Do you regret your family size?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone out there have one and wish they had none? One and wish they had gone for a big family? Have a big family and wish they had stopped at one? Interested in knowing if anyone out there feels that they have screwed up their family planning and why.

[Anonymous]

I have two. Wish I had 4.

[Anonymous]

My parents had 5 and say they wish they had more now that we are all in our 20s.

[Anonymous]

We have two and I wish we had none. I never wanted kids.

[Anonymous]

I have three, and am happy with three. Sometimes I long for a baby, but only the baby stage. So I slap myself and thank my lucky stars for vasectomies.

[Anonymous]

No. I always wanted children, and wished for as many as I could handle, and I feel that 2 is fair enough, given our precarious finances and my chronic health condition.

[Anonymous]

I was thinking about this topic this evening. We're expecting our third any day now and were discussing finances. Sometimes I think about how much money we'd have if we didn't have kids or stopped after our first child. But then I can't imagine my life without both of my children (and I'm sure I'll feel the same once I meet this new baby). More money would be nice, but nothing compares to watching my children giggle together and love on each other.

[Anonymous]

I have two. I wish that I was the type of parent that could handle more because I think down the road, lots of kids is a huge gift. But I recognize my limits. So two it is. No regrets.

[Anonymous]

We have two, but we both wish we had more. We didn't plan well, so two it is.

[Anonymous]

Have one. Would do anything for another.

[Anonymous]

I have one due to secondary infertility. I go back and forth between wishing we had a second and being so happy that we just have one. All of my friends with 2 are really frazzled and exhausted (ironically more than the ones with 3 for some reason). I find one child to be really manageable and enjoyable, but I know for the long run we would have preferred two since the difficult baby/toddler stages are so fleeting.

[Anonymous]

We have three, DH wanted more (which is crap because I do the majority of the kid stuff and did even less when they were babies) and I think I would be a much better parent with one or two.

Plus I once took a Facebook quiz: “How many kids should you have” and it said one. Unfortunately I already had three.

[Anonymous]

I have one and feel our family is complete. But, I also think that if I'd planned differently (started younger, different career, different family support, probably different spouse) I would be happy with more. Not regret, but "Imagine if?"

[Anonymous]

I have three and I think it’s a good number for us. They’re 8, 5, and 3. I love my little family!

[Anonymous]

I have two. They’re 5 and 3. I always saw myself having 4 kids but I didn’t find “Mr. Right” until I was 28 (married at 31) and didn’t even start having kids until 33. Im now 38, and I think my body would have a really, really hard time with another pregnancy. Plus we’re finally done with diapers, waking up in the middle of the night, etc. and I have to say I’m not entirely sure I’d even want to go back to that. So, two it is.