| Getting pregnant at 40 years old definitely has its good | | | | to become parents until you are older. Having more |
| points as well as bad points. Many couples have been | | | | years to save that nest egg up allows for a longer |
| trying for years to get pregnant only to finally get a | | | | maternity leave, or will allow you stay home with your |
| positive result at the age of 40. Others have chosen | | | | child without the financial worry. Studies also show that |
| not to get pregnant until this age to ensure that they | | | | people who wait to become parents until their forties |
| were financially grounded before starting a family as | | | | are more attentive to their children than those who |
| well as having established careers before embarking | | | | become parents in their 20's or 30's. |
| on the journey of parenthood. There are definite pros | | | | Some of the cons to waiting until you are 40 to |
| and cons to waiting until you have reached an older | | | | become a parent are also very apparent. It is certainly |
| age to get pregnant. If you are approaching the age of | | | | much harder for a woman to get pregnant the older |
| 40 and are debating whether or not you want to | | | | she gets so you may be faced with the likelihood of |
| become parents, it is important to weigh all of your | | | | having to go through fertility treatments in order to get |
| options before bringing a child into this world. | | | | pregnant. There are also higher risks to getting |
| Many couples wait to have children based on selfish | | | | pregnant at 40. The chances of fetal abnormalities |
| (but completely understandable reasons). Some | | | | such as Downs Syndrome greatly increase after the |
| couples want to travel and see the world without | | | | age of 35 years old. You also have a greater risk of |
| having to be weighed down with the responsibility of | | | | miscarriage. Even with a healthy pregnancy, you are |
| parenthood. While it is possible to bring your children | | | | then faced with the knowledge that you will be much |
| along on your travels, the carefree days of leaving for | | | | older than of the other parents on the PTA and may |
| days on end with only a bikini and a toothbrush are | | | | not have the energy that you once had in your 20's to |
| long gone. There are also financial benefits to waiting | | | | run around after a busy toddler. |