One and done?

I saw someone said one time "you will never regret having more children, you will only regret not having them later" but it does sound like you are happy with 1 so I say you rather be a happy family of 3 then a stressed family of 4

Sounds like I could have written this myself 💞 I completely understand where you're coming from. I'm in the exact same boat, with the same feelings at 38yrs old and a (about to be) 2yr old. My husband and I decided to stop with one and if anything changes down the road we will look into adoption. It was a tough decision for me but I want the best for my daughter and right now this makes most sense.

Having one kid is pretty great! You get to dedicate all of your time to them. I always feel bad when I see my friends watching half of their kids game because their other kid has a game across town. The mom guilt is intense for them! I grew up with 2 brothers and honestly, I love them and all but like you I'm not that close to them anymore and I often wonder if life would have been better without them. That being said, I am due with my second (surprise) daughter in January. Heaven help me!

I always imagined myself having one, but said I'd have two so she could have a sibling. My SO wants many (5), but I told him I would have 3 if he can get me my dream van because it'll have space for the kids (my current SUV only has 2 seats in the back, and I'm not keen to get rid of it). But tbh, right now I'm in love with my 3 month old (my first), I'm thinking of everything we can give her because we don't have to divide resources among other children, and I'm just so happy with her that I don't feel like I want another. My SO wanted to start #2 right away if I hadn't had a c-section.

I'm 38 and my son is 8 weeks old and we originally we thinking of having a 2nd baby but we also think about the financial stuff (having another child in our current house would be tight) and having a baby has been way more stressful than I expected plus I had a pretty traumatic birth so I'm now leaning towards no more children. I also think about him not having sibling 😔. I'll reassess in the next 6-12 months.

I’ve been adamant I only want one child, I don’t have it in me to do it all again and I love being able to give my daughter all my attention. Also I personally don’t want to bring another kid into the world just to give the existing one company. I’m really hoping I can support my daughter to nurture lasting friendships that feel like sisterhood, my best friend though she lives far away is someone I grew up with and we have a bond that’s better than sisters.

Does your little one have cousins? Sometimes other family or friends could be just as close as siblings

I am one and done, I want to focus all my time and resources on her. I am sure she’ll have great friends to lean on when we are gone. My sibling is great but geographically far away from me so I count more on my friends anyways. If we suddenly get super rich and don’t have to work then we would adopt kids.

I always thought I wanted 3 then I had one and I was so genuinely happy with one. She was becoming like my best little friend at 15 months everything was becoming super fun and it’s only gotten better and better but at 15 months I found out I was pregnant and I mourned the image I had of my life with just my daughter the entire pregnancy but my second arrived last week and I’m so unbelievably in love with him thank god, but BUT I wouldn’t have been disappointed with having one and I could have had a very fulfilled life and given her so much one on one attention if it were only her for our life. I also know of many people that were solo kids and loved their lives - you’re not a bad mom either way!