aliceBB Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 3 women aged over 50 give birth each week in the UK - double the number 5 years ago. Personally, I cannot imagine anything I'd want to do less at that age, but I've already got kids and cannot imagine what infertility is like and how desperate it might make you. There must be some positives - you're more mature, you're more patient; you've probably done the career thing and want to devote time to the child instead. But I would worry about the fact that by the time the child is independent (18? 25?) you will be approaching, or past 70. Statistically, you are less likely to see them reach adulthood, even, than if you had them in your 20s or 30s. Anyone have a view on (or experience of?) new parenthood in your 50s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Anyone have a view on (or experience of?) new parenthood in your 50s? I would prefer if it was done naturally, I dont think that the tax payer should fund something that is more risky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 I would prefer if it was done naturally, I dont think that the tax payer should fund something that is more risky. So what would your preferred upper age limit for fertility treatment be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 So what would your preferred upper age limit for fertility treatment be? Not something that I know anything about. Are these births naturally conceived? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 3 women aged over 50 give birth each week in the UK - double the number 5 years ago. ? How does that work? As in 5 years ago one and a half women Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 How does that work? As in 5 years ago one and a half women I think that one's quite easy to work out. 3 women every two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I think that one's quite easy to work out. 3 women every two weeks. Nah she said 3 a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Nah she said 3 a week Now you're being deliberately obtuse. A rate of half of 3 women a week is 3 women every 2 weeks, or 75 a year instead of 150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I think that one's quite easy to work out. 3 women every two weeks. Nah she said 3 a week Or even more likely, 156 women per year now, compared to 78 women 5 years ago. Either way, it's not that many. ---------- Post added 31-03-2014 at 01:57 ---------- Cross-posted last one... I would prefer if it was done naturally, I dont think that the tax payer should fund something that is more risky. So what would your preferred upper age limit for fertility treatment be? This has the potential to be a long thread, because there aren't any answers that everyone could agree on. Cid, the tax-payer side could easily be argued that lots of reckless people have children naturally and bring their children up in a car-crash type way (to the perception of most), and claim lots of tax-payers money. Perhaps more experience and knowledge means better upbringing? Perhaps with some. What happens when the said 'car-crash' parents want kids at 50? 60? what then? (to argue another point) - alice, how can this be calculated accurately, or morally? If the upper limit was say 41 - it is a nonsense number. Some women can still conceive naturally, and some can't at 20. - A few hundred years ago, many people didn't even live until 50 in the western world, let alone have a kid. We live longer because of taxes paid to fund making us live longer. - Tough question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzo77 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Not something that I know anything about. Are these births naturally conceived? What difference does it make? Surely this is one thing you wouldn't mind a certain amount of tax funding on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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