Fertility statistics for 'older' women

[Laura Corin]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24128176

 

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[Tenaj]

Thanks for linking this.

 

 I found it very interesting and wish I had read it earlier in my life. We've had our last five children when I was 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 with no problems.  We have had doctors treat us like complete morons because we've had so many children at such a ripe "old" age - not our local doctors but various hospital personnel and one specialist.  I wish had been able to answer their "concerns" a bit more intelligently than I did.

 

I've always found it ironic that when celebreties have a baby in their 40's it is treated as such a wonderful event but when the average person on the street makes the same choice they are treated as a bit dim-witted by some medical personnel.

[redsquirrel]

I love how the British use the term 'fell pregnant'.  It sounds like I was just walking down the street and tripped into a pregnancy.