https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:27:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6381 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:09:09 +0000 TheFixIts 6381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both want a different set-up than we had. My husband was an only, and would like exactly two. I was one of two, and would love three. We both want to add one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6377 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:55:53 +0000 MintedLife 6377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband and I both come from a family of three and right now we're both saying that we'll have either 2 or 3. So, who knows. We could potentially recreate it. I loved having 2 siblings, but obviously I don't know anything else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6370 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:12:43 +0000 mamabolt 6370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the oldest of three, and my husband is an only child. We both agree we want at least two, and no more than four. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6336 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:54:59 +0000 DillonLion 6336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am only child, and I definitely want 2+ (assuming everyone is happy/healthy/etc.). I do not care which gender. </p> <p>My husband is 1 of 2 boys, and wants at least 2, preferrably both boys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6329 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:17:06 +0000 tessabella76 6329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the youngest of 4 and I always wanted 4 or 5. My husband is the oldest of 2 and he wants 2 or 3. I'd like 2 or 3 now. 35 is right around the corner and I'm too old for 4 or 5! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6326 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:52:42 +0000 alongfarview 6326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, we're on the 2 or 3 plan - I was one of 3 (and like the idea of 3 kids), while my husband was one of 2 (and wants 2 kids). I figure we'll see how it is after having 2 kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6321 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:36:21 +0000 winniebee 6321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we'd like to have 3. My husband's family had 3 kids while I was one of 4! 4 is just too many for me, but 3 sounds pretty good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6311 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:16:39 +0000 duetletterpress 6311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes, for me, i am. i was an only. and we're happy just having em. hubs is one of three boys and surprisingly he's happy with just one also. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6298 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:02:11 +0000 Jenna 6298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hubs and I have talked about having two or three children. We both grew up in families with two kids, but I don't think that's why two seems appealing to us.</p> <p>Not only am I worried about spreading my love and attention too thin, I'm scared that if we have more than two children we'll struggle financially. </p> <p>Who knows, though. Our plans could definitely change! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6296 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:59:27 +0000 MegWag 6296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're on the plan of "2, maybe 3" right now. We'll play it by ear once we actually pop the first one out! Both of us come from families of 2.<br /> My husband's sister (who was 7 years older) died (followed closely by his parents) and before his dad died, he told my husband that he wished they'd had another child so that my hubs wouldn't be alone. Which I think is very sweet and sad... I think my hubs sort of has that in mind with thinking about having 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6294 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:53:47 +0000 mrbee 6294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know the mom's birth order; I'll ask her next time I see her on the playground. I'm the third of four, and the younger of two identical twins.</p> <p>All that said: the #1 thing affecting my decision is that I'm too darn tired to survive another kid! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6289 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:50:51 +0000 Adira 6289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're planning on having the same number of kids that we grew up with. We're lucky that both myself and my husband grew up in a family of two children, so we're on the same page there. Obviously things might change as we start TTC and actually having kids, but that's the plan!</p> <p>I wonder if it depends on where you were in that spectrum, whether you want to have the same number of not. Do you know which one that mom was out of the four kids? And where did you fall in your sibling order, Mr. Bee? Do you think that affected your decision to only want two? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-recreating-your-childhood-family-with-your-own-kids#post-6287 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:47:35 +0000 mrbee 6287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was talking to a mom over the weekend, and she said that she wants four kids (!!) because growing up, her family had four kids. Meanwhile her husband only wants two kids, because his family had two kids.</p> <p>That's funny, because Mrs. Bee has mentioned before that she wants two kids just like she had growing up. Meanwhile, my family had four kids but I have no desire to have more than two.</p> <p>Where do you fall on the spectrum: are you having the same number of kids as your parents did? More? Less? </p>