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Bridex100
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Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
The main driving factor of us starting to TTC is my age. I'm 30 (earliest I could give birth would be 31) and want to have 2 kids before age 35. I had always wanted to be a young mom but I've already passed that point.
I know I'm not that young but I feel really young, like I'm way too young to be a mom. DH and I have been dating for over 5 years and married for 1 year but the time did fly by.
Would you wait if it wasn't for your age? Damn biological clock!
Message edited 7/1/2008 10:51:35 AM.
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Goldi0218
My miracles!
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
We would have probably waited. We married at 35 and started TTC just a few months later. I would never have TTC'd without being married first.
Message edited 7/1/2008 10:46:31 AM.
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| Posted 7/1/08 10:46 AM |
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Angel321
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
I wouldn't wait - no.
I've wanted to be a mom since i was maybe 16 years old... It just took this much time to find my soulmate..
I agree with the above poster, without being married, I would not have tried TTC'ing. I'm not passing judgement on ANYONE, it's just not something I would've done for me.
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| Posted 7/1/08 10:49 AM |
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Porrruss
Nya nya nya
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
We would have waited as well. I'm already planning #3 . I would have liked to enjoy a calm, quiet married life a bit more than the 1.5 years we had before DD was born. I was 31 when we got married, 32 when we got pg with #1.
I've been very blessed though and got pg rather easily.
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| Posted 7/1/08 10:58 AM |
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NinaLemon
It's a boy!!!
Member since 10/07 6453 total posts
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
We probably would have waited a little longer, I was 34 when we got married so I was ready to have a child and also didn't want to wait much longer.
If we had married younger, I probably would have waited about a year.
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| Posted 7/1/08 11:04 AM |
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SuperLRN
Im a big boy now
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
I would want to wait at least another 1-3 years. I love all the quality time DH and I have together, our freedom, lack of responsibility. But I am turning 30 in a few months and I want to have all my kids before I am 35.
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| Posted 7/1/08 11:22 AM |
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MetsGirl07
LIF O2 Vendor
Member since 12/07 16202 total posts
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Deanna
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
i am where i want to be at 29 and TTC.. although now im soooo scared that i wont be able to get PG again. 
with that said, i wish i coud have started even earlier if i knew i would have problems.. but unfortantely it doesnt work like that
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| Posted 7/1/08 11:27 AM |
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TaraHutch
True beauty
Member since 10/07 9888 total posts
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
would have preferred to be married about 2 years before TTC...but that's okay...but the time we have child #1 we'll be married almost 2 years (cross fingers). I'm gonna be 34 this month so we have to jump on the bandwagon. I
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| Posted 7/1/08 12:26 PM |
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GioiaMia
Let's Go Rangers!
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
I am 25 and we plan to wait until I am 30 but honestly I would LOVE to have even more time than that alone with DH!
I just want to be settled, living in a house and financially comfortable before having a kid but if I waited for that it may never happen!
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| Posted 7/1/08 1:20 PM |
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MrsS2005
Mom of 3
Member since 11/05 13118 total posts
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B
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
Age was somewhat of a factor. I hoped to at least be pregnant, if not a mom, by the time I was 30. We'd like 3 kids, which is part of the reason why I didn't want to wait too much longer. The main reason we started TTC when we did though was b/c I felt ready.
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shiv
Twinsanity!!
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
yes i think i would, or actually if it wasn't for my age and my mother's age. i want my kids to know their grandma.
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beautyq115
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
You sound like me...I do want kids...I wish I was younger. I am 30 now but will be 31 in August...I feel like I can't wait any longer
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| Posted 7/1/08 2:02 PM |
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headoverheels
s'il vous plaît
Member since 6/07 42079 total posts
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
i am not sure... i actually think it was my grandparents age, more than my own, that was a big motivating factor in deciding to TTC right after we got married. my grandmother just turned 78, my grandfather just turned 82. i really wanted to give them their first great-grandchild, and time to enjoy with him  
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| Posted 7/1/08 2:08 PM |
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isabelle2137
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
Ideally, I would like to wait longer.
