https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:58:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1541092 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:21:51 +0000 Mae 1541092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 and 2. Although my brother and I are 8 years apart, for a long time they thought they might be one and done, before deciding to have me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1541088 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:20:17 +0000 MrsH 1541088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They wanted 4 and had 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1541084 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:17:49 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1541084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They wanted 2 and had 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1541073 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:10:31 +0000 MummaColston 1541073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They planned on having 2. I'm #3 lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1454876 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:01:37 +0000 cheesetomywhine 1454876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Apparently my daddy didn't want any since he was so much older. After my brother he only wanted him. Then I came along and he was ecstatic to have a daddy's girl. My mum wanted a third but my daddy became ill after I was born (he was 60). My mum adopted my little sister 5 years after he passed and now is also raising my nephew. So she has two grown children and two 8 year olds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1454861 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 13:59:40 +0000 illumina 1454861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They never really said, but I think my Mum was so terrified of having to go through another unscheduled c-section, after two already, that it put her off any more babies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1454837 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 13:56:23 +0000 coopsmama 1454837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They wanted 4 or 5 but due to infertility just had two of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453845 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:14:00 +0000 psw27 1453845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They wanted 2 - boy first, girl second - and my mom got exactly what she wanted so they were done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453802 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:02:31 +0000 Koolbreeze 1453802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They wanted 2. Had 3. I was their surprise baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453795 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:01:30 +0000 loveisstrange 1453795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents wanted 2, but had 3 (I was an oops!).</p> <p>DH's dad didn't want any more (he had a son from his first marriage already) but DH's mom tricked him into having BIL and DH. He didn't regret it. He said it was the only good thing to come from their marriage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453785 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:59:51 +0000 Foodnerd81 1453785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>However many they had (being the good Catholics that they are). I'm the third of 5. My mom thought they were done after the 4th (as in, she wouldn't be able to get pregnant again) so I think the youngest was a surprise but not an oops. </p> <p>DH's parents had planned on 2, then after the first two were born, his mom just knew their family wasn't complete yet. They had 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453642 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:29:07 +0000 mrsjyw 1453642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>they would've happy with a third. but mostly just happy they had one of each. my mom lost the (unplanned) third in an early m/c. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453638 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:28:28 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1453638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think my mom had a number in mind. She had 3.</p> <p>My dad didn't have a number either, but my stepmom wanted 2 kids. So my dad also has 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453636 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:28:16 +0000 autumnlove 1453636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents thought they were happy/done with 2 and my mom had her tubes tied at 28. They both longed for a 3rd. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453617 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:26:33 +0000 LuLu Mom 1453617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents wanted a boy, but stopped at 3 girls ;) </p> <p>correction: they wanted one of each, and stopped trying for a boy after my younger sister. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453604 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:24:26 +0000 pui 1453604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents wanted 2 but ended up with 3.</p> <p>DH's parents wanted 5 but ended up with 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453597 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:24:01 +0000 twodoghouse 1453597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Presumably four because that's how many they ended up with? I do know the first two of us were happy "surprises" (when my mom was only 18 and 19!) so who knows. Maybe my younger brother and sister were bonus surprises too. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453572 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:19:50 +0000 jedeve 1453572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 but had 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453563 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:18:08 +0000 rattles 1453563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My folks said they wanted four and were open to five. I'm the oldest of five. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453056 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 07:50:49 +0000 Dandelion 1453056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 but they had 3. My ypunger brother was a (very welcomed) oops. My mom often has said that she debated about having a 4th to keep him company. He was 9 years younger than me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453055 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 07:50:45 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1453055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom wanted a ton! I think she said initially she and dad has wanted three- but as life went on she kept wanting more. She has six :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453050 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 07:45:08 +0000 Mamaof2 1453050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 but they had 4 - I was an oops baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453006 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 06:11:33 +0000 Cherrybee 1453006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mum always said that she wanted "a football team" but she was diagnosed with GD during her first and only pregnancy and was so scared of the prospect of needing insulin one day (she's scared of needles) she never had another baby.... </p> <p>I don't think my dad ever really *wanted* children but he ended up with two from his first marriage, one from his second marriage (me) and two step daughters from his third marriage! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-kids-did-your-parents-want#post-1453003 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 06:04:30 +0000 Beyond2 1453003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And how many did they end up having?</p> <p>My parents didn't want kids originally but ended up having two. My dad is happy with two, my mom wishes she had more now. </p>