I am 36 and nearly 37 very worried that I am too old

[Iamaman10012]

to have children

How many were you thinking of

you can have a blood test that will indicate likelihood

Do you want children? Do you have a partner? How soon would you like a child?

Statistically, it’s not unusual to have a baby at this age (round my way it’s very common for a first).

The only way you can know how your fertility is faring, is to get tested, if that puts your mind at ease.

If you do want a baby and are with a partner who wants one.. I’d probably not be leaving it too much longer.

You're not. Plenty of women have children in late 30s & early 40s 😊

You may be but might not be, everyone’s different. have you had a fertility check?

It’s good to be positive but you can’t say that she’s not, some people are too old at 35, others are able to have children at 40.

The woman I sit opposite at work is pregnant at 41 and mum had me at 40 but everyone's fertility is different.

Yep and some people can’t conceive at 25. For average person, she is not too old.

You need to provide more info so people can help. 36 and single, wanting to meet someone then have children is a completely different ball game to married and could start ttc tomorrow.

I know someone who had a baby at 37 and my friend had hers at 38 and I'm sure this thread will fill up with similar stories but it might be too old FOR YOU. No one can say really as it varies from person to person.

Baby at 37 for me.

Of course it's not too late OP.🙂

No, you are not.
Yes, some people will say that being younger is easier but it’s not entirely true. You can have problems at any age and you can have children easy at 36 and older.

It’s easier if you have partner already but not a guarantee either.

Had my second 8.5 years after my first, aged 38

delivered my twins just as i turned 38, my friend had her son shortly after me (same age) and my other friend had two succcessful pregnancies after that age (39 and 41). Sister had her last two at 38 and 44. It's possible op.

@Iamaman10012
are you single?

Had my second at 37 after nine years of trying .
I had Endometriosis and PCOS and only one ovary. Odds were stacked against me.. l was over the moon.
She's my miracle and my two daughters might be nine years apart but best of friends.

So many factors to consider and so much info missing but being 37 might not necessarily be too late. I started trying at 38, had first at 41 and second at 43. My mum had her last at 46. You never know.
Are you trying for one already?

More info needed. Are you in a relationship? Are you actively TTC?

I had mine at 36 and 39: pregnant first month of trying for both 🤷‍♀️

Of course not! Plenty of women have children in their late 30s/early 40s. I’m currently pregnant with my first baby at age 37. I wish I could have had babies earlier, but life doesn’t always work like that for everyone. If it’s something that’s important for you and you really want, start making it a reality!

This is going to turn into a younger mum vs older mum thread - as they always do! And multiple dozens of posters will be coming on with tales of how they had their two kids at 43 and 45, and how every woman they know had their first baby after 40.

There will also be tales of how, in the 1950s, their great auntie Ida had her last at 49/50. (And their great grandma had her last at 51.) In reality, many of these babies were the child of the woman's daughter, and she raised the baby as her own.

In the real world, the average age for a first time mum is 30, and most women will have their last before 40. Late 30s is getting on a bit for a firstborn, but not TOO old. If I was your age I wouldn't be leaving it any longer though @Iamaman10012

Also, when a woman has a baby when she is 43-44, (or older,) it is almost certainly (in the vast majority of cases,) through IVF. The chance of conceiving naturally at that age (and older,) is vanishingly rare. That is why I always question the 'my great aunt had a baby in 1953 when she was 50' claims, and think the baby was, in fact, the great aunt's daughter's baby.

5th baby pregnant now age 42.Had my 1st baby 3 weeks after i turned 21 , 2 nd baby 21 months later then had a 8 year gap and had 3 rd baby age 29 and 4th baby age 32. Good luck op as nobody can say if u will conceive but thankfully I have always been able too. I wish you well.

All same dad btw.

Oh and non ivf !!

Despite being in a relationship for 15 years I didn’t even consider the option of having a child until I was 40. I gave birth at 43 with no IVF.

I do appreciate that statistically it was an unlikely outcome so would never claim it is something anyone should rely on being able to do but it does happen.

I know quite a few other mothers who had their first at 40+ and virtually all were IVF.

I've just had a baby and I'm 41, you're not too old at all