I am 28 years old guy and am dating a soon to be 30 year old lady (in August).
About a year and a half ago, I got her pregnant. She was on the pill at the time, and I guess one of my boys got through. We weren't ready or married, so we got an abortion.
I am planning to propose to her within a year. If all goes to plan, the earliest she could have our first kid would be 33 / 34 years old, and I would want at least 2 kids.
I would like to delay kids as much as possible. Is it wrong to think that since we already know we are very capable of getting pregnant from our past experience, that there is a great chance of her getting pregnant, at an older age?
As women get older, our chances of pregnancy decrease. By mid 30s, its actually common for women to have a lesser chance of falling pregnant.
That said, she may be fine. You both may wait a few yrs, try for a child and all will be well. But there is the 50/50 chance that it won't work out that way. Her chances will be less and it may take longer to fall pregnant. You may need to negotiate.
Also remember that if you do have trouble, there are treatments to try, but i personally (being a woman) wouldnt risk waiting too long to start trying.
All the best!
Women (and to a certain extent, men) have less of a chance of becoming pregnant was they age. I married my husband when we were both 32 and we tried for 1 1/2 years to get pregnant before going to a specialist. Turns out, I had to have 2 surgeries to remove benign polyps. Also, I have PCOS and I don't ovulate on my own. Add in my husband's mild male infertility and you get a recipie for IVF. We were blessed with success on the very first cycle. (Boy/girl twins due 7-18-12)
Because I'm now 36, we probably won't have any more kids. My age our infertility issues would mean that we'd need to do IVF again.
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