Family Planning
By earthter
@earthter (4)
United States
September 25, 2006 5:30pm CST
Please, just share your own personal experiences: When you first had children where were in your life? Were you trying? Were you married? If so, how long were you married? Where did you stand financially? Emotionally? Physically? Would you do it differently if possible? And if so, what would you change?
3 responses
@MINDY0882 (2302)
• United States
26 Sep 06
Hi I was living with my now husband but wasnt married when I had my first.I was 17 and we had been trying I think since I was 16 or almost 17,yes I know young but we both had jobs so we was able to support one.I got pregnant at 17 and about a month before she was due we got married at my grandmothers house on the lake. I was 18 when I had her (turned 18 that dec before she was born). we lived with my dad for a while and then on our own then back with him . took us a while to realy get on our own, we had another girl 3 years later , my first had just turned 3 the month before my second and we was still at my dads. we finally got on our own and stayed that way before we had our 3rd which was a boy. he will be 2 in dec. we was never realy finacially off , got the bills paid and a little left til next payday sometimes it was very hard. I wouldnt of changed anything though. Maybe only that my hubby would of had a better job then or myself. He just got a good job on a land rig so finally i fill like things will get better for us and not as rough
@Stiletto (4579)
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25 Sep 06
I was eighteen when I had my daughter (only had one child) and I was married (got married ridiculously young) and was taking the contraceptive pill when I became pregnant but I had also been taking antibiotics and didn't realise this would reduce the effectiveness of the pill. To be honest it was really a bit of a nightmare. Had no money, a husband who was mentally still a child anyway, didn't even have our own home as we were living with relatives. The marriage didn't last, we separated when my daughter was 4 months old and that was the last we saw of my ex husband so I brought her up as a single parent.
It was very tough but I do have a lovely daughter who is 26 now and just 5 months ago she had a gorgeous daughter of her own.
As far as doing things differently goes ideally I would have been older and it would have been much better to have been in a stable, long term relationship but things worked out well in the end. I've no regrets.
@MrsFrizzle (1963)
• United States
25 Sep 06
I am 25 been married for two years and are curently trying for our first child. I do not have much to add but I am intrested in the responses.
