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I know of two colleagues who had 2 kids each during residency. Both where very good keeping this aspect of their private life from interfering with other residents work and learning experience.
Realistically, there is no good or bad time. The ‘no call’ first year comes to mind, in most programs however that seems to be the time when most fluoro rotations are clustered. In 2nd and 3rd year you are more likely to run into scheduling issues with IR rotations. I would try not to be pregnant around the oral boards. For most people, they are a period of massive stress, not getting sleep (pregnant or with a newborn) certainly doesn’t help.
