Getting Married

Stefanie - posted on 12/28/2009 ( 34 moms have responded )

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Alot of young mums I know arent with the fathers of there babies. We are getting married in march and even though we have been together for over 3 yrs and our daughter is 18months old people think we are only getting married because we have a baby.

I would like to know what you think and also know who is still with there babies fathers

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Christi - posted on 01/02/2010

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I married my now husband the second I found out I was married. Alot of people thought it was only because I was pregnant, but the truth is that we had been talking about marriage for a long time. Our son just gave us the perfect excuse to move up the date!

Nichole - posted on 01/01/2010

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My husband and I had been married for only 6 weeks when I became pregnant. A lot of people thought that our wedding had been a shotgun wedding (but it wasn't) when they found out so soon afterward that I was preggo.

Catherine - posted on 01/01/2010

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My fiance' and i have been together for 4 years now and our daughter is 18 months old. We will be getting married in 2011 sometime :)

Lauren - posted on 01/01/2010

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Yes i am still with my babies father.I was 28 he was 38 when we had our boy.We had gottten engaged the same week i fell pregnant but decided to wait till after he was born to tie the knot.dont worry what other people think as long as YOU know your doing it for the right reasions and your child will be brought up in a loving family environment ..who cares..Good luck

Raewyn - posted on 01/01/2010

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im 19 nd me and mi partner have been 2gether 4 nearly 2years now alot of people keep askin us wen we gettin married haha but we both agree were not readi even tho we preeti much live and act a married couple.i know that hes the 1 and he feels the same but we like things just the way they r atm we will tie the knot wen were readi

Tiffanny - posted on 01/01/2010

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Alot of moms I know arent with the fathers either! My fiance and I are getting married this year and have been dating off and on for almost 6 years, and when people found out we were expecting, they'd ask if we were gonna try to get married before the babys born!!! I mean whats the point of that.......people dont understand that just because you've gotten pregnant doesnt mean you have to rush to gt married or get married at all or that you want to get married because youre pregnant! Sux but ppl just want to have something to talk about!

Stacey - posted on 12/31/2009

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i'm sure now-a-days if you marry you child's father everyone thinks it's just because you have a child together. i got prego at 16 and had our son in my jr. year of high school. i finished school and then we got married. 6 years later (4 of which we have been married), our son is soon to be five and we also have a girl who will be 3 soon. we call them our his and hers. don't get me wrong there were plents of rough patches in our relationship. growing up together literally def has it's challenges. good luck and may God bless!

Jessica - posted on 12/31/2009

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im 18 and i married my sons dad when i was 16 before i had him.we are still together.=]

Kayla - posted on 12/31/2009

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Hey, I am happily married. My baby girl was born in April, I married her father in May (we got married on our 2 year dating "anniversery", I gratuated a few days later, and turned 18 in November. My husband has just Graduated Navy Bootcamp (yesterday) and will be going to school in Florida next week. I love my husband and my daughter so much, I just love my life! We didn't marry for our baby. We had talked about being together forever prior to out baby, she just proved that it was what we really wanted.

Kimberely - posted on 12/30/2009

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I'm getting married in July to my baby's father, we've been together 2 years and our baby is 6 months. though we were friends for 6 years prior. i only think that when people rush their marriages when they are still pregnant it seems like they're marrying for the baby but not once your child is born. And besides, it doesnt really matter what people think as long as you're happy and you love each other

Jennifer - posted on 12/30/2009

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I'm still with the father of my child and we're planning on getting married. We were going to before she was born so why not after?? I know people will judge but just do your best to ignore them. :]

Sara - posted on 12/30/2009

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I'm 19, been with my fiance for 17 months on January 1st. (we had know eachother for about a year and a half before, distance was just keeping us from being together) And we have a 6 month old son. Most people think we're only staying together because of our son but it's the farthest thing from the truth. We're getting married because we love eachother, otherwaise we wouldn't have agreed to have a child together. Most people just don't think that young couples can be serious. But I wish you guys the best of luck on your wedding day and with your family : )

Shauntel - posted on 12/30/2009

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ive been with my fiance for 3 yrs now and we have 2 boys together a two year old and a 2 month old...we are gonna be getting married soon...we dont get the coment about getting married cause of the kids instead we get its a bout time that we tie the knot...

