Best age to get married?

[Sara516]

Re: Best age to get married?

@Paheli00

Speaking of kids, am I the only person here who is surrounded by women having healthy babies well into their 30’s? Allow me to state a few personal examples:

1. My own mother gave birth to me when she was in her late 20’s. YEARS later…she gave birth to my 2nd siblings at 37, and had my youngest sibling at 39! Most of my cousins were born when their mother’s were in their late 20’s/early 30’s.

2. I currently have 2 close friends, ages 32 and 34, who are both pregnant and due soon. Thus far, no complications with either pregnancy. And most of the women my husband works with (M.D.s and CRNAs) had their kids well into their 30’s. In fact, last year one of his co-workers had her 1st baby at 37.

3. My husband works in OB few times a week at a high-volume delivery unit. He sees plenty of patients every week well into their 30’s who had healthy pregnancies and deliver healthy babies.

I’m also glad Sara chose to share her own personal experience…getting married at 21 and still not able to have a child at 29. Clearly getting married at 21/22/23 doesn’t guarantee anything. Yes, we all know that once a woman hits 35, getting pregnant can be more difficult and as each year goes by starting at 35, pregnancy also carries more risks. But some of you make it seem that a woman is simply doomed when it comes to giving birth if she doesn’t pop one or more out by mid 20’s!

how dare you cite real life examples of real people… it must be all propaganda. that’s not how things are ni our culture.