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MyBoyz wrote: Just curious... how many kids do you have and are you planning on having any more? Are you happy with what you have? Those of you with 3 kids did you really notice a huge difference once they were born?

My husband only wanted 1, I want 3 and we have 2 now so I suppose that is a good happy medium. We are both very happy with our boys and my husband hasn't said no to a 3rd but he hasn't said yes either. Even tho I'm not ready for a thrid right now I think if we stop at 2 I am always going to wonder about the possible 3rd....does that make any sense.

kim62377 replied: Hey Lisa! Welcome to the forum - I am new as well - what I have learned in the short time I've been here that I can tell you is that you're in GREAT company! Everyone here is wonderful and very supportive. In reply to your post - I am 27 & ttc#1 so my input on this subject isn't really from actually knowing about being a parent. All I can say is how much I want to be! How long have you and your DH been married? How old are you? Have you ever had an M/C or had trouble ttc? Just a few questions - wondered about your situation. I myself think that children are PRECIOUS although at times I do have a hard time w/ my emotions. I imagine once sweet hubby and I finally are able to have our first 'little miracle' we just won't be able to stop! Once again welcome to the forum! We are so glad you found us! Talk back at ya soon!

MyBoyz replied: Hi and thanks for the Welcome We have been married for a little over 4.5 years. I am 25 and my DH is 26. I've been pregnant 3 times. My 1st pregnancy ended in a m/c when I was 12 weeks along....that was sad but we figure everything happens for a reason and slowly moved on. My 2nd pregnancy went well except i went into preterm labor at 35 weeks(the day of my baby shower..go figure) although I did get to the hospital in time for them to stop labor altogether. So for the last month I walked around at 5cm and was fully dialated...I ended up being induced becuz they stopped it too well With this last pregnancy I went into preterm labor again when I was 36 weeks and they tried to stop it but this little guy just wanted to come. It was a very fast labor and my little man had the umbilical cord wrapped around his chest and shoulder so tightly it was causing to have trouble breathing. He came out blue but he has had no problems since they removed the cord. He pinked right up We feel very lucky becuz he is perfectly healthy Well thats my past in a nutshell Thanks again for the Welcome. I welcome you here too

3forme replied: Hi! I haven't had a chance to welcome you yet! WELCOME! Our 3rd was a *surprise* but if I had to do it all over again I would! I really didn't notice a difference. Except for the fact that I had gotten way past the baby stage and felt like I was sort of starting over. We won't have anymore. The funny thing is when I was in college a friend did the "pencil" test on me (dangling a pencil over my forearm) and it said I would have a boy, girl, then another boy. It was exactly right! LOL! I thought of that a lot when I got pg with Adam. He completes our family so much. Talk to your DH at length and get his feelings. Maybe he wants to wait and see before thinking about a 3rd one. It is a hard decision. My sister only has one and she is always laughing because it is kind of like a circus around here sometimes! LOL! Good luck with your decision!

GavinsMommy replied: i want at least 3...ideally 4 or 5...

i know it takes a toll on our bodies but what is life w/o a house full of children???

they make the world go round!

i love my baby and i can't imagine loving even one more...how exciting!

MomToMany replied: In a perfect world, I'd have a dozen, but DH won't go for that! I have 5 now (3 boys and 2 girls), and want more. I told DH that I always felt like there was someone "missing" from our family. Once they are all here, then we will stop.

I did that test on my arm, and it said BBBGGBG. I have BBBGG right now, so it says 2 more in our future!

texasp3 replied: Hi there!

I've always wanted a house FULL of kids. But I have this old fashioned hang-up about there being a father/husband in the picture, ya know. I had my first baby (Michael) when I was 22 and by the time he was three his Dad and I were divorced. *sigh* SO not part of the plan.

So, I trundled along as a single Mom for years, figuring I was blessed to have one such perfectly wonderful child. When Michael was six and a half, I met my husband. We dated for a long time before settling down. We've been together 9 years, and married for 5 of those. One of the big decisions I had to make with him had to do with the fact that, while he really wanted a family, he didn't want a baby. He loved my older son to bits and still does.

Well, obviously I decided that sometimes you have to let go of certain dreams in order to fulfill others. But, lucky, lucky me! He hit his late 30s and something went click inside of him. One day on the way home from work, he announced that he wanted a baby after all. By then I was 37 and could have thumped him for waiting until my body was that old! Two months later, we were pregnant with Gabriel! WooHoo!!

It wasn't an easy pregnancy - I went into pre-term labor at 29 weeks, was on bedrest for 5 weeks and couldn't make it past 36 weeks... but we gave Gabriel the time he needed and he was born small but perfectly healthy! And he's not small anymore! He's almost a year old now and weighs close to 25 pounds!

I'm done birthin' babies - this last one nearly did me in. I had a lot of serious complications before and after he was born. If our finances are good, we may adopt... who knows. DH keeps telling me it's lucky he didn't figure out how much he loved babies earlier or we'd be flat broke with six kids in the house and no idea how to feed them!!

Kaitlin'smom replied: Whats the pencil test?

anyway welcome. I currently have 1 child and I am not sure if I want another. We have talked about the possibilty of 2 but that woudl be our limit.

