When Did You Know You Wanted to Have Kids?

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I never wanted to have kids, ever. Until I was on the 3rd date with this really sweet, funny, cute guy I had met. He played peek-a-boo with a little girl in the waiting area of the restaurant. I knew right then that I would have kids, with that man.

MamaSALS added this item on March 13, 2010

MamaSALS commented on March 13, 2010 - We now have one son, 10 months old. I am a stay-at-home Mom, and I love every second of it!

MamaSALS voted on March 13, 2010

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Connie N commented on March 14, 2010 - I knew I wanted to have kids when the nurse asked me "So, do you want the New Year's baby or a tax deduction for this year?" Haha! We actually never talked about whether we wanted kids or not. I wouldn't trade my life as a mother or 2 sons for anything!

Laureen L voted on March 15, 2010

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Ashley W voted on September 16, 2012

Nix commented on October 2, 2012 - I initially didn't want kids. Once we became financially stable we tried for 3yrs & ended up doing IVF. We have 2 yr old twin girls & then a surprise package came less than a year later and we had our 3rd beautiful baby girl naturally. I adore motherhood!

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When Did You Know You Wanted to Have Kids?

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I never wanted to have kids, ever. Until I was on the 3rd date with this really sweet, funny, cute guy I had met. He played peek-a-boo with a little girl in the waiting area of the restaurant. I knew right then that I would have kids, with that man.

I always knew I wanted to have kids from childhood! I think I would feel empty if i never had any. I have a 4 year old son and I absolutely fell in love with him once he came into this world! I feel i was destined to be a mom so I cant wait to do it agai

iv always wanted kids,i am 31 an got four beautyful children,would of had 6 but lost two,i love being a mom xxx

I never wanted to have kids. Even when i was younger and when i was growing up. I was married at one time and even with that i still didnt change my mind. im with someone wonderful im 26 now and im Due Any DAY now with my son and blessed to have him :)

I never wanted children. I wanted a career, lots of travel and romance. I got pregnant 7 months into my marriage and was devastated. It turned about to be WONDERFUL. In fact, so amazing, that I am a working mom, homeschooling mom and planning baby #4.

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i never wanted children- in fact, quite the opposite- never really liked children. wasn't drawn to them, didn't find them particularly amusing or adorable and knew i would never be a parent. at age 31-a little miracle blessed my world! i love being a mom!

Always wanted children, had 1st one ... at 27. Last (of six) at ... 55. My and my (first) wife's youngest siblings had kids before us, we "responsibly" waited to finish college, got a condo, did some foreign travel. But were relieve we can have tthem.

I've never known anything other than wanting to be a mom, it just came natural to me. I only have two, but I had always wanted more. My daughter is 12 & she has told me that she NEVER wants kids. I'm hoping she changes her mind, I really want grandkids!

Ever since I was old enough to play mommy with my dolls. I have always wanted 3-4 kids. Right now we have 2 and I'm 29.

I am now 53 years old with an almost 16 year old daughter. She is the light of my and her father's lives. He is 15 years older than me and we knew it might be difficult for us having a child together, in fact we got tested and the DR. recommended invitro

I had no interest in having kids of my *own* I had 3 kids who were soon to be my step kids and I adored them. But fate stepped in and my daughter is the best thing to ever have happened to me.

I can honestly say that I dont remember a time when I didnt want to have kids. I am glad that I waited until I was married. There is no way I could do this by myself. The only thing that has changed for me is the amount of kids I am happy with 2 vs 4.

I always told my mom I wanted a lot of kids. Everyone knew I would be a mom. But right before I (purposely) got pregnant the 1st time, I just had a feeling. I knew it was the right time. And it was. If I hadn't, my mother would have never met by babes

I ALWAYS wanted kids ever since I was 3 years old. Now, I have a 3 year old and a 2 month old...loving every minute, but completely stressed!

I was not ready forkids yet,and had to keep them,The reson why I am mabe kind off like that is cause teir Dad almost killed me 2 times.So i felt like crying,and got depressed,now though I am more into my two kids than I ever was before,If I should maybe g

I always knew I wanted a large family. My mother blames it on me watching "The Waltons" and she may be partially right. I initially wanted 10 but reality set in as I got older. I now have 5 children of my own and a step son. I love my large family.

I always wanted children. I babysat babies from the age 9. I had 5 children and 2 adopted (lost my 2 year old son 2 years ago). I cannot imagine my life without any of them :-)

I am a mother of 6, I always thought that I wanted 2 kids.Then as I had each of my children I realized that my life would not have been complete without any one of them. Now I have 13 grandchildren! What a blessing!

I enjoyed my younger siblings, but didn't give kids a serious thought until my obgyn mentioned that it was "now or never," at age 38. Soon after I met some close friends' children, and KNEW. Within a year I had married my boyfriend and was pregnant! :)

I was not sure if I wanted kids tell I got married and really talked about it . I always enjoyed kids and liked them but was not sure . But know I have 2 wonderful kids and would not change a thing .

I have known my entire life that I wanted to be a mommy. I have one beautiful daughter who is 13 months old. I love every minute of motherhood, even the challenging ones, but don't yet feel complete. I am looking forward to all of my future children too.

