My partner wants to have a baby, but I’m unsure..

I’m super conflicted - my partner and I are getting married this summer and have been together for just short of three years.

He really wants to have a baby, but I’m super unsure.

My reservations surround whether or not another baby will put my career on pause. Can you do both? If you do, how do you manage everything?!

Additional back story: I have two children from a previous relationship and he has one. Three total, all boys, one preschool age and the other two in elementary school. I was really young when I had them, put myself through college, and feel like I’m finally at a really good place in my late twenties. I’m highly career driven, and just landed an amazing job a few months ago. My new job includes paid maternity leave and a supportive family environment - but is incredibly competitive.

Neither of us had super positive experiences when having our previous children (my two have the same father, but it was a long and unhealthy relationship). I think my partner looks forward to having a child in a healthy relationship with someone he really loves. He does deserve that, but I’m still freaking out!