mom's with more then 3?

[ipeacemom]

Hi all!!

I just found out that I'm going to have my 5th baby in late January. My other children are 18, 14, 7 and 4 1/2. This will be my second homebirth. How many of you have 3 or 4 children? Do you feel that your plate is full? Some days I do, I think it's because I'm so very tired now!! I can hardly get dinner on the table!!

I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you!

Tracey

[Ravenmoon]

This will be my fourth.I have a 6,4 and a two year old.Well spaced I feel pretty overwhelmed with the thought of having so many kids close in age but i am hoping it all works out well in the long run.So far i feel ok so i'm not too worried but i am nursing my two year old all night still.

[Celtain]

This one will be my fourth and I'm pretty sure our last. I have a DD that is going to be 14 when this little sprite comes along, so I think I'm done. We are really looking forward to this baby!!!!

[fromscatteredtribe]

Edited because I am ramble on and on:

This is my fourth.
My other kids are 6, 4, and 19 months.
I would not have planned it this way but I am embracing it nonetheless.

[Bestbirths]

Hi,

I have five children ages 15, 10, 8, 6, and 3. Do I feel my plate is full....Yeah!! The other day though.........I took a nap for 3 hours. It was great!

[fromscatteredtribe]

I edited my first post because I was rambling OT and the font was annoying.
sorry.

I must say that my experience has been that my older children have been really supportive of my fatigue and sickness, watching out for each other and the baby. I have not told them directly that we are having another baby but i think they know.

have others had that experience where just when you think you'll go crazy they step up to the plate and let you nap or help out in some nice way (even if you wake up and there's popcorn all over the floor, etc)?

maybe it is true that we are only given what we ultimately can handle?

[3 little birds]

We have 4 year old twins, a two year old, and are expecting #4 in Jan/Feb.

Every time we say, "No more", we get surprised! So I am done with saying,"no more".

Mostly I worry about meeting each others needs and it would have been nice to have gotton one full night's sleep in over 5 years but we manage.