Are you waiting to have a baby because of the economy?

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  Posted by crazysmom Thu Jul 9, 2009 5:25am PDT

  I am pregnant and so are all my girlfriends. Literally we are all pregnant... It is truly weird look for a baby boom in January and February in Texas!

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  Posted by Meridith Thu Jul 9, 2009 5:44am PDT

  My husband's company closed in January, so we are waiting until he gets a job before we go making babies. If he had a stable job, I don't think we would postpone due to the economy, but without him having a job, it is a necessity.

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  Posted by Katie B Thu Jul 9, 2009 6:02am PDT

  No. Not really... I personally am waiting until my body is healthy (ie, losing weight safely) so that I can carry a safe baby... but my husband and I both are waiting until we are in a house or close to moving into a house. We don't want to bring up a baby in a apt., we will if we need to but it's just our ideal to not.

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  Posted by Susan Thu Jul 9, 2009 6:12am PDT

  If the recession were really affecting me personally financially then yes I would wait. I personally think it is irresponsible to bring a kid into the world if you don't have the resources to care for the kid.

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  Posted by simfelicity Thu Jul 9, 2009 6:52am PDT

  how can i b pregnant, too old for these stuff. besides as ur saying times a lil bit hard now....

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  Posted by JeanneMommy Thu Jul 9, 2009 6:52am PDT

  ABSOLUTLY! I planned on having two children. I had my first child two years ago. Right now my husband's job isn't as secure, and both our companies have been making cut backs (including our raises). It would be a really bad time to have a second child. With the cost of the basic necessities increasing, and our salaries decreasing, I would like the see things get better in this economy before I start thinking about it.

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  Posted by InLove Thu Jul 9, 2009 7:24am PDT

  Not really, it has nothing to do with the economy directly, just with the fact that we both are making less than we would like and want to have more saved up. We had to choose between my husband going back to school and a baby. Since we're only 23, we can have babies later and school will help out more in the long run right now.

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  Posted by realitygirl13 Thu Jul 9, 2009 8:45am PDT

  We were planning on waiting another year or so anyway, but if things continue to go as they have with work being slow for my husband and my company laying people off all the time, we will continue to wait until we are in the clear. I don't think it's the economy that makes people wait, it's their personal circumstances, but if their circumstances are being effected by the economy (i.e. job loss, pay cut, longer working hours to compensate for cutting employees) then yes, the economy makes people wait, as it should. No one should bring a child into this world without as much mental, physical and financial prepardness as possible.

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  Posted by Mammina Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:39am PDT

  To be honest I m waiting to see the outcome of the swine flu, where I live its mushrooming by the minute and as I live on an Island the prospects aren't too good....

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  Posted by Char Char Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:46am PDT

  I'm waiting till I have so much in savings before I start having a family. It really has nothing to do with the economy but is my personal preference. I want to know I have a back up plan in case anything bad were to happen.

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