I waited after 4 years of marriage to have a baby and my marriage isn’t in the best place at the moment. After the baby it seems like all we do is fight. Just curious if it is the same for those who had a baby during the first year of marriage.
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I am here for friends I have twins 1 of each 13 months old live Epworth GA near Blueridge GA need friends I am a new mom and going through a divorce

Personally I definitely wanted to be married for several years before trying to have a baby, we've been married 3.5 years and had him in Jan. I can see it both ways- if you wait for awhile after marriage, you're sacrificing your routine as a couple that you probably really cherish. But if you have a baby right away, you don't have much time to be a couple and don't have as solid a foundation. Either way it's hard

I was two months pregnant when we got married but we had been together for 7 or 8 years by then 🤔 I dunno we've been together forever 😅 we dealt with me resenting his freedom and him feeling left out but we worked through it by being honest about how we were feeling. Addressing the root of the problem and just speaking plainly about our needs. Now we're going on 14 years and our little man will be 5 this week 🥰

We got pregnant after 6 months if marriage. However, we have been together for 9 years and we have been back and forth with problems since babes came along almost 4 months ago. Lots of people have issues after having a baby. There's always some sort of marriage counseling to help.

I fell pregnant not so long into my relationship. We have been together a year and have a 3 month old - we are amazing and stronger than ever

Got engaged, had baby 10 months later, and had our wedding 3 months after that (a month and a half ago). Smooth sailing. No fights. The super traumatic birth and tough recovery brought us so much closer together. I love him even more after his support through it and seeing how amazing he is with our son.

Having a baby puts a lot of stress on both parents, it's a hold new territory, the focus is on the baby and not on each other like it used to be, there's a lot of hormones involved...I think it's hard rather you have a baby early or later in your relationship, it sounds cliché but communication is key, let each other know how you're feeling. I read somewhere to try and not make a relationship decision within the first two years of having a baby, because our life changes so much that a lot of people can't adjust and decides to go there separate ways, but if you fight through it, it will make your relationship stronger. It's not easy, believe me, I know, lol, but it's doable if both of you really want it.

We’d been together just over 8 years and married a year and a half when we had our 1st baby. The first 2 years was hard on our relationship not only adjusting to being 1st time parents but I’d a traumatic birth and struggled a lot with depression the 1st 2 years which put a strain on our relationship but like others have said I don’t think it matters how long you’ve been together becoming parents for the 1st time is hard.

I think no matter how long u wait… you will eventually hit a rough patch when kids come. You get to see a different side of your partner that you haven’t seen before. It tends to take some time to get on the same page as parents and also learning to balance being a mom/dad and a partner. It’s going to take a lot of patience, communication, forgiveness and understanding to survive. lol.

Yes I’m on the verge of divorce since we had our baby it’s been nothing but fighting for a year now