Managing career when TTC

TLDR: how have you managed career decisions or job seeking in the context of trying to conceive?

Little background for context. I'm 37F and been TTC first baby for over a year. I've met with fertility consultant and everything looks good but we might need to look at options in coming months if we still haven't been successful.

Career wise I'm living in a rural county and jobs in my field are limited to junior positions with very limited options for career progression (better salary, managerial roles, etc). This weekend I spotted a job in the public sector that would be a natural progression for me given my experience and education. Its hybrid working but it would require me to drive between 1 hour to 1.5hours each way a few days a week. So family wise it's not ideal but if I ever want to progress this is the best route open to me. (Of course I might not even be shortlisted but I like to think positively).

In the past two years there has been couple of roles that came up in charity organisations locally and I didn't apply because I thought I'd be pregnant and then on maternity leave and a new job was a bit more pressure than I want at this stage of life. That and paid maternity leave and paid sick leave is not always guaranteed in the community sector. So this is also a significant factor in my career decisions. My current employer has good T&Cs but I am just a bit stagnant there. I really like the work and my colleagues too. I'm worried that I'm holding myself back too much.

Anyways, that's where I am at. I'd like to hear how other women have managed their TTC journey with career development. I'd really appreciate hearing how other people have approached it.