Same or different godparents/guardians for dc s?

[magnummum]

Was wondering what other people's thoughts are on the above as am in post natal fog at the moment. When DD1 was born we asked four of our closest friends (all people DH and I have known for years)to act as godparent/guardian/someone she could turn to other than us and it's lovely watching her developing relationships with them.

We now have 2 week old twins and I'm wondering what to do for them. Part of me feels like we chose the people that were really important to us first time round so why would we chose different people but part of me feels that imposing 3 of our children on them is a bit much, and also would detract from each chid feeling like they had a significant adult that they had a special relationship with.

If we asked other people we'd also have 12 folks in a kind of godparental role which seems a little ott.

What has anyone else done?

We've chosen different people for godparents for each child. Firstly we have quite large families so couldn't choose 3 or 4, and also it can be quite a financial burden (well, not burden, but you know what I mean) having godchildren so asking people to do it for two or three children could be a bit much. Often people feel obliged to buy special pressies at birthdays or christmas if they're godparents.

Now we're expecting a third child unexpectedly and can't decide who to have as godparents as we'd chosen a 'family couple' and a 'friend couple' for both previous children but nobody immediately springs to mind for this baby! Oh well, no rush yet I think having 12 people in a godparental role is fine.

Well Godparents are something different to guardians. Guardians will take care of your children/arrange for suitable carers for your children in the event of your death - so they need the same guardians otherwise it would be very complicated!

Godparents do as you please.