I wanted kids always, but was standoffish around babies. My whole first pregnancy I worried that I wouldn't like my child until she was 2 or 3. Fortunately, the first time I held her, I fell in love--utterly and totally. My own babies are MY babies.

Never interested in babies or dolls as a child. Thought maybe in my 20s, a stronger maybe in my 30s but only wanted one, had my beautiful daughter at 41!! The timing was perfect.

Co-worker told me you always take care of your kids no matter how much money you have so i knew then it was now or never and now i have two wonderful little boys and cant wait to have more it love every min. of it.

I wanted kids since I was a child. Always had dreams of having them and I babysat like crazy. I am blessed with two at the moment, son named Jaiden, 2 1/2 and a 4 month old daughter Amarianah. It will be a while before I have another though!

Always wanted to be a "Mommy" but never wanted to go through pregnancy. :-) Had intended to adopt........but once I accidentally got pregnant, it was all over. I have four, and have never regretted it.

That is a very good question. It is easier to answer the question: "When did you get someone pregnant, and why didn't you have a child then?"

I always knew. Ever since I was a little girl. I wanted 5 kids. As it turns out I only have one but I love him soooo much and can't imagine my life without him.

I always wanted to have kids, but I also wanted a career. Just when I was thinking it was almost too late, I hit a spot in my career where I hated my new job. Now, I am 44 with a soon to be 4yr old, he is the light of my life.

I never wanted kids before I got pregnant with my daughter. Her conception was an accident, but I thought it over and decided to have her. Glad I did, but never wanted to have any more.

I was sort of on the fence about having kids when I was younger, but after teaching elementary school I loved watching my students grow and change just throughout the school year, I started to want to see it from the very beginning.

I always knew I wanted to be a Mom and babysat a lot when I was a teenager. I never could have thought it would only come after 6 IVFs and one open adoption at 45! But I would not change life with Ariel ever - being her Mom is the most important thing.

I always knew I wanted to be a Mom. My son is the center of my world! I lost my second (a daughter) when I MC. Hubby and I are very involved with our son's Cub/Boy Scouts and soccer!

After I'd gotten my degree, traveled the world and sowed my wild oats...I bought my first house and I just knew I was ready.

Wanted a child when I found out I was eight weeks pregnant after sixteen years of marriage. I have been writing about it in my blog http://theaccidentalmother.worpress.com.

I didn't want children of my own becasue of my childhood, but would care for all those I could reach and love. Then met & married my husband & we had 4 by birth and we've also raised 23 foster sweethearts. We now have 12 grandchildren to love & cherish

I never had the urgent desire to have kids. But when I met my husband that all changed1 I could not wait to have a child with him! I planned our first to the month she was born. My second was a surprise but is such a delight! I love being a mom!

I absolutely hated babysitting when I was a teen, but always wanted children...go figure.....Married my highschool sweetheart, had 5 beautiful babies in 12 years, then later we adopted 3 more....again, go figure...Love them all and enjoying all. + Grands.

My mom's been my best friend since way back. One day, it just hit me that I'd like to be a best friend to my daughter (see, I'd already decided I wanted a daughter..lol...), and I knew I'd get married and have kids!

I can remember being in kindergarten, day dreaming about when I would be "all grown up". I got married at 18, pregnant at 19, had my daughter at 20. Her father was less than thrilled, but to be fair we were both young. Maisy and I are as close as..

For as long as I can remember, probably started @ about 4/5 yrs old. I had twins @ 31 & my 3rd @ 34. While I probably dont have the energy I would have had at 23, I am so glad I went to college, lived my life, established a career & waited to have kids.

Career woman, really didn't want children, didn't even like them. Met my husband,and thought-let's try. Being a mom took a little easing into. By 9 mos I was crazy about my son. Now I'm the sappy mom that loves all babies! Planning on having a second.

I have always wanted kids, coming from a large Italian family & 4 other siblings of my own was a recipe for a lot of craziness. The bigger question for me was HOW MANY? I was set on only 2 and now I have 4! I never imagined it but I know I'm Blessed!

I knew from a very young age that I wanted to have a big family. I now have 2 stepd's and 3 beautiful children. Had my tubes tied when I had my 3rd in '08 and have been regretting it every since. Always wanted a big family...

I've always loved kids but I was never sure if I wanted my own. It wasn't until I dated a man that had a 3 year old. Though we didn't last, the love of being a mom stayed with me. I'm now a mom of two beautiful girls and loving it!

I always wanted kids. I wanted to be the neighborhood mom with the Kool-Aid and fresh baked chocolate chip cookies and the swingset where all the kids would come and play with my kids. I have 2 grown children,3 grown step-children and 1 grandson.

I was one of those typical young carerr-oriented women that didn't see kids as part of my plan. But then I met my true love at age 29 and his disire to have a child and my love for him turned into 2 beautiful boys. Now I am fighting DH to have a third!!

Ever since I was a child I guess I was always trying to find the right person to spend the rest of my life with and have a family with him, and I'm 19 going to be 20 and pregnant with my first child and am blessed that I am having it, even if I'm single.

