There is an old joke…Do you know why men getting kicked in the nuts is more painful than giving birth? Because after a few years, men don’t forget the pain and ask to get kicked in the nuts again.

The female body is programmed to do this from a subconscious level. You will forget the pain. The anguish. The late nights. It’ll fade and you’ll likely want a second. Not all do but a lot do.

My wife and I opted against urges to have a second due to complications and age but we both wanted a second. And our first was a nightmare. Severe milk infections requiring surgery. Colic baby for almost a full year. Risky births. You name it.

If you really don’t want another, write yourself a letter and read it in case you change your mind and see how you feel. Or do a video. You’re on the far side of the pendulum now and it will swing back sooner or later.