This may sound like a silly question but how did you all know when you were ready to begin trying?
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I am absolutely obsessed with pregnancy and can not wait to experience the feeling myself however the actual idea of kids and babies seems insanely overwhelming to me on one hand and then I yearn for it on the other.
Myself (28) and my husband (30) are at a bit of a funny time at the min where he is between jobs and I am out of work because of virus. (I work for myself from home doing eye lashes) so now I feel Like he just worries about money all of the time so cannot begin to think about babies.
For some extra context we're married 7 months and have our own home. 2 little doggies and together since we were 15.
Is the saying "there's never really a right time" applicable here or am I just being childish in ignoring the financial side of things a while. Don't get me wrong we're not completely broke by any means, but we have less money than we did when husband was working, I just know my husband and he thinks we need to be super comfortable and have money to burn when we have our first lol. He is a great hubby and will be back in work as soon as the crisis is done. He has always worked hard and is now feeling a bit a punch to his pride that he left his job just before crisis hit and now is in no mans land.
I don't feel like I'll ever be 100 percent sure that we are ready and I feel like it will always be scary. How did you know you were ready? Did any of you have to convince your other halves?
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Deciding to begin trying ? How did you know when to start.
halfpint9 · 02/04/2020 13:04
I would say, you are currently the breadwinner as you work from home even though you currently can't work and as yet don't know when you will again.
You say your husband is deciding on his next career path and once he has, will get a job straightaway once CV lockdown is lifted.
This for me, would be the deal breaker at the moment. You don't know when this crisis will finish or even lessen. Your husband doesnt know what he wants to do job wise so how do you know he will get a job immediately, in a tough economic climate, where thousands will also be job hunting?
If it were me I would ensure you can be confident you will be financially secure as far as you are able to before trying to get pregnant. That wouldnt include no income coming in for the forseeable future with no confirmation of when that will change.
It sounds like youre not clear why your husband isnt sure - I would also have a serious talk with him so you can make a decision together. I suspect he has very real and sensible financial concerns.
On the other hand if youre secret millionaires and both just work for pleasure and dont actually need an income to be secure for the rest of your lives then go for it! 
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