Books about whether to have a baby

Post date: 2018-09-18 14:34:30

I'm contemplating whether I want to have a baby in the next three to five years. Obviously, it's a lot of work. It also seems interesting. How do I decide if it's worth it? Looking for books relevant to thinking this through.

I have little experience with kids, especially young ones. I'm trying to figure out how to get that experience, to see if I even like kids, but setting that aside, I'm not sure how to weigh the huge responsibility and workload of raising a kid against the freedom of... not doing that

I currently have essentially zero responsibilities (no pets, etc), and I don't know how I'd deal with having a kid to take care of. I don't want a pet. I'm not that into animals. I might want a kid.] I have a partner; we're talking about the idea of having a kid together, but I need to know if I, personally, even want a kid. (He's "probably not", but willing to talk about it.)

I've read "Expecting Better", and loved that it cited research. I'd like to find a book about deciding whether to have children that brought in research as much as is relevant and in general thinks clearly and carefully about the decision.

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