Right to start family after 40?

I think it would depend on the people involved. I know that when kids become teenagers and unruly that is the hardest part of raising them. To have a teenager and be in your late 50's (which I am) is a whole lot harder than when I had teenagers and I was in my 30's. I would not want to start a family at 40 or older

To me, it isn't so much as having a healthy baby, but i would look at it in a different way. Would a person 40+ be able to watch their kids grow up to be an adult and watch their kids grow up? I look at it from both ways. Some say no and others say yes. Some people are living to be 100 now a days..But in my experience, i got pregnant when i was 21. My son now is only 9 and i feel that i will be around to not only see him grow up, but also see any grandkids grow up as well. I think anyone can have a healthy baby no matter what age they are. Now probably, the older you get, if you do get pregnant, you may have to take care of yourself a little better to make sure you have a healthy child. I am 32 and i am already wanting another child. but i don't know if i would be around to see him/her grow up to be an adult. So, i have thought twice about it. But everyone has their own thing, and if someone over 40 wants to have a baby and they feel they can handle it now and in the future, then i say go for it. Everyone is different therefore everyone can handle things differently. I say to each his own. Have a good day!

I had my first child when I was almost 39 and my twins when I was 42. It was OK. I wasn't as patient when I was younger. I wouldn't have another one now though, 50 is just a bit too old. As it is, my youngest graduates high school when I'm 61 or so. Any older would be too old (for me). Keep in mind though that there are possible health consequences for both the mother and the baby, the older the mother is.

I do not see any problem with people starting their families at this age as long as they show the love, devotion and care that is needed for a young child. It does not matter the age, just because people in the older days were common of starting early does not mean that it's wrong to start a family later.

I think it's the business of the couple to when they want to start a family. More and more people are putting off marriage until a later age which makes them older when having a family. I have a close friend that didn't even meet her future husband until she was 37. She had her first son at 42 and the second at 45. Those are two of the smartest young men you'd want to know. Her only thoughts are 'will they ever get married and give us grandchildren while we can enjoy them?' since they are in their late 60's. My son is 40 and his wife, who is about 34, just had their second child in July. Their other son is almost 10. I'd never say that they shouldn't have had that child at their age. I had my two at 25 1/2 and 28. I thought we would have more, but didn't, but I wouldn't have wanted one in my 40's. But that's our decision and shouldn't apply to anyone else out there.

My cousin lost four babies before finally being blessed with her daughter Samantha. Sammie is three now and my cousin is 45. Her husband is one year older. This baby was one of twins. The other didn't make it to term. I know she is a wonderful blessing for my cousin and believe that age has no bearing on gifts such as these! Have a great day bamakelly.

I think if a forty year old woman is quite healthy and she wants to have a baby, then she should go ahead and have one. My husband's mother was in her forties when he was born and my daughter in law's mother was also in her forties when she was born. When I was in hospital giving birth to my first child, there was a lady in her fifties giving birth to her second child. Her baby was a pefectly healthy baby. Of course it would always be advisable to talk to a GP before going ahead and becoming pregnant.

Most authorities on this topic agree that if you are generally healthy, get exercise and maintain a healthy diet your chances of having a normal labor should not be any different than when you were 25. women having children later in life come to parenthood with a different perspective. Work and career have often played a large part in women's lives by the time they reach their mid-thirties.

I think if the family stable financially and very healthy and active, it might be okay but I really don't think it's fair to a child to have his parents in their 70's by the time they have children. After 40, you start going downhill and you might just orphan a child. 40 isn't that bad, though, compared to having children when you're over 50. I think those women are nuts, and very selfish.