Anyone with three kids: we have 2. Like the idea of the third in the next few years but already struggling with a baby and 3 year old. Is it as much of a lifestyle change vs having the second kid?

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No, it’s better to “get it done” ASAP ;)

Only have kids in even numbers. With three kids, one will always feel left out. It makes things rough. Go with two or four.

I feel like two was a big change, but somehow three felt like more than double the work, food, laundry, everything. Then a fourth was pretty straight forward. It’s been very very very hard with four in activities, school, the pandemic, etc. but now the two oldest are in high school, and I’m wondering where the time went.
All that said, have them close together I’d say. I love all my children, but I often think that three would have been the perfect number.

Helpful, thanks!

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