Continuity mistake: When Carrie takes the first lot of Hofferman's pictures off Doug, she's holding them portrait. Camera cuts and she's holding them landscape. (00:05:30)
Continuity mistake: When Doug and Carrie are told that mold isn't covered by their insurance, Doug has his fist clenched by his mouth. Camera cuts and now it's open palmed and on the side of his head. (00:01:00)
Continuity mistake: When discussing the Superbowl at IPS, Danny has a roll in his hands. Camera changes and he picks it up again. (00:04:30)
Continuity mistake: When Carrie is talking to Tina about playing 3 holes, her hands are outstretched. Camera cuts and her gloved hand is now on her hip. (00:16:40)
Continuity mistake: Arthur gives Holly a book at the start and she has it in her right hand. Camera cuts and now it is in her left hand. (00:03:20)
No Orleans - S4-E16
Continuity mistake: When Spence is seen eating a snow cone for the first time, the level of it changes between shots. (00:06:10)
Continuity mistake: Arthur grabs a spoon to have some of the brie, camera cuts and he grabs the spoon again. You hear him take the spoon twice as well as it clangs on something. (00:04:15)
Continuity mistake: Doug closes his magazine at the start. His thumb is in the pages. Camera cuts and now his thumb is on the cover. (00:01:00)
No Retreat - S4-E5
Continuity mistake: When horseback riding, the track behind them is constantly changing. For example, when Doug hits the tree, the tree then vanishes. (00:17:40)
No Retreat - S4-E5
Continuity mistake: When Doug tells Carrie at the start he is telling his jet ski story, the tongs he's holding swap hands instantly. (00:00:45)
Continuity mistake: When Arthur and Spence are talking in the kitchen, a fork keeps appearing and disappearing from Spencer's plate. (00:05:40)
Continuity mistake: When Doug and Carrie are talking about the fact the workmen have actually turned up, the cup on the table keeps rotating with no-one touching it. (00:12:15)
Continuity mistake: When the Marshall is chasing after Doug the distance between the two changes drastically. (00:16:00)
Continuity mistake: When Doug is being a polar bear, the bag Carrie was looking in disappears. (00:08:00)
Continuity mistake: When Tim and Doug are talking about the pool overlooking the property, the way Tim holds the ball changes between camera cuts. (00:15:00)
Continuity mistake: When the guys are having brunch, Kelly has got her mug in her hand. Camera cuts and her grip has changed on the mug completely. (00:06:40)
Continuity mistake: The Heffernans have neighbors on both sides of the house as seen in previous episodes. However there is no house to the left of theirs when we see Lou at the very start. (00:00:40)
Continuity mistake: The Heffernans have a double garage as witnessed in any scene in the garage. However, in this episode at the start they only have a single garage. (00:00:30)
Continuity mistake: When we first see Lou, he is pushing some rubbish down into the bin, camera cuts and he now has a box in his hand. (00:00:05)
Continuity mistake: When Carrie say to Doug that they are sleeping on the fold out couch, her arm goes from on her hip to hanging by her side instantly. (00:11:00)
Answer: To answer the question directly. Carrie and Doug do not have a biological child during the show's main run. In season 3 or 4 finale (cant remember which) Carrie has a miscarriage. Later on in the show they find out Carrie has 1 working ovary. Thus reducing the chance of them conceiving. By the final season, they couple agree to adopt from China and go to collect their child in the show's final episode. While on the flight back from China it's revealed that Carrie is once again pregnant. However the last scene of the show is a flash forward showing that Carrie goes full term with that child and they are struggling with both kids.
Ssiscool ★
Adding on to this answer, I read somewhere that producers were afraid of the show having a "before baby" feeling and then an "after baby" feeling. Some fans feel that main characters, or the show in general, decline in quality after a major change. For example, Jesse and Rebecca on "Full House" after they had twin sons, and Daphne on "Frasier" after she married Niles.