Maybe this belongs in debates... (Not intended to offend anyone who's against family planning - I'd love to hear what you have to say.)
Here's the deal:
DH & I tried to have kids for seven years before we finally did IVF and had twins. My infertility was unexplained.
Ten months after the twins were born, I found out I was pregnant with our third! I'm due in November, and the thought of taking care of three kids under age two is overwhelming.
I'd really like to go on the pill after this pregnancy, and then consider a fourth baby about 2-3 years after this one is born.
My dilemma is that I don't know why I couldn't get pregnant before. What if going on the pill resets my body back to whatever was wrong before, and I'm never able to become pregnant again? Are three kids enough? I'm from a family of four kids, and DH is from a family of five, plus a much younger adopted sibling group. I guess I always kind of had four in mind, but then again, my siblings and I are so spread out in age that some of us felt like only children. My older sister has four who are close in age, and sometimes it seems too crazy for me to handle as well as I would want to.
I know it's a personal decision in the end. Just wondering what your thoughts on family planning have been. What makes you decide to have more children, or to stop at a certain number? Did/do you think about spacing?
Here's the deal:
DH & I tried to have kids for seven years before we finally did IVF and had twins. My infertility was unexplained.
Ten months after the twins were born, I found out I was pregnant with our third! I'm due in November, and the thought of taking care of three kids under age two is overwhelming.
I'd really like to go on the pill after this pregnancy, and then consider a fourth baby about 2-3 years after this one is born.
My dilemma is that I don't know why I couldn't get pregnant before. What if going on the pill resets my body back to whatever was wrong before, and I'm never able to become pregnant again? Are three kids enough? I'm from a family of four kids, and DH is from a family of five, plus a much younger adopted sibling group. I guess I always kind of had four in mind, but then again, my siblings and I are so spread out in age that some of us felt like only children. My older sister has four who are close in age, and sometimes it seems too crazy for me to handle as well as I would want to.
I know it's a personal decision in the end. Just wondering what your thoughts on family planning have been. What makes you decide to have more children, or to stop at a certain number? Did/do you think about spacing?
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