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Natania
Savvy July 2017

How long are you waiting to have kids after marriage?

Natania, on July 15, 2017 at 8:44 AM

Posted in Married Life 214

My husband and I were discussing it and are thinking about 3-4 years. How about you?

My husband and I were discussing it and are thinking about 3-4 years. How about you?

214 Comments

  • kahlcara
    Master August 2013
    kahlcara ·
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    We're thinking we'll start TTC around April 2019. That will let me be at my job for 2 "years", (really more like 3, but for purposes of promotions and raises..) before I need to take maternity leave.

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  • Malwen107
    VIP October 2018
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    We have no intention of having kids.

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  • LanaKane
    Super November 2017
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    2-3 years before trying. Unfortunately women have a short window after 30 before getting pregnant becomes difficult. If not, I'd wait 5 years for career and financial reasons

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  • Athena
    Devoted October 2017
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    Negative 18 years

    Surprise! It's a girl...shit and a 14 yo girl SHIT and a 13 yo boy....

    Jk

    I would have another in a heartbeat...if I could. Can't now though...that ship sailed.

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  • Dimpless
    Super March 2018
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    We will be waiting One year ! We want to travel firstSmiley smile

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  • Megan
    Dedicated July 2017
    Megan ·
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    We are in our early 20s so the plan is to wait a year or so. If it happens before okay and if it happens later okay lol

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  • Vanessa
    Dedicated April 2018
    Vanessa ·
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    I'm not waiting !! Will try to get pregnant a couple months before the wedding I will be almost 33 , FH is a bit older and don't have kids and I have a 13 yrs girl Smiley smile

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  • Francesca
    Devoted September 2018
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    My FH has 2 kids already.. but I'm ready for at least one of my own so we want one right away. Plus my mom and MIL is ready for more babies!!

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  • Kati
    Expert September 2017
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    We are going to start trying right away but we're 33 and ready. We've also been together 11 years.

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  • Laura
    Master July 2017
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    My birth control prescription runs out at the end of August so I just won't refill. I will be 32 in October and FH is 36 and I'm already worried we will struggle to get pregnant because of my age.

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  • GettingReady2Rumsey
    Devoted May 2018
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    3-4 years after, unless baby fever kicks in Smiley smile

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  • StokedToBeASaucier
    Master September 2017
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    We're waiting forever. I'd like to adopt all the dogs though.

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
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    We got married in 2015 after 5 years together and are just now starting TTC this summer 2 years later! I'm 29, he's 31.

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  • Orla
    Savvy September 2017
    Orla ·
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    We will be 30 getting married but neither of us are ready just yet, I'm only finished law school but very aware that time is ticking! Maybe 1-2 years hopefully

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  • Jessica
    Devoted December 2017
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    Were 23 and I'm not keen on having biological children for a variety of reasons. We're not even going to think about adopting for at least 10 years, but the best of adopting is that there's no age risk!

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  • Katherine
    Devoted July 2018
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    Probably 3-4 years. We both want some time to just be a couple and travel and live life together before adding in a baby. We both definitely want kids eventually, though!

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  • MrsB
    VIP June 2017
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    We're waiting a year before we start TTC. I'm 30 and H is 47, and we want at least two kids. But I have a medical condition (bipolar disorder) and I have to get off the meds I'm on before we can have kids. My doctor has suggested a 6-month med taper and then living for 6 months without the meds while I work in other forms of treatment (therapy, acupuncture, yoga, meditation, etc). We're going on our honeymoon on our one-year anniversary and will start TTC then.

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  • svg
    Expert October 2017
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    I'll be 26, he'll be about to turn 28 when we get married. We feel ready sometimes, and we both have some baby fever, but want to 1) buy a house and 2) figure out how we can finagle me being a SAHM or always having one of us home with the baby, before we start trying.

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  • FutureCoachDace
    Savvy May 2018
    FutureCoachDace ·
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    My FH's exact words to me were "we are getting pregnant on the honeymoon". I'm excited about it but also a little nervous. He is super ready for kids, he will be 30 when we get married and I will be 25.

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  • Jessica
    Super October 2017
    Jessica ·
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    We want to TTC right away. The first week we met 3.5 years ago we talked about how much we both wanted kids!

    My sister said she tried for almost a year with my nephew (but got pregnant with my niece immediately) and to get off BC even a month before the wedding to regulate my cycle, but I'm afraid of getting irregular periods and acne for the wedding, so waiting until afterwards!

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