At the end of , three days before Christmas, I gave birth to our third daughter. And of course, now that she's here, I can't imagine not having her. Sasha is an incredibly easy baby, much easier than her sisters. Where they would wail from 5 to 11 p.
And because I know she's my last, I'm much more relaxed. That's not to say I haven't had my moments — three is a ton of work, and I have lost it a few times. The other day, I warned my friend Sara to rethink having a third. I didn't mean it, really I just needed to vent. Not that I could've swayed her either way: The decision to have another baby or not, I've learned, isn't always rational.
Early last year, I was at an event for a very well-known female member of Congress, and when she saw my 7-week-old daughter in my arms, she made a beeline for me.
I thought she was just doing the politician-baby thing, but the minute I mentioned she was my third, this DC powerhouse asked, "Is it hard with three? How do you balance it with the other two? How old are they? I really want another one, but my husband thinks I'm crazy. Another mom I know so desperately wanted a third that she made a deal with her husband. Then one night, mid-attempt, Rebecca noticed that he seemed off, and stopped to ask what was on his mind.
He told her he didn't want to deal with diapers, baths, and nighttime feedings. He didn't want to feel guilty working out or going out with friends. Then and there in bed! Rebecca signed the paper. And nine months later, their third son was born.
Both parties have stuck to the agreement, and everyone's doing great. In fact, Rebecca told me recently, "The third's a charm. My husband is so happy, he's ready to go for number four! Type keyword s to search. Courtesy of Subjects. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. A fetal arrhythmia is an irregular heart rate — too fast, too slow, or otherwise outside the norm.
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