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@sisi I am one of three, all planned, each 2.5-3 years apart. I definitely never wished for more siblings - my parents still tell stories about how I was unhappy getting siblings. I have good relationships with my siblings, but I’m much closer to my (unrelated) friends. My husband is also one of...

@paxsincera This right here ^

@faen I agree with this. And make sure you’re on excellent birth control OP.

@husbandfather I believe I mostly did Oh Crap but honestly I just did what my friend did (she read oh crap) and gave me the general idea. Our LO is in daycare and we did no pants for a regular weekend - she mostly had it down by the second day, with a few accidents at daycare the first week. Her...

@husbandfather I may be the odd one out, but it was pretty low stress for my LO. We started after 2.5 and while I wasn’t sure she was ready, she got it really quickly.

@dekta09 I had the same issue and felt like an entirely new human after LO was sleep trained. Once LO figured out how to fall asleep independently, she stopped waking up for night feedings at all - we got 12-13 hour nights by night 4. She’s now a toddler but I will never forget how life changing...

@21chicken My husband is very close to his brother and he is 6 years older than him if that helps at all! My bff is an only child - I call her my sister and she is my only’s godmother. It’s really tough to make these huge decisions, but you have time :)

@afrahatun So happy it helped you :) Highly recommend joining us over on r/oneanddone!

@21chicken I would suggest taking the decision off the table for now and planning to revisit it in a year or two. You said your LO is only 9 months old and your husband wants to have a second in next 4 years - what is the rush? My husband and I are very likely OAD with a toddler and are giving...