Too Old to Have a Baby?

Advances in science have made it much easier to get pregnant now in your 50s, and in some cases, 60s. The case of Maria del Carmen Bousada of Spain, who had twin boys at age 66 and then died recently at age 69, has brought the issue of age and pregnancy back to the forefront.

Whenever I hear this argument with friends, every person I know who had kids before age 30 thinks having kids later in life is ridiculous. Of course, not everyone is lucky enough to have kids before they are 30. It’s easy to take an arrogant view and draw a cutoff age when you already have children (and had them easily) yourself.

But life doesn’t work out the same for everyone. Besides that, people in their 40s are so much different than someone in their 40s a few years ago. I hesitate in drawing a line on what’s acceptable and really think it should depend on the individual.

What do you think?

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