BABY FEVER!? WTH!?

lwagnitz
lwagnitz Posts: 1,321 Member
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I'm young. Married. And I have two cats, so I have something to take care of...but I have BABY fever. Like MAD baby fever. WTH!? Someone cure me!!!!
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  • fueledbychange
    fueledbychange Posts: 132 Member
    Think of all the diapers you'll have to change! lol
  • tehzephyrsong
    tehzephyrsong Posts: 435 Member
    Volunteer to babysit your friends' kids, should clear it right up.
  • lwagnitz
    lwagnitz Posts: 1,321 Member
    I do that... hasn't helped. :'( I am SO not a kid person either. WHAT IS MY PROBLEM!?
  • nursevee
    nursevee Posts: 344 Member
    I'll cure you. I'm 33 with an almost 14 year old and a 10 year old. Babies grow up and they have HUGE attitudes. Want mine?
  • Kenzietea2
    Kenzietea2 Posts: 1,132 Member
    I have a 1 1/2 week old. The lack to sleep and constant worry is pretty horrible, but the instant love you feel is amazing :)
  • belladonna786
    belladonna786 Posts: 1,165 Member
    im not a kid person either yet i have 6! baby fever is dangerous.
  • mbajrami
    mbajrami Posts: 636 Member
    I have a 1 1/2 week old. The lack to sleep and constant worry is pretty horrible, but the instant love you feel is amazing :)

    ^YOU'RE MAKING IT WORSE!!!!!!!! LOLOLOL JK
  • bahacca
    bahacca Posts: 878 Member
    The #1 that no mom ever warned me about. You will NEVER be able to pee or poop in peace EVER again. Mine are 7 and 5. I think when they move out for college I may get to crap alone again.
  • CincinnatiDEIFan
    CincinnatiDEIFan Posts: 188 Member
    I wasnt a kid person either..but something hit me over the head while we were on vacation (in Taiwan of all places) and I suddenly wanted a kid.

    2 1/2 years later and 4 miscarriages later...I had our son, then 15 months later had our daughter.

    Would NOT change a thing.

    :-)

    And for the record, I still don't like other people's kids. Only mine. LOL.
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    Maybe it's time you had one:). I have a six year old and would like another in the next few years.
  • muffin_shufflin
    muffin_shufflin Posts: 239 Member
    Babysit 8 month old twins, an 8 year old boy, & watch 16 & pregnant all at once. Best birth control ever.
  • tbetz1
    tbetz1 Posts: 48 Member
    I had 3 and wouldnt change it for the world but the only way to prevent a fourth was one of us getting fixed, baby fever never goes away
  • lwagnitz
    lwagnitz Posts: 1,321 Member
    I have a 1 1/2 week old. The lack to sleep and constant worry is pretty horrible, but the instant love you feel is amazing :)

    Gah :sad: whyyyy mee!? Why is your baby so cute!?!?

    I'm 19. It's not happening. But it's like BABIES in my brain CONSTANTLY. Ever since I turned 18 it's like all I freaking see are pregnant ladies and babies. It makes my heart melt.
  • _Mimi_
    _Mimi_ Posts: 233
    I believe it's up to like a bajillion dollars to raise a child until they are 18....add to that the fact that they generally live with you longer than that, and then move back home with their family in tow......

    If that doesn't cure ya, nothing will!
  • lwagnitz
    lwagnitz Posts: 1,321 Member
    I believe it's up to like a bajillion dollars to raise a child until they are 18....add to that the fact that they generally live with you longer than that, and then move back home with their family in tow......

    If that doesn't cure ya, nothing will!

    well, that'll do it. haha. Still doesn't keep me from thinking about it :/. Me and my husband discussed starting to try after I graduate, which is in 3 years. So I'll be 22-23. Still young, but we did everything young, I guess. I still have to go to graduate school though :/
  • know_your_worth
    know_your_worth Posts: 481 Member
    Are you in a position where having a child would be the most beneficial thing for you?

    Get all your ducks in a row before hand.

    Nothing annoys me more than people who reproduce because babies are so cute and they'll have something that will love them forever and ever and they can dress them up all cute, etc. Then again I can't think of any other reasons people have kids :huh:

    This is a human life we're talking about.

    Think of yourself. You're not a baby anymore. Think of what your life has been up until this point. Think of your struggles and hardships. Think of what makes you you. .....Now think back to when your parents said "I have baby fever!" Did they really take everything that makes you a person into consideration?

    Kind of a big deal.
  • lwagnitz
    lwagnitz Posts: 1,321 Member
    Agreed - we are at a good point in our lives, except we don't have our careers yet, obviously. My husband will within the year. We're not financially sound, but people always say "you never will be". You always think you don't have enough money.

