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1. I married at 25, was not ready to have children until into my 30’s.
2. Getting pregnant was NO problem.
3. Don’t focus on the money- I know people say this all the time but it really “does work out”. $100k at your age is really good.
4. Career-wise- I was glad to have a lot of time to develop my career before having children. And I also liked being married for many years without kids. We did all of our traveling, spontaneous weekend trips, etc. young. I did like that when we finally had kids, money was not an issue.
This is all good if your kiddo is perfectly healthy. What if he/she isn’t? Sadly mine is not and it has been a real struggle. Parenthood has is joy but for us it has been a very painful journey and we don’t even know if our kid will live past 5. Make sure you are ready to make those sacrifices. There are many when you are a parent. They require a lot of time and energy and resources so be ready. That being said no one ever is but you will get through it
Second this. My kiddo has cleft lip and palate, and while this is survivable and ultimately very overcome-able with good health care, we’ve had two major surgeries within his first year (and during COVID 😖) and it sucks for all involved. We are lucky to have great insurance, a partner with flexible employment and an incredible support community.
One option to consider is having fertility tests done before you think about trying, often covered by insurance and can give you some peace of mind