I’m only asking this as several years ago, back in the 1970s - 1990s, people would have several kids compared to now
I’m born in 1994 and I remember lots of people I grew up with had loads of siblings and my cousins from both my parents sides would have eight kids in them
I don’t want to go in the process of having another baby and restarting everything. The sleepless nights, screaming, baby falling ill and everything was too much for me.
In this generation, some people are sticking to one child only or having two or three kids at maximum
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i’d have a million kids if i could be a dad lol

My partner and I are considering a maximum of 5, presently it’s entirely dependent on finances and affordability so we’re taking each day as it comes

I would end it all if I had more than 2 haha I only wanted one but had twins

I currently only want 1, but if things change financially in the next year then we may have 2.

I have 2 boys and I'm done now. If my husband had his way then he'd try one more time for a girl. It really doesn't bother me not having a girl. I'm content with my 2 boys and happy they'll have each other!

I’d have had 4+ children if it hadn’t taken me 10+ years to have my daughter. I’m now too old to be thinking about having more than 2 realistically.
I’m 36 on Monday and will hopefully be ttc by the end of the year for baby number 2.
My partner only wants 2 now we’re older so it’s a happy medium, I guess.

I want 3 or 4 but probably not any more than that 😅

I get what you are saying tho I do somewhat agree,that is why I like to have the children closer in age 😁

If it weren’t for money and the world being ridiculously expensive, my husband and I would happily have 4 but as of right now we want 3

Happily one and done.

We have 6 and we are done

My dads one of 12 and my mums one of 8 😵💫😵💫😂 Gone are the days when family was so big. Ive seen 4-5-6 kids but I’m in church and church is often where you still see big families nowadays. 3 kids is a great number for me. Plus the fact that I’m 40 this year and my social life and hobbies back up full swing, I’ve found myself again it would have to be on hold and some things cancelled/postponed if I fall pregnant now so 3 is great for me. My kids have lots of Uncles and Aunties which I’m grateful for.

So growing up I wanted 6 kids but when I got married we thought we will just have one kid but I had twins. I am now a mom of 3 and I'm done.

Wanted 3 until I had my first and PPD & PPA hit me so bad. At the moment, I feel too scared to even think of having more but hopefully I'll become courageous & mentally strong and go on to have more babies. I'd like a 4 year age gap so I still have time ☺️

I have one my partner would like to have 6 he always wanted a big family he has 2 from previous relationship
Before I had my daughter I wanted 3 however the pregnancy was high risk and had to get induced and I’m not sure I’m ready to go through that again just yet

We’d love 4, planning number 3 next year and we will see what time brings.
I grew up in a huge family of cousins, my gran was one of 15 herself. I love a big family but it’s harder nowadays for lots of reasons.
Money isn’t the reason for restricting our family to maybe 3/4, it’s the lack of help. If the grandparents and family lived nearby, I’d have had 6 of the wee buggers by now.

I always wanted 4 or 5, but being in a same sex relationship, we're happy to have 2 but if not possible we'd be happy with our little girl x