It's going to be a scary two weeks

[Elidor]

My SO and I have a basic inability to count the days on the fertility calendar correctly. We have inadvertently landed in the Red Zone: possible impending parenthood. :scared:

The world is not ready for me to reproduce!

I hereby pray to the Infertility Gods, if there be any, to grant me continued bachelorhood!

[DarkPhenyx]

1. I can think of something scarier.

One day I might breed.

And why would it affect your "batchlorhood"? Nothing says you have to get married just to keep the SO and support your child. If you aren't ready to get married then don't. Jsut don't be a shit either.

[Elidor]

2. By "batchelorhood" I mean

the lifestyle of being relatively carefree, with light responsibilities. I have no problem with actual marriage. It's the kid thing that scares me silly. We aren't ready for it yet. We're at least a couple of years from being able to have both careers firmly established first.

[Bucky]

4. dude, how old you are?

tell tell

[Elidor]

5. 39 in a couple of weeks

[Nikia]

3. In some ways, I consider parenthood a bigger committment

Which is why it always amazes me to see couples who have a child and have been together more than a few years who say that they aren't ready to committ to being married. When you have a child, you committ yourself to raising or help raise a child. For the sake of your child, it is important to have a non hostile relationship with the other parent, friendly perferable for the next 18 years or more.
I don't believe that it is good to divorce, but with the law as it is, you can usuaully do it relatively easily. If you don't have a child, you never have to see or even think about your former spouse again if you so choose. If you have a child, together, you do.
If you are not married to the parent of child but want to stay in a relationship, their expectations of you may change. He or she will probably expect you to act like a parent and spouse.
It was easy for me to committ to marriage. Committing to parenthood is scarier.

[CO Liberal]

6. Know What They Call People Who Practice the "Rhythm" Method?

"PARENTS"!!!!!

:-)

[lolly]

7. Earlier testing possible?

If she can get to her doctor/np, they may be able to give her a blood test sooner, so you won't have to wait in suspense so long.