📝Writer Team Assistant Maiko
It's often said that childbirth is an experience only women can have. However, not all women choose to give birth. It's important to make the choice that you feel most comfortable with of your own free will from the various options that are before you.
Diversifying women's lifestyles: Towards an era where women can choose their career and childbirth
Until recently, the mainstream idea was to quit work when you had a baby and then focus on raising your child. Many women quit work after getting married, a practice known as "kotobuki-retirement," and it was even considered unusual to balance a career with childbirth. I myself quit work when I got married, and after giving birth, I stepped away from my career to focus on raising my child.
Nowadays, more women continue to work after marriage, and women who are active in society are becoming more widely recognized. More companies are introducing flexible working styles such as reduced working hours for childcare, flextime systems, and teleworking, making it easier for women to pursue their careers even after giving birth. This is very encouraging for women who want to continue working after giving birth.
I think it's wonderful that women can now choose to "balance their career and childbirth" rather than just "either career or childbirth," and are now free to design their lives from a wider range of options.
Do you want to give birth?
As mentioned at the beginning, it is said that "childbirth is a precious experience that only women can have." Even as someone who has experienced childbirth, I believe that the experience of nurturing a life and sending it into this world is an irreplaceable experience.
However, childbirth is merely one option . Even though we live in an age where you can choose between a career and childbirth, there are still women who choose not to have children. In particular, among those who are enjoying their work and living fulfilling lives, there may be some who want to further their careers and continue pursuing their careers. In that case, they may choose to prioritize their career and not have children.
It goes without saying, but you are free to make any choice you like. I hope you will prioritize your own feelings and make a choice you will not regret , without being swayed by the expectations or values of those around you .
"Not now, but I want to have a child someday." What you can do now to prepare for your future pregnancy
If you want to focus on your career now, but even have a desire to have children someday, it's important to start preparing for future pregnancy early .
Even if you do want to get pregnant, it doesn't necessarily mean you can get pregnant at the timing you want. It 's actually quite common for people to start trying to conceive but things don't go as planned, or for them to think "huh, something's wrong" and visit a clinic only to find that the limit for getting pregnant is approaching and they can't receive proper treatment.
There are many things you can do now, even before you start thinking about getting pregnant . For example, just knowing about your body and the mechanisms of pregnancy can help you feel more at ease when you do get pregnant someday.
However, with busy days, it can be a bit of a hurdle to go to the hospital for tests and consultations when you don't have any particular symptoms. That's when you should try using EggU's egg testing kit, which allows you to easily test at home and get the results on your smartphone .
Just being able to see your physical condition in concrete numerical form will help you clarify what you can do now to prepare for pregnancy in the future, and it may also be an opportunity to reconsider your career and life plans.
We hope to support as many women as possible so that they can shine in their own way and live a fulfilling life .
📝Writer Team Assistant Maiko
She got married in her twenties, and after a period of full-throttle child-rearing, she is now working as a non-regular employee. She is a mother of three who enjoys both work and child-rearing.
