Crazy to put off TTC 1 more year ?

[Conflicted]

Hi all, I need some sage advice desperately.
I'm almost 35, in very good health, Ob/gyn says my 'fertility is in good shape' , have no children and was hoping to start trying to conceive in '06.
But I have just been offered a temporary work assignment ranging from 12-14 months and it offers crazy high salary and great bonus.
It's a temp executive management position for one of my Uncles' companies.
He's going on vacation sabbatical and has selected me as the person he trusts most to oversee operations for a year or so.
The problem is is that job entails working 70 hours and constant travel.
Not the best situation to get pregnant and be pregnant.
This is a once in a lifetime offer and I'm very distraught as to what to do.
My big question is, how much (what %) will my fertility drop if I wait until 36/37 to try and conceive ?
My husband wants children asap but he also says this is a great chance for me to be a stay at home Mom because we'll have enough saved up if I work this executive position. (I'd be making an astronomical sum of 400k plus a bonus if I watch my Uncle's company for 1 year)
And my DH comes from a huge Catholic family where his Mom had kids easily at 38, 39, 41 & 43 and my Mother had me at 36 so he thinks Ill have no problem getting pregnant if I wait a bit more.


What to do ? Any advice much appreciated !

[Josie1021]

I hope that your OB/GYN is right, but really until you try to get pregnant there is no way to know whether you are fertile.

We started ttc when I was 35. We are still ttc#1 5 years later after 1 natural ectopic pregnancy that took 2 years to conceive and 4 m/cs from IVF cycles. Our official diagnosis is still unexplained and tests showed that my tubes were open and my FSH has always been good.

Weigh up the benefits and possible downsides of putting it off and then make the choice that feels right for you.

Good luck

Josie

[MEstrada]

Why not do both? You never know! Pregnancy doesn't always happen overnight as most women on this board can attest to! It sounds like an amazing opportunity! I say go for both! I would've missed out on awesome travel with DH or months of IF treatments if I had chosen one or the other. I'm grateful I did both! Good luck!

[KnittingMarie]

I agree with Mestrada, if I were you I'd take the job and go off the pill....let nature take its course. There is a good chance you won't convieve with all of that travel and stress, but if you do, I'm sure it will all work out in the end.

[Merr]

I agree with Mestrada, if I were you I'd take the job and go off the pill....let nature take its course. There is a good chance you won't convieve with all of that travel and stress, but if you do, I'm sure it will all work out in the end.

I totally agree with both of these ladies.

I did place work before ttc in my case #2, and well look where I am now, and I happen to be a bit younger than you, plus ob gyn's are not always correct in their views.
My first was my mom's doc he warned me about a family history of IF issues, my younger and last ob gyn even with the info I gave it still believed that time was and is on my side (yes he told my friend who attended school with him he CAN'T believe I have IF issues )