What counts as a "big family"?

SymphonyGirl · April 2013

Today, I was talking to another mom about baby #3 on the way and she was asking if I had always known that I wanted a big family. To her, that meant three or more kids. I have never thought of that as a big family before, but it got me wondering what the general perception is. How many kids makes a "big family" to you?

c-elizabethf · April 2013

I never thought 3 kids was a huge family but maybe 4 in my opinion?

ETA: I guess I always thought 3 kids was normal size

SparksEm · April 2013

Do pets count in the number??

bowman958 · April 2013

I always thought 4 or more

jesselayne8 · April 2013

I would say 2 or 3 is average and 4 or more is a big family.

Lolalipsy · April 2013

Five or more.

HoolahZinger · April 2013

jesselayne8:
I would say 2 or 3 is average and 4 or more is a big family.

Agreed.

pnutg · April 2013

I agree with pps. These days I would say 4 or more.

MeeksandMads · April 2013

I think of 3 as being above average but wouldn't think it is a "big" family, necessarily. 4 for sure is.

blush64 · April 2013

I would say more than five is big. At five it seems almost big but not quite.

Edit There were four kids in my family and each of my sosters has four so it just seems normal. I have know more than several families to have five kids so it doesn't seem to far off.

MitoRachel · April 2013

blush64:
I would say more than five is big. At five it seems almost big but not quite.

Same here. Of course my perception might be skewed because DH is one of 8 and I have a SIL who is one of 10.

CNJ4EVA · April 2013

MrsMMalone:
I think of 3 as being above average but wouldn't think it is a "big" family, necessarily. 4 for sure is.

This.

fancefpp · April 2013

Four or more

stkmw02 · April 2013

Well... my brother and I always thought our household was a "small" family.

My uncle has five kids... my other uncle has four... which just seems "normal" to us.

My grandmother is one of thirteen kids, though. So. Our perception is a bit skewed.

wcvsb3b5 · April 2013

I would probably say 4+ kids is a big family. At that point you can't put them all in the backseat of the car and have to start looking into third row seating.

Sydney0130 · April 2013

Over 4

ZeeSunflowery1 · April 2013

4+ kids?

ScottsdaleMama · April 2013

I'm one of 3 and never considered our family 'big', just normal. But now looking at it from the perspective of having my own family, I could see how 3 could be considered big. I always thought 4 was the start of a 'big' family.

vic1011 · April 2013

HoolahZinger:
jesselayne8:
I would say 2 or 3 is average and 4 or more is a big family.
Agreed.

this!

sugarplum513 · April 2013

I would agree that 4 is the start of a big family.

TheyCalledHerKate · April 2013

Anything more than two kids seems big to me. I'm an only child and would love to have two children.

ArizonaJessika · May 2013

Any family with more than 2 kids is considered big in my eyes. That's a family of FIVE already!!!

kmcd23 · May 2013

I think 2 is normal, 3 is hovering, and 4 is starting on big.

GoMaltby18 · May 2013

Before I had 4 I thought 4 was a big family. Now it doesn't seem that way but I think just because they are still all so little. In a few years I will probably think we have a big family. Most of my friends have 3 kids, so that seems completely normal to me. DH and I are both one of two. My mom is one of 7 and my dad is one of 4.