Delaying Childbearing: How Old is Too Old?
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Delaying Childbearing: How Old is Too Old?
I didn't start my period until I was almost 18 years old. So I didn't loose a ton eggs in my youth even though they were aging right along with me. I didn't plan to wait to have kids. But not meeting my hubby until I was 28 and getting married at 30 made having baby #1 at age 32 and baby #2 at age 34 just part of our life. I didn't have any pregnancy complications and neither did the kids. I did end up with a C-section for both due to each one getting "stuck". Now at almost 36 we are have been trying for # 3 for 11 months with no luck. I start a cycle of Clomid this month. So we shall see how it goes. if no pregnancy within the 6 months they allow then I will just have to resolve myself that the 2 gorgeous kids I have are fulfilling enough. I can't complain when my sister is going through her 4th cycle of Clomid at age 38 and has had 2 miscarriages.
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We waited until I was 30 to get pregnant with our first. I think that was generally ok timing except when it took a long time to conceive the next one. You dont realize how much you will worry about the aging of your eggs and health of the fetus until you're in the middle of it. Then again, we had a lot of fun in our 20s so its hard to say I wish I would have had kids earlier. But I'd start no later than 30 if possible.
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