Chelle - posted on 12/30/2009

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ive been with my daughters dad for nearly three years. i lived with him before we even fell pregnant. i now have a nearly 8month old and im 18weeks pregnant with our second...couldnt be more happy. we arnt married and wont be getting married any time soon but we still love each other very much

Kacelyn - posted on 12/30/2009

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Hey! I think it is great that ya'll are getting married, and as long as you know you love him then don't worry about other people, plus it's fun exceeding their expectations. My baby daddy and I are also engaged! He has another son with a different mother and I brought this subject up before about staying with the mother for the child, and his (and his familys response) was that he did try and obviously it failed, it was a volitile situation & marriage never even crossed his mind with her (they were only together 2 months before she got pregnant) and they new it wasn't going to work right away, so they are happy with their situation now, if he wants to marry you and you want to marry him and it is for the RIGHT reasons then good for ya'll. If he was with you just for the baby marriage would probably never cross his mind. Congratulations! Marriage is a big step, as long as your in it for love then don't worry what other people think, just enjoy your big day!! Btw I am only 20 and we have only been together for 2 years and I love him more than anything, when you know, you just know, and our relationship has never been better.

Angela - posted on 12/29/2009

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I got pregnant with my first child a month after graduation. I married the father of our son the month after he was born. My mother said we would not last 6 months and stayed home. My father left town early that morning. It has now been almost 18 years, 5 kids, and 1 grandchild later. My wonderful husband calls my mother every year on our anniversary and asks her, "Has it been 6 months yet?" Do what you feel is right for you.

Courtney - posted on 12/29/2009

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I MEAN WHO CARES WHAT OTHER PPL THINK. THATS YOUR MAN AND HE MAKES YOU HAPPY!!!! THATS ALL THAT MATTER. I WILL BE GETTING MARRIED 31ST OF JANUARY. I BEEN WITH WITH MY BABY FATHER FOR3 YEARS AND OUR DAUGHTERJUST TURNED ONE!! SO HONESTLY I WOULD NOT CARE WHAT OTHER PPL THOUGHTS ARE!!

Caitlin - posted on 12/29/2009

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i get it aswell and ive been with my partner for nearly 6 years. got engaged @ 4 years & married @ 5 years. people are just mean :(

my son was 2 when we got married, and even now im getting crap because im exspecting our 2nd, a girl in may. people still rekon im doing it to keep him, yet we are more then happy. i hope the crap stops soon and does for u aswell.

Terra - posted on 12/29/2009

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i am still with my daughter father and we are getting married and everyone feels the same way bout us getting married.

Tiffany - posted on 12/29/2009

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I am 19 and have been with my baby's father for 4 years now and we are planing on getting married next summer and i am due with our first child in jan.

Casey - posted on 12/29/2009

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I am still with my baby father.We've been together for 5 years.We have a 14month old little girl. We're both 20 years old. When I became pregnant we were getting pressured into getting married.We want to wait until we're both sure and are ready to settled down.Lately he has been talking about it alot!! I believe if you guys are ready then go for it because you are living your life they are not living it for you. Congrats!!!

