A spin on my other question, how many kids do you plan on or desire to have? Did your career have an influence at all on the # of kids you plan(ned) to have?
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DH had 2 and then we had 2 - 4 kids is expensive!
If DH didn't have any we would of had 3 of our own
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I currently have a 2 1/2 year old little girl and WOH. We're definitely having at least 1 more (we plan on TTC in the next few months) and ideally i'd like to have a third, but only if by that point i'm able to SAH.
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I WAH part time, but will go to FT once my kids are in school. We have 3 kids, and there's a 10% chance we may have a 4th down the road. But not likely. We are just seeing how life plays out.
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Have three, want one more.
I've scaled my career back for the time being but am fully planning on getting back to it once the babies are in school.
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WOH full time and planning for our second to be our last.
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I WAH full time and we're done with two! Career didn't have an influence on kids, but I'd say that financially we wouldn't want to have more than two.
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WOH part-time 75-80% hours. We have one with another on the way. We'll most likely be done at 2. Pregnancy while working and taking care of a toddler has been a real struggle for me and daycare and preschool are so expensive on top of all the other kid-related expenses.
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One and done (though I have stepkids). My career absolutely had an influence. If we were going to have another we'd have at least a few years in between just because I wouldn't want to take maternity leaves that close together. I can't think of a single female I work with who has more than 2 kids!
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We have 3, and that was our plan. DH stays at home, and I don't know if we'd have had less if he worked. Probably not since it would only be 2 in daycare since the age gap between DS1 and DD is so large.
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I WOH part-time. I have one, and another on the way. Physically, pregnancy-wise, I feel like we're done, but because we've always been open to adoption, its possible we'd go for a 3rd.
Working part-time is working for me right now because DH works long hours and it helps keep our family life balanced. I am fine with it because I feel like as a married couple, we are moving forward professionally as a unit. Like, DH's career trajectory is on an upward swing but he needs my help, neither of us can really do well at the office if we're worried about things at home, and he makes way more money than I do, so its a net win for our family.
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We have one (16 weeks). We are 99% sure we are done. Yes, our careers did have an influence on that choice. We both work FT out of the house (professor and attorney) and while part of me wants ALL THE BABIES!!!!!!!!!, we know it is a lot more realistic to balance everything if we stick to one child!
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I want 2. We are having 1. It's not because of work, though.
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Have 1, plan on one more. I wish financially we can swing for a 3rd, but we'll most likely stop at 2.
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WOH FT - we wanted 2 and have 2. Now that we have 2, I wouldn't mind a 3rd, but we're 100% done.
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we have 2 and are done. our careers have a part in it. we both work full time so our kids go to preschool full time. the $$ aspect of daycare/preschool is a big factor. with 3 in preschool it'd be close to $4500/month and also mentally, after working all day i have very little energy and i know adding a 3rd would tip the balance i have now. we're happy with 2 and we have found a good balance on things.
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I WOH full-time. We have one right now, and realistically, I see us having three. My job is pretty flexible (academic research) and it's pretty easy to do reduced hours so I will likely do that at some point in the future - that definitely tips it in favor of having a third. DH and I both have a decent number of coworkers who have three kids and both spouses WOH, so we have some good role models/support at work.
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We both WOH full time, we have one LO and will likely be 1 and done. We are both very career focused, and can't imagine how we'd manage adding another child to the mix without upsetting the balance we have now.
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I'm a WOHM, but I'm hoping not to let it affect how many kids we decide to have. Right now I want 3 and husband wants 4+. We will see - one(I hope!) at a time.
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I don't know. I know I want at least two (I have one) and I'm just going to play it by ear. I had a set number in my head (2) before having DS and now I'm just... confused. I figure after #2 I will take a hard look at our life / family and see if something (someone?) still feels missing.
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We want 2.
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I WAH about 75% of the time, 25% WOH. We were in camp 2, maybe 3. I'm pregnant with #3 and 3 is definitely our max. Not b/c of my schedule, more because DH's schedule which is crazy and he's not around a lot to help. Also we want to pay for our children's college tuition and that is $$$$.
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I WOH and we have 2 (currently preg with #3)...4 is my max if we go that far.
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I'm having our 2nd and our plan is to stop after 2. Career doesn't really affect our size of family.
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We both WOH, have one, and want one more. I'm not sure career factors into it too much for me. Right now the problem is biology more than anything. If we end up as one and done, it will won't be due to careers (although DH's is more intense than mine, and due to that, I think he'd be more accepting of one and done than I would be).
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4 is ideal, fine with my 2 now! more than 2 would be a total lifestyle change. Daycare for 3 would not be worth me having a job, we'd need a new car and a bigger house.
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I WAH, we have 2 and we are done. Now that my youngest is 2, I can't imagine starting over with the infant stage all over again. I'm ready to move forward with our lives, not to mention, I'm not getting any younger!
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I would love to have three, but DH is pretty set on only having two. I'm hoping his mind will change after we have kids and he sees how great they are! But if we only end up having two, I'm okay with that.
Career doesn't matter at all.
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