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Signs He Is Ready For A Baby

By Madhu Babu

Not all men are ‘baby persons'. Some love kids and are ready to have babies soon as their relationship is in appropriate stage. However, some men are not naturally inclined towards settling down with a baby. They look for signs and emotions that crave for having a kid of their own. Most men need certain time in relationship to be ready for having a baby. They need financial and social security before planning for a kid.

Many men need emotional backing and support from partner to be able to think about having a baby. While others who are willing to have babies but are not sure about timing look for signs and sometimes karmic interventions to have babies. Signs like noticing too many babies too often, getting too fond of kids and babies of relative or friend etc are certain signs that tell he is ready for a baby. It is not an easy decision by any means.

Signs He Is Ready For A Baby

Men often try to secure themselves and future of family, kids included, before seriously thinking about babies. Once their basic dreams and desires are fulfilled after certain point in their career and relationship, men start to feel comfortable planning for a kid. Ignorance about how to handle babies and their future puts many men off from thinking about having kids. Good examples set by elders, friends and relatives who have their own kids and joy they receive from their kids can compel some men to think about having a kid.

Noticing too much of kids
Sometimes, knowingly or otherwise, you start to notice lots of kids around you. Even though they were around for a long time, you only start noticing them when you start to have an inner craving for kids. This might happen subconsciously at certain stage in your relationship. It's a sure sign that you are ready for a baby and thinking about kids.

Stable career
Once you settle down into a stable career and start to think more about stability and long term prospects of it than salary, it is a sign you are thinking about settling down for more serious issues like having a baby. Men cut their risks and look for stability when they start to include their family and future into their planning.

Baby talk
Even though having kids is a given in most long term relationships and most married relationships, the talk of kids and babies start to frequent in conversations when men think they are ready for a baby. If you feel like talking about babies and their plans more often than you used to, its all about baby craving that wants you to clear your doubts to move forward.

Willing to be around kids
There comes a time when most men wish to baby sit their friends kids or their nephew or niece. This might seem out of the blue to most women in a relationship, but it is considered a sign that her man is ready to think about having a baby seriously.

Indirect talks
Sometimes men who have put off having a baby for long might feel shy of bringing up the topic too directly. He could end up giving indirect signs and references to show signs of his willingness to have babies. It could be telling his parents about becoming grandparents or his partner becoming a mommy etc.

Research and advices
When a man is thinking about having a baby, he would start to seek more information and starts to research about becoming a father. This is a strong sign that he is thinking about having a baby.

Story first published: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 18:32 [IST]
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