My DH and I are considering TTCing, but aren't sure how agressively we want to pursue it.
Things that we are discussing include:
~ what "fertility treatments" we would be comfortable with
~ women over 35 are automatically considered to have a "high-risk" pregnancy (which means no midwife)
~ women over 35 have a higher chance of multiple births and other complications
~ women over 35 have a higher change of having children with chromosomal defects
~ I am already perimenopausal (confirmed by blood tests), and there are those issues to deal with
~ being established in our careers, we would lose half of our income if I had to stay home (bed-rest, SAHM, etc.)
~ if we have a baby now, we would be retiring as our children are starting college
~ we've been married less than 6 months, and aren't sure we are ready for a baby yet (and aren't sure we want to "hurry up" just so we can have a baby of our own)