DFJ
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Those Daily Mail comments are justand I wish I wasn't so busy at work today so I could really enjoy them but my personal fav is the "Old divorce Canadian" one.
As a Canadian, that's my favourite.
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Those Daily Mail comments are justand I wish I wasn't so busy at work today so I could really enjoy them but my personal fav is the "Old divorce Canadian" one.
Oh, so women should have kids earlier for the grandparents and potential future grandchildren. Gotcha. I'm sorry, that is still no reason why a woman shouldn't have a baby after 40.
4. It will be interesting to see diversity in the royal family if and/or when they do have kids! Has there ever been a non Caucasian royal in the UK?
You missed my point, but that is ok.Oh, so women should have kids earlier for the grandparents and potential future grandchildren. Gotcha. I'm sorry, that is still no reason why a woman shouldn't have a baby after 40. And I'm sorry, but that's a crappy thing for your brother to say to his son. Did he and his wife offer to babysit? Because I'm sure they could say no. Maybe his son and his daughter-in-law weren't ready for kids earlier. I will reiterate, if the woman is healthy, there is on reason for her not to have a child after 40, regardless of what the grandparents think.
I am sorry you had such difficulty. My brother was A. joking, B. speaking to people who were not having a problem conceiving, C. had been married for just 3 years. I would hope no one would make a comment to someone in your circumstances.Sorry, I can't let this one go. As someone who struggled for years with infertility and finally had a beautiful, healthy baby girl at age 40, if my parents or inlaws had said something like this to me, that would have been the last time they saw that baby. Would I have liked to have started my family years earlier? Sure, of course. But life is messy and complicated and unplanned. And anyone criticizing me for not having my baby on their approved timetable is not someone I want in my baby's life.
Very happy for Meghan and Harry. They looked positively giddy at the photocall, probably as much relieved to finally have it official and have the announcement over with as anything. Looking forward to crazy hats and British pomp and circumstance ... no one does it better!
Expecting a woman of any age to "pop out those babies soon" is appalling.
Best wishes to the happy couple, and may they stay far away from this thread.![]()
The chances of a successful pregnancy go down dramatically after age 35 even with IVF. There are women who have children in their 40s, but there are many women who no longer can because of age even with fertility treatments. The IVF success rate for a 40-41 year old is only 15.6%. For a 42-43 year old it's 6.6%, and above 43 it's less than 2%.Women have babies in their 40s. She doesn't have to pop them out that soon.
Congratulations to the happy couple!
It isn't always that difficult to get pregnant after 35. The chances don't go down that dramatically. It all depends on the woman.The chances of a successful pregnancy go down dramatically after age 35 even with IVF. There are women who have children in their 40s, but there are many women who no longer can because of age even with fertility treatments. The IVF success rate for a 40-41 year old is only 15.6%. For a 42-43 year old it's 6.6%, and above 43 it's less than 2%.
Of course it depends on the woman; that's why some women get pregnant and others don't. I'm simply telling you the statistics. The chances do go down dramatically, and the chance of birth defects goes up. Ask any OB-gyn.It isn't always that difficult to get pregnant after 35. The chances don't go down that dramatically. It all depends on the woman.
Look, we're not talking about your average couple whose child decisions are a very personal matter. With royals there is a clear expectation from the Firm to have children in order to keep the royal lineage going.
I didn't edit my post. It's still there for anyone to see.Wikipedia lists fifty-six living descendents of King George V who are eligible to accede to the throne. If you were to count all of the eligible descendents of Sophia, Electress of Hanover, the number would be many times that. If one prince and his wife don't have children, life will go on.
Regardless, anyone who says, "Better pop those babies soon," which is what you said before you edited your post, is a vulgarian.
The chances of a successful pregnancy go down dramatically after age 35 even with IVF. There are women who have children in their 40s, but there are many women who no longer can because of age even with fertility treatments. The IVF success rate for a 40-41 year old is only 15.6%. For a 42-43 year old it's 6.6%, and above 43 it's less than 2%.
Look, we're not talking about your average couple whose child decisions are a very personal matter. With royals there is a clear expectation from the Firm to have children in order to keep the royal lineage going. This is especially true of direct heirs, but the expectation extends to immediate family members of direct heirs as well.
Delighted that you are pleased at the news.I love her. She's sooooooo articulate and down to earth in that interview and as others have said, they're clearly smitten with each other.
I don't think I'm alone as a Brit in having a soft spot for Harry. So many people I know who are not necessarily monarchists by any stretch just have so much respect for him. Meghan looks to be the perfect partner for him and I look forward to following their future together.
It isn't always that difficult to get pregnant after 35. The chances don't go down that dramatically. It all depends on the woman.
It sounds like an esta rant!![]()