Is safe for a woman to have her first child after the 30 years old?

Question

I´m 31 and I still don´t feel ready for children but I don´t want to think that I am letting the time pass by...

Answer 1

the day you turn 35 you do not all of a sudden become a much higher risk of a complicated pregnancy. 35 is just a number that doctors arbitrarily set. it's actually different for each woman and there's not much difference between 34 and 36 for example. physically speaking the best years for a woman to give birth are 22-28. so yes, your biological clock is ticking. you might want to start trying to plan a family before you have to make a last minute dash to the sperm bank.

Answer 2

Its fine. After 35 though there are many more risks and much more of a risk for miscarriage, down syndrome, etc...But as long as you go to your prenatal visits and they monitor you, things should go ok. But it also gets harder for some women to conceive the older they get. Im 30 and having my 4th baby. I wanted to get it all done before I turned 30 so I could still be young when the children grow up. That was just how I felt about it. But, I will say that with the first 3 I was 21, 23 and 27 and I got pregnant immediately. With this baby # 4, it took me quite a while to conceive. But dont have any until you feel ready.

Answer 3

There is no difference having your first or third child after 30. My two older sons were in my 20 and the third in at 32. I will tell you that it was harder on my the last time but nothing significant. There is a marginally higher rate of birth defects but that doesn't get really worrisome until your late 30's and it is much better for you to be ready to be a mom you will enjoy it so much more if you don't feel rushed or on anyone else's time line. The one problem you might have is in conception it gets harder and harder to conceive the older you get. It is so nice to see someone plan their pregnancy rather than just having a baby at the drop of a hat. Good for you you will be a much better mother and have a happier baby for it.

Answer 4

Of course it is. We're not in the middle ages.

Just ensure that you are under a doctor's care. You've got a few good child-bearing years ahead of you yet. I just wouldn't go past 40.

Don't allow anyone to pressure you or guilt you into having kids before YOU are ready. I kept thinking that someday I would be ready, but you know, I'm 37 now and I have changed my mind about wanting kids at all. I am happily child-free by choice!

Answer 5

its fine to wait, ive got 4 boys, had my first at 18, he is 16 now and am due in a few weeks so you do the math. My bp is that of a childs, ive not gained much weight at all, no diabetes, no problems whatsoever besides rib pain from the baby pushing on my ribs. The only thing i will say is its much easier being pregnant when your younger, i was running around at 9 months before, worked at a hopsital up til 2 days before i delivered,. this pregnancy has me lazy and tired and slow, So the older you are when your pregnant id say the more slowed down and tired you will be. Otherwise its completely fine, my sis is 38 and just started trying, she has no kids, its harder to get pregnant when your older also, it takes a bit more work, and you have to deal with more tests to ensure the baby does not have problems due to advanced maternal age.

Answer 6

Naturally as with anything, the older you are the more 'risks' there are to doing most things. But medical care in pregnancy is eons ahead of how it was when our grandmothers were giving birth, and older mothers are taken very good care of throughout.
Genetics and family history plays a part, but if you are fit and follow a healthy diet, then there is no reason you can't delay starting a family until you feel ready.
As a side note, my sister gave birth to her first baby in June, a perfectly healthy baby boy, 7lbs 10oz, and his mum will be 40 in October :)

Answer 7

It's perfectly safe to have a baby after 30. I got pregnant with my 1st when I was 30 and my 2nd right before I turned 32. I probably won't be pregnant again until I am 33.5. After 35 you are considered advanced maternal age and will have to have to face additional testing and they will suggest amnio to you.

Answer 8

I can say for experience that having your children after 30 is safe but can lead to other health problems. High blood pressure and athuritis in my case. Plus it is much harder to lose the baby weight after delivery.

Answer 9

Yes! I had my first when I was 30 and my second when I was 32.
The doctors don't think it is high risk until you are 35.

Answer 10

yes it it is safe for a women to have her first child after 30 year old