I don't dare to have kid because I'm not sure that I'll feed him/her well

Vietnam
September 15, 2011 2:01am CST
After getting married, I and my husband have a little difficult about finance. So, we don't dare to have kid right. We want to save some amount to guarantee that we can care our kid with the best conditions. My friends said me that I should have kid after getting married. They have done that moreover they had much difficult things in their life. All difficult things will be solved. If I stop to have kid for a long time, I may can't be pregnant easily. Do you have any advice for me?
14 responses
• United States
16 Sep 11
You recently just got married so I think it is wise to wait a little. Give a year or two and then both of you discuss if financially and if the time is right. For now I think it is best to try and work, enjoy each other then say a year or two then consider it. If you find that you are ready then the time will be right for the both of you. I would not do so simply because friends are encouraging it. You are very young so a few years will be okay to wait. Very smart to consider all the factors ahead of time.
• Vietnam
16 Sep 11
Yes, you're right. I will do that and I always believe in the future. I'll provide my kids the best life
• Vietnam
16 Sep 11
Yes, you're right. I will do that and I always believe in the future. I'll provide my kids the best life
• United States
17 Sep 11
You and your husband are so right to discuss this during the early stages of marriage. This will allow the both of you to be mutually in agreement about all future together decisions. Enjoy your wonderful new marriage together and when the time is right your family will expand. Thank you for the BR!
@Judy890 (1644)
• United States
16 Sep 11
That is a great choice. Some people don't think about how will they support there children they just go straight a head and pop babies then realize they can't feed them. I'm glad you realize there is difficulties in your finance and cant have babies now because you want the best for them
• Vietnam
16 Sep 11
Thank you. I'll do anything to feed my kids in the best conditions which I can do. I'll be shy if I can't feed them when I was born them!
• Philippines
15 Sep 11
hi! i think u made the right decision in not having a baby right away because having a baby means additional expenses. although, there is a fear that you might not get pregnant if it would take a long time, its still much better to be prepared. when you have a baby you need to have money for diapers, clothes, and other baby stuff, so you really have to be prepared. planning is still a great part of your life.
• Vietnam
16 Sep 11
What you said is what I'm worrying. So, I need more time to make a good preparation for our first kid. Thank you for your sharing!
• Philippines
16 Sep 11
Your decision not to have baby immediately after marriage is good. Some couples do that also for the same reasons as yours. But i advice you not to prolong it too much because you might not be getting younger. How old are you now.You see in pregnancy, there is what we call high risks and women who are 35 years old and above already are risky to get pregnant because they might have complications. But if your still young, there is no problem about it. Maybe you have to discuss with your husband on how many kids you plan to have and at how many years interval. These would be the things you also have to consider.
• Vietnam
16 Sep 11
Having kids is a difficult matter and we must have plan for it. If you don't remind me, I forgot that I must think about how many kids we want to have. I think this is very important. thank you very much.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
16 Sep 11
I would say its a good decision that you like to stablise your financial status first and then plan for the kid. Its a planned decision and work for it. Say you can wait for year or so, as you said long time waiting may cause problems in getting pregnant. So I would suggest plan yourself in time intervals, so you can balance both your finance and kids healthy life. 1 year plus may be the time you can plan for setting up financial growth! Hopefully you will succeed in both! God Bless!!!
• Vietnam
16 Sep 11
Thank you for your prayer ! 1 year plus is a good time for us. I hope that we won't meet any difficult thing in this time.
@sunli123 (538)
• China
16 Sep 11
I believe everyone has her/his own life. So just be easy and discuss with your husband, if you're ready to have a child then have it. If not, just keep a positive attitude to life and a healthy lifestyle. You'll have a kid when you're ready. Good luck to you!
• Vietnam
16 Sep 11
We're doing like that. We'll keep a positive attitude and we'll have the first kid when we're ready.
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
16 Sep 11
I don't think that you should wait too long, but you also need to be sure that you won't be spending all your time worrying about money. My son is a toddler now, and while we have to be careful and there isn't a lot of extra money, we also know that we have enough money. (Just enough, but enough). I think this is a lot easier than people who have to juggle their bills and worry about having enough money for food, and so if I got to choose, I'd wait a little bit.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
15 Sep 11
I think you are very wise to not have a child right now if you are not financially able to. I would wait until you are very ready. It is not easy to raise a child and have the money to care for it. Maybe if it becomes too late, you can adopt a child. That is just a thought or maybe someone else could give birth to your child for you.
• Vietnam
16 Sep 11
I'm trying to save enough money to have kid as soon as possible. You're right that it's difficult to raise a child and care him/her well if we don't have money. I don't want my kid must stand our present difficult things.
@dodo19 (47126)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
16 Dec 11
I can understand your position. You don't necessarily need to have children immediately after getting married. Sometimes, it is best to wait. However, I wouldn't necessarily say that you should base your decision entirely on your financial situation. My husband and I did wait to have children until we felt ready. We recently have a daughter, even though we aren't in a great financial situation at all. I think that you and your husband should sit down and talk about it.
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
16 Sep 11
I am not in the right position with the knowledge to advise you about the pregnancy because I am not a doctor. Anyhow, if you consider too much, at the end you never can have kids or you will have kids when you are not in the suitable age to pregnant. In certain people's belief, your children will bring the prosperous and luck to your family. May be after having your first kid, your financial will totally change. About my case, my mother told me that after I were born, my father started to earn a lot of money. She believed that I were the one who brought the prosperous to the family. Don't you want to try it ?
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Sep 11
Well, you have a point there. I think it would be better to stabilize your selves financially first before having a kid. But then, don't have it for a long time, lest you will surpass the time when you should already be having kids.
• Vietnam
16 Sep 11
I understand what you mean. And you're right. I hope that I'll have the first kid soonest.
@zerd87 (301)
• Philippines
16 Sep 11
Having a child is a blessing. I'm sure that they will survive even you don't have much money. Just trust God and always prays I'm very sure that he will provide.
@naseemkum (1803)
• India
15 Sep 11
Yes i too advice you to have a child. Dont make life as business. Even if u earn lot of money after if u cant have a kid whats the use of that money. I think a kid wil brings happyness in ur life. But ur thinking about making ur life financial its a good approach but dont stop ur happiness for that.
• Vietnam
16 Sep 11
Oh, I think you have not understood my means. I don't say that I must earn "a lot of money" and making life as business. But I love my kids. I want they'll have a happy life after they will be born. If they have sick or they want to learn at a good schools, I can do these for them. If you don't have enough money for life, will you born a kid and living a difficult life with him/her?
@vickylao (46)
• Philippines
16 Sep 11
hello tkonlinevn,, I also don't have kids now, you got a good decision. You don't need to be pressured by your environment.If you feel that you have can't feed them well, then would have them? You me be hurt one day looking at them that they're at rick because you didn't fully given your responsibility for them. Having a child is a blessing, who knows at the right time you can have them.Maybe this year is not the right year for you to have them.So don't be sad and don't be pressured.^_^