back in the ol'den days we women had all of our babies by like 25, and if we didn't die in childbirth, then we died shortly afterwards. Now that women are waiting longer to start families, thats why infertility seems to be on the rise. After 35, lets just say things don't exactly work like they should
You also have an increased risk for Down's Syndrome, Cerebal Palsy, and PIH (Pregnancy Induced Hypertension) that usually more times that not, leads to an early delivery.
I actually think women over 40 having babies is just insane - but thats because of all the medical issues involved. There are also different types of infertility issues. Something like Endometriosis effects women of all ages and is usually a barrier to women under 35 conceiving naturally.
I'm actually split about the whole thing -
on one hand, I think its amazing that medical science has given us the ability to do things like invitro fertilization etc....., but at the same time, I think have anything over triplets or quads (un-naturally of course) is a bit much, especially at an advanced maternal age. Actually we had a girl here in Dallas give birth to 2 sets of identical twins - like 1 in 36 million chance of that happening. I also think about the medical issues involved with carrying that many children at once. Anyway thats another topic.
Adoption is great if you can survive the 2-3 year process (sometimes longer). I have been seeing many more couples go over seas and bring home children that way. Yay I'm glad you have your child now, but if you wanted a child that badly then why didn't you go through the process and adopt any of the thousands upon thousands of children here? I dunno, just my opinion.
Thank God, I've never had any of these problems and my husband and I have never had to make any of these decisions. My opinions mainly stem from medical knowledge. After having children though, I can understand why people go through so much to have their own.