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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No!  I’m so grateful I waited.  I lived, worked, traveled, and waited for the best possible partner.  I had my first a month shy of 40 and my second a month shy of 42.  Both easily conceived and totally normal pregnancies.

I love spending time with my kids and even though I was extremely social pre-kids, I am perfectly happy just being with DH and my little ones on weekends and evenings.  Being established in my career, I simply told my employers that I was going to work from home when my oldest was born and they had to agree to it.  We have the resources for an educated and loving nanny and working from home has allowed me to easily breastfeed as long as my kids wanted (I’m still nursing the 20 month old) and be around for milestones.

I was very lucky.  It all worked out better than I ever could have imagined!  Good luck, OP! [/quote]

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At 34 and 39, I was high risk, but ended up with one healthy and one with mild cerebral palsy. This could have happened to anyone. It could have been the blood pressure meds I was on. It could have been something the hospital did. No way to know for certain. Having kids at any age is a risk, particularly if you are a woman of color in the US. Being older means I care less what other moms say, I'm more confident in the doctor's office and in general, I've had a chance to live MY life with DH, I'm more settled, we are making more money, and my career is more established. So, no, I don't regret it.[/quote]

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