If money was no issue

[Freyja]

If money was no issue, how many children would you want to have?

I could very well see myself having 1 if not 2 more children if I could afford a bigger house, bigger car, staying at home and still maintaining our current lifestyle. Won´t happen and luckily I´m very content with what I have. 5 children are literally a handful and I consider myself very blessed

 

[cheermom1]

I have 2 and dh has 3 so together we have 5 and NO WAY do I want any more - i thought i did till I married dh then we have his kids every other weekend and holiday - NO NO NO thank you!!

 

[mickeyboat]

I really would probably just stick with the 2 that I have. Money isn't the only concern for me. I don't feel I have the time, patience and energy to handle more than 2. When DD#2 was born I felt a slight sense of guilt that I was taking something away from her by being a parent to another child. I got over it, but didn't forget it - so for me, 2 is enough.

Denae

 

[PatsMom]

Money wasn't the reason I stopped at one child. I am very happy with just my DD. I also have two older step children who were pretty much grown by the time I started dating DH - they were 18 and 20 so I've never been close to them.

 

[punkin]

Last week, DH was looking at a picture of our two girls when they were 7 and 1, and said he wanted another baby. Luckily that is not a possibility because two are definitely enough.

 

[lisadr]

I have 1. I probably would not have more than 2 or 3. I love my DD, but I am satisfied with just her-I guess I'm just weird.

 

[SC Minnie]

1 is enough for us. Money was not the issue but time, patience, and medical issues.

 

[Scornelius]

I'd be like the Duggars, but through adoption. DH and I have plans to do as much as we can through fostering and adopting of Canadian children. Nothing against foreign adoption, but there are so many children right here who are long past the 'desirable' adoption age, and we want to give them the best shot we can.

I think I'd also probably just quite birth control, and let fate take it's course. I wouldn't try, but wouldn't prevent, kwim?

 

[joviroxx]

I have 2. But if money was not an issue which would give me more room, maids, etc. I would have loved to have at least 1 more if not 2more.

 

[dislal]

I wish I would have had 1 more, as far back as I can remember I always wanted four kids 2 boys 2 girls (even though you never get what you think you want ) Now that my kids are older and I see the light at the end of the tunnel I some days wish I would have had one more right after DS8 was born. I think it is too late now, because I like my kids closer in age.

I guess I will just be grateful and thankful for the three great kids I alrealy have.

 

[Cool-Beans]

I used to say I'd take 20 or 30, but now I'm too flippin old. I'll stick to babysitting and wait for grandchildren.

 

[freckles and boo]

Money really isn't an issue, but I am content with my two for many, many reasons.

Both my kids have ADHD and one of them is also autistic. The chances of having another child with autism rise if you already have one child affected. While I could handle just about anything that comes my way, I know caring for a newborn would make it more difficult for me to keep up with the needs of my girls. They are doing very, very well right now and I wouldn't want to upset the apple cart.

I also have a career that I have neglected quite a bit since my kids were born. I need to do some things for myself and I tend to be a martyr-mommy. If I had more kids I know I would continue to put own desires on the back burner.

Plus, at 42, I have no interest in being pregnant again. I loved it and I am over it. Perhaps if I had had my first baby at 23 instead of 33 I would have had more.

 

[Monte Cristo]

One is plenty for me...

 

[Freyja]

I'd be like the Duggars, but through adoption. DH and I have plans to do as much as we can through fostering and adopting of Canadian children. Nothing against foreign adoption, but there are so many children right here who are long past the 'desirable' adoption age, and we want to give them the best shot we can.

I think I'd also probably just quite birth control, and let fate take it's course. I wouldn't try, but wouldn't prevent, kwim?

I think it´s great that you would like to adopt and foster
However, I couldn´t help but laugh at the comment in bold. If it works for your, wonderful! I just know that I would probably end up with 25 kids that way. Got pregnant for the first time when I was 15 and have become pregnant 5 times since (one miscarriage). 4 of those times I became pregnant as soon as I had no birth control. I seem to be extremely fertile.

 

[Piglets Mommy]

I'm content with the 2 that I have.

 

[Pigeon]

I wouldn't have more than two under any circumstances. Dh and I both grew up in large families, and we wouldn't do that to our kids. The money is the least of the issues.

 

[Laura]

I wouldn't give birth to any more, but we'd adopt some kids, definitely. How many? Maybe two more.

 

[NY Disney fan]

If money (& physical energy wasn't an issue), I'd have 10, Duggar-style on a large plot of land, a big house and homeschool. And I'd adopt.

 

[JVL1018]

I would have the 2 I have.
We thought we'd probably have 3 kids, but after our second was born, that thought just sort of went away as time went on-not a money issue, it was a patience issue, LOL!

 

[Freyja]

I wouldn't have more than two under any circumstances. Dh and I both grew up in large families, and we wouldn't do that to our kids. The money is the least of the issues.

Interesting. Most people I know who grew up in large families loved it. Except in those cases where money, or lack there of, was an issue.

I´m not saying that´s how it was in your case, it obviously wasn´t.