How many kids can you handle?

[JASMAK]

I have 3, but also often have my sisters 3 while she goes on trips etc.... I wish I was able to have more. I would have loved 4. Feel blessed to have 3.

 

[RachA]

We are all shaped by our own experiences. I am the youngest of 4 and i wanted to have 4 but we've stopped at 2 because DS was really tough from 18mths to 4 1/2 years and now DD has SEN and it wouldn't be fair on her to take away the focus that she needs at the moment.
My mum totally handled 4 children - however she did not work outside of the house until we were all at senior school. She also said that having a 3rd was really really hard but her 4th was really easy. That was the same for my brother and SIL - their 3rd didn't just slot into the family like everyone said she would. But their 4th did.

From my own personal point of view i would never have 4 children if i was planning on returning to work while they were young because i honestly don't think i could hack it.

I do now other parents though who have more than 2 children and they don't cope very well but then i know parents of just 1 child who don't cope either. I think if you know you can't cope then you don't don't have more but if you can then you shouldn't be stopped.

 

[aimee-lou]

I've decided I can't handle 4, lol... Too bad it's too late! I'm struggling today with the 3 that are already here, and MAJORLY stressing about the 4th. Some days I think I've got it in the bag, and then days like today hit where I think, "I am SO not cut out for this." I suppose it's normal to go back and forth!

being pregnant with any number of children increases the difficulty factor by at least 10!!! i found
d things a lot nicer and easier to juggle once i wasn't laden down and i could properly rest, eat and move! things will get better i promise and i'm sure you would put me to shame... if you could see my house right now you'd probably all be shocked!

 

[Mrs R]

I have 3 children, all pre-school. My twins are 3.5 and my baby is 1. I work 3 days per week and they stay with my mum.
I manage them perfectly well by myself. We get out and about with no problems, but we are restricted with swimming, soft play etc as I would need another pair of hands for this.

At the weekends, DH and I always make an effort to take them out together. We travel quite a lot and have no problem with the babies when we travel.

MY DH probably hasn't spent a lot of time own his own with them as he works a lot, but he can also manage them reasonably well lol

 

[MeAndMyShadow]

My 2 is all that I can handle! I'm maxed out!