by Krystle Hernandez

Created on: April 14, 2009   Last Updated: April 19, 2009

In today's society, many individuals have chosen to put off marriage and postpone children until later in life. Although many women are frequently warned that there are higher health risks involved when becoming pregnant after the age of 35, there are also many advantages to postponing pregnancy and waiting to have children. Regardless of the risks, there are undoubtedly many advantages to having a baby in your thirties.

Fewer Emotional Issues

During adolescence and young adulthood, individuals spend a lot of time exploring the world around them as independent and autonomous beings. They frequently experiment with various activities and behaviors in an effort to find what suits them. Although individuals over the age of thirty are by no means guaranteed to be completely sure of who they are, it is important to note that more often than not, with age comes increased maturity and sense of self.

Parents should not want to have children in order to fill some void within themselves that they are incapable of satisfying. Before an individual makes the decision to have children, he or she should be sure emotional issues are acknowledged and/or resolved. While individuals in their youth may be taking time to get to know themselves, learning how to be independent and acknowledging their own needs, desires, and goals, it is much more likely than an individual over the age of thirty has already come to terms with these issues and is, therefore, more prepared emotionally and psychologically to have children.

Committed Relationships

On a similar thread, it is important to consider that individuals who have a greater capacity to deal with their own personal issues are much more likely to be in successful and committed relationships. In addition, the relationships that we may have entered into years before are likely to have been able to mature and stabilize over the years, further promoting stability in an individual's life when he or she is over the age of 30. An increased probability of being in a committed relationship is certainly an advantage of having a baby in your thirties. This way, both of the child's parents are capable of being in his or her life.

Stable Career

Many individuals in their early twenties are just beginning to enter the workforce. While many people are capable of accomplishing a wide variety of professional goals early in their careers, it is much more likely for individuals over the age of 30, who have potentially been working for a number of years already,

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