https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:45:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-309076 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:59:42 +0000 LittleFox 309076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither of us has ever set a number on it, so I guess we agree on that. We'd like to see how things go with number one, due in December, before deciding on when we'd like to try for more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-309075 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:51:46 +0000 SugarplumsMom 309075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From the beginning, he wanted 2 kids - we both thought it was ideal. Now that we have DD, I don't know if we'd manage with another. There was a post on here about gender selection and I brought up the scenario of IF we decided to try again and IF we had a hard time and tried IVF and IF it was an option to choose a gender, that I wouldn't mind picking a boy. But then he said any gender would be fine and he would leave it up to me. Well, if that's the case, then we might be in the "one and done" camp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-309073 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:40:52 +0000 Chastenet 309073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsdaredevil: That is exactly what my parents did. If you ask me, it's a pretty good plan :)</p> <p>My DH wants 2 kids, I would be happy with 3. We agree that they should be spaced about 2 yrs apart. The cute thing is before we had our DD DH wanted sons, but now he says he would be happy with 2 girls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-309058 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:45:24 +0000 Mrs. Train 309058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty sure he is satisfied with our four. I had my tubes tied with my c section because we both agreed no more pregnancy but if money was unlimited I feel like I would want to adopt one more. He would probably kill me for even thinking it especially with our three year olds driving us a bit crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-309039 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:02:47 +0000 HLK208 309039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He likes it the way it is, just 2. It makes me sad that I'll never get told hold a newborn of our own again!! But we also aren't using BC either...so we both know a third is a possibility. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-309034 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:53:12 +0000 pinkcupcake 309034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He wants two for sure... maybe three? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-309017 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:22:44 +0000 luckypenny 309017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>three kids. each two years apart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-309012 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:15:49 +0000 daniellemybelle 309012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Having no kids yet, I say we have two and then see how we feel. DH is firmly in the three kids camp. We'll see what he thinks once we get them. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308986 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:26:28 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 308986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He wants 3-4 Boys! Ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308975 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:19:38 +0000 Arden 308975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We agreed on a minimum of three (may be any combination of biological and adopted), but there is no maximum. It will be based on how we feel after three and what we can afford. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308965 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:15:03 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 308965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He wants 5 or 6! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308962 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:12:32 +0000 anonysquire 308962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He is so easy going, he always says he doesn't care how many kids we have as long as he gets a dog sometime. Little does he know that I am gonna pull a Duggar and just keep popping them out. If I can get pregnant the first time lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308945 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:05:18 +0000 SAHM0811 308945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have two girls right now and we both love it. We don't mind having a boy next or even a 3rd girl, but won't decide on that just yet. Still 32 so we have some time to just enjoy our DDs (I want to be done at 35!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308696 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:17:57 +0000 MsMini 308696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are still on the fence, we will start trying for #2 once I go back to work (so when Sawyer is a year old, since we have 1 year mat leave here). We will decide if we want #3 once we have settled in with #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308695 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:17:21 +0000 stargal 308695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>he likes the idea of 4, so do i :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308690 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:13:10 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 308690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HE SAID THIS:</p> <p>"THREE KIDS. GIRL THEN BOY THEN GIRL. ALL 2 YEARS APART. YOU STAY AT HOME WHILE THEY'RE YOUNG AND THEN WORK PART TIME WHILE THEY ARE IN SCHOOL."</p> <p>I AM OKAY WITH THAT PLAN. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308684 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:06:25 +0000 Jumpingjacks 308684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We'll probably be one and done. We are a little older starting out a family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308675 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:58:00 +0000 rawrasaur 308675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He has always pictured two kids, but would be okay with three. Any more would probably be too much for him. I always wanted 3, but may be okay with just two depending on finances and how the first two (or even one) go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308661 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:45:16 +0000 Minnie_Girl 308661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's a pretty open-minded guy, so the numbers, sexes, or timing don't matter to him so much. He's more the type of person who will really focus on the family's comfort and security before trying to expand it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308659 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:43:31 +0000 sorrycharlie 308659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>he's always said 3-4..i've always said 2-3. now he's saying one and done!! I told him we'll revisit the discussion in a few years. i think he's just nervous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308642 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:32:31 +0000 Bookish 308642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ideally, he says, no more than 2, and if we have 2, they will be at least 5 years apart. We are on the fence though, and 1 might be enough! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308631 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:15:37 +0000 Rubies 308631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we're done after 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308557 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:28:22 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 308557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If he could have it his way we'd have 5 kids! I am happy stopping at 2, and am OPEN to 3.... but keep telling him let's just see how we can handle being parents of two. I also said I'd be more open to 3 if we can financially support it. He loves the idea of big family gatherings, and a bustling household - he's such a huge family man. Neither of us have large, close extended families or cousins so the only way he'd be able to get the large family he dreams of is if we build it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308541 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:23:17 +0000 duckduckkristen 308541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 4 months and DH says we shouldn't stop having kids until we have at least 2 girls and 2 boys! We want our first two close together, and I definitely want at least 3, so we'll see what happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308539 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:22:23 +0000 LuLu Mom 308539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of our ideal plan would be to have a son next, so we have one of each. If we end up with 2 girls, he wants to try for a 3rd, however I"m not sure I'm 100% on board, just depends on how having one and then two goes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308506 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:04:02 +0000 lioneyes 308506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>he wants 2, not super close in age (4-5 years apart). i would be happy with 1 (i'm an only!), but am happy to have 2 if we can. however, i doubt we'll wait that long in between kids, as i am 30 and not planning on ttc for the first for at least a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308491 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:00:20 +0000 lovehoneybee 308491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He would definitely want a second IF we could guarantee it would be a girl. Since that's not possible, we're both pretty set on just the one (him slightly more than me). We're not ready to make a permanent decision yet, though...we'll reassess in a year or two. Two is our absolute max, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308476 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:53:31 +0000 Alivoo01 308476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He wants a boy and a girl about 2 years apart. Should we double up on one sex, he wants to try for a third, but that's it after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308459 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:46:13 +0000 heffalump 308459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He wants 2 kids, but is open to a third if we can afford it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-sos-ideal-family-plan#post-308436 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:35:23 +0000 JessiBee 308436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're busy cooking #1 now, and I think we'd both like 2-3 ideally, but spread out by a couple of years. Right now we're on a mission to just focus on the first one for now, and then go from there! </p>