[LittleSister]

Hi there, just wondered... How many kids do you have!?

And ... Is it much harder than having say just 1 or 2 kids?

Why did you decide to have a large family? (or did it just happen?) Thanks

I'm curious as my sister has 8 kids! She really loves children so I guess that's why she had so many... They were all from the same marriage. I think she had 2 sets of twins. Started at 15 as far as i'm aware. She's a half sister that I haven't met yet... Anyone have this many???

Oh and - if you don't mind... Is it a struggle financially?

[reng]

I have 3 soon to be 4.

Is it harder than one or two? It is more time consuming and you need to be more organised. "Harder" is a personal thing.

I decided to have a big family because it felt right. I'm an organised, practical person, with a big heart. I love watching them grow and develop, become their own little people with their own strengths and weaknesses. I also come from a big family, so perhaps that's part of the puzzle.

Is it a struggle financially? The answer is different for everyone. I'm fortunate enough to have married someone who is on a flying career path, so every time we get to a point where we have outgrown something (like a car, or currently the house) he seems to get a promotion and pay rise! I also work part time in my own business, which pays for daycare and fun holidays. We might have a reasonable amount of money, but we also spend it carefully and prioritise it.

[Kelgar73]

Hi there. I have 6 children.


When I met my current partner we both had 2 children each and then we decided to have two more. So we are a bit of a mixed family. The ages of my kids range from 1 year, 2 years, 6 years, 8 years, 9 years and 16 years old.

It was not always my plan to have a large family but I love it. It is however harder than just having 2 children but I found once you have 3 kids or more the numbers don't really make any difference. There are times when we have the kids friends over and it is no different than having our six.

However it does take a lot of organising. There is much to remember with school excursions and events and so on.

I wouldn't change it for the world.

[threelittlegems]

I have three kids and find it really hard work.

However, the issue for me is that I work from home, whilst looking after the kids. If I wasn't working, I am sure I would enjoy them a great deal more.

Also, there is a five year age gap between the first two - so I have now had preschoolers for nine years and have another three years to go. That is a long time to be looking after really small children and it seems there is no end to it.

Today I am overwhelmed and exhausted. If you asked me the same question on a different day, you would get a different answer.

ETA - Despite how difficult I find it, I wouldn't change it for the world either.


This post has been edited by threelittlegems: 29/11/2011, 01:24 PM

[CrunchyNut]

We have 5!

[Puffin]

4!

[Shell14]

14

Eta, it's extremely hard and extremely wonderful all at the same time.

This post has been edited by Shell14: 29/11/2011, 03:33 PM

[LittleSister]

14

Eta, it's extremely hard and extremely wonderful all at the same time.

HOLY !!! My boyfriends grandmother had 14 kids... But you rarely hear of that many kids now days

[1/2aDozen]

We have six. Like Michelle said... hard but wonderful.

[lustreless]

5

It's hard and I get sick of the snide remarks.