One of the contentious issues in marriages is "how many kids"? In many cases, this becomes an issue if the couple were unable to have a boy or a girl and the tendency to try more and then of course, the likelihood to have more kids than they ever intended.

How many kids are enough?
If couple are unable to have a male or female child, is that enough reason to beat their benchmark?

And talking about how many kids to have in a family, I find the following, a real benchmark. Would you have 16 kids and attempt more? (link)

Related: How Many Children Will You Love To Have?

I will prefer to have two children.

I think we should all visit this website (http://www.handpen.com/Bio/children.htm#Wrong) and have a good knowledge of what having children is all about as much as it is important to have them.

Two boys and one girl. So help me God.

a boy and a girl i.e two,but maximum three

2 for civil servants and entrepeneurs, 4 for the upper class and 5 for the extremely wealthy.

2 will do. and 3 max

As many as possible

2 boys and 2 girls. But if things are really rough then 2 is okay. Hopefully it will be a combination of a girl and a boy!

what if you wanted two (a boy and a girl) and you ended up with two girls, when will you stop looking for a boy?

me too? [No], I won't stop having babies until my [system] stops responding. Then I will ask for death to come. What's this world for an old man without his responding partner?

adesidgi: Damn right!

In this season of bank capitalization,dowsnsizing,contributory pension fund etc,it is my submission that an Adam and Eve as it was in the begining so it should be amongst families so help us God.

"Be fruitful, and multiply and replenish the earth.... " ...so for me between 7- 10 kids looks just alright..no joking. love a house full of kids...

4 kids is enough for me. i ain't a dog, besides labour hurts.

Two or three kids are Ok.


Before i said four but with our leaders taking our treasures abroad I make a U-turn.

I love kids...so we gonna quite busy in my house ...E

So how many?

If i end with 8 nothin spoil now...

hey in this global dwindling economy?

God help you.

Anything that pass 5 is suicide.

Five is even much HA.

Its very funny what I'm reading here,, how can you say, a boy and a girl, and thats all? what of, if you have a girl at first, then second too become girl, and b4 you know it, you have 4 girls, all because you are looking for a boy? But remember that Agbani's dad showed up when her daughter became Miss world. Just take it that you want children and not after their sex!!! and put it into prayer. So, do your own and leave the rest to God to perfect it. He'll give you the best.

Boy or Girl both is good i wish to have 2 kids, boy or girl does not matter "2 child any how"

For me 2kids are okay irrespective of the sex, abi dem don taken pikin cash more for Central Bank wey l no know.

No, but individual differences and orientation makes it so.
I'm bargaining for three anyway.

I say if it still works (and results can be maintained) keep using it.

3 at the most 4.

Ha Vexxy 4 is much, let it be 2 or 3.

Na wa o. Anyway may God help us all.

I have 3kids, 2boys and 1girl, though the initial agreement between us was 2, but the first 2 were boys. Knowing what our dear wives are when it gets to the issue of sexes, we were always disagreeing on the issue of another trial, though we later agreed and a girl came. FULL STOP.

No regret, cos the three of them are doing pretty well in school. Funny enough the girl behaves like a boy. 9, 7 and 5yrs

You cant determine how many kids that you want o. Nowadays when family planning drugs fails anyhow. dont end up having dozen o. I know of a family that had twins for the first set, had another trial and got triplets. Did they plan for it. Capital NO

yeah'right Sir Kay.

I think 2 boys and a girl is just right! well, for me, i think its a perfect combination! God helping "us".

Why would you say that, GP? There is an Amish couple I met a few weeks ago that have 10 kids! My ideal would be 3, I can live with 4 but you know what they say, "Man propose, God dispose" Who know's what life will bring me