Pregnancy and age

[Jason-Sasha 1]

I am going to be 34 this year and I would like to have a child soon before I get too old.... I would like to be able to enjoy my grandchildren.....

Ditto!

[Sinergy 3]

I am going to be 34 this year and I would like to have a child soon before I get too old.... I would like to be able to enjoy my grandchildren.....

Ditto!

34-35-36 to me is a good age

[garya505 2]

When planning their family, couples should look at the stats for Down's Syndrome in particular. A woman in her 40's should probably consider using a donor egg.

[Marilyn. 340]

When planning their family, couples should look at the stats for Down's Syndrome in particular. A woman in her 40's should probably consider using a donor egg.

my mom had 3 children around her 40's.... maybe she got lucky.... the doctor wanted to do an amnio test to test for Down's but my mom refused...

[panamania79 2]

hmmm well my mother in law had her second son 3 yrs ago and she was 42,

and there was a lady in romania who had a baby 2 yrs ago and she was 78

so i dunno, once you are not physically able to put down the walker and bend over to pick up the baby?

78???

yea. it was creepy, and she had to have a c-section, she was artificially pregnanted, but she still had the baby.

I remember her,wasn't she all over the news ? She really didn't look bad for an old woman.But I don't think I would want to have any babies at 78.

[Sinergy 3]

hmmm well my mother in law had her second son 3 yrs ago and she was 42,

and there was a lady in romania who had a baby 2 yrs ago and she was 78

so i dunno, once you are not physically able to put down the walker and bend over to pick up the baby?

78???

yea. it was creepy, and she had to have a c-section, she was artificially pregnanted, but she still had the baby.

I remember her,wasn't she all over the news ? She really didn't look bad for an old woman.But I don't think I would want to have any babies at 78.

yep that was her

[msu17 0]

hmmm well my mother in law had her second son 3 yrs ago and she was 42,

and there was a lady in romania who had a baby 2 yrs ago and she was 78

so i dunno, once you are not physically able to put down the walker and bend over to pick up the baby?

78???

yea. it was creepy, and she had to have a c-section, she was artificially pregnanted, but she still had the baby.

I remember her,wasn't she all over the news ? She really didn't look bad for an old woman.But I don't think I would want to have any babies at 78.

Wouldn't want to, and how is that fair on the child??? "Hey Suzy, where's your mom?" "Retirement home" My parents were "old parents" in their 40's, so my mom actually had taught some of my friend's parents in school, and that was weird enough. Speaking of big age differences between kids, my brother and I have a 22 year age difference. I actually have a niece who is 3 weeks older than I am and I have a great niece and nephew Kinda funny!

[~krakatoa~ 27]

I'm curious as to what people would consider "too old" to have a baby.

I'd say, for women, too old is 45 and up. For men, they can never get too old

I am 30 and I feel that I should seriously consider having kids, only if we can provide for all their needs. Age is irrelevant to us now, we just have to wait for the perfect time.

[Dr. Obvious 49]

I think 40 would be about the absolute limit for me.

But to seek treatments and end up with 3-4-5-6...kids would be just plain crazy.

My husband had a nightmare a few days ago in which we had octuplets.

Edited March 10, 2008 by Wacken

[Cassie 8]

due to my medical history, I was told by my ob-gyn that if we want our own children, we need to have them sooner rather than later. I'm 35.

Oh, and Down's Syndrome can occur in pregnancies when the mom is in her twenties. The probability rises as the age of the mom rises, but the bulk of babies who are born with DS are born to moms under the age of 35.

I think early 40s is probably a good cut-off point for having babies, IMHO.

Edited March 10, 2008 by Cassie

[Bootylicious!! 2]

I'm going to be 30 next month and I feel like I'm getting too old. I really think it's just a personal preference. I want to be able to enjoy my life once my kids are grown and out of the house. I've always felt this way. Unfortunately, someone else doesn't have the same feelings as me because I haven't had any kids yet. So, in that respect, I'll probably try until I have one or really am too old to have one.

[Ban Hammer 12,897]

I'm going to be 30 next month and I feel like I'm getting too old. I really think it's just a personal preference. I want to be able to enjoy my life once my kids are grown and out of the house. I've always felt this way. Unfortunately, someone else doesn't have the same feelings as me because I haven't had any kids yet. So, in that respect, I'll probably try until I have one or really am too old to have one.

dang you're old....

[garya505 2]

I'm curious as to what people would consider "too old" to have a baby.

I'd say, for women, too old is 45 and up. For men, they can never get too old

I am 30 and I feel that I should seriously consider having kids, only if we can provide for all their needs. Age is irrelevant to us now, we just have to wait for the perfect time.

The biggest need you have to provide is to love them and give them a good start in life. There will never be a perfect time. You could die tomorrow. Life is what happens while you are planning for the future.

[Jason-Sasha 1]

My darling Sasha is 10 years younger than I, so we probably have a more broad window to work with. There's no rush for us, but we really want a family.

[Sinergy 3]

I'm going to be 30 next month and I feel like I'm getting too old. I really think it's just a personal preference. I want to be able to enjoy my life once my kids are grown and out of the house. I've always felt this way. Unfortunately, someone else doesn't have the same feelings as me because I haven't had any kids yet. So, in that respect, I'll probably try until I have one or really am too old to have one.

dang you're old....

I turned 32 a week ago, what am i? dinosaur dust?