Tell me the joys of having a large family

[AlwaysTheMummy]

My second child is only 13 weeks old but I long for more babies, possibly 4-5, some family members think I'm out of my mind, they are of the 2 child family.

I'd love to hear some good about larger families xx

I have 6 children age 9 years to 11 months. It's bloody hard work and very expensive.
I get an hour off in 24 and I have no social life.

Still, I'm feeling broody again so there MUST be something in it

i have 4 kids age nearly 7, 5, 2 and 7 mo.
This time last week i would have said there was very little that was good about having a large family . We were going through a rough patch with ds. The last coupke of days have been joyous, an absolute delight we have all had a great time and i remember why we had 4 kids.
I think the bad days can be truly awful, but the good time are so wonderful, and they far outweigh the rubbish times.
I agree with pp that it is exhausting and expensive - we are very lucky and we live just outside of Brighton so lots of open space and cheap things to do.
I do manage a social life thanks to dh , and my parents will sometimes have them to stay the night.
I want at least 2 more but i need to go back to work for a couple of years or it would really affect us financially.
i love my big famoly

I'm expecting my 4th and 2 of the ones I have are extra work due to SN. Sometimes I would say there are only downsides but that's nto true- we're more of a cohesive unit than other famillies liocally, the kids have each other and are never lonely. Activities we do focus on them but then we're OK with that- its the people we are that amde us choose to have the family we have. Holidays are camping and amazing because there's always something going on.
Last week, a power cut took the electricity for several hours, starting at 9 so just as DH arrived at work. We could only access one lantern (others were down shed, it was raining, slippery and I was buggered if I was climbing around a packed shed in the dark at 38 weeks pregnant!). So we all went to bed, ds3 in my bed and ds1 and ds2 in sleeping abgs next to it- we had great fun and the boys have been wishing for another power cut ever since. Just chatting, telling stories, things like that.

If you're the sort who thrives on order and tidiness then our family wouldn't be for you; if you like chaos and kids and bustle and camaraderie then its an amazing thing to have lots of kids regardless of endless washing and a never- quite- tidied house!

I've only got three but I would say days like today are wonderful.The weather was foul so we all kept our pyjamas on and just played games all day and had such a laugh. There are enough of you to have a really good time as a unit.

Always- be prepared to hear a lot of negativity from the gerneral public- sometimes to the point of being rude.

Also, I would agree with Peachy, if you like order and tidiness, a large family would drive you insane. I often move piles of junk from room to room as I don't know where to put them!!

The washing as well is out of this world.

But....the children get on fantastically. And while I hear of other Mums trying to frantically arrange playdates etc in the hols, mine have each other.

And whilst I agree generally that more children= more expense. I don't think that it gets that more expensive proportionally with each child. For example, equipment, clothes and so on are reused.

In fact, its just so dreadful that I'm working on DH for another one.

Hi i have 3 but im pregnant with dc4 and i cant wait. The kids may fight at times but they are never lonely and there will always be someone to play with. Im one of 3 and dp is one of 4 so it never entered our heads to stop at one or two.

I have 4 and am a single Mum. I love having 4 and would love more one day!
They all play well together as a 4 but DS1 and DS2 argue a lot!
I am dreading the food bills as they all become teenages though.