So I'm 21 now and will graduate with my B.S. next May at 22. Chances are I will go straight to Grad School and start that at 23 and wont be done until I'm about 26. I want to have probably 2 kids and I know that after age 30 your chances of conceiving plus the risks associated with pregnancy go up dramatically. And to top it off, I have PCOS, so my chances of conceiving and having a perfectly healthy pregnancy aren't awesome to begin with.

I know several people on this site have their MS or Phd and was wondering if you thought that a child plus grad school is too much. There is a good chance that, not only will I have my tuition paid for but will also be a T.A. and get a stipend for that as well. And, if my boyfriend and I ended up getting married, he will be graduated with his MS in Dec. and probably end up getting a good-paying job with the Forest Service so money isn't really the issue.

I just don't know if grad school is better or worse than undergrad; more work or less work etc... and if it seems reasonable to have a child or get married while in grad school. I don't want to wait too long and not be able to have children - especially considering theres a chance I might not be able to anyways.

Does this sound like too much on my plate at once? The thing that made me start thinking about it was this past weekend - we went to his family's home about 2 hrs north of here and his cousins just had a baby maybe 7 months ago. And when they brought their baby in I saw his eyes light up and there was this look on his face that screamed "god I want a baby". I know he wants kids really bad and so do I (obviously this wouldnt be happening for a few more years). I just didn't know if that sounds like we would be getting in over our heads (if it ever came to that point of us getting married etc...)