Healthy baby

[kas7]

I'm 43 my boyfriend is 56.  He's a doctor and keeps telling me about all the thing that can go wrong with having a baby so late in life. I'm trying to stay positive, but the "doctor"  looks at statistics, not that we both are in great physical and mental shape.

[Kim1989]

im shocked your doctor would tell you to take an abortion pill! yes your risks get older for having a baby with special needs but that doesnt mean they arnt your children. im sure you will love your baby either way and not all women who are older have children who are special needs.

i hope everything works out for you and im sure you will be a great mother

[kas7]

Thanks. He wanted me to take the abortion pill, but in my heart I couldn't. I have faith that it will all workout just the way it's supossed to.

[gardenroses]

I'm sure he just want you to be prepared to have either a healthy child or a special needs child.  If you do decide to have one. My mother was 42 when she got pg with #6 and 43 when she delivered.  My little sister now 5 is in great health and sweet as can be.  But Then you have Sarah Palin who had a special needs child. I think her age was against here there but she loves that baby just as much as the rest, as anyone should. So yea your chances are pretty high of something going wrong or the baby having health problems but it was be just fine as well.  You just have to be ready to handle anything that comes your way.
Good luck!