Baby Fever!

WarriorPrincess1

I'm 27 and newly pregnant, using the website here to track all of my nutrients and make sure I don't eat way more than I need! I got a late start on college, so I'm just in my final semester now, due to have the kid after graduation. I can say, finding a person who you really want to have a kid with is a huge part of feeling ready, at least it has been for me. It ties you to another person for life and in ways you can't imagine. It's true that there never will be a perfect time but man, do you really have to have all of your ducks in a row if you want to do right by your kid. That's something I'm learning now. I thought I was an adult (and I'm pretty responsible), but when that strip turned, it was like entering a whole new level of adulthood and responsibility. There's no perfect time, but it does help to feel like you've prepared as best you can. Like some of the others have said, maybe finishing up your schooling will be a good first step toward preparing for baby. I wish you good luck!

WalkingGirl1985

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RUNS SCREAMING FROM THE THREAD!!!!!!

LMAO!!!!!

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jmxxiiii

I'd wait until my GED was taken care of, I had a stable job (even if you plan on being a stay at home mom) and in a stable relationship.

I have it too, but its not the right time.

Pocket_Pixi

An evening babysitting has always managed to kill my "baby fever"

Oh and waitressing, waitressing really did a number on my maternal instinct.

Supernanny works well, too....

Although, for those of us who don't actually want kids, it gives us nightmares, instead.

Supernanny gives me nightmares... if I ever wanted kids those ones would have made me run screaming the other direction.

Brandicaloriecountess

Finish school!

I went to college as a mother of three and it was HARD. I felt like I miss a lot because of being in class, or working on a paper, or a project, or studying for an exam.

shoppie

Mine hit me like a ton of bricks at 25, out of nowhere, to someone who had always been very ambitious and career driven it was rather a shock! We had been married a couple of years by then, but were still paying back loans from studying and recovering from purchasing our first home so I knew it wasn't the right time. We waited about another 2 years, then started trying. Unfortunately it then took about 18 months to get pregnant which felt like FOREVER at the time and I was truly desperate by then! I now have 3 kids and am 34, so I think I'm done :laugh: If I had my time again, the only thing I would change is to come off the pill earlier as I think it messed with my hormones for ages - I'd been on it about 11 years and despite DS1 taking so long to conceive, I fell very first time with DS2 and DD - I never went back onto the pill between babies.

IronmanPanda

babies do make me feel ill...I never knew it was called baby fever, though

Its probably because you under cook them...

jeannicoleau

I'm 46 have a 23 year old son and an 18 month old son and believe it or not I am ready to have another one. It is part of the reason i have started to do this and get healthy again. Whether or not I have another one, I need to have the energy to keep up with the 18 month old.

amyoliver85

I have baby fever as well. 26 as well. But I just got married in June and my hubby and I made a list of things we want to accomplish before we start trying:

1- I need to be done with my Master's degree (that's August 2013)
2- We need to have all of our credit cards, student loans, and my car paid off (I am using the snowball method and that's looking to be about March 2014).
3- We need to have a house that can accommodate a baby...meaning, we need a different house than the one we're in now!
4- My hubby needs to be almost done with school--he works full time (he's Active Duty Air Force) and goes to school full time...there's no way he could help with a baby doing all that

And I'll tell you what...college is hard. And you will find it takes up a lot more time than your GED. You also need to work to support a baby...in this economy, more often than not, both parents need a full time job to support themselves as a team, not to mention a baby. You should finish your GED and secure a good job before you jump into baby town or into college. Both are incredibly expensive.

I think it's great that you have a lot of goals, but I think you need to create a list of those goals and decide which ones are most important. And take it one at a time until you're sure of what you can handle.

There are a lot of days when I think I could handle a baby...but let's get real...there's a lot of weeks right now where I can't even handle two cats and keeping a clean house...let alone doing the dishes before they become a strong arm for the mafia.

Sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself and your potential child is take a step back and say, "can I REALLY handle this?" And then...WAIT SIX MONTHS. And if you still think you can do it, take that step back again and ask yourself if you can keep up easily with your house, your job, your school, your friends, your family, and the addition of a new baby. And at that point, if you still think you can make it work, then move forward. But if you take a look around and think you live in a zoo, imagine how much more complicated it will be with a baby in the picture.

Just sayin'...I have to have this chat with myself about every two months. And I always decide that it's not the right time.

Mallory0418

My parents are trying to infect me with baby fever. It hasn't worked yet, but I'm only 24, I still have time. My best friend is half way through her term and I'm SO excited for her baby, but for some reason, her being pregnant makes me want to get pregnant less. :ohwell: I'm probably I freak. I'm sure I'll be stoked whenever it does happen though.

infamousmk

babies do make me feel ill...I never knew it was called baby fever, though

I usually get more of like, a baby rash, no fever.

raychybabe

BABY FEVER HERE! I'm 23, my husband is 26 and it seems all our friends are popping out babies left and right. We have been ready for about a year, but were waiting to finish off our degrees. I'll be done with my Bachelors in December, so we decided to go ahead and start trying. I would only have a few months left of school (if I got pregnant NOW), so I could handle that. I do go to school full time and work full time, and I dont think I could have done it all with a baby in the mix, but I do know people who do! Anything is possible if you want it bad enough!

My boss is about to pop, my good colleague has just got pregnant, a girl from my college I knew is due any day, and my ex uni housemate is due twins any day now, I feel that everyone is having babies (and not necessarily getting married first).

I've been with my boyfriend for over 6 years but he doesn't even want to get married, so I doubt I'll be having children anytime soon! I have a degree and a full time job, my bf has a mortgage on a house and a good job, but we're not considering children at all. However, I feel a little bit out of the club here!

CaptainGordo

We always used infant ibuprofen.

maab_connor

babies do make me feel ill...I never knew it was called baby fever, though

Its probably because you under cook them...

thread winner!!!

mmmichelle8486

I'm 26 years old and a mom to 19 month old boy/girl twins....and I'm EXHAUSTED! You can have my kids!

Wait til they're 3.

I have 3 year old twin boys and a 2 year old girl. I feel for you...

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We always used infant ibuprofen.

kabloozi

You do it one day at a time...lots of funny quotes and lots of good advice...I have 2 beautiful boys and I felt I wanted one more and maybe try for a girl and I am 36--I felt my weight needed work and then I will see...either I will feel done or I will have an itch but there will be a gap between my kids lol! For now I am done and very happy with what I have.

You feel you can and your mind is in the zone-go for it!

OkieinMinny

I felt something like the desire for kids somewhere between the ages of 18-20, luckily it passed and I got over it.

You passed that crap to me now I have 2 aliens that live in my house

amber_bamber09

My huband and I both have baby fever horribly. He unfortunately is not sure if he can have kids so he is going to get checked out if 6 months down the road we still dont have a little pink plus sign. I understand how frustrating it is to see the negative or start your TOM when you are fully hoping and expecting the little plus sign.

bzmom

Never had baby fever but they always showed up :0/

I was 17 when I had my first and yes I have and associates and a bachelors degree very difficult but possible. My boys were 4 and 1 when I started college. Now they are 14 and 11 and a 2yr old girl.

Fattack

I have a degree, am studying something entirely different to my degree part-time (whilst working full-time), and am debating studying an MA in the future.

As for babies, I'm a traditionalist and a pragmatist. I'd like to be married and with a stable career (or at least career path easily accessible post-baby). So no babies on the horizon for me. I have PCOS too, so maybe I won't even get given the option.

Instead, I'm getting a dog

Anliena

I had my son when I was 26 and went back to school at the same time. It was really hard, but I graduated with my bachelors degree 2 1/2 years later (already had my A.A degree) and now have a beautiful baby girl as well. Its doable but I wouldn't have been able to do it without my family and my incredible husband.