Hehehe - I think what you're talking about is called being Catholic!!

Well as far as I'm concerned, you're welcome to give it a shot but for your own sake I hope you would be prepared for the time, effort and financial burden that a supersized family brings along with it.

I grew up in a family of 4 kids with 2 proffesional parents each with their own businesses. After both being a kid in that situation and after the fact talking to my mother about just how hard it was to keep everything afloat, I can say for sure that I don't plan on having a family that big. We'll have 2, perhaps 3 kids and call it a day.

Think about the logistics of how big a house, car, groceries bill etc you need to finance and what that will cost not only financially but in time. Will you end up at work 70 hours a week just to make ends meet?

Thomas had the idea that 7 was a nice number (don't know how he came up with that!) but has become a lot more realistic lately!

Rather than just throwing caution (and contraception) to the wind, you could perhaps use a rather relaxed form of the Billings method or cycle charting and mildly avoid sex during your wifes fertile times but not really be too bothered if something eventuates?

You could potentially, depending on how fertile you two are, be looking at a new baby every 12 months or less until your wife hits menopause....could you make that work? -If you think you can, go for it!