Anonymous
Post 10/11/2011 08:39     Subject: Re:How many of us have young kids?
51 and mom to gorgeous 2.5 year-old (donor egg) and 12 year-old (conceived naturally). Went to clinic in Argentina for second (medical travel) and saved $$$$. Got lucky, too, on first try! A true miracle! Husband is 4 years younger. Not sure that mattered, though. We are both exhausted and exhilarated with trying to keep up with both kids and their activities while working full-time, "high-pressures" jobs, but we would not trade it for the world!
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2011 16:00     Subject: How many of us have young kids?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We are 50 and 46 and about to have twin boys in September. We've been married and had to put off TTC for a few years due to a health issue that required considerable attention (including 12 surgeries in 7 years). We conceived by IVF and are using a surrogate due to immuno-suppression and not being able to carry. We know that we'll be confused for the grandparents, but are happy to finally be having a family! One of the benefits of being older is that we had the financial stability to afford the IVF and surrogacy without crippling ourselves financially (and the costs were HUGE).

Happy to say that we are now the parents to beautiful twin 4-week old twins. And despite the heartache of a double miscarriage along the way and as my mother put it, spending the cost of a small house, we cannot be happier. They complete our lives.

So wonderful to read that - congratulations to you!!!
-38 and 50 y o with newborn.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 22:37     Subject: How many of us have young kids?
Anonymous wrote:We are 50 and 46 and about to have twin boys in September. We've been married and had to put off TTC for a few years due to a health issue that required considerable attention (including 12 surgeries in 7 years). We conceived by IVF and are using a surrogate due to immuno-suppression and not being able to carry. We know that we'll be confused for the grandparents, but are happy to finally be having a family! One of the benefits of being older is that we had the financial stability to afford the IVF and surrogacy without crippling ourselves financially (and the costs were HUGE).

Happy to say that we are now the parents to beautiful twin 4-week old twins. And despite the heartache of a double miscarriage along the way and as my mother put it, spending the cost of a small house, we cannot be happier. They complete our lives.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2011 18:47     Subject: How many of us have young kids?
50 with a 9 year old.
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2011 10:16     Subject: How many of us have young kids?
almost 52 with an 8 1/2 yr old. conceived naturally. Having a young child makes people think you are younger than you actually are. my opinion
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2011 21:58     Subject: Re:How many of us have young kids?
47 with a 4 yr.old.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2011 21:21     Subject: Re:How many of us have young kids?
51 with an 8 year-old! Thanks for posting, everyone I no longer feel like the only older mom!
PS: Wouldn't change the timing for anything. It's right for me and my wonderful daughter
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2011 12:39     Subject: How many of us have young kids?
Anonymous wrote:50 with 6 year old. I LOVE it!!


Me too! Miracle of miracles..had my now 6 year old at 44. Fertility. Only wished I'd left more time to have at least one more. But you know, it isn't bad having an "only" I worry at my age how I would have kept up with two. I'm tired now!
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2011 00:05     Subject: How many of us have young kids?
50 with 6 year old. I LOVE it!!
TooOldToCare
Post 08/09/2011 15:14     Subject: Re:How many of us have young kids?
Anonymous wrote:49 yr old with 15, 12 and 10 yr old. I don't think 34 is that old to have a baby. Maybe 39 is though-


in what respect?

- 45 yo mom to a 7 yo girl and 3 yo boy
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2011 12:34     Subject: Re:How many of us have young kids?
53 with 3yr old
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2011 23:53     Subject: How many of us have young kids?
We are 50 and 46 and about to have twin boys in September. We've been married and had to put off TTC for a few years due to a health issue that required considerable attention (including 12 surgeries in 7 years). We conceived by IVF and are using a surrogate due to immuno-suppression and not being able to carry. We know that we'll be confused for the grandparents, but are happy to finally be having a family! One of the benefits of being older is that we had the financial stability to afford the IVF and surrogacy without crippling ourselves financially (and the costs were HUGE).
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2011 22:19     Subject: Re:How many of us have young kids?
49 yr old with 15, 12 and 10 yr old. I don't think 34 is that old to have a baby. Maybe 39 is though-
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2011 19:28     Subject: Re:How many of us have young kids?
47 with a 6, 3, and 1 year old. Fertility.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2011 08:55     Subject: Re:How many of us have young kids?
almost 48, 5 yr old and 8 yr old. Would LOVE to have one more. Not going to happen.