What is you're cutoff age....

[MUDRUNNER]

for having kids?:1eye:

My wife and I decided when we got married we both wanted 3 kids. It actually ended up taking us three years of trying before she got pregnant with my daughter (6 y.o.), so we kinda got a slow start. Luckily, with the boy(3 y.o.) she was pregnant the month after we started trying. Now we are talking about going for number three, but don't want to start trying until our boy is at least in kindergarden, which is in 2 years. That would put us both at 36...yikes! I suppose nowadays that doesn't seem that old to have a baby, but that puts me at 54 when they'll graduate high school....holy snikees!:jaw: Needless to say were still undecided.

Just wandering what everyone thinks they're cut off age for having kids is.

[wtnhunt]

Ours was 4 years ago. lol. That puts me about 55 when our youngest daughter graduates.

[suro25]

I don't think there is an age limit for having kids. Good luck with whatever you decide.

[Hunt or be Hunted]

My dad will be 54 when I'm done with high school

[MUDRUNNER]

Yea, I suppose age wise it's not that big of a deal. One of my best friends dad's was in his mid 60's when we graduated. Hard to realize that my dad was my age (34) when I graduated high school. I couldn't imagine being my age and having an 18 year old.LOL

I may just have to work a few extra years more than I was planning before retiring.

[SourthenILdeerhunter]

My dad will be 54 when I'm done with high school

mine will be 56 lol

[Alisha]

My Dad was 60 when my sister finished her senior year of high school. He will be 66 when she finishes college. :jaw:

One cousin of mine is 36 and having their first..... and another cousin is 34 - they have a 5 year old, 3 year old, and a brand new set of twins! :wacko:

Justin and I hope to have a baby before I turn 30 - I'm 26 now.

[NS whitetail]

I was 36 when our son was born, my wife was 29. I was 28 when my daughter was born ( first wife )

As far as how old is being too old ..... that is a personal choice I think, some people perfer to have kids when they are young so they won't be to old when their kids grow up, I perfered to have a life when I was young and then enjoy my kids growing up as I age

[WHISKEYSWAMP]

I'll be 36 this Saturday and haven't even started having kids... that will probably change in the next year or two.

[birdhunter39]

my father was around 50 -51 when his youngest was born

[Rhino]

No age limits really these days. Heck my older brother had a baby daughter when he was 52. I wouldn't advise doing that though. Good thing he has a great job.

I got a late start myself and I'm still trying to get my son through college. I'm 56. If he doesn't make a career out of college he'll be through in 2 more years...I hope. It's tuff these days squeezing 4 years of college into 6.

[bfletch7441]

When we got married, JaLynn wanted a whole yard full of kids, but I told her she couldn't have kids past 35. Here's why:

http://women.webmd.com/pregnancy-after-35

We got a late start, with our first coming when she was 28, so we may have kids after that. Not really worried so much about when they'll graduate, be in college, etc.

Ben

[Randy]

I may just have to work a few extra years more than I was planning before retiring.

That would be the deciding factor for me. Got to make sure you're still working or have one heck of a retirement pension. College isn't cheap!

[Goinghuntin]

My wife says she won't have any kids after 30 :jaw: I'm trying to get her to up it to 35, but we're young yet and haven't even started thinking about kids yet

Nathan

[Diamond Archer 01]

My dad will be 45 when I graduate but like 52 or something when my sister does.

[Adjam5]

My wife made the decision to tie her tubes after our 3rd son, Michael was born back in 96. So that was easy for me.

My good friend and his wife just had another baby at 45 years old:hammer1:. It was her 3rd, so her age was not an issue...it is being 60 when your kid is 15! Man your patience as a parent has to be REAL short when you are 60 with a teenager:D.

[Shaun_300]

Not too sure here, haven't started yet. My dad is 50 now, and I'm 23, my brother is 19. Mom is 48.

I hope to have 2 kids after I get married, I'd like them both to be born before I'm 30 if possible.

[Tominator]

Might seem trite to say, but my wife and I always put it in the hands of the Lord. Never tried, never not tried and we ended up with 4.

[Dawg]

My wife decided one was enough for us. If we are to have another it would likely be within the next 4 years, that would put me at 33, my wife at 32. That's probably the latest will we try, but like Chris, if the Lord see's fit for us to have one we will whenever he decides!

My wife's grandfather was 61 when he and his wife had their youngest. She is in her late late 40's/early 50's I think. So you're never too old I don't guess!!

[TBow]

Definition of "kids": What your parents hope you have so you have to suffer the same nightmarish, hair-pulling and sleepless nights that they suffered through while you were growing up during your brain-dead teen years!

As soon as I found out what caused kids, I was able to put a stop to it! It just took me 14 years after marriage and 4 kids to sypher it all out! :jaw:

Actually, I love my kids dearly and wouldn't have changed a thing, but the reference to those sleepless nights during their teen years is OH SO TRUE!

TBow

[RangerClay]

Behold, children are a gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them! ~ Psalm 127:3-5

[Hoosierbuck]

I was 36 when my youngest was born, but I have made it my mission to be as healthy as I can be. Work out religiously 4 days a week minimum, eat right, etc. You owe it to them to be around until they don't need you anymore, as for the part of the say that you have in that anyway. God sometimes has other plans, but there is nothing you can do about that.

[Wobbly_Alaska]

I turned 40 April 1, 2008. my wife informed me she was LATE, on Fathers day that year... WTH? was i thinking... well when little one showed up the Next Feb, That problem was done and taken care of.

not to say i would not have minded starting out at that age. but i sure did not want to START OVER!. we were just to the point that the kids could all roam with us into the wilds, and start having some adult freedoms again with out the logistical issues of car seats and diaper bags, worrying about creeks, holes, and wandering toddlers...

my oldest is 14, my youngest is 2.... my wifes oldest just graduated high school week before last i love and cherish them all.. but dang it.. can't Wait for them to get their own jobs:1eye:

[elkoholic]

Personally, somewhere in the 30 to 35 age bracket. Many reasons, such as pregnancy complications and birth defects, but the main reason is you will want your children to be old enough to make sure your diaper gets changed regularly when you enter the senile years.:jaw:

[kidd]

we had to have ours young as my wife had problems......my wife was 23 when my son was born and 25 when my daughter...lost our first when she was 22....we were never supposed to have kids according to worldly doctors:)