Originally Posted by Valdearg

We do not have kids right now, but plan to in the future. I don't think that they would have an effect on our swinging. Perhaps they would make it more difficult to find time to do it, since we'd need a babysitter or make other arrangements to make sure the kids are looked after while we're out. We don't really play with other couples more than once or twice a month as it is, so I doubt it would affect us too much.

Many swingers do have children of their own, however, and manage to continue swinging. One of the couples we used to swing had kids and would often find a babysitter for when we played.