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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Volsung" data-source="post: 4524485" data-attributes="member: 11865">While we haven't had pregnant players at our table, pregnancy and birth has had an effect on our game.When my wife gave birth to our first kid, I wasn't able to work gaming back in for almost a year.  Unfortunately, our group was so small at the time that it put the whole game on hold for the duration.We recently had our second child, and my wife’s estimate of how long I'd be away from the table was three sessions (we play once a fortnight).  I thought seemed a little generous and I was expecting a few months, at the very least.  In the end I missed one session.I think one of our player's actually gamed the weekend after his third was born.If you're gaming with an infant around, two things jump out at me as issues: First, the game would likely be at the new parents' home, just for access the baby-stuff.  And if they dislike having a cluttered place when company is over this could be a deal-breaker.  Second, the infant's feeding schedule (or lack thereof) will certain pull the parents away.  If their bottle feeding, it might be less of an issue as the task can be divided.Children around, or even at, the table haven't been a really issue for us.  Those of us that are parents have been pretty lucky with well-behaved kids.  And those who aren't parents are pretty tolerant.</blockquote>