On: 29 Years Old, Start a Business or Have a Baby?

[sspencer]

Maybe I'm not understanding you, but are you saying beyond 35 the risk plateaus? This graph seems to say otherwise.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Trisomy21_graph.jpg

I wouldn't even consider starting a family later than 35. And look at 45! More than a 1 in 33 chance you will have a child with Down syndrome (Trisomy 21) after 45...those are definitely not gambling odds.

[imsteve → sspencer]

Those numbers are far too small to base such a life changing decision on.

And this kind of risk to the baby is not nearly as serious as a risk to the mother. You can always try again. These are the stats you should be considering.

[run4yourlives → sspencer]

No, I'm agreeing with you... data I had seen showed an even larger increase after 35.

I think though, at 35, you may feel a little differently about those risks, especially given that down syndrome can be detected in-utero.