Gisele Bundchen is pregnant with baby #3!

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Anonymous wrote:No matter how pretty and rich you are, having a baby naturally at age 44 comes with more risks. One of my kids has special needs and I was not of advanced age at birth. I encounter many moms in the waiting rooms who had their kids in their 40s. Yes, you can have a healthy child and if she has a child with SN she can afford all the interventions, but I am not in the "good for her" camp. There are so many risks and it's not aspirational.

-1. All of my friends with special needs kids had that one as their first. I have 5-6 good friends off the top of my head with a kid with autism/delays/genetic defects/birth injury, they all have 3 kids each, and in all 5 cases it's the first that was the unlucky draw.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. Did not see that coming. She’s 44 and her boyfriend, the martial arts instructor that she was originally just “friends with” is 35.

Very strong likelihood of special needs. It's often old sperm that's the issue. 35 is the edge for men.

LOL, no it is not the edge. So much misinformation. I actually don't know a single man who became a dad under the age of 35! (I live in San Fran area) None of them have kids with issues, in fact most kids are very smart and driven.

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Anonymous wrote:you can genetically test the embryos very early before implantation - assuming it was her egg.

Oh, you kill a few dozen babies to get a good one. Awesome.

Embryos are not babies, my goodness. Embryos are a few days older than my period, to which I have zero attachment.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s great and if I had half of her money id have another baby at 44 too.

Ditto. I am 45 with kids her kids ages and sometimes fantasize about having an oopsie

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s great and if I had half of her money id have another baby at 44 too.

Ditto. I am 45 with kids her kids ages and sometimes fantasize about having an oopsie

I wish I could have another too! 42 here.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s great and if I had half of her money id have another baby at 44 too.

Ditto. I am 45 with kids her kids ages and sometimes fantasize about having an oopsie

I wish I could have another too! 42 here.

You likely can. 42 is totally possible. 45 is pushing it as the chances drop dramatically after 44.

[Anonymous]

She looks amazing and happy. There are so many miserable people on here that are clearly so jealous of her! You all should spend more time taking care of yourselves, and maybe you can have Gisele’s level of vitality, too.

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This is so inspiring.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No matter how pretty and rich you are, having a baby naturally at age 44 comes with more risks. One of my kids has special needs and I was not of advanced age at birth. I encounter many moms in the waiting rooms who had their kids in their 40s. Yes, you can have a healthy child and if she has a child with SN she can afford all the interventions, but I am not in the "good for her" camp. There are so many risks and it's not aspirational.

-1. All of my friends with special needs kids had that one as their first. I have 5-6 good friends off the top of my head with a kid with autism/delays/genetic defects/birth injury, they all have 3 kids each, and in all 5 cases it's the first that was the unlucky draw.

Geez. I always assumed it was older men. Statistically, the commonality seems to be you here. How do you know so many women with children with autism/delays/genetic defects/birth injuries?

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I've always loved her. Usually it's the older divorced dads starting a new life/ family with a younger woman. Boy oh boy do I know plenty of that. I am very happy for her.

My own kids were born at 26 (first Dh), 36 and 43 (2nd DH). No SN. My kids loved their new siblings.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Did not see that coming. She’s 44 and her boyfriend, the martial arts instructor that she was originally just “friends with” is 35.

Very strong likelihood of special needs. It's often old sperm that's the issue. 35 is the edge for men.

LOL, no it is not the edge. So much misinformation. I actually don't know a single man who became a dad under the age of 35! (I live in San Fran area) None of them have kids with issues, in fact most kids are very smart and driven.

don’t confuse your small sample size and luck in your social circle with accurate medical information and probability.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for her older kids. I know what it’s like to be in their shoes and it really makes you feel like an outsider. Like she couldn’t be happy with the kids she has already?

+1 i was a kid in this situation too and it's not a fun position. My mom got with my sister's dad incredibly fast too. I like the guy and they're still together but I felt uneasy for a few years until I moved out. You can't help but feel replaceable.

??
Do you mean "became impregnate by?"

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Did not see that coming. She’s 44 and her boyfriend, the martial arts instructor that she was originally just “friends with” is 35.

Very strong likelihood of special needs. It's often old sperm that's the issue. 35 is the edge for men.

LOL, no it is not the edge. So much misinformation. I actually don't know a single man who became a dad under the age of 35! (I live in San Fran area) None of them have kids with issues, in fact most kids are very smart and driven.

don’t confuse your small sample size and luck in your social circle with accurate medical information and probability.

Those of us posting here are sharing our personal stories. my sister and I both had our kids in our 40s and no special needs.

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Anonymous wrote:Good for her. What a gift to conceive naturally at 44!

Sure, if you want an 18 year old at 62.

She will have plenty of help, so it won't be as bad as you think. For many MC/UMC, you are correct—it would not be as fun!

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Dumb dumb dumb.