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'I feel like a failure': How to cope with family pressure to fall pregnant

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"My family has been patient, but my friends are indirectly making me feel that I have nothing for myself to show to the world." Photo: Getty Images
"My family has been patient, but my friends are indirectly making me feel that I have nothing for myself to show to the world." Photo: Getty Images

Having children at the right time with the right budget is a beautiful thing - and even better for new parents who have a good support structure, a stable job and enough time to plan having children. 

But when is this "right time" to have children? Should you wait until you finish school, start working or get married?

Some women work hard in their 20s to secure a great source of income and gather all the necessary resources they need. But when they are ready to settle down in their 30s, they struggle to conceive, have a series of miscarriages or are diagnosed with infertility.

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