[ SECRET POST #2583 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2583 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

i'm sorry that happened to you, anon. my mom was 36 when she started having kids, and my youngest sister, born when she was 40, has down's syndrome. it's really unfortunate but age is a big risk factor for that in particular, and much of the reason i don't want to wait that long.

[(Anonymous)]

As someone with a disability myself, I am really scared of having a child with a disability. I have just about enough energy to raise a healthy child semi-well, and no more. If/when I get pregnant at my age, I'm going to get all the tests for Down's and abort if so, but it's still a lottery.

I mean, kids with Down's are lovely, but they require SO much energy lifelong, and that's precisely the thing I lack, not love.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, everyone is commenting about the literal ability to conceive in your 40's but that's not really the problem with waiting that long to have kids.

[ariakas]

At 40 your chances of having a kid with Down Syndrome are still 1 in 90, though. It's way more than in your 30s and 20s, of course, but it's still just a 1.1% chance. Not exactly huge odds. Not to mention that they screen for that these days in older mothers so if you don't want to have a kid with that disability you don't have to.

Not to mention that kids born to older mothers (35-44) end up as healthier (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/249961.php) adults in general than those born to mothers under 25, and with no statistical difference in overall health as compared to mothers in the 25-34 age group.

I'm all for cautionary tales, but facts should definitely figure into the discussion.