Listen to Your Biological Clock or Keep Climbing the Corporate Ladder?

I don’t recall when the phrase “your biological clock is ticking” first entered my consciousness, but it was part of my vocabulary long before I fully contemplated the idea of motherhood.

I googled “biological clock is ticking,” and a few links down, I saw this on Reddit:

“On a recent visit to my doctor, she told me I should start seriously thinking about wanting babies or not because, at 35, my fertility will be very low. I am almost 30.

I have read that women getting pregnant at 40 years old are more common now, but you have higher possibilities of complications.

My doctor offered me the option of freezing my ovules. But it is really expensive for me.

I like the idea of being a mom, but first, I want to find economic stability.

I am far from it. I would also like to travel before becoming a mom. I want to do so many things, and five years will not be enough.

How do you manage this feeling of needing to rush everything or choose between being a mother and reaching your career and personal goals?

Thanks for reading.”

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