https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:40:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2629124 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:56:26 +0000 Rescuemom10 2629124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a cousin who has 8 (I think its 8).<br /> Then a girl I graduated HS with has 7. She is my age (32) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2628841 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:32:28 +0000 ineebee 2628841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just reconnected with an old friend from high school whose wife is pregnant with their fifth! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2628776 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 18:25:54 +0000 pastemoo 2628776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: 7 sons! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2628744 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:14:12 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2628744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My bff's brother has four. He's 37/38. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2628738 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:03:45 +0000 ValentineMommy 2628738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A coworker has 7. We have newish neighbors that we recently met - they have 8!! She's a year older than I am and there are no multiples!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2628732 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:40:14 +0000 autumnlove 2628732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A friend has 4 and one school acquaintance has 6. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2628727 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:32:58 +0000 Mrs. Blue 2628727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some of our good friends have 8 kids (two are adopted), and another family I know from growing up has 6. Oh, and my brother has 6, but four were adopted in the last two years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626800 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 00:38:38 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2626800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My coworker who is 1 or 2 years younger than me just had twin girls, and she already had two boys, so she has 4 under four. Her second boy was born 10 weeks before mine, and I went to her wedding a few years ago, so it feels even more surreal to me and different than my life with my one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626799 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 23:52:12 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2626799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can think of three families with 6 kids. One is a good friend of mine and I know the others from Jr.HS, so we're not very close. Most are from blended families, except for one with 6 sons! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626772 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 21:12:57 +0000 mfa_lady 2626772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know anyone other than my MIL with more than 4 in real life. I know a couple of families from church and my birth group with 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626771 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 21:11:32 +0000 Periwinkle 2626771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think we know anyone our age who has more than 3 children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626743 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 19:22:40 +0000 gilmoregirl 2626743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a friend with nine kids. Catholic ;) She is about five years older than me though. </p> <p>Of friends who are exactly my age, I don't think I know anyone with more than 3 kids, and even that is uncommon. Most have one kid or maaaybe two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626740 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 19:18:01 +0000 Pancakes 2626740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A former roommate has 8 kids, aged 6 and under. 5 are adopted and she just gave birth to her third bio kid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626739 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 19:17:26 +0000 ShootingStar 2626739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They're a little older, but my next door neighbors have 4 - one teenage daughter and *triplet* 10 year old boys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626730 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 18:29:50 +0000 petitenoisette 2626730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just one family with 4 kids, but the oldest ones (twins) were only 2.5 when the youngest was born! :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626217 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 01:39:18 +0000 Pumuckl 2626217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That'll be ourselves soon with 4 kids under 4. No one we know IRL has more than 3, most just have 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626213 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 01:34:32 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2626213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of my friends from high school (she's 28) has 5 kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626181 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 23:11:21 +0000 rattles 2626181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know a few with 6 and one with 5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626173 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 23:05:26 +0000 coopsmama 2626173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: yes! I can't imagine how tired my body would feel if I were her - my body already feels beat up enough from 3 babies in 3 years....I couldn't do 7 more pregnancies in the next 8-9 years. No way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626171 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 23:03:50 +0000 coopsmama 2626171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: Right?? She handles it like it's no big deal, though! It amazes me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626164 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 22:57:20 +0000 Corduroy 2626164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know a couple friends with 3 kids but I can't think of anyone with even 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626117 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:59:53 +0000 anonysquire 2626117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: the oldest is 14. And the foster placement is twin babies. I know she has 3 of one of the ages. Like 3 5th graders or something like that. And I think both sides of family live out of state. She for sure is a rockstar!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626112 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:52:18 +0000 sandy 2626112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A girl from my high school has 8 kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626111 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:51:26 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2626111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of my best friends just turned 30 and has 4. 6,4,3, and 5 months. </p> <p>A friend of my husbands has 4 as well: a 3 yr old, twin one year olds and a 5 month old 😵 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626070 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:10:28 +0000 Pollywog 2626070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My BIL--6 kids. The youngest is 23 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626066 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:07:16 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2626066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have grad school friends that have six. Their oldest is nine and the youngest is 18months. No multiples.<br /> She has been pregnant pretty much the entire time we've known them.<br /> Mormon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2626019 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:36:10 +0000 PinkElephant 2626019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: Wow! What's the age range on her kids? Does she have family to help her out? She sounds like a rock star. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2625993 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:27:24 +0000 Finfan 2625993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A friend who is 31 (so roughly my age) is pregnant with her 4th but they got married at 18. Their oldest is 10 I think. I've only met the oldest two kids since they have moved out of state. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2625799 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:12:06 +0000 anonysquire 2625799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A local friend has 14 kids. 4 bio, 8 foster children adopted and 2 current foster placements. She seems way more out together than I could ever be. And I don't know her exact age, but 30sish </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-largest-family-you-know-where-the-parents-are-around-your-age/page/2#post-2625782 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:02:28 +0000 MrsKoala 2625782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They are slightly older than us but I know a couple who just had their 6th kid in August. </p>