https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:19:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2108130 Sat, 14 Mar 2015 00:12:28 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2108130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents had two and we are doing the same. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2108087 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 22:42:42 +0000 fairy 2108087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nooooooo way. My mom had 4 (one died during birth) and I can barely imagine more than 1! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107689 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:36:34 +0000 Umbreon 2107689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom had 3 - so I say yes. My grandmothers though? No way. One grandma had 6 kids, the other 7. That's too much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107679 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:29:29 +0000 megjay18 2107679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yep! both my husband and i are only children and i'm currently preg with our second! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107663 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:08:14 +0000 birdofafeather 2107663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm one of 3 and I think I could handle it! That's what we're planning on so we'll see after #2 gets here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107630 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:37:49 +0000 jedeve 2107630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GrapeCrush: @blackbird: I think my mom has done some revisionist history. Yes she did the lion's share is childcare and cooking and cleaning (as a SAHM), and my dad worked a lot when we were young (starting a new doctor's office). But I think he has become a dead beat dad in her mind! Especially whenever she sees my DH helping (which he is more likely to do to impress his MIL!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107482 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:07:37 +0000 blackbird 2107482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GrapeCrush: Luck. BAH HUMBUG. It's called marrying an equal partner, in my book ;) A husband who helps is the base standard, come on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107477 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:05:52 +0000 GrapeCrush 2107477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: haha my mom starts things out sometimes like this 'do you know how lucky you are to have a husband who helps? Your father didn't help me at all'. Yes mom, I'm so lucky. Now leave me alone haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107435 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:40:55 +0000 Cherrybee 2107435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mum only had one and no, I cant handle it! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107406 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:14:27 +0000 blackbird 2107406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jedeve: @GrapeCrush: My mom does that, too! Drives me INSANE! The best part is when it's phrased as "at least your husband helps you"..... :meh: don't even get me started! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107391 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:59:54 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2107391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents had 3. While I think I could handle it, I'm good with 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107386 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:52:16 +0000 GrapeCrush 2107386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom and dad had 3, and my dad had another after my parents split. I think we could handle 3, we are at 2 now. </p> <p>@jedeve: my mom likes to one up me, and everyone else, all the time! If I complain how tired I am, or the house isn't clean she'll go on about how she had 3, and closer together than mine(mine are 15 months apart. My brother is 12 months younger than me and the other is 17 months younger than him) and how my father didn't help her at all! Got mom... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107383 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:48:16 +0000 Anagram 2107383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jedeve: that's totally annoying. My mom always just sympathizes with me...I have 1 and she had 6! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107363 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:30:53 +0000 CakeLady 2107363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure and I'm one of two! We have one and i love him to bits but I am exhausted... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107353 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:22:55 +0000 Andrea 2107353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine just had me and I have 2 kids so yes. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107313 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:52:47 +0000 MrsKoala 2107313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents had four. I always thought I wanted four as well. Now I know better. Three would be my max. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107311 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:48:27 +0000 jedeve 2107311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents had three and that's what we plan on. </p> <p>My mom one ups me with it all the time, though! Any time I complajn about being tired or worn out, she says, "imagine how hard it was with three! And your dad worked every third night. And we had no family around!"</p> <p>Okay, mom, you win. I always want to point out there was a point she only had two, and they weren't 17 mo apart!</p> <p>My ILs had four. We could handle it but plan on stopping at three. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107287 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:22:17 +0000 clover 2107287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They just had one, think we're handling that ok :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107277 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:13:06 +0000 lovehoneybee 2107277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way in hell. My dad and mom had 4, and then my dad got remarried to someone with 3, and all the kids were in the same house. No way. 2 is my absolute max. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had/page/2#post-2107211 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:34:03 +0000 Mae 2107211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They had 2 and I think we could handle it if we wanted to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had#post-2107209 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:33:18 +0000 Mrs.Scientist 2107209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine had two 12 years apart, so yes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had#post-2107205 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:28:44 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2107205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine had three we could definitely handle that.</p> <p>FIL had nine and we will no way no how handle nine.</p> <p>MIL had three and couldn't handle it. She stayed home and had two live in nannies. I guess I could handle nine if I had "staff." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had#post-2107195 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:21:51 +0000 Bubbles 2107195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm one of 4 girls, all with less than 2 years in between. I've always wanted 4 kids myself and I'd like to think I could handle it, but with only one so far I'm pretty daunted! I think it depends how easy the next few are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had#post-2107121 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:36:02 +0000 LuLu Mom 2107121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, they had 3 (girls) which I have a feeling if we have a 3rd we would be mirroring. I really don't want 3 girls, talk about DRAMA with 3 teenager girls in the house, but I could do it and heck we might if DH gets his way! ha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had#post-2107072 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:59:20 +0000 Dandelion 2107072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine had 3. I could handle 3 kids. I just don't want to. :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had#post-2107049 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:41:30 +0000 Alivoo01 2107049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents had 2 so yes since that's the minimum we want also. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had#post-2107045 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:38:19 +0000 Cole 2107045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could handle 4 but I would strongly prefer not to- especially of it means four pregnancies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had#post-2107044 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:35:29 +0000 winniebee 2107044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4 kids. No way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had#post-2107033 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:23:53 +0000 Mamaof2 2107033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4 kids , single mom - never!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-you-handle-the-number-of-kids-your-parents-had#post-2107029 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:21:02 +0000 Modern Daisy 2107029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You would never know that my parents had 4 kids. Every tine we visit them with 18 month lo they are clearly overwhelmed. I could do 4 if i stayed home and spaced them out. I want to keep working though, so 2 is my max. </p>