I'm just curious, with all of the new pregnancies and ttc ladies...what family size are you going for? How many of us are 1 and done? Reply below (I love these polls, so I'm going to throw one out there now and then).
What is your ideal family size? 106 votes
One and done, thank you!
14%15 votes
Two, we're replacing our selves and then we're done!
I said 3 but we will see. DD has been a tough baby and I didn't have an easy pregnancy. If hypothetical number 2 is the same we may be done but if 2 and 3 are easy we may even go for 4. We will see.
11/2010 Diagnosed with PCOS
10/31/11 M/C at 9 weeks 1/12/13 DD was born 4/9/16 DS was born 9/17 CP 6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
I voted for 3, I want a big family but don't want a minivan or to have to buy a 4 bedroom house! Twins run in our family on both DH and my side so I'm hoping 3 doesn't end up being 4...yikes!
I voted for 4. We shall see though. I've always wanted 4, but DH never saw himself having more than 2. He is now on board for #3 (start TTC in a week!), and says that we'll see how we are handling 3 before saying yes or no to a 4th kid.
I voted 6, lol. Unlike Jsbosarge, I was counting my two SKs. So, I want to give birth to at least three more, BUT, we are open to as many as we get. DH is significantly older than me so we joke that we need to "make a lot of babies" so that at least one of them makes enough money to take care of me when DH is gone. ;-) We use NFP and are always open to life, so who knows where we'll end up, family-wise. But yeah, ideally, 3 more of my own bebes.
We would love to have another child but with IF we don't know if that will be possible. If we do get pregnant a 2nd time and it is also a girl DH would like to try for a boy. So 2-3 but more than likely only 1 due to IF.
I used to always say I wanted 3 that were about two years apart each but now that I actually have a child I'm leaning towards just 2 and closer to three or four years apart.
I had an easy pregnancy but the whole newborn stage was really overwhelming for me. Plus my husbands work schedule makes me fly solo a great deal so I'd already be outnumbered with two! But who knows what the future holds.
Before we had kids, I wanted 2-3, but now we are very seriously considering being OAD. I'm really happy with our family how it is and have trouble imagining it with more members.
In the past I always wanted 3 children but between starting a family late, divorce, and unexpected additional responsibilities it looks like I'm going to be a one and done Mom.
I have a coworker who said that he only wanted 2, but his wife wanted 6. Guess how many they have.... 6! Aged 9, 7, 6, 4, 3, 1. Freakin' adorable family!
Re: What is your ideal family size?
DH:34 - Me: 33
Emmaline Winifred - 1.25.2013
Wesley Daniel - 7.24.2014
#3 EDD - 6.24.2018
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
I had an easy pregnancy but the whole newborn stage was really overwhelming for me. Plus my husbands work schedule makes me fly solo a great deal so I'd already be outnumbered with two! But who knows what the future holds.
Before we had kids, I wanted 2-3, but now we are very seriously considering being OAD. I'm really happy with our family how it is and have trouble imagining it with more members.
I have a coworker who said that he only wanted 2, but his wife wanted 6. Guess how many they have.... 6! Aged 9, 7, 6, 4, 3, 1. Freakin' adorable family!