tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644653415735566780.post6829653153674574925..comments2024-02-01T12:15:23.125+11:00Comments on L-Plates: How old is too old to have a baby?Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09470985140465572546noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644653415735566780.post-74834912960717905292009-05-21T10:21:22.851+10:002009-05-21T10:21:22.851+10:00I'm not that into it. Just the thought of a 14-yea...I'm not that into it. Just the thought of a 14-year-old having an 80-year-old mother seems sad (for the child, mostly).<br /><br />Bells, you raise a good point re: older dads. I gotta say that I do question that, too - one in particular I know is on to his 4th marriage and 4th set of children, and when I see them together he barely interacts with his daughters, almost as though he doesn't quite know what they're doing here. I understand a woman's desire to have children more than I do a man's need to prove his enduring virility..Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05453261561780478845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644653415735566780.post-9363541382863873492009-05-20T12:33:59.791+10:002009-05-20T12:33:59.791+10:00Amy, you pretty much sum up my attitude - the fact...Amy, you pretty much sum up my attitude - the fact that, should something happen to her, the child will be all alone. And she will be all along during what, as we mums know, can be a really, really hard slog!<br /><br />I think this ethical dilemma is something that we will face more and more as new technology is developed...just because we CAN do it, should we?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470985140465572546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644653415735566780.post-31482241806184515782009-05-19T22:45:00.000+10:002009-05-19T22:45:00.000+10:00I hope you don't mind...here is my response fr...I hope you don't mind...here is my response from another blogsite.<br /><br />I have a pretty shrewd opinion on this topic.<br /><br />Yes, 66 is too old. Ask any 40 year old new mum and they will tell you they wish they were able to conceive younger. I have nothing but compassion and understanding for women who tried with little or no success at conceiving in their 20's & 30's. It is a wonderful thing when finally they are able to fall pregnant even if it is later in life.<br /><br />But, when having a baby comes after exhausting all avenues for fulfilment and happiness there is something completely wrong with that. A child is flesh and blood. And while I can guarantee having a child is incredibly fulfilling, in this woman’s case she has no family or support network around her. When she hits 80 years old her child will be 14. I am concerned for the emotional lively hood of this child.Amy Sheaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379672706360019161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644653415735566780.post-3585865958433759562009-05-19T22:25:00.000+10:002009-05-19T22:25:00.000+10:00I think with older dads, perhaps people / society ...I think with older dads, perhaps people / society naturally assume that mum is young enough to do most of the running around?<br /><br />I think it's way too old. And a bit gross really. Let it go, you missed the baby boat. It's just so selfish! That poor kid will be left looking after a haggard old woman before they're out of their teens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644653415735566780.post-19053709863504461422009-05-19T11:02:00.000+10:002009-05-19T11:02:00.000+10:00I'm not really bothered by it. I think the number ...I'm not really bothered by it. I think the number of women this will happen to is pretty minimal since the stats say that even with treatment, women over a certain are are unlikely to be achieve a pregnancy, much less a live birth. If a few manage it, well it's their choice. <br /><br />No one REALLY questions older dads, do they? Sure they probably aren't so quick on their feet but lots of older dads say they're having the time of their lives, doing it when they're ready. Fair's fair, I reckon.Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961733332080072331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644653415735566780.post-70897166743215609642009-05-19T10:53:00.000+10:002009-05-19T10:53:00.000+10:00OK so I'll jump in and just say personally I think...OK so I'll jump in and just say personally I think its far too old. As you said the body has its stages for a reason and the fact that she had to go out of the UK said it all. If she still has a perfectly good womb then maybe she should think of surrogacy to help young couples realise their dream...shonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829593609291328747noreply@blogger.com