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Re:What to do with a screaming baby: the history of handbook... by toasterlovin on Saturday May 12, 2018 @12:22AM (#17052454)
I'm not OP, so I can't read their mind, but I don't think they meant that the second baby happens on accident. Instead, what they're saying is that if you want to have kids and not have them spaced out too much, it ends up making a lot of sense for the woman to become a stay at home mom in situations where the family can afford it.
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Re:What to do with a screaming baby: the history of handbook... by Moru on Saturday May 12, 2018 @05:16AM (#17053187)
When giving birth at the hospital the nurses was all saying "See you in 1-3 years!". It's nothing uncommon indeed. After that ordeal our thought was more like "In your dreams!". No, it wasn't one of the fast, uncomplicated births, it was more like suddenly getting overrun by doctors and other white robes, whisked away into operation and then a very broken back for six months.
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Re:What to do with a screaming baby: the history of handbook... by toasterlovin on Saturday May 12, 2018 @11:56AM (#17054630)
Not sure where you’re at now, but a common experience is that the memories of how difficult childbirth and newborns are start to recede and then you’re ready to have another go.
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Re:What to do with a screaming baby: the history of handbook... by sundvor on Saturday May 12, 2018 @07:20PM (#17056525)
This.

The brain is exceptionally good at repressing bad memories. The effects of lack of sleep on memory / brain function might play a big part of it. (Just speculating from personal experience, I have no formal knowledge).

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Re:What to do with a screaming baby: the history of handbook... by Moru on Sunday May 13, 2018 @02:50AM (#17057659)
Yes, it took us about five years to get to that point.
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Re:What to do with a screaming baby: the history of handbook... by craftyguy on Saturday May 12, 2018 @12:37AM (#17052497)
I see, yea that could make sense in many situations.
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