How many kids do you have/want

I have one son and I’m really thinking I only want one but me and my husband both have siblings (me two, him 8) and I just don’t want to regret not giving my baby a sibling. Do you find life easier and more affordable with just one or do you think at least two is the way to go.

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I have two and don’t want any more. I think one is easier but I wanted mine to have a sibling.

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what’s the age gap for yours?

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only 1.5 years. I wanted two but then it happened earlier but happy for it now. They are still 1 and 2.5 so hoping it will become easier when they grow a bit further and can play more with each other.

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I have 2 and 33 weeks pregnant with my third. I think i’m done after I give birth unless I decide in 10 years I want another LoL

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We're planning to be two and done, with around a 5 year age gap.

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I have two and currently pregnant with my 3rd. I think I might be done but I still want to leave the door option to have more if I decide to.

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I have two and we are stopping there. 2.5 years apart. I would do further apart if I could. 2 in daycare is expensive.

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My son is 3 and I'm 14 weeks pregnant with a girl. We'll be done after #2

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I have 8 😬😬🤣🤣😅😅😂😂🤦🏾‍♀️

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We’re planning for two. But I don’t want two under 2, so will probably start trying when baby boy is approaching 2. Plus the 9months they’ll ideally be 3 years apart.

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We have one and she is 4. We contemplated having one more so she could have a sibling but once we realized that was our only reason for another one we decided to just have her 🩷

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I have two children and want two more when I'm more financially set in life. My oldest son is 3 and my youngest son is almost 2 months. My oldest will be 4 in October so they are technically 3.5-4 years apart in age.

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I had siblings on my dads side but lived with my mom growing up as an only child. Wayyyy preferred being an only child if that helps at all lol I may be one and done too!

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We have 1 she’s nearly 4 and pregnant with number 2, we wasn’t going to have anymore but we decided if we were going to do it, it would be the perfect age gap as our little girl is starting full time school in September. Plus we don’t want to live with regrets of not giving her a sibling! X

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We are pregnant with the second and we would both like 3 but have to see how we cope with 2 and what the situation is financially. I have a brother but always wanted another sibling and my husband is one of 3

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We've got 5 kids. We had 2 and when they were about 5/6 we had another one (I really wanted a girl 🤣), and 2 more followed after her. They're 11, 10, 4, 2 and 9 months. We're done now. I'm starting to get back to work and really look forward to some me time when they're all out of the house for school/ nursery 😅
I wouldn't say life is easier with more kids but they can keep each other busy and the older ones love to help with the little ones. We're doing good financially. We kept alot of the older boys toys back then. It'd be pricey if they all went to clubs I guess but we're living in a very small place and there aren't really any clubs on so the older ones just go out with their friends and play atm

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I have 3 beautiful daughters

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I have 5

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I have two and would love at least three. If we had the room and the money, I’d have 6!

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I have 3 and operated myself to not have more besides me wanting to afford good life for my kids In todays economy without having to provide for more my health made my pregnancys horrible my first is 13 my second 3 and my last 1, my first and second age gap is 10 years and yes I wish I did it sooner and my son sometimes says he wish his siblings was closer to his age however I will say do not feel pressured off of anyone else’s experience do what makes you truly happy. You can always use birth control for right now till you feel ready. 🫶🏼🫶🏼

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I have 2 and more than happy with not having anymore. I would’ve only had 1 but I have 2 sisters that are my world and didn’t want my oldest to not have that experience, she was literally crying for a sibling to play with but now our youngest is here I’m so glad we went for it as our family is complete with her. With the way the economy is now, having anymore would be so stressful financially.

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At least two

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I have one but desperately trying for a second!

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I have 2 that are 21 months apart and it is a challenge but I love it! I'd like at least one more and then we shall see where we go from there. One is for sure easier! Two under two is pure chaos but I am getting used to it and loving it 🥰

The way I look at it is, how do I want my family's table to look during holidays once they are grown? I'd love a table full of my kiddos and their spouses and if they so choose grand babies! My partner and I only have one sibling each but our parents had 4+ so we are trying to find the balance that works best for us.

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I’m pregnant with no5 and I just wanted 2 I’m going have 5 under 5 come September

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I wanted to stick with one.. i ended up having a second because i wanted my boy to have a sibling and my husband really wanted a second. I am thankful we did it but I have to be honest the first 2 months was brutal mentally. I love my second with all my heart but i struggled to bond and get in the groove of things with him this time around and it was 100% because i let myself be talked into a second pregnancy/child. I had a lot of anger and resentment with my husband in the very beginning and still have moments where I feel that way when things are difficult with a 4 month old and a 3 year old. I wouldn't take my decision back but i would recommend really thinking what YOU want and how you feel before having #2 just to give your first a sibling. It's not just adding a new baby it's also the change for your older kid. Mine did great for a bit but once the honey moon phase was over he started acting out and having regressions (all super normal but very hard to deal with when sleep deprived in the newborn stage)

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2. I would have definitely been easier and cheaper with one.

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I have 1 baby but he's got 5 siblings on his dad's side but I do want another baby but it all depends on my body as any pregnancy will be high risk for me

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I have three and I wanted two 🤣 We got twins the second time round.
One is definitely easier, and you get your life back sooner! But we wanted our son to have a sibling as he doesn’t have and aunties/uncles/cousins.

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I always wanted 2 but after it taking 6 years and a miscarriage before getting pregnant with my daughter I'm one and done.

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