Worried I've missed my chance

[Hannah8514]

Does anyone else ever feel like you've missed your chance at parenthood due to choices made earlier in life?

I've just turned 36 and since then, I can't stop thinking and worrying about fertility and that I may not get a chance to have a baby now.

In my 20s, I got pregnant and had a termination which devastated me then and still does but was the right choice. I was living abroad and had no means to look after a child. I spent the majority of my 20s travelling the world and living abroad.

My early 30s have been spent progressing my career, which I consider to be quite successful now.

Now that I'm in my mid 30s, it feels like the only thing missing is children and because I'm currently single, I have this awful feeling that I've left it too late and it may never happen now.

Anyone else ever felt like this/been in a similar situation? It makes me so sad when I think about it.

I'm the other way around
I had kids in my early twenties and I feel like I've missed out on my chance to travel the world, have a good career, and be the person I should have been ....

No advice but I know it's hard to feel like you have missed your chance at something'

I had this panic as i turned 40 - but fortunately conceived easily and have a DD now.

I met my now husband at 35 and thought I didn't want kids/it was too late. But it all ended well. Obviously no gurantees but in my case the panic was unnecessary.

Ultimately though, you can't control it so you have to find some acceptance with the things that are out of your hand. That's easy to say and hard to do I know.

Your fate can change tomorrow so why worry

Alex Jones had babies at 40,42 and 44. Christine lampard had 2 after 40 too. Hopefully you'll meet the one and it will happen x