To those who are an only child / who have 1 child

[Beckibee]

Thanks for starting this thread Enigma! I had such a horrid pregnancy with Maddy that I'm certainly not eager to go through that again any time soon...I promised my DH we'll reconsider when Maddy is about 3 but honestly, right now I think I'd be perfectly happy having just Madeline. I really hope that doesn't make me appear selfish...I guess even before I was pregnant with Madeline, I never really wanted many children.

I guess I also have the motivation of coming from a family of 5 children. My Dad was occasionally unemployed or on a low wage so we went without a lot. I can remember living in shelters and wondering where our next meal was coming from. I certainly wouldn't want Maddy to ever experience that kind of childhood.