Am i selfish?

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23/02/2010 at 11:41
hya ladies
well im 25 and iv got 3 beautiful healthy girls DD1 - 4, DD2 - 3, DD3 - 3wks!!
they have all been section babies and for this me and hubby agreed that after our last daughter Nancy was born that would be it.
i feel SO SO lucky to have my children and i am happier than i ever have been, my sections have got easier every time too so i feel really well. its only now that we are talking about contriception that iv started thinking i do want one more, iv always wanted 4 and would be very happy to be steralized after 4 but just now i dont feel ready to never be pregnant again and never have that final baby??
but am i being selfish, as i know hubby is very happy with 3 and would i be risking my health going for a 4th section my girls are my world and i would never risk myself as i know how much they need me!
any advice would be welcome from you ladies who know al the pro's and con's of big families!!
sam
xxxx

Phoebe, Lacey, Nancy & Oscar
23/02/2010 at 14:12
I don't think you are selfish, quite the opposite. I can completely understand the want for a fourth, as I sit here pregnant with number four. I believe people are born for a reason, and nobody is an accident, and so this isn't buying a new handbag when you already have three. It's like you are looking around the dinner table and your heart feels there is someone missing, someone who should be there.

I have a friend in America who has had 7 c-sections and she is currently pregnant again. Her ob is obviously monitering her closely, but sees no reason why she can't have as many children as she wants, baring unforseen circumstances. It sounds like you'd be an excellent candidate for another as you have had such smooth deliveries.

I would personally say take this year to heal, and just enjoy your wonderful little girls and then make a decision then, your dh will probably be more keen when he isn't currently holding a newborn, and then if your heart is still longing for that missing person, I would say go for it. But I'd happily have a few more so maybe I'm not the best one to ask.

xx
26/02/2010 at 09:41
Hedgie I couldnt have said that better myself especially as I am currently soooo broody and wondering if we should go for no 6, i like a nice even number he he. I'd let your body heal and get yourself into tip top shape so when you decide that yes you would like another youll be in great physical and mental state x
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