To ask how long does it take to meet someone and have a baby?

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This is going to seem like a ridiculous question, which I acknowledge, bit hope you forgive me because we cannot be rational all the time. I am worrying a lot that, at 33, I am no closer to having a child than I was at 23. And I am just getting older. I am single and do not have anyone in the pipeline who wants children one day. Please share your stories of time between met - engaged - married - baby (or met - baby) to help me work out what my cut off needs to be for giving up going it alone.

I met dh at 27, got married at 29, started ttc at 30 and had ds at 33 due to some fertility issues. I have known friends to do it a lot faster though. If I was you I would get online as I know a lot of people who have had success this way.

Met at 19
First child at 27
Married at 29
Second child at 32
Third child at 36

Together 21 years this year.

I was single at 33, too. Met fiancé when I was almost 35 (Nov 2013) Currently have our five month old snoozing on us and getting married this summer.

Met at 37. Conceived within 6 months and baby when 38. Now 2 under 5 (aged 42) not married. Had previous bad relationship with miscarriage (fortunately) then divorce. Anything can happen. Don't worry and enjoy life! Child rearing is hard sometimes!

Met DH in July 1999, first went out August 1999.

Got engaged December 1999 and found out I was pregnant the next day.

Had baby August 2000.

Got married October 2001.

Got together early 2010, married mid 2011, first baby early 2012, second baby late 2013. I'm now 37 and dh 46, we both knew what we wanted and didn't hang around!

Met dh at 33. Moved in together at 35. Married at 37. Baby at 40. You've got a few years yet OP.

I am now 35 and partner is 37.

Met my partner in August 2015. Moved in together in December 2015 (long distance). Got engaged May 2017 and are getting married November 2017. I know from tests with a previous partner that I will need clomid, so we have that in mind where children are concerned.

Met - married 7 years
Married - dc1 7 years (ttc 3 years)
Dc1 - dc2 - 3 years

We took our time!

I fell pregnant within a year of being in a relationship with dp (now dh). We were already living together, had been pretty much from the start! Got married when dd was 1.5. She's now 3.5 and we are approaching our 2nd wedding anniversary.

It took us less than 2 years from meeting to marriage and baby.

Moved to a new city in August 2015, met DH in the October. Knew pretty much straight away that he was the one for me, clicked like I never have with anyone else and it felt completely different, easy and right. I was 29 he was 31. He moved in the following summer and we got engaged on the August bank holiday. We didn't want a long engagement and set our wedding for the Feb. Shortly after booking it we found out I was expecting our DD so I was about 5 months pregnant at the wedding - the baby was planned but we had expected it to take a while as I had some fertility concerns so we had decided to get a head start on it but actually got pregnant on the second cycle! DD is due any time now

When I first moved here I never thought my life could change this quickly but since I met DH I've never had any doubts and each step has felt right. Sometimes it just works and there's no need to wait a set time.

My best friend also married her DH within about 18 months. I thought that seemed really quick at the time but now I get it!

Good luck OP, I hope you have something similar!

Someone I know had first sat in December, married in March and had first baby in December.

Date not sat

Met in 2010. Started dating in 2012. Got engaged in 2016. Moved in together in 2017 and baby born 3 weeks ago.

Um...a year to the day with me and DH.

You couldn't make it up!

Met at 26, engaged at 29, married at 30, baby at 30.

Age 35, got together and was pregnant 6 weeks later.

Still together after 20 years.

At 32 I had been married for 13 years, no kids due to fertility issues on both sides, I had accepted being childless (adoption or donor insemination ruled out for various reasons). At 36 dh left me for ow!!!
Out of the blue I met dh a few months later at Christmas, whirlwind romance and we were married in August, positive pregnancy test early October! I was 38 having dc1 and 40 having dc2.
You never know what life has in store!!!!

Met dp 4t 24, had no kids separated at 41. Met new partner at 41, began trying for a baby within 6 months, had three miscarriages, had dd at 43 got marid at 44.

Met at 23
Engaged in 6 months
Pregnant in 7 months
Married within the first year - just gone 24
Now married 16 years with 4 fab dc 😀

Good luck op - I think it happens when you're not looking for it.

Dating at 16
Engaged at 18
Baby at 19
Married at 22

I was the same as you, worried that it would never happen! I met my now DH by internet dating in late 2012 when I was 32. Married in 2014 and DD born last August when I was 36. We did TTC for nearly two years though! Also, I nearly never went for the second date with him as he was too "nice"... glad I did now!! Xx

It definitely happened faster for me when I was older! I spent my twenties thinking I was far to young for marriage and babies (despite being with ex for 8 years! Then we broke up and I met DH at the age of 32.5

DH and I had our first child within 2.5 years of meeting; married just over 3 years after meeting; and recently had our second child about 4.5 years after we first met.

Met DH in Jan 2011, engaged June 2012, married Sept 2014 and DS born February 2016.

Probably could have done the wedding sooner but glad we waited this long to have children.

Met at 19, married at 21, first baby at 27. Could've had a baby by 22 if I wanted!

Seriously 33 is your. You have time x