When I was a kid I wanted like 8, boy has that changed.

MomToMany replied:
Take anything heavy (a ring, pencil, safety pin) and slip a piece of string through it. Hold it about 1/2 inch above the inside of your wrist. For a boy, it will swing back & forth across your wrist. For a girl, it will swing down along your arm towards your elbow. It will spin in a circle in between kids, and will stop on its own when its done.

cdefmomma replied: Hi!
I have 4 kids. 3 boys and one girl. We are more than likely done. I love having 4 and if it wasn't for me having repeat c-sections I would have 6 more. But My body just can't handle anymore c-sections.

cdefmomma replied: oh crap I just did the pencil test and it says I am going to have another boy and then another girl. Oh no. I hope that is not true. Maybe one more but definatly not two more. Does it have to be true?

5littleladies replied: Hi and Welcome!

I have 3 kids, am pregnant with our 4th, and our plan is to have one more after this. I don't know if I will be content to stop there though so I guess we will see. The transition from 2 to 3 was easier for me than the transition from 1 to 2. I had no problems adjusting at all. But I have heard of people say how difficult the transition was for them so it really does depend on the person. Good luck with whatever you decide and welcome again!

3boys4me replied: Hi... I have 3 boys. I would love to have more. I had high risk pregnancies. I was lucky to have #3. I had my tubes tied because of the Dr's recommendation.

A&A'smommy replied: I have one right now and we wont be able to have anymore for a little while but I hope to have at least 2more and adopt one I was four kids altogether.

mammag replied: Hello! I have 4 (see below ) I thought the transition from 2 to 3 was easy. Going from 3 to 4 was harder because they were getting older and I thought I was done. It is a circus around here but I can't imagine life without the chaos! I would be tempted to have another just to try for another girl but I don't think my body can take anymore and dh doesn't want to go through it again.




I completely agree with this!

jolene555 replied: hmmm . . . that pencil test said i would have 7 girls - yikes!!

anyways, we have 2 altogether - barry's son nathan (2) and our daughter georgia(1). i've always wanted at least 4 - and barry was more than conent with none. but he's happy and i think i'll get my 4.

mammag replied: The pencil test had told me I would have 4 g/b/g/b I did get 4 but it's g/b/b/b

MyBoyz replied: The string test says i'm going to have boy boy girl and then it stops. I told Jeremy(my DH) and he just laughed at me. Then he says well we better stop than becuz girls are so much harder to raise than boys and winks. So what is that suppose to mean

MomToMany replied: I don't know why girls would be harder to raise??? That's ridiculous! I'll have to have a talk with your DH!

MyBoyz replied: lol. Please talk some sense into him! I don't know why girls would be harder to raise either. He claims with boys you don't have to worry about them needing bras, having their periods, buying makeup and getting pregnant at a young age....which is true but I think he is just using that as an excuse becuz he grew up with 2 sisters and doesn't get along with either of them.

mammag replied: I'm sure it's not this way for everyone but my 3 boys put together are easier than my one girl She's a major drama queen! But you know I wouldn't trade her for anything in the world! DH thinks shes harder because of the whole dating thing that is to come.

loveydad replied: We have 7 and 2 grandkids and one more on the way. Tav wants at least 1 more but is leaning towards 2.

MyBoyz replied: I don't know anything about raising a girl. I grew up with brothers and most of my friends were guys. Therefore I might find it harder to raise a girl too.... but then again maybe not. I think it all depends on the child. One of my brothers was a royal pain in the *ss for my parents but he only acted that way for my parents...not exactly sure why.

MyBoyz replied: WOW Viggo! that sounds like you have your hands full....but I'm sure you love it I know when I was growing up between me and my brothers and all of our friends there was always a house full of kids that my parents fed and watched. They always seemed to enjoy it too. I'm looking forward to that kind of crazyiness someday

loveydad replied: Oh it's awesome. I wouldn't have it any other way.

I want another set of twins, or triplets! But of course the odds of that happening are about 1 and 1 billion! LMAO

Know what I really want? Quints!!! LMAO

I can't wait for baby brooklyn!!

iluvmysweetiepies replied: Nope Not anymore over here. We have 5 girls, and while DH I'm sure would like to try one more time for a boy, I think we have our hands full as it is and there's no more room in the car or the house for more kids. I always wanted five and that's what we got!

MomToMany replied:
I have 5 sisters and 1 brother. I get along with all of them (for the most part). But in my opinion, you have to worry about the same types of things with a boy; puberty, clothes, and getting girls pregnant. So a girl isn't much different.

3xsthefun replied: Hello and Welcome!!

I'm 23(will be 24 in few months) and my husband is 35, we have been married for 5 1/2 years. We have 2 girls Kaitlynn(5) and Maegan(15 months), I would love to have one more child. My husband is not totally set against it but he said he doesn't want be 65 when our kids get out of highschool.

I just don't think right now is the right time for us to have another child right now. We have gone through so much in our life in the last 2 months.

I am happy with the 2 kids that we have and if we don't have anymore. Then I just think that is the way things were meant to be.