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Is there a certain age when it's too late to have children?

16 Answers Moderated by Polly Letsch, LCSW Updated: May 15, 2018
Profile: CountingMySpoons
CountingMySpoons on Sep 26, 2016
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Usually they stop advising you to try for children after 35 as there is a higher risk for birth defects like Downs Syndrome.
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Profile: originalYellow25
originalYellow25 on Oct 31, 2016
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I don't think so. As long as you are ready to have kids you can have them. You need to have the sources to pay for the child.
Profile: endearingLion70
endearingLion70 on May 15, 2018
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