100% your call. Tell em to bugger off.

In any pregnancy is the risk of a tubal one, that endangers both mother and child.The demands on a Womans body to nourish the developing child takes a huge toll,unless supplements are taken, the growing fetus will draw it's needs from the mother,weak bones and teeth for Calcium requirements are to be expected,along with other deficiencies..........

There are Women that should not be mothers,however,there may be a time that "Baby Fever "strikes,so be sure of your intentions. Some of Women business executives were so focused on their careers a family just was not possible, but upon hearing the ticking of their biological clock,suddenly,they want kids.

My second wife didn't have a maternal bone in her body. And there's nothing wrong with that, I just wish I had recognized it because my children needed more mothering than she was able to give, particularly after being basically abandoned by their birth mother.

You do yourself and others a great favor to know yourself well enough to not succumb to societal pressure to have children because you're "supposed to". There's nothing wrong with you and there is no shortage of children or people who want to parent them. You can use your talents elsewhere; just make sure you partner with someone who feels the same and make sure they don't have children who need skills you may lack.

In all honesty if I had it to do over again I wouldn't have kids myself. I have found parenting to be a thankless task with very uncertain outcomes, a lot of worry, etc. I loved my children with the heat of a thousand suns, but it frankly feels like more indifference coming in the other direction from my surviving daughter. My late son is another story, but there's the pain of that loss. A real mixed bag. So ... don't indulge in FOMO (fear of missing out) over your decision; trust me, some of what I've been through as a [step] parent, you WANT to miss out on.

There is enormous societial and cultural pressure to have kids, particularly on women.

We're expected to follow some sort of "normal" life course - school, college, job, hook up, get hitched, buy a house, have 2.3 kids, a dog and a white picket fence.

Those who fulfill the desire to have kids; more power to 'em. I am Child-Free and quite pleased with that choice. At no point have I ever looked back and regretted not having a kid.

I will freely admit it - I am way too selfish with my time and money to entertain the notion of herding a passel of brats.

So, well done! And to thine own self be true!! If they try to make you feel bad, then tell them they are overstepping their role in your life!

Good for you for sticking to your guns! Don't worry about what those who only want to breed see as your perfect life, do more of what makes you happy. There are already enough zingers here so I won't throw another one at you. Besides, it would be a repeat of the adoption one.

It is your choice, your, life, your expense both emotionally, physically, economically, financially, and demographically is always yours!!!

Your happiness belongs to you and your emotional health!!!

Only you are in reality responsible for your wellbeing!!!

In actuality it is the ones that breed that tend to do so for selfish reasons or just because that is what you do or what is expected of you, without giving any forethought. Try flipping it around on them and ask why they had kid(s) as opposed to adopting one of the 1000s of kid(s) in need of a home and family out there. Also, we have a group @Childfree Domain

I often think that a great number of problems in the world are caused by people having children when they didn't want them. And I can understand why. Being chained to a lifestyle you didn't want for the rest of your life would create a helluva lot of resentment in someone. The world would be better served if you were true to yourself, so go forth and be happy.

People who don’t want children really shouldn’t have them. It is way to much work and responsibility for something you don’t really want to do. The planet does not need more people. There are other ways to be a contributing member of society. Good for you for standing up for what’s right for you.

Nah, you havent met the right D. Seriously though, theres a whole bunch of ways to not make babies. Do your thing.