I'm 32, have been married for a few years and am ready to start a family. The difficulty is that my husband, who is a year younger, wants to put off having children for a few more years for financial reasons. We are currently saving for a house deposit, although we own an apartment that is rented out in another part of the country. I earn substantially more than my husband and my work maternity leave policy is the bare statutory minimum. So, if I were to become pregnant our income would be hit very hard.
I understand the practicalities of waiting to have a child and saving for a few more years, but at the same time I worry that delaying starting a family could lead to fertility problems. My friends have began to have children and I have two wonderful nephews whom I love. I feel that I am wasting my time working in an office when really I want to be a mother. Would it be wrong for me to push the point with my husband or should I let things rest for a few more years until he feels the time is right?
I'd be very interested to hear what others think about this.