Is it just me?

GracefulMeadow86 · April 2011

Am i the only one who has ZERO baby fever?

No offense, having babies is super cool and they are adorable and everything, but i'm nowhere near ready in my mind to even THINK about having a baby right now. It's not like im super young (im 25) or anything, I am just completely NOT ready for that step of my life. I dont even think it Zig and I were millionairres and had done everything we wanted to do as married people we would even be ready for babies...(or think we were ready since ive been told you are never REALLY ready)

lburkey21 · April 2011

Absolutely ok!! I don't totally have baby fever but I am excited for us to start a family. I just want us to at least be settled and have sorta figured out our plans for the future. I'm certainly not ok with getting pregnant will living with MIL and we want to wait until DH has a full-time teaching job. So ya...next year is probably the year for us. I know DH is feeling the crunch...he just turned 34 so he's starting to do the math...he keeps saying he doesn't want to be an "old dad"

SweetCFly · April 2011

I don't have it as bad as I used to have it. I feel like right after the wedding/HM I was dying for a baby. For a little while I actually thought I got pregnant on the HM but I got my period in the end.

I feel like as the months have gone by, and especially as we've become closer and closer to buying a house, planning vacations to come for 2011/2012, etc. I have been feeling better about waiting. I know you're never financially ready for a baby (and not even mentally/physically/emotionally). But with that being said we are about to practically clear out our savings and have to start from scratch somewhat with the house downpayment... so I'm thinking baby should wait Andplusalso, we're going to Vegas in summer 2012 for a wedding and then skiing in Aspen with my parents Christmas 2012, and I wouldn't want to/probably couldn't do either of those things pregnant. So we either have to hurry up and have the baby before that (not likely with the money situation) or wait to start trying around Christmas 2012. I think it will be the latter and I'm 100% okay with that.

debjwes · April 2011

no baby fever here. Does that count if you already have a baby? Is he still a baby if he's two? I'm in no hurry to have sleepless nights again and be all crazy again with hormones. Plus that would be a lot of diapers we'd be going through. Oh the poop... There's nothing wrong with waiting.

Sterl72410 · April 2011

I hear you. I have used the phrase "baby fever" but it's more me looking forward to that stage in our lives, and the fact that I think other people's babies are adorable. We are def. not trying (and won't for a few more years). I would be excited if we ended up pregnant on accident, but I would also be terrified. I want to be in a semi-permanent job (not in fear of my position being cut again) and own our own home first.

tailspin430 · April 2011

ditto pps. I definitely don't want a baby right now! I also look forward to having kids a few years down the road, and I love to play with friends' babies, but we are definitely not ready for our own.

lyssa1985 · April 2011

I definitely want a baby...but I know it would be best if we waited!! We are still planning on building a house next year and we want to make sure we are financially stable. Babies aren't cheap at all!! So for now, I can deal with being an auntie (July 2nd!!). I can say though, that I am a tad jealous that everyone else is pregnant right now! LOL!

RonCourt · April 2011

Yup, no baby fever here. I'm hoping to wait another 2, if we could 3 years, but I'm not sure if I can hold DH off that long, he has major baby fever!

ohioloveyou · April 2011

I am a tad jealous of all my prego friends, but I know that my time will come! I guess right now I just know I don't need the added stress of a child.

lynde129 · April 2011

We are going to TTC next summer after I get some grad classes started, and possibly purchase a home. I am excited for it to happen in the summer of 2012.

I was not having any baby fever until a few months ago when my TOM skipped and then was really late the next month- because of a antibiotic I had taken. When the possibility that I was arose I got a little excited about it.. and have had a little baby fever ever since, but I know that waiting one more year will allow us to be much more prepared and secure in our careers and finances!

LoveAdopted · April 2011

We have not really even talked about when we might want to have kids. Right now our focus is on getting ourselves settled- hopefully me finding a permanent job and buying a house sooner rather than later. We are just turning 25 so while I know a lot of people who have had kids by that age, there are still a lot of people who were not even married yet.

benmel31 · April 2011

I admit, I kind of have baby fever. I am turning 33 in June and I am jealous of all the babies coming along. Don't get me wrong, I am SO happy for everyone, but it has gotten me thinking about babies more! We had talked about waiting until the fall or longer. I am going to start bringing up this topic again soon!

slpmay03 · April 2011

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FutureMrsDrew73110 · April 2011

I go in phases too. With everyone being pregnant and having babies lately I'll admit I'm SUPER jealous (although VERY happy for everyone). There are times when I'm content with finishing up school next spring and then trying and there are other times that I just want it now. DH really wants me to finish school first. He actually brought up the topic yesterday... I'm totally stressed to the max, crying all day yesterday about school and work and how it's all too much right now (end of the semester) and that I just want to give up on school and just be a wife and take care of my skids and the house. He reminded me that I only have 1 more class to take in the fall and that I'm so close to student teaching and that we can try soon!!! I'm just excited that he's coming around to the topic a bit more, and now that he's brought it up it's all i'm thinking about.

benmel31 · April 2011

slpmay03:
I go in phases. I think how can I do my job, keep the house clean/somewhat clean, and have kids. I also think of dropping them off before work and after and wondering DH and I will handle it and handle the changing lifestyle. I was in a phase of not the last few months but now lately I kind of am. I am 32 so we can't wait too long b.c. I never know how long it will take to get pregnant. DH and I have decided to wait until we are married at least a year before TTC.

This sums me up well! I definitely am impressed by those who work and have kids and sometimes wonder how I would handle it. But I want them too! I think it would be worth it!

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