What age are you now? For you personally, what is the oldest age you would consider having a baby? Consider all of the factors... current age, # of kids wanted, job, financial situation, home, retirement etc.
I'm almost 27 now. For me, the oldest I would want to be would be 40. At that point DH would be 50. Ideally I'd like to be done by 35 though. I'd like us to have some "us" time when the kids are grown and gone!
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Right ovary removed 09.04.2012 via vertical laparotomy
Essure implant placed on remaining tube 06.13.2013; successful followup scan 09.30.2013
I just turned 34, DH is 44. DS is our first and will be our only. Because of my one-handedness, I can't have more babies than I have hands, so if we had a second baby, we'd wait until DS is 3 or 4. That would put me at 37 or 38 and DH at 47 or 48. Our ages are one of the reasons that we've just decided to have one LO, even though we'd both love more.
I think 35 or 36 is the oldest I'd go, taking into account DH's age too.
I'm 24 now (23 when I had DS).
I'd consider it until 40, I think. Maybe younger - maybe older! I feel like I'm nowhere near deciding on that yet, though.
I am 26, I had dd when I was 23. I want 1 more, and hopefully by the time I am 28. Dh wants to wait 5 years though. I am certain that I can change his mind.
i would be willing to still have a kid at 35, I think, if we decide to have more than 3.
I'm 30. I think I'm done. If we have another, I want to be 35 or younger. Personally, I want to retire some day and have all the kids out of the house at that point so I can travel, etc. before I get too old.
I'm 30 now.
I don't know how old I think is too old for me. I guess I'll know when I get there. I know that I kind of side-eye parents who have children after their early fifties just in general, like I try not to judge but I just sort of wonder a little anyway.
I think that I want 5, with 3-4 years between kids and if everything goes well, I could be 46 when we have our last. Watch, I say five now (I've always said 3 or 5, b/c I want more than one and for some weird reason I'm drawn to the odd numbers) and after our second I might be like "Okay! That's it, I'm over this." Or on another note, I might not have the smooth, uncomplicated pregnancy that I had the first time. There are so many factors really and things change. Only time will tell.
First round of Clomid in May 2012= BFP #1, DD born January 2013
BFP #2 in January 2014, DS born September 2014
I'm 37 next month and DH is 37 in September.
We hope to be done by 40, but as we would like 2 more, and can only really have them once we move back to the UK, then we may end up having them later than planned.
I'd be heartbroken if we leave it too late, but I know I can't manage more babies being home alone as I am.
We are done. We have three and are adopting two. I had my last at 28.
My auntie had one at 40. A lady my friend went to High School had twins at 47, as her first kids. My second cousins wife was 45.
I'm 32, was 31 when my son was born and we're done. We had our kids on the young side, at 26, 28 and 31. Out of all of DH and my HS and college friends the first other than us to have a baby had their son in May.
Had we not started and completed our family pretty young I likely would have wanted to be done having kids by around 40.
31 now.
If I could decide, I would have another boy right away so that he and current son would be friends...then have a little gap and then a little girl to be my friend.
No clue how long we would try...it is hard since we needed fertility meds for this one. I can't imagine having kids into my 40s, but I also cant imagine BEING in my 40s (30 was rough for me!) so who knows.
DS born: February 2013
TTC #2: Nov. 14
Chemical pregnancy 09/16/15
BFP: 12/25/15 EDD: 09/04/16
You had one that's a great sign!!
Just wanted to say I also have PCOS and diabetes. I had an IUD in place, started metformin, and lost 20 pounds and POOF pregnant. While trying not to be. If you haven't been up the metformin creek yet perhaps it's something to look into?
Back to the topic at hand I'm 25 SO is 22. We decided to try to have an intentional LO in 3-4 years and then get my tubes tied. I have too many health problems to want to try to procreate past 30.