How do you emotionally accept that you're having your last baby?

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I know when we finally do get pregnant, this will be our last child. I'm already having a hard time processing it and I'm not even pregnant yet! I've literally been changing diapers for almost 8 years. Raising my babies has been my life and I don't know how to do anything else. I mean, I used to work but no job could ever fulfill me like being a mommy. How do you prepare yourself and accept that 'this is it'? What are some ways you've coped with being pregnant and having a baby for the last time?

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Open a daycare

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I am emotionally stunted, but on the logical side of things: less people= more resources to go around. 
We are reaching a natural threshold, you don't want to contribute to its limits being pushed.

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My fiance wants one more, if we even have that. I just had our first and even though I don't want another for a while, it's hard hearing she may be my only one. I loved being pregnant and we made such a beautiful daughter, I'd love to see who else we could create. I've always been drawn to the idea of a big family, but I don't think that's what he wants.

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I wish I knew.

I had my third and last child 4 months ago.

My husband got snip snipped despite the fact that I didn't want him to when I was 5 months pregnant with our last baby. He was 100% sure he was done and I was not.

Some days I feel okay. Others I just feel devastated.

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Lol... I have 4 girls but would love a boy so idk... Only time will tell!!!

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It was real simple for me....
I decided when I was pregnant with my first it would be my last.
I would rather give that child all that I can then struggle with more then one.
My child is now a Teenager and there is this amazing light at the end of the tunnel for me. A life of less mental stress and some time to relax a bit.

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This is such an interesting topic. I thought I was the only one that felt like this. My husband and I have 5 kids. I NEVER want to be pregnant again, but my husband wants a baseball team. So we're stuck right now. Things are hard these days financially and our oldest is going off to college this fall. But even though I'm 100% sure that I don't want to give birth again, getting my tubes tied makes me sad for some reason--like a part of my womanhood is gone.

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My aunt just had her fourth and last baby and she had a rough time with it. She tried to soak in every moment of being pregnant and took bump pictures, which she hadn't really done with her others. She has an at home daycare so I think it helps to be around that much children though.

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We are 17weeks pregnant and my husband said it's our last.. I say it's not lol but just thinking about it make me want to cry, I have been a full time mom for a long time. My oldest is 17 and my youngest is 1. I mean when they are all outside playing and baby is sleeping I have to turn the TV on just for some noise lol so once you figure it out can you tell me ;)

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Hahaha my last child was my 3rd 🙄im now pregnant with #7 😂😂sorry i cant answer your question ☺️

How do you emotionally accept that you're having your last baby?

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