feel like I am catching the FEVER...

ivedonethisb4 · February 2012

BABY FEVER. I know there was a VERY recent post on this but I have to touch the subject again. My FSIL brought home her premie baby from the hospital 2 weeks ago. He's technically 8 weeks but only 40 gestational so he's literally still so tiny and new. 6 lbs on last Tuesday. Her freind, Jessie just had a baby like 4 days ago and brought her over yesterday. My MOH had a baby in November and I got to spend last Tuesday with them. Her sister had a baby in Dec too! Two of my highschool friends are currently pregnant. AHHH its like babies EVERYWHERE! I've probably forgotten someone too! The more I'm around them the more I just want to take one home for myself to keep. Ugh! I think its just my biological clock. I mean I'll be 26 when we get married and I had said after 27 I didn't want kids so that leaves not much time. I MUST wait though or I will not fit in my dress! And FI keeps asking why we don't ever have s e x anymore..its too tempting.

mrshall1027 · February 2012

You are still so young! Don't feel rushed to have kids by the time you are 27. There is no rule that says you have to have kids by a certain age. Enjoy being young and enjoy your first years of marriage. It's ok to have the itch, but just make sure you want kids because you are ready, not because everyone around you is having kids.

violakat03 · February 2012

I will be 27 in June and I know that I'm not too old to have kids, but I really want to get started before I'm 30! My mom was 29 when she had my brother and 33 when she had me, so I know it's totally okay to wait a few years.

That being said, I've had baby fever for years. I thought I was pregnant a few weeks ago (it was just stomach flu) and was so disappointed when the test was negative. I know my time will come when it's ready, so I keep telling myself not to rush! If we have an "oops" early on, neither of us will be upset, but we're planning on having a few years to ourselves first.

ivedonethisb4 · February 2012

Its a rule I set for myself. I hated my mom being so old. She had my brother and sister at 17+18 and me when she was 27 and even now with my wedding coming up she probably won't enjoy it because she has a hard time getting around sometimes she isn't doing good healthwise. Hereditary issues that my grandma had are being found in my mom. I want to be able to experience grandkids and not be unable to be here for those things way in my kids' future. My dad was only 46 when he was killed and he'll never know my kids. I just have the outlook that life is to short to waste. You may never get to do the things you want if you don't start early.

trawas01 · February 2012

I started that thread! lol So we all know I'm right with you.

As far as actually having them. I'm a graduate student. Maternity leave is nonexistent. So we either wait until I'm done, which could be another 4 years, make me 29 and is not going to happen. Or we try really hard to time conception so I'm in my 8th month by November and thus have it timed with my winter break. Which means we COULD start trying to concieve the March/April after the wedding. Possible complications could pose problems with school but I try not to dwell on that.

By the wedding we'll have lived together for almost 3 years and have been together for 7ish. So the whole idea of time together with just us we've done.

Simply_Caitlin · February 2012

Oh I have the fever too. My sister had a baby 6 months ago and initially it stopped my baby fever, but now as my little Peanut is getting bigger it's back in full effect haha.

When we get married I'll be 28 and my fiance will be 33. We both agreed that we don't want to wait long after we get married. Once the wedding happens and we're not putting so much money into that we're converting our wedding fund into a baby fund. We have no set dollar amount that we need saved to start trying but he wants a winter baby (slowest time of the year for his work and he's worried if I give birth during his busy season, he won't make it to the hospital for the birth, yeah he's put a lot of thought into this for a guy who told me years ago when we first started dating that he didn't think he would ever want kids) so around March-April we certainly won't be trying to stop anything hehe.

Simply_Caitlin · February 2012

March-April next year that is, I have a dress to fit into this October! haha

kimm260 · February 2012

I don't have baby fever per se but would like to start soon after we are married. FI and I will both be 31 when we get married, which I don't think is too old but we don't want to be in our later 30s when we start. We would also like to buy a house soon after we are married.

BrittneyRN · February 2012

I have never experienced baby fever in my life. I do want kids someday, but I think I lack that motherly instinct. Babies actually scare me and I'm definitely not ready for one. There are currently 8 girls pregnant on my unit at the hospital, and that still doesn't give me baby feve. I feel too young, even though I'm 25. We'll probably start trying when I'm 29-30. FI is younger than I am, so he's not ready yet either. We will most likely have one, but if we decide on a second one, we'll adopt. I'd rather adopt to start with, but that's out compromise. I should mention that I was diagnosed with severe OCD a few years ago and imscared to pass that on to my child. Also, I'm such a huge worrieri, that I know I'll worry the entire time I'm pregnant.

aimee58 · February 2012

We both definitely want them soon (FI even said a while back, "if we get pregnant now, we can have the baby before the wedding"). However, we want to save up some money after the wedding for a nice nest egg. We'll probably wait 6 months-1 year before trying.

I can't wait to be a mommy!

KmuJmg · February 2012

Lots of health issues for me, so we are actually going to meet with doctors next month to figure out our family plan. Definitely not happening until after the wedding, but we are excited about starting the process and getting things figured out. Im hoping a baby will come within 1-2 years of the wedding.

pzavecz · February 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_october-2012-weddings_feel-like-i-am-catching-the-fever?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:56b9bcef-1e34-456e-81f5-cfaa107456b2Discussion:333a9dcc-4036-407a-af09-71cd3ce37261Post:4abed103-d0cd-4c0e-b4eb-2bb845895329">feel like I am catching the FEVER...</a>:
[QUOTE]BABY FEVER. I know there was a VERY recent post on this but I have to touch the subject again. My FSIL brought home her premie baby from the hospital 2 weeks ago. He's technically 8 weeks but only 40 gestational so he's literally still so tiny and new. 6 lbs on last Tuesday. Her freind, Jessie just had a baby like 4 days ago and brought her over yesterday. My MOH had a baby in November and I got to spend last Tuesday with them. Her sister had a baby in Dec too! Two of my highschool friends are currently pregnant. AHHH its like babies EVERYWHERE! I've probably forgotten someone too! <strong>The more I'm around them the more I just want to take one home for myself to keep. </strong>Ugh! I think its just my biological clock. I mean I'll be 26 when we get married and I had said after 27 I didn't want kids so that leaves not much time. I MUST wait though or I will not fit in my dress! And FI keeps asking why we don't ever have s e x anymore..its too tempting. :(
Posted by krystlelynn212[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Haha. For me, it's more like the more I'm around them, the more I hate them and don't want one. I have no desire at this moment. Right now, I don't have that motherly instinct....I mean, I get grossed out by babies pooping and peeing and just, in general, just cleaning up after them. Why are they always so sticky?! Gross. Eventually I will grow up and will want them though. Haha FI and I are both 27 right now, so FI and we have already discussed they we don't want to spend the remainder of 20's taking care of kids. We still want to travel, party, and enjoy what 20 somethings should enjoy and do things you can't do when you have kids. We will probably start trying at like 30 or 31 or whenever all of our friends start having kids and we have no one else to hang out with anymore...whichever comes first haha. </div><div>
</div><div>I think having kids in your 20's is still young! I don't think you need to worry about your biological clock just yet. Plenty of women have kids in their 30's.

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ninaelizabeth3 · February 2012

We both have baby fever!! FI has already said that he wants kids right away, and so do I. One of our groomsmen and his GF are having a baby girl, due in a couple months. He works with my FI and they spend all day planning how FI and I are going to have kids as soon as the wedding is over so that our kids can grow up together. They gossip worse then the girls! haha

IneedCoffee · February 2012

I already have a baby! So no baby fever for me. He's 9 months old and keeps me busy.

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