Have I left it too late for children?

No! I'm 41 and pregnant. We only started TTC this year (didn't meet my husband until I was 38).
Plenty of time yet.

I am 31 and consider my self a little young still! We will start to TTC next year.

My mum was 34 when she had me and she wishes she had all her children in her 30's, instead of bowing to pressure and starting at 24.

Isn't 30 the average age for a first child?

I don't see how the post is insensitive! Don't the medical professionals say that fertility starts to decline after 30?
Ive found mumsnet to be so supportive and helpful to me over the last few days and I'm so grateful to have found a safe place to share my worries and fears and seek reassurance from other women.
I have read some other posts, though these tend to be away from the ttc threads, and I've been generally shocked at how vicious some people can be!

Im 30 but have fertility issues its already been over a year and yes i do feel that my time is running out

30 isn't old! Where have you got this information from. I would honestly not worry about it before you've even started TTC, otherwise you'll become a quibbling wreck when you do start.

Justforthisonce how is someone's personal fear and worry insensitive? Sure, other people might be worse off and maybe OP is being irrational because her fear isn't based on an experience, like most fears are. But who are you to tell her that she's not allowed to be concerned or at the very least curious?! What's insensitive is making an insensitive comment to someone who asked a legitimate question.

With the best will in the world, if you're worried now you'll be tying yourself in knots by the time you get to cycle 8 or so. Which is likely btw, it's expected that most women will get pregnant the first time within 18 months of trying.
You really need to focus on the positives; extra sex, looking after yourself a bit better, enjoying the process and all that.
Stressing about it at this stage is daft and to the detriment of your chances.

You sound overly anxious.

It is unlikely you have left it too late. If you have a fertility problem now it is most likely something you would always have had and not age related. You won't know about that till you try.
For what it's worth I had Ds at 37 and got pregnant first month trying. I understand how you feel as I spent the previous 12 months trying to manage a medical condition so I could get permission from the doctors to try and was feeling like I was running out of time. I wasn't and you aren't but I get that it feels that way.

I had my children at nearly 34, and 36. Many many women now are having their children during their 30s rather than 20s, and for most, it is not a problem at all, especially if you are at the younger end of your 30s. Yes, some people are unlucky and suffer from infertility due to various reasons, but for the vast majority of women, getting pregnant in your 30s is nothing to worry about.

I'm 33 and TTC#2.

We've had 8 months of perfectly timed sex and still no pregnancy whereas I fell pregnant on my first month of trying with DS.

I'm starting to wonder if we left it too late to try for DC2.

There's nothing wrong with being worried about fertility so your post isn't insensitive at all. You're allowed to talk about how you feel and worries you may have.

About as self obsessed as some of the comments...
Op you'll never know until you try, good luck

Well I hope not...I'm 38 and a half and we just started trying this month!

I'm 33 and TTC my first. I can understand your fears as I felt that before I started trying. I think if you're having regular cycles you are winning, track ovulation and DTD regular and I'm sure you'll have no problem trying. Remember it can take up to a year. Good luck. X

Try to remember that fertility levels decrease at different rates for everyone, fertility is an individual thing although the general trend is that it declines during your 30's. I'm pregnant with my first at 39 although we had to use the ivf route my infertility has nothing to do with my age. Try focusing on some positive stats such as most couples will conceive within their first year of trying and best of luck.

Yes you've left it too late for children.
I'm sorry to have to tell you this but you did ask.
It's very unlikely you will ever have a child.

Earlier this year, DP and I were having lots of discussions about TTC. At the time, my anxiety was also at a really bad point and I was having panic attacks (work related) but I remember questioning him on his stance on IVF as I genuinely thought we may have trouble. No obvious reasons why I thought that way, just did. I was even asking him his thoughts on adoption if needed.

Time came to TTC. I was pregnant first month and I'm 26 weeks today, due in Feb. I'm also 30, BTW.

I think it's perfectly normal to have these fears but chances are you'll be fine.and ifit does take time, you've got time on your side. All I can say is relax and try to enjoy it. Good luck OP

From the title I thought you were late 30s-early 40s, most people I know have their first child at the end of their 20s early 30s so you are not too old.

I'm 29 and had similar worries, fertility does decrease after 30 and there are higher risks for abnormalities but it doesn't mean you won't be able to get pregnant. I have been lucky enough to get pregnant very quickly both times, unfortunately the first one ended in a MMC at 10 weeks. I'm now pregnant again and so far everything looks ok. It's natural to worry and I'm sure you didn't mean any offence xx

No I had my last at 43.

I had the same worries op but started a good few years later than you. It took me over two years to get pregnant, had started fertility investigations when it occurred naturally. I had ds when I was 38. I will be 39 still when I have Dc2 with an 18 month age gap, having conceived again while dtd once in a blue moon, irregular periods and on the mini pill.

Try not to obsess too much, and expect it to take a year. Don't assume you know when you ovulate, mine is VERY early, which is probably why it took so long the first time.

It's natural to be worried when you're first ttc. Best thing you can do is to try and relax and forget about it. I was really tense and worried when first ttc and have really irregular periods so that didn't help as I never knew when to test! Fell pregnant after a year but miscarried. Strangely, it made me really relax as I knew then that I actually could get pregnant and we conceived again a few months later I'm a few years older than you too. Remember it can take well over a year so don't panic if it doesn't happen immediately!

A lot of women in their late 20s/early 30s worry about fertility because of the rubbish about 'career women delaying pregnancy' regularly splattered all over papers. (Obviously anyone who had children at the age of 20 and later ended up single we would then be castigated by the same papers for being feckless single mothers.)

Your post is not insensitive! I also think it's a natural worry the older you get but I wouldn't say you've left it too late at all.