Will you have another?

[Suzie and Faith]

My OH keeps talking about our next baby (as well as this one)! And when we were looking at houses to rent he kept saying how 3 bedrooms would be useful so we don't have to move again when the NEXT one is born!

I think i'm still in shock that i'm having this one! I always said i wanted a big family... but i also said i wasn't going to have kids until I was at least 25 (i'm 20)...

Maybe it's easier for him to think about the next one as he isn't going through the same aches and stresses that us mummys do!

I '*think* i'd like another baby, with not too huge an age gap (maybe a couple of years?) but i'm not sure and don't think I will be until i'm settled with this one... so who knows....

 

[muppetmummy]

I'd like another one but OH would go nuts! It took 5 years to convince him to have number 2!

 

[debecca]

YEAH!

More than one child but fewer than 16. Which is what my grandma had. No wonder she died at 43

 

[Suzie and Faith]

16!!!!!
ouch and woah! I wonder if people who have easier pregnancies have more kids...

my mum had 5.. which i think is a lot (though we are very spread out!)

 

[*Cupcake*]

Everyones asking me about "the next one" it makes me mad lol I mean let me have this one first. I only want 1. My OH wants 2 and my Mom is trying to convince me I *need* to have another. She said its crule to only have one.

 

[Sherlock]

No ones really asked us about do we want more.

I'm 37 now and turn 38 in October. If all goes well with this one, chances are we'll try for a second when I stop breastfeeding around 6 months. It could take us 6 months, maybe a year or more till we conceive again and time is not on our side. We've talked about it and feel this is what we hope to do anyways.

Plus I don't want to be having a baby the other side of 40. So if it hasn't happened then, that'll be it for me.

 

[Manda&Thomas]

me and hubby want between 4 and 6 kids, we are going to start trying for anouther one in jan next year
manda xx

 

[nikkimitch]

This is my last - I have been pregnant 6 times since 2000 - the first two miscarried but are not forgotten. After the first baby we tried again straight away but didnt get a bfp until I stopped BF at 6 months - same after dd was born so we have a 17 month then 19 month gap. After the third it took a lot longer - think the exhaustion of three children worked well as a contraceptive there will be a 3 1/2 year age gap this time - any bigger gap and I might have wanted to try for a fifth but I am exhusted and dont think it is fair - especially on my eldest (age 6) to keep being pregnant and knackered - we want to start having mroe adventurous holidays etc so this is definitely the last and I am going to enjoy every minute

 

[cinnamon81]

I think I'll be happy to stop at one, just can't picture myself with any more running around.

I've felt crap being pregnant so thats probably putting me off too. But I'm only 27 so never say never and all....

 

[daftscotslass]

I was an only child and was desperate to have a brother or sister most of my life. My OH loves his big sister to bits so we would definitely think of having another (though ask me again after giving birth, lol).

While this LO wasn't entirely planned we would definitely have started trying in the next year or so anyway as we both have good jobs and had just bought a place together. However we would like to stay in this place for a while because we love it - it's not big enough for a family of four though, unfortunately. Who knows - next step marriage methinks!

 

[Minime]

Your hubby is a wise man We're getting a tad cramped here and can't face moving yet so think ahead!

Eefie will be 16 months when LO is born, age was a factor in having them that close as OH is 40 and I'm 35 so time not exactly on our side. We discussed when I was preg with eefie and asked on here and the responses were to try for 12-18 months apart plus I wanted them in consequtive years at school so we only had a narrow band.

 

[Charlie:-)]

Both me 7 hubby would like another, we would both like to have 2 with about 2 years or so between.

We thought about bedroom space when we bought our house together before we were married so we already knew how we both felt on children/family size.

 

[sazzylou]

i reckon this will be my last one

I never really wanted more than one toddler at home (my SIL has 2 kids under 3 and i just know i'd find it hard...i know my limits, lol) so the plan was to wait until Beth started school before we had another one, which has worked out perfectly

Thing is , Martins 35 (im 28 ) and if we waited until this LO was on her way to school he'd be about 40 ish and he's said he doesnt want a newborn when he's that age!!

I dunno....never say never eh? I did say when i start getting broody again he can buy me the puppy ive always been after and that should put an end to it 2 kids is fine though, its enough

 

[DaisyRose]

Hi,

This will almost certainly be my last as it took me years to persuade OH and he's not exactly ok with the idea even now!!! If OH and I break up (which could be on the cards - not sure) I guess there's always a small chance I may meet someone else and have another but it's highly unlikely as I think 3 is enough for me, and I am 34 now!!!

I just hope I don't feel broody again after this one - the feeling of wanting to do it all over again was overwhelming after the first 2!!!

 

[Happybunny]

I really have no idea if we will have another child. OH is strongly convinced that second children are difficult and that we will do a much better job with one child.
I can see where he gets his ideas, there are lots of examples in both our families and friend group where the first child is lovely and the second is stroppy or lazy etc....however, I really love children and I would hate to think our child was lonely. I am really close to my sister and I know loads of people who have two/three four children who are all lovely.

Who knows, maybe he will change his mind....

 

[Suzie and Faith]

I know what he means about the 2nd child thing. Whilst i'm 4 out of 5 (of my mums) i am the first of what mum calls her '2nd generation' of children - there are 14 years between me and my older sister and even more between me and my older brothers.

There is 5 years between me and my younger brother and he definitely causes more hassle than i even did or could.

Me and OH used to joke about having 10 kids... but I guess whatever i decide i'm not constrained by time yet. I just think kids closer in age are great, the 5 years between me and my brother is a bit too much so we weren't close growing up.

 

[jools02]

This is DEFINITELY my last, I don't think my body could take another! My husband was always happy to just have one but I always wanted two children as I think its cruel to only have one and for it to be an only child. Hubby says he's getting the snip after this though so that's fine by me!

 

[fifi211]

This will be our last, don't think I could go through all this again, don't really enjoy being pregnant but I enjoy the bit were you get the baby so maybe I will change my mind

 

[BabyMagic]

My OH would like to have 4 children. As with the others I am just focusing having this one out first.

I have a brother and would definitely like more than one child, and at the moment four doesn't sound too bad either. I think we will 'try' for a second baby as soon as I stop breastfeeding. Perhaps after that I could wait a little longer before having the third one though...

I am going to be 30 later this year so cannot leave it until too late. Also I never want to take having children as granted (my mum had loads of problems to get pregnant in the first place, so far I've been fine)...

 

[lfc_sarah]

I do...

My OH wants at least 4!!