How did you decide how many children you were going to have?

[dinky]

When DH and I married, I told him that I wanted 3 children, he agreed. Little did I know it would take a while to get DD#1, then DD#2 took a while as well, both of them were twin PGs, and I lost their twin both times, it was very traumatic. DH questioned me many times if I still wanted #3, and I was determined, nothing was going to stop me, it took over 8 years and many miscarriages before I finally got DD#3, and then DH said that was it, no more! I would love to have more, I could quite easily have 10 children, but its just not going to happen! I love my 3 girls, even with the huge 9 year age gap!

[Artechim]

I planned on having 2. All was going well until DS turned into a hell toddler (sensory/anxiety issues = many, many tantrums). If I wasn't already pregnant with the second I wouldn't have gone again, or at least would have had a much bigger gap. Then DD2 came along as a surprise so I had three, but she fit right in like she was always there.

After DD1 was born we tossed around the idea of a third and settled with probably not. After DD2 was born there was never even a question of going again lol.