We have heard it again and again over the years and now experts are saying it like it is. If you want to have a baby over 35 there are certain risks involved. Women having babies over 35 are apparently prone to more risks, admit fertility experts and psychologists. With more and more celebrities having babies over 35, we have come to believe that it isn’t impossible and that it can be done. The truth is yes, it can be done but brace yourself for what doctors label a high-risk pregnancy. Here’s what you must brace yourselves for if you are planning a family post 35.
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1. Consider Freezing Your Eggs
Heard of embryo freezing? Well, the advancement in technology has also made it possible for you to freeze your eggs and use it when you are actually ready to have kids. Yes, this is especially done by women in order to have healthy babies even after 35. This is also done because, after 35 years, ovulation decreases in women, increasing the risk of miscarriage or difficulty in conceiving. Frozen eggs of women younger than 35, increases the chances of conceiving and also having healthy babies. The frozen eggs can be implanted in the woman’s uterus until she is 55 years of age. In fact, most fertility doctors also advise women not to seek treatment beyond 55, considering the risks associated.
2. Health Risks
The health risks associated with a late pregnancy are aplenty. While gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, and intrauterine growth restriction are one side to it, the major problem might be chromosomal problems like Down Syndrome, which seem to be a common occurrence in late pregnancies. That said, women who conceive after 35 are also most likely to have a C-section because older uteruses cannot contract as much as needed for a vaginal birth.
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3. Parenting Challenges At 40Â
Imagine teaching your child to eat, sleep or drive a car when you are almost 70! Doesn’t that sound scary? That aside, the biggest set back a mom at 40 will face is support. The child’s grandparents might also be too old to lend a helping hand. This leaves the parents to battle the war all alone. While the war that parents will have to brave is on one side, the child also goes through a whole lot of complex situations. The generation gap can leave the kid confused and in a maze, not knowing what will best suit her. In a line- the child will not be able to make sense of the family dynamics.
4. Taking Care Of Ageing Parents
While it is a norm in India to take care of our parents in their old age, how fair will it be for kids to shoulder the responsibility while they are barely in their 20s? This is precisely what you will have to face if you plan a family later than 40. Plus, if the grandparents are also in the picture, how will the child handle that? Well, some kids might adjust easily, while some may not!
5. More Time For The Baby
It isn’t all gloom and scare, there is a silver lining too! The biggest advantage of having a baby post 35 is that the mother will be more than willing to devote all her time to her baby. She is well established with her responsibilities in her personal and professional life and hence has more time for her baby. That also leave her in a financially better state, thereby being able to satisfy the baby’s needs and demands. Lastly, at this age, the mom is likely to have a stable family set up and the baby hence gets to live in a friendly environment.
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