Poll: How many kids do you consider as having "a lot"?

sassyandskinny · May 2010

After our party last night our neighbors commented that we seemed to have a lot of kids here. ? Our friends have 4 and another due any day, so they are like an instant party anyway. ?I said this to my neighbors and she was like "Oh my, that is a lot of kids, I would lose my mind." ?They have 3, so it was funny to hear her say that 4 was a lot. ?So at what point do you personally consider a person having "a lot" of kids??

staycee · May 2010

4 - 5.

my CW just had #5 two weeks ago. I don't know how she does it.

kerivp · May 2010

I would say 4 or more is 'a lot' to me.

jbvg · May 2010

honestly, 3 seems like a lot to me. i mean...i understand having 3..but it still seems like a lot. 4 seems just absolutely crazy. but that's just my opinion.

MissLadyTay · May 2010

Four

TDFS · May 2010

4 or more

BetchySprout · May 2010

I would say about 6 is a lot to me. I have 4 sisters, and I didn't think we seemed like my family had a lot of kids.

Wedding Gurl · May 2010

I would think that 4-5 is a lot. DH and I want to have 3 and that doesn't sound too bad, but for whatever reason 4 sounds like so much more.

niceybee05 · May 2010

I think it all depends on each situation and parents. If my children where all as well behaved and calm i would love to have 4..mabye 5. Now if i had a crazy dare-devil, rebel in the bunch i would stick with two. One for DH and one for me to watch at parties and trips. I would think anything over 5 would be alot for me. It is wierd how more can make u think it is alot of children.

JennyBee0916 · May 2010

Four or more

mdluv21 · May 2010

More than 4...it almost unheard of in my area.

katib77 · May 2010

I guess because I know alot of families that have 3 that it doesn't seem odd. My BFF came from a family of 4 which is a bit much for me personally but not a LOT. I think you need to get up in the 5 or more for me to say "they have a lot of kids."

sassyandskinny · May 2010

We would like 3. ?But honsetly, seeing how well our friends do 4, and #5 will be no different I'm sure, it makes me think we could have 4. ?I have never thought this before. ?DH says no way.

I think 5 or more is when I think to myself "wow that is a lot of kids".

I have a friend that has NINE (two sets of twins, the youngest are 7 month twins, and the oldest is 14)! ?All planned, all loved, all extremely well taken care of. ?She amazes me, and so do her kids, they are all so well behaved. ?Her house is always clean, and it seems busy, but not chaotic. This does not make me want that many though. ?

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padawanonboard · May 2010

Well I don't think 4 is a lot. We want to have 4 kids, but maybe once we have one or two we may think differently. My mother is one of 9, now that I think is a lot!

scootRN · May 2010

6 is a lot of kids. DH and I plan on 4, but I wouldn't be unhappy if we end up with 5.

sassyandskinny · May 2010

LindsRockies:
I come from a big mormon family, so "a lot" of kids to me is pretty relative.? My sister has 5 of her own and 3 foster girls, my brother has 4.? I'd say anything over 6-7 is a lot of kids.

Its?definitely?relative. ?In our?circle, most ?people have three. ?I know that two is the national average, but it seems like such a small family to me, and one that we don't see too often. ?Yet, I think three is that much different!

TiDa2009 · May 2010

5+ is a lot to me. Many of my friends growing up and cousins came from families with 4 kids, so it's pretty normal to me. Although, I would never dream of having 4 of my own.

beth0874 · May 2010

I would say more than 4 but I guess it depends on the situation.

brandywine2010 · May 2010

More than 4 seems like a lot to me. There is a family at my school with 8 children and none of them were multiples. The oldest child in this family is in college and the youngest starts school next year. To each thier own. . . Big Smile

alhal · May 2010

These days, more than 3 seems like an awful lot. I'm not sure how many people can afford more than 2 or 3 in today's economy!

ecleptic · May 2010

I'll go with having 4 or more as a lot although I don't honestly see many families these days with more than 2. SIL has triplets but that wasn't much of a choice. We've leaned towards 3 and discussed 4. We'd both love to have a big family but I think anything more than 4 would just be too much for us.

ishka338 · May 2010

scootRN:
6 is a lot of kids. DH and I plan on 4, but I wouldn't be unhappy if we end up with 5.

This is us too.

rebelina1 · May 2010

IMO over 3 is "a lot".

Heather & Nayt · May 2010

5 or more sounds like alot of me. We want alot of kids, but plan on stopping at 4, anything more then that I think i'd lose my mind!! lol

Ricola · May 2010

I have been a live-in nanny in a fmaily with 5 children and found that a lot. The mother said that it doesn't make a difference really after # 3.

blondiealwayfun · May 2010

I think a lot would be 4+

sassyandskinny · May 2010

Ricola:
I have been a live-in nanny in a fmaily with 5 children and found that a lot. The mother said that it doesn't make a difference really after # 3.

Not if you have a live-in nanny actually taking care of them!!?

Ricola · May 2010

sassyandskinny:
Ricola:
I have been a live-in nanny in a fmaily with 5 children and found that a lot. The mother said that it doesn't make a difference really after # 3.
Not if you have a live-in nanny actually taking care of them!!

Hahahaha, true. :-)

She did it by herself for a year before that though. Both her and her husband have very demanding full time job and the kids were 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8 at that time. The baby stayed with her MIL and the other kids went to the private school she worked at. I don't know how she did it before I came, I was impressed.

HazelEyez24 · May 2010

I would say 4 or more as well.

kerrbear72 · May 2010

6+.

I'd love 5 but it'll never happen.

nic5606 · May 2010

For me personally, 3+. I like the idea of having one hand for each kid, so I want 2. DH wants 3. 1 would be good anytime soon.

JimsBride08 · May 2010

I think more than 3 is what most people would consider to be a lot. I'd like more than 3 myself so I'm sure I'll get plenty of comments eventually.

tmm140 · May 2010

I think 5 is pushing it.

ImaPanda · May 2010

I think more than 4 is a lot. That said, DH and I want 4, lol Smile

krwys10 · May 2010

Pattypoundcake:
I would say about 6 is a lot to me. I have 4 sisters, and I didn't think we seemed like my family had a lot of kids.

This exactly.

Except I had two sisters and a brother.

I want to have a lrage family, not many people believe me, but I come from huge families. My mom is one of 6, and my grandpa was one of 17!!!! No multiples, my great-grandpa, she was a trooper!

krwys10 · May 2010

Pattypoundcake:
I would say about 6 is a lot to me. I have 4 sisters, and I didn't think we seemed like my family had a lot of kids.

This exactly.

Except I had two sisters and a brother.

I want to have a lrage family, not many people believe me, but I come from huge families. My mom is one of 6, and my grandpa was one of 17!!!! No multiples, my great-grandpa, she was a trooper!