

You may also need to embrace the fact that it's tough for a while.  You sound angry that it's not as easy as you thought it would be.   It will get better, just perhaps not on your schedule.

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