We have several friends with babies/ friends that are expecting. But our first child will probably be the first grandkid and the first child for our extended families in quite a while. What about you?
We have several friends with babies/ friends that are expecting. But our first child will probably be the first grandkid and the first child for our extended families in quite a while. What about you?
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Our future baby will the first on both sides for our parents. DH's best friend is pregnant with their third and he has a few other friends that have had kids. But, I will be one of the first in my circle of friends. One gf in trying right now, but moved down to Texas so I rarely see her and my best friend lives in MN and they won't be trying for at least another year.
All my other gfs are mostly in serious relationships, but not yet married!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
I wish! As it is, I'll probably be the third among my friends to get pregnant (hopefully).
Our child will be the first grandchild for my parents, though the third for Hub's parents. So we're not really ahead of anyone, haha.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
I was one of the first of my friends so I was clueless and didn't know what to expect!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
I'm the first in my friends and family.
It was pretty weird for me, since I'm the youngest of 3 kids. And I'm the only one out of most of my friends to be married, and the first to have a baby. So they can't really relate We're on completely different pages now. But I guess that's life.
persimmon / 1194 posts
We will be the first of our friends to have a baby. It will be the first grandchild on my side and second on DHs side but only by 5 months. My parents are ecstatic and I'm sure his will be too when we tell them
pineapple / 12802 posts
Our child will be the second grandchild on my side, 3rd on his side and pretty much the first in our circle of friends (unless they all get busy before us).
honeydew / 7968 posts
most of my friends are already have their first kid. some 2, some 3. so i'm one of the last. will be first grandkids on my in-laws side but my parents already have my nephew.
honeydew / 7917 posts
I am the first in my group of friends, and my LO is the first grandchild on both sides. My sister had her baby a few months later, and it is great to have someone to relate to.
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
I was the first to be pregnant, but then I miscarried and it took us another 2 years to get pregnant with charlie. by that time most of my friends had kids and I was the last!
grapefruit / 4049 posts
I first got pregnant in 2007 and I was the first of most of my friends.... It was a bit isolating especially after she was born. With our families, DD #1 is the first grandkid on my hubby's side, and the first in 14 years on my side!
Now with my second baby, it's nice that more of my friends have babies or are pregnant now too. It really makes a difference!
cherry / 135 posts
My husband and I are the first of our friends and family - which is super surprising considering that I am 29 and he is 39. None of our friends have kids yet - but I attribute this to living in NYC where it is common to wait to have children (that and we have a ton of single friends (all late 20s to late 30s) and a fair number of friends who don't want kids at all). We are both only children, so we will have the first grandchild for our parents.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
When I get pregnant, I will be the second of my close friends but of all my friends, I will be the 5th or 6th person to have them.
Of my family, I will be the third one to have kids but my older sister's kids are 12 and 16, so she's done having kids. It's really just my brother who had his first about a year ago and just announced that they are pregnant with their second. So next up is me.
coconut / 8305 posts
Yes & No...
DH and I are involved in both the Young Adults group & Married group at our church SO...
Out of our "age group" circle of friends we're definitely the first! Both to get married and have kids (especially since I came with DS)
BUT out of our Married group friends, we're at the bottom of the stick for being married and well I guess in amidst them with having kids..... idk I guess with this one being DH's "real" 1st we'd be behind the race with them. lol
nectarine / 2797 posts
Within both of our groups of friends there are plenty of babies already. Within family, we'll be the first one one side of my family and the second on the other. Within DH's family we'll be the last for sure. He has a nephew that is close to the same age as him!
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
Our child will be the first on both sides of our immediate families.
persimmon / 1202 posts
Last, aside from confirm bachelorettes on my side. Would be the first of his siblings, though.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
Our situation is a bit different, I think. A lot of our friends have decided not to have kids. We have one couple that has 3 year old twins. The other friend is just begging her boyfriend to marry her so she can have babies. The other friends (close ones) don't want them.
