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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Be concerned and monitor closely don't listen to the people on here they think they can defy science [/quote]
this isn't defying science - the women of yesteryear who had 12+ children were all having children past 35. you have no idea WHAT you are talking about.[/quote]

Yup, my grandmothers mom did have her last of 10 kids at age 45.  That one did have issues butit was delivered at home with no medical care, and she was very obese so already not ideal  — plus not sure if the issues were even congenital or were from something like childhood measles.  My dad only remembered he had an uncle the same age as him but who couldn’t come out to play and then died young.  The other kids and had in her 30/ and 40/ all healthy.  I have lots of family members who had kids well into their 40s and had no issues.

Anyway, the risks for downs go up slightly every year but are still quite small before 40.  There’s an association with older dads and autism but that is talking about dads in their 50s and 60/ and later — not 37 year old dads.  You can find these studies on line or talk to a genetic counselor.

One thing that is real is just how tired you get.  I had my last at 38 and I just couldn’t do the late hours work for my job after putting kids to bed into my 40s.  So my work productivity really dropped after my third.  [/quote]

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