Unsure if this is the proper path to take

[Drake Cero]

My girlfriend desperately wants to have another child. We already have two (from another marriage, not mine). I utterly adore them. They're my kids, even if not of my blood, but she wants to have one with me.

I'm totally on board with this, except there are a few caveats.

She's just turned 41, and her clock is going bonkers. She has endometriosis, which makes conception difficult. We've been having sex for yeeears with no real result. I've already gotten a test done and I'm normal parameters.

More than that though, I don't know if I'm ready for that. I don't feel as financially stable as I'd like, and she isn't much better off.

On one hand, I feel like time is running out, and if I 'change my mind' it's too late. On the other hand, if conception actually happens... what then? I don't think we're in a great place to support a child right now, and that's uh.. Sort of a significant issue for me.

 

[chattychar1990]

I personally think unless your a wealthy couple then you can never really afford a child but you just budget your lifestyle if you really want one. There are single parents out there that bring up children on one wage.
If you know your going to look back in years to come and say I wished we did have a baby then you need to go for it regardless of money situations.