As a married 30 something, the next logical and expected progression is to have a baby. My husband and I are always being asked, "when are you having a baby?" or "what's taking so long?" So what's the problem you ask? Two Things. First, I am so not prepared and afraid!!! No, it's not the body changes, birth pains, or the midnight feedings. It's the lifestyle change I dread. Date night - now I need a babysitter. Vacation now I need to plan activities for adult and child. Sleeping in - nonexistent. Retirement savings - now it's a college fund. I - CAN-NOT-DEAL. Second, in addition to my fears, I have Crohn's Disease and Polycystic Ovarian syndrome. This means I have to plan my pregnancy carefully and work with a team of wonderful doctors. All of these makes me take a pause for the cause.
I brag to my friends that I have impeccable foresight, I even call myself a Problem Preventer. Yeah - not happening in this situation , there are too many unknown variables. As a quality engineer my job is to implement and manage change; being change-averse is new to me. So not too long ago I decided to treat my pregnancy planning as I would any quality problem: gather a lot of information, use tools to solve the problem, and incorporate gadgets in the solution. Out of this Belly, Baby, Gadget was born.
