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Sigh! Here are some stats: Are You at Risk of Having a Baby With Down Syndrome? "A 25-year-old woman has a 1 in 1,200 chance of having a baby with Down syndrome; by 35, the risk has increased to 1 in 350; by age 40, to 1 in 100; and by 49, it's 1 in 10, according to the National Down Syndrome Society."
To be fair, depending on how they're figuring that, the figures could be somewhat misleading, as Down pregnancies often naturally miscarry. I suspect they're referencing 1/10 pregnancies, rather than 1/10 live births.
It's selfish for poor people, uneducated people and immature people to have children. How do we do something to stop them? Where is government regulation when you need it???
It's disgusting for you to mention my children in such a way. You are stooping very low to try and make your point.
I was politely telling you to quit arguing and ask your own children what they think of your age, once they are adults and can have a realistic opinion....
I frankly do not care what you or them think enough to make a point. I just know in my family situation, my uncle would have much preferred that his parents had him when they were younger. Just because my grandmother could have him, does not mean she should have had him that late in the game. We love him, but he was not fortunate to have a decent parent experience. Nothing fun about having an elderly parent in a wheelchair at your high school graduation.. but by all means... you do whatever makes you happy.
To be fair, depending on how they're figuring that, the figures could be somewhat misleading, as Down pregnancies often naturally miscarry. I suspect they're referencing 1/10 pregnancies, rather than 1/10 live births.
I tried to find some information about when Down's could be detected on miscarriage and was unsuccessful. Certainly, it's not evident in early miscarriage, and I really don't know what your point is anyway.
Nothing fun about having an elderly parent in a wheelchair at your high school graduation.. but by all means... you do whatever makes you happy.
One of my students who graduated 3 or 4 years ago, had a mother who was terminally ill. She didn't even come in a wheelchair, she came in an ambulance, and they parked at the side of the stage. . Her brother graduates this year, I wonder if he will find his graduation more "fun" without the wheelchair/ambulance parent present. He told me she would have been 50 this year.
Another one of my students has a father, in his 40s as well, who is going to be at graduation in a wheelchiar (we hope he can make it) as he is dealing with ALS. I don't think he is worried about "fun" either.
Moral of the story, young parent age is no guarantee of a "fun" graduation or protecting children from dealing with health issues. Neither is advanced parental age a guarantee of something horrible. There are so many more important factors determining how good a parent is than age, that it makes you seem foolish to harp on this issue to the degree that you have.
42 isnt old age but it isnt an age that should become typical of women having children. What's next 52 will be perfectly fine as well?
I think what you need to ask yourself (and your other possible personalities) is WHY DO YOU CARE SO MUCH? It is weird that you are fixating on this and completely unable to see the extremely valid points raised by many other posters. You just keep saying the same thing over and over.
There's nothing wrong with it. Life expectancy isn't what is used to be. Older mothers have more patience, spend more time with their kids because they have more money. Younger moms are often desperately trying to make ends meet and very busy. Older parents also seem to have the smartest kids who make amazing contributions to society. Plus, our society needs more children, we're barely at the replacement rate, or we may have already dropped below it.
A friend's daughter recently. had a baby at age 40. Child has developmental issues and cerebral palsy. My mom was 42 when she gave birth to my sister, who had cerebral palsy and had the mental age of 11 her entire life. It's dangerous to have babies after 40.
A woman in our town has had 2 children in her late 50s using frozen embryos. She and her husband already had 5 or 6 kids and their youngest was in 8th grade when they had the next-to-the last kid. She kept the last pregnancy hidden as long as she could.
IMO, it's weird and selfish. They'll be pushing 80 when the kids graduate from HS.
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