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Thread ID: 85510	2007-12-13 00:04:00	Whats the best age to have your second child???	never-u-mind (6500)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
620703	2007-12-13 01:00:00	Never. Enough people in the world as it is without having more than one.	pctek (84)
620704	2007-12-13 01:00:00	I had my two in mid to late 20s. A friend of mine left it till he was in his late 40s (his wife had just turned 40). The kid is now three and he is 50. Personally I think he's mad - but he is still totally thrilled by it.	Mercury (1316)
620705	2007-12-13 01:11:00	FoxyMX You don't recommend being preggers at 32? May I ask why as I'm honestly very very curious. I know my son at 14 would find it very hard to relate to a younger child if I had another but I hope her son will be o.k with it.	never-u-mind (6500)
620706	2007-12-13 01:18:00	wow 40 ... that blows my mind, but if they are happy then thats great. When my mate is 52 her child will be 20 ...... doesn't sound too bad I guess, my father is 55 now sooooo yeah ...... I think my time limit is about up and I turn 30 soon. I guess its a personal thing.	never-u-mind (6500)
620707	2007-12-13 01:22:00	Well there's 4 years between my brother and myself. We fought all the way through childhood (little brothers are a pain in the ....). At the age of 20 he turned into a half way reasonable human being. We're firm friends now though and work extremely well together when its needed (like dealing with issues surrounding elderly parents)	Mercury (1316)
620708	2007-12-13 01:30:00	There is a 12 year gap between my oldest sister and my youngest sister.	CYaBro (73)
620709	2007-12-13 01:30:00	wow 40 . . . that blows my mind, but if they are happy then thats great . Mine too . My kids have left home and we've got our space back . The thought of starting again just doesn't appeal . When my mate is 52 her child will be 20 . . . . . . doesn't sound too bad I guess, my father is 55 now sooooo yeah . . . . . . I think my time limit is about up and I turn 30 soon . . When you're in your twenties 50 seems ancient . Then when you reach 50 you still feel as though you're in your twenties - although with more experience and less stamina . And you meet people in their 70s and 80s and still see the twenty year old in them (now THAT's scary!) . I guess its a personal thing . Yep, what's right for some isn't for others .	Mercury (1316)
620710	2007-12-13 02:15:00	Never. Enough people in the world as it is without having more than one. :lol: :lol: :thumbs:	wratterus (105)
620711	2007-12-13 03:45:00	FoxyMX You don't recommend being preggers at 32? May I ask why as I'm honestly very very curious . No, you read it wrong . I said lots of mothers don't have their first child until a lot older than 32 these days, eg very late 30s, and I personally wouldn't want to do that myself, whether first or last child, purely for the increased risk of complications and abnormalities of the child . My extended family has a history of having children rather late in life or with big gaps between their offspring . My own parents were getting on quite a bit when I was born . They were 40 when they had my younger sister and there is nearly a six-year gap between us . She was a right little horror to me when she was a kid, too, though we are good mates now . :D Ironically, even though my mother was a good five years older when she had my sister, it was me who paid for her "complications" . :( Like I said before, there is no right or wrong time if the child is wanted .	FoxyMX (5)
620712	2007-12-13 03:45:00	Most of my kids' friends are having their children in their mid to late 30's. My son was 32 and his wife a few years older when they had their first; my daughter #1 has just had her first at 36, and my younger daughter is getting married in Jan aged nearly 33 and she is feeling anxious - fertility rates for women start to plummet after 30. @ Mercury - there is 4 - 5 years between my older sister and me. We fought like cats and dogs when we were kids, but also had a strong protective bond with each other, where we protected each other from things that happened in our childhood. So not all bad!	John H (8)
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