Is 2 kids a lonely number of kids? I have a 4 year old daughter and 1 year old son

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I has such traumatic deliveries both times (postpartum hemmorage, postpartum preclamsia, blood transfusions, retained placenta) that even though I want 1 more baby I don't think I can physically do it all again but it makes me sad to see just 2 kiddos and convince myself I'm done. 
I grew up the oldest of 6 and loved the company - 2 just seems like a lonely number and I'm curious about your experiences

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I have only one brother and I would never say I was lonely. A large family doesn’t mean your child won’t be lonely, I know a bunch of large families who don’t get along or are estranged.

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You can have 5 siblings and still feel lonely, or bullied/teased. It really doesn’t matter tbh.

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I'm one of 9, barely have any relationship with most of them. Nothing bad happened we're just different people, with different likes and only talk here & there. My husband is one of 6 & doesn't have a relationship with any of his siblings.

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Your lucky you have one of each… I also have one of each and I say our family is perfect and is complete. Imagine if you only had girls or only had boys, be greatful x

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Honestly? Growing up with only 1 sibling being 7 years older than me was lonely as hell. When my ex step-sister came into the picutre it was still lonely because she was 4 yeaes younger than me. I was always lonely growing up. We have 2 kids right now and I experience traumatic pregnancies, we're talking life and death, and traumatic deliveries with everything you listed as well. We desperately want a 3rd, but it's just too dangerous. This last time I almost passed away while my husband and 1 hour old newborn wwre sleeping. If we have another it'll be via adoption.

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What? I have two and they sure as hell don't seem lonely since they're forever up each other's ass.

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My husband only has one sister and they have a very close relationship to this day. They had 2 half brothers that were about 10 years older than me, so they were out of the house early on and it was just me and my younger brother most of time. I never felt lonely or like it would be nice to have more siblings in the house.

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I always thought two was lonely because I grew up with 3 of us (though it’s 9 of us total). I couldn’t imagine not having a sister or a brother. I want the same for my kids. However, I currently only have 1… and will take what I can get at this point… so I might only end up with 2 as well… one thing I’m learning is that life happens and some things are beyond our control but can still end up beautiful. I always wanted a big family and with small age gaps… yet here I am with one kid who will be 6 in 5 months… 🤷🏽‍♀️ you just never know how things will end up for you… it’s important to learn contentment and to trust that what’s meant to be will be.

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I was happy with me and my brother growing up!

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We’re only doing two, I can’t do another pregnancy they are awful on my body and it’s the quality of the relationship, not the quantity. Having two kids means I can spend more time with them, give them more opportunities cause of cost, spend more money on vacations and other family time activities.

Is 2 kids a lonely number of kids? I have a 4 year old daughter and 1 year old son

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