More Children ?? How do you really know / decide

[cockroach]

Morning all... there is a debate in the Roach household on wheather to have (try) for another child. We are quite happy with things at the moment. ( we have 5 yr old easy to look after girl)
I feel on one hand something is missing,dont want to look back in a couple of years & wish I should have, until I wake up in the morning & close my eyes for another 15 mins not have to stress.
What are your thoughts. x

[tiny e.a]

Hmmm, yes, your right jno, no one should ever have a second child again just on the off chance it doesn't get on with it's sibling!

[pixiepie]

hi i have 4 kids and love a noisy busy house. Two boys at 9 one at 7 and a girl of 6. They have there moments of hating each other but when the chips are down they all rally round each other. We did talk about having another one a few years ago but decided we couldnt afford one and that we didint have room for one (it would soon outgrow a drawer lol) Mr pixie had the op but we still get broody

[annie0000]

I have two 13 months apart (7 & 6 now) - I always wanted more than one and less than 4, having two that close together put me of having a third! I have a friend that had a little boy when her daughter was 6 - (now 7 and 1) I think that she has found it a lot easier to manage, and her little girl is great with the baby, and is old enough to understand that he has some needs that need to be met before her own. At the moment though - although they obviously love each other, the have very little in terms of shared interests. This may change as they grow older and the gap becomes less significant. I think that it really depends on the personalities, my friends little one looks like he is going to have the benefit of a loving and protective older sister, but it is not predictable. Personally , I am the youngest of 7 and have little on common with my oldest brothers, but my sister who is 7 years older than I am get on really well and shared a flat for a while. My nearest sibling is my brother who is 4 years older than me - we fought really badly until he was about 14 and we get on fine now.

[tazz]

i have a 3 year old boy and a 17 month old girl cockroach, there hard work but well worth it