https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:00:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-guys-decid-to-start-ttc-when-you-did#post-768400 Wed, 08 May 2013 16:43:17 +0000 stargal 768400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just felt ready for a baby. We were married for almost 9 months and it just felt right. We were young also 23 and 24 :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-guys-decid-to-start-ttc-when-you-did#post-768393 Wed, 08 May 2013 16:37:30 +0000 ModernDayJibarita 768393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaughLines: I have to opposite problem. Most of my friends are older and already have kids. I go to all their birthday parties and we're always the one without any children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-guys-decid-to-start-ttc-when-you-did#post-767906 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:44:07 +0000 pui 767906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been ready for forever and I would have started right after we were married. However, before we were married we set up a timeline for this stuff we both agreed to.</p> <p>Even though we started officially TTC this cycle (which has been 42 days thus far *sigh*) the first time I heard DH explicitly say that he was ready was just 2 weeks ago.</p> <p>We've been financially secure for a while, so that did not play a big part. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-guys-decid-to-start-ttc-when-you-did#post-767904 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:42:55 +0000 nana87 767904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we waited until it was the right time with my graduate school trajectory--I'm going to be overseas most of this summer and fall working on my dissertation research and I didn't want to deal with doing that with a lo, so we waited until the due date will be after that period. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-guys-decid-to-start-ttc-when-you-did#post-767899 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:40:43 +0000 LaughLines 767899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd like to ask this same question to DH ;)</p> <p>One of the reason's we're waiting besides what you've mentioned above as already having settled is that we don't want to be the first among our friends. Yes, we do have some more "acquaintance" type friends who have kids, but of our really close friends none have kids yet. I think it would be really fun to go through all of that at the same time as friends, talking about pregnancy together and then parenting ideas together. It would also prevent being left-out of all the stuff non-parents could do when we would have to work around napping/breastfeeding/early bedtimes, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-guys-decid-to-start-ttc-when-you-did#post-767898 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:40:35 +0000 Lindsay05 767898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just both decided to start. As soon as I got any feeling of trying we decided to give it a go. We didn't feel we had any reason to wait and we know we wanted more than one so may as well do it now that we can. </p> <p>We sort of wanted to do a few things (ie. travel) before trying for #2 but everything we wanted to do was ALWAYS going to be there. The opportunity to have children will not be here forever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-guys-decid-to-start-ttc-when-you-did#post-767895 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:39:10 +0000 FLnative12 767895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always talked about having more than 1 LO, so once I was about 28 I told DH - If you still want more than 1 - 1 has to come now!! And that was that :) Had DS right before turning 29 and IF we have another it will probably be when I am about 32 or 33. In your case time is definitely on your side, so go with your gut feeling. There is no such thing as the "right" time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-did-you-guys-decid-to-start-ttc-when-you-did#post-767877 Wed, 08 May 2013 13:31:46 +0000 ModernDayJibarita 767877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ever since I got married I've had the most intense case of baby fever, as we near our first anniversary the fever is off the charts. I get butterflies in my uterus every time a see a pregnancy announcement or a newborn or even a 3 year old kid. </p> <p>I'm in a weird position were my husband is totally okay with starting TTC right now (he really wanted to start TTC on our honeymoon) so the decision falls to me. </p> <p>Because of our age (24) people say we should wait some more before we have kids, but although we're young it seems like on paper we've done everything people would like to do before TTC. We've been together 6 years (lived together for 1 of those) married for 1. We've traveled extensively in the U.S and had a great trip to Europe for our honeymoon (planning to go back to Europe this year). We bought a house, have good stable jobs, have a couple of months savings and are emotionally ready to start our family. I'm just trying to figure out what's stopping me from saying "let's start today!" </p>