4th Baby?.?...

Anon Imperfect Mum

4th Baby?.?...

Another Baby?....

Hi all!
Just wanting to know what people think about having a 4th child? We have 3 boys already and I feel our middle child misses out a lot...
Does the family dynamic change when a 4th child comes?
3 boys are full on already, will it make life way to hectic with another?
By adding another child, did it hurt your relationship with your husband?

TIA

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6 Replies

Anon Imperfect Mum

If it’s full on already, then adding another child will make it worse.
If you feel the middle child is missing out, adding an extra child will make that worse not better. An extra child means spreading yourself even thinner than you were before.
Of course having another child can effect your relationship. You’ll be having a baby, which means sleepless nights and less time for each other.
Honestly having another child to fix a family dynamic sounds like a recipe for disaster.

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Anon Imperfect Mum

Sounds like all the wrong reasons for having a baby honestly. It'll make it worse for your middle child. Focus on him instead.

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Anon Imperfect Mum

Adding a 4th doesn’t change anything apart from the washing pile.. but if your already that stretched one child is missing out, it would be selfish to add another.

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Anon Imperfect Mum

I have 3 and wanted a forth but decided against it. I am glad now I only have 3 as I feel stressed enough at times. I think it also depends on the ages of your children. I can’t see a forth child being better for your third child to be honest. But it’s totally up to you xx.

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Anon Imperfect Mum

Adding a 4th child won’t fix your relationship.

If you can’t look after the three children you have already, don’t have more

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Anon Imperfect Mum

I have 3 but I really wanted 4. I also think one misses out and I was one of 3 and always said I’d never have 3 🤦🏼‍♀️ I left it too late to have 4 so 3 it is. If you are young enough, I’d do it if it was me. Your kids will love it.!

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