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40 and single, too late for a baby??

27 replies

tex111 · 26/08/2004 18:38

I saw a friend of mine today and she was quite upset about a doctor's appt she had yesterday. She recently turned 40, is single but would like to have a baby. The doctor basically told her to forget about it.

Is it too late at 40? She has been seeing someone off and on for years but he doesn't want to have children. Is artificial insemination an option and would NHS cover it for a single woman? If not, does anyone have any idea of costs, etc?

She was so upset to feel that she had lost the opportunity to have a child of her own. I think she would consider adoption but I understand that can be quite difficult for a single person too. Anyone have any advice I can pass on?

Many thanks

OP posts:
Fio2 · 26/08/2004 18:44

40 is not too late

i have no idea about AI on the nhs

But adoption is being made easier for single people now, Maybe she should enquire into it?

MeanBean · 26/08/2004 18:42

40 is not too late to have your first baby - a friend of my mother's had her first baby at 41, then two more, her last at 46 (got them all in quick!). That was 50 years ago.

It's not too difficult even for a single person to adopt if she is prepared to adopt a child no-one else wants.