Climate change and the decision to have a baby

We are talking about TTC our first. The idea makes me so excited, I love the thought of having a little family with my wonderful husband. And trust me, my biological clock desperately wants a baby!

But then I wake up to news, like this morning at least 40 people died from severe flooding in Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands, an event that is undoubtedly caused by climate change. The record-breaking heat and wildfires in the Western US, the landslides in Japan. The list goes on.

Many scientists think it will only get worse. Is this the beginning of the end? And if so, why would I ever want to bring an innocent child into such a scary world?

Please know I am NOT shaming anyone who has had/is having children. I really want them too. I want to have hope — I want to believe that we can turn this around. I just wondered if anyone shared these concerns. It’s weighing heavily on me, and brings me great sadness and anxiety.

I guess I just want to know that I’m not alone — has anyone decided not to have children because of climate change and the state of our world? Alternatively, does anyone have advice on how to get these worries under control? God knows that this anxiety won’t help with TTC if that’s what we do decide going forward.