However, time is not on my side, so TTC here we come!
Plus, I don't see us being the kind of parents that won't be able to leave their child and do things alone, so I'm confident our relationship will only improve with this next step
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katiebug
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
Yes, I would have liked to be married a couple of years before TTC, but health and age factors are not on my side, and my parents are older (I would like for them to meet my children) so we will start very soon after we are married. Plus my FH wants a lot of kids, so that is even more of a reason why we can't put it off.
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| Posted 7/1/08 3:17 PM |
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maybeamommy
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
No. I'm still in my early twenties and I wouldn't wait for any reason!
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| Posted 7/1/08 4:00 PM |
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Melmel821
Love being a mom!
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
Posted by Tilde
I am 25 and we plan to wait until I am 30 but honestly I would LOVE to have even more time than that alone with DH!
I just want to be settled, living in a house and financially comfortable before having a kid but if I waited for that it may never happen!
I'm in the same boat as you. I'd love to TTC now but we are going to wait a few years until I'm 28/29. Gives us time to be financially secure and set up in a house.
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| Posted 7/1/08 5:12 PM |
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
Yes I would wait. I just turned 33 and would like to have at least 2 kids.
We're starting in January.
I still want to party!! I'm going wild this summer.
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donegal419
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Member since 7/07 7650 total posts
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
i would't wait. but this coming from someone who will probably have difficulty TTC.
i would go to your gynecologist and talk about it. are you regular? how is your health? etc. etc. there are lots of other things that affect your fertility besides your age. there may be something there that will make it more difficult for you and then you've wasted even more time... sorry if i sound like a nervous nelly or a pessimist, but it's a possilbility.
GOOD LUCK with whatever you decide!
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Pre-Baby
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Member since 5/08 19 total posts
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
Yes, I think we'd wait if it wasn't for my age.
I'm 33 and my gyno has been on my case for years to get pregnant. He's been looking at it from an age/health standpiont, while I've been looking at it from a financial standpoint.
We don't own a home right now, and the costs of daycare will keep us even farther away from that goal.
We'd like to be in better place $$-wise, but realistically, I can buy a house in 10 years, but I may not be able to get pregnant in 10 years, so age won out.
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jam11308
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
Yes...we were going to wait 1-2 years, but I'm 30 & have had women's health issues for the past 10+ years, so we decided to get a jump on it earlier since it might take some time. If I was 25 we'd probably have waited much, much longer...
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SweetTooth
I'm a tired mommy!
Member since 12/05 20105 total posts
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
No, I was ready when we started. I always wanted to be a "younger" mom, although I guess I surpassed that at 30, lol, and I also want my parents to be younger and really be able to be active with my kids.
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carlowlou
loving my babies!
Member since 4/08 4594 total posts
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
Yes I think I would wait if it wasn't for my age. I'm going to be 31 in Sept and want at least 3 children so I want to get started now.
I have wanted to be a mother forever and thought I would want to get started as soon as I got married.
Now that I am married..I wish we could wait a little, just because I really am cherishing this time I have with DH alone. I NEVER thought I'd feel this way, but there it is.
That being said, I also cannot wait to have a baby!
haha....nobody said life was certain or that my feelings made any sense!
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| Posted 7/2/08 11:21 AM |
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DancinBarefoot
06ers Rock!!
Member since 1/07 9534 total posts
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
If I had been 30 instead of 40 when I got married, I DEFINITELY would have waited to TTC.
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| Posted 7/5/08 10:32 PM |
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autumn
Mommy to 2 divas
Member since 9/07 3389 total posts
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Lisa
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Re: Would you wait to TTC if it wasn't for age?
If I got married alittle earlier then I would wait. I wanted to be done with having kids by the time I was 35 and I don't really see that happening since we have been trying for the last 6-7 months. So age plays a factor for me and DH who will be 34. JMO
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