Are you waiting to have a baby because of the economy?

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  Posted by Jacqueline Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:45pm PDT

  As a 20 year old Lesbian this economy has really put me at a standstill. It is already coslty to even have children but with my partners job unstable I fear that it may be some years before I have children.

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  Posted by adekunle Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:29am PDT

  Anyway, it's a nice thing to plan before doing things, if we consider our status we wouldn't have got married in 2007. God factor should also be taken into consideration, FAITH in God is what can keep one going in life. Although, we plan our life, but we don't base it on the world economy, we discover that if we wait for the economy to become better, we will never do anything good in life. So economy is not our own determinant. U too get FAITH, it's[faith] like toothbrush, get one and use it daily...I sound like a PASTOR, but that is the REALITY.

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  Posted by amy Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:32am PDT

  My husband and I have been married for 4 years and we were planning to start a family soon. We live in South Florida (Fort Lauderdale- Miami area). It's really bad down here. My job is hanging on by a thread, and my husbands a General Contractor. We all know how real estate is doing down here!!! I'm 31, and he's 35. I'm just so nervous somthing would happen if we got pregnant now. I want to try, but I also don't want to be pregnant, and one of us not have a job. I've been lucky enough to save some money, but it's not nearly enough to start a family.... bottom line... YES we are waiting to start a family b/c of the economic times? Think I should start trying anyway???? I'm not getting any younger? Any advise???

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