I'm of that age (31) where several friends have recently had children and a couple of others are pregnant. I'm just really undecided.
I have a partner, but I really like our current life and love the fact that I can do what I want, and have a lot of time to myself/ourselves.
I love having disposable income to spend on what I want, and pretty much just don't want to change my current life.
I also wonder whether I'd be patient enough. I work with nursery and reception age children and they can be very testing.
The constant 'why' questions, for instance, I was putting a coat on and a little girl asked me what I was doing. I explained that I was putting a coat on, and she asked me why.
The lack of ability to regulate noise levels, constant loud voices and screeching/whining (I'm very sensitive to noise).
Lack of spatial awareness so constantly banging into you, knocking drinks over, knocking things everywhere.
The constant nose picking.
Children in reception class love to stare at you for no reason even if you ask them to turn around.
Constant squabbling, "Sarah pushed me" type arguments.
Don't feel like I'd have it in me to go through a pregnancy and a birth after hearing the stories of my friends.
I am rubbish after no sleep.
I also work with elderly people, some whose children very rarely or never visit them at their care homes so I don't think it's even a guarantee of no lonliness.
I hope this doesn't make me sound like a horrible person. Children are lovely and I do enjoy working with them, I just don't know if I am willing to sacrifice so much and change my life.