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HungryHippo89 · 14/02/2013 14:19

Hi all, not sure if I am posting in the right place... But i was wondering how you all made the decision to TTC? What things mattered in your decision...age/events/house/job etc.
My main reason for asking is DP & I are wanting to have our own children he already has a DD (7) from a previous relationship. We both want them now but always something comes up ... For example the main issue we are having at the minute is my parents live abroad and i would REALLY like to see them before TTC.But we think the earliest we can get out to see them would be April 2014. And I just don't want to wait that long. We are thinking of throughing caution the wind and just going for it now...

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gillian1986 · 14/02/2013 14:59

We have been broody for a long time but decided to wait until after our wedding. Got married in December and I came off the pill... And we are just seeing what happens SmileSmile

I'm 26.. Hubby is 30... I always thought we would wait until we buy a house but we rent a gorgeous property in central London and certainly couldn't afford to buy a place like this.. Not for a few years anyway.

All our brothers and sisters are married and have had babies in the last few years... We are now married and its our turn! Smile

Very exciting times.. Trying not to think about it too much else it will take over my life.. But we are trying and hoping!

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 14/02/2013 19:53

We wanted a 'proper' family home and to be settled in work. I also didn't want to start TTC straight after we got married (we didn't sleep together prior to marriage so I didn't want sex to be all about making babies!).

We started TTC a couple of months after we moved from a flat to a house, when our careers were stable and we'd been in our professions about 2 years and we'd been married for a year.

I think the final thing that swung it got DH was my sister having a baby. DH is great with him and it gave him the confidence to think he could be a Dad! :)

There's no such thing as ever really being able to afford it or it being the 'ideal' time but we just knew after a certain point we'd be as well off as we could hope to be.

Skinnywhippet · 14/02/2013 21:32

I thought we'd move into a larger house first of sort out having 2 cars. You know what, I've realised that doesn't matter. We do have space...the house could be bigger or detached, but it isn't and I don't mind. We are secure enough and have sort of decided to go for it! The future is exciting.

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