How long were you married before you had your first child?

It is very important for both parents to be mentally prepared before having a kid. Financial planning a little bit is also important. We had our kiddo 3 years after marriage and it was good for us. We were ready, more mature and financially better. Having kids early is important when the mother's age is close to 30, otherwise there is no harm waiting.

[i]Hi odwitt, I am less than a year married too and we are not yet planning about it! I still want to find a regular job before touching that topic but as long as you are ready to have a baby, I don't think so you need to wait for another year, I have friends who got kids right away after marriage and they are all happy![/i]

I got married in Aug 98. Had my son in April 99. Things where good. WE had creidit cards. Then I had my girl in 2000. Things where ok. Still had cards. Then I had baby girl 2. Things not so good. Still had cards but most with high bills. Then we got preg. again. Things where not right with this preg. I had to go to the doc alot BIG BILLS. I lost her when I was 5 months preg. That was in 05. Then I had baby girl 3 in 07. No cards bills bills bills. Now I am 16 weeks prego. and have less bills now and hubby is in school to get his degree and he works full time. He will be done next semester. He has got a better job now. That helps. I know we sound crazy for having more kids and more kids. But things have never been so bad we could not make it thru. Would I change things if I could. No only that my hubby would have went to school in the first part of our 10 yrs. MY kids have been the best thing that ever happened to me (other than my hubby lol). I wish you all the luck in the world with your family.

We have been married for thirteen years,we waited two years before our first baby comes.we don't practice family planning on our first two years.The baby was a blessing for us and we don't think to be stable before having a baby.As long as you know your responsibilities for your family.

I was not married when I had my first child. I think that it is a good idea to wait until you have a stable income. Kids can be very very expensive.

My husband and I knew we wanted kids right away so we started trying right away. I was truly expecting that we would have to wait a long time but it happened within a couple of months. So we were married for only 5 months before I became pregnant. And now we have a beautiful 10 month old baby boy.

we were studying and had not real jobs .so we waited for more than 2 years to have a child.happy posting.

My hubby and I got married in October of 2001. We had our daughter in July of 2003. I don't think it is ever too early to talk about having kids. A stable income is a great thing to have when planning a family. But know this, there will NEVER be a finacially perfect time. We are finding that out this time around. I am due in December, right before Christmas.