I got reminded to have a conversation with my husband regarding “until when will we try to conceive”? - this is after I commented on a blogher.com article referencing the same news about the new record on the oldest mother I mentioned yesterday. I told him about the thoughts that got triggered in my head.

DH agreed with the idea of having a limit, a stopping point although we both actually sounded upbeat and hopeful for the next steps in the next few months and years. We also clarified that that timeline included all infertility treatments and medical interventions.

I was a bit pleasantly surprised that DH was the one who brought up “what about adoption”? [Read more →]

Being of “advanced maternal age” myself, the question of until when will you try to get pregnant is something that has crossed my mind a couple of times. Even as early as 25 years old, I have heard comments and read articles that mentioned about a woman’s biological clock tick-tocking away. Apparently and as always, the answer is personal and is different on a case-to-case basis.
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