Do you have the number of children you wanted/planned?

[FridgeJenga]

I wanted 2 or 3.
DH the same.

We have 3.

Wanted 4, got 1.

Wanted at least 2, but maybe 4 or 6. Decided to stop at 2. Have 2 (and am sterilised). I consider myself very lucky indeed

Nope always thought i wanted 3, i have 1, through choice, just changed my mind after she was born.

Yes. Two.

Wanted 0, had 1!

We wanted 4 but stopped at 2 because we simply couldn’t afford to have more. The 2 we have are wonderful adults and instead of having more babies I went to uni and built and interesting career in education. No regrets

Initially wanted 0 until I reached late 30’s and then decided I wanted 1. Now have 1 and couldn’t be any happier.

Wanted 4, two of each. And got that.

I assumed I wanted two. Had one and realised I had absolutely no desire for a second. DH would have wanted one in an ideal world but thinks it's sensible to stick at one.

Wanted 1 - had twins - very happy

Think wanted 4
Have 3 they are a handful

We wanted 3 but after #2 was born our marriage was under so much strain I didn’t think we could survive a third. We considered ourselves very fortunate that we got one of each so we decided not to push our luck.

We split when youngest was 18 after he had a 4-year affair. Knowing what I know now, I suspect the reason things were so bad back then was that he probably had someone on the side.

DH and I both wanted two. We changed our minds and had three. Happy but busy!!

I planned 0. I have 1.

It’s mad anyone wants or plans this, it’s totally uncontrollable

Used to want 4. Have 3 and dh had the snip. We realised after number 3 that 3 was plenty - so we thought with our heads and dh had the snip before we could make any silly future decisions!

Have 1.
Partner and i met late in the day so it may not be realistic to have another. For a long while I wasn't sure if i/ we would have any.
Never intended to have an only child. 2 would be nice.

I wanted at least two but would have loved an even larger family. I have one child. I go between feeling sad and feeling incredibly lucky to have my child at all.

I planned 0 and have 1. I never saw myself as a mum growing up but can see myself as a grandma and would love grandkids. Unlikely to happen tho.

In the heady days of early marriage, we talked about children. I (an only child) wanted an even number. My husband (has ine sibling, seven years between them) wanted more than three, which left four or six. I drew the line at six. So four it was going to be.

We had two, and decided that actually, that was enough for us.

Mother Nature (and a failed coil) decided otherwise, and we ended up with three.

So neither of us got our wish 😃

Thought I'd have 2.
Only have 1.

I wanted 6 when younger! I have 2 atm, but TTC for no. 3. That will be our last birth child. When my dc are older, we plan to look at adoption, but obviously it’s not us that decides the outcome of that in the end.

Wanted 2 or 3. Have 1. Will likely have 1 as I can't seem to carry a baby to full term.

Wanted three, have none and am very relieved about it 😂

I never really thought about it. I really wanted to be a mother but had such a terrible experience with pre and post care, birth and early days with my first that I couldn’t face it again. But then, 11 years later I felt like I could so had another. Then six years later, I had my last (at 40).

I plan nothing in life though, not even in my head as so much shit happens.

Mu husband didn’t care. None or 5. He said at the end of the day, it’s me who has to go through pregnancy, childbirth and recovery so it was always completely up to me.