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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Definitely too old. I really wish this trend of 40+ Moms would go away. [/quote]

This "trend," as you call it, has been around for a while.  Ever wondered why families of earlier times had such gigantic families? Having 8 -12 children entailed a woman beginning birthing in her teens all through menopause.  A few of those babies might survive to adulthood.

A baby at 40 is not a big deal. Had my 3rd (natural pregnancy, no complications) at 42. At home. (Gasp)

Sick of all of the judgmental folks on this board. You give the DC area a bad name. Seriously. Get over it.[/quote]

I have been doing a lot of genealogical research lately (mostly late 1700's and early 1800's).  I was not surprised to see the large families (8-12 kids), but I was surprised to see how often children were born when the woman was in her 40s -- sometimes 2 or 3 kids after 40!  It definitely changed my understanding of fertility in a woman's later years.  [/quote]

Yep. My grandmother had her youngest in 1957, at age 40. My MIL had her youngest in 1965, at age 42. Trendsetters, I guess. ;-)[/quote]

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