" So, when are you planning to have a baby ? " This is the commonest question most newly married couples in India are asked - sometimes even as soon as they have returned from the honeymoon ! There is a lot of pressure on couples to have a baby, especially in traditional families, where the wife's role is still seen to be one of perpetuating the family name by producing heirs.
Many couples still naively expect they will get pregnant the very first month they try ( the result of watching too many Hindi films , perhaps !) - and are concerned when a pregnancy does not occur. All of us go through a brief interlude of doubt and concern when we do not achieve pregnancy the very first month we try and we start wondering about our fertility.