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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not too old.  You can do this if you want.

But, I definitely noticed a big difference between being pregnant in my 40s vs being pregnant in my 30s.  Everything about being pregnant seems to be a bit easier when you're younger.  [b]But, I got a late start because I went to graduate school, etc.,[/b] so wasn't the best option for me when I was young. I'm extremely grateful for my kids, though, and would do it all again.

There's never a good time to have kids; there's never a bad time to have kids.[/quote]

This is always such an odd justification. I graduated from college at 22, worked for a couple of years, started grad school, got married at 26, finished grad school, got a better job thanks to my new degree, and had children at [b]29 and 31. [/b]Also, I grew up UMC in New York and went to top universities so it isn’t like I was some small southern town sorority sister just going to college to get my mrs or something.[/quote]

I'd say that's avg (not late or early). Early is teenage years. [/quote]

I totally agree, I’m just making the point that you can do “grad school etc” and still have kids at a completely reasonable age, even for the DC area.[/quote]

Dp here. I also grew up in NY, went to college and grad school. I met DH when I was in grad school, got married at age 29 and had babies when I was 30, 32 and 38.

I’m 42 now and feel I am too old to have another child. I already have 3. If I was still in my 30s, I probably would go for a fourth. If I was newly married or just got a late start in trying, I absolutely would go for a baby at 41.  If I had my first child at 39, I would also go for a second at 41.

For us, the risks are not worth it.[/quote]

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