The Sylmar Earthquake shook us up enough to decide it's now or never! One year later out popped our son. :-)
2007-11-05 08:17:23 · 45 answers · asked by Granny 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Surprise, surprise, surprise! I was actually 5 months pregnant the first t ime I found out, I was so much underweight that I never had regular periods. I was such a terrible cook, that covered the nausea and vomiting. I had him at 7 months, so the entire pregnancy for me seemed only 2 months. Then I went back for my 6 week check up after delivering the first one and found I was pregnant AGAIN!!
That was a long pregnancy.....
2007-11-05 08:43:39 · answer #1 · answered by slk29406 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
The Sylmar earthquake? If that was the case my living in So. Calif. most of my life would mean that I would have had a lot more than three sons. Seriously though, that was one frightening earthquake and I understand your reasoning. Here's hoping that there won't be more terrible earthquakes. Calif. has had more than their share of devastation this year.
2007-11-05 08:46:38 · answer #2 · answered by mydearsie 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I always knew I wanted kids, but I could never have decided now was the time- so my two are "trust me" and "dont worry".
Interestingly I didnt know I was pregnant with my first, my son, until I was 5 1/2 months .
I was just really sick and never missed a period so that was quite a surprise - one of my Drs finally said "has anyone given this woman a pregnancy test?" after they had run out of ideas as to what was wrong with me.
At that point I weighed less than 100 lbs I was so sick.
So for me it was a really short pregnancy - 4 months.
2007-11-05 08:38:46 · answer #3 · answered by isotope2007 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
That's what did it for me too, the Sylmar earthquake. (kidding). I used to take my sisters kids places when they were toddlers, watching them having fun made me personally decide I should have my own. No mistake there. None at all.
2007-11-05 11:12:34 · answer #4 · answered by Wickwire 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The marriage. With us Indians unless marriage lead to conception and delivery immediately the connection tends to be looked down upon.You can have as many spacing exercises after the first issue but not beforeit is (boy or girl) is born. And if the first issue is a girl then a second ,then the third(and sometimes even more)chances are taken. So with us the matter is not left to the whims and caprices of the married couples.If the first is a male child it is considered as vindication of the 'maleness' of the husband.
2007-11-05 08:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by Prabhakar G 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I remember saying when I was a teenager that I was going to have 6 kids. I've always loved children and after we were married for a few years decided it was time.Well as it turned out I couldn't get pregnant because of endometriosis. I worked on pediatrics and ob-gyn and loved ever minute of it but I wanted to do the cookie and Easter egg thing for my own . We were married for seven yrs when I convinced my husband we should adopt. We had to wait two more years and we became parents when she was three mos old .
2007-11-05 14:01:55 · answer #6 · answered by Donna 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My wife and I just knew we wanted kids. Not a big family because we both came from one with 6 kids each. The first one...was 'early.' The second one she wanted. She got pregnant just before we left Japan and was pregnant when I left for Antarctica. Youngest was born while I was 'on the ice'. Got the message via ham radio/phone patch after the last flight for the winter had left. Nothing I could have done anyway, her family was here.
2007-11-05 13:06:19 · answer #7 · answered by AmericanPatriot 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ever since I was very young, I loved playing with my dolls. They were so loved. As I got older I always knew I wanted to have my own real children. In fact, there has never been anything I've ever wanted more. I worried so that I would never have children. When my husband and I got married, although I love him dearly, I knew my goal was to have children. Now, I have two wonderful adult sons and 4 grandchildren that I adore. They give meaning to my life. They will keep me alive longer.
2007-11-06 05:59:09 · answer #8 · answered by Teresa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had been a nanny to other people's kids for years, and I knew I had a big heart. After getting married, I decided that one child would be nice. My only child, a son, was born a year later. He's doing great.
2007-11-05 08:22:08 · answer #9 · answered by Eraserhead 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
We never tried. My hubby has 2 kids, so he was content with his two, but didnt care if he had any more children. I don't have any and didn't really want to go thru the pregnancy or the stresses of children, seeing as his are a big enough handful anyway. We just "got lucky".
2007-11-05 08:32:13 · answer #10 · answered by HellzBellz08 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