What is the right time to become a mother and at what age can u not get pregnant

India
May 19, 2007 8:09am CST
I have been in a relationship of four years now, and i am 27 my sister's have their babies at the age of 25 and 29 respectively my fiance says that a woman has time till 40 is that true?? I do not want to have a baby not yet but i know that at some point i would like to when i am fiancially and mentally stable, it is difficult with the current situation when i have a lot of stress and my career is still not fully molded to think of all these things but as a woman it is good to be aware of all these little information which i do not posess.. I would like to know if there is a certain age when a woman cannot get pregnant and or a reason that she can't get pregnant at all throughout her life.. any if so why, people who have knowledge of such medical things may please give their professional advice it would be appreciated.
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@angelicEmu (1311)
19 May 07
As Psychodude says, most women (unless they have an fertility problem) can get pregnant until they hit the menopause. But as the menopause is a physical change, there is no set age at which it will definitely happen. All women are different, and whilst there may be an average age-range for the menopause, there's no guarantee that it won't start before or after the average. There's also the fact that a woman's ability to get pregnant easily will change throughout her adult life. The younger you are, the more easily you can get pregnant, is the general rule, unless there are other factors. The older you are, the less likely your body is to bounce back afterwards after childbirth, and the more the likelihood that there could be complications. So your fiance is over-simplifying things when he says that women have time until they're 40 - being a man, he can only go off what he sees on TV documentaries, what his friends/parents told him, and as men can feel uncomfortable with "women's things", they sometimes over-simplify and create absolutes for themselves, to feel that they understand something and "know" about something which actually varies considerably from woman to woman. If you are concerned about your fertility (and again, this varies from person to person, for a variety of reasons), you could always mention it to your doctor, who would be in a position to give you advice/tests. Hope that helps! The most important thing is for you to make the decision together though.
• India
19 May 07
your answer makes so much sense and when you say that that this is something which actually varies from woman to woman and yet i cannot bring myself to ask my own mom or sister and maybe yes i will get a test as well though i am not wanting to have a baby i still want to know if i am capable of having one.. hope you understand!
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19 May 07
I certainly do understand why you'd want to know, because even though you don't want to have kids yet, that doesn't mean you don't care about whether you'll be able to have them in the future. I wish you all the best!
• Italy
19 May 07
I have had a baby at 34.
• India
19 May 07
seems like a proper age to me did you come across any difficulties
@PsychoDude (2013)
• Netherlands
19 May 07
You can basically get pregnant till the moment you are going through menopause, I think you can actually still get pregnant during menopause but after that it's definitely over the natural way. But then still you can get pregnant through IVF till the age of... I believe the oldest done so far has been 67 or something... unless of course your uterus would have been removed by then. But menopause starts at like 45~50 for most women, so till that you could get pregnant naturally unless of course other medical issues would already be present or arise in either you or your fiance.
• India
19 May 07
I would nver want to have a baby at after 35 actually i really think that there should not be a very big generation gap between one's kids cos it is so difficult to be close to them or bring them up in a friendly manner.. thanks for yr answer i really did'nt know that one can have a baby after the age of 50!!
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• United States
19 May 07
A baby is the biggest decision you will ever make in your life. You need to be financially, emotionally and spiritually in the right place to bring a child into this world. Age has more to do with your maturity and not the number. Pregnancy can happen until 1 year after your last cycle. Think long and hard about why you want a child and YOU decide the right time. I have 6 children-3 biological and 3 adopted with disabilities. Raising a baby to become a contributing member of society is a long journey filled with laughter and tears. For me Priceless.