Hellobee Boards Topic: How did you know it was the right time to TTC?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How did you know it was the right time to TTC? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 19:54:25 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958783 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 18:00:05 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1958783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We were married a little over two years and time was ticking. We also thought it best to have kids before I assumed more responsibility at work. dolphin on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958774 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:55:20 +0000 dolphin 1958774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It just "felt" right. Married for a year and we were financially stable so no real reason to wait. Oh and plus I'm in my 30's. Tick tock! Bluemasonjar on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958757 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:47:48 +0000 Bluemasonjar 1958757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had a baby bucket list but honestly we wanted to be in a good place financially (house and steady jobs). Really we just started TTC when the timing felt right. I don't know how to explain it but we felt ready to have a baby. I knew it when I started getting jealous when other people were announcing their pregnancies. travelgirl1 on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958722 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:22:25 +0000 travelgirl1 1958722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was worried about my age and PCOS and DH was wishing he had done more fun stuff but we both wanted more than one so we reached an agreement of when would be a good time. Interestingly, as soon as we had one, he was on my back about having another pretty much straight away. LuLu Mom on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958684 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:07:44 +0000 LuLu Mom 1958684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We were planning on waiting a year to enjoy the time as a married couple but I mentioned at my annual that we would be starting to try in the next 6 months. They then informed me that due my cycle lengths i might not be ovulating and i could have a hard time getting pregnant. This made us both super sad and have major baby fever, we pushed it up by 5 months...and BANG pregnant on first try ;) Wouldn't change it though! coopsmama on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958658 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:57:13 +0000 coopsmama 1958658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @looch: Absolutely, 100% agree. Sometimes I have friends that really want (along with their partner) a baby but they feel like just one more vacation should happen first or that they could be a little more set financially. Eh, I don't think one can ever honestly feel 100% financially ready - the average person could almost always use at least a bit more money. At some point you just have to do it if you feel ready and also have your most basic ducks in a row. looch on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958601 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:31:47 +0000 looch 1958601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Well, I believe there is no such thing as the "right" time. It's got to be the 50% okay time otherwise, I am way too conservative. I am a pessimist though, not for TTC timelines, but I believe that unless I am sitting on a multimillion trust fund, there is no such thing as financial stability in this country. Anything can happen and you can lose it all. Mrs.KMM on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958587 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:27:09 +0000 Mrs.KMM 1958587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We waited until DH got a promotion (that we knew approximately when it would come) that made his salary high enough that we would be comfortable with me leaving my job when a baby arrived to be a SAHM. Once he got the promotion, we started TTC that month. catomd00 on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958186 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:49:32 +0000 catomd00 1958186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It wasn't. My husband had been laid off and was still looking for work when I got pregnant. Initially we were waiting until he found a new job and settled in. It all worked out. He had a job that got us through while I was pregnant. He was miserable so he quit while I was on maternity leave to help me and spend time really looking. He found a great job and started around the time I went back to work. I wouldn't change a thing. It all worked out for the best! This is why emergency savings are super important though!!! simplyfelicity on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958161 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:41:23 +0000 simplyfelicity 1958161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I got married when I was nearly 30, so we didn't want to wait too long. We both have stable jobs, etc, so one day we just decided to go for it. Meowkers on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958152 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:33:12 +0000 Meowkers 1958152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We'd talked about having kids generally but neither one of us really felt a strong desire for a kid. Then about 2.5 years into marriage we started talking about it more and more and after about a month of just kind of day dreaming about it, it just felt right. On top of that, logistically we were in a good place for a child. We were financially stable, owed a house, were comfortable in our careers. There was really nothing stopping us. nana87 on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958124 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:19:38 +0000 nana87 1958124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We waited until it made sense with my grad school timing--I was done with my coursework and qualifying exams, and had finished a big chunk of my dissertation research that had to be done abroad. Plus, baby fever was driving me crazy ;) autumnlove on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958116 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:06:27 +0000 autumnlove 1958116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We didn't plan for the first two. We are trying to find the perfect time to ttc 3 and it is hard! ineebee on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958079 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:48:19 +0000 ineebee 1958079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH knew I wanted to wait at least a year after we got married, and I also knew that I would have issues because I didn't have a regular period. We wanted two kids, and DH was also afraid of what the research says about age effects, so it was pretty much math that made the decision for us. Very unromantic, but that's how it happened for us. :) yoursilverlining on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958058 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:43:51 +0000 yoursilverlining 1958058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We both had TTC checklists, but basically had them all checked off by the time we were married (graduate college, establish career, buy home, financially stable, etc.). I really wanted to wait until after I was 30 to start TTC as well, and we both wanted at least a year of marriage under our belt. I don't know that I felt like it was the "right" time, but it turned out to be! mrsjyw on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958057 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:43:12 +0000 mrsjyw 1958057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We actually got started earlier than planned. We went on a trip for our one year anniversary and both started getting baby fever, I went off BC the next month and we started actively TTC a cpl months later. alohaorchid on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1958010 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:24:25 +0000 alohaorchid 1958010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We knew we would be faced with IF so we just decided to jump right into NTNP to see what would happen. After a while of nothing happening, we decided to go into TTC. I think for us because we had no idea how long it would take, we just went for it. lawbee11 on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1957992 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:18:04 +0000 lawbee11 1957992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We'd been married about a year, were in a good spot financially, I'd been at work long enough to qualify for FMLA and had applied for STD. We were still really nervous, but figured it was as good a time as any! coopsmama on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1957989 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:16:27 +0000 coopsmama 1957989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ha, well, we didn't TTC. C was a big surprise six weeks into marriage! I wouldn't change it but I do wonder when we would have decided was a good time to start our family of he hadn't been our surprise. :) snowjewelz on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1957988 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:16:09 +0000 snowjewelz 1957988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We got married May of 2013 and always just said we would go off BC starting Jan 2014. It was supposed to be NTNP for a while but then I already got so into the TTC world lol! MaryM on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1957981 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:13:04 +0000 MaryM 1957981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We got unexpectedly KU and had a miscarriage. After we'd spent a couple months preparing for a surprise pregnancy, I think the loss convinced us that there was no "right time". There would always be things we'd "like" to do first, but that we could make it work. Mrs. Pickle on "How did you know it was the right time to TTC?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-know-it-was-the-right-time-to-ttc#post-1957977 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:11:31 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1957977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't think there is ever a perfect time to ttc. How did you decide it was the right time for you and your spouse? DH and I had a pre TTC checklist. He had several things on it and I had 1. The biggest thing we wanted was some time together as a married couple before having a baby. Then the universe told us we needed more time together then we planned. ;)