how many kids do u have?
@amandoalexandra (286)
Philippines
November 6, 2008 5:43am CST
My husband like to have four kids, we already have two, a boy and a girl, ages 16 months and 6 months respectively, obviously they have very close age gap. we have plan it that way actually, and the coming two more will be hopefully after 5 years. But sometimes, i wish it would be earlier, since i am not getting any younger anymore, lol! well, they say, its already to difficult to get pregnant when you'll be over 35. i don't know if it's true. how about you, how many kids do you plan to have and do you prefer your kids to have close age gap or you settle on spacing of children.
7 responses
@jagan009 (17)
• India
9 Nov 08
I hope,my advice will be highly valuable to you and your husband, since being my profession as Gynaecolgist.You are saying that already you have two children that too with the very close age gap.Better to avoid to become pregnant.You will get pregnant Oover 35 also.No doubt about it.it will be good with 1 and half year age gap.i wish you get suceed in personal life. your valuable feedback will be highly appricated.
@amandoalexandra (286)
• Philippines
9 Nov 08
good to hear from you doc. my doctor here advice me too not to get pregnant again yet since my kids were all delivered thru caesarean section. maybe two to three years will be okay. thanks for dropping a message.
@SangsTurks (1444)
• India
6 Nov 08
I personally like to space out the birth of my kids so that it gives them time to understand what a brother or sister means and that they dont feel neglected if i take care of the younger one. I feel that jealousy creaps inbetween childern with close age gap as they start to think that parents are givig more attention to the younger sibling which is actually necessary and to need to understand that they need to be adequately spaced out age wise. As of now i just have one kid and i plan for a second one when my son is about 5 years old.
@amandoalexandra (286)
• Philippines
6 Nov 08
i certainly agree with you, but in my case, i got married at the age of 30, so i would be short of time if i have to space out few years gap in between my children. maybe if only i got married younger, i would basically opt to spacing out age gaps.thanks for sharing.
@gemini_rose (16264)
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6 Nov 08
I have four children, three boys and a girl they are aged 17,8,6 and two. Two were unplanned and two were planned. Yes they do say it is harder to become pregnant after 35 but I also find that it is more tiring being a mum after 35. Some days I am worn out by the end of a day. I have quite a big age gap between my first and second child, I do wish that it was less between them but that is the way the cookie crumbles.
@amandoalexandra (286)
• Philippines
6 Nov 08
yeah, the first two have very far age gap, good that your first born don't get jealous, since she/he has been used to get all the attention for 9 long years.well, anyway, thats part of being a kid. well, maybe i should need to convince my husband about getting pregnant after 35, instead of five years, maybe two years will do. thanks for dropping a message, it helps.
@clover1308 (58)
• Australia
12 Nov 08
Hi there! I've been married now but I don't have any kids at the moment. We would like to have 2 in the future. Hopefully they are boy and girl. I used to argue with my husband because I only want to have 1. I'm scared about the pain and the pregnancy time but since I saw some of my friends had their babies and how happy they are and how cute their babies are, now I feel like having lots of them. Lol. Well, 2 is the best I think. The gap wouldn't worry me that much but I would prefer less than 3years gap so that they can play and get along with each other well. Our plan in having kids is another 4 years by the time I will be 27 but well we never know, maybe it will come sooner than we've planned lol
@sunshine724 (76)
• United States
13 Nov 08
I have 2 girls ages 16 and 7. I didn't plan on having another child after my first one but GOD had other plans for me. My boyfriend doesn't have any children and his mother is dying for us to make her a grandmother.
@cowgirlheart (114)
• United States
7 Nov 08
I have 2 step sons and 1 daughter of my own, and I'm done! I love all 3 of my kids, and I know that I am so lucky to have these people in my life.
