How old were you married, and how old are you now TTC?

dragossoul84 · April 2013

I was married 27 I got pregnant that year with our ds. I'm 29 now and we are TTC #2. We do on the rare occasion miss the time when it was just us like taking a last minute trip but we also have bonded together more deeply with our son. Sharing his first so far has meant more to us and brought us closer than date night ever could. If your ready dont let any one else tell you whats best for you

shelbeans82 · April 2013

I got married when I was 26, DH was 27. Started TTC when I was 29 and DH was 30. Currently am 30 and DH is 31.

I will just reaffirm what others have already said. Don't worry about what others think, TTC based on when you and your DH are ready.

lmills730 · April 2013

I got married at 23 (DH 25) and we are now TTC at 26 (DH 28)

bumpuser8967176 · April 2013

Met at 24, engaged at 26, married at 27, TTC at 28, still at it at 29 now. DH is two years older.
Your family will be happy when it happens, regardless of their feelings now. GL!!!

kali55 · April 2013

Married at 26 and started TTC right away. I had DS three days before my 29th birthday

Twinkie0612 · April 2013

I was 27 when we got married, 28 when we started TTC, and I am 30 right now.

CarolinaGirl83 · April 2013

I was 20 & DH was 19 when we started dating. We were both 23 when we got married. We started TTC in Sept 2012. I was 29 and DH was 28. We'll married 6 years in June and together 10 years in Sept. We are both happy in our decision to wait so long.

Wifey2KAB · April 2013

We were married 3 months ago, I am 28 and DH is 35. We are now TTC and are both about to have a birthday.

I actually used to always tell myself that I would wait a few years & enjoy being married before I had children. But now that I am married, my DH & I feel no need to wait. We feel very strong in our relationship & I don't feel like the "enjoyment" of our marriage will stop when we have a child, in fact I feel it will be enhanced. Life just doesn't always work out the way you plan, & everyones story is different!

neb2384 · April 2013

I was 27 when we got married, am 29 now and we are just starting to TTC. We did want to wait about a year after getting married at first, but DH lost his job last summer and started all over again in a new field. Now that he is almost over with his probation period at work, we're starting to focus on having a family. We'll be married 2 years at the end of May and together for a little over 5.

sarahharmintx · April 2013

Me 23. DH 24. 3 years ago.

We might be considered young but I had 2 college degrees and a full time job before I was 22. All while being a single mom. I lived on my own and had accomplished the things I wanted to before I got married.

YellowBag · April 2013

I was 26 and DH was 28 when we got married. We started TTC at 28 and 30. Reading all these responses makes me greatful that my parents and inlaws haven't put pressureon us one way or the other. They will be happy when we do have kids, but that's about all they have said about it.

mabjcb19 · April 2013

We started dating when we were 16. Married when we were 23. We are 25 now. I know how you feel. My MIL is kinda nasty when someone asks if we are ready to have kids. Needless to say she doesn't know we are trying. And I am to the point I don't give a fluck what she thinks.

rockopera · April 2013

I got married at 23 and started ttc at 33. Waiting was right for us.

Do what is right for you. And don't feel compelled to talk to anyone about it. If family members make comments, just smile and to and go about your business. If they make comments after you get pregnant, continue to smile and nod. Not their business.

DeLovely2009 · April 2013

I was 22 when we got married, and am 25 now ttc. At this point if we get pregnant anytime soon, we will have been married 4 yrs before we bring baby home.

We get conflicting messages about babies. Lol my family is ready for us to have a baby, know we're trying, but don't pressure us. His dad told us to wait as long as possible, preferably five years. When he married MIL she already had one kid and they had DH pretty soon after. MIL is obnoxious about wanting grandbabies, to the point where DH has explained that he's not a horse and will not breed just because she wants us to. She's been asking for one since before we were even married.

All in all, we probably would've started trying earlier, but DH was deployed or training most of last year. Army is great birth control.

GermanGirl2007 · April 2013

I was 26 when we got married, a few weeks before my30th birthday when we started TTC, and here I am at 32 with no pregnancies to speak of. Our 6 year anniversary is in October.

dollymeh · April 2013

I was 21 DH was 24 when we got married. We wanted to wait a few years before trying, and I was 24 when we began TTC. It took about 2.5 years and 2 IUIs to finally get pregnant. I had DS when I was 27. We started TFAS when I was 29 I'm 30 now and DS was 2.

LadyXaverian · April 2013

Married at 26.

TTC #1 at 32. Pregnant at 33. Gave birth at 34.

Currently 36 and will start TTC #2 this summer.

