Anyone with 5 or more children?

[Toomanytoomany]

Are you able to afford new clothes for each child?

Not always. I have friends who give me a lot of lovely stuff for the kids, and my sister and I pass stuff between each other - there's stuff that's been through her two girls and at least three of mine!

How far apart did you have your babies?

Well, my eldest is twenty and my youngest is one! In between there is an 18 yo, 12 yo, 10 yo, and 6 yo.

did you breast feed all of your babies? (IF so are you breasts still ok?)

I breast fed all but one of them, the last three for an extended period. Are my breast "ok"? My husband thinks so! In all seriousness, the "damage" was done with #1. They're no "worse" than they were then. But then I tend not to think of them as being damaged or anything. They're just mature breasts that have fed babies, and they look like it.

Did you plan all your children? Please explain...

No. I have a hideous history of unexpected pregnancy. The first two were because I was stupidly irresponsible and immature. Not that I regret them for a minute. The next two were very much planned, plus I had miscarriages in between. #5 was an unplanned pregnancy, and #6 was the result of going to England on a conference with my dh and drinking too much English beer.

Also how do you afford your family? Do you work? or SAHM

I work nearly full time. My dh works from home. We couldn't manage on my dh's income, but in all honesty, I'd be working even if we didn't need the money. I love my job I find it very, very tiring at times to be the mother I want to be after a hard day at the office. I also find it hard to fit in self care, but I'm more diligent about that now after having a breakdown a couple of years ago.

[cathie5]

Hi we have 5 kids and I'm pg with number 6 due in Dec.

ARE YOU ABLE TO AFFORD NEW CLOTHES FOR EACH CHILD?
Yes we are able to afford new clothes for all the kids, they get 2 good new outfits and other clothes come from EBAY.

HOW FAR APART DID YOU HAVE YOUR BABIES?
BOY 14
BOY 9
GIRL 5
BOY 19 MONTHS
GIRL 19 MONTHS

DID YOU BREAST FEED ALL OF YOUR BABIES?
I bottle feed all children.

DID YOU PLAN ALL YOUR CHILDREN?
Yes

ALSO HOW DO YOU AFFORD YOUR FAMILY? DO YOU WORK? OR SAHM.
I owned my own buss up until 2008 when I had the twins. I am now a SAHM and I love it. My husband has a well paid job so we live very well.

if you have any more questions please ask.

cathie

[hannanat]

I have 7 children. Their ages and genders are in my signature

Are you able to afford new clothes for each child? Yes, but I usually wait until things are on special.

How far apart did you have your babies? The ages of my kids are 13, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 3.

did you breast feed all of your babies? (IF so are you breasts still ok?) Yes I breastfed and my boobs are okay. They're not exactly where they should be, but my DH still loves them :P

Did you plan all your children? Please explain... No. I planned my first and second.

Also how do you afford your family? Do you work? or SAHM My DH and I both work, though I do all of mine from home. I work in the marketing department of a designer jewellery company and I'm about to start my own business which is the second I've had. I'm the associate editor at a political ezine and I'm studying full time for a double degree at UWS - BA majoring in English, subbing in history, with a Masters in Teaching.

I make sure my work is done between 10 and 2 and I study early morning and late in the evenings. I don't like to put my kids in daycare so DH takes time off to look after our son (the rest of the kids are in school) so I can attend classes, which although full time is only about 11 hours a week on campus. I don't attend lectures, just tutorials so I download the lectures from uni so I can listen to them while I'm driving or whenever else I get a spare minute.

My kids are great. I wouldn't change anything for the world.

HTH.