My hubby and me were gonna wait a little while and just when we figured it out this comes along and freaks me out. An unsettling report this morning on women and making babies. WUSA9 ran a story on a new study that says potential baby mama’s have less time than originally thought when it comes to our egg reserve. Here’s what British researchers found:
- COOL: Avg woman starts out with 300,000 potentially viable eggs.
- WE KNEW THIS: She steadily loses that reserve.
- EEK!: By age 30, nearly 90 percent have been lost.
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By age 40, only 3 percent are left, with a higher proportion of abnormal eggs.
My colleague Andrea Roane and I immediately thought: “I hope Chin is not watching!” My mother has been banned from using the words ‘make baby’ in my presence. But then I realized this report really did bother me. I see so many women in their 30’s and 40’s waiting to have children especially in my line of work. Ugh, what gives… obviously not my ovaries as much as I thought they would.
Read the entire story at wusa9.com or watch it here:
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This is scary! I think it is so unfair the predicament women are put in. Also being someone who has planned to wait I begin to think with reports like this – is it worth it? Wouldn’t not having a kid be my worst regret all because I wanted to work more, travel more etc. i feel ya sista……….
I think I recall hearing in a similar report that the eggs remaining in the late 20’s and early 30’s are in their prime so… there’s a positive note too!
OMG! Well, remember, Robert’s a big believer in the “it takes 20 studies to become a fact”…so we need to see it at least 19 more times before we can actually believe!
But seriously…omg! Can I have them now and freeze them like Dr.Evil for when I’m ready to change diapers and drive to soccer practice???? YiKeS! Decisions decisions! 
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