HC
Forum Newbie
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Hi,
I and my wife intend to move to us and, if possible, have the first child in the next 5 y. Does anyone knows if becaming pregnant during residency is a problem?
Thanks.
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| zoya1
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Hi, sorry i dont have an answer for you,actually I'm interested in anyone who does have an answer..as currently i'm 4 months pregnant and have a good chance of post matching this year, so just wanted an imput from anyone who has been pregnant in 1st yr residency...Should i just wait till next yr or go ahead and try for this yrs post match???just needed advise from anyone who has been in a similar situation and can give me any insight to how difficult a task this entails...Would appreciate some feedback please..
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| bbb
IM Program Coordinator
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Yes, there are residents having babies during residency all the time. Is it a problem? Working 80 hours week during residency, on your feet all the time, post call, on call, clinic.
Not fun, but happens all the time.
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bbb - trying to combine common sense and humour into realistic answers, but not going to guess on anyone's chances of getting into a position....
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| barbiedoll
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This message is to zoya1: Hi there, I am currently doing research and I have a daughter who is 2 years old. I plan to apply for residency to start next year, when she will be 3 years old. Basically from my experience, the baby year through to 3 years is a most precious time for you to form a bond with your baby. I have a friend in a surgery fellowship who took 4 weeks off, had her baby and hardly spent any time with him. The other thing is that nothing prepared me for how exhausted I was after my baby was born - esp the breast-feeding thing! It was like being on call for surgery 7 days a week. I trained in UK and the hours a slightly better than in US although I guess medicine is lighter.
Whatever you choose, good luck to you.
BD
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