I always wanted a big family. Before I was married I wanted 6 kids. However as I’ve aged and after becoming a mother after the birth of our 1st child I’ve decided the 3 is the maximum that I can handle for now.
Here is a list of 10 reasons which 3 kids are enough for now.
- It has been very tiring taking care of a super active girl and her two older brothers( 4 and 7yrs old) solo. I don’t think I have extra energy for another kid.
- 3 car seats is the maximum number that we can fit in our car… no more.
- We have one girl and two boys and I don’t want another boy to add to the family dynamics.
- It’s expensive to have another kid. Everything has to be quadruple!!
- I don’t want to neglect any of the kids with them growing up at different rates.
- I want to reclaim my freedom sooner and get back my uninterrupted sleep at night. As if my 14 mth old still rooms in with us as she wakes up 3-4 times nightly!!
- It’s difficult enough going shopping for groceries with three..what then four!!
- I want each kid to get the best from me and do not want our finances to be extremely strained because of another kid.
- R always wanted a girl and now that we have Tiger girl his wish is fulfilled.
- A family of FIVE sounds much better then a family of six or more.
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Stasha
November 22, 2011 at 6:03 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
Family of five does sound great! Yours is beautiful!
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Jenny @ I'm a full-time mummy
November 22, 2011 at 6:49 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
I’m currently happy with our family of 4, 1 boy 1 girl, me and hubby, balance! You know, my SIL really did has 6 kids and she homeschools all of them! Respect!
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Kiddothings
November 22, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
I really don’t know how you do it solo with 3. I salute you. Looks like you are pretty decided on 3!
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christina
November 22, 2011 at 9:10 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
gorgeous family!
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Jessica
November 22, 2011 at 11:07 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
You have a beautiful family!
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Beth
November 23, 2011 at 10:31 am (UTC 8) Link to this comment
I always wanted a lot of kids too, lol. Then, I didn’t meet my husband until my late 20′s and it took us a while to be able to have the first. We went right ahead and had another 15 months later, worried that we would have trouble again. Oh my, that rocked my world! 2 in diapers has been crazy! And our kids still wake up several times a night too. Just remember that it is all temporary, and then we will miss them being so young
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Dominique
November 23, 2011 at 11:32 pm (UTC 8) Link to this comment
@Beth,
thanks for the encouragement.. I’m awaiting for the day my #3 sleeps through.. it has been broken sleep for the past 8 yrs and counting.
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