this is probably a funny question to ask but, how easy is it to go from 3 to 4 children and 4 to 5 children, because i have 3 children now and would like to add to our family but am worried on how hard it is, as this time we are homeschooling, any advice please ........ mt3 x
we always say we bought 3 and got the fourth free. we still had the crib and some clothes (we were getting rid of stuff after #3 because we were not expecting the last)........... she truely was a surprize. Do you have space in your house? It seams like you always can adjust when adding a baby, you know there will be less sleep, interuptions, and somehow everyone just seams to adjust.
IMO - it is harder to go from 2-3 than it is 3-4 or more. Once you have more kids than hands, it is all downhill from there!
But you also have older ones to help with the younger ones! Rachael was 5 when Phillip was born, and I remember one day when I had just sat down to nurse him when (of course!!!) the phone rang. It was an important call I had been waiting for, so I put him down on a blanket, and walked in the other room to talk without him fussing in my ear. When I finished, the baby had vanished! And there was Rachael in the hall, bouncing him on her hip, keeping him quiet. "I knew it was an important phone call...."
It is soo easy, I did not even really notice him joining the house, LOL. I think he knew he had to just get with the program because he potty trained himself at 2 yrs old (earliest of all my children) and is so funny and cute and just a light in our days.
A lot has to do with ages. My oldest 3 were 5.75, 4, and 2 when my fourth was born, and we had our hands full. Even so, my 6 yo has been a huge help. (Well, now she's almost 8.) When my 3rd is giving me grief over getting dressed, my oldest gets the baby out of the bed (she started that on her own, ugh), changes her, and gets her dressed. Some days she does it on her own. My older two can also occupy their younger bro (or bros, sometimes) when I am playing with the baby, cuddling, or nursing. You still have the difficulty of the baby stage, but as they get older, they get to play together. Mine are all close in age, and they change things up; my 7 yo loves to play with the baby, and so do the boys. I always heard (from parents with 6+ kids) that 3 is the hardest, after that it gets easier. I'm still not quite sure I believe it, but the adjustment is certainly easier. A lot has to do with the fact that you've already adapted to multi-kid tasking. SG
I agree with age being a factor. My mom had four girls, all four years old and under. Then my brother came along. We were a bit older so my brother had us to play with him and help my mom.
I know several people (including MIL & a cousin) who have 4 children, and they all say going from 2 to 3 was much harder than going from 3 to 4. Me, I've got 3 and I am D.O.N.E. LOL
We were done before Ems was conceived. LOL ...or we thought we were! Right after Ems was born, Handsome had a vasectomy. We wanted to make sure that this time it was a sure thing.
