oh my god

[pixi]

Not sure if this is best section, but I have just seen on tv a couple with 13 kids.  I am in shock, how do they cope?  We have 2 kids and 1 grandkid and when they are all together its bedlam, and thats only 3, imagine 10 more.  What must it be like waiting to get washed etc every morning, and Christmas must be unbelievable.  Though I must say the kids all looked lovely and top marks to the parents, I wouldn't even begin to cope.  how many kids as everyone on here got?  Do you have or come from a large family and if so what was/is it like?

[libertie]

Hi pixi, I saw them also and like you I immediately thought......Oh My God. And yes all credit to the parents immaculate home and georgeous well behaved children, obviously no lack of parenting skills there!!

[boobesque]

i have one, my boyfriend wants us to have 13! i told him where to go! We are planning more when we buy a house, to be honest i only want maybe 2 more.

[pixi]

my daughter said she wanted 6 and boy did she start early but she had such a bad time having the baby (both nearly died, my daughter was in intensive care for 4 days and the baby in scbu for about a week) that she now has said she's never having any more. such a shame really cos shes a lovely mum

[mycatis]

God I would love loads of kids! I've got it all planned 1 bedroom for me (and the dad when I find him obviously) 1 bedroom with all the bunk beds in it (like dorm) and 1 room as a playroom, see it'll be fine lol

[libertie]

Sorry, mycatis the only thing I see, is that you might be slightly nuts!! :o)

[pixi]

hey mycatis believe me 2 is more than enough.  Youll never hear your music over all the wailing otherwise

hi boobesque not chatted to you for a while, hope you are ok, if you want 2 and your bloke wants 13 you will have to settle on 6 or 7 as a compromise.

libertie I could do with the mother from tv coming over to mine and giving me a few tips (the older they get, the worse it is)

[libertie]

Yep pixi, I know exactly what you mean!  By the way did'nt the mum look great, somehow I don't think the hair and make up was just for the benefit of the camera!

[pixi]

I dont know how she does it libertie, most days I dont even brush my hair til nearly dinnertime and I've only got one kid at home, speaking of which its nearly dinnertime so I best go feed him before he starts threatening to phone childline (again)

[kick3m0n]

did any of you see Britains Biggest Brood on ITV a few weeks back?  I think they had 15 kids in total, (tho a couple had left home) and the youngest was still a baby.  They seemed like a really lovely family, but I was just full of awe at how they coped.   How do you make time for that many kids?  Yet all the kids were a total credit to them, and all were positive about having grown up in such a crowded house!  I'd always fancied 3, but my first is now 23mnths old, and I think having 2 under 5 would be a challenge, let alone more!!  Also, I'm 35 soon, so maybe only one more baby would be sensible.

[morg_monster]

I guess it is a big jump going from 1 kid to 2, and a big jump from 2 to 3, but once you have say 5 or 6, it probably doesn't make much difference to the noise or chaos to have another!  Before you know it, you've got 13!  Just imagine all the grandchildren...

[libertie]

Did'nt see Britains Biggest Brood myself but my friend has just been talking about and also agreed that she was amazed at how well the parents coped, mind you my dad was the youngest of 11 but I suppose in those days you just got on with it and many other families in the neighbourhood also had large families!  The one thing they all seem to have in common is that the older kids all willingly help out with the yonger ones.  I know that my dad always had a special bond with one of my aunts as she was 17 when he was born and looked after him all the time!

[boobesque]

hey pixi, im good, you?

i cant have too many as i have trouble carrying, my little boy was 14 weeks early, was in special care for 2 months, he has cerebral palsy as a result, so i have to have a stitch, but it hasnt put me off having more!

[pixi]

hi boobesque, bless your heart, hows olds your little boy ?

[boobesque]

he is 6 now, an absolute looker too! i will put a pic in the froggers!

[Lolliemma]

Im one of 7 and my dad is one of 20 so big families all round, we get on well and I personally didnt go without and had a great childhood, it was like having your own gang knowing they were there to help you or stand up for u. I loved it and I have never heard my brothers or sister complaining either. Ok we didnt always have expensive presents at christmas or birthdays but we got family presents that we all had to share (which wasnt a bad thing taught me a lesson or 2) and I never had the latest trainers or expensive clothes but then I dont think children need those things and it has taught me to look after expensive things when I get them now.

Only 1 downside I can think of I would have loved to have had my own bedroom but hey cant have everything lol

[beelsybob67]

Hi pixi

I have 3 boys ages 19, 18 & 17 it was hard work when they were younger but worth it now...  they have turned out to be good lads...  I always wanted five kids but with having to have ceasarian sections with all three of them in such a short space of time i wasnt allowed anymore... but my sister in law has just given birth to her first baby in may this year and we have done a bit of babysitting....   boy was it hard... i dont know how i coped with 3 little ones ...  think im a bit out of practice..xx