Baby at 51?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work at a hospital - and the oldest mom of newborn I encountered was 52. It was an IVF baby. It was her second child with first at 50. She was married. She seemed to be in good shape and happy and capable.

Curious what age after 40 did women manage to conceive the most?

[Anonymous]

On purpose? I have a friend who accidentally conceived at that age due to off and on menopause. She apparently had a rouge ovulation after menopause and boom kid with a guy she wasn’t even serious about. Labor and delivery went fine and she is doing well now health wise.

[Anonymous]

My friend adopted her second child at that age. Single mom. She is a great mom - involved and patient and smart, and a wonderful role model for her daughters.

[Anonymous]

I think you have to do you, but I’m 39 and have three kids and started at 28. I can’t imagine starting 10 plus years from now!

[Anonymous]

My friend is 60 and has 2 boys ages 6 and 9 through surrogacy. Very well off financially, so has a live-in nanny, private school, etc. Even so, every time I see them, they are exhausted and look haggard. One child is ASD, the other very high energy. The friend has had a recent diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. It is A LOT. And they have a partner to split the load. YMMV.