What’s your gut reaction to a 38 year old being pregnant?

[Pegfriedrice]

Do you consider 38 old to be having a baby? Just interested in how people honestly feel hearing it as obviously most people would be polite in person but I’m not sure if secretly they’d think it was quite old to be having a baby?

probably overthinking but hey…

I wouldn’t think anything of it whatsoever. It’s totally normal. Unless they were very close to me I wouldn’t care if they were pregnant or not.

I wouldn't think much of it. It's upper end of average in my friendship group but completely normal.

Happy. As long as they want to be pregnant. Why?

As a woman who had a baby at 38, I’d consider it just completely normal tbh

Most of my NCT group were around that age. I think it’s a perfectly normal age to have a baby. I wouldn’t think anything of it.

Why would anyone think anything other than congratulations?

Excited for her. I know more women who had babies in their 40s than 20!

The majority of my NCT group (London) were around this age and I'll likely be 38 if baby #2 is born (hopefully) so I'd say it's quite normal in London. Obviously not sure about other parts of the country.

I wouldn't think anything. I had my DC2 10 months ago and I was 39.

I wouldn't give it a second thought.

Wouldn’t give it a second thought or even consider it unusual

This

Unsurprised.

I would think congratulations!!

I am currently nap-trapped under my DD 5 months who I had at 39

I would think congratulatory thoughts and be a bit jealous as I want to be pregnant again.

my sister made a comment to me that I was getting ‘too old’ to give my child a sibling and that surely I was ‘done’ - I’m 36 and would likely be 38 if I were to have another. I just wondered if what she said was what most people actually thought - ie it’s old to have a baby, as I don’t think like that but realise I might be in the minority.

Normal to me. I had my first child at 38, and a lot of people I know had children mid-late 30s.

Congratulations would be my literal first thought.. totally wouldn’t be fazed at all.

38 =pretty normal to me. 45+ I may feel surprised but not judging

Haha yes! I'm 37 and currently nap trapped under my 3 month old ;)

Literally nothing except to be happy for her

Exactly!
As long as the woman was happy about it I would say: 'Congratulations'.
(if not, I'd ask if I could support whilst she does what she needs to for her)

I had my 2nd child at 39. She was much wanted.

She said it to me with a tone of almost disgust at the thought of someone my age having more children which made me feel a bit shit!

I had my second at 38, same as one of my friends. Another friend is having her first at 39, she left it quite late to start trying and it took her a while.
No judgement here, though I worry about close friends who leave it so late, and feel happy when they do get pregnant.

Totally normal in my adult DD's circle. I'd be surprised (but still not judgemental) around the 43-45 mark.

You never know a person's story so why judge someone for a decision which doesn't affect you in any way.