Having more babies and impact on village

[New Dawn]

We are planning to move away from "The Village" after this baby is born - so I won't have any support. The thought is scary - but kinda exciting and "grown up" all at the same time

I think if its right for your family - it'll all work out in the end.

If you end up where I end up then we will have to be each others village...

for us my family was happy for us when we had DD2 but its never the same excitment that you get from when you were having your 1st and 2nd.... MIL has never warmed to DD2 but thats her loss not ours as she is missing out of a wonderful kid...

I do wonder what they will all think if and when we fall UTD with #4 as people openly tell you your crazy, but at the end of the day its your life as long as your both happy with the decion then go for it, by the sounds of it your mum is a super mum anyway...

BTW BHL only wanted 2 so it can be done they can change their minds and he hasnt looked back, now like I said we are going again TTC#4... GL

[Lulu]

Bath, maybe its because if you are working often you have to drop them off pretty early and pick up late (ie near dinner) and they really might not want to impose?
Then again if its over school holidays, it may be likely the kid is booked into a holiday program somewhere (like I did), so it's pretty much covered. It can be hard doing different things each day (nannas one day, friend the next etc) and those programs can be pretty cool. I see where you are coming from
I find its usually children driven - can Hannah come to playeeeee, pleaseeeeee? It's not like I have much choice sometimes!
So if it was more a "we gotta get these kids together" rather than "can I help you out a bit?", they might not be so paranoid about relying on you...Gawd all this paranoia!!