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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not natural.  And it's not healthy for the mom or baby. [/quote]

This is not true. Before birth control women had children into their 40s all the time. [/quote]

Not their first child. [/quote]

My mom had her two children after the age of 42. Both are doctors.

Are you suggesting she should have not had children?
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My grandmother too, back in the 50s. 43 and 46. Lived to 98.[/quote]

But they are the outliers, not the norm.

NPR did a segment on this many years ago where they discussed the existence of super breeders (or some similar term) who remained fertile long past the typical range and lived longer. They discussed how the existence of these select few super breeders essentially was a disservice to women since it provided false hope that everyone could simply delay having babies but still get pregnant down the road. It simply isn’t the case for most women. We know this.

But nobody is angry with women who have babies early, late, whatever. The reality is nobody really cares what people do…and instead those who might be insecure in their choices or sensitive to any commentary interpret even the most innocuous comments as criticism or anger. Weird. [/quote]

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