Another baby?

Question

I've always wanted 3 kids. After having my first baby, I'm so unsure about everything. I certainly don't want 3, but thinking about having 2. I would probably be just fine with one, but I want my child to have a sibling. I'm TERRIFIED though. I'm terrified of feeling overwhelmed, of not being able to juggle both and give them enough attention. I'm scared my life will be too busy and chaotic. I'm scared my second baby won't be a good sleeper. My baby now, is such an easy going toddler, so I don't know why I feel this way.
For those of you that have more than one child, what are the pros and cons? Do you get to truly enjoy your children?

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I think whatever you choose, it’s going to be difficult. One child, two, or even three. Kids aren’t easy to raise whether you have one or multiple.

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I can’t help with this but just want to say I feel exactly like you do. I always wanted 2 or 3 and I find myself so unsure of having another and how I could manage. I’m still so exhausted with one, and I have trouble imagining dividing my attention. I know another child will probably bring so much joy into our lives, but the thought of it just really fills me with anxiety. I want to space them out more but I am nearly 32 and my husband is 37 so we don’t want to wait too much longer ya know? I feel like we would regret it if we didn’t have a 2nd one though.

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I have 2 and am currently pregnant with my third and I wouldn't want it any other way. My first child was the easiest baby in the world and still is a super happy outgoing ray of sunshine. My second baby however was never happy, an awful sleeper, and breastfed every 2 hours until I weaned her at 13 months. It was really hard in the very beginning but once I got used to having 2 it got easy. My younger daughter also started being a happy silly  day of sunshine around age 1. They're 18 months apart and the best of friends now (most of the time anyways) I'm so happy we decided to have a second baby and though I'm scared for my third now I'm still super excited to add again to our family.

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