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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's lots of data that covid lowered fertility rates overall but there was a baby boom among the UMC+.  [b]Suddenly life was slower and more manageable for so many - why not have another baby if you're just hanging out at home[/b].

Also lots of research on how larger families have once again become a status symbol [/quote]

This seems short-sighted if true because most of the UMC families I know have returned to pre-Covid activity levels and in some cases have even stepped it up regarding travel and kid's activities (bit of a YOLO effect after laying low during Covid).

We are UMC but Covid led us to decide NOT to have another baby even though we'd been seriously discussing it right before Covid happened. For us the deciding factor was realizing how thin our family support network was. We were fine during Covid but had to scramble for childcare, hire everything out, and we didn't even get emotional support from family (actually some weird hostility at times). We realized that we were never going to have that supportive, family-focused extended network that some of our peers have and that I think we used to think was something our families would do as well.

I am sometimes sad about not having another baby -- I know we would have loved him or her enormously. But when I think practically about our family, I'm glad we decided against it. We have more flexibility now, whether we're just going on vacation or contemplating a move, or if something dire like Covid happens again. I like the security of knowing we have lots of wiggle room financially and personally. Our life is pretty low stress.[/quote]

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