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How many kids do you want? What would be there ideal spacing? do other family members want you to have more or less?
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3 (MAYBE - big maybe - 4). Ideal spacing for me was 3 years but we got the baby itch sooner than that so 1 and 2 are 25 months apart. We're aiming for 2 and 3 to be between 2 1/2 and 3 (or 3 1/2) years apart. I think in general our family is supportive of however many kids we want to have although I sometimes get the feeling that my mother-in-law questions whether I can handle more than 2. Some days I think she might be right .
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We've talked about possibly having three and we'd want them 2 to 3 years apart. I know that my mom would be happy if we had a dozen!
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Doesn't matter how many I want! I have 7 and that is all I can have.
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We have always talked about having 6 and living in a big old farmhouse in the country. So, that is our goal. I love my kids!!! They are all spaced about 2.5 years apart or a little less. We have one in September, one in February, and one in May. So, dh says we need to have one in the summer months and then we could have a baby from every season. So, we are shooting for sometime next summer to have another one!! And, you are all the first ones to know it. Our families don't really care one way or the other. My mom has always said that she wanted a ton of grandkids and she is already up to 6, so she could stand a few more, I am sure!!!
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We are very content with 2. I originally wanted my kids 2 years apart, but by the time ds was 1 I decided that 3 years apart would much better for me. Ds was fully potty trained when dd was born so I didn't have to deal with 2 in diapers.
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mine first 2 are 19 months apart, 2 and 3 are 21 months apart and 3 and 4 are 17 months apart. I love that they all play really well together and will grow up together. As for a final number of kids...I don't know. I know I need 2-3 years between the baby and the next one if not more.
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Our first 2 are 21 months apart. Then #2 and #3 will be 2 yrs. 9 months apart. We don't really know our magic number yet. We have always said 4 kids. We will have to see our we feel after this one is born. Maybe we will feel complete and not need anymore. Maybe we won't feel complete with 4 and have #5. I am only 26(almost). We still have some good child bearing years left.
As for family, I don't think it much of their business. I think they would be supportive as long as we can afford and take care of all the kids we have. They wouldn't want us being a baby factory and borrowing money all the time or having kids in rags and eating beans every night.