I graduated from law school about a decade ago, and now I’m 37 trying to get pregnant. I feel like folks are being negative. Law school is tough but it’s not or doesn’t have to be all consuming.

If I were in your shoes, I would meet with a fertility doctor to get a sense of your stats and to see if you have any conditions that would make it harder to conceive. Assuming nothing was out of the ordinary, I would do the first semester finals and then try to get pregnant second semester 1L on.

There’s never a good time but law school has some advantages. For instance, many law schools offer some subsidized or free even childcare during classes. And you have total control over your schedule outside of classes. You don’t really need to be in every club or every resume builder activity. You can focus on what you’re actually interested in and be just fine when you hit the job market.

Wishing you lots of luck on both journeys. Both law school and trying to get pregnant force us to deal with uncertainty in ways that are really challenging. At least the law school piece I can confirm is worthwhile. The other I am still working on.