7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Having a Third Baby

When you look at your two children, do you feel panic rising in your chest that one of them is about to rip the house apart in a tantrum over what color spoon they’re eating with, or do you have two independent kids who help out around the house, don’t need to communicate solely with tears, and can go to the bathroom on their own?

If the latter, are you ready to disrupt the flow — and possibly feel guilty you have to spread yourself between three little humans — by going back to the bottles and pacifiers phase? Or do you feel your family is primed to have a new addition join the ranks?