MIL. She doesn't even know we are considering trying, but she keeps making comments about how we aren't ready and we are too young. I'm 24 and husband is 29. MIL and FIL were both about 27 when they started their family, so how can she judge when we are about that age? Very frustrating to feel like if we do get pregnant, then she won't be happy for us. Q&A: Are we ready to have a baby? Q&A: Are we ready to have a baby? You know I thought for the longest time that everything had to be in order before my husband and I could start trying for kids. And to a certain degree, that's true. But, now that I'm pregnant with our first (which was a total surprise BTW), I realize that maybe we don't need to own a home before we have a baby. Or maybe we don't NEED that big vacation. Maybe what we need is growing in my belly! I'm so thankful to have a God who knows exactly what I need and a husband who loves me no matter how swollen I become! Q&A: Are we ready to have a baby? I'm married for 12 years and we had our little girl when i was 25. Well, i was not ready, but it wasn't planned. It was hard for me to make myself up that i was pregnant and i suffered for it. But once my girl came, everything changed. I realized that