Things you should do before you have children

mortgagenomore_2

cheeswright - I thought of that one to walk round the house naked and have s*x wherever as one day its on the QT whilst panicing the door will burst open at any time!

marisco_2

Make the most of spending lots of quality couple time together doing whatever it is that you both really enjoy. Whether that be travelling, visiting galleries or museums, trips to the theatre or cinema, weekends away, going to gigs, heading off out for a meal, doing sport etc. Cherish only having to focus on yourself sometimes too, when you maintain that healthy level of independence in your relationship. Keep in contact and socialise regularly with your friends and enjoy your hobbies and interests.

Then there are the smaller things in life that you take for granted, only realising how lovely they were, when you have kissed them goodbye for x amount of years. Enjoy peace and quiet, sleep, lie ins, a clean and tidy house that doesn't resemble Toys R Us, having the time to read a book, uninterrupted soaks in the bath. Actually make the most of doing anything uninterrupted. Once little ankle biters come along gone are the days when you can make a phone call, or even go to the loo without a little person vying for your attention. Embrace the fact that you can plan to go out and manage to get out the door without first experiencing something close to a military operation.

Seriously though having children is a life enhancing experience. Especially so when you have made the most of your child free days, then reached the stage where you feel ready to commit 100% to the responsibility of raising a child, and to the change of lifestyle you will be taking on.

meritaten

^^^^ True - and you will never bath alone for the next ten years! oh and you may well get a child traipse all her little friends in to wash their hands while you are in bath, no bubbles (cos DD used them all on her dolls hair) and just a flannel to cover your embarrassment!

madison-nyc

get sterilised ;0)

jollymummy

Go to lots of gigs and festivals - my added bonus is now, my hearing isn't as good as it used to be, so I can drown out the noise of Sonic & Mario:)

I'd also go on public transport a bit, once I had my son, we couldn't as he either needed a wee or wanted to know at the top of his voice - WHY IS THAT MAN SO FAT MUMMY ???

PenguinOfDeath

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madison-nyc wrote: »

get sterilised ;0)

That's my plan

mandragora_2

Buy nappies now, whenever you see them on special offer?

(I can remember thinking 'Why didn't I buy the odd pack of disposable nappies when we had some spare money'.... once our two came along in a space of 20 months. I wish I'd stockpiled some in the years beforehand -though wouldn't have wanted to tempt fate by actually doing it...)

Person_one

As well as all the hilarious/sensible ones, make sure that you both definitely absolutely do want to have children. Its not compulsory, although it can feel like that sometimes!

warehouse

Holiday outside of the school holidays.
Sleep late.
Do something at the drop of a hat.
Travel far and wide around the World.
Drink alcohol to excess now and again.
Play golf, (husband perhaps).
Enjoy a green lawn.
Enjoy having your own pens, (will become clear in time).
Enjoy a car without melted chocolate on the seats, footprints on the backs of seats and hand marks on the windows.
Not having to go to Ikea for space saving ideas.

Wouldn't swap having kids for anything though, they give you so much joy that I'd give up everything for them.

System

Have sex

in the kitchen
in the living room
on the stairs
in the bath