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How long were you with your partner before you had a baby?

133 replies

SpangledBoots · 20/10/2019 20:32

Just that really - curious!

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SoyDora · 20/10/2019 20:48

4 years.

GinGeum · 20/10/2019 20:48

No idea how long we'd been together but had been living together around 3 years. Got married in first trimester of first pregnancy.

TreePeepingWatcher · 20/10/2019 20:49

7 years (married for 4 years)

custardbear · 20/10/2019 20:49

Almost 13 years - second was at 16.5 years ... together 24 years ... so far ...
👀

LastSamurai · 20/10/2019 20:49
AthollPlace · 20/10/2019 20:49

7.5 years. I thought that was enough and I knew him but that turned out to be wrong. He was offered a good career opportunity and suddenly my equal partner who wanted to be an involved parent was too busy and dumped all the childcare on me so I had to give up my career. I thought he’d be a good parent but he’s strict and intolerant and doesn’t do his share. I guess you never really know what someone will be like.

firstimemamma · 20/10/2019 20:50

3 years

Clevs · 20/10/2019 20:51

Together for 7.5 years, married for nearly 4. I did miscarry twice in the first year after getting married though.

ilovetofu · 20/10/2019 20:51

10yrs.
Still together .
Been together 20yrs now.

Kungfupanda67 · 20/10/2019 20:52

9 months 🙈 pregnant within the first week (genuine contraception failure would anyone believe!)

We’ve now been together 8 years, married for nearly 6 years and have 3 children 😊

Stiltons · 20/10/2019 20:54

Not even a proper couple yet. Contraception failure. 3 years on and everything is great and we are getting married.

mylifenow27 · 20/10/2019 20:54

Just under two years x

imclaustrophobicdarren · 20/10/2019 20:56

4y

ScottishBadger · 20/10/2019 20:56

9 months. By the time we hit two years together, we were 8 months married with a 5 month old.

SerafinaPekkalasbroomstick · 20/10/2019 20:57

12 years. But we were only students when we got together.

LollyBeebee123 · 20/10/2019 20:58

5 years. But my friend was with her then bf 11 months when baby1 was born. They’re still together 12 years later.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 20/10/2019 21:00

Pregnant after 3 months,had ds on 1st anniversary of meeting

MerryDeath · 20/10/2019 21:02

8 months... not long enough be ye not so foolish

HerRoyalFattyness · 20/10/2019 21:02

I got pregnant after 3 months with our first.

Today is our 12 year anniversary. DS1 is 11 in 8 days.

MadameJosephine · 20/10/2019 21:03

I’d been with XH for 3 and a half years when DS was born.

I was with DD’s dad for a year before we started trying but by the time she was born we’d been together for 6 and a half years

elliejjtiny · 20/10/2019 21:11

5 years

EmmiJay · 20/10/2019 21:13

I had known him for roughly 10 yrs (FWB's) Gin

whiskersonkittenss · 20/10/2019 21:15

found out I was pregnant 2.5 months after first meeting.

Thescrewinthetuna · 20/10/2019 21:15

11 months in due to contraceptive failure. Been together 7 years now and very happy.

snowone · 20/10/2019 21:32

3 years