How To Determine the Number of Babies You Should Have

How many children should you have?  Is it a matter of preference?  It is, but before you choose whether you will have two or twenty tiny tots playing in your yard, please take a look into the following factors first:

• Your Wallet  How much can you afford for your children?  Do some research on how much raising a child will cost you.  Check out the prices of diapers, formula, food, clothing, education and additional expenses.  Keep in mind that as the baby grows so does the expense!  This is why you should get a good plan on how to handle your resources; the earlier you plan, the more likely is the possibility that you will be able to give adequate support to your children.
• Your House  Can your children fit in your house?  That is, do you have enough bedrooms and bathrooms?  Is your living room spacious enough for a number of kids?  Is your kitchen safe for small children?  Do you need to make changes to your house to accommodate your children, or do you have to limit the number of children to suit your house?  You decide.
• Your Mind  Are you mentally prepared to take on the challenge of child-rearing?  If yes, how many could you handle?  Being a parent requires you to stay focused and alert, watching out for your children's safety and paying attention to their needs and desires.  You are also expected to multi task several duties at once.  Estimate the number of children you can handle all at once.  If you want to seek help from a relative, a friend, a nanny or a babysitter, consider also if they could handle the number of children you may produce.
• Your Heart  Can you give your children adequate love, support and attention?  Would having more or less children affect how you feel about them?  Having many children can bring either joy or frustration to a parent, so listen to your heart and have only the number of children that you are prepared to give your full and undivided love to.
• Your Body  Can your body handle the rigors of making and raising a child?  If you're between 20 and 35 years old, you are most likely to produce a healthy baby.  Before and after that, it is possible that you may have difficulty getting pregnant and experience problems during pregnancy.  So if you're planning on having many children, schedule it in a way that you would have your last baby before you turn 36.
• Your Children  Ask your children on how many brothers or sisters they like to have.  Having children born close to each other may be risky for their health, but the plus side of this is they would get along better because there are no large age gaps between them.  Know if they would get along well with each other or whether a child would prefer to be the only child in the family.  This would reduce the possibility of rivalry.

By determining the number of babies you would like to have, you will be able to set your goals, your priorities and your plans towards a brighter future.  Taking a look at your financial, mental, emotional, physical health as well as your children's would allow you to choose wisely, happily, and surely.