Nine women, nine lives

iVillage hears what each woman has to say about her career, motherhood and the choices she's made

: "I thought I'd be happily married and have 2.4 kids by the time I was 25, but life hasn't worked out this way"

: "Kids were never on my 'to do' list and for some reason this seems to really bother some people"

: "I feel as though I'm constantly asking my Mum for help, and get the impression that she wonders why I really have to work"

: "Each to their own, and my choice was to be at home with my children"

: "The game plan is to work for a year or two and then try for a baby"

: "I will try everything I can to conceive, even if it means volunteering for medical experimentation"

: "I do really want to have children because I believe that it's what we're made to do. Unfortunately, I'm not doing it yet"

: "It was just impossible to juggle a busy and demanding career with children"

: "I work to live, not the other way around like before"