how do I persuade my DH to try for a 3rd child........

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I'd love to try for a 3rd child and my DH doesn't want to as he thinks he's too old (45)......am I being unrealistic? I need some ideas of persuasion to change his mind

Well, how old are his parents? Are they old for their age, or sprightly? If they are still leaping about then point out that he's got their genes

45 now, how old are you? Say it takes you a year to get pregnant, he'd be 46 (or maybe 47 depending on if he's just 45 or a day off 46 ) when the child is 10 he'd be 56, when it's 20 he'd be 66. Not so old.

How old were his grandparents when they died?

go down the family route.

Of course, if all his family were old for their age, (iyswim) then maybe he has a point?

But at the end of the day, if he really doesn't want another child, there's nothing you can do to make him.

I know a couple and the DH is nearing 50 and didnt want to try for baby no2, but his DW is much younger than him and really wants to have another, he eventually gave in and said if it's want she really wants he's happy.
I think his main concern was if anything happened to him, could she cope with another.

I dont see any probelem with having another child as his age, my dad was 51 when i was born and he did just fine, he was just like any other dad