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How many children would you have ideally?

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AWitchCalledMeg · 10/07/2017 19:54

I mean ideally as in no time/age/money/fertility/cultural conventions/partner/lack of support etc barriers. How many would you have/have had?
For me.. about 6 or 7. I have two and one on way but have always loved the idea of big family.

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AWitchCalledMeg · 10/07/2017 19:55

*one on the way

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Ilovecoleslaw · 10/07/2017 19:56

2 for me and dp, always been our perfect number

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Coddiwomple · 10/07/2017 19:58

6, I love big families.

I stopped at 4, purely for financial reasons!

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NoArmaniNoPunani · 10/07/2017 19:58

I only have one. I would like 2 but it's not going to happen

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Sierra259 · 10/07/2017 19:59

2, and I have 2.

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GingerAndTheBiscuits · 10/07/2017 20:00

I always said 4 but now with two regardless of material reasons I know I couldn't give the same attention to a third, so 2 feels right for me.

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Vinorosso74 · 10/07/2017 20:00

2 one of each. I know, I know!

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Aquamarine1029 · 10/07/2017 20:00

2 and I have 2.

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sysysysref · 10/07/2017 20:00

3 and i have 3. Nothing would entice me to have more

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RickOShay · 10/07/2017 20:01

four. lovely number. Left it too late though, but did manage three.

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lilydaisyrose · 10/07/2017 20:02

I have 3 and would have 4 or 5 if I was younger & richer.

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SilentBob · 10/07/2017 20:03

Exactly what NoArmaniNoPunani said, sadly.

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Ridingthegravytrain · 10/07/2017 20:04

One (I have two) Wink

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NameChanger22 · 10/07/2017 20:04

Ideally I'd have one. I have one.

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BertAndKhloe · 10/07/2017 20:04

One and I have her. I only ever wanted one daughter since I was a little girl playing mummy and daddy. No more. Never ever ever!

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DramaAlpaca · 10/07/2017 20:04

I'd have liked four, but three turned out to be the right number for me.

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SuperBeagle · 10/07/2017 20:05

2.

I have 4. 😳

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Elllicam · 10/07/2017 20:07

  1. I have 3 now, hopefully time for one more.
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sausagepastapot · 10/07/2017 20:07

Ideally 4, but I have two and we are not having any more for loads of reasons.

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Rufustherenegadereindeer1 · 10/07/2017 20:07

4

We have three

I had a miscarriage between 1 and 2 and by the time 3 came we felt that the age gap between 1 and a potential 4 would be to big (for us, it would be 8+years)

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NoodleNinja · 10/07/2017 20:08

I have 3 and I think that's pretty perfect BUT if I could be assured a girl I would love to give DD a little sister as she has 2 big brothers who are 9 and 13 years older than her. We can't have any more though so we are very content with our three.

And 3 fit nicely in a car/holidays etc :D

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early30smum · 10/07/2017 20:08

I'd love to have 4 barring all the barriers you listed, OP. We have 2 and will 95% likely be stopping there.

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Tilapia · 10/07/2017 20:08

3 and I have 3. At one point I tried to persuade DH to go for a 4th, but now very pleased he said no! Three is perfect for me.

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