how many more kids for you? anyone else thinking this will be their last child? how are you feeling about it? and what are u thinking for BC?

[Stefanie83]

we have a 2 year old and i think i want to stop at 2 children. 

i thought i would feel really sad about this pregnancy going into it expecting it to be the last but for now i really feel at peace with it so i'm feeling pretty good about it. 

but i still do not feel comfortable about any kind of birth control, especially not permanent.  what if we change our minds?  i get so nervous about it.  i want my husband to get  a vasectomy but then i get scared that we will change our minds, or (God forbid) i will die and he will remarry and want to have another child.  :(  i think i think that way because my mom is a widow. she was widowed at 44 years old so wasn't really wanting more children but still it makes me think.  my husband is only 27. and i have recently heard of essure for women, but then what if i change my mind or my husband dies and i end up wanting to have a child with a new husband???  i know i shouldn't think that way...

another problem is that i hate all forms of reliable birth control.  the pill, the SHOT (no way! i'm a needle-phobe), IUD, condoms.  the more reliable, the less i like them.  lol.  we just basically do pull out, condoms, and fertility awareness.  but i hate condoms.  anyway...

what are you all thinking?  how many more kids do you want?  if you are thinking this is your last, what are you planning for BC?

[Mommy2seven]

I hate the standard bc also, and we never relied on it either lol guess that is why we have one on the way and 10 other children lol. 

This will be our last FOR SURE! and I have heard about the Essure also and I still have to talk with my doctor once I'm further along in my pregnancy.  Whether I die or hubby dies we are definitely done having children lol so permanent is the only way to go for me! 

[justanotherjen]

I haven't been on BC since right after my 3yo was born.  It just makes me feel like I'm PMSing 24/7. 

I'm pretty damn sure this is our last so I'll be having my tubes tied when I have the c-section since my husband is too much of a wuss to get a vacectamy.

But this is my 5th and I've already had 4 c-sections.  My last pregnancy was rough and my recovery sucked.  I'll be 33 when this baby is born.  5 is enough.  I'm tired of worrying about getting pregnant and having more kids.  So we're done.

[mrs_pulley]

I cannot take BC- I must have weird levels of hormones because every BC really really messes with me. but looking back, the best one made my breast super perky- just painfully so like pregnancy...maybe I'll give that guy a shot after the sag I'll be sporting from 2 pregnancies :P We'll probably use condoms. I told DH that he's the one who would have to get snipped, but since we're only 26, I don't expect him to do that until he's 30, 35. I think I would have been ok with just one, so I will not be having another. However (and I know this sounds totally conterintuitive) I would adopt in a heartbeat. There's something about a child already out there in desperate need of love and care that really compels me to adopt. DH isn't interested or else I would have gone for it.

[cathgirl]

I'm pretty sure this will be my last baby (#3). I would welcome more, but my hubby thinks three is plenty. I actually do not believe in using BC. I am Catholic and I really do not think its biblical. I was trying to practice NFP when I conceived. I guess God had other plans! I would love more children, but if this is all my hubby is comfortable with, it is up to him to take charge of that department. He isn't Catholic and doesn't think BC is wrong. So, I am cherishing my third pregnancy, and prety sure I will be fine with three. I can always pray for a change of heart.

[thecraftyhome]

Well my families view is pretty extreme.  :)  This will be my third child.  We have a 5 year old, a 1 year old, and now one on the way.  My hubby and I do not like birth control.  We both want a BIG family and belive that children are a blessing from the Lord.  We know that not everyone feels this way and we don't think down on anyone who doesn't do it our way.

That being said after this pregnancy we do have to go on BC temporarily because I need back surgery very badily.  I was seeing a surgeon one week after I found out I was pregnant.  :)  We were going to go on BC then so I could get the surgery and were waiting for my period to start but it didn't.  We are thrilled to be having another little one even though this pregnancy will be rough.

So that's our view and plans.

[ramzmomma]

 When a man get's snipped.. it can be reversed. My DH's cousin got snipped.. 10 year's later decided they wanted another baby.. they revererced it and got pregnant on month 2.

Good luck in your choice.

I know we want one more (depends how this pregnacy goes, last two were horrible pregnacies.)

But we're gonna wait til this baby is atleast 2 1/2 -3 years old before ttc because we always conceive the 1st month or second month of ttc.. lol!

[ColtsFan1912]

This one will most likely be our last... we wanted two. We plan to go back to NFP after this one. I will not use hormonal BC