Baby?

@mari_skye (1637)
Philippines
July 4, 2007 12:24am CST
For those who are married and planning to be married, I would just like to know if you had a baby immediately after you got married or planned about it? Did you want to enjoy each other first, just the two of you as a new couple or started a new family soon after?
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@kamran12 (5526)
• Pakistan
7 Jul 07
Hello mari_skye!:-) We didn't plan anything specifically. We got married in December 2004 but started living together in may 2005. We remained together for two months without any planning about not to have kids. Then I moved to France for my studies. She was having her studies back there. After finishing the studies she came to join me in March 2006 but had to leave again in April of the same year but our baby was conceived in that time. She got back later in July and remained with me till this March. We had our baby in January. During all this period, as you can see, we have been together not for much time but whenever we have had the chance to be together we have enjoyed each other's company. I think basic ingredient for a happy married life is love. If love is there, you will enjoy each other, no matter what other conditions are. In fact we have enjoyed and have had much quality time through out her pregnancy. We came closer and closer after each passing day and our baby has his share in improving more our quality of married life. He is just a sweet cute little baby boy. He never affected our relationship in negative terms.
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@kamran12 (5526)
• Pakistan
19 Jul 07
you are welcome, mari_skye! All those jitters will be over after marriage:-) I wish you both best of luck:-)
@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
20 Jul 07
Thanks!
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@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
19 Jul 07
That is so sweet:)Yep, I see a lot of not being together with my future hubby too, since he is 'working' in the province while my job is here in the city. I guess what I am going through is pre-wedding jitters? Hahahaha........ Thanks for sharing your experience though, I think you have a wonderful married life.
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• Philippines
24 Jul 07
When i do get married, i'd want my hubby and me to have an alone time regardless of how long we've been together prior to tying the knot.. it's just that, once you have kids around, it's never gonna be the same for the couple so better enjoy the togetherness first.. but i dont wanna wait that long also.. maybe a year or two would do.
@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
25 Jul 07
yup, true. Everything will really change once the kids come into the picture. And I agree, I don't want to wait for a long time for a baby too. Thanks for sharing!
• Philippines
19 Jul 07
well im not yet married but im going to answer anyway :) as soon as possible i really want to have a baby so that when she grows up im going to be still be able to help her with everything and im always going to be like a friend to my child :) i dont want to be an old mom in a way she wont think of me as cool
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@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
20 Jul 07
Thank you for sharing. Yes, I've also thought of that. I also want a baby while I am still young because I don't want to be the oldest parent when I meet other parents in a PTA meeting, hahahah..........
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
18 Jul 07
My husband and I conceived our son while on our 15 year wedding anniversary trip to Maui. However, we didn't exactly plan it that way. We did want to spend some time just the two of us, traveling and enjoying being young and having the things we enjoyed. After four or five years we started trying to have a baby and finally grew to believe that it just was not in our cards. Conceiving our son was a surprise but certainly no accident. We enjoy being older parent with more money and time on our hands.
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@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
20 Jul 07
That's good to hear. And congratulations on your having a child after 15 years. That must have been a long wait but at least you had each other in those long years. Lucky for your son to have you as parents.
@cmsk2005 (1770)
• United States
18 Jul 07
I already passe that time and now planning for baby... hopefully everything will go well with me in this case....
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@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
19 Jul 07
How nice. Good luck and hopefully you will soon post a discussion about your baby:)
• United States
18 Jul 07
I'm not married yet, but I do plan on getting married after I graduate from college. I won't have a baby until everything is stable. Meaning I have a reliable car, a house, and money to take care of the baby with. I'd say about 2 years after college I'll start thinking about having a child.
@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
19 Jul 07
That's good to hear. Thanks for sharing.
@ctv101103 (859)
• Philippines
4 Jul 07
my hubby and i dated for 6 years before we got married. we didn't plan really plan for a baby. we had the 'let go and let God' attitude. after a year, i got pregnant. it was just good timing for us.
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@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
19 Jul 07
My bf and I are on our sixth year and we are planning to get married last quarter of this year. And I guess, I should adapt your stye, I think it is best to let go and let God lead us. Thanks for sharing.
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• United States
4 Jul 07
I'm getting married in May and we never intend to have any children at all. We just don't want that. Everyone's different and childfree is our choice.
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@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
19 Jul 07
That's true. Having kids is a choice of the couple. Thanks for sharing.
@cherriemae (3370)
• Philippines
5 Jul 07
i'm already a mother of one child..and i'm not prepared having this child it's not planned in other words..but i don't have regrets because i have a beautiful girl and a healthy one, thou she doesn't have a daddy..but if when the time that i will going to be married, i want to plan to have another child again, coz it's not that easy to raise a child..
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@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
19 Jul 07
Congratulations on your baby! Yep, I hear a lot of friends with babies who say that it is not easy to have a child considering the cost of all their needs. So it is also prudent to plan on having kids. Thanks for sharing.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
4 Jul 07
I met my husband two years before we got engaged, then another year went by before we got married. We were ready to have a child as soon as we got married since we had been together for 3 years prior. We were married in June, my son was conceived in October and I had him the following year in July. We were so ready then!
@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
19 Jul 07
I guess as they say, long engagements work better. Thanks for sharing.
@ibuemma (2953)
• United States
4 Jul 07
My hubby and I never planned it. We got married Nov 1999 and i found out that I'm pregnant with my first daughter on August 2000. I think we do enjoy each other up to today..LOL...and children arrive so be it!
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@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
19 Jul 07
LOL! That's good. I want to be like that with my husband too when I get married. That's why I posed this question. I hear some couples who forgot each other when the baby came and I know it's foolish of me but I wonder if this should happen to me too. But I guess it depends on the couple. Thanks for sharing.
5 Jul 07
We actually didn't plan to have a baby until we're financially stable. But we had our baby after 2 yrs since we've married and it wasn't planned . But everything's ok though we're nt yet financially stable until nw. But I would suggest that you should enjoy each other's company first coz once you'll have a baby your attention would be divided.
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@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
19 Jul 07
That is what some of my friends advice and that is my main concern when I posted this discussion:P I do want to enjoy our being a couple first before the baby comes but then I also want to have my baby the soonest, hahahha.... But thinking on the financial side, I guess we really have to plan when to have our baby. Or que sera sera........
• Philippines
5 Jul 07
Im planning to get married next year. I love kids, however id prefer to enjoy first with each others company before getting a baby. A year after the marriage prolly is enough to get ourselves ready in having a baby.
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@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
19 Jul 07
Good for you. I am quite in a quandary because I want to have a baby immediately but still a part of me also want to enjoy our marriage first as a couple. LOL! So I guess let's just see what happens. Thanks for sharing.