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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think no one parent should have to deal with multiple children on their own for more than a couple of hours. So if you’re alone with 2 kids, of course you hire a helper. Or if you and DH have 3 kids, of course you hire a helper.[/quote]

Did it ever occur to some of you to just stop at one kid if you can't handle more than that without help.  Serious question.[/quote]

+1 If you are the kind of person that is too low energy for multiple kids, or too rigid, inflexible and/or anxious to handle more than one on your own, then do your kid a favor and keep him/her an only child![/quote]

PP here and I suppose I am, in fact, too “low energy” at the moment to handle my [b]1.5yo and 3.5yo[/b] alone for extended periods of time - mostly due to sleep deprivation. I mean, I could if I absolutely had to. But I don’t have to (grandparent help and hired help) so why should I? It won’t be forever.[/quote]

Why on earth do you have sleep deprivation with a 1.5 and 3.5 year old?!?[/quote]

DP. I am very strict on sleep with my kids, but when my now 3 year old was 1.5 she had night terrors. Nothing we could do about it, but you can sure bet I was sleep deprived (3 kids total, which means there were also the occasional bad dreams or other things to deal with from the older kids, even though they are generally good sleepers).

Yes, there are poor reasons to be sleep deprived with kids that age, but not always.[/quote]

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