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I wonder how parents of 2 do it! I feel like the more kids you have, the older some of the kids will get and therefore more independent and they can help out more. On 19 kids and counting the older girls are always watching the babies, not the parents.

all.the.time!

Yeah...a good friend of mine has 4 and I cannot imagine!

I'm wondering how parents of 2 do it. I don't know how I would ever take care of a newborn and another child. It seems impossible.

My parents did it by majorly spacing the 6 of us out. But I have a close friend who is also one of 6 and they are much closer together--and I don't know how her parents did it!

Our family had 6 growing up, but we were in two groups about 10 years apart. I'm in the older set and helped out with . my siblings a lot. I used to get a little annoyed about it as a teen, but it actually taught me a ton about babies and small kids so I feel like I entered parenthood with more realistic expectations and more comfort.

Family help can be big, too. I loved visiting my grandparents! My mom did most of the day to day stuff herself, though. We were also a blended family, so that added complications.

I am currently pregnant with number 5!
it is crazy at times, but all of the kids kind of take care of each other. at this point, really i just have to deal with our toddler and the occassional cut/scrape/argument.
it really is easier with more - once you are out of the toddler stage.

oh, and i should mention: sometimes i really don't know how i do it. hahaha

My sister has 3 - aged 4, 2, and 9 months. And she works full time out of the house and so does her husband. No idea how she does it, except, now the two older kids entertain themseves and each other much more.

lol I'll be delivering my third on Monday and I'm not at all worried. It may be because my older LO's are a good bit older (10 and 6) or I'm just insane lol

Not only do I wonder how they do it, but how do they afford it?!

My parents had 3 of us. They both worked full time. My older brother was 8 and I was 2 when the youngest was born. My parents said it was really hard, but at least my oldest brother was in school and could help out and didn't need as much attention once my little brother and I came along. We never got to go on vacations though because it was too expensive to fly 5 people and driving was uncomfortable because we were all smushed in the car. My mom told me I should stick to 2 kids because she felt okay at 2, but 3 was difficult.

I know a few families with 3-4 kids and I'm always amazed. However, once the eldest hits 4 - 5 yo, it's not too bad. The kids all entertain each other. We would definitely have more kids if private school for 3+ kids wasn't so expensive!

I went from 1 to 3 and that was a huge adjustment for me. They're my step-daughters though, so it isn't full-time. They're all spaced 3 years apart, adding our LO to the mix was a bit more difficult, now that I'm pregnant with #5 I'm having daily panic attacks.
I work full time and just know that it won't make financial sense to have our 2 lo's in daycare. My ds is older (11) and goes to his Grandma's after school, but they're so busy with their vineyard that they can't watch 2 under 2!

Put me in the how do they do it camp, too!!