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@SecretMist it's not fair to the child
JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F
@SecretMist There are many many older women who have perfectly healthy babies. There are many healthy young women who have babies that are not so healthy. Your thought process is skewed.
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@SW-User If a woman's body is still able to have children an she hasn't gone through the menopause then it is perfect natural
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Longpatrol · 31-35, M
If they are 60 and trying to have a kid I would say yes. They will start to have health problems as they age and raising a child while battling age related illnesses would be very stressful. However, there are those who are defacto parents to grandchildren as a result their kids being in jail, in a hospital or dead.
Longpatrol · 31-35, M
@Longpatrol I personally know a couple in their 70’s raising a teenage grandson because his parents are drug addicts. An extremly admirable and dignified couple.
JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F
@Longpatrol getting older does not automatically mean you become ill and incapable. There have been a good number of older mothers who have actually become surrogates for their young daughters who have been unable to cary a child themselves. Perfectly healthy babies ..carried by women over 50.
Longpatrol · 31-35, M
Maybe I shouldn’t have used the word “will” but you do have to admit it’s a high likelihood @JaggedLittlePill
JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F
@SecretMist high risk can be at any age for many reasons. Just because you are high risk doesn't mean you should not have kids
@JaggedLittlePill correct. So long as a child’s life is not put in jeopardy.
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Butterflykisses24 · 51-55, F
I don't think it's selfish. I understand the want to have a child. Children are wonderful gifts. But, personally, I wouldn't try for a child as an older woman. I need to think about my own health, but also about my child, and how it would effect his or her life.
BlueRain · 51-55, F
Over 35 is a high risk pregnancy. Is it fair to put a child through that? Of course so many good mothers are well over 35 but that’s not the point.
Serenitree · F
@BlueRain Yes it is the point. Young women miscarry. Young women have children who are born with health problems. Young women have babies and might get killed on the way to work someday. Check the stats. Young people are not immune to high risk pregnancies.
It's much more selfish of anyone at any age, to get pregnant and drink, smoke, use drugs, etc, yet they do it, and most of the ones doing that aren't the older women.
It's much more selfish of anyone at any age, to get pregnant and drink, smoke, use drugs, etc, yet they do it, and most of the ones doing that aren't the older women.
pennynoodles · 56-60, F
suppose it'd depend on the reasoning behind it. for many it's a fluke and they weren't expecting it at all.
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@CZarr or a science experiment lol
CZarr · 61-69, M
@SecretMist Or a HOT science experiment!
Fernie · F
what age do you think is "older?"
BlueRain · 51-55, F
The older a women is, the older the eggs are. Chances increase to the heath of the child. Adoption is better.
BondGirl84 · 36-40, F
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Of course not, that's what sex is for in case people forgot that
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* warning ,I'm rambling on* so, I know this woman who keeps having babies with illnesses ...four ,yes four children all ended up in the nicu with one fatal illness after the other ...wtf ? Who does this ? This dirt of thing pisses me off ...* end of rambling *
JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F
Why? And no.
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