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 Deciding to become a parent may be one of the hardest decisions that you have to make. You have to be prepared to invest a lot of time and money and energy into taking up your new job as a full-time parent. The decision to have a child is generally very emotional and you may get swept up in the moment and forget about the very real hurdles ahead. Here are a few questions to ask yourself before you decide to get your own little bundle of joy.

Are you Financially Secured?

You must be prepared to invest in your child right from the time they are born up to the time that they can fend for themselves. Does your present job offer opportunities for a higher salary and growth? Would your finances be stable if your spouse took some time off from work to look after the baby and in that period you were the sole bread winner? If you have some reservation regarding your career and its prospects for the next couple of years then you might be better off waiting until your position is a bit more secure.
Are you prepared for your daily routine to be jolted out of its stupor?

The first few months of having a little one who sleeps, eats, and cries constantly will disrupt your normal schedule. Changing soiled diapers will be frequent and messy. Something as mundane as a trip to the grocery store with your baby will require some serious planning. You must be prepared to have your regular sleep routine disrupted for the initial stages of your baby’s development. Do you have a job which doesn’t allow you to compromise on your sleep? Are you willing to compromise on your own comfort in order to bring up a child? How will you deal with the added stress?

Do you see your Relationship Lasting the Distance?

One important question which you, as a couple need to ask yourselves is whether you see yourselves together in the future. This might seem a tad rude, especially if the relationship is strong at the moment, but it is just something that needs to be added to the equation when deciding on whether you are ready to bring up a child. Sometimes, having a child can feel like a rush of wind in the sails of a relationship which has run its course. However, if you’re having a problem communicating with your spouse, you need to sort out those issues before you try to conceive. You may put aside your differences during the early months of child rearing, but what will you do when your child gets older and is able to comprehend that something is amiss between the parents? It may lead to a situation that is far worse than the one you had before you decided to start a family.

Are you Responsible Enough?

The process of growing up is a tough lesson. Didn’t you look back at your teenage self and wonder how that kid made it through to where you are now? You may have been used to getting through college and school with minimum responsibility. You could even afford to take time off the jobs you had back then without thinking too much about the consequences. Relationships could last weeks or months and you didn’t have to sweat over them. But everything changes once your girlfriend becomes your wife, or your boyfriend turns into your husband. You need to pay your bills and have a steady income, which means that you need to take up responsibility. Deciding to bring a kid into your life will mean a whole new bag of responsibilities. You will now be responsible for a little human being who will look up to you and learn from you. You will be responsible for nurturing him or her from a helpless infant into a healthy productive adult someday.

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