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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I do empathize and I agree with those that suggest to allow yourself to grieve.

I would also share, as others have, that until the kids have edged past 40 to not lose hope. I was 30 when I had my first and was absolutely the very first amongst my friends to have a kid. My kid is older now and most of the moms I know in DC had their kids between 35-early 4s. My sisters are close to mid 30’s and not even married although both have kids. I have friends nearing 40 who still want kids but don’t have any yet.

At Sibley Hospital, the major hospital near me in NW DC, the average maternal delivery age is 39!

I know you said you are in the Midwest but are your kids too? Even if they are the age of having a kid in the US is rapidly going up. Right now the average age of moms when they first have a kid is 30. I don’t know what it is in major city hubs like DC and NY but I would easily guess 37, 38…

It’s a whole new world out there, and not necessarily for the better when it comes to fertility etc… but people are definitely having kids so much older. My BIL says he definitely wants a family and he is 40 and still unmarried.

Both my in laws are from the Midwest - from a family of 9 and 7!

Anyway, I’m sorry things don’t look the way you had hoped. Babies are the best and I wish for them too. I have fertility problems which is different from your situation but I can empathize with wishing to hold a baby again. [/quote]

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