• Why do you want to have a baby? Have you made up your own mind? Is your partner, a parent or someone else pressuring you?
• How will a child affect your relationship with your partner? Are you both ready to become parents?
• How will a baby affect your future educational or career plans?
• Do you and your partner have religious or ethnic differences? Have you discussed how you will handle these differences and how they might affect your child?
• What will you do for child care?
• Are you prepared to parent a child who is sick or has special needs?
• Are you ready to give up sleeping in on weekend mornings? Are you ready to find child care every time you want to go out without your baby?
• Do you enjoy spending time with children? Can you see yourself as a parent?
• What did you like about your childhood? What didn't you like? What do you want for your child?

It's important for you and your partener to agree on most of the main issues,or begin discussing your difference before you concieve.