Why are couples having so many children these days?

Question

I'm asking this question to get honest answers and I'm not criticizing in any way. It just seems to me that my grandparents' generation had families with 4 to 6 children and my parents' generation had usually 1 to 3 kids. Now I'm seeing families with 4 to 6 kids again.

I understand that when my grandparents were having babies it was during the baby boom after the war and when my parents were having their kids it became common to have both parents in the workforce.

Nowadays I notice a lot more moms staying at home to raise their kids, including myself.

So, aside from religious reasons, can you tell me why we are experiencing another baby boom?

I have 2 kids.

Answer 1

I dont agree, my grandmother had 9 children.

And my mother had 3.

All of my aunts had 2 kids or less.

And now most of the time I see 1-2-3 kids, and alot of teenagers having babies. BUT this may just be in my city.

Answer 2

Perhaps they have figured out that the feminists who told them to stay on birth control and not have kids are just family haters trying to push women out into the work force, not for fulfillment but to aid the economy. =D

Answer 3

we are going back into a depression..and we will probably be seeing another baby boom!

Answer 4

People like having kids i guess. I don't see anything wrong with it I don't want that many kids but a lot of people in my family are having that many and they are happy so to each there own...I don't judge them either!

Answer 5

I don't know for the mass population, but for myself, I can gladly answer.  I am from a family of two.  I am 8 years older than my sister and I can remember being an only child and I can also remember having to share EVERYTHING with her when I would be at ages that I should be able to escape having a tag along.  Then I had to babysit and be a second mom when my parents broke up.

Today I'm 26 and married and have a 22 month old and I'm due on Sept 15 with my second.  We'd like to have 4 altogether, but see how the first 2 go, then if it's good, wait a few years and have a couple more.

Answer 6

It's the gas prices, lack of insurance, and inflation. Birth control products are way too high in price, not to mention many people don't know how, and insurance often doesn't cover the kinds that work best for people. If you can't afford gas, you find other ways to entertain yourself at home with your spouse, lol.

I want 3 or 4 kids, but it depends. Having grown up with just my brother and myself in the house as kids, I wish I would of had more siblings to help with chores, play with, and help me learn about the world. But at the same time, medical science is making it possible for people to have 3 or 4 kids at once, and also, because many many people aren't married when they have their children, and for whatever reason they move on and mate with someone else, who also has kids from a previous relationship. Instant brady family, lol.

Good luck!  

Answer 7

Lack of birth control. Lack of caring about what unprotected s*x does to a person. Or maybe it's the "it won't happen to me" syndrome.

I don’t think it’s only married couples. There is a baby boom for sure! I know at least 5 people who are about to have babies. All weren’t planned and all Mom’s (as happy as they are) are freaking out about the expense of a baby. Most are on baby number 1 but 2 of them are on their second child.

I have one child and one stepdaughter. There’s not a chance in h**l I’m having anymore kids. As long as this IUD works the way it should, that’s my game plan. I can barely afford my one child and we can barely afford to pay child support on the second.

So since God won’t help me pay for my kids, I’m going to have to rely on myself. Therefore I won’t be added to my bunch any time soon! (Unless I win the lotto)

Answer 8

I agree wtih you.  Where I live, at first it was "3 is the new 2" and now its more like "4 is the new 3" when it comes to number of kids.  I have three kids, and people used to be like wow, you must have your hands full.  Now people are unfazed unless you have over 4 kids.  

Where I live, I think it has to do with the fact that most mothers are SAHM, and they can afford it.  They actually had a write up about it in my local newspaper.  That it was somewhat of a "status symbol" to have a lot of kids.

Answer 9

I am the mother of 3. My husband and I are trying for a 4th. In my situation, I had my first 3 with my first husband. We split up, and I am now happily remarried to a man who didn't have any children of his own. We would like to have one more. I am a stay at home mom. My husband has a fantastic career where he makes enough money to support our family. He is also in the National Guard and is just about to finish up a 1 year deployment to Iraq. I love being a mom and a wife. I totally admire and respect women who have children and work...I use to be one. For me I just feel blessed to be able to afford to not work. i cant wait to have our 4th child! (but 4 will definitely be our last...lol)

Answer 10

I don't agree either, my nan had 9 children her children had two at the most .. this depends of how many children people choose to have a personal choice, i have two that's enough for us we just couldn't afford to have more

Answer 11

Everything goes in cycles. Including ideas and trends.

Maybe this is just a trend due to economic factors and religious trends.

I have 2...and dont want anymore. Would not have it any other way.