https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 25 May 2026 06:40:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh/page/2#post-625849 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:08:33 +0000 mrsmate 625849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want 3 and DH wants 2. DC3 may need to be adopted... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh/page/2#post-625801 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:58:21 +0000 DisneyBee 625801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm an only child, so I always wanted a big family...like 4 or 5 kids. My DH wants 2 max. Right now, we only have 1 and am trying for #2. We'll see what happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh/page/2#post-625687 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:11:00 +0000 Charm54 625687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I grew up one of 4, and I want 4. DH grew up one of 2, and he wants 2. He told me I could have as many as I wanted without having to get a minivan. We just bought an SUV with 3rd row seating so I'm confident I can get at least 3 kids out of him :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh/page/2#post-625615 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:46:03 +0000 Sweet T 625615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've always been set on two with the possibility of a third. I think two kids would be perfect for us. There was a time where he joked that we should have 6. =/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-625608 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:44:30 +0000 anonysquire 625608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: 6 kids 5 cats? Or just 65 cats? Done! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-625570 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:30:00 +0000 mrbee 625570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: the middle = 6 1/2 kids? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-625559 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:23:57 +0000 chanzi 625559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both want two or three, to be decided as we go. So far this first pregnancy is making me re-think how many times I want to be pregnant! But really that's less of a concern than factors like how we feel once we have two, our money situation, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-624915 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:18:11 +0000 BelugaBean 624915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've always followed the same general thought process as far as how many kids. Originally we both said two but we'd have three if the first two were boys. After we found out LO was a girl, we said two. After birth and until she was around six months old, we talked about only having one. Now we both want just one more and then we'll stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-624906 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:16:23 +0000 LaughLines 624906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always wanted 4 and he wants 2, so we said we'll have 2 and see where it goes from there. I think it'd be so fun to have a big family complete with loud holidays and always something going on. He is worried about money, which is my biggest concern with kids in general, so I can see his point. We will see! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-624731 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:36:22 +0000 MrsTiz 624731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both want two! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-624706 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:29:13 +0000 2PeasinaPod 624706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always wanted 3 and he wanted 2. After having so much trouble just having S, I'll be happy if we can have 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-624667 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:20:04 +0000 Mrs Checkers 624667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. He's already thinking about 3! I would be fine with 2, and I told him the conversation about #3 will have to wait until we can see how #2 goes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-624070 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:29:38 +0000 blackbird 624070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want three, he wants two. But...wholly dependent on what we have, too. If we have a girl for #2, we'll definitely go for #3. If we have a boy for #2, we'll have one of each and #3 will be tabled, at least for a little bit. I don't want the third until one is in school! Hello daycare cost! He's not completely, adamantly against 3, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623990 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:02:57 +0000 leelee 623990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always wanted 4 and DH says 3 is a good number because he doesn't not want to get a new car. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623942 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:36:34 +0000 GrapeCrush 623942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH wants less than i do. i think he'd be fine with one(wasn't happening!) but he's pretty set on only 2, i want 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623935 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:33:52 +0000 Foodnerd81 623935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always said 2 or 3, he always said 1 or 2, so we are both happy with the idea of 2 total. LO isn't here yet but that's the plan for now. I'm guessing once the second one isn't a baby anymore I could start getting pangs for another, but by then I'll also be getting a little bit older (I'll be 32 when this one is born and we want them at least a couple of years apart)</p> <p>We both agree that even if we have two boys or two girls, we wouldn't try for another one just to get the other gender. I just don't care enough about having one of each, and DH doesn't want to risk having 3 girls and a house full of women when they hit teenage years :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623932 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:31:09 +0000 Anagram 623932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>eh...I don't have an ideal number in mind. I'm more of a wait-and-see. DH comes from a family of 2 kids, so he wants 2. I know I want more than 1, so 2 is fine. Depending on how that goes, maybe 3? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623927 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:26:52 +0000 su9su9 623927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He didn't want any kids, but we ended up having 2. </p> <p>(PS. Now he's really happy that we have kids.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623836 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:24:29 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 623836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want less than DH.<br /> I want 1, he wants at least 2 or maybe even 4! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623834 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:21:56 +0000 heffalump 623834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want more, but he's open to more if we can afford it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623831 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:16:42 +0000 lomom 623831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is very much "we'll see how it goes" when it comes to family size. I waver between 1 and 3. Right now, I'm leaning strongly toward one and done. We can provide so many more benefits to one than we could 2 or 3 (like paying for college, me staying home/working part-time, etc.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623810 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:36:14 +0000 loveisstrange 623810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! He wanted kids way more than I did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623808 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:33:52 +0000 Dandelion 623808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since I already had ds, we've always said one more, maybe two. Now that "one more" is on it's way, we're both are saying this is it. Neither one of us want to have the third kid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623807 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:30:38 +0000 Rubies 623807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before we were married we were both wanting a large family (4 kids-ish?) but that quickly became a smaller number when I was pregnant and even smaller after we had LO. We've decided that after two, we're through! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623773 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:54:22 +0000 illumina 623773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I originally wanted 2, then when DH and I started talking about it he said he wanted 3 or 4. I'm happy with 3, so I guess we'll see how it goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623657 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:06:13 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 623657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be happy with 2, and am open to 3. He originally wanted 4-5, but I told him he's crazy and that's never happening... so I bargained him down to 3. </p> <p>We may stop at 2 though... we're not sure yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623640 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:57:39 +0000 Mrs. Train 623640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish somewhere in our future we could do foster care or foster to adopt but I think DH is done with four. We will see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623627 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:50:46 +0000 sandy 623627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He definitely wants at least two...I always thought I wanted two, but now that LO is here, I feel so happy with one...but sometimes I'll see a movie or program with large families and I'll tell him I want 3-4 babies! Then he says, "well, we better get started then...go get your IUD out" and I tell him to slow down b/c I'm not ready to be pregnant again (LO is almost 16 months). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623622 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:48:27 +0000 lovehoneybee 623622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want 2, he wants 1, and like @Mrs. Fox: I'm just playing it cool now to see if he changes his mind. No rush. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-want-to-have-more-kids-than-your-dh#post-623617 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:43:46 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 623617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want 3-4, he wants 2. I keep joking that means we will have 3 since he isn't going to stop doing his part. lol </p>