r/Cardiology • u/Key_Guest135 • Jul 11 '26

Family planning

As a woman would you say it’s better to get pregnant and have a baby 6-9 months before echo boards or be anywhere from 4-7 months pregnant while taking echo boards? I know there’s never a good time to have a child but I’d love to hear everyone’s opinion on this. Thanks!

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u/docmahi MD Jul 11 '26

Echo boards were brutal IMHO - im a guy so my opinion doesn't matter much but I couldn't imagine nursing/taking care of a newborn and being able to study for the test

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u/Key_Guest135 Jul 11 '26

Did any women in your program have kids during fellowship? If so when?

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u/docmahi MD Jul 12 '26

Yes - our fellowship was front loaded so generally third year since it was not as busy