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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. I am fine with having 1 or 2 and adopting if needed. Like I previously stated, I am well aware of the risks, but they are greatly overblown. Women of any age can have complications. Yes, 35 and had increased risks, but it's not as bad as some of you are making seem. I'm in very good health, and I have worked with many women who have had children as late as their 40's. I've also had 3 sets of couple friend who started at 32-35, and had 2-3 in the span of 1.5 - 5 years. My closest friend had her children at 34 and got pregnant with her second at 8 months old. It can happen. [/quote]

[b]Adoption is a lot more complicated and time consuming than you seem to think[/b]. It's not like you can just go to Walmart and pick up a baby while you're getting paper towels or whatever at age 38.

This forum skews toward older women who statistically have a harder time getting pregnant. I had my first at 28 after being off birth control for 3 whole weeks. Started TTC #2 when #1 was 18 months old and spent the next year and a half having miscarriage after unexplained miscarriage (3 total).

The word for your stories above is "anecdata." It sounds scientific but it's not. It's just stories of people you know and their experiences.

Perhaps you could compromise at waiting a year and change and then TTC. It'll still take almost a year between when you decide to do that and when the baby arrives.[/quote]

+1  YES!  Adoptive mom, here, and you don't just casually say, "adopt, if needed."  Educate yourself on adoption.  And realize that it's about finding a home for a child, not supplying a baby to a family.
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