Where you truly "ready"

Question

Our 5 year anniversary is in 2 months! We graduate college in 3 weeks and all I can think about is babies. 
We've done everything by the books! Got married, moved in together, he got out of the USMC, we went to college and were both graduating  with bachelors (me RN and him CRJ to eventually get a fed job)
When we got married our goal was to have 5 years of just being married and enjoying each other for a while and we really have! Now that we're graduating and its our 5 year marriage anniversary I want to start trying but it's it the best idea?
I know i should get work experience first and wait for him to get his dream job but is there ever going to be a time when we are "ready"! We had a scare last month and at first we were scared and then we got to thinking.. "Hey it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world" and now we're stuck between going by the books or just going for it and growing along the way.

I guess the question is, we're all of you, or are all of you in the perfect situation with careers, family, etc? Should we wait for the perfect time or just let whatever happens happen?

Answer

I think it would be good to wait until you would have been working for a year before you deliver in order to get the full maternity leave (depending on your job's policies) but that doesn't mean it's too early to prepare! There are lots of things you can do now...
- start taking prenatal vitamins
- make sure you have an OB and do a preconception visit
- make sure you are healthy (good weight, low caffeine and alcohol, no smoking, etc)
- consider coming off birth control because it does take a few cycles to regulate
- consider reading a good book about it (I liked the impatient women's guide)
- remember most women get pregnant within a year but it can also take a lot longer...
I think doing all of that will help you decide if you are ready to begin TTC...Good luck! :)

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I don't think there is a truly perfect time. I could use another two years to pay down debt and save more! But I am really aware of the fact that I am pregnant at a point in my career where taking maternity leave and adjusting my work hours for baby is just a blip on my career path and not a derailment. Five years ago if I were pregnant I would have not been able to take the travel assignments or long hours that I did that helped me up the corporate ladder.

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For me i would wait till we/he had sound jobs and save up a bit of money, because babies are expensive.

Where you truly "ready"

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