Marina - posted on 12/29/2009

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i had my daughter on dec2 and got married on the 10. we have been together for almost 2 years and were engaged for over a year. we had a plan that ended up not happening. we were going to wait to get married and start our family once i finished college and he was done with his first 4 years of the marines so that we would have mony and everything to be set. but we decided that once our baby was bron we would get married so that we could all be together. and since we love each other.
i didnt really expect to be married and have a baby when im only 18 but im happy and you couldnt pay me to change anything.
i dont care what others think and no young mother should because we know whats best for us and what makes us happy.
good luck with everything

Tiana - posted on 12/29/2009

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Nothing wrong with it, I am engaged to the father of my baby. We have been dating a year and a half and she is just over a month old. It prolly wont be for another 2 years until we can manage or afford a wedding. But it certainly aint just cuz we have the bubs. Congratulations!

Jennifer - posted on 12/28/2009

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If you TRULY love him don't worry what others say! I graduated a years early and got pregnant and married at 17! We got together when I was 15 and now I am 21 years old with 2 boys, 3 year old and an 8 month old! We have been together for 6 years and married for over 3 years! We knew from the moment we got together! Sure it isn't easy, you have your ups and downs, but really... who doesn't! Oh.... his parents hated me when we got together, now... they love me! Don't worry all will be fine if it is REAL love and just not puppy love! Good luck hun and have fun don't let people get you down! :)

Stefanie - posted on 12/28/2009

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Thanks everyone for answering me =)

Kimberly - posted on 12/28/2009

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I have the opposite problem so don't worry people will never be happy with what you do. My son is 3 and I am 4 months pregnant with our second. His father and I have been together for 5 years. We aren't engaged and don't plan on getting married anytime soon. We are happy with things they way they are and don't feel the need to rush into anything. People ask us all the time why we aren't married. Do what makes you happy and nothing else matters.

SHalene - posted on 12/28/2009

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i have the same problem..me and my finace have been together for over two years and our son is 9 months..we got engaged last month and everyone we know thinks we are rushing things and that just bc we have a baby we dont need to get married..we want to get married bc we love eachother and want to be together..everyone is going to have their opinions but we just chose to disreguard them.its what we want..i wish you guys the best of luck..and just be strong:)

Hollie - posted on 12/28/2009

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Im due in a couple weeks and am with my babies father we werent married but we were trying to get pregnant and it finally happened we do plan on getting married in April dont pay attention to what anyone says everyone automatically assumes that because you had a baby that means you feel you have to get married just ignore them you know the truth and thats all that matters having the baby is just an added bonus to a marriage : )

Jessica - posted on 12/28/2009

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well honestly i doubt alot of ppl stay togther after having kids.BUT some ppl can make it.my fiancee and i will have been togther 2 years on new years.our son is 3 months old. and were not getting married just because of the baby.we were engaged a year right after we found out i was pregnant.so just ignore what everyone else says.my dad even refused to walk me down the isle because he thought i was making a huge mistake.that was while i was pregnant.but i told him if he didnt do it someone else would.and he figured out i REALLY WAS HAPPY.so now we have a date set for march of 2011.we still dont want to rush into marriage.and my dad has agreed to walk me down the isle.best of luck to u.

Sammie - posted on 12/28/2009

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Me n my daughters dad have been together for 3 yrs n we have a 1yr old.. My parents used to pressure us to get married because of the baby. But, we didn't so we had to move out.. Now we are planning on getting married next year.. Old people will always talk but at the end of the day what matters most is you and your family...

Wish you and your Family the best of luck!!

Samantha - posted on 12/28/2009

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i am 20 i av been with my daughters dad two years and she is 8 months old and he has stood by me all the way through and we still love each other just ignore them because oviously u love each other and its your dection

Christin - posted on 12/28/2009

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kyle && i have been together for almost 4 years && were planning on getting married this summer. i've gotten over the fact that ppl run there mouths & when they do they just sound stupid. soo i mostly just ignore them.

Casey - posted on 12/28/2009

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im getting marry in 3 day 2 my baby daddy

we hav been 2gther 4 2 years. but hav been best mates for 5 yrs before hand and our baby is 10 months





so i think its great

i will u all the luck in the world

Stefanie - posted on 12/28/2009

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where it says old it should be alot my bad lol