I feel very similar to Carley and Mantaray. We are stopping with 2 and I do feel mostly complete. I do mourn the loss the I will not get to have a chance at a natural birth and that I will not get to got through the newborn stage again. Those things though are not enough to have another. Like Manta our age has limited the amount of children we would like to have, we would like to have a bit of a life once they have left home, plus I feel the lack of sleep more-so than in my twenties.

I hate to admit it, but the whole process of baby making makes me feel a bit in limbo, like we cannot get on with plans, careers etc. I kind of disliked the what-ifs of not having a complete family, car size, house size, hanging onto baby gear etc. Now we have stopped I feel more comfortable about making major decisions and knowing that when I start work again I can have real go at my career, rather than just making a bit of money to help out. I almost feel relieved to be able to get on with things, I suppose that could be what feeling finished is like for me.