How can I convince my husband that this should be our last child?

Question

I am 26 and about to give birth to my 7 child. I love all of my children but I have been feeling that I have all the children I need and that I don't want anymore after this 7th one but my husband says he still feels that our family is incomplete. I mentioned adoption but he says its not the same. Anyone have any suggestions?

Answer 1

get your tubes tied. I know this is wrong but don't tell him they can do it after you give nirth. It may sound horriable so make this like you last resort

Answer 2

go for his 'nads in the middle of the night with a knife... you'll probably get arrested, but he'll get the idea...... or you simply sit down and tell him that you don't want anymore kids

Answer 3

go on vacation for a week and see how he likes watching 7 kids for a week. He will probally change his mind about that one

Answer 4

get fixed

Answer 5

d**n woman.

Thats a whole lot of kids for your age.

Not that anything is wrong with that but if you dont want anymore kids I suggest you get on Birth control pills behind his back or go tie your tubes.

Oh and ask him if he wants to work for the rest of his life.

=)

Answer 6

Tell him honestly that you are just tired of carrying babies and giving birth.  Tell him if he wants another one then he can carry it for 9 months and give birth to it.  I could not imagine having SEVEN children at the age of 26!

Answer 7

7 kids - omg you are a machine!

does he get up to the kids in the middle of the night?  if not then make that his job - he has to get up to the kids at night time to feed change etc.  then he has to go to work the next day.  See how keen he is to have another kid when he's so tired he can't see strait!

If that doesn't wear him out then leave all the kids with him, alone, on the weekend for a few weekends in a row (preferably a rainy weekend when he can't send them outside).

That may help him to decide that he's got enough!

Answer 8

tell him that ur body is tired and that maybe u two should wait to have the next one if yall do have another one....plus i kno it must be gettin expensive

Answer 9

ask your doctor in private to say that your body cant handle another pregnancy.  cant argue with your health.

Answer 10

Put your foot down and just tell him. With seven children, ask him how he intends to pay for their educational needs, extra curricular activities, college, weddings, and basic needs.

Answer 11

I will tell you what my grandmas doctor told my grandpa (after their 7th child)  "This lady is NOT a baby factory"  tell your husband that, and then go and buy one of those pregnant suits and make him wear it around for about a week and make sure you feed him spicy food all week so he gets heartburn, then one night dump a bucket of water on his lap while he's sleeping and tell him he just went into labor! HE may just change his mind!

Answer 12

OMG.. 26 and you're on your 7th???  One thing you said got me kind of curious and maybe this will be a easy answer for you.. you said that your husband still feels that your family is incomplete.  Have you ever asked him what a family is to him?  How was his childhood?  Were his parents around, did they fight a lot?  It could be that he's looking to replace something that he didn't have as a child, so maybe if you found out the answer to this, he wouldn't want anymore kids.  Don't forget that you have every right to say no to more kids.  A marriage is 50/50.  Good luck.

Answer 13

You need to take matters into your own hands and get on birth control.  He has absolutely no right to demand that you continue having kids - where is your backbone, girl?  Adoption isn't a good compromise - if you don't want to raise any more kids DON'T do it.

Answer 14

It takes two yesses and one no and seems to me you've got a right to say no.

Answer 15

Let me tell you that you are a superwoman 26 and 7 children. My good woman, at this day and age it is your doctor who will inform you what you need to tell husband. I believe your health comes first if it is anything. If   iwas your husband i probaly want more children with you because you are super.