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@nazpastor Nope. No, no, no. There is no scientific basis for this at all. This is a BS conspiracy theory. (And anecdotal, but I had literally the worst pregnancy I could imagine. I was extremely ill and stressed the entire time. My kiddo is not a velcro baby at all. He just came out the...

@sandpapermartyr Sure. It's all in my post history if you want more details, but I had a truly awful pregnancy. I was dry heaving hundreds of times a day from 6 weeks pregnant until I gave birth (and that was with a LOT of anti-nausea medication). I just cannot put myself through that ever...

@sandpapermartyr I'm one and done (had him at 38), but my best friend started at 35 and just gave birth to her 3rd kiddo at age 40. All were through IVF as she had unexplained fertility issues.

@loumay My brother and I are 3 years apart, and several of my friends are 3 years older or younger than their sibling. We all absolutely love this gap bc we still overlapped in elementary and high school a bit, but weren't in each other's way.

@ds2002 One and done

@deborahjoy429 I'm about to turn 40, but had one pregnancy at 37, gave birth at 38. No miscarriages. I'm OAD so I won't ever know if I'd have trouble trying for a second. I consider myself extremely lucky in that regard. My best friend, turning 40 in June, started trying at age 35 with her...

@hktm16 Sometimes people mention things like: So your kid has a friend. Counterpoint: lots of siblings don't get along. So the burden of caring for you when you're old doesn't fall on only one person. Counterpoint: it often does fall on one person even if you have multiple children because of...

@micah1 I had my LO at 38. I was convinced my kiddo would have genetic abnormalities due to my age, and literally cried when the NIPT came back normal. Then the next anxiety was waiting for the anatomy scan. Then I worried about whether or not I'd make it to term. I'm prone to anxiety in...