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[quote=Anonymous]I wanted 4 but stopped at 2 because: 1. I nearly died from pre-eclampsia, that plus a week in the hospital plus 2 weeks in the NICU was extremely traumatizing. 2. Costs (housing, food, etc) have nearly doubled where I live over the last 4 years and we can't afford it. 3. Zero childcare. Impossible to get into daycares and nannies are 3-4k per month. 4. I cannot do the sleep deprivation thing again. I had depression for 2 years from the sleep deprivation (second kid is a TERRIBLE sleeper). I tried to run my car off the road when it was at its worst. 5. I don't really enjoy raising multiple kids. One was perfect - we still had tons of time for our hobbies, we could travel, etc. Two kids has basically destroyed all our leisure time and traveling is a nightmare. My first is resentful of the time DD2 took from her and struggles with depression as a result. Overall, having multiples sucks and if I could go back, I'd stop at one.[/quote]
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