Why When To Have A Baby Is Not Entirely A Matter Of Choice
by Danni Torelle
The issue of <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?Things-To-Consider-When-Having-A-Baby&id=6952999">when to have a baby</a> has never been entirely a matter of choice. For most of human history pregnancy has been something to celebrate immediately after nine months have elapsed since marriage. In those cases where a woman did not fall pregnant it could have meant disaster, as it was for the unfortunate wives of the syphilis ridden King Henry of England.
Surprisingly, there is evidence that contraception was practiced as far back as 3000BC. Condoms were apparently made of fish bladders and animal intestines. In those days people could hardly have worried much about world overpopulation so the reasons for contraception must have been intensely personal. Nowadays contraception may be more reliable but the personal nature of decisions is probably as it always has been.
In India alone about fifty babies are born every minute and the human population rises inexorably at the almost incredible rate of forty-two thousand people per day. At this rate the point at which the planet will no longer be able to sustain the people on it seems imminent. Unfortunately those who reproduce most rapidly are those who care least or are ignorant of the time bomb that ticks beyond their ken.
Age will always be a factor in the decision of when to get pregnant. In the West the age of marriage has risen from twenty-two in 1890 to twenty-six in 2010. If it is assumed that babies follow marriage which is the institution designed for them it would suggest that these ages are the best for procreation, but that it has slowly risen.
It would appear that in a life span of roughly eighty years there are only about twenty in which motherhood is possible. If girls fall pregnant early they may sacrifice experience and career opportunities. If they leave it too late they may miss out completely on what many believe is the most significant life experience.
At least in the First World contraception is now so reliable that the question of not falling pregnant may seem to be entirely a matter of choice. The converse question of when to become pregnant is not nearly so clear-cut. Many unmarried women face the decision alone. Married women may find themselves in disagreement with their husbands. The best case scenario is when parenthood is wisely planned.
More significantly, many young women who have used contraception and advanced their careers through hard work and dedication may find themselves barren when they decide that the time for them to fall pregnant is opportune. Biology, they find, can upset the best laid plans of mice and men.
Notwithstanding the increased efficacy of infertility interventions and the reliability of contraceptive methods the decision of when to have a baby remains an intensely personal one. It is the mother who will live the growing life within her and turn her personal world upside down when dirty diapers become prominent parts of her daily routine. The intensity of parenthood has increased in recent times since the extended family has been largely eliminated as a support mechanism. However, parenthood in all its earthiness is still a force for keeping us sane and in touch with our origins.
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Title: Why When To Have A Baby Is Not Entirely A Matter Of Choice
Author: Danni Torelle
Email: dirasu.694746.1@articlesamurai.com
Keywords: Baby,Pregnancy,Woman,Kids,Babies,Pregnant,Mother,Family
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Category: Babies
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