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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is tragically ironic that an ob gyn who is extremely important for helping women bring babies into the world can’t breastfeed and bond with her own baby.  What a terrible system we have.[/quote]

People don’t question medical training but to me it seems to involve a sort of hazing process.

I had my first child during law school and my second directly after.  Because of various relatives with fertility issues and my own hormone problems I was very concerned that I would not be able to conceive later.  There was a BIG cost to my career but that is the choice I made.  The world is not built for professional women to have children in their 20s.  It is possible but will cost you in a big way.[/quote]

I have a PhD and had a similar experience with fertility concerns and not wanting to put off kids. It had a huge impact on my career too - really limited what I could do and apply for at that critical end of school/new grad period. Something else worked out, but my friends who waited until their mid-30s were much better off financially and didn't have to make the same career compromises. (That said, many had to go through fertility treatments.) I agree, the world isn't built for it. [/quote]

Do you wish you had kids later?[/quote]

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