What is the oldest you can have a child?

Question

How old do you beleive is the limitte to have a child

Answer 1

Well there have been women in their 60's that have given birth. So I guess as long as they can ovulate for. Health problems and issues become higher though in women over 35, but as long as good prenatal care is given, then those problems are less likely.

Answer 2

With all of the progress which has been made in the area of fertility, it is possible now to carry a baby (be pregnant) at almost any age providing the prospective mother can afford the procedures required to conceive. However, following menopause, the woman would not be able to give birth to her own biological child (unless she had stored frozen embryos or eggs); she would require the services of an egg donor whose egg then could be fertilized by the recipient's husband's sperm. Additionally, an older woman in good health could be a surrogate for a woman who because of some physical problem (hysterectomy, for instance) could not support a pregnancy: mothers have been surrogates for their daughters. Almost anything is feasible these days!

Answer 3

If we are speaking about natural conception,after the age of 30 the chances for a woman to become pregnant and carry her baby to term is below 40%. By the time she is 40, this drops to 20%. Although there are flukes ( my own Grandmother had her last child at age 49 in 1950) this is a rarity.

Answer 4

You can potentially be a mother as long as you are having periods, but you are using 'old eggs' and your body will be less and less able to deal with a pregnancy.
Personally, I think that 40 years olds are asking for more than they bargained for. Realistically, do you want to bring a child into this world when you won't live long enough t see him/her graduate high school???

Answer 5

The oldest woman to give birth in 2006 was 63!

Answer 6

Well it really depends on the condition that your health is in. You would'nt want to conceive a child and not be in the best of shape.
I would have to say 35 years is the limit. But, to be a little more in the safe side, i would consult your physician before taking any action.

Answer 7

As long as the woman hasn't gone through the change, anything is possible. Women are having children later and later in life. The older the woman the great chance for complications.

Answer 8

I'm pretty sure on the news the other day i heard about a woman who was 72! and had a baby!

(invitro of course, she's long past menopause!)

Answer 9

THEY SAY NO CHILD BEARING PASS THE AGE OF 35 AND OLDER..CAUSE THERE IS GREAT CHANCE OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND/ OR OTHER ILLNESSES AND EVEN STILL BORN!

Answer 10

YOU CAN GET PG UP TO A YEAR AFTER YOUR LAST PERIOD, SO THAT TAKES IN LOTS OF YEARS, EVEN THE 50'S.