THE JOY OF BEING AN OLDER PARENT
I have a daughter and a son from my first marriage.
I was divorced for 6 years and never imagined I would have any further children. However I remarried, aged 44 to a woman aged 41 who had never been married or given birth.
We now have three children together, conceived naturally, aged 7,12 and 13. My wife was considered 'geriatric' for all three and we encountered a considerable amount of prejudice both from within the family and the health service to her being an older mother.
Dire warnings were issued about abnormality from all sides and a radiographer almost took a macabre delight in saying that one of the children would almost certainly be odd and we should consider termination. Further tests contradicted her pessimism and thankfully all three children are a picture of health.
My wife blossomed throughout her pregnancies and there is not a day that passes when I am not eternally grateful for the miracle of my five amazing children.
Further, being an older and more mature parent has been an entirely different experience and I believe has brought many additional benefits to the children. So, don't let others dissuade you, as an older person, to have a child.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/article4012757.ece
I was divorced for 6 years and never imagined I would have any further children. However I remarried, aged 44 to a woman aged 41 who had never been married or given birth.
We now have three children together, conceived naturally, aged 7,12 and 13. My wife was considered 'geriatric' for all three and we encountered a considerable amount of prejudice both from within the family and the health service to her being an older mother.
Dire warnings were issued about abnormality from all sides and a radiographer almost took a macabre delight in saying that one of the children would almost certainly be odd and we should consider termination. Further tests contradicted her pessimism and thankfully all three children are a picture of health.
My wife blossomed throughout her pregnancies and there is not a day that passes when I am not eternally grateful for the miracle of my five amazing children.
Further, being an older and more mature parent has been an entirely different experience and I believe has brought many additional benefits to the children. So, don't let others dissuade you, as an older person, to have a child.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/article4012757.ece
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