https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:04:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051531 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 09:11:56 +0000 Maysprout 1051531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought it was an OK article, goes over some data but not others. I think some of what bothered me was comparing numbers though. I agree that a 90% and more decrease in how many eggs we have as we get older is not a big deal for most women, there were a ton of eggs to begin with and we only need one every month. But going from a 1/100 chance of genetic problems to a 1/9 chance (though that's not till 45 according to the article) seems like a much bigger deal, the majority of kids are still fine but I donno that stat seems pretty significant to me. </p> <p>That being said we're in our early 30s having kids and so are our friends, the average age of our friends to have a first kid is def over 30 as many have plans but haven't started and so far (though I know I don't know everyone's plans) I haven't noticed any increased trend towards infertility or problems than people I knew trying to get pregnant in their 20s. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051513 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 09:07:27 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1051513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Encouraging news, especially if we change our mind and want to try for another in a few years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051387 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 08:30:33 +0000 edelweiss 1051387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>interesting! i passed that along to my friends. we are all women in our mid-30's and just started having children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051367 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 08:25:30 +0000 chrispygal 1051367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Life had other plans for me and I did not get married until I was 37. I was worried that we would struggle getting pregnant but it took us only 3 cycles. We have a perfectly happy and healthy baby. I feel incredibly blessed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051279 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:56:45 +0000 looch 1051279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As an older FTM myself, I will admit I was worried about being able to get pregnant at age 34 or later. I conceived on the first try and I have a 2.5 year old boy now.</p> <p>I charted, though, so I was confident I was ovulating. Had I not been I might have sought out the advice of an RE before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051165 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:21:25 +0000 yellowbird 1051165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: awesome. I'm still in my 20s, but this makes me feel better about our timeline. We want another when LO is 3-4 and i'll be into my 30s by then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051155 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:18:36 +0000 MsLipGloss 1051155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Even though we are 95% in the one and done camp, I *still* worry daily (at least a few minutes every day!) about giving BabyGloss a sibling, how old I would be with LO number two (ETA: my personal ceiling, as of today, is 40), and how in the world I would manage it all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051136 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:10:46 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1051136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still reading it, but so far this is really encouraging. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051134 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:10:17 +0000 Smurfette 1051134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I know I shouldn't worry, it only took 3 months at 33 but I have issues with worrying and over analyzing things that are out of my control and years away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051130 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:07:56 +0000 MsLipGloss 1051130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: FWIW, I got pregnant at 36 . . . it took 6 months, but it happened. And honestly, if I had used the CBE fertility monitor starting that first month, I doubt it would have taken that long. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051121 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:02:15 +0000 Smurfette 1051121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great article!! I will be 35 or 36 before we even start TTC for #2, so I can't help but worry. Worrying is what I do best. I asked my doctor at my PP checkup if I needed to think about my age, she told me no, not at all. She did say that she wouldn't recommend waiting till I was 40 to start but that my age shouldn't push up our timeline before we are ready. </p> <p>Still scares me that it is going to take longer with #2 because of my age. But I know in reality, if it takes us longer, it will be because of timing and DH's traveling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051115 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 06:56:42 +0000 mediagirl 1051115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm glad to hear this. We had our daughter when I was 34 and had absolutely no problem conceiving her. If we changed our minds about being one and done, it would be in a few years when I would be pushing 40. I don't have any worry about conceiving again, if we were to try again. Heck, I worry about accidentally having another more than worrying about not being able to. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1051102 Thu, 29 Aug 2013 06:44:45 +0000 Dandelion 1051102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to have this panic, but life had other plans for me. I had DS when I was 25 and thought I needed to have another soon after. instead, I got divorced, just like this author.</p> <p>But, my fertility in my 20's was bad. I had the worst, long cycles. Once I turned 30, my cycles became more normal-like, and now I'm almost 32, going through my third pregnancy. (Not 35, but I'm not sure there's an exact switch that goes off on your 35th birthday). My fertility is the best it's ever been. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1050772 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 21:34:32 +0000 Mae 1050772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting! I actually asked my doc last year (when I was 27) how realistic the baby panic was and if I really needed to have kids before I was 30 or if I could wait. She told me that for an otherwise healthy person there was absolutely no reason I should feel pressure to get pregnant before 30 and that even 35 was a pretty arbitrary guideline that she was not particularly concerned about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1050685 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 20:54:13 +0000 littlek 1050685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great article! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recent-article-about-age-and-fertility#post-1050683 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 20:52:56 +0000 MsLipGloss 1050683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This may change the way you feel about fertility in your 30s . . . </p> <p><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/07/how-long-can-you-wait-to-have-a-baby/309374/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/07/how-long-can-you-wait-to-have-a-baby/309374/</a> </p>