Is 44 to old to have a baby for a man?

Me and my partner are TTC but if we do he will be 44 by the time the baby is here. Or older if it takes a while

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No my husband is 46 and we have 3 children together our youngest is nearly too and then he has a stepson with me

Just be sure he ticks all you want and will be there for you..

No, my boyfriend is 46 and we have an almost 2 year old and a 3 month old. He keeps up with them better than me sometimes lol.

I don’t it’s too late. It all depends on you guys.

For me, the age depends on the lifestyle i want to live and when i can retire.

I can retire at the age of 54, so I don’t know if I’d personally have kids at 44 (although I know I can work later than 54).

If he’s okay being 44 and maybe not retiring until 65-70 (I don’t know your financial situation obviously or if you plan on helping kids with college/first home/wedding etc).

But for me that’s sorta my way of thinking about things. My husband can’t retire as early as me so I’ll probably work later and retire if my kids start having kids.

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Hiya ladies
So my due date is 28th September this is my second baby (my first was a c section but I still experienced contractions and water breaking as she came a week early at 39 weeks -baby was still breech)

Now with this pregnancy it has been completely different thankfully baby is head down - now ive been experiencing a lot of back pain and pelvic girdle pain since 32 weeks however for the past week (I’m now 37 weeks) I’ve been having diarrhoea, insomnia, nausea and back pain with my stomach going hard sometimes and lighting crotch

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Any advice ?

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