Warning much rambling contained within.
I've been thinking about this for some time and while I realise not all children are planned, when do you know that it's the right time to have a child?
I'm 24 now, currently in college and hoping to go to University next year to study for a PHD in forensic science.
I currently am sans children and I'd always thought of myself as becoming a mother by the time I was 26, at least I did until now.
I have fertility issues, and now I'm wondering if I should try to conceive/adopt now in my 20's when fertility is at it's peak, though how I'd cope with having a child and University I've no idea.
I've always had certain ideals in my mind for my future child., I want to be married, to have a good income and to send my child to a private school.
I don't want to give up on my education though, or risk doing so, and while I'd prefer to have a child before I'm 30 if I wait I could lessen my chances of conceiving if I do so.
Which would you do? Conceive now or soon while going through education and compromise on my ideals, which are actually pretty important to me, or wait until you finish your education increasing the risk that you won't be able to conceive?
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How do you know when the time is right?
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falcon · 21/10/2008 17:35
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