Anyone on their last baby? How do you feel?

I can relate to literally everything you said. Third trimester & this is my final & 3rd healthy baby. I’m so grateful but sad at the same time. Definitely have mixed emotions & I’m unsure of what method of contraception we’ll be using moving forward. I’m scared to get my tubes tied & not a fan of most birth control methods. It’s a lot to think about

So true. No one prepares you for the last baby. I do feel that I accomplished so much, too. And it sometimes is bitter sweet that this is my last newborn phase after this one is born next week. But at the same time, this is my 6th baby. I'm at the point where I KNOW I don't want to do this again lol. I don't care much for pregnancy. I love all my babies and would do it all over again if I had to (even all the hard part) to have them all here. But feeling that finish line of pregnancy coming up feels good right now for me. I'm sure I'll miss some things after newborn phase is over. But knowing that I brought all my babies into this world, best things I've ever done... other than marry my amazing husband lol

I just had my last (4th) baby. I feel in peace and like family is full. First time I don't miss being pregnant and enjoy every second of the baby stage 🥰 some days I think that it is strange that I won't be pregnant anymore, but I couldn't do this for hole my life anyway 🤣 I've changed nappys for last 7 years and will for next 2ish, so I'm looking forward to not do that 🙈😁

So me and my husband agreed 3 is our limit. I’m currently pregnant with baby number 3. But after putting a label on it and not yet having a girl I get upset but now we’ve said if this baby is a boy we would consider just one more

I have such mixed emotions I don’t know what I’m feeling half the time. I know I don’t want anymore and I can’t wait to not be pregnant but then I know once she’s out I’ll miss being pregnant it’s so weird 😅. Plus I’m so happy I’ll have two girls so close in age but then I do feel sad there’s no chance I’ll ever have a boy.

It took me about a year to be fully settled in my emotions about never having another baby. I have enjoyed everything about having babies and to know it’s over made me really sad. I cleared out my social media and it really helped. I unfollowed pregnancy and baby accounts and once I was finished with breastfeeding I unfollowed all of those accounts and left all the groups I was in. I then followed child and toddler accounts and it helped me look forward to the future and leave the baby stage behind. I started planning things to do when my kids are older and started realizing there are things I can get back to doing now that they are older. At this point and my age I can’t imagine having another baby. I’m so happy with my 3 little ladies.

@Dana 🦅♥️🤍💙 i keep telling myself this. I am really excited for the next stage, and as you say, it's so restrictive being pregnant and having a newborn, i am looking forward to doing the things I've been putting off while they're so young. I guess i feel in denial about never having another. I guess i also feel like it puts me in the "older" age bracket of parenting, which i know is a silly way of looking at it.

@Siobhan yes, i agree so much! I'm going for my third section and i very much don't want a fourth (although i know women have many more than three with no complications!) This is our third boy and I'm heartbroken i will never have a daughter. We were told our oldest was a girl and didn't find out they got it wrong until 3 weeks before he was born. I've just gone through all the girl clothes i hung on to and I'm honestly devastated. It stings so much. As much as i love my boys, and i would never give any of them up, it hurts.

@Kayyy✨ as this is my third section, ive made the decision to have my tubes removed. I know women do have more than three, but i really don't want to have a Fourth section. It feels very final. But maybe that's what i need. 3 kids is a lot but 4 changes so much!

Feeling a bit sad! We’ve just had our second and last, and it’s weird knowing is the last time we’ll go through each milestone. I’ve wanted 3 for a while and if circumstances were different (we were still in the US with more space & I maybe met my husband a bit earlier) would probably have had 3

I've just had my 9th beautiful baby and I never thought I'd see the day where I said this is my last, I was sterilised during my c section and although I feel sad I know it's time and it feels right. First ever C-section and I'm struggling with the recovery a lot. My body has had enough

I'm happy it's my last mainly because I have fibromyalgia and financially we can get by with 3, but any more kids would ruin us and my body for good 🤣 this will be my 2rd csection 🥴 I'm also totally good with the kids, i have 2 girls and we are finally getting our boy to complete the family 🥹💙

My 5th and last baby is 1 and I’d hoped to give him a sibling close in age as my others are a fair bit older but he’s been so challenging I don’t think I’d cope with another one 😞