Have a child now or later?

A calm, structured way to weigh timing, readiness, and life context — and decide when the moment is right to start or expand your family.

If this feels familiar

Recognize this situation?

  • You and your partner agree on wanting children but not on when.

  • You feel caught between biological timing, career plans, and financial realities.

  • People around you give conflicting advice — “there’s never a perfect time.”

  • You fear regret — either waiting too long or acting too soon.

  • You want to make this decision consciously, not under pressure.

  • You and your partner agree on wanting children but not on when.

  • You feel caught between biological timing, career plans, and financial realities.

  • People around you give conflicting advice — “there’s never a perfect time.”

  • You fear regret — either waiting too long or acting too soon.

  • You want to make this decision consciously, not under pressure.

A closer look

Understanding the situation

Goals & constraints

You want to build a fulfilling family life while protecting health, relationship stability, and career direction. We clarify what “readiness” means for you — emotional, physical, financial, and relational — and what limits or external factors matter most.

Options

Try for a child now, wait a defined period, or revisit the decision after certain milestones. We define realistic versions of each path, including hybrid options (e.g., gradual preparation, fertility preservation).

Uncertainties

Fertility changes, career transitions, partner alignment, economic stability — these uncertainties are surfaced and mapped clearly. You’ll see how they influence timing and risk tolerance.

Criteria & trade-offs

Health, energy, freedom, financial security, relationship maturity, career goals — we quantify how each factor contributes to your sense of “right timing.” You’ll see the trade-offs explicitly, not feel them as background anxiety.

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Free clarity call
Free clarity call
Free clarity call

Talk it through

Sometimes the hardest part is making sense of what’s going on. If you’d like to talk it through, I offer a free 30-minute clarity call to map your situation together.

The CoreFrame 4D™ approach

How we reach clarity

01 Diagnose

Clarify the real drivers of urgency or hesitation · Identify personal and shared motivations · Map external pressures vs intrinsic readiness · Define what “the right time” would mean for you both.

02 Design

Create realistic timing scenarios · Explore how each affects health, finances, career, and relationship · Identify milestones and support systems that make waiting or acting feasible.

03 Decide

Compare scenarios on your agreed criteria · Quantify trade-offs and long-term implications · Build a shared decision model that balances values and constraints · Arrive at a confident, joint decision.

04 Do

Translate the decision into a concrete plan · Define next steps (medical, financial, logistical) · Plan communication and adjustments if circumstances change · Review progress and maintain alignment over time.

Fixed-price sprints

Start where you are

Start where you are

Four Sprints mirror the CoreFrame 4D™ method — Diagnose, Design, Decide, Do.
Pick the one that matches your current stage.

Four Sprints mirror the CoreFrame 4D™ method — Diagnose, Design, Decide, Do.
Pick the one that matches your current stage.

FAQ

Clients often ask

Is this couples counselling?

Is this couples counselling?

Is this couples counselling?

Can we do this together as a couple?

Can we do this together as a couple?

Can we do this together as a couple?

What is CoreFrame 4D™?

What is CoreFrame 4D™?

What is CoreFrame 4D™?

What is a sprint?

What is a sprint?

What is a sprint?

How do we collaborate in a sprint?

How do we collaborate in a sprint?

How do we collaborate in a sprint?

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Ready to tackle your challenge?

Let's tackle your challenge in a structured fashion.

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Ready to tackle your challenge?

Let's tackle your challenge in a structured fashion.

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Ready to tackle your challenge?

Let's tackle your challenge in a structured fashion.