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3 is my max. If our first two are the same gender we will consider a third but I would definitely not try again for a 4th.

I would love to have 4-6 if I could afford it!

2! And 2. I don't think I can handle any more.

I think I could handle 4, if there was a decent gap between the first two and the last two. In reality I think we want to have two.

By myself or with a partner?

that would depend on how old i was for the first! if i was starting at 22, then a lot more than i could if our first doesn't arrive until 30! i've done a nanny share where half the days i had 5 kids, one of which was a colicky baby, so i know i CAN handle a bunch of kids of different ages, but i don't know that i want to. i mean if we had $$ for help so evenings where i was trying to help older ones with homework someone could hold a fussy baby, that would also make a big difference! DH's grandma had 13... i have no desire to do that! she also started as a teenager and raised them in africa so it was a much different situation than where i'm at. i'm gonna say my limit would be 6, starting now & if i had someone around with me in the evenings, whether DH or someone else to help.

5.

3 or 4. I was a teacher before having our daughter so large numbers of kids don't scare me but knowing I can't send them home at 3:00 means i wouldn't want more than 4. Ok, maybe 5.

We have 2 now, 8 & 8 months, and I seem to be doing okay... I think I could do 4 maybe 5.

2 and no more. Now that I have one, I constantly stare at the moms I see out in public with more than two in awe. I have no idea how it's done.

I think I could do up to 8. I've run gymnastics and other classes with 8 or so. It would be possible. Not 8 all the same age of course.

As long as they were all normal kids of different ages (no special needs, etc.), I could probably handle a classroom full. I wouldn't *want* to tackle more than six, though!

Probably 3 but depending on age! No babies lol

I think I could handle a whole bunch 6-8 maybe.

If we're going by the Cheaper by the Dozen scenario, I could do that. Thing is they aren't all the same age. By the time you have 12 kids the oldest one is a teenager already and I would sooooooo be expecting the older ones to help with the little ones. If they're all the same age, I'm going to say 4 - although that's stretching it.

2 comfortably, but I could probably handle 3. No more than that though. My bro and SIL have 5, and I'm in awe/terrified at the thought, lol.