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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 3 and a FT job, but spaced out the third so the older 2 would be in school full time during the day and more independent in general. 3 kids with a gap has been easier than 2 little kids close together. The baby/toddler stage almost did me in, I was so exhausted. I’m not sure you have time on your side though to space out 3, so I’d probably stop at 2 in your position and just outsource or do what you need to do to grit through the baby/toddler era of life.

But I also want to note that you have a 5 month old. I wouldn’t make major life decisions based on the 5 months of parenting you have experienced so far. The newborn phase, especially the first go round, can be brutal. I haven’t found any stage of parenting as hard as that, but I had all crappy sleepers. [/quote]

On the flip side, at 5 months old she has NO CLUE if the child will be generally agreeable and compliant, prone to tantrums, hyperactive, etc. It will be years before she knows some of these things. She is going to have to make the decision about #2 somewhat blind. [/quote]

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