to ask how old you were when you had your youngest child?

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hoping for some encouraging tales of successful pregnancies from the over 40s out there

34 when I had 2nd DD - I am done!

35!

42

I was 24 when i had my youngest, not much use to you i know. I do know somebody who tried for years to have a DC with her new husband at 40 she had DD1 and at 42 she accidently had DD2. Good luck!

2 months off my 35th birthday.

The others I had at 29, 30 and 33.

I had a cut off point of 35 in my head. Maybe having 3 close together I didn't want a big gap to no 4.

Am well and truly finished having babies now. Most of my friends had their last baby late 30s.

41 with no 1
44 with no 2

I never cease to be astonished and profoundly grateful that I have been lucky enough to have children when I spent so many years thinking that I would never be able to.

40 (nearly 41) when I had DS2.
38 when I had DS1.
I did have a miscarriage before each though, and the second mc I know was caused by my age sadly.
Am currently TTC no3 (am now 42. DH is in his 50s!)

34

Duh, misread. Was 36 with ds2.

MMC at 40. Honestly don't know how I would have coped with being pg again if it hasn't ended that way. My body doesn't like pregnancy at all.

Meant to add, round here TTC in your late 30s or early 40s barely raises an eyebrow, it is v common.

My mum was 43. Weird because now I wouldnt even consider a child before im say early 30s at least. I think under 30 is way too young !

35 . Started at 22, and that is it for us!

43

43y 9m

2 weeks before I turned 41

I find threads like this really interesting.
DD I was 20
DS I was 24
DC#3 I will be 25

For your hopeful story I just watched I didn't know I was pregnant and the lady on there was 46 and had had her tubes tied!!

Best of British to you :)

36 with DC3....and the Midwife at my hospital booking-in appointment was horrified that I refused a Down's test "at my age"! I said I wasn't interested in knowing, and that the child would be welcomed,whatever.

DC3 was born when I was 44. Nearly 45. I had DC1 aged 34 and DC 2 aged 37. Had 4 miscarriages after DC2 and almost gave up hope of a third after I got to 42. So glad I didn't. He is a delight and his older sisters adore him. And I had an easy pregnancy too. Good luck.

41(and a half )

34

just before i turned 40

42 with DD1 (born when I was 43). Not even a raised eyebrow at hospital. Very easy birth.

46 with DD2. Pregnancy fine. Labour difficult and ended up with c section which was fine.

44 years and 10 months - 20 years and 10 months after my 1st!

Dc4 when I'd just turned 42. I would love another and feel optimistic about it.

39 for my dd2. didn't take too long to conceive.