I would love to hear your thoughts….do I really want a baby? Or has society and my own hormones lured me in to thinking that is actually what I want? My husband and I are just about to start TTC, something that we have been planning for a year or so now, and honestly, I feel so very ready for a baby. However, I can’t help but feel this niggle in the back of my mind…we have a happy, carefree life, and lockdown has really scuppered our plans for our final years of freedom before settling down. I have just read that raising a child to 21 now costs over £230,000, and I read a study recently that apart from in a few European countries, adults with children report being less happy than those without (including the UK). Has society and marketing done a great job in making me dream of a cute little bundle of joy bringing a family together, all dimples and smiles and happiness, when I know full-well that its mostly long nights, exhaustion, poop, snot and arguments? And that’s before you get to the real “grown up” years? I guess I am asking to hear why having kids has made you happy please, and some reassurance?
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