How many children do you want to have?

Philippines
November 20, 2009 9:59am CST
I dreamed to have a big family. I know I can do that but to face the reality I can't tend to all their needs. I'm not financially ready. For now I have my only son and I want him all the best if possible. I'm not sure or ready yet to have a second baby.
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@eubilisa (211)
• Philippines
21 Nov 09
I like this question,haha although I'm single whenever someone ask me about this question I always tell them that if possible I only want two children in the future. I want a big family but the thing is I wanna make sure that I could attend to their needs when the time comes that I have to build my own family. So i guess the two kids will do..
@cbwork6 (44)
• United States
20 Nov 09
It is a good idea to wait till you are financially ready to have another child. I have three kids and I would like to hve one more but my husband is not sure he wants another child. I have two girls and one boy. Aged 5, 3, and 8 months. I was not ready for the second child and the third was a suprise but not really. I do take birth control but we had decided to try for a third so I stopped taking it but it took 6 months to get pregnant. everyone is different but I think the longer you wait the longer it takes to get pregnant again. I hope you get to have at least two children. I don't know what I would have done with out my siblings. Good luck with everything.
@cream97 (29086)
• United States
20 Nov 09
I have three as of now.. When I was younger I wanted only two... But right now for the future I would like to have four. Two girls and two boys.. An equal match. Right now I have only two girls and one boy.. I don't want anymore right now, I am busy enough... But I would regret to ever hear myself say that I shouldn't have never had any kids... Sometimes a mother feels that way when she is frustrated and overwhelmed.. But, my babies are blessings from the Lord himself.. So I have to take my words back and into consideration..
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
20 Nov 09
I have two grown daughters one who is 28 soon to be 29, the oldest is 31. You don't say how old your son is but with the age gap between by daughters being 2 1/2 years it was not bad. My older daughter was 3 when my second daugher was born and she was a big help. What was good about this is that the clothes from my first child went to my second child. So I was able to save alot of money. As far as I know,no one is ever ready financially to have a baby. Its not much difference in feeding one more child. Its gets crazy when you have 3 or more to deal with.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
20 Nov 09
I had three kids,one daughter and 2 sons. I am contented with them...i don't want to have more kids. I want to give my kids the best of everything. Better education and good life for them. Most of all,having less kids is having better love and care for each one of them. Having a big family is a fun,and i also want to have a big happy family. I will wait till my kids got married and have a family of their own,then,...i know that will be more fun to all of us.
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
20 Nov 09
I have 2 sons! Before, I wanted so much to have a daughter. I guess, until now, I still want to have a daughter. But realistically, I don't know how I am going to provide for everything to my 2 sons. So I may or may not have given up on the daughter. Unless, of course I win the lottery tomorrow, then I would work on having the daughter.
@moneymommy (3418)
• United States
20 Nov 09
I am the proud mother of four children and the proud grandma of one grandson. I am happy I had such a big family. Although finacially it can be rough.