Moms of 3 under 5 . . . or just 3 overall

[Al Syr]

Please share how you feel about having 3 children whether they are 3 under 5 or just 3 in general. I have a 2 and a 3 year old right now. I am considering another soon . . . maybe getting pregnant this coming winter.

Tell me how hard it is. Tell me how you go to the grocery store with all 3 on your own. How do your days flow? I am a SAHM and none of my current children are in day care or pre school and will not be for another 2 years. We just bought a really big house for the specific reason of having our 3rd and last baby. So please share and encourage or discourage lol

 

[CaptainMummy]

I have a 4yr old (was 3.9 when youngest was born) a 1.5yr old and a 6mth old. I am a single mum so dO everything myself basically.

I dont go grocery shopping with all three if I cAn avoid ut, I usually wait until their dad comes up and go myself, or sometimes I go with all three plus my mum comes too. I do take them all sometimes myself... but not when I plan to get alot.
Life is pretty easy going, my eldesT two are no bother and happily play with a box of barbies/playmobil etc, And the baby is happy to play too (with parts that she cant fit in her mouth!)
we go to the park, play in the garden, bake cakes, go for playdates. I take the youngest two to toddlers whilst dd1 is at preschool 5 mornings a week. We go out for lunch most weekends with my mum (thankfully my girls are quite good at this, and dont make too much noise/mess!)

My baby is a bit of a whinge sometimes, and I dO get flustered... But when things are getting on top of me, I give dd1 and dd2 my phone and tablet, and they watch youtube for 20 minutes and we all have a break.
For the most part, it is really busy but vsry enjoyable. My girls get on great, and I cant wait until dd3 can join in with her sisters (who are thick as thieves!)

It is hard work, but totally worth it when you realise that these three little people are bloody awesome, ans itS all down to your (mummy and daddy) hard work.


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[Al Syr]

So cute! and wow, I am scared that my husband and I cannot handle 3 and you and your own do it. It actually does sound like fun!

 

[Cattia]

I have a 5 year old, a 4 year old and a five week old. So far DD2 is a super easy baby, which is great as DS was a nightmare! DD is in school and DS is at pre school four mornings a week so I actually have some baby time, which is great! I have my parents very close by and friends who I see every day so I feel I have a lot of support. I'm sure it will get harder when DD2 is mobile but for the moment things are ticking along nicely. The school run is a bit manic, but I manage to go to town or the park with the three of them. My DS is pretty full on so we don't do cafes or grocery shopping, we get outside a lot. I send my DH for the shopping but you could easily shop online. I think the key is to have lots of people around and not to push yourself to do more than you can manage. I do finally feel that our family is complete and that's a great feeling.

 

[Dolly84]

Aw I'm glad this question has been asked as I have a 20 month old son, a 3 week old daughter and I'm already planning baby #3 😊, just not sure on the age gap yet x

 

[mammy2oaklen]

I have a 4 year old, nearly 2 year old and a 10 week old I love it so far but I'm definitely done as it can be hard work.
My husband works very long hours and 50+ of them a week so I have to do everything alone as except for his days off he's never here for tea time, bath time or bedtime I find that's the worst time the rest of the day it's great they are all very easy children though.
I absolutely would say go for it the difficult times are by far outweighed by the wonderful times I don't regret having a third of having them all in 4 years at all they will grow up to be the best of friends

 

[Srrme]

I have a 4 year old, 3 year old, 1 year old, and another one on the way. It's not that hard, to be honest. My husband and I normally shop together, or he goes alone.

Our children do not go to daycare, etc. either and we will be homeschooling them. We also don't do babysitters right now, so they're always with us.

They're pretty well behaved in public, so I imagine that makes it easier. If we're going shopping all together and not filling up the entire cart we'll normally put them all in it.

 

[going_crazy]

Don't know what made me pop into baby club, but this thread caught my eye.... I was in a similar boat a while back - i was asking the same question.

So, fast forward a few years.... I now have a 13yr old, 12yr old, 11yr old and a 4.5yr old. (The age gaps for the eldest are 16months, then 12months.)

I was a SAHM and I found it great fun. My 3rd just slotted in with everything!! I only did grocery shopping either when my husband was around, or when I knew a least the youngest would sleep through it! We found it easier with days out and things as all the children were "into" similar things for similar ages. We find it hard now having the 6.5yr gap trying to have a day out that suits everyone!

Personally, I would say only you will know when you are ready for #3 - there are plus sides and negative sides to each age gap

Good luck xx