*For moms with 4 kids or more*

[JenMarie2007]

How old are you? How old were you when you had your first child? How old were you when you had your last?

I am just curious because I am 22 and pregnant with twins... this will be babies #3 and 4 for us ... and none of them were planned. I had my first at 17 (almost 18), my second at 19, and now I'm 20 weeks pregnant with the twins.

I am just feeling very overwhelmed and not really sure what to expect. I just want to know if this really is uncommon or if there are other moms out there in my situation ... having so many kids at a young age.

Everyone keeps telling me how crazy things are gonna be and how hard it's going to be with 4 kids and I know they don't mean to but they are making me even more nervous. I know it won't be EASY but .... from your experience... how bad is it really? LoL

[sahmhsmomof4]

I have four kids.  I had my first one at 24 and my last at 37.  I love having a large family:)  yours are close enough in age that they will have built in playmates.  There are 5 year between my first and second and 5 years between my second and thrid.  there are 3 years between my third and fourth and although they will fuss and fight, they love to play together.  I kinda wish I had my kids closer together.  Don't worry, sweetie you are going to be fine.  You will have your hands full fer sure but remember, your house doesn't have to be spotless, it is okay take a nap with your kids, you will always have a never ending pile of laundry so don't try and kill yourself keeping it caught up and don't forget to take some mom and dad time.  Good luck hun.

[3angels2love]

Well I am 22...had my first when I was 18...currently 7 months with my 5th.  I have a 4yr old son, a 3 yr old daughter, and 2 yr old boy twins.  I planned all of mine but of course didnt plan on having twins last time.  Everything will work out I promise.  Things are hectic everyday but this is my life and someone has to do it and I chose this life and wouldnt change it for the world.  They fight and they going to, but they also play with each other and love having each other around to play with.

[dannysgirl2724]

I'm 25 and have a four year old and one year old and am pregnant with twins. Life will be crazy but so well worth it in the end!

[Lorraina32]

hello hun i had my frist at 18 and last one for now at 27

[Alyson121]

I have 4 children (would have 6 but I've miscarried twice).  I was a late bloomer and didn't have my 1st child until I as 31 in 2002 (everyone else in my family had children early, like between 17 and 24).

My 1st child was almost a year when I got pregnant with #2 and had her in 2004. I got pregnant with baby #3 when the 2nd child was about 8 months old.  So baby #3 was born in 2005.  With baby #4, my 3rd child had just turned a year and I had baby #4 in 2007.  So from 2002 thru 2007 I had 4 children.  I got pregnant again in 2008 but miscarried and again in 2009 but miscarried.

Family and friends ALWAYS had something to say - usually things I thought were negative.  The thing I always found "funny" in an unfunny way is that the people who said the MOST only had ONE child and their one child was near grown.  It always amazed me how folks with 1 or barely 2 children (who usually were spaced YEARS apart) could comment on how HARD and difficult my life with 4 closely spaced siblings would be.  Yeah it got on my nerves and I found myself distances from family and friends who kept "helping" me with negative advice.

I started to surround myself with other mothers who had multiply children like me and was GREATFUL.  My hubby was and is SUPER supportive and always had words of encouragement after I'd tell him what someone said.  Basically people say those things because THEY couldn't handle it.  Why?  Because they can barely deal with the 1 or 2 children they have now, let alone is they had 4 or 5 or 6.

So I say, don't sweat it and just try and surround yourself with other women who have alot of children like you. 

[brightlady]

i am a grandmother but dealing with the grands i have wich arefrom 8 mos 34558101112 at one time wow sometimes a lil bit hand full but you got 2 so yes twins are interesting so you looking for more maybe feeding at the same time are you breast feeding or bottle might cry cause need diaper or just wants to feel mommy right next to them you got some help but anyway i believe it want be to bad and you most likely will try to have a schudule and the babies will be sweet and  adorable and mom you will be ok

[totalplatinum]

 i have four.....i was 17 when i had my first and 30 when i had my last.....

[KimmyPoo]

22/36

[KrissyKC]

suddenly adding twins with already having young kids IS going to be tough.   I guarantee you will cry at least once a week at first.   I don't have twins, but friends of mine do.   She's an amazing mom, though, but she also has amazing support.

They have a teen boy that they homeschool who is getting ready to go to college... (his from previous marriage, but calls her mom)...  then they have a boy 7, girl 5, and twin 3 yr old boys.   It wasn't easy, but she has several sisters and a mom that really supported her plus a small church that rallied around her too.   THey are a beautiful family.

Me...  I'm different, I get stressed out and short tempered if I'm not careful... so I planned my life as carefully as I could.    I'm 34, have three (10, almost 8, and 4)...  I spaced them out on purpose because I knew me and I knew my limits.  I'm also pregnant with number 4 due in June.   He's a little farther spaced out because I miscarried one back when I had "planned" to get PG.    I still got stressed adding the third, and I'm sure I will when this one is born, too...   but mainly because I homeschool, too, so my kids (all of them) are with me all the time and I'm responsible for their education as well as their homelife....