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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious about this viewpoint for families you meet with 4 and with 5. Pregnant with number 4 now fwiw. I’ve heard this many times over the years.

Is four just more common? I haven’t looked at the numbers. [/quote]

I think 4 is big by today’s standards but feelings somewhat manageable. Not totally manageable, but with spacing and lots of help and money you will get through it and everyone will be mostly fine. [b]When someone told me they have 5 kids recently my first reaction was to think ‘oh how my gosh! How are you doing?!’ I think I nodded and smiled though. I obviously said nothing. [/b]

I have three children and my husband and I work full time and we pay for a nanny and have some grandparent help … and it’s a lot. It would be a lot if one of us stayed home too. Four feels like it could be manageable if someone stayed home and there was lots of money for help. We know of a family having a fourth and both parents are in super high powered roles. They have millions in family money and also make millions from their jobs so they outsource a lot of childcare (multiple nannies, housekeeper, etc) and I don’t know how they’ll do it with another kid. Five feels incomprehensibly challenging no matter how much money you have or how many people you hire to help you. [/quote]

I am a mother of 4. People say this to me all.the.time. I never know how to respond. Any ideas?[/quote]

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