Hi girls - I know exactly the sort of comments you get when you have a large family - I think number 5 is the number that tips that balance. When I have miscarried I have had family congratulate me. There are some days when I am feeling drained that to go out with my kids and recieve another negative comment would send me over the edge almost. Nobdy likes to be a freak and I do feel like a freak show when I am out with my amazing, wonderful children and it sucks!!! I love my kids and lovebeing a mum to all 7 of them but I am not supermum and I do have feelings and it does hurt. Even when I am in a new group of people it is like I am pre judged to have it all together and that I think I am better than anyone and no-one will make a move to befriend me, but again I am still a person like everybody else who needs a friend or a smile. I am not perfect and struggle like any other mum whether they have 2 or 10 kids. It is funny though when I do get into a group every women there wants to justify themselves to me why they only have 1,2,3,4,...children! I don't care it is their life and mine is mine so please give us large families a break.