Author Topic: Why do Baby Boomer Catholics only have 3 or 4 kids? (Read 4136 times)

momofmany · « **Reply #30 on:** April 23, 2011, 10:09:46 AM »

If you looked at a similar chart of my maternal grandparent's families you would rarely see more than 3-4 children. At this point you start wondering about genetics and such.

For example, my great-grandmother was only able to have 2 children. Two girls over four years apart. One of her daughters was never able to have children and the other had 3 over a 15 year period (a husband in the Pacific in WWII played a part in some of that).

We have a letter from my grandmother to her sister from early 1945. In it she talks about 'her little secret' (my mom) and not to tell their mom yet and maybe by the time she returned Marie would have 'a little secret' too. It is a sweet little snapshot of sisters sharing their love/desire of babies. Sadly, my great-aunt was never able to have a child despite seeing the specialists of the time etc....

copticruiser · « **Reply #31 on:** April 30, 2011, 02:51:58 PM »

I believe the smaller families are due to all the above factors. Miscarriages, high cost of living, getting married later, lower fertility, over use of NFP, some catholics unfortuanatly use birth control.

Im expecting #6 and that is alot of work but is their anything compared to life itself? So I keep going. I have read though as Catholics there are 3 major reasons to space your children and even then the option is abstence.

#1 Due to major health problems

#2 Due to emotional/physicology problems

#3 Due to major financial problems

Those are the only 3 I am aware of for keeping the families small if you are a person who is able to conceive and is of course married.

Darcy · « **Reply #32 on:** April 30, 2011, 04:50:52 PM »

Hypothyroidism which leads to infertility caused by flouride in the water. In women for sure but maybe also in men.

and

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Exposure to a chemical found in food packaging and other plastics, BPA, can reduce the quality of men's semen, according to the findings of a five-year study .....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39888170/m/videos/

also

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In the package insert for Fluarix (polysorbate 80), GlaxoSmithKline specifically mentions that they cannot guarantee that their flu vaccine will not damage your fertility: "FLUARIX has not been evaluated for carcinogenic or mutagenic potential, or for impairment of fertility." Thanks to foolishly passed laws by the U.S. government, you will not be able to sue anyone if it does leave you infertile.

http://organichealthadviser.com/archives/polysorbate-80-in-swine-flu-vaccines-infertility-in-humans

etcetera, etcetera, etcetera

stevusmagnus · « **Reply #33 on:** May 01, 2011, 02:43:06 AM »

A friend of mine with connections at St. Mary's says many families there are having tons of kids with no means of supporting them, creating real problems. Also says there is a problem with many kids rebelling. Any truth to this, anyone? Thanks.