People don't like to question the basic assumptions they live with, such as, "Having children is a necessary part of a good and fulfilled life."
Much of human sexual morality is rooted in the thorny issue that mother nature makes sex pleasurable in large part to get you to reproduce and efforts to enjoy sex without it leading to babies are often unsuccessful. So, we have a long human tradition of things like shotgun weddings.
... does that even start to contribute to replacing the existing population, or is it a statistical blip? Is this just a dead end you're trying to lead me down?
Yes, by completely changing your plan for your life you can prevent certain problems, but that doesn't necessitate that you should make the change.