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Best of Both Worlds Podcast

Thinking of Having a Third Child? Things to Consider . . .

Best of Both Worlds Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

Kids & Family, Careers, Business

4.6761 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This topic is frequently requested, so Laura and Sarah are here today to discuss many aspects about having >2 children! They discuss cost, logistical issues, career considerations (spoiler: both believe you can have multiple kids AND a big/meaningful career!), and some positive aspects of having a more crowded dinner table!

In the Q&A, they address a listener looking for kid-friendly packing tips!

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0:00.0

Once upon a time, Amazon Music met audiobooks and listeners everywhere rejoiced.

0:05.8

Oh yeah.

0:06.6

Because now they could listen to one audiobook title a month from an enormous library of popular audiobook titles, including romanticity,

0:15.3

autobiographies, true crime, and more.

0:19.3

Suddenly listeners didn't mind sitting in traffic or even missing their

0:22.6

flight. Amazon Music Unlimited now includes Audible. No way. Download the Amazon Music app now to start

0:28.4

listening. Terms apply. Hi, this is Laura Vanderkamp. I'm a mother of five, an author, journalist,

0:37.9

and speaker. And this is Sarah Hart Unger. I'm a mother of five, an author, journalist, and speaker.

0:43.9

And this is Sarah Hart Unger. I'm a mother of three, a practicing physician, and blogger on the side.

0:49.2

We are two working parents who love our careers and our families. Welcome to Best of Both Worlds.

0:55.2

Here we talk about how real women manage work, family, and time for fun. From figuring out child care to mapping out long-term career goals, we want you to get the most out of life.

1:02.4

Welcome to Best of Both Worlds. This is Laura. This is going to be an episode on things to

1:08.4

consider if you are pondering having a third kid. We thought about calling it,

1:13.7

should you have a third kid? I guess that would be a little bit more straightforward of a title.

1:17.7

But Sarah, I mean, we get this question all the time, right? I mean, this one even, even just now,

1:23.0

as we were coming up with notes for this one. I was absolutely delighted to receive in my email inbox

1:28.7

a very detailed question from a listener. I'm not going to share the name or anything, but I swear

1:34.0

it was almost as if she had read this outline and was asking us to do this exact episode. She

1:38.4

wanted to hear all about the pros and cons of having a third kid in terms of logistics and costs

1:42.5

and positives. And I'm like, oh my God,

1:44.5

that's coming out very soon. So it was a very timely request. And it's a very common request.

1:50.1

And I will add that I feel like most people who are asking people with at least three kids,

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