Deciding Whether to Become a Mom During the Pandemic

Some couples plan to have children, so they stop using birth control. Other times, the woman gets pregnant by accident through lack of contraception, and then she must decide whether or not to have the child. If the couple has a kid together, then you would hope they will care for the infant and give it the best life they possibly can, whether they planned to become parents or not.

Women right now face perhaps a tougher choice regarding pregnancy than they usually would. The human species has a biological urge to procreate, which is still very strong, even right now, in the middle of a pandemic. The Covid-19 outbreak has forced some would-be parents to rethink whether now is the right time to bring a newborn life into this world.

If you’re a woman facing this choice right now, you might feel on the fence about whether to follow through with a plan you had to start a family because of the inherent risks the pandemic brings. Let’s talk about the cons and pros in the following article.

There Are Always Threats in the World

We’ll begin by talking about some reasons why you might want to go ahead and have a baby right now, despite the pandemic. One simple fact is that there are always going to be threats of various kinds out there in the world, and that is never going to change.

There are illnesses that you can contract, or your child might have a genetic defect. You may have to deal with mental and emotional issues after a car wreck. There is climate change to think about and political strife that seems endless sometimes, in this country and abroad.

All that might sound like reason enough not to ever bring a child into the world again, but that’s looking at things from the most fatalistic viewpoint possible. The other way to look at it is with a glass-half-full approach. That mindset allows you to look at all the wonder and beauty that exists instead of all that’s negative and ugly.

There will always be troubles in the world, but they serve to highlight the wonderful things even more. The simple pleasures will always exist, and you could argue that’s reason enough to start a family, even if the pandemic makes things a little more frightening than usual right now.

You Might Be at the Right Age or Income Level

If you’re thinking about becoming a mom, you should also consider your age, health, and income level. Maybe you’re healthy, you’re at the best age to have kids, and you have enough disposable income to dedicate to child-rearing. If so, now might be the time to move forward, regardless of Covid-19’s presence.

You might be at the time of life where you know you have the best physical chance to have a healthy baby. If you’re getting up into your late thirties or even early forties, you know you should probably move forward and have a child before it gets much later in your life. Statistically, your child will probably be healthy if you don’t wait much longer.

You’re No Longer at the Right Age or Income Level

Looking at reasons not to have a child right now, you might feel like you’re not bringing in enough money presently to support a child. The most responsible thing might be to not go through with it if that is the case.

You might also feel like you’re at the very end of the age group when you can have a healthy baby. That could also be reason enough not to go through with a pregnancy. Maybe adoption is the better option.

Covid-19 Complicates Things

It might also be that you want to have a child now, but you know that the pandemic complicates everything at the moment. You know that if you get pregnant and then you contract Covid-19, the baby might not be healthy. Because this virus is so new, it’s difficult to say what kind of impact it might have on the fetus if the mother contracts the virus during one of pregnancy’s critical junctures.

It’s hard to make these decisions, so you’ll probably want to talk about it with your partner and weigh the negatives against the positives. If you do decide to move forward, you may find that pregnancy and having a child will light up your life, even during the pandemic when everything seems bleak at times.