I’m thinking of having kids in the next couple of years, but both of my parents died very suddenly and quite young, and I can’t shake the feeling that I need to speak to a doctor before trying to get pregnant.
I’d like to try and ensure I’m not putting my own body at extra risk by putting it under additional strain by getting pregnant (I’m fit and healthy, but so were my parents), and that I’m not passing on some genetic problems to my children that could cause the same for them.
This doesn’t feel like the kind of thing I can go to my regular GP for, but equally I have no experience going private so no idea how to navigate the system and find someone who can help with this. Has anyone been through similar?