Child Health: Is it worth the health risks to wait until my mid 30s to have a child

Is it worth the health risks to wait until my mid 30s to have a child?
I'm not financially ready now, and my partner and I don't know if we're 100% sure about having children. I may change my mind in 5 years and be ready for it then, but then I'll be in my 30s. I stay healthy and don't smoke. I'm not ready now, but time is running out.
Trying to Conceive - 6 Answers
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No, if you might want kids, have them now. You'll never be completely financially ready - no one ever is - and even if you were, economies can still crash, accidents can still happen, and your perfectly planned world could still be in ruins in moments. There is no "perfect" time to have a child. However, your fertility does run out. You can't just have kids whenever you feel like it. Fertility is at its highest in the late teens and early to mid twenties. After that, your level of fertility begins to steadily decline. So if you want kids, do it now while there's more of a chance you'll actually be able to get pregnant.
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Noone can make this decision for you. Only you and your partner can. But personally i wouldnt want to risk the health problems when i was 30+. I have recently had a miscarriage and they are more common later in life. I wouldnt wish it on mother. It was the most upsetting horrible thing i have ever been through. Let me just explain that your never ready to have a baby, you never have enough money or love. But in 5 years you could really want a child and then have problems having one. Maybe you should write down reasons to have a baby and reasons not to and then decide from that. But if its leaning towards having a baby then i wouldnt wait too much longer. Take a chance and see what happens Good luck
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In all honesty, there's no guarantee that you are both fertile and able to conceive even now, and there is always the possibility of risk and complications in pregnancy; not to mention the fact that medical science is growing by leaps and bounds. Though i know you will love your child no matter what circumstances bring it into this world (there is, after all, always the "oops" factor), my advice is to wait until you and your partner are ready mentally and emotionally. Like someone else said, there will never be a "perfect" time, but when and if you and your partner start to feel that a child or children will complete your family, then you should start trying.
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How old are you? Early thirties, certainly. If we are talking late 30s (over 34) you really should make a decision one way or another before then. Remember "Financially ready" is relative. Chances are if you have a computer you are way richer then the majority of parents in the world. The question often is really one of which is more important to you, a comfortable middle class existence or kids? If nether of you is sure, wait.
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Human are the most infertile creatures. You may want children later only to discover that you have fertility problems and then, it could take you several more years to conceive if you conceive at all. I assume you are in your 20s when you are so fertile; I wish I had children then. I am now 31 and absolutely just dying to have kids. I wished I had them when I was your age, now, I get disappointed every time my P comes. Finances should not always be the determining factor when it comes to having kids. God is the giver of children and He will not leave them without provisions. Money isn't everything. All the best.

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Is it worth the health risks to wait until my mid 30s to have a child