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[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 29 and 31. 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]

NP here.  Compared to me and my peers, you married relatively early. Most of my circle didn't meet our spouses until we'd moved to this area after grad school and started our careers.

I went straight from college (age 21) to law school (age 24) to law firm and met my now spouse through friends at age 25. We married when I was 30, after I'd left the firm for a second career. Decided at 33 to have a kid and gave birth at 34, the same age I got my current job. Then some other stuff happened and I'm pregnant with #2 at age 40, almost 41.  Two of my good friends are also having babies at 40; one of them had her first kid by accident during grad school. [/quote]

I had my first child while in law school. Many people were surprised, because obviously that's not a typical path, but it worked out fairly well.

I think back on that time fondly. I was able to arrange my class schedule in a good way and found that taking care of a baby was MUCH harder than law school itself. The baby could not be reasoned with! And honestly, it gave great perspective.  :lol:

Anyway, I know OP wrote ages ago, but wanted to chime in that there are many non-traditional ways to have a baby and make it work! I know someone who had her first at 46. She had a tough pregnancy, but she and the baby were happy and healthy.[/quote]

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