Menopause is the cut off for me for the *right* age for a woman to have a baby. Personally, I wanted to be done by 30 but not because I think being over 30 is too old. My last baby was born when I was 29. DH and I didn't get to do much travel or anything like that before we started having kids so we wanted to have them quickly so that by the time they are out of home we're still *young enough* to travel. But that's just the way my life worked out. I think our perspective is arbitrary based on where we are at in any given point of our lives.
I picked kids over career and travel. My life has had a lot of changes, and now wish I had done things differently, but I'd not change anything at all.
Like you Trillian, DH and I plan to lead our 'younger days' traveling once the kids have left home...and hopefully have money by then lol
Im sure I can do 2 more kids in the next 2/3 years before I hit 35
I will be 31 when this bub arrives and I am very much done. I feel an old 31 but I think that's because I have been parenting for 14years and working close to full time most of that time.
I work as a midwife and have seen babies born to mothers from the age of 12-49.
If I didn't start my family as a teen I am sure I would have been more than happy to start ttc and become a parent in my 40's.
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