To ask what your age cut off point to have a baby is?

[Mummyyummy2012]

I'm 43 and figure I am probably too old for any more children but deep down in my heart I'd love another...aibu to ask how old you think is too old?

I'm 43 feel too old now with dp 10 years older. Dd is 6 would have loved her to have a sibling.

For me personally I'd say 40 because I'd be worried about complications but I know people who have had children in their early 40s and all has been fine so I wouldn't say there is a right or wrong answer however of o could I would want to complete my family by about36 bug I'm running out of time for that so pushing the goalposts a bit.

I am pregnant now (35) and would like one more after this.

I am 44 and have come to realise over the past year that I can't have another. I have a 5yr old and didnt plan to just have one, but even if someone said we could have a baby tomorrow I know we wouldn't do it. Just too hard to go back to baby stage now and have to accept that whilst I consider us pretty young for our age, we would stuggle and believe there would be a negative impact on our 5yr old. Also, if we didnt have a child I think 42 or thereabouts would be time we'd have decided to crack on and enjoy life without a child and the opportunties that offers.

I had mine at 36 and 39. I don't feel too old to have them at all. I am fit and healthy over both pregnancies, doing Pilates and yoga and cycling. I don't find the lack of sleep hard or have problem keeping up with two young children.

I don't believe it is up to others to judge. It's so much personal circumstances.

My cut off used to be 38 but I think I've already hit the "no more babies" part of my life. I had DS1 a week or so before my 32nd birthday and DS2 when I was 34.

I longed for a 3rd but now that DS2 is 2 1/2 and I'm approaching my 37th birthday I'm happy to stick at two children. Not because I feel too old but definitely because I don't want as big an age gap between them.

I've not long had #3 and i'm 33. Am glad I will still be young enough to enjoy myself when the kids are more independent/leave home.

I wouldn't have wanted to have babies past being around 35 - I am lucky my life panned out the way I hoped!

It was 35 for me. Now at 39 I am a little broody. But just don't think I can summon the energy. DS1 at 27 and DS2 at 33.

I had my first at 35, went straight away again so second at 36

Two under 14 months was ok but enough to say 'I'm done'

personally i was done 7 years ago when i was 27... however, i think as long as your body can cope with the pregnancy, and you can cope with raising a child, then go ahead.

Currently pregnant at 39 with dc2, I'm done after this, dc1 pregnancy was much easier!

I think it depends completely on the person. I'm 31 with a 7 month old and 2 year old and largely knackered. My pelvis still isn't back to normal and I can't wait for a full nights sleep! I don't think I could do it at 40+ but my body is not suited to pregnancy. I can't have any more now anyway.

35 for me.
I had ds2 2 weeks before my 36th b day :)

there is a bit of a trend for having a late baby in my family. my mum had my sister at 40, my stepmum had my other sister at 43, my auntie had a baby at 46. They all seemed to cope just fine!

for me, I had my 3 in my early/mid twenties and knew I was done after number 3 at 26, but had I been older starting, i'd have carried on later i expect.

I had ds at 36, always thought it would be 40. By 41 I was sure that was right and at 42 happy with that. I've stopped at 1.

I had my first at 19. And last at 26. I wouldn't want to do it again now, 36, because of the age gaps. Starting again scares me.

I'd had 4 by the time I was 28, we both agreed that 30 was the cut off and dd2 was born just after dh turned 31.

I'm 36 now, with one at uni and 3 school age kids and even the thought of going through it all over again terrifies me. I recently had a very late period and I've never been so frantic with worry.

I've no idea how some of my friends manage pregnancies in their mid to late 40's. But I had/have no willing grandparents to help out with childcare or to take the children away whilst we have a break ourselves ( which lots do seem to be lucky enough to have) plus my husband works away a lot, although he is very 'hands on' when he's home.

I had my third at 39. I am just turned 40 now and would love number 4 very soon! Not too old if you are fit and healthy definitely.

I was 42 when my youngest was born and for me it was a breeze both the pregnancy and looking after a new born. I'm fit and healthy so have no problems running around after her.

I'm 40 and have a 7 year old and 5 year old. We tried for a third but after two miscarriages we gave up. I'm sad we don't have a third but we won't try again as I feel the age gap is too big, the risks are higher, I'm not sure I could face another miscarriage and I feel quite far away from the baby years now.

43- and I say this as a 31week pregnant mum! DH and I already have 2 little ones, 4.5 and 2.5.

THIS IS IT.

I think 20-25 years before you plan on being retired.
Sorry with financial head on only
If they are going to be financially dependent it would be v v hard to retire

I'm 43 now and I'm definitely too old for more babies. I had mine at 28, 31, 33, 34 and 37 . I was very ill with all of them and had very painful pregnancies so I'm not sad to be leaving that stage of my life behind. To start with I did feel as if all that was left for me was a slow decline and eventual death, but I'm over that now, more or less.
I did think about squeezing another one in (or out really, I suppose!) before I hit 40, but that would have been my limit.

Just had my second (and last!) at 36. My cut off used to be 35 but then I went and got divorced after dd1 and met my DP at 33. I'm not great at being pregnant (lots of problems) so I wouldn't do it again.