'We are afraid to have a baby'

No amount of assurance from our folks is able to put our fears to rest. We don't know how we will manage to balance our professional and personal life with a child on the scene.
- Janak

Dear Janak,
There are zillions of working couples who strike a balance between their personal and professional lives. There is a lot of support system available nowadays. You say you have your folks around, so I am sure they will lend a helping hand. If your wife has a phobia about childbirth, she needs counselling. Just go with the flow, everything falls into place. Every couple has their fair share of anxieties but in your case it is proving a phobia. Having said that, if you are still worried give it sometime till you are better prepared. A child changes your life but it is not something to dread.

Diana will solve it!
Write to Diana at diana@mid-day.com, or fax her on 24150009. You can also post letters to Dear Diana, Mid Day, Peninsula Centre, Dr S S Rao Road, opp Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012u00a0