I Need Some Advice

I remember when my daughter at age 3 requested a sibling...she thought it would be the greatest thing. Little did she or anyone else know she wouldn't only be having one sibling however 5 more...I became pregnant with sextuplets! Wow, talk about throwing everyones life off balance...it has taken a lot to adjust to such a large family, wouldn't trade it. I say, really think about your situation and follow your heart...God knows the way. In a million years, I never thought I would have the life I have today...I know I'm not as rich as some, however my life is richer because of my children and all they have given me. Good luck with your decision.

i know it is heartbreaking when they ask such a big question...just make sure whatever you decide, you decide for the right reasons. if having a ready-made playmate for your son is a good enough reason for you to make such a huge commitment and have another child, then just make sure you're absolutely sure. to me, there would be a million other considerations to come before whether my 5 year old wants a brother (which, don't forget, you can't even guarantee). personally i have thought for years about how many children i want to have...and i still am not 100% sure. i also know that EVERY child goes through the "i want a brother/sister" phase. so if you decide not to, don't sweat it...he'll be fine!

A. I feel the same way, only my husband and I are trying to decide if we should have a second one. Our daughter will be two in April and I'm not sure if I want to have another one. Everyone says we should so that she won't be so spoiled, but I don't know if I want to start over. So I guess my advice would be to follow your heart and really think about it. You do want to have some time by yourself and when you finally have that it's hard to start over. But if you love kids then why not go for it. I don't know if that will be much help but you should really be 100% sure in your decision before you make one.

Let me start with I am the mother of 3. 2 boys and one girl she is in the middle of boys. I have had her request a sister many many times. Lets just say it is natural for kids to ask this they all want someone to play with and if mommy can provide it they will ask as we provide all their other needs and wants. My daughter is 14 now and still asks when I am going to provide that little sister for her now I can tease back when you growup and get married and have your own. We laugh and have fun with it now. But at the time when she really meant it I had to think really hard about time and the money to add another life to take in and raise so after deciding that 3 was the limit I had to have that talk and explain it was not going to happen and a simple why and it seemed to sastisfy her. Children just always want the why then they are ok with the rest.