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We've all heard stories of older celebrities having kids but this is an average woman who is a teacher from NH having a baby. Her husband is 65 and they had not too long ago lost their 13 year year old daughter to a brain aneurysm. She had IVF
Just curious if anyone thinks this will become the norm? What's stopping other women in their 50s from getting pregnant? Common sense ? Maybe it isn't that crazy seeing how people do live to be in their 90s.
Anybody who does that willingly is selfish (to their kids). Kids have a hard enough time growing up these days. Having parents that are dead or elderly when you need them the most is ridiculous.
It just seems like as time goes on the age to being a parents moves up and up. It used to be most women had kids in their 20's and waiting until your 30s was pushing it. Well now 30s seems to be the most desirable age for women to have kids.
It's risky for many reasons including the mother having all those hormones in her body at that age. That said, I'm not going to judge someone who has had the heartbreak of losing a child.
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I don't think this is going to be common. As we age, we have friends in their late 40's who have an "oops" baby, and the other couples say oh god, please don't let that happen to us.
I don't even know any women who had a whoops baby in their late 40. Late 40s is old to have a baby. We hear of women struggling to get pregnant in their 30s more frequently it seems. I just don't know about ivf. It's done so often.
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I don't even know any women who had a whoops baby in their late 40. Late 40s is old to have a baby. We hear of women struggling to get pregnant in their 30s more frequently it seems. I just don't know about ivf. It's done so often.
I do. I know two. And yes, it's old to have a baby.
Anybody who does that willingly is selfish (to their kids). Kids have a hard enough time growing up these days. Having parents that are dead or elderly when you need them the most is ridiculous.
I know this may be an unpopular opinion with some, but for the most part I agree with you and don't think it's a good idea for those reasons.
And yet, I have a hard time chastising the parents who went through the tragedy that they did in the case mentioned by the OP. I hope they live a long, happy, and healthy life for their sake and their child's and beat the odds.
I can't imagine losing a 13 year old child but not sure if it's a reason that should drive someone at 57 to have their own baby. I mean there's adoption, fostering a child, getting a puppy even. No matter what happens nothing will take the place of that child that passed away. Hopefully she lives a long life to be there for the new baby...
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