I knew when I was little that I wanted a big family. lots of kids. There was a point when I was told I would most likely never be able to have them. My daughter is now 4 months old and perfect as can be!

Always wanted children and have loved babies since I was a little girl. The best part of becoming a mom is that I no longer was the center of my world, the children now are and I love it!

I was never interested in kids. For 10 years my husband and I said we're just going to have dogs. At 30 I started wanting more. The day after my 31st birthday was Sept 11, 2001 and then I knew it was time to stop being selfish and make babies.

Wanted to have kids, but didn't think I could have them. Esp. after dancing for so long. But did have first child when I was 30, second one when I was 33.

From the time I hit puberty I can remember wanting to be a mommy. I had a friend in high school that had a baby and she still wanted to party so I would keep her baby on weekends. I now have a stepdaughter, son-in-law, son, daughter, and a god son.

Since I wa about 4 years old playing with dolls. So far I have two kids and I'll probably have a couple more. ;)

I have all wanted to have a family of my own growing up. I was just waiting for the right person :)

When my son went away to college

When I was 12, an image of me walking down a street with a husband who had our son sitting on his shoulders popped into my head right before I fell asleep one night. The little brown-haired boy was called Danny.

In my 20s, I knew "some day" I'd want to raise a child. But first, I wanted a degree, resume, marriage, savings, etc. At 38 - w/ degree, job, & husband - it was my Mom's death that convinced me to stop planning and start conceiving! From death came life.

I didn't think about it either way... however, when I did get pregnant, it was at a very difficult time, and I was still up-in-the air, so to speak. It was not until she was born did I realize what a joy and blessing having a child is.

I aways knew I wanted kids. I got married at 27 and we started right away. We now have 3 children (2 grown and one 16 yrs old) and I regret not being able to have had more. It's all I ever wanted. However, I know I could not do this without my husband

As a young child, I was aware of loneliness. In high school I began to think about wanting children of my own although I didn't like babysitting. I wanted 15 after seeing "Cheaper by the Dozen". Bigger is better when loneliness is a factor.

I was a first year teacher that loved her students but I wasn't sure I wanted my own. When I found out I was pregnant, I wasn't thrilled. That all changed the day I ended up in surgery to remove my appendix at 5 months pregnant. Now I'm a mommy of 3!!!

honestly i've never second guessed having kids. once i got pregnant i had millions of different things going through my head. i was extremely nervous but excited at the same time. i am a twenty year old mother to a beautiful ten month old baby girl riley.

I've wanted kids since I was 9 or 10. I wanted to be a singer, have a career and kids. So far, it's as I wished. Waited til 36 and am thrilled.

I wanted to have babies since I was about 3/4 yrs old. I babysat at a very young age, always wanting to be around babies. It took a long time to find Mr. Right but finally at age 33 I became mom, I have 4 sons now and we are discussing one or two more!

When my cousin's little girl (who generally hated men) curled up in my boyfriend's lap and fell asleep like a little cat. Not only did I know then that I wanted children, I knew that I wanted to have HIS children! 12 years later we have 3 little girls.

I found out overnight. Working as a social worker/counselor at a group home for displaced/abused children I met this special little dude who changed my entire life! In my mid twenties still in college I fell hopelessly in love and became mom in 2 wks!

I always wanted to be a mom and I played one a lot when I was younger. I have two kids now and I am done! It is a perfect number and i have one of each gender.

Always. But I knew I was READY after 9-11.

When I was little I always saw myself married with lots of pets! ;) I married @ age 31. Hubby & I tried for the 1st 3 years then just gave up the idea.....Were married almost 13 years & out of the blue...PREGNANT! WE JUST LOVE OUR LITTLE GIRL SO MUCH

I always knew when I wanted to have kids. I had my first daughter when I was 16, and now im having twins! I just got recently married last month also. I was always known for not planning!! Im 29 i wanted to wait a little longer to have children.

I always assumed I would have two kids. Couldn't tell you when that thought began...it was just always there. We had our son when I was almost 37 and it never dawned on us that we wouldn't be able to have another. Oops! Started too late!

I never wanted kids... Ever. Then I had my first pregnancy scare... And the idea kinda grew on me. I was sitting there thinking 'Oh shit... I hope it comes back negative', but at the same time I was thinking 'Boy or girl? Blond hair or brown hair?' Lol

I graduated with my Ph.D. when I was 31. I had never wanted children and had already been married for 7 years. When I thought about what I wanted to do next in life, I suddenly thought "I should have some children!" It was a shock! I have 2 and love them!

When the nurse handed me my daughter and I looked into her tiny face. That's when I said,"Oh yeah, this is what I'm supposed to be doing." Before that, I was worried I wouldn't be maternal enough. Funny when I think about it now...

When I found out I was pregnant with my first baby! We were told my husband couldn't have kids and that was fine, but 6 months later I ended up late and teh minute I saw her I knew I I was ment to be a MOMMY =D

I had no interest in having kids of my own I had 3 kids who were soon to be my step kids and I adored them. But fate stepped in and my daughter is the best thing to ever have happened to me.