Having children is wonderful—but you have to be able to put someone else first—not yourself, at least for a while. Make sure you have enough time with your husband so you two are solid, and have done some of the things you want to do. Once you have a child, you will be curtailed for a while. My own figuring is that it takes about 2½ years for a child to be pretty independent, and begin to reach out to others their own age, and you will be suddenly in the background. But you do have to give a lot for the first couple of years. And yes, not only do I love my children, but I would absolutely repeat what I did—I had four children.