Am I crazy !?

Question

So I just turned 44. I have a 26 year old, a 2.5 year old and a 10 month old. All girls. My husband is in the military so we live the typical military family life. 
My recent two pregnancies I was high risk for my age and blood pressure. Had preeclampsia for both and a short cervix that required a stitch to keep closed.  
All my girls are healthy thank god. My toddler is a terrible sleeper and eater. She’s also going through her terrible twos and jealousy with the new baby. 
I have been tracking my cycle and ovulation since October. And I ovulate pretty regularly. I am considering having another child while I am still able. I’m actually pretty torn about it. I would love to try for a boy. I’d be happy with a girl as well but with my age am I pushing my luck? Should I just close that part of my life and focus on the blessings that I have ? 
Part of me worries that I’ll regret not doing it   Part of me thinks I’m crazy for even considering it as my girls are a handful!

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So I’m 39, my kids are 15 years, 2 years (almost 28 months), and 13 months so like you a big gap from first to youngest two that are close in age. All boys. My husband is 41. We had him get a vasectomy last summer. We are older, my last two pregnancies had more difficulty than the first, we don’t want to keep having kids so long we aren’t around to support them into adulthood themselves, and starting over with the little ones we have has restricted us from some things we’d like to get back to. We love having the kids but don’t have much help from family so date nights are super rare. We don’t travel just the two of us even just for a weekend getaway because no one close by we’d really leave them with that long. We’re looking forward to the point those few family members which are involved and want to watch them (who are all 65+) can do so easily and we can have a bit of freedom as a cpl again. The youngest two are so young they’re very high maintenance still. Baby still on a cpl bottles a day, in diapers, toddler potty training, car seats, high chairs, strollers. It’s not like they can just go spend the night somewhere. Even just bath time here is a fiasco lol. I had back surgery in December and spent two nights in the hospital. My parents were able to stay but due to their own limitations my husband came home both evenings for an hour or so to do baths and bedtime. If it were up to me I’d have kept having babies forever. It was an emotional decision we thought on for months. But as much as we enjoy this stage, the next ones bring new things we’re very much looking forward to.

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That’s such a personal decision. However, I’d check with your doctor on risks. The last thing anyone would want is having less help or loss due to something traumatic happening with your pregnancy. I would also take into consideration if whether your kids would be welcoming to another child. It’s really a personal decision between the family. Best of luck!

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If you feel like you’d regret not trying, and your husband is on board then I say go for it.

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This is a decision only you, your husband, and your doctor can make. Good luck with whatever you decide

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Really older women over 35 have higher risk of pregnancy related complications and or complications with baby it's your choice but the older you get the likelihood of complications occuring is more likely since body start to go down hill the older we get even if we eat healthy

Am I crazy !?

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