As for family - my brother beat us out for first grandchild. My husband's sisters are 7 & 8 years older than him and and are done having kids. They have boys between 13 and 8.
grape / 84 posts
Our baby will be the first grandchild on either side (although I do have half cousins that are 3 & 6 that I'm close to).
We're basically the first in our group to have kids. One couple have a 6 year old and we see them a lot. Another of our friends is pregnant with their 3rd boy in 3 years but they don't live around here.
pear / 1852 posts
The only circle of friends or family where our baby will be first is for my parents, not even my extended family! Which is weird because I was the first everything for my parents and their familes and friends.
grapefruit / 4819 posts
I'm the last in my circle of friends and most of my family - all of my friends have had kids for quite a while (I'm 32 and most of them started in their mid to late 20s). Also, most of my cousins have kids now as well as nearly all of them are older than me.
On the plus side - this will be the first grandchild for my parents, which I am so excited about! It will be the fifth for DH's parents but they're still pretty excited as well.
Another perk - I now have a massive wardrobe of maternity clothes, covering all seasons, styles, and sizes, to choose from, courtesy of all of my formerly pregnant friends. Very happy about not having to purchase a whole new wardrobe - that's for sure!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
We should be the first of our siblings to have a baby. We are both the oldest child and we both have four younger siblings. None of our siblings are married or in relationships so I would be really surprised if one of them wound up having a baby before us.
As far as friends go, I am pretty much behind every one. And I am only 23. Almost everyone I know is married and has one or two kids, or their first is on the way.
grapefruit / 4056 posts
Our baby will be grandchild #1 on my side, and grandchild #5 on DH's side. Most of our friends have kids. It has paid in hand-me-downs to not be the first though (friends of ours are giving us a bunch of stuff, and DH's siblings (who are both done having kids) are saving stuff up for us as well!
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
First to have baby within our group of friends and first grandchild on both sides.
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
I was the first in my friends that got married, bought a house and had a kid. In my family too no grand kids (on my side) so it was great.
pear / 1639 posts
With DS, I was the first in my friends to have a baby. He was also the first grandchild on both sides (mine and his dads) and first great-grandchild on his dads. DD will be my family's second grandchild, and DH's family's "first". They think of DS as a grandson though. Our friends are having babies now too.
coffee bean / 45 posts
We were the first in our families, but not our friend group by a long shot. I LOVED having friends to go to who had been there before.
pomegranate / 3388 posts
I'm one of the first amongst my friends, by DH's friends are all quite a bit older, and I'm one of the last in that group. I'm he first in my family.
cantaloupe / 6791 posts
Our future child will definitely be the first grandchild on DH's side, as he's an only child. Its also really likely that he/she will be the first grandchild on my side as well, because I only have one sister and she is in college (19) and hasn't yet had a serious boyfriend. But hey, I guess you never know.
As for our friends, we will probably be the first as well. There are only a few other couples in my group of friends that are married, but they expressed waiting a while (we are 22/23). DH's friends....well they seem to be far from the serious relationship/marriage/babies point in their lives.
We will start TTC this spring!
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
In my circle of friends, I was in the middle. I have some friends that have 10 year olds, and some friends that are expecting in the next few months.
In my husband's circle, we're also in the middle. Some friends of his are deciding to remain childfree in addition.
Our circles aren't combined because they're on two different continents.
pea / 20 posts
DS is 8- I was the first of friends and siblings to have a kid. I was scared out of my mind and had nobody to talk to! I lost a lot of friends in that time because we weren't able to relate. They were out at the bar while I was at home with a newborn.
I turn 30 soon and I still have many friends who are child-less, but my sister is 15 weeks pregnant, so we're getting grandbaby number two on my side of the family. It's nice to be able to support her during her pregnancy and talk about all the weird stuff that happens to your body! If DH & I decide to have one more LO, I'm glad I will have someone to talk to this time!
pear / 1965 posts
In our circle of friend we will be the last, maybe...there is one other couple who not sure...we will see! Haha! in my family, I will be one of the last, in his family...well he already has a daughter from prev marriage, but first in his family.
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