He was probably sponging of her and his parents and expecting the same in NC but with her pregnant he could not count on her income. It was their plan to have kids AFTER med school.
Could be but there's some question about whether he even knew she was with child. I think his sister, Sarah, said Lori was going to save telling him for a special surprise or something like that.
We know he worked as an orderly, so that gave him at least some income. But everything I'm hearing about him tells me he was not content to just do his job and build a life with Lori. He has always been up to something.
The Mormon Church almost certainly footed the bill for him during his mission days in Canada. And how did he use the time that gave him? He used it to corrupt a new convert, to attempt the corruption of his fellow missionaries, to indulge in substance abuse, sexual license and partying. I think this has been his lifestyle all along. He just learned to hide it better after he was sent home from Canada.
I didn't take notice of this part of your post until now.
I recall reading that they'd been trying to conceive for some time.
This could be one more instance of conflicting media reports.