one and done parents

Why Are People Weird About Only Children? “Onlies” don’t seem to be any worse off than kids with siblings. So why do stereotypes about them persist? By Chiara Dello Joio When I was a child, my lack of siblings was often a source of bewildered concern. Don’t you get lonely? people would ask...

My husband and I were watching the movie Michells vs the Machines. It's a very cute movie, great animation, highly recommend. It features a family with 2 kids. In the film, the Mitchell mom (w/ 2 kids) is jealous of this other "perfect" family (w/ 1 kid). In one scene, the "perfect" mom is...

When I got pregnant, I promised myself that this little bean would never feel the anxiety and stress from me that I've felt from my family my whole life. I am one and done and try to do everything as well as possible for my son. I'm very close with my family. I see my parents and my sister...

I am one and done. I had a traumatic unplanned c-section and recovery was awful. Then I couldn’t breastfeed and that was so stressful. Then we had issues with formula feeding bc LO was having so many tummy troubles and screaming for hours. And also just the waking up every 3 hours to a baby...

Yesterday my husband and I decided we would not be doing another round of ivf, meaning we would not be having another child. The decision was made with a lot of thought and logic - we are currently happy with the family we have, ivf may not be successful, and even if it was, I have difficult...