what is your ideal number of kids?

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  • I have 4 SOOOOOOOOOOOOO 4. LOL
  • briar_rose
    briar_rose Posts: 149 Member
    I have 1 right now..I would love to have 4 but realistically we'll probably have 2
  • KayteeBear
    KayteeBear Posts: 1,040 Member
    I think 4 or so. Somewhere between 3 and 5 but no less than 3. And I would love twins. I think it would be sweet if I had twins. lol

    My mom actually said that I might've been a twin. She had symptoms of a miscarriage and the one hospital said she did miscarry but her regular doctor checked her out and I was still alive but the doctor said it's possible that I was originally part of a twin and my twin miscarried which would explain the miscarriage like symptoms.
  • StaciO
    StaciO Posts: 998
    I always wanted 5 but only had 4.
  • luv_lea
    luv_lea Posts: 1,094 Member
    I have one now, which I'm happy with. I would like 2 more later on in life when I find Mr. Right & when the time is right.
  • rockieschick
    rockieschick Posts: 321 Member
    2-3 kids of my own!
    I have 1 little girl already and take care of 5 other kids daily :)
  • Sweet13_Princess
    Sweet13_Princess Posts: 1,207 Member
    Whoa!

    I originally wanted 0. I'm a teacher, so I have students all day. It's nice to have peace at home.:-)

    But now that I got married, I'm considering 1 or 2 at the most. We like to travel and enjoy downtime to ourselves, plus more than that is a big financial obligation!

    Shannon
  • VeganGal84
    VeganGal84 Posts: 938 Member
    I'm fine with the number that I currently have, which is 0.

    However, lately I've been thinking that at some point in the future I will have 3 kids, 2 boys and a girl. I don't know why I have been thinking that! :noway:

    My plan does include kids, I think... but it's after school, and I have about 6 years left of school, then I want a career for a bit... by the time I may be ready for kids, I'll be almost 40, which is fine I guess. Who knows what the future holds?
  • Sarw27
    Sarw27 Posts: 68 Member
    NONE!! Clearly I can not even properly take care of myself!!

    I used to want 3 or 4. I am now seriously considering 0. Who knows, I'll change my mind a million times anyway!
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    I have 2 biologic kids. I want to adopt another... but an older child that would otherwise be a stuck in the system.
  • godroxmysox
    godroxmysox Posts: 1,491 Member
    My husband and I would like to have one boy and one girl (preferrably boy first because I've always wanted a big brother, lol). We are willing to have up to 3 of our own to get at least one boy and at least one girl. Eventually, we would like to adopt as well =)
  • cdstadt
    cdstadt Posts: 311 Member
    For me, child-free. I'd like to adopt when I'm older though.
  • Hoppymom
    Hoppymom Posts: 1,158 Member
    We have four: two boys and two girls. It's ideal. The boys have a brother and sisters and the girls have a sister and brothers. They are now 23-34 and now we have two grandkids 7and 9. One of each. I did childcare in our home for 11+ years so there were always kids around. Loved it!
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    0 !!!!

    Zero, zip, nada.....

    Dogs are cool, though.

    +1

    I've been happily married for 15 years and have three dogs. My husband and I like it that way! :-)
  • Tori_356
    Tori_356 Posts: 510 Member
    I have none right now. But I want 2-3. Boyfriend (been together 5 yrs, on the verge of marriage so yes we talk about this stuff) says no more than 2. Sometimes he says just one, and *maybe* two. I think once we get going with this whole kid thing after we get married, he'll love em and want 5. LOL. I'm really scared to get pregnant, but I wanna have my own kids, so I'll endure it.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    My husband always wanted 6 kids. Then we had our first and he realized that real kids are different than imaginary ones. We ended up with 4, boy girl girl boy. I would have liked at least 1 more, but after 4 Csections my Dr said we had to stop.
  • Izable2011
    Izable2011 Posts: 755 Member
    I'd like 3 or 4 kids. Right now I don't have any and God willing one day I hope I do. Maybe getting some of this weight off will help with that process. :) If all I get is 1 kid I will be more than happy.
  • JEK717
    JEK717 Posts: 1,497
    I have always said i wanted 100.

    But a good number would be 10!!! :D
  • alyssa92982
    alyssa92982 Posts: 1,093 Member
    I have 3 now 2 boys and a girl, me and my husband still mention " if we have another " at times so a possibility For 1 more maybe then we would be done
  • 123Kate
    123Kate Posts: 32 Member
    ive always thought 2 was the ideal.... we have 3 lol, and i wouldnt be without any of them... but 2 is still ideal IMO. Definitely no more than 3!
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    I have two but I would have liked to have had a couple more. When I was a kid I wanted two girls and two boys. I wanted one of the girls to have red hair and green eyes and the other girl to have curly brown hair and brown eyes. :laugh: Well I ended up with a girl with red hair and hazel (green/blue) eyes and a boy with curly brown hair and hazel (brown/green) eyes. :happy:
  • I have 3 boys, 16, 12 & 4. I thought I wanted 7 when I was younger, but now I wish I had stuck to just 1. Hindsight is 20/20 right? I love my boys, but with one driving, one disabled & one in preschool, I could pull my hair out & still not know what to do with myself, LOL! I just keep my faith & keep on loving the life I was given. They are the answers to the prayers I never asked, LOL!
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,162 Member
    none but if i was raped i'd wish it was a girl lol...
  • quixoticmantis
    quixoticmantis Posts: 297 Member
    None!!
  • dragonbait0126
    dragonbait0126 Posts: 568 Member
    I want 3 kids. 2 girls and 1 boy. And I want the boy to be in the middle (don't ask me why 'cause I don't know, i just do). I have names picked out and everything. Which is why I can't have more than 3. I don't have names for more than that. lol. I want to name my kids after my parents and in-laws which is how my mom named my brother and I.

    Mother: Catherine Grace
    MIL: Carolyn Anne
    My 2 girls: Catherine Anne (Annie) and Carolyn Grace (Gracie)

    Father: Josiah Henrique
    FIL: Robert William
    My boy: Robert Henrique (Henri)
    Josiah William just doesn't work for me so because of this I can only have 1 boy.
  • _beachgirl_
    _beachgirl_ Posts: 3,865 Member
    0. Anyone want my 4?
  • ladybug1620
    ladybug1620 Posts: 1,136 Member
    2. I have a boy and a girl. And got myself fixed. We're D.O.N.E.!
  • sharonsjones
    sharonsjones Posts: 574 Member
    I wanted 2, ended up with 3...had twins right off the bat....Now my baby is 17 almost 18yrs old and I'm ready to start my second childhood!!
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    Ideally I would like two kids, however If I can only comfortably support one then I will only have one. I hate it when people want to have a crap load of kids and then they don't have the money to take care of them, or they have to work so much to take care of them that they end up neglecting them. Be responsible people. Parenting should be a priviledge not a right.........because lets face it some people should not be allowed to breed.
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