https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:32:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline/page/2#post-471628 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:06:50 +0000 alayaya 471628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to be married at 25, have first kid at 27 and second sometime around 30.</p> <p>I got married at 26 and I am almost 28 and still trying. Hoping that my plan is only delayed by a year.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline/page/2#post-471402 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:55:55 +0000 sylvie_b 471402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No marriage timeline for us, but when we got hitched I was 31 and we figured peanuts would be just around the corner. I was 32 when we got our BFP :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline/page/2#post-471217 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:00:22 +0000 Trailmix 471217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always thought I'd get married around age 28 and hoped to be at least pregnant by 30. But then I met DH in college and things sped up a little, so I was 26 when we got married and about one month shy of 29 when we got our BFP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline/page/2#post-471200 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:24:23 +0000 Meridian 471200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sort of... I wanted to get married by 27, which is exactly when we got married<br /> I always thought we'd start trying for babies at age 30, but when I hit 30, I realized I want ready yet. I think DH was probably ready to start trying around age 30, but he was patient with me. Finally we started trying this summer at age 32, and got our BFP six months later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline/page/2#post-471052 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 13:45:24 +0000 JoJoGirl 471052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha no. I wanted to get married around 27/28, start having kids by 30 and be done by 35. I got married at 33 and will have my first at 35. I wouldn't change it though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline/page/2#post-471045 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 13:40:24 +0000 lemondrop 471045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only really had career plans and just figured that the life plans would fall into place. It turns out that my career plans changed and I focused on life plans and let the career plans fall into place instead. </p> <p>I'm much happier this way than I would be if the career had panned out as I had originally planned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline/page/2#post-471033 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 13:35:02 +0000 MrsTiz 471033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beyond2: we must live in the same town :P </p> <p>I wanted to be married at 18, first baby at 20 and another at 23.<br /> I got married a month after I turned 19 and will hopefully be on track for the rest. </p> <p>It is interesting to see how much things vary from place to place. I wasn't the first to get married out of my friends, and I won't be anywhere near the first to have kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline/page/2#post-471026 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 13:30:08 +0000 emahlee 471026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to be married by the time I was 25. I was 24. </p> <p>I couldn't decide when to have kids. Sometimes it was five years after marriage, sometimes it was before I was 30, sometimes it was before I was 27. I had my first LO a few weeks before I turned 28. </p> <p>I think I want my second before I'm 32. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470943 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:38:34 +0000 Minnie_Girl 470943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There was no timeline or plan. I never imagined myself getting married or having kids at all! My family is a wonderful surprise blessing, not something I ever could have planned for! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470934 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:32:35 +0000 BlueWolverine 470934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Originally, I thought I'd get married in my mid-twenties and be finished having kids (2 or 3) by 30. Yeah, so didn't work out that way. I had two long term serious relationships in my 20s that ended, and didn't meet DH until I was 33. We got married just after I turned 36, and I'll be having baby girl at 37. As of today, we'd like to have two total. If that decision holds after we experience this little one, I'd like to be finished before 40. I don't really regret the path of my life. I've had a lot of fun and learned a great deal about myself and my choices. I wouldn't have minded having babies a little bit younger (maybe early thirties), but I'm so happy with life right now, I can't really complain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470919 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:22:21 +0000 DillonLion 470919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I would get married around 25 and have first baby at 30</p> <p>Got married at 24 and had first baby at 25. Sped up the timeline, but I was ready (emotionally, financially, etc) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470909 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:17:43 +0000 MrsKoala 470909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My plan was to be married by 25 and be done having children by 30. Instead I got married at 29 (only two months away from 30) and we hope to be done having children before 35 (if it works out that way!).</p> <p>I have to say that I'm glad that I'm older. I've had a chance to accomplish a lot of goals that I've had for my life and I really feel emotionally ready for my marriage and children. I would not have been ready at 25. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470897 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:12:17 +0000 photojane 470897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty much right where I hoped I'd be! I always imagined I would get married right out of college, spend two years just enjoying being married, and then have my first baby before I turned 25. Well... I got married two weeks after college graduation, got pregnant on my two year anniversary, and will be having our first LO five months before I turn 25. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470896 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:11:55 +0000 littlecasita1122 470896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was in high school, I wanted to be married by 22 and have my first kid by 25. Then I got to college and realized I wanted a little more time to myself before I really settled down. So now we're pretty much going along with my revised timeline in wanting to have kids by 30. Got married at 24, had first LO at 26. We will probably have a second LO in a few years and then be done by 30. Unless I consider a third LO... ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470798 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:24:49 +0000 Rubies 470798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to be married by 26, LO#1 at 28, and LO#2 at 30.</p> <p>Instead, I got married at 29, LO#1 at 30...And now I'm a few months shy of 32 so we'll see! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470793 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:21:40 +0000 mamabolt 470793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was in HS I figured I'd be married by 24 and have a few kids before 30. I didn't meet my DH until I was 25, got married at 27, and had our first at 29. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470780 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:30:07 +0000 lomom 470780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't really have a timeline. I'd always focused more on academics than dating, so when I met DH when I was 18, he was the first guy I'd ever dated. </p> <p>We got engaged when I was 19, married a few days after I turned 21, and are expecting our first LO at 22 (me) &amp; 33 (him).</p> <p>I will say that I never expected to be the first of my friends to get married! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470711 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 07:06:26 +0000 MaisyMay 470711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have timeline, but DH did. He told me recently that he'd always thought that getting married around 22 and having kids around 25 would be perfect. Our wedding was 3 months after he turned 22, and LO was born 3 months after he turned 25. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470707 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:43:09 +0000 Beyond2 470707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to preface this by saying I grew up in a small town where my timeline is pretty standard, but I wanted to get married at 18 and have my first child by 21. I always thought I'd marry my high school sweetheart because we dated for 5 years but things didn't work out and we split right before graduation. Best thing that could have happened lol. I ended up getting married at 23 and having my first child at 24. Behind my original schedule but on a much better path :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470703 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 05:50:49 +0000 DigAPony 470703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I thought I'd get married right out of college and have my first baby around 25. Instead I got married at 25, and I'm almost 27 and we're still waiting for the right time to TTC (financial reasons). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470690 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 04:39:16 +0000 SugarplumsMom 470690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got married way too early (in college) the first time around. When that was over, I swore I'd NEVER marry again. My plan was to travel around, not have kids of my own and maybe adopt when I'm 40. When DH and I got together, that changed completely. I realized I wanted my own family (although he has always known), and that was the only reason why we got married. If it was just us, we wouldn't have :)</p> <p>So no real timeline for me because I had completely given up on relationships - I didn't think I would ever find anyone I'd ever want to have kids with ... then DH came around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470688 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 04:01:00 +0000 SweetMamaM 470688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to be married by 25, two kids - one at 27, one at 29. Maybe one more in early 30s. I'm 27 and newly married, TTC so hopefully kids at 28 and 30... Not too far off at this stage, but will have to wait and see how the TTC pans out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470683 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 03:43:24 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 470683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never had a timeline. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470670 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:41:18 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 470670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to be married by 26 and was married at 26, so that part lined up... but I wasn't expecting to have kids so soon! I had my first at 27, and I'll be having my second at 29. I want to be done with all kids before I'm 34 though. I'm still on the fence about a 3rd kid.... we'll see how we do with two first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470665 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:12:12 +0000 daniellemybelle 470665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't think I would get married as young as I did (22). I kind of thought by now, 3 years later, we'd be actively trying (still a year away probably) but my "timeline" is to have at least 2 kids by 35, so we have plenty of time. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470598 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:08:06 +0000 lollipop 470598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to be married by 30 and done with having 2 kids by 35. I'm pretty on track so far. Met my DH when i was 23, married at 27, bought first house at 28, had first kid at 30. Life is pretty good at the moment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470569 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:26:15 +0000 prettylizy 470569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was young I wanted to be married by 24 and stqrt kids by 25. I was 25 when we got married and a few weeks shy of 27 when lo was born. I still plan to be done with number two before I turn 30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470561 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:13:27 +0000 Boogs 470561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hopes to be married by 25 and start having kids by 27-28 and be done by 30. I got married at 24, and we had LO when I was 27. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470556 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:09:45 +0000 wheres_c 470556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When i was younger i thought id be married by 25 and have a kid by 28.</p> <p>Im 30 now, and gave birth 2 days before my 30th birthday! Still not married but will hopefully be changing that this year or next, when we have some $$$ for a wedding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-get-married-and-have-kids-according-to-your-timeline#post-470481 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:26:18 +0000 BSB 470481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In high school, I thought I would get married around 25-26 and children right after. Well, I got married at 26 but finances weren't great so we didn't TTC until a year and a half after we got married. Didn't think we would still be TTC after a year and a half of starting. </p>