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What age was dh when ttc last child?

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HurriedLovey · 09/09/2017 14:01

Inspired by another thread discussing mother being 40+

Just wondered what age your dh was when trying to conceive your last child?

and is 43 too old?

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2rebecca · 09/09/2017 21:12

My ex conceived his last child age 32. My current husband was a similar age with his ex. We had enough children between us to occupy all our bedrooms and car space and didn't want to do the baby thing again

2rebecca · 09/09/2017 21:16

I am a similar age to both husbands

CountFosco · 09/09/2017 21:25

DH and I were both 40. Men do have more mutations in their sperm as they get older. The Royal Family Haemophelia was probably caused by Victoria's father being 51 when she was conceived. There's a lot of misogyny around the obsession with women's fertility as they get older and the lack of focus on the impact of paternal age.

The reality is that most of the information we have about female fertility is based on what we know from people with fertility issues. Most women with normal fertility are no longer actively trying to conceive in their 40s so how on earth do we know how long most remain fertile?

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