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i think i want 10 children, or at least a v v large brood!! am i mad ??how many do you have ?

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pregnantbabyelephant · 21/11/2007 14:44

ok maybe 5 or 6

how many children do you have?

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Nemo2007 · 21/11/2007 14:45

I always wanted 4 or 5, dh wanted 1 at the moment we have 3 [ds 4,dd1 23m dd2 10m] and I am starting to get that tingly feeling again

Chopster · 21/11/2007 14:47

I have 4, and that is plenty for me. How many do you have at the moment?
I wanted 3, then decided on 2 after the first, then thought 3 again, and ended up with twins, so 4. More than enough!

lomond · 21/11/2007 14:48

I have two girls, I always thought that I would have two but since having number two I can't imagine her being my last. Where I will draw the line I don't know! I did mention 5 to dp and he just looked at me as if I was mad, think three would be enough for him.

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tripletsandtwins · 21/11/2007 14:49

I will have 5 soon, which will definitely be enough for me! Why do you want 5? Any particular reason?

artichokes · 21/11/2007 14:49

How many do you have now PBE?

I always thought I wanted 4. I currently have one DD who is 15 months. I found pregnancy very hard. I love DD and love being a mum but the reality of it all has made me doubt what I want. Some days I still love the idea of 4, on other days I think we will stick at 2 (if we are lucky enough to have another).

AnAngelWithin · 21/11/2007 14:50

got 4. would love more. wont ever happen though lol

MerryAnnSinglemas · 21/11/2007 14:50

1 is enough for me ! I have a friend who has 5 under 12 yrs

LadyOfTheFlowers · 21/11/2007 14:52

I have always wnated 4.
Our youngest is 14m atm and DH has agreed to try for a third in January.
I don't think I will get another out of him, but will try my damnedest!

Evenhope · 21/11/2007 14:52

We had 4 very close together and that was more than we could cope with

Now that they've grown up we've had a 5th, but that's probably it now.

Pollyanna · 21/11/2007 14:53

have 4 and am pregnant with my (unplanned) 5th. I will have 5 aged 9 and under. I was happy with 4 and am very worried about how I will cope with 5. Having said that, I wonder whether 6 is a more round number

Kathyis6incheshigh · 21/11/2007 14:56

Have 2, want more, but not yet, please God not yet
[exhausted emoticon]

boo64 · 21/11/2007 14:58

Gosh how do you even transport them all anywhere if you have 5 or 6?!

I was one of four and growing up in the days before 4x4's and people carriers, as the youngest I was shoved in the boot of the estate car like a dog....!!

pregnantbabyelephant · 21/11/2007 14:58

only the one lol!!

but im loving it and want loads more hehe

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bran · 21/11/2007 14:59

I went to a school reunion and one of my ex-classmates had 12 (no, that's not a typo). She gave the impression that it wasn't that difficult, I suspect she was glossing over some things like laundry, cooking, cleaning etc.

pregnantbabyelephant · 21/11/2007 15:01

dh said 3 at most

but dont like the idea of three dont know why?

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boo64 · 21/11/2007 15:01

ugh after 12 your stomach would be like an accordian stretching back and forth....yuk

tripletsandtwins · 21/11/2007 15:02

Blimey bran, I have 3 atm, and the laundry near kills me! Then again, they do create an ungodly amount of mess .

My grandfathers mother was 1 of 12, but wow!

tripletsandtwins · 21/11/2007 15:03

Babyelephant, after my last pregnancy (triplets), dh said no more, give it a couple of years, he'll come round! LOL

bran · 21/11/2007 15:04

at boo64. I have to admit she did look quite saggy, and was wearing a very loose fitting outfit. But then when she was at school she was quite overweight and apple-shaped anyway, so she may have ended up with the same body shape even if she'd only had a couple of kids.

Fennel · 21/11/2007 15:05

My friend had 10 and doesn't seem to have found it too arduous, she also did a phd and changed career once the youngest was at school. I think the older ones helped a lot with the younger ones.

I have 3 and think it's a good number. plenty for us anyway.

Wheelybug · 21/11/2007 15:06

Have 1, always wanted 3 but now number 2 is taking somewhat longer to arrive than anticipated will be very very grateful for 2 and will stop (but will hope for twins )

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pyjamagirl · 21/11/2007 15:12

5 and although I love them alld early it's hard work ,and I do sometimes at the end of the day that maybe I have that much running round to do that they are not getting enough one on one time.
On the plus side there is always someone to play with, the are usually never alone in the school yard, you get great at multitasking and you know it's going to be great when they grow up as they will always have each other.

S1ur · 21/11/2007 15:12

have two, we've considered going for four, but it's a really tricky decision, we're still undecided ds is only one so we're waiting a bit before ttc again anyway. At the moment we've got dd and ds - nice symettry and we've been really lucky with everything, which is either a reason to quit while you're ahead or keep going with winning formula!

Miaou · 21/11/2007 15:13

Wanted four. Got four. Happy bunny

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