Anyone have kids in their late 30s?

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I'm 26 with a 14 month old. My dream is always to have a big family of 4 kids. Everyone keeps saying that if I want a big family I have hurry up and try for another baby now but we're not ready for another baby yet and would like to spread out pregnancies around 3.5 years apart. I work a full time job and depend on maternity leave so I cannot keep taking maternity leave back to back. And it would be nice to have a child that can go to a pre-K program and is out of diapers by the time I have a newborn. So in this case I know I will be TTC in my 30s for my last 2 kids (if God's or universe's willing).

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I had my first at 34 and my second at 37. Never had any problems.

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Im 39 on Sunday and gave birth to our first baby in 5 weeks ago. We didn't have any issues conceiving.  
We plan on trying for number 2 in a few months.

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I hate to be someone to rush others, but I've been trying since 33 with no diagnosed issues, and I'm about to be 38.
It's so unpredictable.
I'd say start at 30 at the latest.
Can't believe this is my advice now 🤷‍♀️, but after my awful struggles, I wouldn't have waited if I could go back.
But honestly, it seems to just be 'luck' (or unlucky I should say) of the draw.

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Yes. A lot of people these days, as more and more women/people are choosing to have careers and lives before settling down with marriage and children. Or like for myself, life didn’t lead to the path of having children until I was 30+. 
I just had my 1st at 35. Got preg at 34. I’ll be 36 in a few weeks and plan to have another. I don’t consider myself old, though I’m in my mid thirties. I don’t act, dress, look, or feel old. I am not in bad health, and can get around and take care of kids just as well as someone in their twenties. 
One of my best friends had her 2nd a year ago when she was 37. She’s now 38 with a 5 and a 1 1/2yr old. She has a full time job, so does her husband. They get along just fine. He’s 37. My older sister had her 1st a year ago, she’ll be 38 in March and also plans to have another. I know a couple with an 8-9 yr old and they’re reaching 50. I could name several others in this age range that are having or plan to have more. 
Absolutely nothing wrong with your plan, don’t let peoples opinions on what you should do affect you. I’ve also heard it keeps you young longer. 😊

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I got married at 29. Always knew I wanted four kids. We didn’t try the first year because we wanted “us time” and vacationed a lot. Then started trying. Had my first at 31. My second at 32. My third at 35. And now 36 pregnant with my 4th and final. You’re only TWENTY SIX. Whoever is telling you that you need to start right away for your big family is, IMO, nutso lol. You’ve got so much time, even if you wanted to spread them apart. I personally didn’t want to be pregnant passed 37 so I was popping them out left and right. 😂 I also wanted my kids close in age so they can be close and grow up together... be in school together, etc.

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Best piece of advice I can give you:
Don’t give a f&$@ about people’s opinions on what you should do with your life! 
Also, lots of people have babies in their late 30’s 🙂

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Not yet but trying to! I’m 36 and have 2 kids from a prior marriage (10 and 12), and my husband and I are doing IVF for our first child together, hopefully will have 2 together when all is done. Most of my friends had babies in their mid-late 30s...it’s the norm where I live, and I was by far the youngest when I had mine in my mid-20s.

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I have a 12 year old a 3 year old and a 5 month old I am 34. And I wouldn't mind having one more. My fiance is 40.

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I had my first at 34 and I’ll be 37 when #2 is born. I still want at least one more after this one, God willing. My sister was 39 when she had her last baby! 
There are more risks when you’re older, but with modern medicine they can check everything and make sure you’re okay. I had preeclampsia with my first so I was already high risk going into this pregnancy, but being older they’re even more careful. I did NIPT and I have monthly growth scans to make sure my baby is healthy. I also did an Echo test for my baby and I’ll have weekly stress tests after 32 weeks. 
If I had a choice I would have had my kids younger and closer together. It took a year to conceive my first baby and I had to do IVF to conceive my second. I’m also much more tired now than when I was in my 20s lol.

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My mom had me on her late 30’s, I’m #4 out of 5 kids. One of my sisters didn’t have kids until her early 30s and had 4 kids (last 2 were twins). My other sister had a surprise baby in her late 30s.

Anyone have kids in their late 30s?

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