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Hello, I am having a struggle with making a decision on if I should have a baby next year during my last year of school or if I should wait. I am hoping to get a little advice/info on how other have managed in a similar situation as I am faced with. I am starting my last year of school and my husband is in his first year of residency and we are talking about having a baby. I have worked out where I can take the month of February off and then then next three months are just finishing up some senior testing and seminars - nothing big. So, my thought was to plan to have a baby in February and then I would have a few months before I have to start my residency (so my baby would be about 4 months old going to day care full time instead of 4 weeks old if I were to have a baby in residency). I am wondering if it will hurt my chances at a residency program if I go to the interview 8 months pregnant? Another concern of mine is, with both my husband and me in residency, how does it work if he is on call and has to stay at the hospital over night and I get called in during the middle of the night? What do I do with the baby? Any suggestions? Same thing goes for if the baby gets sick and can't go to daycare, is it acceptable to call in during residency and say "my baby is sick, I'm not coming in today"? I anyone has been through this before, please let me know, I would really like your input. Thanks!