• Soon after I had my son, I was shocked when someone asked when I was going to give him a sibling. • Economic strain and limited support systems make raising a child a very big commitment. • We might be one and done with our family. We want our son to have it all, and I want a life, too.

"So, when are you going to have another child?" I was freshly postpartum the first time I heard this question, and I couldn't even fathom a response.

Over a year later, it's still a question my husband and I receive frequently from family members, friends, and even strangers.

Raising kids is hard; everyone knows that. So why is there so much pressure from others to have more?

Why isn't one enough?

I've previously written about how coming to the decision to become a mother at all was difficult for

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