Is there a good time?!

[PennnyGold]

I've been with my DH for almost 6 years now (married one year) and we both really want children.
However, I'm going back to university in September, we're moving house and he'll be starting a new position at work.
Is there a good time to have a baby? I feel as if we keep telling ourselves "oh after this, or after we've finished that" but there's always things that crop up.
I'm really worried that we'll leave it too long and we'll struggle to conceive, however I'm super conscious that there's probably a better time for us to have a baby.
Does anyone have any regrets about having a baby/ wish it was at a different time or are you happy you had a baby now?

What's your age? We had the same thing. In the end decided to start because you never know and we're so glad we did. Pregnancy takes a while!!

I'd say make sure you're financially stable. The exact housing, job etc will come later.

How long is the uni course?

I'm 26 and the course is one year (post graduate). I'm thinking maybe after university, but then I'd want to have a job/ be settled for MAT leave.
Oh amazing! I'm glad it worked out for you both, I sometimes think that if we did then we'd just have to make it work kind of thing, but very unsure.

Personally I'd wait 2 years until you have finished uni, worked for a bit and are getting maternity. However I was lucky enough to conceive straight away both times, so that affects my view. It's a tricky one, because you have no way of knowing how long it will take, but it can obviously happen very quickly.

I would at least wait 3-6 months so you can finish your course, that is nothing really. Although doing a post grad with pregnancy sickness would have been very tough for me.

At 26 with a course about to start I’d absolutely wait. Plan to try six months into your post qualifying job so that even if you conceive immediately you’ve been at your workplace for over a year when you go on maternity leave.

I’m guessing you’re doing the course to boost your career and earning power? Both of which will be so useful when you have a child, it’d be madness to throw that away for the sake of a couple of years wait. Plus you would likely find it harder to get a job with a significant gap between finishing the course and looking for jobs as you’ll be up against newly qualified people with fresh up to date knowledge.

In the meantime why not come off hormonal birth control and get to know your cycle? Use OPKs, an app to track periods, get used to signs like cervical fluid, so you have a really good idea of your normal cycle and ovulation time. Then when you’re ready you can hit the ground running and have a good shot of conceiving quickly and your body will be settled after coming off contraception.