    But honestly, the last thing I would have is a baby for unconditional love. Those things grow into middle schoolers and teenagers and they hate the living hell out of you... I'd buy a dog if I wanted that.
  • elprincipito
    elprincipito Posts: 1,200 Member
    take it easy, you're young you have plenty of years for that if you decide to go that way
  • AmyW4225
    AmyW4225 Posts: 302 Member
    I got married at 19, had my first baby at 21. I went through nursing school with 2 young children. It was so hard! I see you're in college. I say, get through college and get into your career, first. I have three kids, now. My youngest is about to turn 9 months old, still doesn't sleep worth a crap! BUT, they are so worth it. Take your time, enjoy your relationship with your hubby, because kids change EVERYTHING! Live a little, first! ;)
  • zombie_porno
    zombie_porno Posts: 199 Member
    For me, it's purely biological. I KNOW I don't want kids, but my body disagrees completely lol
  • lilylover2012
    lilylover2012 Posts: 39 Member
    Do what I do: Go out to dinner with your SO and sit near a table with children. Works EVERY time, whether I actually want a baby or not. I just don't understand how parents can let their children scream and scream and run around like little monkeys. I was never allowed to get away with that!
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    lets start with being pregnant... there is morning sickness, I have no idea why they call it morning, though. many people I know had it day and night.
    There there is that very uncomfortable being in you that keeps growing and your kidney, bladder and liver will be a punching bag for 5 months.
    then there is birth. it's like putting something the size of a melon through a hole the size of a lemon. That needs stitches.

    then there is feeding about every 4 hours for about 6 weeks.. and diaper changing. it's almost 350 diapers in the first 6 weeks.
    if you breast feed you will feel like a cow with sore nips, if you bottle feed that is a whole 'nother mess.

    It will be about twenty years before you truly get a good night's worrieless sleep.

    did I mention the whole melong/lemon thing?
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,332 Member
    One word....colic.
  • zeebruhgirl
    zeebruhgirl Posts: 493 Member
    ME TOO. I'm 20, been with my guy for 2.5 years, we're getting married in April and SO READY to pop out his baby.

    NAO.
  • OnTheWayToPerfection
    OnTheWayToPerfection Posts: 115 Member
    Cats?
    Get a puppy. That'll cure it.
    Kids were the one thing that I KNEW for certain I wanted.
    WRONG! We got a puppy and between her and my husband, NOOOOOOOO!
  • Kenhabes
    Kenhabes Posts: 187 Member
    Changing diapers is nothing. When your kid is snacking on chips on the way home from daycare, starts gagging and choking and then proceeds to projectile vomit all over himself and the car seat?

    Now THAT'S something!

    He's okay by the way. The first words out of his mouth in concern for his now soiled t-shirt? "Elmo." (with a sad shaking of the head)
  • genefabes
    genefabes Posts: 132
    if you have a fever and need a cure, I'd strongly suggest you consider more cowbell.

    no seriously, don't have a kid.
  • ChristineMarie89
    ChristineMarie89 Posts: 1,079 Member
    The #1 that no mom ever warned me about. You will NEVER be able to pee or poop in peace EVER again. Mine are 7 and 5. I think when they move out for college I may get to crap alone again.
    or take a shower or have a meal where the food doesn't look like it exploded xD
  • supertracylynn
    supertracylynn Posts: 1,338 Member
    I have 3 kids and a dog.
    I'm terrified, daily, of starving because my kids eat so much and food is Really expensive.
    I haven't gone to the bathroom alone since my son (oldest) decided to roll over for the first time during a super quick pee-break when he was 2 months old. Even when they're with their dad, the dog is still in there with me.
    Try being in business for yourself in a touchy area that you have to basically beat around the bush... then your kid blurts out what you do and ruins your cold market. Practice kissing your paycheck (and food-for-training) money good bye.
    My GATE student, who has always been sensitive (crying) was suspended twice since the last week of Aug because of emotional outbursts. Even though I've never had a job outside the home and have always been here, I question EVERY SINGLE aspect of my parenting.
    Start questioning every choice you make NOW before you have kids, so you can get used to it.
  • OnTheWayToPerfection
    OnTheWayToPerfection Posts: 115 Member
    I have 3 kids and a dog.
    I'm terrified, daily, of starving because my kids eat so much and food is Really expensive.
    I haven't gone to the bathroom alone since my son (oldest) decided to roll over for the first time during a super quick pee-break when he was 2 months old. Even when they're with their dad, the dog is still in there with me.
    Try being in business for yourself in a touchy area that you have to basically beat around the bush... then your kid blurts out what you do and ruins your cold market. Practice kissing your paycheck (and food-for-training) money good bye.
    My GATE student, who has always been sensitive (crying) was suspended twice since the last week of Aug because of emotional outbursts. Even though I've never had a job outside the home and have always been here, I question EVERY SINGLE aspect of my parenting.
    Start questioning every choice you make NOW before you have kids, so you can get used to it.

    Not too sure what to think about this one.
    Furthermore putting off my want for kids.

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