TLDR: Peasants could expect between 8-12 pregnancies, with 2 (!) surviving to adulthood. Christ, that is a lot of dead children for every woman. Your heart jus

TLDR: Peasants could expect between 8-12 pregnancies, with 2 (!) surviving to adulthood. Christ, that is a lot of dead children for every woman. Your heart just breaks over and over.