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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am also married to doctor, he did a surgical residency than a two year fellowship.  Unlike pp dr's wife, I'd encourage you to follow your dream.  yes, it was be an hour intensive (but no where close to what it was like before the mandated hours restrictions for residency), but I have seen my husband's peers who are women and  younger residents and fellows complete their training and have children.  Once the training is complete, many of the woman surgeons and medical doctors I know are able to work p/t schedules that I'm completely envious of, and can't think of a single other professional occupation which comes close in terms of flexibility.  Go for it![/quote]

Perhaps you are referring to me when you refer to the pp dr's wife. We know plenty of female surgeons. Best case scenario, OP will finish med school at 35 and will start residency then. You don't know what you are talking about if you think OP will be able to have kids during surgical residency. [/quote]

Ok, I'll be sure to tell that to my friends that had kids during their surgical,residency.  [/quote]

PP here. It was hard enough having DH be a surgical resident while I gave birth to our first child while he was a resident. I could not imagine being the mother giving birth and taking care of a baby during surgical residency. I am not saying it is impossible. of course it is possible. I have met female surgeons who send their babies to live with the grandparents. My best friend's parents are surgeons. She has bad memories of her childhood when her parents would leave her with her grandparents. She has a lot of issues with that as an adult. Her younger sister, currently a surgical resident and engaged to a fellow surgeon, was born after residency and does not harbor the same ill feelings towards their parents.  Also know many female ortho surgeons who graduated med school in their 20's, finished training in their early-mid 30's and had babies then. OP's timeline is off for childbearing.[/quote]

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