Ask yourself the following questions to assess the career direction you may want to take and decide what are feasible goals for your job future.

Do you want to move into a supervisory position at your next review? Do you see your company promoting people who work excessive overtime? If so, are you capable of committing to working extra hours after your baby is born?

Will you require an extremely or moderately flexible job?

Is your partner's job flexible enough to allow your job to be less so?

Do you intend to continue advancing in your current career so as to be the primary earner in your family, or will your partner take on that role?

Ask yourself the following questions to assess the career direction you may want to take and decide what are feasible goals for your job future.

Are you a single parent who will be relying on your own income after your baby is born?

Do you have options for affordable child care for when your baby is born? How does this affect your postpartum working schedule?

Is your job adaptable so that you can work from home? If not, would you like a job that is?