Thank you so much for sharing. I am just starting my PhD (also in STEM) at 30 years old and I’m feeling really guilty about postponing starting our family. This gives me hope that maybe we won’t need to wait till I’m actually done.
Hello.. I'm also PhD Mom, during lockdown I can't manage well my time to study my subjet and beeing teacher of my children. Yes you are right I haven't time, during lockdown. Unfortunatelly, I haven't advisor, and my supervisor doubt my capability to doing my PhD and stopped the topic, honestly its make me devastated. But, In this summer I will starting again My PhD in another university, hope I find the supervisor understand the life PhD Mom be succesfull, and I'm happy my scholarship still support of me. Yes, I agree with you mother is still mother always miss they children if they children is far away from you, it not easier but we must strunggle. Thank you for sharing..
Thanks for making this video! It’s reassuring to hear that you would do this all over again if you had to chose:) I’m starting my 3rd year in the Fall, applying for the F31 in a couple of weeks, and then doing my Research Proposal a few weeks after that. So the plan is to start trying after the proposal:) I’ve had this feeling inside me for months now, just like I’m ready to be a mom. My husband will be a great dad, I’m so excited to see that too. Our families are super excited for us to have a child, but I’m struggling with my own doubts, because the very analytical, planning side of me is trying to make sure we’re ready in every aspect. And just knowing that it will make everything so much more complicated is a hard thought to reconcile. I appreciate your thoughts on this, someone in a similar position in terms of school/work, thank you! And like you said this will all be so much harder if I’m a fresh graduate trying to find a job and starting a family at the same time. My husband and I are both ready emotionally, and my mom keeps telling me to ‘just do it!’ like I’m a Nike athlete haha. Anyways, good luck on your exams!
Magda, first of all congratulations for starting your 3rd year in the fall. Second, I get what your mom is saying: “just do it” lol and let me tell you why: Does not matter as much ready you’re, this journey is an “adventurous”, and you just are going to find out your struggles and joy as soon as you’re in. I’m also a grad student and I planned my daughter while was still doing my associates degree, she’s about to be 3 years now. I am going to finish my masters next spring and I’m going jump right away to a PhD. Is it easy? Hell not! But it seems like you have everything that you need “a family support”, solo/single moms also can thrive/succeed (for sure) however, “it takes a village to raise a child”, so just do it! Lol you already want to (I’m not imposing it to you lol, it’s not like you don’t want children and I’m telling you to have). You also said you’re emotionally really! Hope it may help.
Thank you so much for sharing. I am just starting my PhD (also in STEM) at 30 years old and I’m feeling really guilty about postponing starting our family. This gives me hope that maybe we won’t need to wait till I’m actually done.
Hello.. I'm also PhD Mom, during lockdown I can't manage well my time to study my subjet and beeing teacher of my children. Yes you are right I haven't time, during lockdown. Unfortunatelly, I haven't advisor, and my supervisor doubt my capability to doing my PhD and stopped the topic, honestly its make me devastated. But, In this summer I will starting again My PhD in another university, hope I find the supervisor understand the life PhD Mom be succesfull, and I'm happy my scholarship still support of me. Yes, I agree with you mother is still mother always miss they children if they children is far away from you, it not easier but we must strunggle. Thank you for sharing..
Thanks for making this video! It’s reassuring to hear that you would do this all over again if you had to chose:) I’m starting my 3rd year in the Fall, applying for the F31 in a couple of weeks, and then doing my Research Proposal a few weeks after that. So the plan is to start trying after the proposal:) I’ve had this feeling inside me for months now, just like I’m ready to be a mom. My husband will be a great dad, I’m so excited to see that too. Our families are super excited for us to have a child, but I’m struggling with my own doubts, because the very analytical, planning side of me is trying to make sure we’re ready in every aspect. And just knowing that it will make everything so much more complicated is a hard thought to reconcile. I appreciate your thoughts on this, someone in a similar position in terms of school/work, thank you! And like you said this will all be so much harder if I’m a fresh graduate trying to find a job and starting a family at the same time. My husband and I are both ready emotionally, and my mom keeps telling me to ‘just do it!’ like I’m a Nike athlete haha. Anyways, good luck on your exams!
Magda, first of all congratulations for starting your 3rd year in the fall. Second, I get what your mom is saying: “just do it” lol and let me tell you why: Does not matter as much ready you’re, this journey is an “adventurous”, and you just are going to find out your struggles and joy as soon as you’re in. I’m also a grad student and I planned my daughter while was still doing my associates degree, she’s about to be 3 years now. I am going to finish my masters next spring and I’m going jump right away to a PhD. Is it easy? Hell not! But it seems like you have everything that you need “a family support”, solo/single moms also can thrive/succeed (for sure) however, “it takes a village to raise a child”, so just do it! Lol you already want to (I’m not imposing it to you lol, it’s not like you don’t want children and I’m telling you to have). You also said you’re emotionally really! Hope it may help.