large families

Apparently on your 6th child you are considered grand multiparity which I wasn't aware of until I saw it listed in my chart and then dr Googled and found a laundry list of possible adverse events that can take place. Anyone else have 6 or more? How did your pregnancies and deliveries go? Did...

Hi everyone! Me again. ;) tldr: how do you keep food costs down? How do you save money for holidays, too? I searched at past posts and got some ideas, but didn't see this question addressed so thank you for any additional tips you have! We've been going over our budget and talking about how...

We were blessed with a boy, then a girl and now pregnant with our third! I am hoping for a girl, but a healthy baby would be great! It seems there isn’t many B,G,G when I try to search it… does anyone here have a B,G,G? my husband thinks it’s a boy and I think girl haha

We currently have 5 kids, 7 people total, and have gotten away with the minivan up to now. With 3 in car seats, it’s quite a squeeze for my 2 big kids. I am expecting twins, so we are going to fly right on past 8 seats and will need 9. We are thinking about getting a Suburban or equivalent with...

My spouse & I have 4 children ages 0-3. We previously asked a cousin to become our kids’ guardian should we both pass away. She is unmarried but is responsible, stable, educated, does want a big family & loves our kids very much! Our backup guardians have changed a couple times. The first couple...

We’re currently driving a 15-passenger van. In a couple more years, we’ll be able to downgrade to a smaller 8-seater. We’ve had a 7-passenger minivan that recently died, and I liked it, but we didn’t always fill every seat. What’s better when every seat is full? A 10 passenger van, an 8...

We are about to purchase a new larger family vehicle as we will be having our 4th child in September. We have a 8yr old, 2yr old, and 10mo old. We will have 3 car seats and have been contemplating what would be easier having a bench or captains chairs. I can see pros and cons with both… and...

I’m sure there are literally 100 of these within the sub. But I’m just wondering how everyone dealt with the transition from 2 to 3. We found the transition from 1 to 2 much harder than from 0 to 1. But, we also don’t feel done. Just curious how you all would rank the difficulty of each new...

We are in the depths of "Birthday Season" here at our house - one earlier in January, two this past week, one next week, two the week after that, two further into February (8 of 11 birthdays in 7 weeks; its's madness). Our go-to for celebrating is: some decorations in the house, Birthday...

How the heck? My husband goes back to work in a few weeks - trying to figure out how to breast feed / keep a pumping schedule for my 2 month old with a 3 and 1-1/2 year old.

I’m flying solo and may need to take 3 car seats! And I cannot fathom how to do it. How do I get 3 car seats from baggage claim to the rental car area? I have looked into renting car seats but the cost is a lot for 3 seats for a week. The kids are under 40lbs which is the limit for using just...

I am writing a book about parenting and mental health aimed at Dad's If you are still together with the other parent to your child are you able to take a couple of minutes to complete my Google Forms survey Still Together With Childs Parent Survey - Google Forms If you have split Mum Survey...

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I'm looking to two+ hooks near the ceiling of the car to hang an IV for my toddler who (a) needs a feeding tube (b) needs a stomach pump (gastroparesis, look it up it's not gross) when she eats to avoid vomiting. We have stated to go on road trips (but before the quantine stared) we had to...

I am pregnant with our fifth baby. Almost halfway done! But, we were not trying or wanting to try for #5. Actually we were done and actively trying NOT to get pregnant but it only takes one slip and boom. Pregnant. Anyway. We got rid of everything. I mean, every last piece of clothing (we have...

How does your larger than average family deal with the fine line between teaching your individual child responsibilities/ family bond and making sure you're not overburdened them with parental responsibility? How do you make sure you have a healthy balance between budgeting money for...

I am a single child with no close relatives, and for many years I longed for a large family. I just had my first child and every day I keep coming back to this dream. But I have no idea how to get there: I was a programmer and just finished law school, my husband is a mechanic engineer, but we...

Have any of you had a large family (3+ kids) after a gap of 5+ years between your first and your subsequent children? How does your oldest child feel about it? How are their relationships with siblings? My son is 5 and very active and extroverted. He loves calling the neighbors his brothers...

I am working for a small startup with limited market research resources. I was curious if the idea of an automatic, battery powered baby wipes dispenser that can be reloaded at the changing table would be of interest to this group? Unit would be around $40 and hold about 50 wipes per cartridge...

Hello! I've been reading here for a bit but first time posting. Our family needs a new vehicle, and it seems like a minivan is the most practical option. We have a 1.5 year old, baby #2 on the way, and are planning for four kids total. Need a vehicle that can get us through the next 10 years or...