In some ways you never wil be. But make sure bub has the best start in life by being married, having good mental health, etc.

I feel like a switched flicked in me and all of a sudden I had this feeling that something was missing from my life. There will never be a “perfect” time to have a baby but i think you definitely just know when you are ready.

Lol you will never be fully ready for children. I was later in life and figured it was now or never. I always wanted children but always thought I had more time But when your children come along you would have wished you had done it earlier x

I don’t think anyone ever really know when or if they are ready. We wanted kids but weren’t sure if we were ready but when we found out we were having a baby, we didn’t really worry about being ready. We just went with the flow. We are now have a 5 month old boy and we are just muddling through.

I think you will always ask the am I ready question right up until they are born. If your a financial stable, have a good relationship or are set up to go the single mother route, and are in good health you just take the plunge.

when i was already pregnant – i just had to get ready. It is hard to say when you are definetly ready.

Well I guess age is one factor – there’s a window of time, depends where you are in that window. Another factor is money but I wouldn’t decide based on that alone. Maternal instinct – you don’t have to have a baby just because everyone else is but sometimes it can be nice to be on the same journey as others around you.

I didn’t. Just let it up to fate.

It’s a feeling that you have. When you just know it’s time.

Well, for me it was meeting my partner – partly because we were mid 30s already, so we didn’t have a lot of time.

We didn’t 100% know we were ready but after discussing it each time we went on holiday for a few years, we decided that we had careers and finances in order and that we were at the point that we would regret it if we didn’t have a child. Taking age into consideration (I was about to turn 39), we decided to start trying! Once we started that process, I knew for sure it’s what I wanted!

For us it was more the desire to have a child together. Personally we didn’t worry too much about the finances and are of the opinion that we’ll find a way.

Our babies have all been planned but I can remember being in hospital after i had my first thinking I am going to have to look after you for the rest of your life! It was weird but the love that you feel for them makes all of the scared feelings disappear.

I had my son young, he was planned – many are not, and have not even been thought about until they’re pregnant. I think you will know when you’re ready if you think about it a lot.

I’m not sure if you ever know or can be ready ????

Just knew I wanted children and was ready

From memory, I had this feeling, to be a mum. You will know when the time is ready for you.

I had wanted children since I was a child, so it was literally just a waiting game for me! My husband wanted children also but once we ran into fertility problems he changed his attitude to avoid disappointment. We eventually gave it a go and had babies. We knew when we were done having babies, but nature decided to give us two more without fertility treatments. I guess it’s just a feeling you get, where you start to imagine yourself with a little one, when you find yourself looking at baby products. Or it’s just a decision you and your partner make together.

I dont know if you ever feel ready ready but I just knew we were ready for someone else to join our little family

I think ensuring all your ducks are in a row is a good start, you want to ensure you are financially stable where possibly to avoid any unexpected stresses. For us it just felt like the time was right after we had gotten married and had a nice big holiday overseas. I guess ticking off anything you feel you must do before you take the step into parenthood. It’s great journey, challenging sometimes but that’s all part of the fun!