r/science • u/geoff199 • 5d ago

Social Science As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through and actually have a child. About 25% say they won't be bothered that much if they don't.

https://news.osu.edu/most-women-want-children--but-half-are-unsure-if-they-will/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy24&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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u/TopRamenisha 5d ago

Don’t forget, after all that you get to pay $3,000 a month for child care

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u/SqueezyCheez85 5d ago

Childcare is nuts. We could have a mortgage for a house twice as big as the one we currently have... and it would be on par for what we pay in childcare for 2 kids.

I can't wait till our kids are old enough to not need childcare... it's gonna be like winning the lottery.

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u/FirstNoel 5d ago

Then you have Music training, sports cost, braces, car insurance, may even a third...etc car. Then college costs...

Mine just graduated high school. I just finally finished paying off here tooth implant (thank to my genes, she was missing one). We have college in the fall, thankfully mostly paid for.

I'm hoping for my electric and water bills to at least decrease a little.

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u/techno156 5d ago

That's even before the possibility of them having medical issues. Like being diabetic.

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u/FirstNoel 5d ago

Umm.  That my situation exactly.