How Did You Decide It Was Time for Baby # 2?? - Keller,TX

We always new we wanted more than one. It just happened that twins ran in our family. When our daughter was 2, I became pregnant. We would love to have more, but I just don't think it would be fair to the kids. It is just a lot of work. We don't have any family in Texas either. I love to watch the relationship my children share. Don't get me wrong, they do fight. But the bond siblings have cannot be compared to anything. And, the money and sanity, trust me, you will find them.

I have 4 girls. They were all very close. My first two are 17 months apart. My second two are 14 months apart. I love it. Having them close together you can see the bond they share. When my 7 year old and my 6 year old see each other at school they run and hug each other. It's so great. They are best friends to each other. They don't feel the need to follow the crowd or do what everyone else is doing because they have each other and they are being raised the same way.

I love it!

It's a lot of work at first but so enjoyable to see the bond.

K.

We thought we would have three children, but after my daughter was born I was so happy with her that I didn't know if I wanted anymore. The more I thought about her not having a sibling I realized we need to have another child. She has plenty of cousins, but if something were to happen to us at least I know she would have a brother or sister to lean on as she grew up. So when she was around 7 months old we decided to have another child and I got pregnant that same month. We were blessed with a sweet little boy and I cannot even believe I ever thought about only having one. I do know lots of people who love having just one child, but most of them are only children. Either way just pray about it and do what is best for your family.

We always knew we wanted more than one. We didn't expect #2 to come so soon though. My second son was born 10 months after my first which wasn't planned, but they are the best of friends. We now have 3 (I've always wanted at least 3 kids), and our big decision now is whether we should go for 4! For us, going from 1 to 2 kids was pretty easy, although I wouldn't recommend having them that close together. There's 3 years between child #2 and #3 and that seemed perfect. Personally I think it's good to have a sibling to go through life with, but that's just my opinion.

My husband and I always wanted at least 2 kids. There is almost 3 years between my 2 girls. They have a great relationship. We adopted our son when my youngest daughter was 5. They are a little over 4 years apart. That was pretty hard on me as I had gotten over the baby stage. I am somewhat of an only child as my sister is 15 years older than me and my brother is 11 years younger than me. We have a close relationship despite the age gap. Not sure if any of this helps just a few points to take into consideration.

We just felt it was time to have another. Our son will be 2 in January, and our 2nd son is due the beginning of December. Many of my friends with multiple children say that having a second child wasn't that much more of a financial strain, esp. since they are close in age and can use the old crib, carseat, baby gear as the first.

I loved having a playmate as a child and a dear friend in my sister as an adult. My husband feels the same about his 3 siblings.

Every one has to make their personal decision, I feel that each additional child we bring into our home, it adds more happiness for our family overall. I know there will be times of stress and more financial hardship, but that's something we are willing to sacrifice in order to bring more love in our home. I personally would feel guilty to avoid having another child just so that I cna have more financial luxury, but that's just me!

I think if it is a decision you struggle with back and forth, than somewhere you really do want to add another member to your family.