Some people are scared to have a baby for many reasons, bad childhood or they don't think they can provide well enough

Ok doctor phil

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#27 oh my goodness, you failed so much with that comment

It is, if the age equation is (n+1)/2. Oh, oh...nerdgasm.

Some people aren't ready for kids at 35. My mom had me when she was forty! Isn't it better to have them at 35 than 18, anyway?

1, is 32 the new 16?

no. it would be 16.5 to be precise. technically with age 16 would be correct, but using the formula 16.5 is the most accurate answer.

98 - not to get too technical, but no. It is biologically far better for both mother and child if the child is conceived in the mother's late teens/early 20's. Once a woman hits her mid 20's pregnancy becomes much more physically tasking and risky for mother and child, and any reputable doctor will watch any woman who gets pregnant in her 30's or later like a hawk, because there is a significantly higher chance for complications. Now, I'm not advocating that every girl go out and get knocked up at 18, and I'm not saying that your mother made a poor choice in getting pregnant so late in life, I'm just saying that the idea that getting pregnant at 30 is no big deal and that everything will be peachy keen is just wrong. People need to educate themselves better on the realities of pregnancy as it relates to the age of the mother at conception.

105 - Just...try again.

107 - Well said

107, your point of view is narrow-minded. Aside from biology there's also society and finances. At 20 young family most likely will have no money (unless they were born into rich family or were lucky to build successful business). They'll be searching for jobs, etc., having kids at this age might be difficult because of financial/career implications. At 40 the family most likely will be "established" - both spouses will have paying jobs, and possibly better paying jobs, so they most likely will be able to properly support their children. On other hand, older parents will have less energy to actively spend time with their children. So there's no best age to get children.

try again at what? correct math? sorry for being an engineering student and being very accurate with math answers. show me where 33/2=16 and ill shut up.

114, sorry for being a programmer, but 33/2 is 16 if both operands are integers.

114, sorry for being a programmer, but although "16 * 2 is 32", 33/2 is 16 in case of integer division performed on CPU.

Not to a woman's body, and not to her offspring. Older parents (yes, even the father's age) increase the risk of autism, disfigurement, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and many other conditions in their offspring if they do not have their first child until after age 35 (women) or age 40 (men). These statistics are somewhat more relaxed for parents who are older if the mother has had children previously.

Having kids later in life does increase the risk of difficulties during the pregnancy and the risk problems for the baby and mother. The baby could be more likely to have mental or physical disabilities and greater the chance of the mother having postpartum depression.

True! If you sneak it he will never forgive you. I can't stand when women do shit like that.

True, but at 32 OP's biological clock is ticking. I recommend she have a serious discussion with her man, and maybe follow it up with couples therapy. Obviously hubby has a few kinks to work out.

Pulling the goalie. I like that term for it. Stopping birth control without warning is a horrible thing to do, but at least now it has a cool nickname.

"Be my baby's daddy!!!"

I actually got that reference, #57 :p and yeah, I'd hurry with finding out about whether your man wants kids or not, the sooner you know the better

^ that's what I tought. we finally have the follow up of that story. that made my day

My mom did that without my dad knowing. Now welcome to a childhood of my dad hating me for being born

He shouldn't change his mind due to an empty threat. If she wants kids and he doesn't, they'll figure out whether or not their relationship and differences will really work. If it does and they come to some sort of compromise - great. If not and they divorce, she should ask the next guy if he wants a family before they marry.

There is no compromise: if she wants 4 kids and he doesn't want any, then having 2 kids is not a compromise.

Oh, you mean the "BE MY BABY'S DADDY!" FML? Yeah, that one is pretty old. Kudos for remembering it.

Yea, that one. I laughed for several minutes after that.

Don't be a dummy cum on her tummy lol

28- That's not how making a baby works.

Yeah, lol. That was the one where they were doing the deed & she wrapped her legs around him at the last moment when he was about to pull out... But after a certain age, eggs are no longer viable. And if they are, doctors call it a high risk pregnancy and your child is more at risk... As the people before said...for example Trisomy 21. Sucks to be a female, because males produce sperm for their entire lives. We are born with all we'll ever have. (Yes, studies are being done on how good sperm is in older population) we weren't made to live as long as we do... Good luck op. And get into a serious discussion with him... Time waits for no man... Or Woman.

Whoops, I meant to say "in **the** older male population"

I think that if he doesn't want kids an he is that rude just tell him u won't give him a ******* for 6 months till he give u what u want

And the babbling incoherently stage, the making a mess of everything stage, the wrecking your valuables stage, the "But whyyyyyyyy?" stage, the three years where they're actually decent stage, and the "my parents are the dumbest ***** on the planet" stage. But I want to get my tubes tied, so maybe OP shouldn't send her husband to either one of us for advice.

He knows the facts; he doesn't want kids.