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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with PPs that raising a child when you’re older is an important consideration.  However, it seems like your biggest concern is the increased risk of having a child with health problems and/or a difficult pregnancy.  In that case, you might consider adoption. While any child can develop health problems, I would assume you would have basic information on the child’s health and would not have the physical strain of pregnancy. I don’t have direct experience, but my understanding is that while adoptive parents may need to wait a while for a baby, there are lots of older children needing families, and raising an older child as older parents might be a positive factor. [/quote]
Adoption is not a cakewalk. Don't make it out to be.[/quote]

My aunt adopted after her oldest kids were grown. The youngest had significant behavioral issues that would have been unfair to the kids she already had, had they still been at home. And...he is a functional, independent adult! But it took A LOT to get him there.[/quote]

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