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[quote=Anonymous]This comes up every once in a while.  I have four and would not change anything.  I love having a big family.  
Some things to keep in mind:
1.  If you work, it’s incredibly hard to keep working when you have more than three.  For me personally, four was when I felt like I had to run a household.  Buying clothes/ organizing hand me downs/organizing books that can be passed down take up a lot more time than before.
2.  If you have more than three, you may not have time for things like travel sports. It’s hard to justify spending weekends driving around one child and the younger kids can get jipped after a while.
3.  Saving for college is tough.  We are really lucky that my Dh and I have secure, well paying jobs.
4.  Having four kids was not pleasant during virtual school.  If you have a kid with special needs it may be tough to give everyone enough attention.  
5.   You may already know this, but most vacations are not geared towards families with 3+ kids.  It doesn’t bother me, but people always bring that up in threads like this.
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