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I plan to have two or three. I have a really close relationship with my brother and I want my children to experience that. It was great growing up to always have a friend and a playmate, and as an adult I love having someone I can trust and rely on no matter what. But I think being an only child actually becomes most difficult later in life. I have two people in my life right now who are only children who are currently dealing with the sickness and/or passing of their parents. They have both said it's an extremely difficult burden to carry alone. Meanwhile my grandmother is really ill and I know that my mother is only getting through it because she's doing it along with her two sisters.

I don't know. My older sister is 10 years older. My younger sister is 3 years younger. I was always an extrovert and made friends very easily. I don't remember playing with my younger sister often. She did hang out with us, but sometimes she stayed home because she didn't like being away from my mom.
My daughter is like me. She makes friends wherever she goes. FH wants one more. I'm fine with it, but I don't think our reasons are to have another sibling for her. In fact, she will probably be 7 or 8 before we even have another child.

I am an only child and was fine with it growing up. There is no guarantee you will be close to your siblings anyway. DH has a bro living 10 min away and we almost never see him so it's like he's an only child anyway. Of course you have multiple kids in the hopes that they will be close but it will be hard to stomach if that doesn't pan out.

Weplan to have 3 or 4. We both loved having siblings growing up so we definitely want the same for our children.

My brother is 4 years older than I am, and growing up I always wished I was an only child.....

That being said, we haven't made a decision about more children. I always thought I wanted 2, but now I REALLY don't want to go through pregnancy again!

We'd love to have 2 or 3 children but since I'm almost 35 and haven't gotten pregnant with our first, that may not happen. At this point, we'll take what we can get. If it works out that we can only have one, then our child will be an only child. We both grew up with siblings and would love that for our child/ren.

I think there are pros and cons to having more than one and some pros and cons to having an only child. I think I read somewhere that you share the most dna with your siblings. You also share the same history. Since my mom passed away 8 years ago, They remember stuff about her that I don't and vice versa. They get the family jokes. And when our dad is being dad, they can roll their eyes right along with me because they understand.

However, I think only children have the benefit of extra resources-time with parents, money, etc. I can see picking up and traveling with one child would be easier. I also think there are benefits to the parents marriage just having one. And happier parents make happier kids.

We haven't fully decided, but we might end up having only one child. What I worry about is the future, if my husband dies and I am alone. I don't want my son to feel like he has to invite me to every holiday at his house, if you know what I mean.

I'm an only child, which ROCKED when I was younger, but sucks now. I see all of my friends and how their relationships/bonds are with their siblings and it makes me really bummed sometimes.

Plus, I think that being an only child makes me more of a brat when it comes to certain things. I do remember one time changing the clocks at my house when a friend was over, so she stayed later than the time she was supposed to go home. That's really pathetic now that I think of it.