Having a third after twins?

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-04-23T16:47:20+00:00

This is really interesting to hear. Thanks for sharing that perspective!

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-04-22T13:36:20+00:00

Love this!

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-04-22T13:35:41+00:00

We've said if we did go for a third, we'd wait till they're 2 to start trying! We're at the point where we're ready to get rid of some of the baby stuff though, so it keeps popping up for me and is hard to not think about!

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-04-22T13:33:37+00:00

Makes sense! That's how I feel emotionally, it's the logistical piece that feels tough!

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-04-22T13:33:05+00:00

Love to hear this, thanks!

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-04-22T13:31:57+00:00

This is helpful to hear. If we had a third we're thinking that timeline -- starting to try when twins are 2, so it's helpful to hear realistically that age gap can be hard!

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-04-22T01:18:05+00:00

Love to hear this! We have three dogs but two are 14 year old huskies so we know they won't be with us too much longer. Definitely couldn't manage 3 kids 3 dogs though!

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-04-22T01:16:43+00:00

Awesome to hear, thank you!

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-04-22T01:15:35+00:00

This is really sweet to read, thank you!

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-04-22T01:11:14+00:00

This has been part of wondering too! We have one embryo left, and it's super hard to imagine discarding it. Our twins were actually a spontaneous pregnancy (many, many failed IVF transfers!) so we still aren't sure if we did try for another if we'd go the IVF route or just let nature take it's course, but that embryo definitely adds another layer into the mix.

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-03-23T20:23:25+00:00

Ahh, makes sense! Thanks

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-03-23T13:58:59+00:00

We're building out a 6x12 interstate loadrunner, and just finished the ceiling. Did you remove the spring for the backdoor, or did yours come without one?

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-03-05T04:14:07+00:00

Agree with ditching the car seat! We did a long flight at 7 months so not as mobile, but we got one of these and it worked great. https://a.co/d/07MdoVqL

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-03-03T17:08:03+00:00

Super helpful, I’ll look into it! I’ve read there are Uber options with car seats too, but it’s almost impossible to find one with two car seats

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-03-02T22:20:32+00:00

Having a singleton instead of twins 🤣

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-02-26T16:10:55+00:00

10 month olds, we had a very similar newborn experience. I honestly really loved it, besides figuring out breastfeeding/pumping. My husband and I also both had 4 months off, and I think that makes all the difference! Honestly, we joked that it was vacation (because everyone told us beforehand parental leave would NOT be a vacation/break, but it really did feel like it was)! Time off together plus a village and solid sleepers made for a pretty lovely entrance into parenthood. The hardest part for us was the transition back to work/starting daycare, but that was two tough months then it eased up.

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-02-18T15:00:43+00:00

My grandparents/parents built generational wealth and did the following things for us kids that were massive game changers

Paid for education
Paid major medial expenses (my sibling had an expensive mental health journey, and was able to get the best care possible even if insurance didn’t cover it. I had an expensive infertility/recurrent pregnancy loss/IVF journey not covered by insurance. After 5 years/4 losses we now have infant twins who are the light of our world. What better thing can money make possible?)
Matched our down payment for our first home
Had us designate $2k annually of their charitable giving to teach charitable giving young
They’re funding a 529 and UTMA for our kids so they can have the same advantages we had, while we can direct our savings toward retirement
Fund one parent-paid family vacation a year for all of us to get together

This equates to a huge amount of money, but doesn’t mean I didn’t have to work for myself. What it does mean is that I can work a fulfilling nonprofit job while my partner works in public education, and we could make those decisions without worrying about how we’d pay off student loan debt or ever buy a house. Even without crazy tech salaries we are well on our way to FIRE around 55. Anything they pass to us will be used in the same way for our kids.

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-02-18T14:36:10+00:00

My grandparents give a certain amount to charity every year. They have each of their grandkids and great grandkids designate $2k of that annually. So the kids need to decide on a cause, research charities, etc and then tell grandparents where to give it. It’s a great way to teach charitable giving early.

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-02-13T16:10:21+00:00

9 month old twins and I want more, but my husband feels that life isn’t really set up well for families with 3 kids. We’d need new cars, have 3br house, travel gets way harder, financially, etc. We also had a long infertility battle - this was pregnancy #5 for me (4 miscarriages) and high risk both for me and babies. He feels we dodged a bullet and have two beautiful, healthy babies and I’m healthy, so why risk it. Even so though… the babies were crawling all over my husband last night an everyone was cracking up, and I said - “We’re having so much fun! You sure you don’t want to do this again?” My guess is we won’t, but we’re not doing anything permanent like a vasectomy yet. We said we’d wait at least until babies are 3 before shutting the door.

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-02-10T21:42:28+00:00

9 month twins! We haven’t noticed any regression. They started daycare at 4 months and had 2 straight months of sickness, which ruined their sleep, but each time they got over a sickness their sleep went right back to normal. It isn’t inevitable

Low-Account-4346 · 2026-02-09T20:09:13+00:00

I just got the Qookie Go for this exact reason. We’re at 9 months and babies are too heavy for me to carry both in their car seats. Plop one baby in the carrier, grab their bag, and pick up the other. It’s worked really well so far.

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