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i think you should ttc when you're good and ready!

If you're not 100% sure, then wait. Grad school is hard enough without having to prioritize the needs of an infant/toddler. You will will still be in your mid twenties, which is still young enough in terms of conception. I think I'd respond differently if you were mid thirties now, rather than early twenties.

I def agree to go with your instincts! I don't think anyone is ever fully "ready" for children, but I don't think you should "rush" your timeline due to unexpected news. While I know that endometriosis and pcos are definitely major issues that you need to take into consideration, NTNT because of the fear of the unknown isn't the best bet in my opinion. I say at least give it some time and readdress how you both feel then! Good luck in your future journey and congrats on your soon to be wedding!!

I am a believer that there is never a "perfect" time to have a baby but there are better times than others. Like everyone else has said, trust yourself.

DH and I decided several months in advance that we would start to try in September. But when that month actually came along both of us felt a little freaked out...it was a big difference between talking about doing it and actually doing it. But we talked about it some more and intellecually knew we were in a good place and had decided on that timeline for a reason, so we went ahead. Good thing, since all it took was one month for us!

Don't rush! I thought I was ready and even then it was a tough first trimester as everything really sunk in. You should be freaked out but in a good, excited way, not in a sinking feeling way.

I think you need to think honestly about how you'd feel with each outcome. If you got pregnant in the next few months, would you be happy to be having a baby? Are you prepared to balance motherhood with school? Is the career your planning with your education conducive to having children early on, or would you have to wait, lowering your chances to conceive naturally, and essentially choosing between parenthood and career? If you have a hard time conceiving, are you willing to not have children, or undergo extensive/expensive therapies to get pregnant later or adopt?

It's just a very personal decision. I have a toddler, who was as surprise before grad school, and am currently pregnant (intentionally) working on my Master's. I'll graduate at the end of 2013. Motherhood and school isn't easy, but it's not all that difficult either as long as you plan and don't mind working hard and missing sleep. I decided to have a newborn while I was doing it knowing how difficult pregnancy and newborns are because I want to have my children young and be done with them and because it fits in well with my career plans.

I have a friend with PCOS who has been trying to have a baby for four years with no success yet. She wants it so badly, and I feel terrible for her.

It's very hard to give any advice because it can be so tough to decide, especially since you have no idea when and whether you will pregnant. My feelings are always to picture what I want my family to be like and plan from there. But things don't always go as planned. Weigh out your head and your heart and think about which one is speaking to you the loudest. And know that they're both kind of full of crap anyway.

Both my parents got two degrees while I was a kid (mom got 2 bachelor's, dad got bachelor's and master's. Mom's been 2 classes away from her master's for years.) So it can definitely be done. As artbee said - there's no perfect time.

Whether waiting is ridiculous - just come up with a plan in case you can't conceive. Such a plan would apply if you started TTC today. Would you go through fertility treatments/surrogates, would you adopt - if adoption, foreign, domestic infant, foster care...?

Everyone has such great advice and words of wisdom. All I can really add is that we are actively TTC and I still get scared/"cold feet", not about changing my mind about it, but just because it's such a major life change!

You have to follow your instincts.
I do say that no one is ever really 100% ready and I believe that because no one can be sure of exactly how the situation is going to go.
However, you should be able to feel secure in your decision to enter into that journey.
From my personal experience, I became pregnant while in school and subsequently didn't finish/graduate. Now that isn't me saying that you wont either but when you bring a child into the world your whole life changes more than you can even prepare yourself for now. But, on the other side of the coin, there are people who have babies and go to school all the time.
If I were in your situation I would have to decide which I wanted more right now.
Either becoming a mother at this moment or finishing my schooling. I personally would only pick one for the time being.
Be realistic with yourself. Brutally honest with your thoughts, don't sugar coat anything and see where you really are when you have thought it all through.
Only you can know how serious your fertility issues are and if putting off is ok.
Good Luck!!

@AmeliaBedelia: with how drastically having a baby has changed our lives just in the past 2 1/2 weeks, I would wait until you both feel more ready. Don't let a timeline pressure you, you never know how long it will take in your own case.

School with a kid can certainly be done, but I am exhausted just answering e-mails right now and can't keep my eyes open most nights- I would not want to double up on both responsibilities if it were up to me.

That being said, you never feel 100% ready ever! It took us almost a year longer to get pregnant than we expected, but our timing could not have worked out better (mentally, financially, and job-wise). I hate to throw out the "everything happens for a reason", but it was true in our case and I am glad how our timing panned out in the end.