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<blockquote data-quote="Alan Shutko" data-source="post: 6290032" data-attributes="member: 23694"><p>Well, we already had two kids and she had some pretty serious health problems as a result of the last pregnancy, so we've both agreed we're done. But having a kid at 40, there's a lot to think about.</p><p></p><p>On the good side, people are usually more established at that age than when they're younger. We've gotten a lot better at managing our finances. Kids are expensive, but we're in a better position to afford it than when we were younger. We also have perspective: we still have all sorts of parenting paranoia but nothing is as paralyzing as it could have been had we been younger.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, it gets riskier to have kids when you're 40. The mother is at more risk of complications from pregnancy. The child is more likely to have medical issues. Just conceiving can be difficult. The kids won't be out of the house until you're at retirement age. I find I don't have nearly as much energy as I used to, and young kids can require a bunch of energy. </p><p></p><p>We had our first kid when I was 36, and had our second when I was 38. Things are working out pretty well for us, but there are things about it that aren't easy. You definitely need to invest a lot of time talking and thinking about this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alan Shutko, post: 6290032, member: 23694"] Well, we already had two kids and she had some pretty serious health problems as a result of the last pregnancy, so we've both agreed we're done. But having a kid at 40, there's a lot to think about. On the good side, people are usually more established at that age than when they're younger. We've gotten a lot better at managing our finances. Kids are expensive, but we're in a better position to afford it than when we were younger. We also have perspective: we still have all sorts of parenting paranoia but nothing is as paralyzing as it could have been had we been younger. On the other hand, it gets riskier to have kids when you're 40. The mother is at more risk of complications from pregnancy. The child is more likely to have medical issues. Just conceiving can be difficult. The kids won't be out of the house until you're at retirement age. I find I don't have nearly as much energy as I used to, and young kids can require a bunch of energy. We had our first kid when I was 36, and had our second when I was 38. Things are working out pretty well for us, but there are things about it that aren't easy. You definitely need to invest a lot of time talking and thinking about this. [/QUOTE]
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