How long did you wait after you got married till the time you started trying to concieve?
Just wondereing : )
2007-10-18 07:27:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
what are some pros n cons of waiting? or not waiting?
2007-10-18 07:33:46 · update #1
We started trying about 1 1/2 years after we got married and got pregnant the first month. We had dated for 5 years before we got married. Our daughter was born four months after our 2nd anniversary. I don't see any cons. We had 2 years of just us, and since we had dated so long we felt like we were ready to have kids. The pro is that we will still be fairly young when our kids are grown and out of the house.
2007-10-18 07:58:40 · answer #1 · answered by kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost 5 years. We waited until we had purchased a house, had done some traveling that we wanted to do, moved around a bit with our jobs. Once we were pretty settled and had arranged things so that we could live on one income, then we stopped using birth control and got pregnant three months later.
Pros of waiting: More of a chance to establish financial security, time to do things as a couple that you might not be able to do as parents, a chance to get some things "out of your system" so you don't feel like you missed anything by trading DINK-hood for parenthood, had a chance to establish some credibility in a career.
Cons: People who keep asking you, "Aren't you going to have kids?", pressure from family members, age issues(depending on when you get married -- I got married at 25 and had my first child two weeks short of my 32nd birthday.)
2007-10-18 16:10:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we started on the honeymoon... but we had lived together for 1 1/2 years prior to getting married... the pros were.. i was able to have my handsome son and beautiful daughter before i divorced their dad... the cons... the marriage ended in divorce after 6 years.... guess i should have taken the advice to wait till you have been married 7 years because that is the point when you will know if it is going to work or not...
2007-10-18 14:39:22 · answer #3 · answered by Jeanette 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I got preggers about 2 weeks after getting married, ok so it was an accident but we originally wanted to wait 2 years. By that point were working on baby#2
2007-10-18 14:36:53 · answer #4 · answered by Panda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait awhile. You need to have some married time without screaming babies! They are such a blessing when they come at the right time, so wait until you are both ready to devote all of your time to a baby :) Good luck.
2007-10-18 15:22:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We waited a year before ttc. By then we were both ready to have a baby after enjoying our honeymoon year :) But I wouldn't recommend waiting too long because as you get older it usually gets harder for you to be able to conceive.
2007-10-18 14:38:34 · answer #6 · answered by Karine G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We were married for a little over 3yrs. Our son was born 8 days after our 4yr wedding anniversary. and our daughter was born almost exactly 24 months after that lol
2007-10-18 14:54:12 · answer #7 · answered by Mrs. Dominguez 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I got married feb 25, 2006 and we concived mid march 2006.
And are about to try again
2007-10-18 14:31:25 · answer #8 · answered by niknac 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we got married July 2000, and started trying to conceive June 2002. (And got pregnant the 1st month of trying).
2007-10-18 14:35:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me just be honest, I was never married when I concieved any of my children. Sorry
2007-10-18 14:31:06 · answer #10 · answered by ?? yaddajean ?? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