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How many kids you've always wanted vs reality

  1. MrsStar

    nectarine / 2994 posts

    Wanted 2, have 2. But we're going to have a third, I don't feel done yet! Just need to think about when we'll ttc for number 3. I think after 3 we'll be done though.

  2. regberadaisy

    GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts

    Always wanted 4. Have 2 now, may try for a third. Thinking I'm crazy

  3. Anya

    nectarine / 2784 posts

    I never really had a vision of how many children I wanted.. and I'm still not totally decided.

  4. matador84

    papaya / 10560 posts

    Want 4, have 2. Cost of daycare is a factor in not having more among other things and my history of precipitous birth.

  5. Torchwood

    pomelo / 5607 posts

    Early on (teenage years) I said a lot, 5+. As I got older reality set in, but I still always said 2-3. Sometime early this year I realized I had no desire for more than 1, so we're done and happy!

  6. simplyfelicity

    cantaloupe / 6634 posts

    Always envisioned 3 but DH wants 2...we have 1 so I guess we will just have to see.

  7. Purpledaisy

    nectarine / 2973 posts

    I've always wanted three. We have one, pregnant with #2, and planning on having #3 eventually

  8. loveisstrange

    pineapple / 12526 posts

    Always assumed we'd have two.... but 1 looks better with each passing year. She's 3.5 and there is no sign of a sibling in the forseeable future.

  9. sera_87

    pomegranate / 3604 posts

    always wanted 3. now have 3.

    I'd be open to 1-2 more, but with a really big age gap. I've had 3 babies (and pregnant 4 times) in 4 years. I'm good for now

  10. lilteacherbee

    cantaloupe / 6791 posts

    I always wanted 3. We have 2 now and we'll be trying for a third eventually.

  11. Nutella

    persimmon / 1045 posts

    Originally always wanted two, after our LO was born I entertained the idea of three. But now after an early MC we are deep in TTC #2, I'm going to be more than overjoyed with 'just' two!

  12. BabyMats

    nectarine / 2031 posts

    After having ds we always thought we would have 2 but another baby snuck into my last pregnancy so we have 3

  13. sandy

    cantaloupe / 6687 posts

    @jaguar:

  14. Crystal

    grapefruit / 4028 posts

    @jaguar: ❤

    Always wanted 4. Struggling to conceive number one, so I don't even know if I'll end up with a live child at all. Here's to continued hope.

  15. Kemma

    grapefruit / 4291 posts

    I've always had this vision / dream of having a big family (six kids seems to be the number) but I think three is a more realistic number that I'm happy to commit to. I would realistically go to four if we could stretch our finances that far.

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