What age do you think is too old to have a baby?

I agree. I think parents should have their children before their 40's. My mom chose to have children at an early age so they would be all grown up and she would still be young enough to travel and enjoy her golden years. She is 45 now and both of her children are out of the house. I see her enjoying her grandchild and after she has all her fun with him and spoils him she can give him back and rest for a few days. She is not even that old and running after a small child wears her out. I couldn't imagine what she would feel like if she had given birth in her 40's.

i do not think there is anything fixed in that matter, it depends on your personal health, have once read an old lady giving birth to a healthy baby.

My opinion is that ur nor better or worse when ur a very old mom, but the thing is that u wont be able to do all the things u would want 2 do with ur child, thus i think it is bit unfair towards the child. But, I also think that the proper age for having and or not having children, depends on each person's cultural believe. Each culture is different and believes in different things, and have different ways and morals. So its actually an open discussion.

i think by the age of 35 a woman should complete her family as it takes too much of effort and energy to raise a child and after 35 the energy levels strat going down,it's just not fair for the child if the mother cannot participate in the childs life actively..so i think 35 is the best

the best age for have a baby is 25 to 27 is prefect because they adjusted for that atmosphere and they physically and mentally balanced.

i agree to ur opinion that if a woman had a child at the age of 40's then she will have to suffer a lot with that child, if he is so naughty. i think the best age to have a child is in the 30's.then the woman will be mentally grown up....

I agree with the poster who said menopause was the natural limit. I had three children when I was young, and then a fourth at 38, and it drove me absolutely NUTS when people treated me like some kind of medical marvel. My son is an active one-year-old now, and I'm 39 and I have more enery than ever, and in fact I do think I'd be up to the challenge again. Haven't you heard, people are living longer, healthier lives than ever before, and certainly longer and healthier lives than our grandmothers, who routinely gave birth well into their 40s. Forty is the new thirty!

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I think 30 is the limit age.

I think no later then early 40's even thats pushing it I am 34 and am having my second child and people around me are all acting like Im too old. I don't think I am too old but I do wish I would have had my children in my late 20's

I agree. Parents can be "too old" to have children. Simply because of the energy level. At the time they should be enjoying life, going to the theater, going places, instead their at home raising a small child. Which is fine, if that's what they want. I do think it's unfair, in a sense, to the child. However, that child could possibly be raised in a very loving home. It's hard to say. I supopse it's for the parents to decide if they're too old or not. The thing I would worry mostly about is the medical issues associated with an older women becoming pregnant. After the age of 36, various medical problems can occur for both mother and child, during and after delivery. The risk of down syndrome more than doubles after that age.

I think 50 is to old to have a baby

yes this is a right but according to our religious faith if any soul is bound to come to this earth then no boundaries can stop him to come. so if anybody have child in their late ages then i think they should enjoy then may be it is a kind of God blessing.

I think that 40 is a little to old to try be having a baby. Not only that but all of the risk that are invovled. After the age of 35 you risk having a baby born with down symdrome and varies other conditions. I dont think a woman in her 60s needs to be having baby thats just way to old.I feel that if you hould have had a baby by lets say 37.I never wanted to be old when I had/have kids. I want to be done by the time Im 26.

i think mid to late 40's

I really think it is about personal choice. If a woman feels she is ready in her 20's the so be it. Also, if a woman feels that she is ready in her 40's then that is okay too. There are several women that are grandparents raising children and do a wonderful job, but then there are parents even in their 30's that feel run down because of the day to day hassles of children. Then there are women who have tried for decades just to have a child and are finally blessed when they are older. I think it just boils down to personal choice.

Any age is good to have a baby, until you can't take care of yourself and your baby.

WELL, NOT ALL THE WOMEN ARE LIKE THAT! II was 35 when I had my first child, and now after three years i thiink that it would be good having one other one! I personally think that I have much much more patience with my child now, than I would have years ago. Young people are more concerned with their lives, to look good, to go to places, enjoy life as it is trying out everything crazy. And I think that is good, you should live your life while you are young, experience as many things as you can, travel a lot - if you like - but when you have a baby you must stay home to provide a secure feeling to her/him. some people, especially the young parents take their child everywhere with them, evern to parties. So, I don't know, maybe at 45 is the lastest when you should have a child ... but it really depends on the person.

My mom was 45 when she had me and at times I really feel that it was unfair to me. I pretty much grew up an only child because all my siblings where so much older than me they were out of the house by the time I was 10. I also have had feelings of how unfair it is that some of my siblings will have known my parents for 50-60 years by the time they die but I will have only known them 30. All the extra time they had with them. I think a woman deciding to have a child should take into account her age. It is a decision that needs to be really carefully thought out and the child should be taken into consideration. It's a tough thing.

I think as long as woman have a 'period' then the problem to have a baby in old age are not at all.But as we know GOD create us in the mysteries way.So in human being,60th is not too old having baby.But make sure the baby know his/her father..nah you know..