Pregnancy and age

[panamania79 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.

dang you're old....

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

I'm Jurassic,I'm 38.

[Ban Hammer 13,427]

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?

I'm Jurassic,I'm 38.

i'm fossilized, i'm 46

almaty and jasman on the other hand are pre-cambrian

[Hannah+Vito 0]

in 1982 (25yrs ago! ) when she had me my mum aged 25 or 26 i cant remember she was apprently "the oldest mum on the maternity ward"

[Carolyn 1]

Well, I'm 40 and 4 months pregnant with my first child--so far so good!

From what I've been told, I'm in good company--LOTS of women are having babies in their late 30's-early 40's these days. I think the key is to just take really good care of yourself. It took a little longer to get pregnant (we chose to do it naturally), and we had one miscarriage along the way, but that's pretty normal at any age.

I might be an "old mom" to some, but I don't FEEL old at all--maybe because I haven't had a brood of kids to make me tired! My husband and I are THRILLED to be having a baby--we're really looking forward to the next chapter in our lives coming in August!

[doodlebugg 10]

Well, I'm 40 and 4 months pregnant with my first child--so far so good!

From what I've been told, I'm in good company--LOTS of women are having babies in their late 30's-early 40's these days. I think the key is to just take really good care of yourself. It took a little longer to get pregnant (we chose to do it naturally), and we had one miscarriage along the way, but that's pretty normal at any age.

I might be an "old mom" to some, but I don't FEEL old at all--maybe because I haven't had a brood of kids to make me tired! My husband and I are THRILLED to be having a baby--we're really looking forward to the next chapter in our lives coming in August!

There are a lot of moms in my neighborhood with babies and one to two year olds who are in their early to mid 40's so I guess I never really thought much about it until it started to come closer to that time to think about it.

[wishbone 0]

Of course it really depends on woman's maturity, some still having baby by 66 and delivered twins:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4133693.stm

[bora bora 1]

My mom was 42 when she had my youngest sister and she had some complications during her last couple months. But fortunately my sister and mom are great.

I hope to become pregnant within the next few years because I'd like to be no older than 30. I want to run around with my kids...

[Y's_habibitk 2]

Well, I'm 40 and 4 months pregnant with my first child--so far so good!

From what I've been told, I'm in good company--LOTS of women are having babies in their late 30's-early 40's these days. I think the key is to just take really good care of yourself. It took a little longer to get pregnant (we chose to do it naturally), and we had one miscarriage along the way, but that's pretty normal at any age.

I might be an "old mom" to some, but I don't FEEL old at all--maybe because I haven't had a brood of kids to make me tired! My husband and I are THRILLED to be having a baby--we're really looking forward to the next chapter in our lives coming in August!

Congrats!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I decided at 42, knowing that due to my medical condition and age any pregnancy would be very high risk for me and the baby, it was time to have my tubes tied. Having children is now a moot point as I have reached menopause. I think it has to be a decision every woman makes for herself, just like whether or not to have children at all, is.

[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?

I remember the Romanian lady.She looked very young for her age.

[Nessa 23]

[Alex & Rachel 78]

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?

I remember the Romanian lady.She looked very young for her age.

Do you really think so?

Well - if she were 78, but she was actually 66 when she had her daughter.

Congrats Carolyn! My mother had twins aged 41 and she found her age no factor.

[mawilson 2,133]

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

For a man or a woman?

[raphael7546 0]

I will be 47 next week ( eeek) I had my daughter when I was just turning 35. The only complications I had were later on in the pregnancy when I would get pretty tired. I only gained 18 lbs total and she was 6 lbs 14 when she was born. Back in Canada, it was mandatory you have amniothentisis after age 35. During a previous pregnancy though, The baby wasn't growing much, did amnio and lost the baby due to the amnio test.

I think it was a good decision to wait to have her in my 30s. My ex & I were muture enough and finacially stable to look after her.

My Hubby is 41, never had kids and would love to have one. I don't think he understands that it's just too late now. Fertility stuff here is too expensive. I'm old!

Here in Utah, it seems the girls here get married very young ( 18, 19) and pop a baby out within a year after. People look at me weird that my daughter is only 12 when most women in their 40s are grandparents here.