Cara1024 · April 2013

Got married at 24 (2 months before I turned 25) and started TTC at 27. I am now 28.

lrosy13 · April 2013

I was 34 when we got married and we started TTC when I was 35, almost 36.

shortstuff15 · April 2013

Got married at 25 (he was 29) and decided to not use any birth control (we are a wait for sex until married couple) and just see what happened. I got pregnant on our honeymoon and almost 9 months to the day from our wedding had #1 - I was 26, he was 30. Found out about pregnancy #2 five days before daughters first birthday but lost that at 8 1/2 weeks. Got pregnant again a couple months later and had daughter #2 when I was 28, he was 32. We are now 29 & 33 but will be at least 30 and 34 if/when #3 shows up.

hnid222 · April 2013

I was 24 and DH was 22 when we got married. I'm 26 now and we've been TTC since the fall but really started trying in January.

It must be a MIL thing. My MIL has basically told me that in a couple of years DH and I can start discussing TTC. Little does she know we've already been there and done that.

GirlyGirl319 · April 2013

We got married at 26 and had DS as 28. Currently TTC #2 and we are both 30

Shayliz · April 2013

23 when I got married, 23-25 when TTC #1. 26 and TTC #2.

Bella61811 · April 2013

I was married and and got pregnant with DD at 24 but turned 25 2 weeks later. I will be 27 in July and we will be TTC #2 in September.

curlylocks3 · April 2013

We were both 25 when we got married, started TTC at 26. I am now 27 and he is 28.

quidditchcapn1120 · April 2013

I was 21 when we got married, 24 when we were TTC DS, now I am 27 TTC 2.

Jenn06L80 · April 2013

I was 25 and DH was 31 when we married. I was 30 and DH was 36 when DD was born. We have been trying for 10 months now for our second. I will hopefully be 33 and DH 39 when 2 is born. We traveled a lot prior to having DD, and I got my masters degree and a great job.

bornmommy · April 2013

Engaged "too young" at 22 (DH 24)

Married "too young" at 24

Had DS1 "too young"at 26 (got pregnant one month before our 1 year anniversary)

TTC #2 at 27 which is "too soon"

Basically if I had listened to my mom, the naysayer, I wouldn't have my happy, wonderful life. To echo everyone else, do what you and your SO think is right for your family and your lives!

Samantha8604 · April 2013

DH and I were both 26 when we got married and we started TTC right away. We had already been together for over 4 years and lived together for 3 years when we got married.

AmyC925 · April 2013

Married at 22 H was 26, started TTC right before I turned 24 and H 28.

Tabbycat22 · April 2013

We started young! I was 19 & DH was 20 when we got married. We did the whole not trying, not preventing thing 3 months after and I was pregnant 6 mos after our wedding. I am 33 now and TTC #5.

As far as waiting or not waiting, I agree with the other posters on here, its really up to you and your DH as to when its right for you. Sure, my DH and I could have waited till we were more financially stable etc, but it all worked out in the end and we have a very happy family. DH's brother got married one month after we did (they were also young, both 19). They waited for careers & school and ended up never having any children and divorced after 10 yrs. Not saying that if you wait you will be divorced, but waiting or not waiting doesnt fix anything. Children bring some stress, sure, but they also bring a ton of happiness. When DH and I had a rough patch about 3 yrs into our marriage, my son was part of the reason we felt we needed to push past our "feelings" and work it out. And we couldnt be happier and will be celebrating 14 yrs of marriage this week.

hollyweenOR · April 2013

We got married last year, at 42 h and 39 me, after a 1 year engagement. Had dated a little over a year before engagement. Pulled the goalie 2 weeks after the wedding. No time to waste for us. It's obviously a little different when time is a luxury you can't afford! But if you're ready, you're ready! Smile ignore the ILs...and if that doesn't work, "I can't see how this could possibly be your business" works too.

dragonfly711 · April 2013

We met when I was 32 hubby was 34, we got married when I was 37 hubby was 39. TTC me 38 hubby 40

mrsfrank · April 2013

Married 24 (went off BCP the month we got married) DS at 25, DD at 27 and trying for #3 at 30

sarahbeth27 · April 2013

19: started dating DH

25: married DH

27: began TTC#1

27: DS born

28: began TTC#2

happilyeverafterxo · April 2013

I totally agree with where you are coming from. You and your husband decide when you are ready to bring a child into the mix - not your ILs! Ugh! Good luck with all of that!

DH and I married in 2010...I was 24 and he was 26. We tried for two years and struggled with IF...and were blessed with our miracle baby this past December (I was 27.) We are going to try this summer for # 2!